Forget Tomato Town, we're dropping in Springfield, baby.
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Readying up
05:00 Where we dropping? Our Fortnite thoughts
36:00 MrBeast Is Opening A Theme Park In Saudi Arabia This Month - Kotaku
48:30 Clair Obscur snubbed in Grammy video game soundtrack nominations - VGC
60:00 What we're playing (Undertale, A Song of Ice and Fire, Dungeon Crawler Carl, the Criterion Collection)
01:25:30 Heading back to lobby
Chug Jug With You by Leviathan
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on Steam: nathanbased
Noah's in our Discord: noahhurts
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Our 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 questions about Undertale, what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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.
What's scarier than Halloween?? Union busting!!
THINGS MENTIONED
06:04 ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings - Bloomberg
09:57 Retroid Pocket 6 funny business
19:04 New Animal Crossing stuff
Further watching from Nintendo Forecast
30:08 What we’re up to
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on PSN: nathanbased
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about Undertale, what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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 back!! Time to talk about a bunch of stuff including 40-year-old movies, a 30-year-old book and a 50-year-old movie.
CW: Discussion of drowning 41:00-44:35
Oh and get your Undertale questions in!!
THINGS MENTIONED:
05:35 The ‘Counter-Strike 2’ Skins Market Crash, Explained – Forbes
Further reading: Netflix and Spotify partner to bring podcasts by The Ringer to the video platform - CNBC
19:44 D’Angelo F-cking Loves Playing ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ - Rolling Stone (2018)
26:05 What we're playing
Adam Conover re: AI slop videos
Quinn the GM re: A Feast for Crows 20th anniversary
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on PSN: nathanbased
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about Undertale, what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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.
Tori is joined this week to talk about games and gaming news by some fabulous guests :)
You can find AJ on Dotzip, in the TWG Discord (info below) and online at ajfillari.online.
You can find Matt on Can't Let it Go, In Sequence, in the TWG Discord and on YouTube at ~ flow state ~.
THINGS MENTIONED:
0:00 Intro and hi to AJ and Matt!
2:45 Nintendo’s weird Pikmin videos were short films, not announcement teasers - The Verge
6:40 AJ’s news roundup: Kickstarter worker’s strike + Emily Price’s article about cooking in video games (link) + Jason Blum on AI
Further reading: Kickstarter United strikes in New York City for fairer contract - Rascal; The Cookbook Theory of Trails in the Sky - Unwinnable; ‘Blumhouse Is Not for Sale’ ... - Variety
13:45 Metaphor ReFantazio announcement (Metaphor spoilers from 14:50 to 15:05)
21:20 What we're playing
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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 swear this is a podcast about video games.
THINGS MENTIONED:
01:48 Intro
02:35 Brief EA acquisition talk
Further reading: The EA Sale Is Bad News For Everyone - Aftermath
06:11 New Taylor Swift album
34:49 Summer Eternal art book
40:05 What we’re playing
1:04:42 Closing
Tori's on Spotify
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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
You know what they say, sometimes a month's worth of gaming news happens in a week. Something like that.
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Hideo Kojima's Next Announcement Is A Credit Card - Gamespot
Further reading: Kojima Aiming To "Redefine" Entertainment With Next Project - Gamespot
15:08 Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians – The Guardian
Further reading: BDS response to the Microsoft news
22:06 Pokémon Company 'Aware' Of DHS Video Using TV Show Theme To Promote ICE – Huffpost
27:52 There's a new Fire Emblem game and it's Bad
Further reading: Fire Emblem Shadows is an absolute mess - Polygon
35:21 What we're playing
01:24:53 Closing
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
Our show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at TheWorstGarbage.online.
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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
Shorty of an episode this week because there was a bit of a pet emergency (everyone is OK!) midway through recording. We'll be back to our regularly-scheduled length next week, but enjoy a shorty this week :)
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Florida State University opens Garnet Gaming Lounge
09:18 Honoring the consoles we sold along the way
14:38 XBOX prices going up (again) - Variety
20:47 Steam ending support for Windows 10 32-bit - PCGamer
23:16 What even is a AAA game?
Further reading: What is a AAA game? A clever system ends the debate - Polygon
24:52 Signing off
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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
Do you guys remember the song Pump it Up from 2002?
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Introduction/straight into Nintendo Direct talk
The Mario movie leaked via Old Spice (sorry for a twitter link)
I Don't Think This Was the Direct Nintendo Needs Right Now - Arlo
23:31 God of War/Joe Budden talk
Further reading: Amazon’s God of War TV series is already looking toward season 2 - Polygon
Joe Budden as Kratos (sorry for another twitter link)
28:36 What we're playing
Half-Life, Architecture, and Anime Girls - mantron
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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 asking the big questions this week like... can games actually be good? Why is everything handheld? Why is Persona 5 Like That so much?
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Intro, Pokemon and, hear us out, what if games were good?
08:35 Comic book talk
14:30 NBA 2K's college game and WNBA coming to 2K?
Further reading: EA's college basketball revival may be over before it really began - Polygon
25:00 Steven Spielberg Wanted The ‘Call Of Duty’ Movie, But Activision Bailed, Says Report - Forbes
29:00 Eric Andre's in Street fighter, apparently (CW: mention of sexual assault)
Further reading and the full cast list: Street Fighter full cast... - IGN
35:00 PS6 rumors and everything is handheld
Here's a more insightful conversation about this from our friends at Wavelengths
44:10 What we're playing
They Couldn't Make This Game Today - peterspittech on YouTube
Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel's using the Press START twitter: press_startpod
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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.
Sorry Wii U owners. Got some bad news in this one for all 20 of us.
Mild CW for sexual assault and self harm during some Persona 5 talk from 47:35-50:04.
THINGS MENTIONED:
06:55 Hideo Kojima says AI is the latest “revolution” for gaming - GamesRadar
19:39 Diablo Devs Unionize Following Layoffs And Dissatisfaction With AI, Pay - Aftermath
25:12 Stardew Valley update coming!!
29:18 Silksong is only going to cost $20 - IGN
Also Silksong isn't coming to Wii U :( - TheGamer
47:35 - 50:04 CW: Sexual assault, self harm
1:03:29 Closing
Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98
Nathaniel's using the Press START twitter: press_startpod
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about what you wanna hear us talk about, game 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've got games coming out we never even thought we'd see.
THINGS MENTIONED:
05:35 Hollow Knight: Silksong has a release date
Bloomberg's interview with Team Cherry
14:35 The new LEGO Batman game looks so good
20:54 But we can’t forget Garfield Kart 2!!
Can Garfield Kart 2 compete with Hollow Knight: Silksong? Who cares, dude? - Polygon
23:22 What we’ve been playing
01:08:29 Closing
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions about Final Fantasy IX, game 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 chose some heavy (but important!) news items to talk about this week, but it's all balanced out by talking about two Big Jokers (of the Persona 5 and Batman varieties).
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:26 Games media talk
Further reading: Everything's coming up Roblox ... - Forbes
24:47 What we've been playing
38:38 SPOILERS FOR JEDI: SURVIVOR
50:13 SPOILERS OVER FOR JEDI: SURVIVOR
55:52 SPOILERS FOR 1000xRESIST
58:43 SPOILERS OVER FOR 1000xRESIST
1:13:54 Closing
People Make Games' latest on Disco Elysium
The Guardian's investigation into the Israeli government's usage of Microsoft's cloud platform
And stay past the end of our closer music to hear a brief (and spoiler-free, but still a discussion) discussion about the movie Weapons.
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased
Noah's on letterboxd: hertz_a_lot
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Our 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 questions, comic book recs, game 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.
Battlefield 6 more like Battlefart 6, amiright?
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Introduction
03:00 Battlefield 6 and Pax Armata
Battlefield 6 team wanted villains who could blow up Brooklyn, but also be 'badass' - Polygon
11:30 Nintendo Direct/Indie Showcase/Pokemon Presents
16:30 Video Game History Foundation buys the rights to Computer Entertainment
Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda - 404 Media
20:05 What we've been playing
Tori's on backloggd: vdpeek
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions, book recs, game 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.
Tori and Noah read the book Ocean's Godori and were dying to talk to author Elaine U. Cho about the video games she loves. Thanks for coming on the show Elaine :)
You can learn more about Elaine and find links to buy her books at her website elaineucho.com. She's also on Instagram @elaineucho.
THINGS MENTIONED:
02:05 Questions for Elaine
20:06 Some of Elaine's favorite books
23:28 Elaine's top 5 favorite games
26:36 What we've been playing
49:24 Start of slight Death Stranding 1 spoilers
51:44 End of Death Stranding 1 spoilers
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions, book 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.
THINGS MENTIONED:
0:43.859 itch.io/Steam NSFW content ban ... lots of links for this one.
The Gamer on removals from Steam
ArsTechnica on itch game removals
Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games - 404 Media
12:38.439 What's up with Waypoint?
20:33.254 Mario and Peach just friends - IGN
25:08.060 Final Fantasy XI suspends character creation on its most popular server as people flock to the more than 20-year-old MMO - PCGamer
26:59.694 What we've been playing
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Our 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 questions, train game recs for Nathaniel 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.
Hiiiii. We've got a great new episode for you (if I do say so myself). I know this is mostly a video game news show but a good bit of this is also just Superman talk. Buckle in.
SUPERMAN SPOILERS 27:45 - 49:48
THINGS MENTIONED
00:13 The 2027 Zelda movie has its Link and Zelda - BBC
05:45 Paste Media launches a new site for gaming news
08:10 Oblivion remaster support studio hit with layoffs - Kotaku
10:15 Mailbag :) Email us at heypressstart@gmail.com
21:05 What we've been playing
49:48 The end of Superman discussion lol
Mike Francesca on Superman (sorry that it's a Twitter link)
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Our 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 questions, 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.
It's a big week for us! We joined a podcast network! We're all three here talking about games! Nathaniel and Noah reveal what Final Fantasies they've been playing! All that and more!!!
SPOILERS FOR FINAL FANTASY XV FROM 31:30 to 45:30!!!
THINGS MENTIONED:
Soon you'll be able to buy V-bucks and pay for them later - Gamespot
G/O Media sells Kotaku to Gizmodo owner - Axios
David Corinswet's GQ interview
Nathaniel's tierlist of every game he's played so far this year
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
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Our 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 questions for Nathaniel about Final Fantasy XV, 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.
Microsoft is all up in the news recently, whether they're ruining people's lives with layoffs or ruining people's lives with its complicity in an ongoing genocide in Palestine. This week, Tori and Nathaniel are talking with games journalist Autumn Wright about how the BDS movement is targeting Microsoft and what that means for Xbox.
You can keep up with Autumn's work on their bluesky page and at Unwinnable, where they write a regular column.
Also: Apologies from Press START HQ for some minor audio inconsistencies this week. We'll be back and firing on all cylinders next week :)
THINGS MENTIONED
Autumn's article about Microsoft, the BDS movement and games journalism in Aftermath
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
Our 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 questions, 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.
Listen as two people who don't own the console talk about the launch of the Switch 2. Marvel at their lack of excitement for another Hollywood adaptation of a beloved video game franchise! All that and more!!
THINGS MENTIONED:
Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers" - Nintendo Life
The Switch 2's First New GameCube Game Is A Mario Strikers That's Actually Good - Kotaku
Apparently a ton of people watch Summer Games Fest – Variety
NBA, NBPA and 2K agree to extend multiyear partnership - NBA
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
Our 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 questions, gaming recs for Noah's wife 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.
Hekki grace! Man this game is good as hell. Strap in because we're trying to cover as much ground as possible in two and a half hours talking about Sunset Visitor's incredible 1000xResist.
FURTHER READING
1000xResist isn’t just mind-bending sci-fi — it’s also an allegory for diaspora
Oh and here's the What Color Are You quiz :)
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's online
Noah's online
Our 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 thoughts about 1000xResist, what you think we should play next and other stuff to 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.