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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Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
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This week on the Press X to Start podcast, Jordan, Dj, Doug, and Cam talk about the games they played last week, the recent gaming news, and poses an interesting question for the culture topic.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 02:14
Jordan takes to the skies in Ace Combat 7, hides bodies in Hitman 2, puts Assassin Creed: Odyssey to bed and travels back to the good times in Battlefield 4. Cam updates us on his voyage in Assassin Creed Odyssey and his couple's journey into the world of Portal Knights. Doug moves up in the rankings (and society) of Dead by Daylight. Dj continues his mission to rescue bots in Astro Bot: Rescue Mission.
Gaming News *Provided by "Douglas the Informed"* - Time code: 22:30
We discuss the latest news about Days Gone and compared its hype level with Crackdown 3's hype level. Talk about the Xbox disc-less new console and where they might be heading in the future. Get excited about Division 2's Beta release details. Get un-excited over EA canceling yet another Star Wars game. Bring up the Fortnite lawsuits again (eventually, it will be over and done with...eventually). Cover the Mortal Kombat 11 reveal and cap it off with a talk about the current state of Gamestop in the current gaming landscape.
Culture Topic - Time code: 1:01:02
Would you rather have a $60 AAA game with microtransactions or $80 game with no microtransactions?
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Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
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Marcus, Doug, Sean, and Dj talk about the games they played last week and all the recent gaming news.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 03:09
Marcus dives back into two (2) oldies but goodies, Sleeping Dogs and Dragon Age Inquisition.
Sean continues cutting through the cobwebs in Shenmue, uncovering new treasures in Speluncky, and running through The Binding of Issac
Doug battles the unfortunate opponents in Dead by Daylight and continues Overwatch dominance.
Donald continues his character testing in Smash Brothers Ultimate and revisits Astro Bot: Rescue Mission.
Gaming News *Provided by "Doug the Great"* - Time code: 18:03
PS4 clears 91.6 million systems, 876 million games sold.
Red Dead Online Beta details including their new Battle Royale mode, "Gun Rush".
Stardew Valley getting on the Battle Royale train
The Division 2 Coming to Epic Games Store while simultaneously being pulled from Steam.
Bungie breaks up with Activision and gets the Destiny rights in the divorce. Activision and their stocks are left in relative shambles.
Culture Topic - Time code: 38:38
We talk about Solider 76 as an LGBTQ+ Character and how well it was handled.
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Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
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Marcus, Jordan, Sean, and Dj talk about the games they played over the holiday break and all the recent gaming news.
What We’ve Been Playing - Time code: 04:16
Jordan talks about his initial impressions of Celeste and talks briefly about being on the cusp of finishing Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Sean talks about revisiting a game of the generation (a past..past..past generation) Shenmue.
The crew has an all-out brawl of a discussion about their experiences and stories in RDR2 Online over the break.
Gaming News *Provided by "Doug the Great"* - Time code: 28:39
We go over the PlayStation Plus free games for January.
Talk about how Ace Combat 7 could possibly take you to 50 hours to complete.
Get the rumor mill spinning on the new Super Smash Bros Ultimate characters leak and guess what tier each character could fit in.
Talk about how Soulja Boy ain't crank'in anything since his emulator/game console got hit with a blue shell by Nintendo!
Spin up the rumor mill again to talk about the evidence for a potentially new Uncharted game not helmed by Naughty Dog.
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You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com. If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Dec 29, 2018
Saturday Dec 29, 2018
Happy New Year everyone!
In this episode, Dj, Jordan, Sean, and Marcus talk about their personal top 5's of 2018. At the end we list off Cam's games of the year since he couldn't make the cast. Enjoy!
We all look forward to talking with you all more in 2019!
SHOUT OUT to Courtney and Ashleigh! Friends of the show and streamers, check them out on:Twitch | www.twitch.com/ca_in_la IG | @ca_in_la
If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start follow us on Twitter @PressX2S and follow us on Instagram at @PressX2Start
You can find us on iTunes and on Stitcher.
If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
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You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com
Be good to each other, peace!
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Happy Christmas Eve (Happy Holidays) Everyone!!
This week in "What We've Been Playing": Jordan finally completes his odyssey with Assassin's Creed Odyssey and had some time to kill in RDR2 Online; Sean talks about the grind that is RDR2 and his climb through Smash Bros Ultimate; Dj chimes in about his time in Smash Bros, speaks on the underwhelming ride that is On Rush, and gives his impressions on Florence; lastly, Marcus finally gets his time to give his review on Red Dead Redemption 2.
This week in Gaming News we talk about: Xbox Games for Gold in January; Nintendo making history by being the fastest selling video game system of this console generation; Halo Infinite being one of the rare modern flagship games to support couch co-op; Kingdom Hearts 3 new trailer and the leaked game fiasco.
In our Culture Topic this week, dive back into the ever evolving Epic Games dance appropriation debacle as Alfonso Ribero aka Carlton joins the suing party.
SHOUT OUT to Courtney and Ashleigh! Friends of the show and streamers, check them out onTwitch | www.twitch.com/ca_in_la IG | @ca_in_la
If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start follow us on Twitter @PressX2S and follow us on Instagram at @PressX2Start
You can find us on iTunes and on Stitcher.
If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
End music by @hgpmd on IG | Twitter
You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com
Be good to each other, peace!
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
Saturday Dec 22, 2018
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!
This week in "What We've Been Playing", Dj and Sean are joined by our special guest Doug, our news guy in the streets! Sean talks about his time with RDR2, then joins Dj to talk about Smash Bros Ultimate. Doug talks about Dead by Daylight and Overwatch's new winter event.
This week in Gaming News we talk about: Capcom's new ad approach in Street Fighter 5; Epic Games offering free Cross-platform services if you develop games with them; Soulja Boy new hit game console SouljaGames and how it's going to change the landscape of gaming; the final installment from the Marvel's Spiderman DLC pack and...that live action Sonic poster *shudder*.
In our culture topic this week, we talk about the Game Awards, the Kinda Funny Showcase and how it relates to other media's award shows.
Then somehow we started talking about Red Dead Online a bunch lol.
SHOUT OUT to Courtney and Ashleigh! Friends of the show and streamers, check them out onTwitch | www.twitch.com/ca_in_la IG | @ca_in_la
If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start follow us on Twitter @PressX2S and follow us on Instagram at @PressX2Start
You can find us on iTunes and on Stitcher.
If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
End music by @MarcoMavy on IG | Twitter
You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com
Be good to each other, peace!
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
This week, instead of a normal cast, Dj, Cam & Jordan decided to give you our full Red Dead Redemption 2 review. Think of it as an early present!
The review breakdown:
Part 1: Overall numerical score - 04:00Part 2: Graphics - 05:15Part 3: Gameplay - 11:24Part 4: Narrative discussion - 42:20Part 5: Individual thoughts and recommendations - 1:13:24
In the next episode, expect to hear our thoughts and reactions to the Game Award winners and the Kinda Funny Showcase.
SHOUT OUT to Courtney and Ashleigh! Friends of the show and streamers, check them out on:Twitch | www.twitch.com/ca_in_la IG | @ca_in_la
If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start follow us on Twitter @PressX2S and follow us on Instagram at @PressX2Start
You can find us on iTunes and on Stitcher.
If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
End music by @MarcoMavy on IG | Twitter
You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com
Be good to each other, peace!
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
This week in "What We've Been Playing", Marcus, DJ, and Jordan are joined by a special guest Sean (You may remember him from our many Fortnite talks): Marcus updates us on his progress in RDR2; Jordan expresses open world fatigue as he returns to finish Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and joins DJ to talk about their experiences playing RDR2 Online, separately; Sean gives us his two coins on Super Mario Party and his overall impressions of not Catchin 'Em All in Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
This week in Gaming News (brought to you by our man in them streets, Doug!): We list the free games this month on PSN; Get hype for the biggest Game Awards yet with its' 10 game reveals and appearance by the Russo Brothers; Attempt to decrypt Bioware's cryptic Dragon Age tease (I swear to god if it's a mobile game...); Examine Battlefield 5 briefly dropping to $30 dollars for a Black Friday sale after only being out for a week (yikes!); and rejoice as Nintendo puts an end to its' Creators program just in time for Smash's release.
Instead of a culture topic this week, we talk about/laugh at the dumpster fire going on at Bethesda thanks to Fallout 76...again...
SHOUT OUT to Courtney and Ashleigh! Friends of the show and streamers, check them out onTwitch | www.twitch.com/ca_in_la IG | @ca_in_la
If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start follow us on Twitter @PressX2S and follow us on Instagram at @PressX2Start
You can find us on iTunes and on Stitcher.
If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com
End music by @MarcoMavy on IG | Twitter
You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com
Be good to each other, peace!