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Our Donkey Kong Bananza Review — The Press Start Podcast Jul 16, 2025

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We unpack our 10/10 review of Donkey Kong Bananza and why it's better than Super Mario Odyssey. Brodie also shares his thoughts on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, we react to The Legend of Zelda cast announcement and the Ghost of Yotei State of Play.

00:00 Coming Up
01:01 Pokémon Presents Predictions
03:26 Donkey Kong Bananza Review
26:58 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 Review
36:50 The Legend of Zelda Movie Cast Announcement
41:30 Ghost of Yotei State of Play Reactions
49:51 Rapid Fire Question
53:27 What The Wiki?!

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.

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Xbox Layoffs & Game Cancellations: Is Microsoft Leaving Gaming? — The Press Start Podcast Jul 08, 2025

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After another week of significant layoffs and game cancellations across Xbox's studios, we're left asking: 'What's next for Xbox?' On this episode of The Press Start Podcast, we unpack and assess Microsoft's recent decisions and the future of Xbox gaming. We also discuss the potential of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox and Neil Druckmann's departure from HBO's The Last of Us TV show.

00:00 Coming Up
00:48 Death Stranding 2 Progress Update
03:00 Xbox Layoffs And Cancellations
24:12 Helldivers 2 Coming To Xbox
29:55 Neil Druckman Leaves HBO's The Last Of Us TV Show
36:25 Resident Evil: Survival Unit
34:43 What The Wiki?!

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Our Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Review — The Press Start Podcast Jun 23, 2025

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We share our review of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, with James going in-depth about the game, how it evolves from the first and how it appeals to both fans and newcomers. Brodie also shares his review of Slowclap's new game, post-Sifu, Rematch, and we weigh in on Xbox's next console being essentially a PC.

00:00 Coming Up
00:51 Death Stranding 2 Review
28:48 Rematch Review
37:58 The Next Xbox
49:30 Rapid Fire Question
51:51 What The Wiki?!

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Our Summer Game Fest 2025 Reactions Including RE9 And The Xbox Handheld — The Press Start Podcast Jun 09, 2025

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It's our first weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2, and Summer Game Fest has been hitting us with a ton of exciting announcements. We react to all the showcases and the reveal of Resident Evil 9, the Xbox ROG Ally handheld, and more!

00:00 Coming Up
00:36 Nintendo Switch 2 First Weekend
10:34 Summer Game Fest Reactions
45:02 Resident Evil 9 Trailer Reactions
55:21 Xbox ROG Ally
59:27 Most Anticipated Games
01:00:52 What The Wiki?!

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Our Summer Game Fest 2025 Predictions — The Press Start Podcast Jun 03, 2025

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Summer Game Fest kicks off later this week, so we get our predictions in about what we think/hope will be announced. Brodie shares his Mario Kart World review-in-progress, and Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour. We also react to the cancellation of Black Panther and People Can Fly's two games.

00:00 Coming Up
00:58 Summer Game Fest 2025 Predictions
22:56 Mario Kart World Review-In-Progress
38:49 Nintendo Switch 2: Welcome Tour Review-In-Progress
46:54 Game Cancellations
1:00:27 Concord Collectible
01:02:36 What The Wiki?!

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.

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Elden Ring Nightreign Review — The Press Start Podcast May 28, 2025

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We played Elden Ring Nightreign and are very surprised by the game! We unpack our thoughts on the game, discuss the challenge of Soulslike games and Lies Of P adding new difficulty options, and how we're feeling with one week to go until the Nintendo Switch 2 comes out.

00:00 Coming Up
00:42 Elden Ring Nightreign Review
26:24 Lies Of P gets new difficulty modes
35:30 The Nintendo Switch 2 comes out in a week!
45:55 What's the next system seller?
48:38 What The Wiki?!

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What's Happening At Kojima Productions, Naughty Dog & Haven Studios? — The Press Start Podcast May 23, 2025

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On this episode of Press Start's weekly video game discussion podcast, we discuss Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Doom: The Dark Ages, Jade Raymond leaving Haven Studios, the spiritual successor to Metal Gear, and Naughty Dog's unannounced new game.

00:00 Coming Up
00:55 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Review
06:42 Doom: The Dark Ages Success
13:22 Jade Raymond Leaves Haven Studios
19:52 Hideo Kojima's Physint
24:35 Naughty Dog's Unannounced Game
29:09 Nintendo Returns To Gamecom
33:05 Will You Miss PlayStation Stars?
35:13 What The Wiki?!
40:29 Outro

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DOOM: The Dark Ages Is GOOD Different (Review) — The Press Start Podcast May 16, 2025

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We've all played some DOOM: The Dark Ages and (mostly) LOVE the game. We do a deep dive on how the game differs from the DOOM games before it, Brodie previews Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, Shannon and Ewan have a special, in-depth Tech Time with Shannon discussing the insane new ROG Strix Scar 18 gaming laptop, and we unpack the latest Square Enix and Mario movie news.

00:00 Coming Up
02:29 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 Preview
11:09 DOOM: The Dark Ages Review
31:29 Capcom Fighting Collection 2
32:02 ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18
48:51 Square Enix & Capcom Strategies
58:33 Super Mario World Title Reaction
01:01:48 Rapid Fire Question
01:03:04 What The Wiki?!
01:12:40 Outro

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.

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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Preview (New 4K Gameplay Footage) May 08, 2025

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In this bonus Press Start Podcast episode, James shares his experience travelling to Kojima Productions to play Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, avoiding spoilers.

00:00 What Did You Get To Play?
02:17 General Impressions
04:08 Differences Between Death Stranding 1 and 2
05:58 Australia In DS2
10:33 Aussie Cameos
14:39 Changing Landscape
17:45 The Story Of Death Stranding 2
24:01 Core Themes Of Death Stranding 2
26:06 New Gameplay Mechanics
29:59 Quality of Life Improvements
32:09 Shared World Features
34:09 Boss Improvements
36:32 Q&A - Variety
42:05 Q&A - Meeting Kojima
44:11 Q&A - New Characters
48:32 Q&A - New Music
54:07 Final Thoughts

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The Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Is GOOD NEWS — The Press Start Podcast May 07, 2025

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We finally have a release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, and it's later than we thought it would be, but that's good news as far as we're concerned! We react to the new trailer, discuss the week's worth of Xbox news and share our honest opinion on the Borderlands State of Play.

00:00 Coming Up
02:05 Revisiting the Resistance Games
03:59 GTA 6 Delay
16:58 Gears of War Remaster
21:27 Oblivion Remastered is a Best-Seller
26:29 Xbox is a Top Publisher on PlayStation
29:04 Xbox Price Increase
35:37 Borderlands 4 Impressions
40:31 Rapid Fire Question
43:14 What The Wiki?!

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.

For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au

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