The Computer Game Show

Breaking news! Google is shutting down internal Stadia studios! Also Switch sales are insane (again), Microsoft’s gaming revenue is up, and GameStop shares have exploded. Elsewhere, Mat’s back to take on some well meaning feedback, there’s an investigation into last week’s pod, James has played The Medium (for two seconds), David has “thoughts” on Balan Wonderworld, Sean’s still in love with Sea o...

Xbox U-turning all over the shop, tons of Resident Evil Village news, Vicarious Visions getting merged into Blizzard and so much more. Also: Hitman 3, the Resident Evil ‘Maiden’ demo, review formats, console regrets, and Sean answers the important question on everyone’s lips. Games discussed: Hitman 3, Hitman 2, Everspace 2, Chicken Police, Resident Evil Village Maiden demo, Nintendo Labo Robot, D...

Everyone’s back, but we’re barely keeping it together. There’s also a whole bunch of Cyberpunk news to get through, perfect birthdays, Mario impressions, and Mat is the subject of an intervention.  Games discussed: Island Saver, Castle of no Escape, Castle of no Escape 2, The Sims 4, ROBLOX, Korgan, Planet Coaster, Minecraft, Rec Room, The Gardens Between, Starbound, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Sea...

NEWSFLASH: Apparently the Nintendo Switch sold well during 2020!!1!1! But that’s not all the news because Nintendo has also made an acquisition, LucasArts is back but rebranded, Minecraft Earth shuts down, and there’s a Stadia Update™. Elsewhere, Sean talks all about the Monster Hunter Rise demo, James finishes Mass Effect Andromeda, and David’s back playing Tetris 99 and Rocket League. All that p...

We’re back! 2021 is here, and we’re starting the new year with some gaming predictions for the year ahead. There’s also plenty of feedback about what happened on our Game of the Year episode, plus a little bit of CD Projekt Red news, but we mostly talk about what we played over The Christmas, answer your questions, and all the usual stuff. Games discussed: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Mario Kart Li...

This is it. It’s time to decide the TCGS Game of the Year for 2020. Games discussed: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Astro’s Playroom, Black Mesa, Carrion, Cloudpunk, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Hades, Half-Life: Alyx, Hard Lads, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Paradise Killer, Streets of Rage 4, Superliminal, The Last of Us: Part 2,...

Here we go. It’s time for the TCGS Game of the Year Draft 2020. So who chooses what? Does someone grab someone else’s game? And did Farley manage to pull off a better strategic pick than 2018’s Detroit: Become Human? Let’s find out. And because it’s our final regular episode of the year before next week’s GOTY show, we answer your feedback, questions and more. Games discussed: FIFA21, Unravel 2, U...

We’re starting to settle into next-gen, but there’s still lots to discuss like the PS5 launch being the biggest console launch in history, Sony teasing news on a Game Pass competitor (Anyone remember PlayStation Now lol), Microsoft acknowledging performance issues, and Super Nintendo World opening in February 2021. Meanwhile Mat’s back on Hades, Sean unknowingly trolls some helpful people in Sea o...

Next-Gen November Part 2! This week James and Mat talk about their first week with PlayStation 5, including their thoughts on the hardware, the OS, the pad, and the PS5 games they’ve been playing. Elsewhere there’s a bunch of news to get through, including the PS5 launching with some interesting issues, Apple halving App Store fees, IO Interactive announcing a James Bond game and Microsoft suggest...

The planets have aligned and all four of us are here for part 1 of what Mat is now calling Next-Gen November. This week we discuss our first few days with the new Xbox consoles, the games we’ve been playing (or lack thereof) and our thoughts on what this means for the generation ahead. And next week we’ll do the same for the PlayStation 5. There’s also a ton of news, including vaping Xbox consoles...

James is back! But David’s away as he’s taking a much deserved break. Fear not, because there’s plenty to cover including the Xbox and PS5 reviews, tons of feedback, Mass Effect trilogy remasters, Sega selling off its arcade business, ridiculous outfits and turning classic Christmas tales into video games. It’s worth noting that we recorded this episode on Monday, a day before the Xbox launch, so...

James is still away, but things are a lot more sensible this week as we discuss Nintendo’s final Partner Showcase of the year, Cyberpunk and Destruction All-Stars getting delayed, directors leaving games and some sad news about those unofficial PS5 flaps. Elsewhere, the boys discuss Mat’s recent P.T. stream, what’s happening with our GOTY show, Christmas content ideas, keeping fit in VR, and daily...

James is away on business, leaving David, Sean and Mat to run rampant. Naturally it gets silly almost immediately, but we still find time to discuss Halo: The Master Chief Collection getting some nice Xbox Series X upgrades, custom PS5 flaps going on sale, and rumours about Xbox streaming sticks and 1 vs 100 possibly returning. There’s a little bit of what we’ve been playing, then we fall into a d...

It’s a bumper news week, with everything from the very exciting reveal of the PS5 UI, to the less exciting reveal of exactly how much storage we’ll have access to on Sony’s new machine. We also discuss Phil Spencer’s latest comments, the full Xbox Series X | S launch line-up, and Oculus Quest 2 issues. There’s also listeners pretending to be other listeners, gaming advent calendars, a Honda Jazz i...

Mat’s back, and we’ve got more tales of coin games from schools across the country. Elsewhere there’s a PS5 teardown to discuss, more limits on cross-gen saves, and a Dreamcast Mini is rumoured! We also talk about a bunch of games including FIFA 21, more Hades and Genshin Impact, plus accidental gaming habits and games that make you cry. Games discussed: Hades, You Suck At Parking, Super Mario Bro...

Star Wars Squadrons, Super Mario Bros. 35, Cross-gen saves, flaps feedback,  and more. Games discussed: Star Wars Squadrons, Hades, Super Mario Bros. 35.   SUPPORT Patreon TCGS Store   CONTACT tcgs.co Contact form Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook   FOLLOW @davidturners @CaptainToss @matmurray @jcafarley   WATCH Twitch Youtube   LISTEN Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Pocket Casts Overcast...

There’s an awful lot of feedback about The Bet, and Mat’s not happy.  We also go over the latest Xbox Series X previews, Amazon’s new game streaming service, Mat going back to Death Stranding, Sean becoming an Avenger, and thanks to Jon Denton’s recommendation, David, James and Sean all played (and loved) Hades.  All that plus how to pass on knowledge to your children, the ol’ switcheroo in story-...

What a massive, massive week of news. So much has happened. Sony finally announced the price, the launch date and some launch games for the PS5, yet somehow we got more information from Geoff Keighley. Microsoft bought Bethesda and Zenimax for $7.5bn! Doom! Elder Scrolls! Fallout! The lot! It’s crazy! And Nintendo had another partner showcase mini direct thing. Elsewhere, we go through the results...

David, Sean, James and Mat are back to discuss the final chapter of Dontnod's latest game, 'Tell Me Why'. In this episode we cover everything in chapter three of Tell Me Why, including: the characters, the plot points, our choices, and our thoughts on the series overall. It goes without saying, but if you haven’t played Tell Me Why, or if you don’t want to know anything about the game, turn this s...

They’ve finally done it. Those crazy bastards at Microsoft finally unveiled the Xbox Series S. Not only that, but we have prices, pre-orders and launch dates for the Xbox Series X as well. And Sony has a PS5 show coming up on the day this podcast comes out. What a time to be alive! Elsewhere, we discuss the fate of Wario Ware, exceeding nostalgia, dance floor fillers, and so much more. Games discu...

David, Sean, James and Mat are back to discuss chapter two of Dontnod's latest game, 'Tell Me Why'. In this episode we cover everything in the second chapter of Tell Me Why, including: the characters, the plot points, our choices, and our theories on where the story might end up in the final chapter. It goes without saying, but if you haven’t played the first two chapters of Tell Me Why, or if you...

Nintendo had a special Direct for Mario’s 35th anniversary, and we loved it! Then we read the small print. Elsewhere, sad news as Kotaku UK shuts down, there’s a Shenmue anime, we discuss gaming’s worst mistakes, and David and Mat are loving the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+ 2 remake. Games discussed: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, Star Renegades, Spiritfarer, Frostpunk, Kill It With Fire. SUPPORT Patr...

David, Sean, James and Mat get together to discuss the first chapter of Dontnod's latest game, 'Tell Me Why'. In this episode we cover everything in the first chapter of Tell Me Why, including: the characters, the plot points, our choices, and our overall thoughts on this opening chapter. It goes without saying, but if you haven’t played the first chapter of Tell Me Why, or if you don’t want to kn...

We wonder what Gamescom's Opening Night Live was all about, then cover all the HUGE announcements from Nintendo’s second Partner Showcase Direct Mini. Coincidentally we also discuss how much we miss E3. We also talk about Sony’s social credit score to get a PS5 pre-order, Left4Dead 2 getting an update and how to turn a boring activity into a billion dollar game concept. Games discussed: Tell Me Wh...

Mat’s back, and we talk about the Nintendo Indie Showcase, Epic vs Apple (again), new game announcements from DC FanDome, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Spiritfarer, Beat Saber, Fall Guys, Control and more. Games discussed: Spiritfarer, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Fall Guys, Control, Beat Saber, Ghost of Tsushima, A Short Hike, Battletoads.  SUPPORT Patreon TCGS Store CONTACT tcgs.co Contact form Dis...