The Computer Game Show

Nintendo’s closing the 3DS and Wii U stores, Ubisoft thinks it can go alone, and the next-gen update for Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here. Speaking of which, everyone’s played that new next-gen Cyberpunk 2077 update, some of us have played Horizon: Forbidden West, James has a final word on Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Sean’s still enjoying Metroid: Zero Mission. The boys also talk about a recent tri...

This week we go over all the announcements and news from last week’s big Nintendo Direct. And boy was it a good one. We also discuss the recent report from inside Team17, take a look at Microsoft's latest comments about the future of Call of Duty, and a load of other stuff. Also: Sifu! OlliOlli World! Asking ourselves “what are we ACTUALLY good at??" Adding permadeath to new games! And so much mor...

Sarah Dyer returns to the show to talk about Nintendo selling a lot of Switch consoles, Sony launching 10 live service games, changes at Platinum, GTA 6 being worked on. NFTs, Skate 4, and more. There’s also more Pokémon Legends: Arceus chat, David has a new retro handheld to play with, and Sarah’s still loving Final Fantasy XIV. Plus: Relationships in games, Inscryption in GOTY, should Tomb Raide...

The acquisitions keep coming. Just before we sat down to record this week’s episode it was announced that Sony had acquired Bungie, so naturally we discuss that in a bumper news section. There’s also a new Pokémon game to talk about, an indie surprise hit to cover, and more Windjammers 2 chat. Also: comfort games, Smash attacks, saucy gaming consoles, leaving things to the last minute, plus plenty...

Whoa. Have you heard? Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for $68.7B! That’s a lot of money, isn’t it? We discuss what this means for Activision, its workers, Bobby Kotick, and the gaming landscape at large. Also: a listener takes aim at Mat, Sean’s loving Windjammers 2, James has thoughts on Skyward Sword, and David isn’t allowed to put his iPod where he wants. All that plus skipping bosses, vid...

We’re back with our first (proper) show of 2022! This week we’re making our 2022 predictions! But not before hearing our 2021 predictions from a year ago, with interesting results. Also; Sony believes in generations so much that they’re bringing back the PS4 (kinda), Take-Two spends all its Christmas money on Zynga, Mario Kart 9 is in active development (chinny reckon), E3’s 2022 physical show has...

Here. We. Go. Slightly later than planned, it’s time to decide the TCGS Game of the Year for 2021. Games discussed: Death’s Door, Halo Infinite, The Artful Escape, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, Metroid Dread, Deathloop, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Forza Horizon 5, It Takes Two, Psychonauts 2, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Chicory: A Colourful Tale, Hitman 3, Sea of Thieves: A Pira...

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It’s time for the TCGS Game of the Year Draft 2021. So who chooses what? Does someone grab someone else’s game? Will Sean nominate five games no one’s heard of? And will anything ever rival Farley’s 2018 “strategic” pick of Detroit: Become Human? Let’s find out.  But before that, we discuss last week’s The Game Awards, including the awards, trailers, and news.  Last week also saw the release of Ha...

This week we’re joined on the show by @SeanLabode ! Sony’s overhauling PlayStation Plus with new tiers, Take Two goes after It Takes Two, the next setting for the new Bioshock is rumoured, and the Battlefield universe is expanding. Sean Labode’s been playing Fights in Tight Spaces, there’s more Guardians chat from James and Sean, Mat goes back to a favourite from the past year, and more. Games Dis...

Nintendo comments on Activision reports, the Xbox Series S is flying off the shelves, Epic acquires Harmonix, Sony patents, Halo cheaters, and lots more. In terms of games, James has been enjoying the Guardians of the Galaxy game, David and Mat have more thoughts on Halo Infinite’s multiplayer beta, and Sean’s been walking around with Pikmin Bloom, amongst other things. Also: big crisps, big jumps...

James is back, and it’s a bumper show this week. We discuss Bobby Kotick’s alleged knowledge of sexual misconduct issues at Activision Blizzard, Rockstar apologising for the state of the recent trilogy release, Microsoft adding more games to backwards compatibility, and tons more. We also talk about Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode, Exo One, The Artful Escape, Radiohead’s Kid A Mnesia Exhibition,...

This week we’re joined by Janet Garcia, aka @gameonysus ! In terms of news, at the time of recording there was a rumour that Halo Infinite’s standalone multiplayer mode might release on Monday 15th November (and it did!), so we discussed that. In other news: Elden Ring network test keys are being sold for hundreds on eBay, SteamDeck and Playdate are delayed, and the GTA Trilogy is a mess. Speaking...

David, Sean, James and Mat are here to discuss Deck Nine's 'Life is Strange: True Colors' in its entirety.  We cover everything in Life is Strange: True Colors, including the characters, the plot points, our choices, and our thoughts on the game overall. It goes without saying, but if you haven’t played True Colors, or if you don’t want to know anything about the game, turn this spoilercast off IM...

Nintendo Switch sales are down, Netflix's new mobile games service is rolling out, Metal Gear Solid games are pulled from sale, and LOTS of people were playing Forza Horizon 5 before the official launch. Forza Horizon 5 and Call of Duty: Vanguard dominate what we’ve been playing this week, but there’s still time to talk about awkward places to play the Switch, co-op streams, curtain updates, and m...

Sony had a State of Play, Sega and Microsoft are teaming up, and Facebook’s rebranding. Also: More Inscryption chat, Life is Strange DLC, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Makro, Toys “R” Us, could the queen could identify Mario?, broken games, and mopping up in time for Game of the Year. Games Discussed: Deathloop, Hot Wheels Unleashed, I Expect You To Die 2, Resident Evil 4 VR, Inscryption, Life is Strange:...

Microsoft shows new Halo Infinite campaign footage, but misses its Game Pass targets, the new GamesMaster is confirmed, a new Splinter Cell is definitely, probably being made, and there’s a bunch of delays. Also: Sean’s back to talk about Metroid Dread, there’s more Inscryption chat, Mat’s killing zombies in Resident Evil 4 VR, attract modes, guest toilets, BMX purchases, and more. Games Discussed...

We go through all the news from last week’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, FIFA doesn't want an exclusive license deal, and the company that told Sony "go ahead, sue us" says Sony threatened to sue them. Also: James is back to talk about the premium Nintendo Switch OLED and Metroid Dread, David’s enjoying Deathloop and Mat isn’t asking for advice. All that plus gaming adverts, emulation mac...

A massive Twitch leak, EA might rebrand FIFA, the GTA Trilogy is finally announced, Kinect is back, and Bungie’s removing single-player content from Destiny again. Also: Sean and James are away, so Sarah Dyer returns to talk about the Switch OLED, Metroid Dread, scary card games, banana-related challenges, James’ advert, a new TCGS bet, Jumbo News Mat, EGX, and more! Games Discussed: Metroid Dread...

Sony acquires Bluepoint Games and adds timed PS5 game trials, Nintendo denies the existence of a 4K Switch, and Konami aims to fix eFootball. Also: Deathloop, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Wipeout Rush, Outer Wilds, we explore the definition of a ‘Sean Game’, and more! Games Discussed: Deathloop, The Artful Escape, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Wipeout Rush, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye SPONSOR This episode of...

In this week's show: We discuss everything that was shown off during last week’s Nintendo Direct, the newly announced cast for the Mario movie, Crystal Dynamics joining The Initiative to help co-develop Perfect Dark, and Fortnite not coming to iOS anytime soon. There’s also more Deathloop talk, Mario impressions, biggest achievements in games, comfy hoodies, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, skin...

Everyone’s back, and we’re talking about Deathloop, The Artful Escape, Life is Strange, Sir Clive Sinclair, the Switch finally getting Bluetooth audio support, a brand new WipEout game!!!, and Yuji Naka teaching himself programming. Also: Game Pass, celebrities, wardrobes, building codes, artificial intelligence and James’ keyboard skills. Games Discussed: Deathloop, The Artful Escape, Life is Str...

Sean’s away, so we’re joined by Iain Lee off of the radio, TV and Twitch! In this week’s show: the results are in, and Epic lost in the big Epic v Apple court case. Also, Twitch sues users over hate raids, we discuss everything shown in Sony's PlayStation Showcase 2021, Sony buys Firesprite, and Lego announces a Super Mario 64 set which might use the wrong form of punctuation. Elsewhere, we share...

There’s a big PlayStation showcase event coming on Thursday, but first we need to talk about their $10 PS4 to PS5 game upgrades, console shortages not going anywhere, #ADayOffTwitch making an impact, and GamesMaster seeking contestants. There’s also more Psychonauts 2 chat, plus Road 96, Lake, Terfs, TCGS mascots, these guys made it, and more! Games Discussed: Psychonauts 2, Faraday Protocol, Road...

James is moving/has moved/is tired from moving, so Sarah Dyer is back! Gamescom happened last week, so we take a look at what was (and what wasn’t) announced, Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to older consoles, Overwatch's ‘McCree’ getting renamed, and we discuss #ADayOffTwitch. Also: a big ol’ chat about Psychonauts 2, Destiny 2, TCGS ‘ideas’, various forms of beef, good wrestling games, Cameo, tattoos,...