Suicide Squad's Gameplay Trailer Has Us Worried - The Press Start Podcast

Right before we hit record on this episode of The Press Start Podcast, news breaks of Elden Ring getting an expansion. We react to that news, and PlayStation's State of Play, the new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gameplay, the Pokemon Day Direct, and more!

00:01:52 - An Elden Ring Expansion Is Coming
00:07:15 - PlayStation's State of Play
00:13:05 - Suicide Squad
00:25:08 - Pokemon Day Direct
00:30:20 - Rapid Fire Question
00:32:48 - What The Wiki?!

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atomic Heart is out and we were all really excited for it, but it's sadly not lived up to expectations. James had a grand ol' time with Wild Hearts and Octopath Traveller II though. We dissect the recent news of Nintendo signing a deal with Xbox, and Returnal not doing bumper sales numbers on PC. 

We now also have a video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel!

00:04:18 - Atomic Heart Review
00:17:16 - Wild Hearts Review
00:21:03 - Octopath Traveller II Review
00:23:57 - Nintendo Xbox Deal
00:32:17 - Returnal Struggling On PC
00:36:29 - Rapid Fire Question
00:38:16 - What The Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang get together to share their final thoughts on PlayStation VR2 and its launch lineup, and James tells us his honest opinion on Metroid Prime Remastered. We also unpack the Nintendo Direct in the week and have a dramatic round of What the Wiki?!

00:00:21:00 - PS VR2 Review                         
00:15:01:01 - Metroid Prime Remastered Review
00:21:18:09 - Nintendo Direct Unpacked
00:27:12:18 - Tears of the Kingdom
00:34:57:10 - Rapid Fire Question 
00:36:19:25 - What the Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most anticipated games of the year is here, and James is on the show to unpack his review and answer all our burning questions. We also discuss PlayStation scrapping the games catalogue, games being shut down and Dragon Age Dreadwolf taking inspiration from God of War.

00:00:23 - Hogwarts Legacy Review
00:22:09 - PlayStation Plus Games Catalogue Scrapped
00:27:17 - Games Getting Shut down
00:34:54 - Dragon Age Dreadwolf
00:39:10 - Rapid Fire Question
00:40:54 - What the Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dead Space remake is out, and Brodie's on the show to share his review. Kieron's also played SEASON: A Letter to the Future and Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake and shares his thoughts. The team also discuss Xbox + Bethesda's Developer Direct, Horizon and TLOU multiplayer rumours, Uncharted possibly making a coming back, and Shannon's impressions of the $340 PlayStation Dualsense Edge controller.

00:00:29 - Dead Space Review
00:08:54 - SEASON: A Letter to the Future Review
00:10:25 - Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake Review
00:12:19 - Xbox + Bethesda: Developer Direct Reactions
00:23:07 - Horizon and The Last of Us Multiplayer Games
00:30:24 - Is Uncharted Coming Back?
00:34:42 - Dualsense Edge Impressions
00:35:28 - Rapid Fire Question
00:36:36 - What The Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forspoken is out and James has reviewed it. He shares his thoughts on the game and joins our discussion on the discontinued support for Marvel's Avengers, the reported leak of Ubisoft games, and Shannon's PS VR2 impressions. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft has laid off 10,000 employees, including those in the game studios. We react to the restructuring and the implications for Xbox's future, discuss the leaked Suicide Squad images suggesting it is a live service game, and PSVR2s launch lineup.

00:02:28 - Microsoft Layoffs
00:08:40 - Suicide Squad
00:15:43 - PS VR2 Launch Lineup
00:20:44 - Rapid Fire
00:21:29 - What the Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've watched the new The Last Of Us series and share our spoiler-free thoughts on the first season. In the news this week is also the rumour of Apple launching an AR/VR headset, an upcoming Xbox showcase and new menu items coming to McDonald's.

00:01:43 - The Last Of Us HBO Series Reactions
00:14:57 - Apple's AR/VR Headset
00:21:57 - Xbox's Rumoured Showcase
00:28:48 - Rapid Fire Question
00:35:40 - What The Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year! To mark our first episode of the year, we predict what will happen in games in 2023 and make some changes to the rules of What the Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final podcast for the year, everyone shares, and then argues about, our Top 5 games of the year. We also settle this season of What the Wiki?!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.