After a listing noted that Silent Hill F had been refused classification in Australia, the Australian Classification Board responded to our request for comment. What does it mean for the game's release in Australia? We explore the ever-changing Australian regulatory landscape, review Atomfall and ponder what might be in store this year for God of War on this episode of The Press Start Podcast.

00:00 Coming Up
00:48 Silent Hill F Refused Classification
11:49 Atomfall Review
25:35 God of War Greece Rumours
30:17 Look Outside Release
32:46 What The Wiki?!
40:26 Outro

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We've all played Assassin's Creed Shadows, the long-anticipated AC game set in feudal Japan, and discuss our review of the game. We also discuss AI replacing actors in video games and the Nintendo Switch 2 launch possibly being the biggest gaming launch ever.

00:00 Coming Up
01:02 Silent Hill F Trailer Reaction
06:06 Assassin's Creed Shadows Review Discussion
29:53 AI In Video Games
38:54 Nintendo Switch 2 Price Speculation
44:50 People Can Fly PlayStation IP
48:00 Outro

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Back from his holidays, James joins the show to weigh in on the Xbox handheld and console rumours, the possibility of The Last of Us Part 3 and Death Stranding getting a release date.

00:00 Coming Up
00:59 James Is Back!
03:24 Xbox Handheld Rumours
07:11 The Next Xbox Will Be A PC
12:46 The Last Of Us Part 3
17:33 The Last Of Us Season 2 Trailer Reaction
21:23 Death Stranding Release Date
26:50 Rapid Fire Question
27:54 What The Wiki?!
31:38 Outro

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We discuss our glowing review of Split Fiction, share our impressions on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and react to the PlayStation VR 2 price cut.

00:00 Coming Up
00:48 Pokemon Presents Reactions
03:01 Split Fiction Review Discussion
22:42 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview
32:23 PlayStation VR 2 Price Cut
38:02 Rugby League Game Announced
39:12 What The Wiki?!
46:08 Outro

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The zoomers take over the podcast to talk through our Monster Hunter Wilds and Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii reviews, react to the Wonder Woman cancellation and Fable delay, and share our impressions of Elden Ring: Nightreign.

00:00 Coming Up
01:26 Monster Hunter Wilds Review Discussion
18:57 Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review Discussion
23:47 Wonder Woman Cancelled and WB Studios Closed
33:25 Fable Delayed
40:41 EB Selling Single Pokemon and MTG Cards
43:20 Harry's Most Anticipated Games of 2025
46:55 Elden Ring: Nightreign Impressions
52:23 Outro

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Catching up with a big week of video game news, we break down the PlayStation State of Play — including the reveal of Saros — and Brodie discusses his review of Avowed. 

00:00 Coming Up
01:42 Avowed Review
15:05 PlayStation State of Play Reactions
40:56 FantasyCritic Check-in
43:45 New Astro Bot Levels
45:22 What The Wiki?!
52:17 Outro

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On this episode, Brodie shares his preview of South of Midnight and we discuss the PlayStation Network, rumoured State of Play, Bloomberg's report of Warner Bros. Games and check in on our FantasyCritic results.

00:00 Coming Up
01:09 Snake vs. Monkey
03:16 Resistance 4 Pitch Rejected By PlayStation
06:31 South of Midnight Preview
14:53 PlayStation Network Outage
17:42 PlayStation State of Play Rumours
25:12 Warner Bros. Games Woes
31:58 Fantasy Critic Check-In
36:57 GTA VI Definitely Coming Out In 2025
38:09 What The Wiki?!
51:27 Outro

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We review Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and unpack the week's news including Forza Horizon 5 coming to P55, Multiversus getting shutdown and PlayStation scrapping console themes.

00:00 Coming Up
00:44 Spiderman On PC
02:05 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review
19:09 Multiversus Shutdown
28:34 Forza Horizon 5 Coming To PS5
37:04 Themes On PS5
38:05 What The Wiki?!
50:26 Outro

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Xbox's Developer Direct was huge with Ninja Gaiden 4 announced and Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 all getting a release date. Xbox Boss, Phil Spencer, has been busy elaborating on Xbox's strategy in the wake thereafter, and EA and Ubisoft are struggling with AAA games performing worse than expected, giving us plenty to discuss!

00:00 Coming Up
00:58 Fantasy Critic Update
03:19 Xbox Developer Direct Recap
12:00 Xbox Series S Support
18:11 Xbox's Next Console
24:37 Third-Party AAA Publishers Struggling
38:15 Dying Light Updates
41:45 What The Wiki?!

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In this special episode, we complete our Fantasy Critic draft, react to the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal and discuss the news PlayStation cancelled a live-service God of War game.

00:00 Coming Up
00:53 Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions
12:19 Fantasy Critic Draft
46:24 PlayStation Cancels Live-Service God Of War Game
53:48 Will You Buy A Nintendo Switch 2 Day One?
55:34 What The Wiki?!
59:44 Outro

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