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- Episode 171: Big Joker
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
08:25 Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app" - Eurogamer
Further reading: Everything's coming up Roblox ... - Forbes
This Chris Hansen tweet
20:00 'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel - GameDeveloper
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
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
1 hr 22 min - Episode 170: Farty games
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
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians - The Guardian
The announcement of the Leaving the Party podcast
Tori's on backloggd: vdpeek
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
1 hr 19 min - Episode 169: The games that made Ocean's Godori (feat. Elaine U. Cho)
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
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
56 min - Episode 168: Death Stranding in real life??
Censorship is bad.
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
Consume Me on itch.io
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
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
1 hr 6 min - Episode 167: Tote bag summer
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 [email protected]
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)
Willa Rowe on No Phone Summer
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
1 hr 15 min - Episode 166: My Lego Computer (Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy IX, Death Stranding)
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:
OK fine here are the Animal Crossings Crocs but don't buy them just because we talked about them Nintendo is not paying us
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
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.
Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!
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 [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.
1 hr 33 min - Episode 165: Canceling GamePass and Microsoft (feat. Autumn Wright)
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 [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.
53 min - Episode 164: u got games on ur switch 2?
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:
This Switch 2 Accessory Is Making Fans Drop Their Consoles And The Manufacturer's Response Is Only Making Things Worse [Update: Everyone's Getting Free Upgraded Joy-Con Grips Following Death Threats] - Kotaku
It was the biggest console launch of all time, but was Nintendo Switch 2 a success for third-parties? - The Game Business
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
Why is the cast for the Street Fighter movie I didn’t know was happening so stacked – Hollywood Reporter
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 [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.
57 min - Press START plays: 1000xResist
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 and the Pain of Departure
Nothing Ever Stops Existing
A Complete Story Breakdown of 1000xResist
Talking for 5 Hours About 1000xRESIST
What Should You Leave Behind? - 1000xRESIST Review
1000xResist isn’t just mind-bending sci-fi — it’s also an allegory for diaspora
1000xRESIST is a game for a post-2019 Hong Kong protest generation of diaspora children that doesn't exist yet
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 [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.
2 hr 15 min - Episode 163: One GameStop in New Jersey...
Tori's got a Switch 2 and it's Fake E3 Season. All that and a special Star Wars surprise. Buckle in :o)
THINGS MENTIONED:
Aftermath on the Splitgate dev's stupid hat
A good post from Ethan Gach on bsky
Alpharad playing Switch 2
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 about 1000xResist, gaming recs and other stuff 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.
1 hr 3 min
About Press START
From the publisher's feed
It's the Gen Z video game podcast. Tori Domínguez Peek, Noah Hertz and Nathaniel Wilson 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.
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