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 Intro01:29 LEGO Horizon Adventures Review14:27 Metro Awakening VR Review19:21 GTA 6 On Track32:15 Classic Overwatch Returns38:31 Donkey Kong Country Deep Dive43:08 Rapid Fire Question46:14 What The Wiki?!50:41 Outro The Press Start...

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 Intro00:32 Firewalk Studios Closed10:26 PS5 Pro Review21:14 Slitterhead Review30:01 Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood Review36:13 Dragon Age: The Veilguards BioWare's Biggest Steam Launch39:08 Scream in Mortal Kombat 139:57 What The Wiki?!45:30 Outro The...

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 Intro00:23 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review17:33 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Review26:44 Indiana Jones At The Great Circle Hands-On Preview37:39 What Games Are We Making Time For?41:23 PlayStation Stars Changes42:40 What The Wiki?!48:21 Outro The...

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 Intro00:40 Fear the Spotlight Review06:03 Nintendo's New Minecraft-Like Game14:12 Xbox Partner Showcase23:57 No Spider-Man 2 Story DLC28:52 LEGO...

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 Intro00:51 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Cancellations02:56 PAX Australia Review08:51 Avowed Preview12:30 Nintendo Alarmo Reactions16:12 Neva Review22:25 Super Mario Party Jamboree...

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 Intro01:16 Metaphor ReFantazio13:43 Ubisoft New: AC Shadows Delay and Acquisition29:03 More Upcoming Assassin's Creed Game 33:03 Alien:...

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 Intro02:36 Silent Hill 2 Review17:46 Until Dawn First Impressions23:34 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Pre-Order Chaos35:23 Avatar: The Last Airbender New Game36:36 What The Wiki?!40:02 Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video...

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 Intro00:50 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection05:43 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review16:17 PlayStation State...

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 Intro00:33 PS5 Pro Thoughts A Week On03:23 The Plucky Squire Review14:11 Funko Fusion Review24:04 Dead Rising Deluxe Remasters Review31:54 New Star Wars Jedi Game35:42 Skate Early Access39:55 The Sims' New Era46:53 Rapid Fire Question49:09 What The Wiki54:31 Outro The...

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 Intro00:49 PS5 Pro Reactions29:26 Concord Is Dead39:34 Banning Kids From Gaming46:11 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Time Preview55:24 Super Mario Party Jamboree Preview01:02:21 What The Wiki?!01:06:14 Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press...

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 Intro00:37 Astro Bot Review11:20 PS5 Pro Design Reactions16:09 Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta Impressions20:05 Emio The Smiling Man Review29:46 McDonald's Mario Kart Toys31:02 What The Wiki?! The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  READ Astro Bot Review:...

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 Intro00:34 Star Wars Outlaws Review14:28 Concord Review27:23 Black Myth: Wukong Review33:27 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Previews39:49 Avowed 30FPS On Xbox Series X46:01 Rapid Fire Question48:19 What The Wiki?!51:47 Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly...

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 Intro04:19 Borderlands 409:19 Dying Light: The Best12:40 Directive 802016:15 Mafia: The Old Country18:01 Indiana Jones:...

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 Intro01:01 The Casting for Frank Stone Preview06:48 Borderlands Box Office Disaster15:31 Gamescom Predictions20:08 Tango...

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 Intro00:51 The Last of Us Season 2 Teaser Trailer Reaction12:16 TLOZ Echoes of Time Trailer Reaction21:21 Avowed Delay...

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 Intro00:33 New Astrobot Controller02:33 Like A Dragon Trailer Reactions08:07 BioShock Netflix Movie Update14:25 Are We Still Excited For Borderlands?19:05 Mortal Kombat 1...

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 impressions of the upgraded ASUS ROG Ally X portable gaming PC and Fortnite getting the LEGO...

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 - Intro01:06 - Fast Food Finds03:05 - Anger Foot Review11:21 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review17:10 - Concord Impressions32:20 - Aliens...

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 - Intro00:31 - Shannon's Banana Pie01:55 - Apple Vision Pro Impressions04:11 - Kunitso-Gami: Path Of The Goddess Demo Impressions07:54 - Xbox Game Pass Changes...

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 - Intro00:29 - Donkey Kong Country 2 Apology04:14 - Revisiting Metroid: Zero Mission06:52 - James' Elden Ring Injury10:23 - The First Descendant Early Impressions13:09 - Dead Rising Deluxe Remastered Trailer...

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 - Intro00:55 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review16:45 - Another Dead Rising Remake23:17 - Low iOS Ports...

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 - Intro01:04 - Alan Wake II DLC06:10 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Reveal15:23 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes...

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 - Intro02:59 - Our Favourite SGF 2024 Announcements26:12 - Astro Bot Preview29:08 - Fear the Spotlight Preview31:15 - LEGO Horizon Adventures Preview36:30 - Star Wars Outlaws Preview43:27 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Preview49:56 - Reviewing Out Summer Game Fest...

There's plenty to unpack from this week's PlayStation State of Play including Concord and the newly announced Astro Bot. PS VR2 made a last minute pitch to pick up their flailing headset with a PC adapter, but it's too little too late as far we're concerned. Summer Game Fest may also be on the "quieter" side this year, and The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time might be on the horizon after all. We discuss all this and more. 00:00 - Intro00:51 - Anger Foot Preview07:35 - PlayStation State...