The Computer Game Show is a weekly podcast about computer games, hosted by David Turner, Sean Bell, Mat Murray and James Farley. Listen every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Email podcast@tcgs.co or visit tcgs.co to stream every episode, watch our Twitch streams, contact the show and more. Get exclusive content and more by supporting TCGS on Patreon at patreon.com/tcgs
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Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
384: Apparently
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
More industry layoffs, GAME to cease video game trade-ins, there’s Xbox Developer_Direct this week, a new DualSense PS5 controller with longer battery life may be coming soon, did GameShark accidentally reveal the Switch 2 release date, and Nintendo is in its outsourcing era.
Also: new year, new lingo, what haven’t you done, Sexy James, and more.
Games discussed: Cyberpunk 2077, The Artful Escape, Remnant II, Not for Broadcast VR, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
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Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
383: 2024 Gaming Predictions
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
We’re back!
We’re starting the new year as we always do; with our big predictions episode! Before we each make our predictions for the year ahead, we get to hear how accurate our 2023 predictions were, with predictable results.
In other news, Activision Blizzard has been accused of discriminating against "old white guys", Xbox has been accused of using AI art, and Insomniac Games has been hacked. PS5 massively outsold Xbox in 2023, an Xbox exclusive is reportedly going multi-platform, Star Wars Outlaws release date gets clarified (kinda), and a 13 year old legend beats Tetris.
Also: our most anticipated games of 2024, Switch 2 vs Steam Deck, and more!
Games discussed: Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, PowerWash Simulator, Cyberpunk 2077, Let’s Sing 2024, Final Fantasy VII, Asgard's Wrath 2, Cobalt Core, Baldur’s Gate III, A Highland Song, Return to Monkey Island.
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
382: Game of the Year 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
It’s time to decide our Game of the Year for 2023.
Games discussed: Cocoon, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Wonder, Viewfinder, Pikmin 4, Street Fighter 6, HiFi Rush, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, Jusant, Tchia, Cyberpunk 2077, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Armored Core 6, Exoprimal.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
381: Game of the Year Draft 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
It's time for the Game of the Year draft 2023.
This is gonna be rough.
Games discussed: SteamWorld: Build, The Finals, Dave the Diver, The Man Who Erased His Name
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
380: Speaking The Whole Thing
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
This week: GTA trailer thoughts (we recorded this before the leak and subsequent early release of the trailer), Xbox spending over a billion dollars a year on Game Pass, Banjo-Kazooie fans are heard, new Sony patents, and that new Sonic game didn’t do as well as Sega had hoped.
Also: Honourable GOTY mentions, James handling three guests on his own, gaming-related gifts, Could Call of Duty benefit from becoming more like Destiny, and more!
Games discussed: Red Dead Redemption 2, Judgment, The Man Who Erased His Name, Super Mario RPG, SteamWorld: Build.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
379: The Golden Watch of Atlantis
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
This week: Sean Labode fills in for Mat, ReedPop is looking to sell its Gamer Network publications, and Geoff Keighley says that the definition of 'indie' is really complicated and can you stop asking him about it please.
Games discussed: Risk of Rain Returns, Spider-Man, Alan Wake 2, Spacelines from the Far Out, Red Dead Online, Teardown.
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
378: The Big Bird
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
This week: all the announcements from Nintendo Indie World, PlayStation Portal has sold well, Embracer and Amazon layoffs, and The Last of Us Part II is getting a remaster already.
Also: GTA trailers, air fryers, Xbox pads, Scorn vs lead pipe, and more!
Games discussed: Playstation Portal, CoD Modern Warfare 3, Baldur’s Gate 3, Super Mario RPG, Star Trek: Resurgence, Alan Wake II, KarmaZoo, Loddlenaut, Immortals of Aveum.
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Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
377: Find Those Tapes
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
This week: More industry layoffs, Valve announced the OLED Steam Deck, a GTA 6 trailer is coming in early December, a live-action Zelda movie is coming in the future, Sony cuts half its live-service titles, but Warner Bros. says it’s doing more live-service games.
Also: GTA innovations, winning british TV shows, second-hand embarrassment, the start of this generation, Mario mascots, and more!
Games discussed: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Head Bangers: Rhythm Royale, Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
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Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
376: The Trumpet
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This week: Bungie layoffs, Modern Warfare ads, Fortnite’s back, more Shenmue, Gears of War reboots, Sonic surpassing Mario, and more!
Games discussed: Jusant, Headbangers, Powerwash Sim VR, Red Matter 2, Cocoon, Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It!, Spider-Man 2.
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Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
375: If We Win
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
This week: We talk about last week’s Xbox Partner Preview showcase, PlayStation layoffs hitting Media Molecule, Nintendo’s new tournament guidelines, Nintendo patents a wild new design, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder has sold at least four copies.
Also: Stepping away from gaming, editing attentiveness, roast dinners, farting birds, the ultimate gaming console, and more!
Games discussed: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake II.
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