This week: A riveting discussion about Constant Bit Rate versus Variable, walking sims, invading people's dreams, and knife crime.Also: School cliques, things we’ve taken chances on, pianos, and so much more.Games discussed: Luigi’s Mansion 2

408: It's A Technology Thing

14 days ago 2h 15m

You won’t believe this; but James isn’t here this week. Find out why in this week’s show!!!!!This week: DrDisrespect is a certified nonce, Meta can’t be arsed with Meta Quest 1, Game Pass Ultimate cloud streaming is coming to Amazon Fire TV st

407: Normal Time

21 days ago 2h 30m

James is back?!This week: Everything announced in the Nintendo Direct, Sony's made cuts to VR development, the 20th Anniversary Edition of Beyond Good & Evil -has a ‘Narrative Link’ to Beyond Good & Evil 2, Silksong is "not in dev hell” APPARE

406: Problematic Dad

28 days ago 1h 56m

James is still away, so this week we’re joined by Pete Donaldson from the Football Ramble!This week: Bethesda aren’t rushing out another Fallout, problems at ZA/UM continue, and there was a Nintendo Direct announced for 18th June.Also: favour

405: Telling Gibson

Jun 12th, 2024 2h 20m

With James being away, we’re joined by the amazing Ellie Gibson!Conveniently, Ellie didn’t watch anything from Summer Game Fest, so it’s up to David, Sean and Mat to give her all the news. Wait, our old E3 format is back?! Damn right it is.Al

404: Never Had A Pen

Jun 5th, 2024 2h 21m

This week: Everything announced at PlayStation's State of Play, PlayStation’s two CEOs talk live service and PC games, Sony announces its $60 PlayStation VR2 PC adapter, Embracer wants $90 games, Take-Two might be closing or selling Private Div

403: Victim of Whatever

May 29th, 2024 2h 6m

This week: IGN buys everyone,Neil Druckmann gets misquoted, Atari acquires Intellivision, 2K is making the next FIFA game, and a new Astro Bot game is rumoured!!!Also: Favourite vs best, peer pressure gaming, Star Trek facts, hot or cold, and

402: Eggs is Eggs

May 22nd, 2024 2h 12m

This week: Mat's taking Hollywood by storm, so we've got Iain Lee instead!Also: Vasectomies, falling down a well, the price of eggs, and some stuff about videogames I suppose if you absolutely must.Games discussed: Animal Well, Fortnite, Litt

401: Bad Boy

May 15th, 2024 2h 11m

This week: Xbox closes studios and it’s basically on fire at this point. Square-Enix is going multi-platform, Nintendo breaks silence on ‘Switch 2’, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC players are getting auto-refunds.Also: PlayStation Por

400: Isolate, Enhance, Export

May 8th, 2024 2h 26m

This week: The HELLDIVERS 2 PSN debacle, Take Two shuts down Roll7 and Intercept Games, Square Enix cancels a bunch of games, and an Xbox Games Showcase is confirmed for June.Also: 'unplayable' games, kissing game show hosts, Mat as a gangster

399: Shouldn't Show Mummy That

May 1st, 2024 2h 5m

This week: Activision Blizzard boosts Microsoft earnings (but Xbox console sales plummet), Meta loses another $3.8 billion on VR/AR, Fallout 4’s next-gen update has issues; Switch 2 rumours, and there might’ve been some GTA:V DLC at some point.

398: Aggressively Boring

Apr 24th, 2024 2h 39m

James is back!This week: Everything announced at Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Take-Two lays off 5% of staff, Embracer is splitting up into three companies(?), game emulators enter the iOS App Store, developers are concerned about live-servic

397: You Lift Your Leg Up

Apr 17th, 2024 2h 8m

James is still away, so making his TCGS debut this week is Deputy Editorial Director of Gamer Network, Tom Orry! (Also the host of the Best Games Ever Podcast)This week: announcements from the ‘Triple-i’ showcase, BAFTA winners, Shadow the Hed

396: How Many Sports Are There

Apr 10th, 2024 2h 11m

This week: GAME staff told to expect redundancies, IGN report on toxic workplace culture at Deck Nine, Hellblade 2 will be 30fps on consoles and their co-founder leaves, CEX is now repairing retro consoles, Xbox sets up game preservation team,

395: Yoda Mat

Apr 3rd, 2024 1h 53m

This week: Sega makes big layoffs, Gearbox is bought, Baldur’s Gate 4 isn’t happening, a new digital Xbox leaks, and Big Phil clearly wants a portable Xbox to happen.Also: Mario design decisions, live service games, big theft, wine, and more.

394: I Chose Violence

Mar 27th, 2024 2h 14m

This week: GTA 6 may slip to 2026, Amy Hennig's new Marvel game gets a banging trailer, Resi 9 could go open-world, and Capcom responds to criticism of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s paid DLC and performance issues.Also: cringey games, 3 Body Problem, gue

393: If You're Big

Mar 20th, 2024 2h 19m

This week: PS5 specs leak, PS VR2 production is paused, we get to see a cancelled live-service Spider-Man game, Helldivers 2 is still doing well, and Balatro is coming to iPhone to end all our lives. Also: introducing people to cool things, wh

392: Nut In The Wood

Mar 13th, 2024 2h 33m

James is away, but don’t worry because Sarah Dyer is here! (mostly to help Mat with his Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth questions)This week: Xbox Partner Preview Showcase, 600 ActiBlizz QA staff vote to unionise, Sweet Baby Inc, 1,900 Wordle spin-offs

391: Snappy Sean

Mar 6th, 2024 2h 13m

This week we have not one but TWO special guests in the form of Sean Bell and James Farley.Lots to discuss, including yet more layoffs, Rockstar employees aren’t happy about going back to the office full-time, Embracer’s starting to sell off s

390: The Dragon

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 58m

We start with mass layoffs announced at PlayStation and Supermassive Games.Also: last week's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, new Xbox and PS5s are launching this year, PS VR2 could be coming to PC, that Elden Ring DLC looks great, and the Pl

389: If Laughing You Is Killing You

Feb 21st, 2024 2h 6m

This week: We discuss the future of Xbox (again), Switch 2 delays, no major PlayStation games any time soon (but a new Astro Bot might be coming!), and more Disco Elysium sadness.Also: TCGS backlogs, bringing back dead consoles, TCGS crisps, c

388: All Town Staff Meeting

Feb 14th, 2024 2h 15m

Mat’s back with his broken bones to discuss the future of Xbox, the FTC being annoyed again, more Nintendo Switch 2 rumours, ‘quadruple-A’ is a thing now, and are 2K making the next FIFA?Also: Retro handhelds, map perfection, yellow paint, des

387: Microsoft vs Xbox

Feb 7th, 2024 2h 20m

Mat is both a) on holiday and b) severely injured, so we've got Sarah Dyer back on the show!Also: Xbox maybe going multi-platform, Sony's recent State of Play, and how to get out of the dreaded gaming malaise, again.Games discussed: Silent Hi

386: Sand Prison

Jan 31st, 2024 2h 18m

We’re back, and the news starts with our regular upsetting segment we’re calling ‘industry layoffs’.There are also rumours about Xbox’s digital future, Apple opening up its App Store to game streaming services, BT charging customers for Game P

385: Onglish Dictionary

Jan 24th, 2024 2h 26m

This week we discuss everything announced in Xbox's Developer Direct, Palworld doing well while being embroiled in controversy, Halo Infinite changing, Rock Band 4 DLC finally ending, and some other bits.Also: big lies, co-op remakes, TCGS PR