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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Sakurai's mystery game, Nintendo getting into the MMO business, Insomniac dashing our Spider-Man 2 DLC dreams, Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:35

• Sakurai teases a new game in very mysterious fashion; Nintendo may very well be working on an a brand new MMO; Insomniac destroys any DLC dreams for Spider-Man 2 in its' PC port announcement; Shawn Layden lambasts the industry for the current "collapse in creativity"; IO Interactive reveals plans for its' new "Young Bond" game; We do a run down of Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview; Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox port gets an official ESRB rating; More bad news for the Tales Of Kenzara team as they receive a redundancy notice; Netflix closes its' AAA gaming studio without dropping a single game; The team behind Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown has been unceremoniously disbanded.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 47:03

• DJ returns to BG3 to play with the vast suite of mods thanks to the newest patch.

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Marathon pre-orders potentially going live next winter, GameFreak's colossal data breach, Xbox's Partner Preview, Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero & much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 3:44

• Hits or pre-orders for Bungie's next big release found in Destiny 2 files; New mobile RPG shooter set in the Destiny universe on the way; A huge data breach at GameFreak compromises its' employees; We get a preview at Xbox's upcoming Partner Preview; Astro Bot has out-performed every platformer not named Mario from the last decade in Europe; Sparkling Zero moves a whopping 3 million units in just a day; Black Myth: Wukong apparently only cost around 40 million to make; Jason Schreier's most recent book reveals the development of Overwatch Mobile; Steam warning players that they don't actually own the games that they pay for; PS Portal sales still going strong after a year in the wild; Recent moves from Concord Devs lead people to believe that it may be getting a free-to-play revival.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 50:32

• DJ gives his early impressions on Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Halo's big move to Unreal Engine 5, Assassin's Creed Black Flag finally getting a remake, Ubisoft's Tencent buyout rumors, Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom, BG3's final patch and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:16

• The future of Halo is in Unreal Engine 5 as 343 announces the devolpment of multiple projects; Assassin's Creed Black Flag is getting a remake while a Co-Op mode is being developed for Shadows; Ubisoft responds to the rumors of Tencent buying them out; Epic Games CEO the most recent person to be loud & wrong about the "death of the single player game"; Space Marine 2 dev says "over-scoping" is what's killing big budget games currently; Balatro reaches a million dollars in sales in just a week; Masahiro Sakurai ending his game design Youtube series this month; We do a Metacritic/Opencritic overview of the recent big releases in gaming.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 48:18

• DJ exercises his mobile gaming muscles with Balatro!, delves deeper into Legend of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom and returns to BG3 to give its' expansive, mod-friendly final patch a spin.

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Death Stranding 2's ridiculous photo mode, Sucker Punch's plan for more Ghost games, The reason behind the delay of Assassin Creed Shadows, The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:22

• Death Stranding 2 is pretty far off from completion but it has an absolutely insane photo mode; Guerrilla focusing its' current efforts on Horizon Online; Sucker Punch is planning to expand the Ghost world outside of Yotei; We gain new context to Assassin Creed Shadows' unfortunate delay; Balatro's created in shock after it beats out the likes of Minecraft & Stardew Valley in the charts; The head of the Astro Bot team has a tough time addressing FF7's absence from the game's PlayStation celebration; The PS4 price of Horizon Zero Dawn increases after the remaster announcement; Tony Hawk drops a tease about the franchise's future.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 46:05

• DJ gives early impressions on The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about the most recent PlayStation State of Play, the newest Yakuza game, Tokyo Game Show updates, Nintendo suing Palworld & much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 0:55

• We do a deep dive on the most recent PlayStation State Of Play; The newest entry in the Yakuza franchise revealed to be a pirate game set in Hawaii; Charts show that majority of the games sold last month were downloaded; PlayStation celebrates 30 years with a limited PS1 colorway for all of its' current consoles; Ubisoft backs out of Tokyo Game Show; Sony announces its' TGS line up while Xbox hypes up its' broadcast as "can't miss"; Square Enix admits to fumbling its' catalog recently; Nintendo & Pokemon Company are finally suing Palworld's creator; We call cap on Concord's reported production budget.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 35:22

• DJ & Sean dogpile on The Plucky Squire

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about the PS5 Pro and all its' infamy, the Nintendo Switch 2 officially being announced, Astro Bot, Black Myth WuKong and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:43

• We do a deep dive on all things PS5 Pro in the wake of its' extremely controversial reveal; PlayStation Co-CEO reassures that consoles will continue to be at the core of their future; PS6 rumored to come with an AMD Chip & backwards compatibility; The Switch 2 officially revealed to be the next Nintendo console as it enters production; The Battlefield series returns to modern day in it's next installment; In the face of dwindling share prices, Ubisoft is being pressured to go private; Tony Hawk claims to be in talks with Activision again; Overwatch 2 officially coming to Xbox Game Pass; Black Ops 6 to forego early access to the campaign.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 48:05

• DJ & Sean bring home the Platinum trophy for Astro Bot

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Astro Bot gunning for GOTY, Concord going the way of the dodo, PlayStation's 30th Anniversary, Black Myth WuKong and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:23

• Astro Bot debuts to highest critical acclaim of the year; Astro Bot director sought to fill the gap in PlayStation's current catalog for short, lighthearted games; Ben Starr reveals himself as the voice of Astro Bot; Not to be outdone, Black Myth WuKong is rumored to have 2 DLC on the way; PlayStation celebrates its' 30th anniversary with digital soundtracks, a Gran Turismo simulator & possibly an image of the PS5 Pro; Concord officially taken offline by Sony 2 weeks after launch; Overwatch 2 drops another unnecessarily price skin; Sony CFO calls out the company's lack of Original IP; The studio behind the Until Dawn remake goes through significant layoffs; Balatro Mobile to officially drop Sept 26th; Capcom shares the wealth and announces its' upcoming fighting game collections for Xbox; NetEase's mobile Destiny game reportedly still in development; Rumor has it that Fairgame$ is garnering positive reactions internally.  

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 58:32

• Sean talks more Black Myth WuKong before joining DJ for some in-depth early impressions for Astro Bot.

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Astro Bot already getting a sequel, OW2's PVE mode potentially becoming its' own game; Hideaki Itsuno leaving Capcom after 30 years; Black Ops 6, Black Myth WuKong and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:48

• A sequel for the upcoming Astro Bot game already in the ether before its' even been released; Blizzard's next game may have been leaked by OW2's Product Manager's LinkedIn page; A game-breaking bug is ruining Star Wars Outlaws for players who paid for early access; Devil May Cry's director leaving Capcom after 30 years to make a new game elsewhere; BO6 locks a weapon skin behind an insane price tag; BO6 debuts a "body shield" mechanic that allows for players to scream in their hostages' ear; People are already finding ways to cheat in BO6; Tencent & Netease cutting their ties with Japan leaves Visions Of Mana dev in danger; Binding Of Isaac gets an online multiplayer mode after 13 years; FF14 potentially coming to Nintendo consoles; PS5's price hike in Japan causes Xbox sales to skyrocket.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 44:04

• Sean & DJ talk more about their respective journeys through Black Myth WuKong

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Concord's unfortunate launch, PS5 Pro at Gamescom, Keanu Reeves potentially coming to Yakuza, Black Myth WuKong and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:34

• Concord's launch turns out to be more disastrous than initially projected; PS5 Pro turned out to be a poorly kept secret at Gamescom; Avowed to run at 30fps on both Series X & S; Dragon Age: The Veilguard shows off its' combat system; Sega gauges' fan opinions on putting stars like Keanu Reeves in future Yakuza games; Crash Bandicoot 5 seemingly shelved to make way for more live service games; Microsoft unofficially confirms that Black Myth WuKong is coming to Xbox; Sony to launch an incubator program for MENA devs.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 49:03

• DJ & Sean talk more Black Myth WuKong

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Gamescom Day 1, Secret Level, Black Myth WuKong and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 2:18

• We give our thoughts on the expansive opening night of Gamescom; Secret Level looks like Love Death & Robots for the video game industry; Indiana Jones officially goes cross platform with a 2025 release date for PS5; The Plucky Squire dropping next month with a day one launch on PS Plus; Most of the speakers at Devcom believe that additional purchases for AAA games aren't necessary; Lower tier GamePass subscribers will have to wait up to a year for first party games; The screenwriter for the upcoming Zelda movie is now also working on an...Eternal Champions movie?; The First Descendant has lost 70% of its' player base since launch; Black Myth WuKong is neck & neck with PUBG for the most played Steam game of all time.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 52:25

• DJ & Sean give their early impressions of Black Myth WuKong

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