The Computer Game Show

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. Oofah-doofah!   Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsInstagramFacebook   Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts

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: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, It Takes Two, EA Sports FC 25, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure.   Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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 Games discussed: Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, It Takes Two, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Robocop: Rogue City.   Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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: Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Walkabout Mini Golf, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.   Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

You honestly will not believe this, but after one entire episode, James is all sleepy and needs a rest. But calm yourselves: Sean Labode is here instead. Also: Switch 2 rumours!!! The Sleeping Dogs movie definitely isn't happening! America reckons Tencent are linked with the Chinese military! Etc! All that plus Steam Deck chat, Hulk Hogan's disgrace, and games for special occasions. Games discussed: The Stanley Parable, Life is Strange, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Marvel Rivals, Mouthwashing, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Mario Golf: Advance Tour   Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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.  Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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 Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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 Contact WebsiteContact formDiscordBlueskyThreadsXInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

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. Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsPocket Casts Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

This week: Game Freak had a data breach, Nintendo announces an alarm clock (and separately working on mystery Nintendo Switch Online features), there’s now 203 Disco Elysium spin-offs in the works, NetEase finally lifts the lid on the Destiny f2p game, Xbox Cloud Gaming will let players stream any game in their library from November, there’s a Xbox Partner Preview showcase this week, EA is adding an open world to EAFC and more.  Also: Surviving apocalypses, KurosawaGate strikes again, new pocket ideas, best holidays, new food and drink-themed streams, and more! Games discussed: Silent Hill 2, Neva, Balatro, God of War, Tiny Glade, Echoes of Wisdom, PowerWash Simulator, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercastacastStitcher Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

This week: Play magazine is closing down, Switch emulator Ryujinx taken offline, 53% of gamers prefer single-player games apparently, 343 rebrands and confirms multiple new Halo games are coming, and J Allard joins Amazon. Also: Musical gaming collabs, gaming mags, kids and games, protective accoutrements, and more! Games discussed: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, WWE 2K24, Star Wars Outlaws, Space Marine 2, Balatro, God of War, Steel Battalion. Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercastacastStitcher Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

This week: A State of Play and Tokyo Game Show happened, the Meta Quest 3S is finally real, and Yves Guillemot is being weird and scared. Also: James is a sociopath, Sean is talking nonsense again, some incredible listener correspondence about a Facebook group for gaming dads, and CHEESE FACTS Games discussed: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, FC25 Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercastacastStitcher Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

This week: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer, Nintendo's prepping mystery wireless device, Sony announces Limited Edition 30th Anniversary PS5 consoles, a new Like A Dragon game has been announced, and a State of Play is coming this week. Also: favourite cheeses, dad games and more! Games discussed: The Plucky Squire, FC25, UFO 50, P8GO.   Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercastacastStitcher Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong

This week: Sony announces the PlayStation 5 Pro that costs £700 (+ £100 for the disc drive and more for the vertical stand), Microsoft lays off another 650 staff, Annapurna's entire gaming team has resigned. Unity’s cancelled its controversial Runtime Fee, and Flappy Bird is back! (kinda, sorta not) Also: Life in 2D, relationship advice, yolk, narratives, chips, and more. Games discussed: Astro Bot, Emio: The Smiling Man, Splatoon 3, Zenless Zone Zero, Loop Hero.   Contact tcgs.coContact formDiscordTwitterInstagramFacebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss@matmurray@jcafarley Watch TwitchYouTube Listen SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsOvercastacastStitcher Credits Music by Nick PartonArt by Dave Chong