Press START is NOT nor will it ever be AI-generated, and we're not currently on Threads (and we really don't want to be) so please don't blow it up. We really don't wanna be on Threads.

THINGS MENTIONED:

Here's the G/O Media Union statement about AI-generated content. You can follow this Twitter rabbit hole to find info on what the content was and how bad it was: https://twitter.com/gmgunion/status/1674535138883952640/photo/1

Willa Rowe from Inverse on the Annapurna Interactive games showcase: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/blade-runner-2033-annapurna-interactive-showcase

Polygon on the Overwatch anime: https://www.polygon.com/23785752/overwatch-2-animated-series-genesis-release-date

fortnitenews.com with the list of banned Fortnite emotes (for racist reasons): https://fortnitenews.com/fortnite-disables-26-emotes-in-competitive-tournaments/#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20hotfix%20released,Jugglin'%20Emote

Origin Story podcast interview with Hannah Nicklin: https://www.originstory.show/episodes/hannah-nicklin

Holy Week podcast: https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/holy-week/

Rick Astley plays The Smiths at Glastonbury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMG5R9Bpd8k

Our special music guest for this episode was the band Honeythunder with their track Ghouls. You can find more of their music online at honeythunder.rocks and on Twitter and Instagram at @honeythunderphl.

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 produces the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod  and on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and you can email us about games or social media or whatever at [email protected]. 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.

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