The Computer Game Show

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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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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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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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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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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