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Level 8.5 - PlayStation Comes Into 2024 Strong With Their Newest State Of Play

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about PlayStation's newest State Of Play, Sony looking to be on an African start up, Microsoft's slow move out of the console business, Tekken 8, Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth & more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:36
We do a deep dive into PlayStation's first State Of Play for 2024; The new PS Handheld is reportedly in early development; Sony's looking to turn Africa into the next big gaming hub; Xbox sales continue to plummet after Microsoft devalues its' console; More layoffs hit the gaming industry.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 58:49
Sean continues to search for his Infinite Wealth in Like A Dragon 8
DJ continues to have a violent field day with Tekken 8
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Level 8.4 - The Pokemon/PalWorld Cold War Is Starting To Heat Up!

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about PalWorld's continued dominance, Microsoft's most recent culling, Switch 2's big ole LCD screen, Tekken 8, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth & much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 3:06
Tekken 8 & Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth debut to critical acclaim; Infinite Wealth boasts the highest pre-orders in franchise history; More Death Stranding 2 details to be revealed within the next two weeks; The Switch 2 is reportedly packing 8 inches of LCD screen; PalWorld's popularity & infamy continue to grow as The Pokemon Company moves in to investigate; We look at the fallout of Microsoft's recent mass layoffs; Apple opens the app store to game streaming; Riot Games eliminates 530 jobs; China backtracks on its' plans to combat "obsessive gaming".
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 50:25
Sean gleefully returns to the wacky world of Yakuza with Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
DJ enters the King Of The Iron Fist Tournament once again in Tekken 8 and inches closer to rolling credits in Baldur's Gate 3.
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Level 8.3 - PalWorld Has The Gaming World In A Chokehold

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ, Jordan & Marcus talk about Xbox's Developer_Direct, PalWorld holding Steam's servers at gunpoint, TLOU2's No Return mode borrowing from iconic roguelikes and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 3:55
We give our thoughts on Xbox's first Dev Direct of the year; PalWorld almost shuts down Steam servers with launch; Microsoft confirms its' plan to release is first party games on all platforms; The first game from Former CD Projekt devs looks a lot like a vampire game; BG3 brought in over $650 Million in sales on PC alone in 2023; Larian CEO believes that the subscription model makes it harder for good content to be released; The Last Of Us 2 Remastered's No Return mode apparently based on the likes of Hades & Dead Cells.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 1:09:32
Jordan traverses the darkly psychedelic landscape of Alan Wake 2
Marcus returns after a long hiatus to briefly talk about Overwatch 2, Spiderman 2 & Baldur's Gate 3
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Level 8.2 - T-Pain Wants To "Buy You A Drank" In GTA 6

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about T-Pain working GTA 6, Overwatch 2's game changing update, Xbox bring back Developer_Direct, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:49
Xbox to bring back Developer_Direct on Jan 18th; Gears of War fans get some promising updates for Gears 6 & the GoW Collection; Nintendo & Sony set tentative dates for their next Directs; T-Pain confirms his involvement in GTA 6; SEGA brings 3 more classics to it's big reboot initiative; The PS5 DualSense "V2" potentially leaked by a retailer listing; Spiderman 2 racks up the most nominations at the DICE Awards; Overwatch 2's giant update has essentially reduced the need for actual team strategy; 2 weeks into 2024 and 2700+ layoffs are already coming to the gaming industry.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 51:14
Sean makes good use of his PlayStation Plus subscription and tries out Nobody Saves The World, A Plague Tale Requiem & Evil West.
DJ tries out demos for 2 of this year's big releases, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown & Granblue Fantasy Relink
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Level 8.1 - Naughty Dog Finds A Way To Make TLOU2 Even More Stressful

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about
Gaming News - Time code: 3:08
Sony drops a sneak peak at its' 2024 lineup; TLOU2 Remastered's new roguelike mode is even stressing out the devs; TLOU show dominates the Creative Arts Emmys; Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown to run 60fps or more across all consoles; Dragon's Dogma 2 makes a case for the first big hit of the year with new gameplay showcase; Days Gone dev team working on a brand new IP; Ex-Activision exec claims discrimination against "old white guys"; Nexon gets a 9M dollar fine after false loot box drop rates; Logan Paul finally refunds people for his failed NFT game; Valve officially makes "Boomer Shooters" an official genre.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 44:11
Sean finally tries out the Saint's Row reboot now that it's free and then cleanses his palette with Like A Dragon Gaiden.
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Level 7.50 - 2023 In Memoriam!

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about their respective GOTY lists for 2023, the games they look forward to in 2024 & a big rumor round-up on upcoming games.
GOTY Talk/Most Anticipated Games for 2024 - Time code: 2:40
Gaming News - Time code: 45:11
The OG GOW trilogy could potentially be getting a remaster; New job listings all but confirm the active development of the Horizon MMORPG; Sony may be building a new studio with former Deviation Games devs; The Bayonetta trilogy may be coming to the Switch 2; Insiders are claiming that a new Bango-Kazooie game is on the way; A single tweet from a level designer has everyone anticipating Gears 6.
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Level 7.49 - The Gaming Industry Faucet Springs A Giant Leak

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about
Gaming News - Time code: 2:43
Details for the PS5 Pro, Microsoft's next console & Insomniac's development roadmap leak; The Last Of Us 2 Factions confirmed to be dead but their new IP sounds promising; E3 is also officially dead and that says alot about the current gaming landscape; Tekken 8's most recent trailer finally reveals its' story; Larian CEO says that BG3 is too big of a game to give away on GamePass; Hogwarts Legacy still holds the crown of 2023's best selling game; Netflix continues its' foray into gaming by bringing Sonic Mania to mobile; Just 4 days after The Day Before's abysmal launch the dev studio is forced to close its' doors.
What We've Been Playing - Time code: 57:33
DJ tries out Fortnite's new Lego & Racer extensions and then dips his toe back into the King of The Iron Fist Tournament in the Tekken 8 demo.
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Level 7.48 - The Day Before’s Apocalyptic Failure

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about the 2023 Game Awards, The Day Before taking a MASSIVE (but expected) L & more!
Gaming News - Time code: 3:16
We do a deep dive recap on the 2023 Game Awards; The Day Before debuts to easily the most disastrous game launch of the year; Fortnite & Rocket League implement a cross game item system.
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