This week on Press Start's weekly video game discussion podcast, James shares his Super Mario Wonder review and Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1 review, and the team discuss backwards compatibility on the Switch 2 and the next Assassin's Creed game. 00:00 - Intro05:48 - Super Mario Wonder Review17:41 - What Will Be Game Of The Year 2023?19:33 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 1 Review33:30 - The Switch 2 HAS To Be Backwards Compatible50:48 - Is Assassin's Creed Red The...

On this week's episode, we share our Spider-Man 2 review, react to the new PlayStation 5 Slim models and discuss the latest on the Xbox Activision Blizzard acquisition. 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Ewan Is Back03:51 - Spider-Man 2 Review16:21 - PlayStation 5 Slim Model Reactions31:56 - Xbox Activision Blizzard Acquisition Nearing Completion44:54- Rapid Fire Question49:20 - What The Wiki?!58:34 - Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  READ...

On this week's episode, we chat about our first Super Mario Bros. Wonder impressions, James shares another fantastic fast food story for the ages, and is it too soon to be replaying The Last Of Us Part 2 if the rumoured remaster drops The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcast For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE |...

On this week's episode, we chat about our Assassin's Creed Review, why you should be playing Cocoon and the Meta Quest 3.  The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcast For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE | https://goo.gl/i9FGAxFOLLOW US | @pressstartau Contact us at [email protected] #gaming #podcast...

On this week's episode, we chat about James' glowing review of RE4: Seperate Ways, changes to loot boxes in Australia, Game Pass pricing potentially going up in the future and a third Star Wars Jedi game coming.  The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcast For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE |...

On this week's episode, we chat about the recent Nintendo Direct and State of Play, the massive Xbox leak, Apple's big move inot gaming and our thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & Lies of P.  The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcast For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE |...

On this week's episode, we preview Assassin's Creed Mirage and discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 rumours around Gamescom, Starfield being Bethesda's biggest game, and our Goodbye Volcano High review. 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Goodbye Volcano High Review03:46 - Assassin's Creed Mirage Preview12:20 - Nintendo Switch 2 Gamescom Report23:18 - Starfield Is Bethesda's Most Successful Game Launch36:19 - Rapid Fire Question37:45 - What The Wiki?!46:41 - Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start...

On the show, we discuss our review of Starfield, the latest on Redfall, updates coming to Final Fantasy 16, PlayStation increasing PlayStation Plus prices, and Volition being closed down. 00:00 - Intro00:36 - Baldur's Gate 3 Final Thoughts03:23 - Starfield Review20:53 - Can Redfall Get Good?26:34 - Final Fantasy 16 Updates29:06 - PlayStation Plus Price Increases36:39 - Volition Closing Down42:32 - What Is Your Favourite Video Game Soundtrack?46:54 - What The Wiki?!51:32 - Outro The Press...

Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to Xbox after all, leaving us wondering "is the Xbox Series S a hindrance?" We've also got the Plucky Squire, Skull & Bones and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden previews to discuss, and we weigh in on the Switch surpassing the Wii in sales, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf's internal delays and react to the full reveal of the PlayStation Portal. 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Y3000 Coca-Cola Review02:59 - Plucky Squire Preview04:57 - Skull & Bones Preview09:30 - Banishers: Ghosts...

As the games start hitting, James shares his reviews of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon and Immortals of Aveum, and Kieron his review of Fort Solis. We also discuss Little Nightmares 3, newly revealed at Gamescom's Opening Night Live. Of course, we address the rumoured cast of a reported Jak & Daxter live-action film adaptation too. 02:13 - Gamescom's Opening Night Live09:28 - Little Nightmares 3 Preview16:06 - Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Review25:22 - Fort Solis Review30:08 -...

We debate whether or not Baldur's Gate 3 should be treated as the new benchmark for RPGs, discuss the alleged video leak of a new PS5 model, assess the official announcement of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, and try to understand why the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) is a full-price release despite initially intended as an expansion. 00:00 - Intro00:33 - Has Baldur's Gate 3 Set Too High A Standard?12:59 - New PS5 Model?19:56 - TMNT: The Last Ronin24:39 - What's...

This week, we discuss patents ruining game development and the importance of backwards compatibility, react to the Pokemon Presents announcements and the news Red Dead Redemption is getting re-released, and review Stray Gods and the Gran Turismo movie. 00:00 - Intro00:46 - Gran Turismo Review02:52 - Stray Gods Review08:10 - Pokemon Presents Reactions12:30 - Nintendo Patents Zelda Game Mechanics21:22 - Is Backwards Compatability Essential?24:31 - Red Dead Redemption Re-Releases31:08 - Could...

With James in the hosting chair, the team discuss Final Fantasy 14 Coming to Xbox, Brodie's Venba review, Kieron's Disney Illusion Island review, the rumours of a new Nintendo console (again), Ubisoft reportedly cancelling a sequel to Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Oblivion potentially getting a remake. 00:00 - Intro01:46 - Final Fantasy XIV Coming to Xbox03:09 - Venba Review07:32 - Disney Illusion Island Review12:22 - New Nintendo Console Rumours25:42 - Ubisoft Reportedly Cancelled Immortals...

We're lucky to have James W join the show having gone hands-on with FromSoftware's upcoming Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon to explain how the game brings the franchise to new Soulslike fans. Insomniac also have an unannounced game in the works that's got our minds racing, and Ewan concedes that some rather interesting Mortal Kombat characters have been revealed. 00:00 - Intro00:54 - Twisted Metal TV Show Preview04:30 - Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon Hands-On Preview22:21 - Insomniac's...

After a week off we've got a stack of games to review including Exoprimal, Viewfinder and Pikmin 4! Shannon also previews EA Sports FC 24 (not to be confused with FIFA 24) and we try to figure out what's next for Xbox after they win their case against the FTC.  00:00 - Ewan Gets A Prediction Right02:58 - Exoprimal Review13:35 - Viewfinder Review19:05 - EA Sports FC 24 Preview25:03 - Pikmin 4 Review34:09 - Xbox Wins FTC Challenge46:59 - Rapid Fire Question50:04 - What The Wiki?!59:25 -...

Six months in, we debate the Game of the Year so far in 2023. James also shares his preview of Pikmin 4 and we dissect the latest news emerging from the legal proceedings surrounding the Xbox/Activision-Blizzard acquisition. 00:00 - Intro00:51 - Should There Be A New Banjo-Kazooie?02:05 - Pikmin 4 Preview11:22 - Our Game Of The Year So Far23:32 - Microsoft CEO On Exclusive Games36:13 - Call Of Duty Earns PlayStation Mega Bucks40:12 - PlayStation Games Are Expensive 45:10 - Rapid Fire...

Loads of Nintendo and Xbox news to discuss this week! A bunch of new games, including Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario RPG, were announced in the Nintendo Direct last week. Xbox revealed a bunch during early court proceedings fighting the FTC's block of the Activision Blizzard merger. We tackle Xbox exclusivity, the long-term viability of Game Pass and answer the question: has Xbox really lost the console war? 00:00 - Intro05:15 - Nintendo Direct Reactions21:05 - Has Xbox Lost the...

2023 continues to deliver. Final Fantasy XVI is upon us and we've beaten it. Harry shares his review with James and Kieron weighing in too. Brodie's back from Summer Game Fest to talk about the games he saw behind closed doors.  00:00 - Intro00:48 - Final Fantasy 16 Review23:26 - Summer Game Fest24:33 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Preview26:41 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Preview29:32 - Cocoon Preview31:44 - Armoured Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Preview34:48 - Alan Wake 2 Preview41:21 -...

After a big weekend of new video game announcements, we unpack all the big reveals from the Xbox Showcase, Ubisoft Forward and Capcom Showcase, including Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, Fable, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Avowed, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Forza Motorsport, The Crew Motorfest and more! 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Xbox Showcase 17:10 - Ubisoft Forward 31:30 - Capcom Showcase 39:08 - Anything Else? 42:59 - Starfield Only 30 FPS 50:20 - What's Your Most Anticipated Game? 53:10 - What The...

In a special bonus episode of The Press Start Podcast, we react to all the announcements from the Summer Game Fest Showcase. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E3 is no more but from the ashes rises Summer Game Fest. Kicking off this weekend, there are sure to be tonnes of exciting announcements. We share some of our predictions for what will be shown during the showcase, react to the Silent Hill: Ascension trailer, quiz Shannon of Apple's new Vision Pro headset (and Meta's Quest 3), and delve deeper into Redfall's woes. 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Spider-Man 2 Interview02:54 - Silent Hill: Ascension Trailer Reaction10:47 - Summer Game Fest...

Harry joins the show to share his review of Diablo 4 and James, his review of Street Fighter 6. We also react to Gollum's poor reviews and the news The Last of Us's multiplayer game, Factions (or whatever it ends up being called), but still be a while away. 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Diablo IV Review11:42  - Street Fighter 6 Review21:56 - Gollum Review Reactions28:11 - The Last of Us Factions Updates35:33 - What Game Disappointed You The Most?39:38 - What the Wiki?! See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Hot off the heels of the PlayStation Showcase, the team reacts to all the announcements and new trailers including Spider-Man 2, PlayStation Project Q, Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Fairgame$ and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - PlayStation Showcase Impressions 09:12 - Spider-Man 2 New Trailer Reactions 12:54 - What Is PlayStation's New Handheld? 21:19 - Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater Remake Reactions 27:15 - Alan Wake 2 Trailer Breakdown 32:57 - Assassin's...

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 - Intro00:32 - LEGO 2K Drive Review06:47 - PlayStation Showcase Predictions15:02 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom A Week Later20:47 - Reaction to Overwatch 2's PvE Cancellation28:04...

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 -...