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Culture Topic - Time code: 0:28

• On this episode of Press X For The Culture: Press X gives some etiquette tips for all of the new members of the E-Sports community thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean & Cam talk about: FFVII Remake, the DualSense controller; Animal Crossing getting banned in China and much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 02:26

• Sean finishes his violent trip down memory lane in the remastered Modern Warfare 2 campaign and then links up with the rest of the boys in Midgar for our FFVII Remake first impressions.

Gaming News - Time code: 32:33

• The quick hits: FFVII Remake is doing well on the review circuit; Warzone's Trophy system buff makes vehicles even MORE powerful; Predator: Hunting Grounds comes with an "Exposed Ass" warning; Nintendo Switches are sold out everywhere thanks to the quarantine; PS5's CPU & GPU will ensure that GodFall will have appropriately godly gameplay; Bethesda VP, Pete Hines, hypes up the DualSense controller; Google Stadia is now free and will have a free Pro Subscription for 2 months.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Cam & Marcus talk about: the PS5 controller, The Last Of Us 2 getting removed from the Playstation Store, Person 5 Royal & much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 05:15

• Marcus returns to Shujin Academy for Persona 5 Royal and links up with Sean to make people mad on Overwatch; Sean relives some 2009 goodness in COD Modern Warfare 2 Remastered and gets into some online scraps in Puyo Puyo & Smash Bros Ultimate; DJ finishes up the Animal Crossing New Horizons campaign and plays some demos in the mean time to varying degrees of enjoyment; Cam bonds with his wife in Mario Party and successfully guides Jesse through Control's relentless story.

Gaming News - Time code: 29:14

• The quick hits: Animal Crossing & Doom Eternal strike gold amidst the pandemic; Sony donates 10M$ to COVID-19 Relief Fund; Bethesda cancels their June virtual conference, Rockstar Games plans to donate 5% of their online revenue to COVID-19 relief efforts; X-Box Magazine becomes the newest casualty to the dying print industry; The ESA maps out plans for a "re-imagined" E3 in 2021 and an online Summer of Gaming event to replace E3 2020; Call Of Duty gets the greenlight to use Humvees in their games; An NBA 2K tourney featuring actual players to be held starting today; Every Gamestop in Boston gets closed down at the mayor's behest.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Doug & Marcus talk about: Nintendo's mini-Direct, Gamestop's attempt to stay open in spite of the lockdown; NASCAR getting into E-sports and more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 02:33

• DJ discovers Animal Crossing's amazing aquarium and suits up for Gundam's shocking new single player update, while Sean tries and fails to surprise him by jumping into the game; Doug uses his quarantine time checking out Detroit Become Human & Red Dead Redemption via PS Now; Marcus joins the gang in Overwatch, Apex & CoD only to get washed in all three.

Gaming News - Time code: 29:00

• The quick hits: PS3 Players (yes they still exist) to get cut off from PS4 friends soon as Sony gears up for next gen; Konami says all recent Silent Hill rumors are big ole lies; Sega to drop special content for their 60th Anniversary; The hacker that stole the Xbox Series X graphics source code demands 100 mil; Ryan Reynolds in talks to adapt cult classic Dragon's Lair for Netflix; Games for Gold & Playstation Plus free games for April; Nintendo stealthily brings a buttload of big ports to the Switch; Horror FPS "Quantum Error" announced for PS4 & PS5.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Cam & Marcus talk about: Animal Crossing New Horizons, CoD Warzone, the RE3 Remake Demo, Overwatch's new hero, PS5's specs and more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 02:24

• Sean finally finishes his supernatural janitor duties in Luigi's Mansion 3, briefly ventures into the artsy worlds of Nier Automata & Celeste, and joins Marcus in some Apex Legends domination & RE3 Remake Demo impressions; Cam drops his late impressions of the FFVII Remake Demo, restarts Outer Worlds and gets into some colorful anime shenanigans in Dragon Quest XI; Lastly, DJ joins the rest of the world in the Animal Crossing frenzy and then links up with Sean & Marcus to reap the spoils of war in CoD Warzone.

Gaming News - Time code: 21:04

• The quick hits: Half Life: Alyx debuts to widespread critical acclaim; Sonic dethrones Detective Pikachu as the highest grossing video game movie; Control drops its' first DLC; Overwatch reveals its' newest hero, Echo (and she's already been nerfed); Apex Legends' Class Perk system revealed in leak; Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members now getting free DLC; Bethesda messed up and basically gave out Doom Eternal for free on PC; CoD Black Ops reboot info gets leaked; 87 Year Old Animal Crossing superfan gets her own character in New Horizons; Lust For Darkness available again on Switch after being deemed too sexy to sale; Animal Crossing is blocking certain features for people with multiple accounts; Sony rumored to be unhappy with Death Stranding's commercial performance; Folding@home project allegedly being used to find a Coronavirus cure.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean & Doug talk about Call of Duty: Warzone, E3's cancellation, Naughty Dog's crunch issues and more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 3:01

• Doug & Sean take part in their usual Overwatch & Apex rituals; Doug (at the behest of Marcus) apprehensively puts back on the cape and cowl to dispense justice in Season 2 of Telltale's Batman; Sean & DJ do a deep dive into Call of Duty Modern Warfare's new modes, Warzone & Plunder; and Doug tells an adorable (and slightly disturbing) story about playing Dead By Daylight with a friend's daughter.

Gaming News - Time code: 25:17

• The quick hits: Horizon Zero Dawn finally makes its' way to PC; Mario & Lego combine to make children everywhere happy; Nintendo wins their patent dispute with Gamevice but loses on their request to dismiss Joycon Drift lawsuit; CD Projekt Red to start working on a Geralt-less new Witcher game after Cyberpunk launches; Levi Jeans & Nintendo collaborate on some bitchin new overalls; Call of Duty: Warzone's Combat Pack will be free on PS Plus until Oct. 1; Doom Eternal won't be 4K on Stadia; 2K to return to the football realm with a non-sim game (please be Blitz!); Norman Reedus said yes to Kojima because of Guillermo Del Toro.

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Doug talk about the FFVII Remake, The Last Of Us HBO series, Stadia's big new hire & a whole lotta Coronoavirus related news (this is our new reality)!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 3:55

Gaming News - Time code: 26:50

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Doug talk about Dreams, Hideo Kojima's BAFTA honor and a whole lot of Coronavirus related stuff.

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 4:49

• DJ recalls getting his fête on in Trinidad for Carnival and then talks about his brief experience with Dreams; Marcus reeks Total Mayhem in Overwatch with Doug & Sean and has a brief stint in the mobile gaming world with Inside; Sean plays more Luigi's Mansion...and loses his Switch in the process; and Doug learns that these hoes ain't loyal as he finishes Telltale's The Wolf Among Us.

Gaming News - Time code: 24:54

• The quick hits: The March edition of Playstation Plus Free Games & Xbox's Games For Gold; Neil Druckmann vaguely leaves the door open for another Uncharted game; Modern Warfare's Battle Royale mode release date potentially leaked (this clearly wasn't the case); PS5 will be able to sense your fear thanks to a new controller attachment; CD Projekt Red to give Series X upgrade of Cyberpunk 2077 for free if you buy it on Xbox One; Anthem fans throw it a birthday party in spite of its' parents forgetting about it; China pulls Plague Inc. from the App Store for obvious reasons.

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Culture Topic - Time code: 2:39

• On this episode of Press X For The Culture: DJ, Sean & Maxine, our "chief authority on women"; examine Heather Alexandria's article, We Keep Having The Same Argument About Video Games And It's Driving Me Bonkers, go in-depth about the video game industry's problematic relationship with women in gaming and talk about what needs to change going forward.

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DISCLAIMER: Something went wonky with audio files so you'll notice a slight echo here and there throughout the cast this week. We promise it doesn't get in the way of the listen though!

This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Doug talk about the current state of E3, Outriders, Dreams, The Sonic movie & much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 4:23

• Marcus took advantage of a massive sale and finally started roaming the post apocalyptic DC streets in The Division 2; Sean tries out the newest addition to Apex Legends's roster before diving into a world of pure imagination with DJ in Dreams; Doug vents about his comp woes in the most recent season of Overwatch; and DJ pleads with the Activision developers to bring back a previous map in COD.

Gaming News - Time code: 29:56

• The quick hits: PS4 & Xbox One sales in the US are allegedly declining faster than expected; DBZ Kakarot is the first highest selling game of the new decade (but there's an eye opening caveat that comes with the accomplishment); A playable Xbox build of the urban legend StarCraft Ghost has leaked; A glitch possibly reveals Modern Warfare's Battle Royale mode menu; 5 New Games are coming to Stadia soon; Ubisoft reveals a Prince of Persia themed VR escape room; Pokemon Home launches and brings a bonkers new Professor Oak with it; Sony Pictures & Tencent to produce a Crossfire movie; Bioware once again promises a "substantial reinvention" for Anthem; Nvidia tries to clear the air after Activision Blizzard faux pas.

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