484: 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. SUPPORT Patreon CONTACT Website 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 Pocket Casts CREDITS Music by Nick Parton Art by Dave Chong

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484: 2026 Gaming Predictions is an episode from The Computer Game Show presented by SPOnG.com by TCGS.

This episode is 163:57 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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