The Computer Game Show
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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Our long national nightmare is over; Mat got the tattoo.
That plus Nintendo Switch 2 may be the biggest console launch in history, Switch 2 upgrade costs revealed, IGN and Eurogamer owner Ziff Davis is suing OpenAI for content theft, Meta lays off more people, and Indiana Jones sold really well on PS5.
Also: GTA Hamlet, first celebrity crushes, pampering, and more!
Games discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 South of Midnight, Blu...
This week: Nintendo confirms new US pre-order date for Switch 2 and price, Mario Kart World Direct, Mario might be on Switch 2???, Game Pass isn’t for everyone, and Oblivion Remastered has been announced by the time you see this.
Also: spoiler etiquette, sugar intakes, cut-scenes as movies, and more!
Games discussed: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 2, Shanghai Summer, Blue Prince, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Promise Mascot ...
This week: Trump's tariffs, Microsoft boycotts, more Switch 2 cartridge updates, and Bungie fully shows off Marathon.
Also: favourite British games, console launches, crisp flavours, video game soundtracks, and more.
Games discussed: Blue Prince, Haste, Dragon Tycoon 4
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We discuss everything announced at last week’s Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, including the hardware, games, features and price, plus everything we’ve learned since, and our pre-orders.
Also: To celebrate our 9th birthday last week, we have more than an hour of listener questions!
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Sean is away, so this week we’re joined by Iain Lee!
This week: We discuss what was announced at last week’s Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie release date has been revealed, Netflix games boss says consoles not the future, and Game Informer is back from the dead.
Also: new Carry On movies, fake phone calls, games that are too close to home, takeaways, Mastermind, and more!
Games discussed: Atomfall, Split Fiction, Ico, Do...
This week: Microsoft accidently leaks Xbox UI mockup that includes Steam games label, a new God of War ‘side-story project’ set in Greece is coming this year, and Phil Spencer says more movies and TV shows based on Xbox games are on the way.
Also: Fortnite skins, paying extra to play GTA 6 early, Bully, hunting monsters, HD remasters and so much more.
Games discussed: Wanderstop, Split Fiction, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Fortnit...
This week: Microsoft is introducing an Xbox AI that helps players finish games, Horizon Forbidden West actress Ashly Burch responds to Sony's controversial AI Aloy, Disco Elysium is being "reimagined" for mobile devices to "captivate the TikTok user", Life Is Strange: Double Exposure sales were a "large loss" for Square Enix, PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming this year to PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
Also: Mat getting into the modding sc...
This week: Former Xbox boss admits the company once "encouraged" the console wars which he believes "were healthy for the industry", Xbox handheld reportedly coming in 2025, layoffs at PlayStation following live-service cancellations, a UK PS5 rental scheme is happening, and you'll need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5.
Also: Body swapping for work, what’s going on the Switch 2 box, best Americans, a question for ...
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This week: PS VR2 gets an official price-cut (but is it too late?), Warner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder Woman, Fable is delayed to 2026 (and David’s having a mare), more than 40% of all US PS5 and Xbox play time last month was spent on 10 live service games, and Monster Hunter Wilds is locking character editing behind microtransactions.
Also: Genuinely falling in love with games, surviving existential te...
Welcome to our penultimate Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercast!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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Everything announced at Annapurna Interactive Showcase and the ID@Xbox indie showcase, also Xbox generative AI games, Marvel Rivals game director and others laid off, NetEase studios are at risk, and Nintendo is discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop.
Also: Hardest challenges in games, obsessions, game ghosts, crap games from our youth, and more.
Games discussed: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1, Like a Dragon: Pi...
Welcome to the third of our Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercasts!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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Everything announced at PlayStation State of Play, Viktor Antonov passes away at 52, Alan Wake 2 finally makes a profit, and GTA 6 might be like Roblox.
Also: sports we wouldn’t want to be good at, luxury kitchen appliances, favourite desserts, medieval-themed games, unsold merch, and more.
Games discussed: Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Warriors Abyss, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.
Contac...
Welcome to the second of our Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercasts!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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PSN is back online after falling over for a bit, E3 organiser ESA announces iicon: a "first-of-its-kind" new event to connect gaming "thought leaders"; Sumo Group to refocus business on "development services for partners" GTA 6 release date still on track for this autumn, Switch 2 price will ‘consider the affordability customers expect’ from Nintendo, and more.
Also: cool games to impress people, favourite meals to impress people, ...
Welcome to the first of our Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercasts!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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This week: Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PS5, Xbox revenue fell 7% in Q2 as hardware sales dropped 29% but Microsoft was the No.1 games publisher in the world last month. PlayStation Plus to solely focus on PS5 games, and BioWare confirms "many" staff moved elsewhere in EA as "core team" focuses on Mass Effect 5 in downsized studio.
Also: Things that wind us up, dadvice, mispronunciation, punching nazis, and more!
Games discussed: C...
This week: everything announced at last week’s Xbox Developer Direct, Phil Spencer talking about multi-platform (and congratulating Nintendo), Ubisoft closes another studio, Team 17 rebrands, and the Banjo-Kazooie composer has "zero hope" for new game and says fans would "slag it off no matter how good it was.”
Also: Traitors tactics, games we haven’t played (and this wasn’t Mat padding the show), a hot new mobile game, and more
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This week: The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally revealed, Hideki Kamiya hates leakers, live service games from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games have been cancelled, Microsoft makes more lay-offs, and the PS Vita almost had Switch-like capabilities APPARENTLY.
Also: Should we let Mario build our next house, do we like Easter eggs in games, do we like Team 17 games, music memories, being a podcast boyband, and more.
Games discussed: Dynas...
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