Press X to Start
”Press X to Start” is a gaming podcast, run by a group of friends who want to add diverse voices and conversations to video games and culture.
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Sean, Marcus, and DJ talk about Crash Team Racing, Days Gone, Dauntless, their E3 predictions, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel, Cyberpunk 2077, Dr. Disrespect, and EA's surprise mechanics.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 02:30
Marcus talks about progressing in Days Gone, squading up in Overwatch, and jumping back into Mafia 3. Sean talks briefly (no spoilers) about beating Days Gone, getting used to the difficulties of Cuphead, and rubberbanding in Crash Team Racing. Dj talks more Dauntless, how playing Sonic Mania with his wife is fun (when you're not Tails); how Super Mario Bros for Switch is a better co-op experience; and then the gang predicts how long he is going to play Harry Potter Wizards Unite.
E3 Predictions - Time code: 14:21
They score their E3 predictions and one is crowned the Press X Winner of E3 2019!
Gaming News - Time code: 17:42
The quick hits: No State of Play announced so far for Sony; Xbox Project Scarlett not having a twin any longer; Amazon Game Studio "reorganizing" their staff; Gamestop missing expectations by millions of dollars; People blaming Elden Ring for lack of new Game of Throne books.
The heavy hitters: They talk about why Breath of The Wild got a sequel; how skipping E3 didn't hurt E3 itself more than it hurt Sony; Mike Pondsmith's defense of Cyberpunk 2077 in the midst of controversy; Dr. Disrespect not respecting people's privacy; EA renaming Loot Boxes as "Surprise Mechanics".
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
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Overview of the Conferences - Time code: 03:10
DJ, Doug, Marcus, and Sean give their impressions of each conference, discuss the big announcements made, and scores for each conference.
Awards Ceremony & The Sony of it all - Time code: 1:01:15
The boys give out awards for their personal games of show, the "LET'S GO!" and "Oh No Baby What Are You Doing?" moments of E3; and talk about Sony's silence throughout the show before bringing up who we each thought "won" E3 as a whole this year.
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Disclaimer: Had some issues with our mics so there are some moments of wonky audio throughout. We hope you still enjoy the episode!
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Sunday Jun 09, 2019
Sunday Jun 09, 2019
Disclaimer: Sorry for our lateness. We recorded this after the finale but had to take a back seat for E3. We hope you enjoy!
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Game of Thrones talk - Time code: 03:15
DJ, Doug, Marcus & Cam aka The Press X Night's Watch gather to talk Game of Thrones. On this meaty episode, we talk about how we each got into the show, our expectations going into this final season and then go into a lengthy breakdown of the divisive season as a whole.
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Sean, Marcus, and DJ talk E3, Death Stranding, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the Pokemon Conference and more.
E3 Predictions - Time code: 01:46
Instead of our usual what we been playing section, each of us gives three totally serious predictions for E3 2019!
Gaming News - Time code: 10:28
The quick hits: PlayStation Plus games for June; Xbox Games with Gold for June; Microsoft will show off 14 first-party titles at E3; Square Enix's Avengers game will be revealed at E3; The Witcher 3 may be coming to the Switch; Ghostbusters Remastered coming to the Switch.
The heavy hitters: The glorious lunacy that is the Death Stranding trailer; The intense trailer for the gritty re-imagining of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare; The Pokemon Company's awkward conference; The World Health Organization's controversial "gaming disorder" decision.
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Saturday Jun 01, 2019
Saturday Jun 01, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Sean, Cam, Jordan and DJ talk about Dauntless, Rage 2, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (no not that one...the newer one), Josh Hawley's Microtransaction/Loot Box bill and more.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 02:49
Sean falls deeper into his Days Gone obsession, Jordan traverses the technicolor wasteland of Rage 2 and gives us his impressions, Cam re-enlists to Shujin Academy as he returns to Persona 5 for some dungeon grinding goodness; and then joins DJ to talk about the "first true crossplay game" Dauntless.
Gaming News - Time code: 29:50
The quick hits: PS5 will allow for cross generational play with PS4 owners via backwards compatibility, Sony shows off PS5's lightning fast load times, Minor details on Microsoft's Project xCloud, Microsoft announces it "Content Moderation" plan to cut down on toxic gaming environments, The delaying of the Sonic movie due to a character redesign.
The heavy hitters: Worldwide Digital Games Market numbers for April, Sony's cloud deal with Microsoft and how it blindsided the members of Team Sony; Senator Josh Hawley's proposed bill against Microtransactions and what it could mean for the industry; Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot.
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Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Sean, Marcus and DJ talk about Days Gone, World War Z, the Video Game Industry Association's new President, Microsoft and Sony teaming up, and Minecraft Earth.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 02:19
Sean gets worked out by by Cuphead's tutorial level; Marcus finally beats Devil May Cry 5; Dj talks about whoopin' popular streamer AlphaRad's candy ass in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate before having the time of his life in World War Z; then Sean & Marcus talk world building, freakers and Deacon never shutting the hell up in Days Gone.
Gaming News - Time code: 20:36
The quick hits: Nintendo Switch overtakes PS4's lifetime sales in Japan and why that's important; Gears 5 possibly coming this September; Riot Games continuing the be a giant dumpster fire; Super Mario Maker 2 coming out next month.
The heavy hitters: The Video Game Industry Association finally has its own Obama; Microsoft and Sony finally join forces in the face of the threat that is Google; Nintendo releases how much space they will have to "play" with at E3 (hoping for a lifesized Switch on the show floor); The Division 2's new raid being unbeatable on consoles (as of posting this it has been rectified); Our thoughts on Mojang's attempt at augmented reality with Minecraft Earth and it's reveal trailer.
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Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Sean & DJ aka Team Jamaica talk about Days Gone, World War Z, Borderlands 3, Sony's second State of Play, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and more.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 01:57
Sean finally beats Enter the Gungeon and graduates to bear infested post apocalyptic landscape of Days Gone. DJ comes clean about playing Super Smash Bros Spirit mode for weeks in secret and then gets up close and personal with some zombies in World War Z
Gaming News - Time code: 14:36
The quick hits: Allegedly 65% of Americans adults enjoy playing video games; Details on Nintendo's plan for E3 2019; Apex Legends Season 2 to be revealed at E3; EA Access services coming to PS4.
Then in bigger news, we talk about: The Borderlands 3 big gameplay reveal details; Our impressions on Sony's second State of Play; How Ghost Recon Breakpoint trailer gave us Call of Duty vibes; The GOP bill about 'Manipulative' video game design A.K.A. Microtransactions; Tencent's Chinese friendly version of PUBG; and Persona 5: The Royal giving something a little extra for people with Persona 5 save data.
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Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
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Culture Topic - Time code: 01:35
We briefly talk about our personal history with Mortal Kombat; Discuss how Jax's "non-canonical" ending in Mortal Kombat 11 upset some players and how the internet deemed it "controversial"; Then really try and break this down and talk about how the gaming industry should approach slavery and racism in a video game context.
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