Gen Z journalists Tori Domínguez and Noah Hertz break down the latest in gaming news, talk about what they're playing and do some deep dives into the industry and their favorite games. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pressstart/support
OK, first thing's first, the MGS2 spoilers are at 52:00 and lasts until 59:30.Besides that, we're light on news this week because we all played and watched so much dang stuff. Enjoy :)THINGS MENTIONEDYes, Sidney Sweeney is supposed to be in the Split Fiction movieBusiness Insider on Ryan Coogler's Sinners dealCollider on RotS' crazy cinema numbersKermode and Mayo on RotSTori's onlineNathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. And it's making the Switch 2 accessories cost more money :(THINGS MENTIONEDWired with the details on Switch 2's pricing: https://www.wired.com/story/the-nintendo-switch-2-price-wont-get-hit-by-trumps-tariffs/Forbes' Paul Tassi on the almost certainly legit Oblivion remake: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/04/17/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remake-is-real-and-new-images-look-spectacular/For the sickos: Star Wars Zero Company: https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/560074/star-wars-zero-company-xcom-game-revealTori's on Twitter: tori_as_alwaysNathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
We love gaming :) THINGS MENTIONED:No, Mario Kart won't be $90: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/no-switch-2-games-arent-90-the-internet-is-just-broken-beyond-belief/Welcome to Fortnite, Sabrina Carpenter: https://www.thecut.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-fortnite-skins.htmlMicrosoft joins the BDS list: https://aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-games-journalismTori's on Twitter: tori_as_alwaysNathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
I may not be the same thickness I was in 2017, but the new Nintendo Switch is!! Yeah OK every gaming podcast is doing it and so are we: we're talking about the hot Switch 2 barrage of announcements from last week. Lock in and get ready to go into debt.THINGS MENTIONEDPolygon's breakdown of the Switch 2 Direct: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/550857/switch-2-direct-all-games-news-trailersTori's on Twitter: tori_as_alwaysNathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Look, if everyone's consenting and happy, what's wrong with it? Oh but other than that there was some interesting game news this week — a legacy publication is seemingly back from the grave and Nintendo sure is going crazy.THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon's rundown on the latest Nintendo Direct: https://www.polygon.com/news/547591/nintendo-direct-march-2025-everything-announced-switchIGN with the latest on this live-action Zelda movie: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-movie-live-action-director-plot-cast-trailer-release-date-nintendoGameInformer's announcement that they're back: https://www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-the-editor/2025/03/25/game-informer-is-backThe Verge breaking down the GameInformer news: https://www.theverge.com/news/635915/game-informer-return-gunzilla-gamesTori's on Twitter: tori_as_alwaysNathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Alright, no matter what we say in this episode you should absolutely NOT Google search "GamerGate." I'm serious.You should, however, look up this week's guest, Jamal Michel. He's a poet and writer whose writing on games has been published all over the place.You can read more about Jamal and his work on his website: jamalmichel.com.THINGS MENTIONEDJamal's article in the NYT about playing GTA as a kid: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/arts/grand-theft-auto-islam.htmlVariety reports that a Split Fiction movie is in the works: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/split-fiction-movie-video-game-adaptation-1236344367/A Forbes explainer on the recent Pokemon Go sale: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/03/12/niantic-just-sold-off-pokmon-go-so-what-changes-now/Tori's on bluesky: toridp98Nathaniel's on twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Have you ever played Disco Elysium? Would Family Guy clips or a Subway Surfers video alongside it help? That's not really what's happening to Disco Elysium but it's a funny mental image. And that's just one of the news items we're talking about this week!!THINGS MENTIONED:Eurogamer on Disco Elysium's new mobile port: https://www.eurogamer.net/disco-elysium-is-being-reimagined-for-mobile-devices-to-captivate-the-tiktok-userOh yeah and ZA/UM announced their next game: https://www.eurogamer.net/disco-elysium-studio-zaums-new-rpg-c4-is-part-espionage-thriller-part-psychedelic-sci-fiPolygon on the latest Switch 2 rumors: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/539639/nintendo-switch-2-analysts-launch-price-predictionsCheck out this new Silent Hill trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNVffiRAqj8And here's IGN on the impending Star Wars tactics game announcement: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-star-wars-turn-based-tactics-game-to-be-revealed-at-star-wars-celebration-2025Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_alwaysNathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
We're taking the week off, but we have a special treat for the feed: a recent episode of Video Game Podtimism where Noah and Tori got to gush about Kingdom Hearts 2.Subscribe to Video Game Podtimism wherever you listen to our show. We'll be back next week!Original episode description below:***Hey Podtimists,This week we're covering Kingdom Heart 2, and we were graciously joined Press START's Tori and Noah. This game is so damn good and we couldn't keep that all to ourselves. We love this game so please enjoy us gushing about it for about 2 hours.Checkout Press START on social here &Check out their podcast here!---Timestamps:(0:00) - Intro(4:43) - Some info about this game(7:19) - Our histories with the series(21:46) - My Sanctuary(26:40) - Twilight Town(39:23) - Nobodies(44:10) - The Disney stuff(53:21) - The combat(59:24) - The big ol' fight in Hollow Bastion(1:03:14) - The actual lore of Organization 13(1:05:25) - The World that Never Was(1:27:13) - How was the wait for KH3?(1:32:44) - The end of the game(1:41:36) - Themes of the games(1:53:00) - Outro
We're joined this week by Gameboy modder, soldering iron wizard and all around cool uncle Marisa from the YouTube channel Your Cool Uncle Marisa. She talks us through her first modding projects, what she likes in a handheld and what she hates about one particular boutique game publisher.Special thanks to listener Giovanni for recommending that we bring Marisa on as a guest :)Follow Marisa on YouTube at Your Cool Uncle Marisa.Tori's on Instagram: toridp98Nathaniel's on twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Guys, I think we may have willed a new Tony Hawk remaster into existence. Oh and not that I actually think any of our listeners are big GameStop shoppers, but boy do we have some news for you...THINGS MENTIONED:New Tony Hawk remaster on the horizon: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-skater-claims-hes-in-a-new-tony-hawk-remaster-about-to-come-out/Fuck Gamestop: https://gizmodo.com/gamestop-ceo-scapegoats-dei-for-company-troubles-2000565613NPR on the impacts of Target axing its DEI policies: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5277153/some-black-business-owners-say-target-boycott-over-dei-policies-could-hurt-themBye bye Switch game vouchers: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/524774/nintendo-game-vouchers-switch-2And here's Arlo on how they're killing the gold coins, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3biGMck-MHMTori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98Nathaniel's on twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsOur cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and your other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
If there's one thing we know how to do on this show it's cover a lot of ground. Strap in :3THINGS MENTIONED:Aftermath on the PSN outage: https://aftermath.site/sony-playstation-network-outage-psn-ps5-pcEpic is going to keep giving out games you sort of own: https://kotaku.com/epic-store-free-games-stats-steam-mobile-fortnite-1851764053PlayStation State of Play recap from Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/playstation/522584/everything-announced-sony-state-of-play-february-2025-trailersBobby Kotick vs unions: https://www.eurogamer.net/bobby-kotick-says-activision-blizzard-fake-lawsuits-were-simply-a-union-plan-to-drive-up-membershipYourCoolUncleMarisa on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yourcoolunclemarisaTori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsAs always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
We're grinding and ollie-ing our way through the hottest skating game of 2004 — a game that came out when we were in Elementary School. Come for the skating, stay for the 2004 of it all, however unfortunate some of that may be.Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98Nathaniel's on twitter:nathanbasedNoah's on Twitter: noah_hurtsBTW we don't own any of the music used in this!! Don't sue us!!Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are usually by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky@press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and your other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Left alone this week, Nathaniel had no other options but to record a podcast all by his lonesome (with the help of two very special guests). Lots of game news this week, buckle in :) THINGS MENTIONED Polygon: MultiVersus is dead for real this time: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/517406/multiversus-canceled-shut-down-date Pokemon TCG Pocket is leaky as hell: https://www.polygon.com/news/515271/pokemon-tcg-pockets-space-time-smackdown-leak-datamine-weavile-bidoof A fake PlayStation that plays real PlayStation games? It's more likely than you think: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/512589/superstation-one-pre-order-playstation-console Polygon reports that the Switch 2 can expect some Xbox games: https://www.polygon.com/news/514398/nintendo-switch-2-xbox-games Meanwhile, another Xbox exclusive is coming to PS5: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/forza-horizon-5-ps5 Elden Ring's multiplayer beta is on the horizon and people are losing it: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/elden-ring-nightreign-beta-invites-are-apparently-so-in-demand-scalpers-are-already-trying-to-resell-them-for-hundreds-of-dollars/ NintendoLife on the trademark battle Nintendo is waging in Costa Rica: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/random-local-supermarket-wins-trademark-battle-against-nintendo PCGamer on the GOG dreamlist: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/gog-just-brought-dino-crisis-1-and-2-back-to-life-and-wants-your-help-shouting-at-the-execs-imprisoning-your-favourite-games/ Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and your other data at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Cancellations, whacky prices and more this week.... THINGS MENTIONED: The team behind Celeste's new game is canceled: https://www.polygon.com/news/512505/earthblade-devs-celsete-followup-canceled IGN on GTA 6 pricing rumors: https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-at-100-would-be-a-bridge-too-far-even-for-grand-theft-auto New Xbox announcements: https://www.polygon.com/news/512692/everything-announced-xbox-direct-january-2025 A funeral for a friend: https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1882882541931430402 Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and your other data at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Yeah OK I guess Switch 2 announcement kinda overshadowed everything else this week, huh? Also, sorry about my (Noah) audio quality. Had a mic issue, that's why I sound like the speaker on a Wii remote. It won't happen again. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on the Switch 2: https://www.polygon.com/opinion/510594/nintendo-switch-2-reveal-apple-iphone-comparison This Twitter thread on the Silksong cakespiracy: https://x.com/pex_ton/status/1879982270737707078 Polygon on the canceled live service games from Sony: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/510511/sony-cancels-live-service-games-god-of-war Rolling Stone: Marvel Rivals has a Trump problem: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-rivals-donald-trump-mod-ban-1235230261/ A look at the modded version of NBA Jam Nathaniel's playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJKvaLMfqPo&t=85s This Bad Bunny track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdSGEvDGZAo Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and your other data at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Some of gaming's "leading advisors" (us) are here to outline our plans to maximize the best value for our stakeholders (you). We're gonna do that by talking about gaming news, fwiw. THINGS MENTIONED: Forbes on the Nintendo/Genki beef: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/10/nintendo-finally-comments-on-leaked-switch-2-hardware-and-videos/ Geoff Keighley's very bad tweet: https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1877407095710167515 This video about the origins of The Game Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvGn9mm9bT0 The Verge on what's next for SteamOS: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
It's time to close the book on 2024, then we'll never talk about it again :) THINGS MENTIONED: Our friend Ari's video about Death Stranding: https://youtu.be/ECtVgVdQods YouTuber AfterThoughts on God of War's sex minigames: https://youtu.be/PwBef_sVVCM Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us gaming recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
It's the holiday season and you know what that means? We got each other gifts :) Another week without news but instead? Joy :) Mario 64 holiday mix courtesy of Hotline Sehwani!! THINGS MENTIONED: YouTuber Razbuten on gaming for non Gamers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdenlAKb2g Casual Viewing by Will Tavlin for n+1: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's browsing reddit.com/r/burlington. Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your fave gaming gifts and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
In the holiday spirit of working as little as possible, we're mostly just BSing this week. Should we start a Lord of the Rings show? THINGS MENTIONED: Nintendo Forecast on the new Switch dock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pEoCMu6lw SOFTDRINKTV on NFL Head Coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V89YmdgoU5Q Nathaniel's Christmasy story for work: https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-12-23/horse-drawn-sleigh-rides-northeast-kingdom-offer-timeless-winter-tradition Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's at work Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your Lorrd of the Rings game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
We're reaching the point where it almost feels like we need to rebrand as a movie podcast. This one's got some Game Awards talk and lots of Wicked talk. THINGS MENTIONED: Alleged Switch 2 leaks: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1hciwjy/switch_2_leak/ No, I'm not linking to Ben Shapiro. Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's out enjoying his life Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
When Tori's out of town Noah and Nathaniel always go down some weird ass rabbit holes. Enjoy. THINGS MENTIONED: Geoff Keighley's unserious Game Awards Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegameawards/video/7442490565985357102 Polygon on Fursan al-Aqsa: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492245/fursan-al-aqsa-steam-game-removal-ritchie-torres IGN on the free slice of Gran Turismo available on Playstation: https://www.ign.com/articles/my-first-gran-turismo-is-a-free-to-play-intro-to-the-racing-sim-for-all-ages-available-this-week The Kofie video about history in sports games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsvSfPIEQg The trailer for the new Gundam show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnMIaFV4q6M Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's out enjoying his life Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
It's almost American Thanksgiving and we're using that as our excuse to not talk about video game news. I hope you can hold space for this podcast. Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
This week, Tori and Nathaniel are joined by fellow Gen-Z gamer, streamer and YouTubers Rowndlet. The gang talks about her history with gaming, retro collecting in Europe and more. THING(S) MENTIONED: This tweet about Ariana Grande: https://x.com/ArianaToday/status/1856492487529115748 Follow Rowndlet on social media! She's @Rowndlet on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and you can add her on Pokemon TCG Pocket with her friend code: 6203072500666307 Noah and Nathaniel are also playing PTCGP Noah: 0951374552733587 Nathaniel: 0951374552733587 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
It's the family-friendly, backwards compatible Gen-Z video game podcast with oodles of monetizable intellectual property — and this time it has three hosts. We're discussing last week's biggest news item (no, not that one) and the latest in scummy business practices in journalism. THINGS MENTIONED: IGN with a breakdown on Nintendo's casual info about a live action Zelda movie: https://www.ign.com/articles/well-at-least-we-know-the-live-action-the-legend-of-zelda-movie-will-be-released-before-the-end-of-the-decade Nintendo Forecast breaks down the latest Nintendo investor call: https://youtu.be/SSH2bGqZa7U Fast Company on the NYT tech strike: https://www.fastcompany.com/91222488/new-york-times-tech-workers-strike-election Aftermath's breakdown of the latest round of Kotaku layoffs: https://aftermath.site/kotaku-layoffs-go-media If you've made it this far in the description and you're a media person, hire our friend Willa: https://muckrack.com/willa-rowe Evan Pincus' really good Letterboxd review of The Devil and Daniel Johnston: https://letterboxd.com/drlemon/film/the-devil-and-daniel-johnston/ As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Hey, did y'all hear that the Dreamcast is back? Call of Duty is back, too, but that's a lot less exciting. Tori and Nate discuss... THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on the CoD ban in Kuwait: https://www.polygon.com/news/470233/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-kuwait-ban Tim Walz, for reference: https://x.com/BoozeRadly/status/1851238159746482278 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Tori's holding down the fort this week with the lovely guest hosts Kim and Chase from all kinds of podcasts. You'll recognize them from shows like dotzip, Frog of the Week and Video Game Podtimism. No news this week, just a rootin-tootin good time discussing the games we love :) Find our guests online! Kim hosts Frog of the Week and dotzip Chase hosts dotzip and Video Game Podmitism Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and your favorite games whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Sometimes the biggest game release isn't even a game, it's an alarm clock. THINGS MENTIONED: Vice is trying to resurrect Waypoint: https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-want-waypoints-return-to-be-like-the-silent-hill-2-remake/ Alarmo...: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-sound-clock-alarmo-121311/ The many spiritual successors of Disco Elysium: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/theres-now-a-third-studio-boasting-disco-elysium-veterans-trying-to-follow-up-the-beloved-rpg-here-with-a-a-spiritual-successor-psychogeographic-rpg/ What the hell is going on at GameFreak: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/huge-game-freak-leak-reveals-pokemon-source-code-unused-designs-switch-2-details-and-unannounced-gen-10-games/ Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
We start with some news and jump into talking about the new Zelda and also a completely unrelated big magnet. THINGS MENTIONED: Aftermath on the Gamurs layoffs: https://aftermath.site/gamurs-group-has-more-shitty-layoffs Polygon: Palworld is coming to PS5 despite its ongoing lawsuit: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/455993/palworld-playstation-5-ps5-release-date Everything announced at the recent State of Play: https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/24/everything-revealed-in-state-of-play-september-2024/ Microsoft is sorta going green: https://www.eurogamer.net/microsofts-green-initiatives-for-xbox-have-saved-over-3bn-car-miles-of-co2-emissions Popular retro YouTuber in Nintendo's sights?: https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1frjcaa/hey_everyone_this_is_russ_from_retro_game_corps_i/ Nintendo Forecast on the team for the new Zelda game: https://youtu.be/Te7vo8-9CK0 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your game recs, thoughts about blemished food and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Resignations, layoffs and the soulless husk of a beloved (?) mobile game in the news this week. Plus: Nathaniel delves deeper into tinkering, a femininomenon in Elden Ring and Tori's crunchy audio quality because she's still on vacation and had a recording hiccup. THINGS MENTIONED: Variety on the realities of the PS5 Pro's power: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24243216/playstation-5-pro-ps5-big-4k-screenshots What's up with the Annapurna resignations?: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/451240/control-2-remedy-annapurna-interactive-resignations Microsoft lays off 650 more people: https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/microsoft-gaming-layoffs-650-employees-1236141947/ Willa Rowe for Inverse on the weird revival of Flappy Bird: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/flappy-bird-returns-ios-android-microtransactions-trademark The Strange Sexlessness of Skyrim on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H3ZMz4_iVjE Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us your weird, lame 90s movie recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Tori and Nathaniel are out this week, so Noah recruited a crack team of gamers to talk about the week in game news. First is Brendon Bigley of Into the Aether and second is Emily Price, whose writing on games is all over the place including Unwinnable and Paste. Find Brendon's work: https://wavelengths.online/ Find Emily online: https://bsky.app/profile/emilyprice.bsky.social THINGS MENTIONED: The Sonic suit (don't buy it, we're not sponsored): https://www.opposuits.com/products/sonic-the-hedgehog?srsltid=AfmBOopba7TsIh-VO5IZjZqiYLir3KJ_6L99nAdpwnFXBeQCpDrgSflK Rolling Stone breaking down the Concord shutdown situation: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/playstation-concord-dead-offline-1235094165/ Lex Luddy's Astro Bot review for StartMenu: https://www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-astro-bot-melancholy-hill GameRant: Sony CFO says the company doesn't have enough IP: https://www.thegamer.com/playstation-not-enough-original-ip-says-sony/ Emily's recommended Vagrant Story YouTube video: https://youtu.be/oJbq959x-xU The Verge on Baldur's Gate 3's new official mod support: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/5/24236649/baldurs-gate-3-patch-7-now-live-evil-endings-mod-support People Make Games' new video on war games: https://youtu.be/lYaDXZ2MI-k Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us PS2 RPG recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Well, you know we have to talk about last week's Nintendo Directs, we can't not. Plus there's some other games coming out soon that we're excited about and one that led to a company getting shuttered regardless of its quality. THINGS MENTIONED: Robin Bea's Visions of Mana review for Inverse: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/visions-of-mana-review Gematsu on the closure of Ouka Studios: https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/bloomberg-netease-games-plans-to-close-visions-of-mana-developer-ouka-studios Ken Shepard's Metaphor Re:Fantazio first impressions for Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/metaphor-refantazio-preview-persona-atlus-political-1851633394 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us video game recs and whatever else at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
With Noah out this week, what better opportunity is there for Nathaniel and Tori to talk about Gamescom, Nintendo's museum and House Season 4? THINGS MENTIONED: Nintendo is killing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/442905/animal-crossing-pocket-camp-shut-down Nintendo shows off its new museum: https://youtu.be/JApUMBscKOc The new Indiana Jones won't be stuck on Xbox and PC: https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-explains-decision-to-launch-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-on-ps5 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us cozy video game recs at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Tori's out this week and you know what that means: Noah and Nathaniel are playing something silly. It's Star Wars time, baby. Specifically GBA Star Wars time. Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us video game and niche card game recs at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Join us this week for an audio smörgåsbord. We give our belated review of 2024's hottest film, Nathaniel goes deep on Olympic breaking and we share our favorite games from the PS2. THINGS MENTIONED: This video about the new emulation handheld Nathaniel got: https://youtu.be/LIMepWAzUuw This article from The New Yorker about quitting Spotify: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-i-finally-quit-spotify Never Post: https://www.neverpo.st/ Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by @tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us video game and niche card game recs at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
With Noah out this week Tori and Nathaniel go deep on the Olympics, Elden Ring and the latest nonsense in Fortnite. THINGS MENTIONED: Game Informer is dead: https://x.com/gameinformer/status/1819399257071214854 The new Fortnite Lego set: https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/fortnite Also the Cybertruck is in fortnite (lol, also lmao): https://www.fortnite.com/news/unlock-the-cybertruck-in-fortnite-by-goin-on-a-summer-road-trip-with-the-squad Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us video game and niche card game recs at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Hi gamers, no new episode from us this week. Instead, here's a treat! It's Video Game Podtimism! This is a recent episode of their fantastic show where Noah guested to talk about all kinds of stuff including a stupidly difficult Star Wars game for the PS1. We'll be back next week! In the meantime, the original description for the this episode is below. Go subscribe to Podtimism! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Podtimists, This week David is somewhere chilling on a beach so we were instead joined by the wonderful Noah Hertz from the Press START podcast. This week he has played two supremely confusing (but also good) video games. Chase on the other hand is just soaking in the Hoyoverse. We also took a deeper look at Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles, which promptly kicked out whole ass. The game is both good and incredibly hard! Games Mentioned: Luigi's Mansion 2 Zenless Zone Zero Death Stranding Final Fantasy Tactics Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
This week Tori and Noah are joined by YouTuber and fellow Gen Z gamer Gabi Belle to talk about the weird games we played as lonely kids, why she loves games and lots more. Thank you Gabi for the use of your song PLASTIC LOVE. Stream it on wherever you stream music! Find Gabi all over the place online: YouTube: @gabibelle Spotify: gabi belle Twitter: @itsgabibelle As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us about weird Wii games from your childhood at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Instead of news this week, we dive into our mailbag which is filled with Xbox 360 recommendations. There's some fun stuff in there!! By the way, Noah was on Video Game Podtimism this week! Listen wherever you listen to podcasts! More info on their website: podtimism.com Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us video game and niche card game recs at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
We do not want to talk about news this week so we are just spending an hour to talk about what we're playing. We hope you understand and enjoy :) Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
I hope this podcast finds you well, gamers. Tori and Noah are back off of a week off to gush about that banger of a Nintendo Direct from last week and to talk about how WE'RE definitely not pretending to be Asian women, but the same can't be said for some internet weirdos. Give it a listen, if you dare... THINGS MENTIONED Bloomberg on the strange state of video game leakers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-06-21/rumors-go-dark-as-video-game-leakers-face-a-reckoning Digital Trends list of Nintendo Direct announcements: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/nintendo-direct-june-2024-everything-announced/ Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us with your Elden Ring builds at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
It's officially "E3" season. We share our Summer Games Fest thoughts as well as some news about emulation and more. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon's Summer Games Fest trailer list: https://www.polygon.com/24173215/summer-game-fest-announcements-trailers-2024 Esquire on the ups and downs of Summer Games Fest: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a61006534/summer-game-fest-explained/ GameRant on the Halo PS5 rumor: https://gamerant.com/halo-1-remaster-ps5-rumor/ More on the battle against emulators and roms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2KV8MHRJlQ NakeyJakey's video on mid games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvzhE_MuMhM Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us with Xbox 360 game recommendations at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Nathaniel watched the recent State of Play, Noah got that hot new Xbox everyone's talking about and we're mentally preparing for E3 Season. THINGS MENTIONED: Yes, The NYT is suing a Wordle clone: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wordle-owner-files-lawsuit-against-geography-based-worldle The House M.D. wiki page for House's GBA: https://house.fandom.com/wiki/House%27s_Game_Boy Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us with Xbox 360 game recommendations at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Games media consolidation, rumors and lots more in this week's episode. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on Nintendo's acquisition of Shiver: https://www.polygon.com/24161472/nintendo-shiver-acquisition-explained Nintendo Forecast on said acquisition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R5gOA_h0nc The latest in nonsense games media acquisitions: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24161718/ign-gamer-network-acquisition Is Sony working on a new handheld console?: https://www.resetera.com/threads/rumor-sony-is-preparing-for-a-new-psp-that-will-run-ps4-games.873753/ Leaker Midori on the supposed early Persona 6 logo: https://x.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1793762106539684126?t=EDJ86dEQ98F2YUag-E4g3g&s=19 YouTuber Jenny Nicholson on the failure of the "luxury" Star Wars hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZW4 As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Get in apeheads, we're gaming. We talk about gaming news this episode, yeah, but there's also quite a bit about apes and House MD. Get on in here. THINGS MENTIONED: Square Enix is going to be putting their games on more platforms: https://www.polygon.com/24155266/square-enix-multiplatform-final-fantasy-7-rebirth Kotaku: Lots of people still haven't upgraded to the PS5: https://kotaku.com/playstation-4-5-sales-network-psn-users-ps5-ps4-sony-1851481409 Marvel Rivals' testers' weird contract: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1wwlvd9yko.amp Valve's new hero shooter leaked: https://www.polygon.com/24158960/valve-deadlock-hero-shooter-leak IGN on Kai Cenat's Elden Ring journey: https://www.ign.com/articles/kai-cenat-has-beaten-elden-ring-after-167-hours As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
It was a huge week for gaming news but it was also a big week for Star Wars freaks like Nathaniel and Noah. We've got Switch 2 updates, indie game thoughts and a review of 1999's hottest movie. THINGS MENTIONED: CentroLeaks tweet following the paper trail of Switch 2 leaks: https://twitter.com/CentroLeaks/status/1788361157981487572 Good Vibes Gaming's video breaking down the Switch 2 hardware leaks and rumors: https://youtu.be/Ru6mIqdrvJ4 IGN on Microsoft's latest upsetting round of studio closures: https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda Kotaku: Microsoft wants to make less Stuff: https://kotaku.com/xbox-bethesda-studio-closings-arkane-too-many-games-1851464885 DidYouKnowGaming's Donkey Kongvestigation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlu9g8UEAI FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH SPOILERS — 50:05 - 55:10 As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
With Nathaniel out this week we needed some backup, and who better to support than the fine girls from Girl Mode? We talk news, horny movies and lots more. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth spoilers: 31:30 - 41:30 OTHER THINGS MENTIONED: Squeenix is losing money again: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-maker-square-enix-takes-140-million-hit-in-content-abandonment-losses-as-it-revises-game-pipeline Is a Kingdom Hearts movie in the works?: https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-movie-animated-series-disney-plus-1851442334 The folks who made Rollerdrome are getting shut down: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/take-two-layoffs-roll7-intercept-games-rollderdrome ESA opposes on-demand archive: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/esa-org-won-t-cooperate-game-preservation As always, our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
We cover a lot of ground this week. We talk about new Switch 2 rumors/leaks, Noah spreads misinformation for fun and Nathaniel gushes about the DS. THINGS MENTIONED: Here's the old Variety article about a supposed Pokemon show: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/pokemon-netflix-series-live-action-joe-henderson-1235026390/ Kotaku on the sketchy new Fallout 4 update: https://kotaku.com/fallout-4-ps5-ps-plus-steam-mods-game-pass-bugs-1851438302 Itch.io bundle benefiting the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://itch.io/b/2321/palestinian-relief-bundle The Computer Lab Hijinks YouTube video Noah mentioned: https://youtu.be/NPyex66yBXk?si=yJll73ZaZokEXJdD Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email us at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
I've got indie game fever, baby, and only a prescription for triple I (none of that weak shit) will cure it. We're talking about indie games, Star Wars nonsense, Fortnite and lots more. Also yes we talk a little bit about the new Taylor Swift album. THINGS MENTIONED: Kyle Bosman's Delayed Input re: sticker game and Star Wars: https://youtu.be/rAdsptcj8iQ?list=PLXjlB8AgMh8QuT0_ao9vaZlI1jf2U4SGS Forbes on Star Wars: Outlaws weird DLC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/04/15/you-need-the-season-pass-to-play-star-wars-outlaws-jabba-the-hutt-mission/?sh=baea10057d30 Swim Free from Fortnite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6bD8k5ji7A Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Tori and Noah embarked on really similar journeys recently. She visited Japan and he watched some Wrestlemania. We discuss that and some news this week plus the games we're playing. THINGS MENTIONED: Kotaku on Possibility Space's shutdown: https://kotaku.com/possibility-space-shut-down-jeff-strain-email-employees-1851407683 This stupid tweet: https://x.com/Grummz/status/1777979507619881074 An arguably even stupider tweet: https://x.com/GameCharacterAI/status/1778300445821219189 Girl Mode: https://twitter.com/girlmode_pod?lang=en Rebekah Valentine's report on the Life is Strange devs: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-hidden-nazi-symbols-were-the-tip-of-a-toxic-iceberg-at-life-is-strange-developer-deck-nine Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Sometimes you don't want to talk about the news so you field listener questions instead. We hope you enjoy :) Happy eclipse day, too!! Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
Big news this week about nonsense at gaming news outlet Kotaku, Tencent and more. Noah and Nathaniel break it down. THINGS MENTIONED: Aftermath on the latest nonsense at Kotaku: https://aftermath.site/kotaku-eic-resigns-over-new-editorial-edict Overwatch PVE is canned: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-22/blizzard-entertainment-makes-big-changes-as-overwatch-2-struggles IGN on the Will Smith game no one has heard of: https://www.ign.com/articles/even-will-smith-couldnt-save-zombie-survival-game-undawn-which-flopped-spectacularly Kotaku's take: https://kotaku.com/undawn-will-smith-tencent-mobile-pc-flop-1851358692 Ruby Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59nXsqCA9I2uXfidX6WQkQ YouTuber MorbidZoo on Sound of Freedom: https://www.youtube.com/@themorbidzoo Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Our cool sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. You can email us about the Will Smith zombie game at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pressstart/support
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