A week out from a freshly announced PlayStation Showcase, we predict and anticipate what might be announced. Kieron shares his LEGO 2K Drive review, we reflect on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom a week on, react to Overwatch 2's PvE cancellation, and ask "is GTA 6 coming out next year?"

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - LEGO 2K Drive Review
06:47 - PlayStation Showcase Predictions
15:02 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom A Week Later
20:47 - Reaction to Overwatch 2's PvE Cancellation
28:04 - Do We Finally Have A GTA 6's Release Date?
33:53 - What the Wiki?!
39:17 - Outro

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a masterpiece! James shares his 10/10 review of the latest Legend of Zelda series entry, sharing his thoughts on the new world, characters, puzzles, boss battles, gameplay mechanics, crafting and more! Brodie also shares his thoughts on AFL 23 and its bugs in his review of the game, and we react to the news of a new Game Freak game in development with Private Division.

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review
24:42 - AFL 23 Review
37:24 - Game Freak's New Game Project Bloom
44:41 - Rapid Fire Question: The Gaming Industry's Hard-Truths
47:24 - What The Wiki?!

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It's rare we've all played a game together ahead of review, but we've all played Redfall and have thoughts. We discuss our Redfall review, our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review, the AFL 23 delay, offer our Twisted Metal trailer reactions and Vampire Survivors TV shows.

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Redfall Review
26:03 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review
33:21 - AFL 23 Delay (Again)
36:48 - Does Xbox Make Game Publishing Harder?
40:45 - Twisted Metal TV Show Trailer Reactions 
45:40 - Vampire Survivor TV Show News Reaction
47:53 - How Will Starfield Review?
50:04 - What The Wiki?!

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Shannon's played The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and tries to reassure us it adds enough to feel fresh compared to Breath of the Wild. We also discuss the future of The Division, the next Horizon game and the hyper-realistic but controversial Unrecord.

00:30 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Preview
16:57 - The Forest Update
18:17 - KarmaZoo Preview
21:01 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase
26:46 - The Future of The Division
38:14 - Horizon 3 Confirmed?
47:53 - Unrecord
55:15 - Rapid Fire Question
59:18 - What the Wiki?!

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The gang's been playing the long-awaited Dead Island 2 and is here to share their thoughts, also weighing in on SEGA's move to acquire Angry Birds creators, Rovio; Redfall not having a performance mode at launch; and the announcement of a standalone Quidditch game. Should it have been in Hogwarts Legacy, or is it right to be its own thing?

00:00 - Intro
00:51 - The Forest
04:14 - Dead Island 2 Review
18:52 - SEGA Buying Rovio
24:38 - Redfall Won't Have A 60 FPS Mode At Launch
36:46 - Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
46:22 - Rapid Fire Question
49:53 - What the Wiki?!

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With the Mario movie breaking records and talk it might pick up an Oscar, the gang reflects on what's made it so successful. We also weigh in on the rumours of a new PlayStation handheld, speculating how it might work and what it'll cost as we ask "do we even want one?" Maybe if it was the PS Vita 2...

EA Sports FC — the continuation of the FIFA series now the license has been dropped — was also revealed this week, as was news AFL 23 has been delayed. James has reviewed Ghostwire Tokyo: A Spider's Thread, and Brodie, Tron Identity.

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Mario Movie Breaking Records
09:21 - New PlayStation Handheld Rumoured
22:09 - EA Sports FC Revealed
26:37 - AFL 23 Delayed
33:51 - Ghostwire Tokyo: A Spider's Thread Review
44:42 - Tron Identity Review
45:57 - Rapid Fire Question
50:35 - What The Wiki?!

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Kieron's seen the Super Mario Bros. Movie and shares his thoughts. James joins the show to share his preview of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. We weigh in on E3's cancellation, the Australian Government coming after loot boxes, and the latest Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay. 

Apologies for Ewan sounding a bit funky. We had an audio hiccup, and relied upon some audio-enhancing AI to clean it up, but we know it makes him sound a little weird.

00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Super Mario Bros. Movie Review
09:52 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Preview
22:47 - E3 2023 Is Cancelled
32:20 - Loot Boxes Changes Australian Video Game Classifications
41:47 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
51:01 - The Last of Us Part I PC Glitches
52:16 - Rapid Fire Question
53:31 - What The Wiki?!

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Kicking things off, James reviews Lush's new Mario-themed bath and shower range. We then go on to review Dredge and Terra Nil, unpack the LEGO 2K Drive announcement, dissect the Unreal Editor for Fortnite reveal, reflect on Multiversus going offline until next year, discuss the Resident Evil 4 remake getting extra content, and react to Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora screenshots leaking.

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Mario x Lush
04:41 - Dredge Review
09:13 - Terra Nil Review
11:32 - LEGO 2K Drive Reactions
16:25 - Unreal Editor for Fortnite Explained
24:20 - Our Reaction to MultiVersus Going Offline
35:03 - Resident Evil 4 Remake DLC
43:13 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Screenshots Leaked
47:15 - Do We Care About Ray-Tracing Still?
47:59 - Dark, Mature TMNT Game: What Would We Like To See Get The Same Treatment? 
49:50 - What The Wiki?! 

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On this week's episode, the gang reflect on Lance Reddick's contribution to video games, reviews Tchia, discovers the games available on Netflix, ponders as to why Starfield got rated R18+ here in Australia, and discusses LEGO's newest foray into games. 00:00 - Outro 00:30 - Lance Reddick's Contribution to Video Games 03:21 - Tchia Review 07:16 - Netflix Games and Zack Snyder's RPG 17:12 - Starfield Rated R18+ in Australia 22:00 - LEGO 2K Drivers 29:17 - Rapid Fire Question 32:23 - What the Wiki?! 36:11 - Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast. 

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In one of the more chaotic episodes this year, the gang reviews the Resident Evil 4 Remake and Before Your Eyes, discusses the delay of Starfield and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and asks important questions like "do reviews still influence you?" and "what's your go-to gaming snack at the moment?"

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review
16:54 - Before Your Eyes Review
20:40 - The Last of Us HBO Series
30:18 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Delayed
35:06 - Starfield Delay and Xbox Showcase
44:35 - Do Video Game Reviews Still Matter?
48:48 - What's Your Go-To Gaming Snack at the Moment?
52:48 - What the Wiki?!
58:57 - Outro

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