He said to "expect pixels, joypads, some of the world's weirdest games, celebrity cameos and the occasional sound effect".

The show also contains contributions from Dara Ó Briain, Robert Florence, Ryan Macleod, Larry Bundy Jr, Rebecca Mayes and Graham Linehan.

[4] The UK video games trade magazine MCV said of the show, "It's fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night's TV debut of Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was mixed.

But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it's hard to regard the show as anything other than an overwhelming success.

"[5] In October 2009, Brooker told MCV that he would consider working on either a further episode of Gameswipe or, potentially, a brand new series, though he added that he himself may choose not to present the show.