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 08, 2025
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
We’re back and ready for another year of The Computer Game Show, starting with our gaming predictions episode.
Also: apparently the games industry will only have room for one non-Nintendo console next gen? Wonder who that might be!!!!!! There’s also been a ton of Switch 2 leaks, Half-Life 3 rumours are ramping up, and Jim Carrey might return for Sonic 4.
All that plus feedback on our GOTY 2024 result, reviewing our 2024 gaming predictions, and making bold new predictions for the year ahead, and more!
Games discussed: Balatro, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Mario & Luigi Brothership, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Yakuza 0, Earth Defense Force 6, Minecraft, Descenders Next, Detective Pikachu Returns.
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Here. We. Go.
It’s time to decide the TCGS Game of the Year for 2024.
Strap in.
Games discussed: Animal Well, Astro Bot, Balatro, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Harold Halibut, Helldivers 2, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Neva, Nintendo Alarmo, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Silent Hill 2, Star Wars: Outlaws, Thank Goodness You’re Here, UFO 50, Ultros.
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
It’s time for the first of our two Game of the Year-themed episodes, starting with the Game of the Year Draft!
Also this week: Deck Nine announces more layoffs, XDefiant is dead, Ubisoft reportedly discussing buyout options with Tencent, EA makes more accessibility patents free, and info about the follow-up to It Takes Two is leaked.
Plus: Best Man speech advice, musical tastes, warm cereal and more.
Games discussed: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Balatro, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Blade & Sorcery Nomad, Behemoth, Walkabout Mini Golf, Indika, Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
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Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
This week: Xbox says it’s still blocked from selling and launching games from its Android app but Google says it isn’t, Shuhei Yoshida is retiring, the Nintendo Switch eShop is closing 2026 in China, Xbox shuts down Avatar Editor app, and Elon Musk wants to ‘make games great again’ with AI studio.
Also: Boring cereal, Pokémon types, Chocobo services, James as Santa and more.
Games discussed: Earth Defense Force 5, Nine Sols, Antstream Arcade, Balatro, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Microsoft Flight Sim 2024, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, The Rise of the Golden Idol.
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
This week: A report into GAME reveals that nothing’s changed in years; cloud streaming beta launches on PS Portal via PlayStation Plus, and Sony’s allegedly planning a new PlayStation handheld; Xbox Cloud Gaming to finally support titles from players' game libraries, and FromSoftware parent Kadokawa confirms Sony has sent it a ‘letter of intent’ to acquire it.
Also: Christmas reading, “console loading chambers”, Switch 2 re-releases, best multiplayer maps and more!
Games discussed: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Life is Strange: Double Exposure episode one, Flight Simulator 2024, Dynasty Warriors Origins demo, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Astrobot, Antstream Arcade: Zombies at my neighbours, Football Champ.
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
This week: WASD cancelled, Valve accused of "allowing the proliferation of hate" on Steam, Half-Life 2: Episode 3 footage revealed, Microsoft wants to buy more companies while also telling us what an Xbox is.
Also: Books, more parenting, more questions that we absolutely need to answer, celebrity hosts, and more!
Games discussed: Lego Horizon Adventures, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Walkabout Minigolf, Astrobot, Antstream Arcade.
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This week: Nintendo confirms backwards compatibility on Switch 2, Nintendo sues streamer who said he could broadcast its pirated games "all day", PS5 Pro price has not had a "negative impact" on sales, Trump tariffs will make video game consoles up to 40% more expensive, and a Mass Effect TV series is in development at Amazon.
Also: questions we’ve always wanted answered, NQ64, making money in games, "fiscosophical" questions, WOTY 2024, and more.
Games discussed: Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
This week: Listeners' kids flying the nest, Sony closing studios, Dave's got some thoughts on the Nintendo Music app, and Ubisoft's NFT game isn't working out very well, which nobody saw coming at all.
Also: Jobs we wanted when we were kids, and Olympic sports we wish we were good at now.
Games discussed: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Pokemon TCG Pocket, Monster Hunter Wilds beta, Silent Hill 2, Walkabout Minigolf, PowerWash Simulator.
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Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
This week: Ubisoft disbands the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing chief calls out Ubisoft's 'broken strategy': Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $79m, Xbox reaffirms commitment to "bringing great games to more people on more devices", and Valve rejects "yearly cadence" of Steam Deck hardware releases to be "fair" to gamers.
Also: GOTY recommendations, musical instruments, dodgy Lego streams, and more!
Games discussed: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Dark Souls III
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
This week: Everything announced in Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview, the details of Nintendo's mysterious Switch Online playtest have leaked already, 700+ Ubisoft France staff walk out on a three-day strike in dispute over home working and pay, Shawn Layden says things, Hazelight is teasing their new co-op game, and there’s a new £25 print gaming periodical to buy.
Also: Will James ever finish Dark Souls 3? Will we do spoilercasts for the new Life is Strange game? Will we create YouTube Shorts? And do we like short games?
Games discussed: Neva, Meta Quest 3s - Walkabout Mini Golf, Vegas Infinite, Crisis Brigade 2, Undisputed, Steam Next Fest demos, Citizen Sleeper 2, 30 Birds, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Keep Driving, Knights in Tight Spaces.
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