The Press Start Podcast

Adventure calls. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle releases on December 9th on Xbox Series X and S, Game Pass and PC. Pre-order Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Now. Rated M. We look back on the year 2024 in gaming, reviewing the year in terms of its announcements and quality of releases. We also look at the year ahead, reflect on PlayStation's 30 years of history and Shuhei Yoshida leaving Son...

We react to the Game Awards 2024 nominees, make some predictions, discuss the potential of the PlayStation Portable/PS Vita making a comeback and unpack Brodie's review of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. 00:00 Intro 01:16 Living with the Nintendo Alarmo 08:09 Our Game Awards Nominee Reactions & Predictions 35:28 PlayStation Handheld Rumours 43:10 Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl Review 52:0...

We've been playing LEGO Horizon Adventures together and discussed our review. Brodie weighs in on Metro Awakening VR too, and we discuss the latest on Grand Theft Auto 6, a classic mode returning to Overwatch and Donkey Kong Country's deep dive reveal.  00:00 Intro 01:29 LEGO Horizon Adventures Review 14:27 Metro Awakening VR Review 19:21 GTA 6 On Track 32:15 Classic Overwatch Returns 38:31 Donkey...

We've spent a week with the PlayStation 5 Pro and share our review. We also reviewed Slitterhead and Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood, reacting to the closure of Firewalk Studios, and dissecting Dragon Age: The Veilguard's huge launch. 00:00 Intro 00:32 Firewalk Studios Closed 10:26 PS5 Pro Review 21:14 Slitterhead Review 30:01 Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood Review 36:13 Dragon Age: The Veilguards B...

2024 keeps delivering! We discuss our Dragon Age: The Veilguard review and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review. Brodie has also played Indiana Jones And The Great Circle and shares his preview of the gameplay including combat and puzzle solving. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review 17:33 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Review 26:44 Indiana Jones At The Great Circle Hands-On Preview 37:39 What...

Nintendo is currently conducting a playtest and one brave participant leaked the details. The game sounds like a world-building sim not too different from something like Minecraft. We discuss the unannounced game, Fear the Spotlight, the Xbox Partner Showcase, the lack of Spider-Man 2 DLC  and Shannon's preview of LEGO Horizon Adventures. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Fear the Spotlight Review 06:03 Nintendo'...

Not-so-fresh from PAX Australia, the gang discuss the week's worth of gaming news including retailers cancelling PlayStation 30th anniversary orders, going hands-on with Avowed, the Nintendo Alarmo reveal, our review of Neva and Super Mario Party Jamboree, the Game Freak leaks, Steam making changes and more!  00:00 Intro 00:51 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Cancellations 02:56 PAX Australia Review 0...

343 Industries has rebranded to Halo Studios and revealed an engine change: switching to Unreal 5. We unpack what this might mean for the future of Halo and discuss our Metaphor ReFantazio review, Ubisoft's turmoil, more upcoming Assassin's Creed games, Alien: Isolation 2 entering development, and the God of War trilogy potentially getting remade. 00:00 Intro 01:16 Metaphor ReFantazio 13:43 Ubisof...

The much anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake is out and James loved it! Here's our Silent Hill 2 Remake reviews discussion, Shannon's time so far with Until Dawn and our debrief on the chaos of the PlayStation 30th Anniversary pre-orders. 00:00 Intro 02:36 Silent Hill 2 Review 17:46 Until Dawn First Impressions 23:34 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Pre-Order Chaos 35:23 Avatar: The Last Airbender New Ga...

The 30th Anniversary PlayStation collection and PS5 Pro launch is upon us. Still, there's stacks more news to discuss this week including our review of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom review, our PlayStation State of Play reactions, endless PlayStation remasters/remakes, the Palworld devs getting sued by Nintendo, and our first look at the Nintendo Switch 2! 00:00 Intro 00:50 PlayStation 30t...

We review The Plucky Squire, Funko Fusion and the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and unpack the latest EA news including a new Star Wars Jedi game, Skate going into early access next year and The Sims entering a new era. 00:00 Intro 00:33 PS5 Pro Thoughts A Week On 03:23 The Plucky Squire Review 14:11 Funko Fusion Review 24:04 Dead Rising Deluxe Remasters Review 31:54 New Star Wars Jedi Game 35:42 S...

The PlayStation 5 Pro has been unveiled with an overnight technical presentation. We decide whether the upgrade is worthwhile, discuss Concord's untimely demise and Brodie previews The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Time and Super Mario Party Jamboree.  00:00 Intro 00:49 PS5 Pro Reactions 29:26 Concord Is Dead 39:34 Banning Kids From Gaming 46:11 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Time Preview 55:24 Super...

We've played Astro Bot and adore it 😍 PS5 Pro design details leak. Ewan's played Black Ops 6 during the beta. James has reviewed Emio The Smiling Man. 00:00 Intro 00:37 Astro Bot Review 11:20 PS5 Pro Design Reactions 16:09 Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta Impressions 20:05 Emio The Smiling Man Review 29:46 McDonald's Mario Kart Toys 31:02 What The Wiki?! The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Austra...

A bunch of reviews landed this week including Star Wars Outlaws, Concord and Black Myth: Wukong. We share our thoughts and react to the latest news on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Avowed. 00:00 Intro 00:34 Star Wars Outlaws Review 14:28 Concord Review 27:23 Black Myth: Wukong Review 33:27 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Previews 39:49 Avowed 30FPS On Xbox Series X 46:01 Rapid Fire Q...

Gamescom is underway and we unpack all the biggest announcements from Opening Night Live including Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Dying Light: The Best, Indiana Jones: The Great Circle, Dune Awakening and more!  Check out all the announcements: https://press-start.com.au/features/2024/08/21/everything-announced-at-the-gamescom-opening-night-live-2024-event/ 00:00 Intro 04:19 Borderlands 4...

Nintendo has released an extended gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but our reactions are mixed. We explain why we're still on the fence, unpack the new The Last of Us Season 2 HBO teaser trailer, discuss the delay of Avowed, react to the new EB World Plus subscription, hypothesize about Sony Santa Monica's new IP post-God of War, and more! 00:00 Intro 01:01 The Casting f...

Nintendo has released an extended gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but our reactions are mixed. We explain why we're still on the fence, unpack the new The Last of Us Season 2 HBO teaser trailer, discuss the delay of Avowed, react to the new EB World Plus subscription, hypothesize about Sony Santa Monica's new IP post-God of War, and more! 00:00 Intro 00:51 The Last of U...

New story DLC has been announced for Mortal Kombat 1adding six new characters, but people are taking issue with it. We also discuss the latest on the Like A Dragon tv series, the BioShock film in the works at Netflix, the Borderlands movie coming out soon, and updates coming Stellar Blade and Starfield.  00:00 Intro 00:33 New Astrobot Controller 02:33 Like A Dragon Trailer Reactions 08:07 BioShock...

If you thought the dust had settled on the Xbox acquisition of Activision Blizzard, guess again. The FTC is appealing the decision and points to the recent price hikes of Game Pass and layoffs as an example fo competitive behaviour. We discuss this, Ubisoft's statement on the marketing and historical accuracy of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Helldivers II's biggest content update yet, Shannon's impres...

The first Concord beta weekend has wrapped up and we all spent some time over the weekend playing it. We're all pretty impressed with the game, although have a couple of concerns. We share our reviews of Anger Foot and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and discuss leaks around Aliens Fireteam Elite 2, BioShock 4 and Crash Bandicoot 5. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Fast Food Finds 03:05 - Anger Foot Revie...

Xbox Game Pass is changing. Prices are going up and the tiers switched up. We dissect the possible reasons behind the change and what it means for the future of Xbox. We also talk about PlayStation's return to the Tokyo Game Show, The Final Descendant copying Destiny and Palworld's developers teaming up with Sony.  00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Shannon's Banana Pie 01:55 - Apple Vision Pro Impressions 04:...

On this week's episode, we welcome the news that the Resident Evil 7 director will be returning to direct Resident Evil 9. We ponder what's next for the series and discuss The First Descendant, Dead Rising Deluxe Remastered, Nintendo Switch 2 stock, Elden Ring and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Donkey Kong Country 2 Apology 04:14 - Revisiting Metroid: Zero Mission 06:52 - James' Elden Ring Injury 10:...

In a surprising change of tone, FromSoftware fans have criticised the Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree DLC claiming its too difficult. James doesn't disagree, welcoming a recent update tweaking player progression. We share our thoughts and discuss the lastest Capcom announcements, iOS ports selling poorly and Forza Horizon 4 getting removed from online storefronts.  00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Elden R...

In a surprisingly stacked Nintendo Direct, a tonne of new games were announced to send off the Nintendo Switch before the new console is revealed. We react to the reveal of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and everything else from the June 2024 Nintendo Direct.  00:00 - Intro 0...

We're back from Summer Game Fest 2024 and share out reactions to our favourite new game announcements, talk about the games we played and saw behind closed doors, and review the crazy predictions we made a head of the showcases. 00:00 - Intro 02:59 - Our Favourite SGF 2024 Announcements 26:12 - Astro Bot Preview 29:08 - Fear the Spotlight Preview 31:15 - LEGO Horizon Adventures Preview 36:30 - Sta...