# 485: Face Down

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Podcast: [The Computer Game Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-computer-game-show-1025458)
Published: 2026-01-21T05:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thecomputergameshow.podbean.com/e/485-face-down/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xgxncb9c4evc9jc4/TCGS485.mp3
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Duration seconds: 8806

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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. 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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