Level 5.17 - Epic vs. Apple: Total War 2, Electric Boogaloo

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DISCLAIMER: Due to us recording this episode from our respective bunkers, the audio quality is a little rough around the edges. We still hope you enjoy the episode!

This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: Marcus, Jordan, Sean & Doug talk about the Apple & Epic's court battle, Jason Schreier's new book, Playstation's partnership with Discord, Returnal and much more!

What We've Been Playing - Time code: 4:07

• Doug gets his book club on as he dives into Jason Schreier's latest "Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry"; Jordan continues to test his new gaming PC with Fallout 4 and finally rolls credits on Yakuza 0; Marcus continues to the journey through It Takes Two with Avery; and Sean plays Zombie Army 4 with one of our fans, busts up some cars in Wreckfest, tries out the new additions to Apex Legends & then gets his groundhog day on in Returnal.

Gaming News - Time code: 28:08

• The quick hits: PlayStation swoops in out of nowhere and scoops up Discord; Returnal devs address the fan's save option gripes; Konami assure fans that they've got stuff cooking despite their E3 absence; Sony might be tryna scoop Sunset Overdrive on the low; PlayStation working on 25 games of PS5 (and half are new franchises!); Epic offered Sony a measly 200 mill for some of their PC games; Battlefield 6 is officially cross gen; Starfield will be exclusive to the Series X & PC; PS5 gets outsold by Xbox & Switch in the UK last month thanks to the scalpers; Ubisoft shifting their focus to "high end free-to-play games" (emphasis on the air quotes).
  
• The heavy hitters: We talk about the ongoing court case between Epic & Apple as they continue their app store dispute over Fortnite.
  

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