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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Sean & Jordan talk about the sticky situation at Fullbright, more Blizzard woes, Ariana Grande's Fortnite concert, The Ascent, Hunter's Arena: Legends and much more!

Heavy Hitter/Discussion - Time code: 3:28

We have an in-depth discussion about the Steve Gaynor situation at Fullbright and how it factors into this trend of toxic workplaces being revealed in the gaming industry.

Quick Hits & What We've Been Playing - Time code: 19:06

The quick hits: An ex-Blizzard Dev calls for Unionization in the gaming industry, The president of Blizzard steps down in the wake of Activision Blizzard's labor lawsuit; Several big advertisers pull out of Overwatch League due to recent controversy; Take Two CEO thinks new games don't belong on Game Pass; The Ascent brings in $5 million in its' opening weekend; Game Pass has helped Xbox net a record breaking $15.37 billion in revenue this year; Datamining reveals a possible Battle Royale mode for Halo Infinite; Sony not spooked by recent dip in PS Plus subs; The PSVR 2 to feature HDR OLED displays.

What We've Been Playing: Sean wraps up A Plague Tale and joins DJ to try out the Asian mythology themed Battle Royale, Hunter's Arena: Legends; DJ continues his renewed love affair with Genshin Impact and tests his marriage in It Takes Two; Avery airs his grievances about Apex Legends' newest OP character and marvels at Ariana Grande's Fortnite concert; Jordan completes Death's Door and takes on The Ascent.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Sean & Jordan talk about more Activision Blizzard drama, Netflix adapting more video game properties, EA course correcting to single player games and much more!

Heavy Hitter/Discussion - Time code: 5:22

We have an in-depth discussion about the ever evolving Activision Blizzard situation and several gaming outlets' decision to halt coverage of their games for the time being.

Quick Hits & What We've Been Playing - Time code: 18:07

The quick hits: Horizon Forbidden West officially delayed to 2022 & Kena: Bridge Of Spirits delayed until September; Developers from Infinity Ward & Naughty Dog form a new AAA studio; EA makes a shift to single player games after Jedi: Fallen Order's success; Battlefield 2042 to feature the series' most extensive season pass yet; Blue Box Games' newest game teaser brings up a lot of MGS questions; Halo Infinite's multiplayer beta coming July 29th; PS5's Storage Expansion Update is unnecessarily complex; Live action series based on Dragon Age & Pokemon coming to Netflix.

What We've Been Playing: Sean briefly returns to Black Ops 4 for a rude awakening and checks out some left field indie games (Doodle Championship Island & Kitten Squad); Avery goes down the rabbit hole of competitive Valorant; Jordan continues to climb the ranks in UFC 4 while navigating the dungeons of Death's Door & the neon-lit streets of The Ascent; DJ plays more Genshin Impact and considers returning to the King Of The Iron Fist tournament after watching Tekken 7 Evo matches.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery & Jordan talk about the Activision Blizzard debacle, EA Play Live, Neill Bloomkamp's upcoming shooter, Netflix's gaming plans and much more!

Heavy Hitter/Discussion - Time code: 2:06

We have an in-depth discussion about the recent Activision Blizzard controversy and the problematic trend of the mistreatment of women & toxic work environments in this industry.

Quick Hits & What We've Been Playing - Time code: 29:56

The quick hits: EA Play Live brings several big announcements; Popular Twitch streamer finds way to turn Pokemon Unite into a pay to win game; Google crafts a whole RPG for the Olympics; Amazon's New World is bricking powerful graphic card; Tencent to obtain Sumo (Crackdown & Sackboy) for 1.3 billion dollars; Netflix to focus on mobile games out the gate; Neill Blomkamp is working on a AAA shooter that will surely be nightmare fuel.

What We've Been Playing: Jordan completes Psychonauts & Bloodroots, steps into the cage for some UFC 4 and has some dueling opinions with Avery about Death's Door; DJ hunts monsters in The Witcher mobile and returns to Genshin Impact ahead of Alloy's September arrival.

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Dj, Jordan, and Avery give their SPOILER FILLED impressions of Loki. They talk about their favorite moments and characters, critic where they thought the show was lacking, take a crack at what the Multi-verse could mean going forward, gush over Jonathan Major's performance of Kang, and soo much more! Don't forget to like and subscribe! #PressXtostart

 

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Avery & Jordan talk about Nickelodeon All Star Brawl, Valve's Steam Deck, Gundam Evolution and much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 2:21

Sean takes a break from A Plague Tale before beating it to return to Anthem (for some ungodly reason) & explore an alien planet with his wife in Haven; Jordan skims through several games on Game Pass's ever expanding library; and DJ lays the smacketh down cartoon style in WWE Battlegrounds.

Gaming News - Time code: 18:06

The quick hits: Xbox & Switch reportedly outsold the competition in June; Several upcoming releases get hit with delays; Deathloop to arrive on Xbox in fall of 2022; Sony seems to be skipping Gamescom as well; God Of War Ragnarok trailer rumored for the next State Of Play; Netflix gets closer to joining the gaming market with a rumored partnership with PlayStation; Gundam basically makes an Overwatch game for eSports; Persona to make 7 big announcements until Fall 2022 for its' 25th anniversary; Battlefield 2042 to feature crossplay & cross progression.

The heavy hitters: We take in-depth looks at Valve's new Steam Deck handheld & Nickelodeon's new mascot brawler.

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Dj, Jordan, and Avery give their impressions, high points, and critics on Marvel's Black Widow. We talk Taskmaster history, Black Widow's movie placement, and how Sean managed to watch the movie! 

14:26 - Spoiler Talk

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Avery & Jordan talk about Assassin's Creed Infinity, the Nintendo Switch OLED, Sony's newest State Of Play, Cyberpunk's triumphant return and more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 4:39

Sean indulges in the free PS Plus offerings for July; Jordan tries his hand at extreme sports with Descenders, checks out the odd Space Jam beat-em-up & continues to make his way through Psychonauts; Avery makes his way through the delightfully bizarre office themed dungeon crawler, Going Under.

Gaming News - Time code: 20:04

The quick hits: Sony pulls PS5 Ad that accidentally shows the console upside down; Pokemon Go! has caught 5 billion dollars in 5 years; Nintendo reveals the newest update to the Switch; Xbox confirms  that Fable 6 will precede Elder Scrolls 6; Despite the disastrous launch cycle, Cyberpunk 2077 is dominating the sales charts on the PS Store; Sony drops its' most recent State Of Play.

The heavy hitters: We talk in depth about the new Assassin's Creed game going full GAAS and what it could mean for the series going forward.

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Dj, Avery, and Sean react to all of the moments from Playstation's State of Play. Videocast available on our Youtube channel. We give our first impressions of Arcadegeddon, take of the newest Sifu trailer, opinions of Hunter's Arena: Legends, and decide if you can have too much Deathloop. After the showcase, Avery and Dj stick around to review and rate the showcase.

 

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Doug, Avery & Marcus talk about the Apex Legends dumpster fire, Ghost Of Tsushima's expansive new update, Sony's new studio acquisitions, Kojima's new Xbox deal, Basketrio and much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 3:45

Marcus gets his crossplay on in Overwatch, gives NEO The World Ends With You a spin & briefly checks in with Yuffie in FFVII Intergrade; Avery has left the main story behind for Fort Condor in Intergrade; explores the personal mystery of Tell Me Why & airs his grievances about the sad state of Apex Legends; Doug tries out the Resident Evil chapter of Dead By Daylight in between case work; DJ fights ninja mechs in Gundam, starts It Takes Two with his wife and tries out the bizarre anime street basketball hybrid, Basketrio.

Gaming News - Time code: 29:36

The quick hits: Sony bolsters its' next gen slate with 3 new studio acquisitions; Ghost Of Tsushima reveals its' new Director's Cut which includes the rumored Iki Island expansion; EA to split its' EA Play event into several streams; Two new Control games are officially in the works; Casey Hudson announces his new studio a year after leaving Bioware; EA shoots down reports of bringing in-game ads to their upcoming games; Kojima's deal with Microsoft is on the cusp of becoming a reality; An unnamed id Software game receives a rating from the Australian Classification Board.

The heavy hitters: We talk at length about the hot mess that is the current Apex Legends pro streamer community.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Jordan, Avery & Sean talk about the PlayStation Experience's possible return, Ghost of Tsushima's rumored psuedo sequel, Windows PC Gaming update and much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 3:05

Avery finishes up Bugsnax, starts Final Fantasy VII Intergrade and dives deep into the anime lunacy of Guilty Gear Strive; Jordan continues his pilgrimage through the Yakuza series with Kiwami 1 & 2; and Sean & DJ make brief remarks about Rift Apart before plugging our review cast (Go listen and watch please!)

Gaming News - Time code: 21:35

The quick hits: Sony reluctantly brings Cyberpunk back to its' store with no guarantee of it being fixed; Jim Ryan's trying to move past the console wars; Rift Apart was apparently made without crunch; Japanese brawler, Judgement reportedly coming to Game Pass; Marvel's Avengers fumbles yet again as new patch reveals players' IP addresses; Sony trying to get PS5 owners to get another one; Windows 11 reveals its' PC gaming features; Insomniac Games hiring for mysterious new multiplayer game; New Dead Space game rumored for EA Play; Ghost of Tsushima to allegedly expand even further with new standalone expansion.

The heavy hitters: We talk at length about the possibility of Sony bringing back the PlayStation Experience.

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