Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games at Xbox, Phil Spencer isn’t leaving any time soon, Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S in August, port studio says any 60fps Xbox Series S game will ‘easily port’ to Nintendo Switch 2, and Neil Druckmann is stepping away from The Last of Us TV show to focus on game development Also: Good facts, Chinese takeaways, stickers and more! Games discussed: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, PEAK, Another Code: Recollection, Two Point Museum, Zenless Zone ...
Jul 09, 2025•2 hr 23 min
This week, a totally normal show. Lost Records developer Don't Nod cuts a "non-insignificant chunk" of jobs; turns out The Alters has undisclosed gen AI use of in images, text, and translation; Sony sued in Netherlands over "Sony Tax" and its perceived monopoly on digital sales, PlayStation maintains that it still won’t release first-party games on PS Plus on day one, and Dbrand is sending improved Switch 2 grips to all customers after ‘spectacularly terrible response’ to detaching claims. Also:...
Jul 02, 2025•2 hr 8 min
Microsoft says it's working on next-gen Xbox "consoles", third-party Switch 2 game sales are reportedly “below estimates” (but Nintendo is banning people for pirating games on Switch 2), a Metroid Prime 4 ad on London Underground claimed the game is ‘out now’, support for Beat Saber on PS4 and PS5 ends, and Bungie delays Marathon. Also: Prison time, good boys, Sonic’s birthday, masculine film idols, and more. Games discussed: Rematch, The Alters, Mario Kart World, Fortnite, Kingdom Come: Deliver...
Jun 25, 2025•2 hr 9 min
This week we’re joined by the amazing Ellie Gibson ! Switch 2 sells 3.5m units in four days, SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative agreement with major games companies to end strike, SGF viewing figures up by 89%, John Marston’s actor teases “big announcement” coming “before Friday”, and Splatoon Raiders is announced for Switch 2. Also: being sell-outs, catchphrases, could we host the BAFTA Games Awards, and more! Games discussed: The Alters, Trash Goblin, Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour,...
Jun 18, 2025•2 hr 13 min
We discuss everything announced at Summer Game Fest and Sony State of Play, and we give our first impressions of Nintendo Switch 2, its games and accessories. That’s it. That’s the show. Games discussed: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, and more. Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bluesky David on Bluesky Sean on Bluesky Mat on Bluesky James on Bluesky Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify Apple Podcasts Poc...
Jun 11, 2025•3 hr 5 min
EA cancels Black Panther and shuts down Cliffhanger Games, Xbox’s handheld has been reportedly "sidelined", GAME cancelling Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders, and Summer Game Fest 2025 is almost here. Also: games in space, nuisance gaming, school screw ups, non-tech upgrades, murders, and more. Games discussed: To a T, Rematch, Ghost Town Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bluesky David on Bluesky Sean on Bluesky Mat on Bluesky...
Jun 04, 2025•2 hr 33 min
This week: Borderlands 4 might actually cost $80, Molyneux talks about Project Milo, Alex Garland is directing the Elden Ring movie, and Sony ends its PlayStation Stars loyalty programme. Also: best kissers, own brand lifestyles, spoilers, TCGS Trump Cars, bunkers, and more. Games discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Doom: The Dark Ages, Monster Train 2, Helldivers 2, Split Fiction. Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bl...
May 28, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Sean’s away, so this week we’re joined by none other than star of stage and screen, Blake Harrison ! This week: Bungie morale reportedly in "free fall" as it grapples with stolen Marathon assets fallout, Fortnite now lets you chat with Darth Vader using generative AI speech, Jade Raymond has left Haven Studios, Red Dead Redemption 2 reportedly coming to Switch 2, analysts say that Nintendo is likely to become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next gen, and the PS5 might be a...
May 21, 2025•2 hr 24 min
The second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI is here, Giant Bomb has been sold by Fandom and will continue independently, Xbox handheld photos leak, and Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use" in bid to prevent piracy. Fun! Also: Chip butties, Goomba deaths, ice-cream vs sandwiches and more! Games discussed: Revenge of the Savage Planet, Skin Deep, The Midnight Walk, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesk...
May 14, 2025•2 hr 18 min
This week: GTA 6 delayed to 2026; Xbox games, accessories and consoles rise in price worldwide; Giant Bomb website in doubt following prominent staff departures, Polygon sold to Valnet with the majority of staff laid off, more layoffs at EA, and Half-Life 3 is not just in development - it's now "playable, end-to-end" (leaker suggests). Also: handhelds on holiday, Farley’s Low Effort Moments, Halo 3, football, quiz shows, and more! Games discussed: Despelote, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Promise ...
May 07, 2025•2 hr 25 min
Our long national nightmare is over; Mat got the tattoo. That plus Nintendo Switch 2 may be the biggest console launch in history, Switch 2 upgrade costs revealed, IGN and Eurogamer owner Ziff Davis is suing OpenAI for content theft, Meta lays off more people, and Indiana Jones sold really well on PS5. Also: GTA Hamlet, first celebrity crushes, pampering, and more! Games discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 South of Midnight, Blue Prince, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Promise Masc...
Apr 30, 2025•2 hr 27 min
This week: Nintendo confirms new US pre-order date for Switch 2 and price, Mario Kart World Direct, Mario might be on Switch 2???, Game Pass isn’t for everyone, and Oblivion Remastered has been announced by the time you see this. Also: spoiler etiquette, sugar intakes, cut-scenes as movies, and more! Games discussed: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 2, Shanghai Summer, Blue Prince, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Promise Mascot Agency, Hearthstone. Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contac...
Apr 23, 2025•2 hr 19 min
This week: Trump's tariffs, Microsoft boycotts, more Switch 2 cartridge updates, and Bungie fully shows off Marathon. Also: favourite British games, console launches, crisp flavours, video game soundtracks, and more. Games discussed: Blue Prince, Haste, Dragon Tycoon 4 Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bluesky David on Bluesky Sean on Bluesky Mat on Bluesky James on Bluesky Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify Apple Podcas...
Apr 16, 2025•2 hr 21 min
We discuss everything announced at last week’s Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, including the hardware, games, features and price, plus everything we’ve learned since, and our pre-orders. Also: To celebrate our 9th birthday last week, we have more than an hour of listener questions! Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bluesky David on Bluesky Sean on Bluesky Mat on Bluesky James on Bluesky Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify Apple...
Apr 09, 2025•2 hr 52 min
Sean is away, so this week we’re joined by Iain Lee ! This week: We discuss what was announced at last week’s Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie release date has been revealed, Netflix games boss says consoles not the future, and Game Informer is back from the dead. Also: new Carry On movies, fake phone calls, games that are too close to home, takeaways, Mastermind, and more! Games discussed: Atomfall, Split Fiction, Ico, Donkey Kong 2 (Game and Watch), Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Suppo...
Apr 02, 2025•2 hr 10 min
This week: Microsoft accidently leaks Xbox UI mockup that includes Steam games label, a new God of War ‘side-story project’ set in Greece is coming this year, and Phil Spencer says more movies and TV shows based on Xbox games are on the way. Also: Fortnite skins, paying extra to play GTA 6 early, Bully, hunting monsters, HD remasters and so much more. Games discussed: Wanderstop, Split Fiction, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Fortnite. Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Blu...
Mar 26, 2025•2 hr 15 min
This week: Microsoft is introducing an Xbox AI that helps players finish games, Horizon Forbidden West actress Ashly Burch responds to Sony's controversial AI Aloy, Disco Elysium is being "reimagined" for mobile devices to "captivate the TikTok user", Life Is Strange: Double Exposure sales were a "large loss" for Square Enix, PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming this year to PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Also: Mat getting into the modding scene, fake fans, post-game depression, and more. Games discussed: ...
Mar 19, 2025•2 hr 1 min
This week: Former Xbox boss admits the company once "encouraged" the console wars which he believes "were healthy for the industry", Xbox handheld reportedly coming in 2025, layoffs at PlayStation following live-service cancellations, a UK PS5 rental scheme is happening, and you'll need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5. Also: Body swapping for work, what’s going on the Switch 2 box, best Americans, a question for Maria, navigating European roads, and more! Games discussed: Spli...
Mar 12, 2025•2 hr 12 min
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Mar 07, 2025•50 min
This week: PS VR2 gets an official price-cut (but is it too late?), Warner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder Woman, Fable is delayed to 2026 (and David’s having a mare), more than 40% of all US PS5 and Xbox play time last month was spent on 10 live service games, and Monster Hunter Wilds is locking character editing behind microtransactions. Also: Genuinely falling in love with games, surviving existential terror, video game appearances, and more. Games discussed: Monster ...
Mar 05, 2025•2 hr 21 min
Welcome to our penultimate Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercast! 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. Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify ...
Feb 28, 2025•45 min
Everything announced at Annapurna Interactive Showcase and the ID@Xbox indie showcase, also Xbox generative AI games, Marvel Rivals game director and others laid off, NetEase studios are at risk, and Nintendo is discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop. Also: Hardest challenges in games, obsessions, game ghosts, crap games from our youth, and more. Games discussed: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed. Contact Website Contact form Discord B...
Feb 26, 2025•2 hr 12 min
Welcome to the third 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. Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotif...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 26 min
Everything announced at PlayStation State of Play, Viktor Antonov passes away at 52, Alan Wake 2 finally makes a profit, and GTA 6 might be like Roblox. Also: sports we wouldn’t want to be good at, luxury kitchen appliances, favourite desserts, medieval-themed games, unsold merch, and more. Games discussed: Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Warriors Abyss, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook...
Feb 19, 2025•2 hr 18 min
Welcome to the second 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. Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spoti...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min
PSN is back online after falling over for a bit, E3 organiser ESA announces iicon: a "first-of-its-kind" new event to connect gaming "thought leaders"; Sumo Group to refocus business on "development services for partners" GTA 6 release date still on track for this autumn, Switch 2 price will ‘consider the affordability customers expect’ from Nintendo, and more. Also: cool games to impress people, favourite meals to impress people, favourite Star Wars games and more. Games discussed: Kingdom Come...
Feb 12, 2025•2 hr 20 min
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 Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Watch Twitch YouTube...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 14 min
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,...
Feb 05, 2025•2 hr 14 min
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: O...
Jan 29, 2025•2 hr 20 min
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 Op...
Jan 22, 2025•2 hr 16 min
