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Level 6.2 - Microsoft Out Here Throwing Money Like It’s At A Bachelor Party

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Marcus & Jordan talk about Microsoft's HUGE acquisition, E3 being in shambles, Lego Star Wars' crunch problem & much more!
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 2:38
DJ plays Hollow Knight at the suggestion of last week's fan mail; Jordan plots world domination in Evil Genius 2; Avery returns to Far Cry 6 and checks out the gothic adventures of Lost In Random before joining Marcus for some Apex Legends dubs. Oh and DJ goes on a rant about Gundam that nobody asked for.
Gaming News - Time code: 28:37
The quick hits: E3 likely to get cancelled all together after reported issues with the digital event; COD QA Testers form Activision's first union; The NFT company that Troy Baker endorsed already exposed for using content without permission; The most recent Lego Star Wars game under fire for extensive crunch.
Heavy Hitters: We talk at length about Microsoft's massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard and what that could mean for the industry going forward.
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Level 6.1 - The Last of Us’ Troy Baker Supporting NFTs???

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Marcus & Jordan talk about Troy Baker's NFT backlash,
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 2:04
DJ & Avery go spelunking in Deep Rock Galactic; Marcus & Avery get their musou on in Persona 5 Strikers; Jordan continues to take advantage of Game Pass' every growing library with The Gunk & Mass Effect Legendary Edition; DJ plays hide & seek in Genshin Impact's Prop Hunt; Marcus experiences Backbone's WTF ending and returns to Apex Legends on a whim; Avery wraps it all up with a varied trio of games in Forgotten City, Dark Souls 1 & 3 and Chicory.
Message From A Listener - Time code: 34:21
Gaming News - Time code: 37:21
The quick hits:  Sony reveals PSVR2 along with a new Horizon game to be released in tandem; Little nuggets about Project Spartacus get dropped; Discord rumored to be integrating with PlayStation "imminently"; Xbox Series S & X are reportedly right under PS5 in sales; Ubisoft+ & Rainbow Six Extraction coming to Xbox; Take Two buys mobile game company, Zynga, for 12.7 billion dollars; Much to DJ's delight a new Armored Core game is rumored to be in development; TLOU show finds its' Riley in Storm Reid.
Heavy Hitters: We talk at length about the Voice NFT debacle that turned Troy Baker into a social media pariah.
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Press X Presents - The 2022 Fantasy League Draft

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2021 Fantasy League Overview: 1:41
2022 Fantasy League Draft: 6:26
DJ, Sean, Avery, Jordan & Marcus gather for the 2nd year of the annual Press X Fantasy League to discuss the results of the inaugural tournament and draft picks for 2022.
Videocast available on our Youtube channel.
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Our Favorite Games of 2022! - Press X to Start Podcast

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Episode Start: 1:56
We gather the entire Press X Gang (yes even Cam) for the first time in a long time to drop our respective Game Of The Year selections for 2021. Videocast available on our Youtube channel.
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Happy New Year - A Press X Update!

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Happy New Year everyone! You might be wondering what happened to this past week's episode. Well, nothing because we took a break.  We wanted to give you an update on what's coming next! Thanks for sticking with us and we will see you next week! 
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Level 5.47 - Forspoken And The Curious Case Of The White Writers Room

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Sean & Jordan talk about Forspoken's writer's room controversy, Halo Infinite, the Splinter Cell remake and much more!
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 5:49
Jordan & Avery give their update impressions on Halo Infinite while Sean returns to the cast having secured the elusive Returnal Platinum trophy and brings thoughts on Among Us, Spelunky 2 & Godfall.
Gaming News - Time code: 29:56
The quick hits: The Splinter Cell remake will be headed by the team behind Far Cry 6; Tencent acquires Turtle Rock Studios and continues its' path to world domination; Endwalker is way more popular than Square Enix was ready for; Peter Molyneux's NFT game has already netted 50 million dollars; COD Vanguard tops the Best Seller list for November; Apex Legends named the most stressful FPS title; Activision Blizzard releases its' representation data for 2021.
Heavy Hitters: We talk have a discourse about Forspoken and its' lack of black people in the writer's room.
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Level 5.46 - BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT A MONOLITH!

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Doug & Marcus talk about The Game Awards, The Matrix Awakens, Halo Infinite, GTA Online's Franklin story expansion and much more!
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 2:23
DJ, Marcus & Avery get "swept up" in the Matrix Awakens Experience; Doug, DJ & Avery question whether or not they're too old for Fortnite; Avery gives his first impressions on Halo Infinite's single player campaign and finally completes It Takes Two with Marcus; Marcus continues his Game Pass honeymoon phase with Hades & Back 4 Blood and decides to return to the ruthless world of The Last Of Us Part II; DJ tries out both December PS Plus games (Godfall & Mortal Shell) and definitely likes one more than the other.
Gaming News - Time code: 37:27
The quick hits: PlayStation Studios welcomes Valkyrie Entertainment to the family; Lucky bastard, Keanu Reeves, reveals that he's never played Cyberpunk 2077; Activision Blizzard tries to dissuade employees from seeking unionization via email; COD Warzone devs stage a mass walkout; GTA Online gives Franklin a long overdue story expansion featuring Dr. Dre; Kyle Rittenhouse's name permabanned from all EA games & services.
Heavy Hitters: We talk at length about Marcus' time at The Game Awards and list the announcements that popped us the most.
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Level 5.45 - MARCUS IS GOING TO THE GAME AWARDS YA‘LL!

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This week on the Press X to Start Podcast: DJ, Avery, Jordan & Marcus talk about Sony's answer to Game Pass, Halo Infinite multiplayer, Fortnite's epic chapter 2 finale and more!
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 2:20
Avery gives us his impressions of the Spiderman DLC for Marvel's Avengers; New Xbox owner Marcus returns to talk about his experience with GamePass & finally making good on his promise to continue It Takes Two with Avery; Jordan beam swords some poor fools in the Halo Infinite multiplayer & lives builds his supervillain empire in Evil Genius 2; and DJ finishes the single player campaign for Gundam Battle Operations 2.
Gaming News - Time code: 23:29
The quick hits: PlayStation gets hit with a gender discrimination lawsuit in California (further proving that the whole industry is trash); Activision Blizzard forms a union without calling it a union; Resident Evil 4 Remake art leaked by Wesker VA; Battlefield franchise getting an overhaul after shitting the bed with 2042's launch; Take Two hits It Takes Two with the world's most petty copyright claim; The Rock descends upon Fortnite to truly turn it into Ready Player One; Xbox Series S allegedly outsells Series X & PS5 on Black Friday; Sony possibly making a controller for mobile gaming; ID@Xbox drops dates and a lineup for its' Winter demo showcase.
Heavy Hitters: We examine the reports of Sony finally putting out its' answer to Xbox GamePass.
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