The Computer Game Show
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THE weekly video game podcast.
- 2 hours 24 minutes492: Very Marginal
The next-gen Xbox console is codenamed Project Helix and will play PC games; Valve still hopes to ship the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller "this year"; everything announced at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Nintendo sues the Trump administration, Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, and EA lays off staff across Battlefield Studios.
Also: breaking immersion, a cashless Mushroom Kingdom, hard cheese vs melted cheese, and more!
Games Discussed: Resident Evil Requiem, Planet of Lana II, Marathon, Minishoot Adventures, Evercade Alpha, Pokémon Pokopia
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11 March 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 2 minutes491: Bad and Wrong
This week: Sony’s shift in strategy may lead to fewer PlayStation first party games on PC, Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake (but FromSoftware turned it down), Amazon Game Studios ends publishing agreement with Maverick Games, IGN-owned Eurogamer cuts editorial staff, and Guitar Hero studio RedOctane returns with spiritual successor ‘Stage Tour’.
Also: home arcades, more Steam Deck evangelism, and a listener is really angry about cassette tapes.
Games Discussed: Marathon, Resident Evil Requiem, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, Vampire Crawlers, Denshattack!, Map Map, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Walkabout Mini Golf
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4 March 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 22 minutes490: Blaring In Your Ears
It’s a big news week as Xbox is on fire (again) and Sony is shutting down Bluepoint.
This is a lively one.
Games Discussed: PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, REANIMAL, It Takes Two, Virtual Boy, Planet of Lana, Star Citizen, The Eternal Life of Goldman, Sledding Game, Zero Parades for Dead Spies, Warioware Inc, Rhythm Tengoku, Let's Go Island: Lost In the Island of Tropics, Luigi’s Mansion Arcade, SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Daytona USA, Sega Rally Championship.
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25 February 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 37 minutes489: How Mama Used To Make It
This week: Everything announced at last week’s Sony State of Play, Highguard isn't shutting down despite Wildlight layoffs, Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion will launch in early access, and Josef Fares drops hints about Hazelight’s next game.
Also: superstitions, Portal tech tips, emulation, and more.
Games Discussed: Mewgenics, Titanium Court, High on Life 2, God of War Sons of Sparta, Darwin’s Paradox!, Pure Pool Pro.
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18 February 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 24 minutes488: Pixelated Mess
This week: Everything announced at last week’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Switch finally surpasses the Nintendo DS to become Nintendo's best-selling console, Valve updates hardware launch timing due to component pricing, and AMD suggests the next-gen Xbox will arrive in 2027.
Also: poor game-playing conditions, comparing ourselves to game characters, healthy food, odd gaming habits, angry gaming, favourite ice levels in games, and more!
Games Discussed: Pragmata, Baby Steps, Battlefield 6, Donkey Kong Country, Arc Raiders.
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11 February 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 3 minutes487: No Visible Areolas
This week: GAME is going into administration (again), Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike, Dispatch studio apologises if it "looks like it was trying to hide" censored Switch content, Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics launch on Switch and Switch 2 soon, and a Nintendo Partner Direct is reportedly coming next week.
Also: father-in-laws, punching, games as education, and more.
Games Discussed: Cairn, Zenless Zone Zero, Against the Storm, TR-49, Arc Raiders
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4 February 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 31 minutes486: Jolly Jim
This week: Everything announced at last week’s Xbox Developer Direct, Ubisoft's troubled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is dead (as are multiple other projects), PS6 may be delayed longer than expected as PS5 lifecycle gets extended, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie's US release date has been brought forward, and Nintendo’s new Talking Flower is available for pre-order if you're a pervert.
Also: Forced rhubarb, stressful games, parental rules, and more!
Games Discussed: Little Nightmares 3, LEGO Party!, G’aim, Offsuit, Chrono Trigger, Fall Guys: Crown Jam.
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28 January 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 26 minutes485: Face Down
This week: Meta shuts down three internal studios, Nintendo’s share price has dropped 33% in the last five months in Japan, Sega announces Sonic 35th anniversary plans to ‘celebrate Sonic’s legacy’, Amazon has greenlit a Fallout reality show where contestants live in a vault for a ‘huge cash prize’, and Anthem’s executive producer has released a nearly four-hour post-mortem video.
Also: face down baths, ‘after dark’ games, big life events, and more.
Games Discussed: Big Hops, Planet Zoo, Vital Shell, ARC Raiders, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Black Myth Wukong.
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21 January 2026, 5:05 am - 2 hours 43 minutes484: 2026 Gaming Predictions
After three long weeks away, we’re back for our first pod of 2026!
This week: January’s Xbox Developer Direct will feature a secret fourth game, Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 closes with £1.8m raised for Prevent Cancer Foundation, CWA Canada says it will "pursue every legal recourse" to protect unionised Ubisoft Halifax workers, a new Life is Strange game has just been rated in Europe, and Anthem finally shuts down.
Also: we reveal whose 2025 gaming predictions came true, we make new predictions for this year, and we reveal who won our Fantasy Critic league.
Games Discussed: PowerWash Simulator 2, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, ARC Raiders, Astro Bot, Super Metroid, Kirby Air Riders, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Return of the Obra Dinn, Big Hops, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
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14 January 2026, 5:05 am - 4 hours 48 minutes483: Game of the Year 2025
Here. We. Go.
It’s time to decide the TCGS Game of the Year for 2025.
Strap in.
Games discussed: 67 by Limmy, and Roger, ARC Raiders, Baby Steps, Battlefield 6, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Keep Driving, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Lumines Arise, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Promise Mascot Agency, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Split Fiction, The Séance of Blake Manor.
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24 December 2025, 5:05 am - 2 hours 21 minutes482: Game of the Year Draft 2025
Here we go; it's the start of Game of the Year season at TCGS.
First order of business is choosing our GOTY Draft picks, and our Wildcard choices.
Also: everything announced at The Game Awards 2025, Rockstar again disputes staff were fired for unionising, staff at Doom maker Id Software vote to unionise, and more!
GAMES DISCUSSED: Skate Story, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Terminator 2D: No Fate, Karma: The Dark World, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Battlefield 6.
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