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Level 6.26 - Was Skull and Bones Worth The Wait?

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean & Avery talk about the Skull and Bones reveal, the God Of War Ragnarök release date, Hideo Kojima's mistaken identity and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:06
Square Enix makes a judgement call and delays Forspoken to Q1 2023; God of War Ragnarök finally gets a release date; E3's 2023 return to in-person events officially announced; Ubisoft pulling the plug on multiplayer support for 15 games; Skull and Bones revealed after 6 long years; Art imitates life as Hideo Kojima is misidentified as the Japanese Prime Minister's killer.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 47:59
Sean continues his pilgrimage through Dragon's Dogma and tries to solve an FMV mystery in Telling Lies; while DJ checks out one of the PlayStation Plus games for July, Arcadegeddon.
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Level 6.25 - Overwatch 2 Beta Thoughts!

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Avery talk about the Overwatch 2 Beta, the Nintendo Direct mini, MiHoYo's whitewashing debacle, God Of War fans being "dicks" and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:37
We briefly go over the Nintendo Direct Mini; Ubisoft eyes November for long awaited Skull & Bones release; Cyberpunk's bug problem allegedly attributed to a QA company lying to CDPR; Kojima reportedly had a game concept similar to The Boys starring Mads Mikkelsen; MiHoYo under fire for whitewashing its' South Asian/Middle Eastern characters; Bethesda employees are rightfully upset at the studio's non response to Roe v. Wade verdict; Sony launching exclusive gaming hardware brand; Cory Balrog wants fans to chill the fuck out and wait for God of War Ragnarök; High off the success of the Sonic movies, Sega is looking to adapt Atlus properties into movies & shows.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 43:43
Marcus talks at length about his experience with the Overwatch 2 console Beta; Sean checks out Doom, Dead Cells & Dragon's Dogma (much to DJ's delight); and DJ gets extreme with Roller Champions.
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Level 6.24 - The Game Industry vs The Supreme Court

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean & Avery talk about the industry's response to the Roe v. Wade verdict, Bobby Kotick ducking justice once again, the new PlayStation Plus Premium tier, Sonic Origins and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 1:40
Devs from Naughty Dog & Bend Studios come together to drop a new studio & NFT game; A bunch of prominent studios voice their opposition to the Roe v. Wade verdict (though Microsoft is disappointingly quiet); Evil wins as Bobby Kotick gets another year on the Activision board; Overwatch 2 will consume Overwatch 1 at launch; The PS Plus Essential tier games for July have been revealed (and they're impressive); FF16 confirmed to not be open world after all; Xenoblade Chronicles 3 could prove to be the Switch's most expansive JRPG yet; FromSoftware staffing up for its' next wave of games.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 40:16
The boys collectively give their impressions on the Gundam Evo Beta, Avery chooses his own adventure in The Quarry, Sean zooms through the nostalgia trip that is Sonic Origins & then joins up with Avery to talk about the new PlayStation Plus Premium experience.
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Level 6.23 - Junker Queen Is A Menace!

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Marcus & Avery talk about the big reveals from FFVII & Overwatch 2, Starfield taking shortcuts & Halo Infinite's Juneteenth monkey business and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 1:53
The quick hits: Capcom finally gives DJ Dragon's Dogma 2; Square Enix drops some shockers for the 25th anniversary of FFVII; Evil wins again as Activision Blizzard continues to cover for Bobby Kotick; Overwatch 2 finally reveals its initial roadmap; Blomkamp's Gran Turismo movie may be more of a biopic than a video game movie; Bethesda seems to be cutting a troubling amount of corners for Starfield; 343 Industries joins the pile of companies that dropped the ball big time on Juneteenth.
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Level 6.22 - Did Summer Game Fest Deliver The Goods?

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Jordan & Avery talk about Summer Game Fest, Hideo Kojima's alleged new IP, Modern Warfare II's hefty Steam price tag and much more!
The Quick Hits - Time code: 1:32
E3 to make its' grand in-person return in 2023; Hideo Kojima has yet another top secret project leaked on the internet; New reports chronicle Fallout 76's disastrous mismanagement; Modern Warfare II coming to Steam...but at what cost?; God Of War Ragnarök eying November release date.
Heavy Hitter - Time code: 29:55
We do an in-depth recap of the Summer Game Fest
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Was Summer Game Fest 2022 Good or BAD?

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On this Summer Game Fest: Dj, Avery, and Sean talk about the games announced at Geoff Keighley Summer Game Fest 2022 including #zenlesszonezero #therock #thelastofusremastered and much more. We decided if the Summer Game Fest was good or bad and scored the show!
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Level 6.21 - Street Fighter 6 Puts Emphasis On The ”Street”

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Sean, Marcus & Avery talk about PlayStation's newest State Of Play, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Sonic Frontiers and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:55
The quick hits: We do a deep dive on PlayStation's epic return to the State Of Play; Pokemon seeks to continue what they started with Arceus in November with Scarlet & Violet; Take Two's boss warns companies about betting on blockchain multiverses; Sonic Frontiers makes a strong case for putting the franchise out to pasture.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 1:00:58
Marcus briefly tries out The Curse of The Gods, Sean bides his time during the summer gaming drought with Diablo Immortal & Sonic Mania and DJ gets horny on main for GBO2's thicc new mobile suit.
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Level 6.20 - Console Wars VI: Return Of The State Of Play

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: Sean & Avery talk about the return of the State Of Play, Horizon & Gran Turismo coming to a TV screen near you, Microsoft's baffling Spiderman loss, Take Two buying Zynga and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 1:04
The quick hits: Vice City lead, Ray Liotta, unfortunately passed away; EA choses to remain silent about Abortion & Trans Rights; Raven Software wins union vote and will be recognized by Microsoft after Activision acquisition is complete; Microsoft apparently let Spiderman exclusivity rights slip through their hands; Keystone Xbox dongle confirmed for game streaming; Take-Two acquires mobile games juggernaut, Zynga, for a whopping 12.7 billion dollars; Horizon Zero Dawn & Gran Turismo (?!) join God Of War on the TV adaptation boat; Sony cracking down on PS Plus discount stackers under new system; Sony expecting to make 300 million dollars from PC gaming this year; PlayStation's State Of Play makes its big return this week.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 48:29
Avery returns to Sifu to conquer its' reduced difficulty
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