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OK, first thing's first: SPOILERS FOR CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 FROM 1:13:38-1:20:14.
Second thing's second, sorry for some of the audio inconsistencies this week. It's entirely Noah's fault and nobody else is responsible for it.
All of that aside, we're playing some sick games this week. We do our best to tip toe around literally anything that could be considered a spoiler for 1000xResist and wade into the Persona 4 remake rumor mill.
THINGS MENTIONED:
EA shut down an entire subsidiary studio that was working on a Black Panther game (from IGN)
From the Verge: Two former Polygon guides writers are starting their own site
IGN on the Persona 4 remake rumors
Commentary from No Escape VG
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.
The way these games are starting to cost, we're all gonna be ice soup households soon. But Borderlands 4 will be worth it!!
THINGS MENTIONED:
IGN on the new Battlefront 3 hype
Randy Pitchford sucks (from Gamesradar)
Brian Eno rules (from PC Gamer)
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 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.
That's right: forget a morning podcast taping. This is how wild and crazy things can get After Dark.
THINGS MENTIONED
IGN on Kojima's "forgetting game."
Wired on AI Vader.
Variety with the latest on the SAG-AFTRA strike.
PCGamer on the Overwatch union.
The Verge on Bungie's oopsie (theft).
Morbid Zoo's Sinners video.
Shout out to Cool Uncle Marisa :)
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on bluesky: nathanbased
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 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.
Star Wars is in the air (for better or worse), and this week we're talking about our recent playthroughs of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Sit down, tune in and don't have a bad feeling about this one.
FURTHER READING/WATCHING
Polygon's reporting on crunch at Traveler's Tales during the game's development
Scott the Woz's video about the LEGO Star Wars games
Tori's on bluesky: toridp98
Nathaniel's on bluesky: nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
Our regular sounds and intro/outro music are by GEIST (and we do NOT own any of the Star Wars music used PLEASE be cool Disney) 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 [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.
Lots of bad news this week!! We do our best to make the best of it.
THINGS MENTIONED:
Kotaku on the Microsoft price hikes
Bloomberg on the EA layoffs
And Polygon sold to Valnet from Kotaku
The Verge going deeper on that
GTA VI delayed
Scott the Woz re: Lego Star Wars
Tori's online
Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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 MENTIONED
Yes, Sidney Sweeney is supposed to be in the Split Fiction movie
Business Insider on Ryan Coogler's Sinners deal
Collider on RotS' crazy cinema numbers
Kermode and Mayo on RotS
Tori's online
Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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 MENTIONED
Wired 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-reveal
Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always
Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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.html
Microsoft joins the BDS list: https://aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-games-journalism
Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always
Nathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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 MENTIONED
Polygon's breakdown of the Switch 2 Direct: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/550857/switch-2-direct-all-games-news-trailers
Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always
Nathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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-switch
IGN 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-nintendo
GameInformer's announcement that they're back: https://www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-the-editor/2025/03/25/game-informer-is-back
The Verge breaking down the GameInformer news: https://www.theverge.com/news/635915/game-informer-return-gunzilla-games
Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always
Nathaniel's on Twitter:nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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 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.
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