The Press Start Podcast

GTA 6's extended gameplay reveal is dropping on Netflix before YouTube, Australia has banned Halloween: The Game while rolling out Xbox age verification for R18+ titles, and EA and Halo Studios are both facing fresh layoffs despite recent wins. The Press Start Podcast breaks down the biggest gaming news of the week, plus a rapid fire on Ubisoft's newly confirmed Ghost Recon game. Subscribe for weekly video game news, reactions and discussion from Australia's biggest gaming podcast.
Chapters

00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:42 GTA 6 Extended Look Confirmed for Netflix
00:07:27 Australia Cracks Down: Xbox Age Verification and Halloween Banned
00:16:47 Industry Layoffs Hit EA and Halo Studios
00:28:03 PlayStation Aren't Backing Down Now
00:30:18 A New Ghost Recon Game
00:32:10 What The Wiki?!
00:40:20 Outro

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.
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House House, the studio behind Untitled Goose Game, returns with Big Walk, a co-op puzzler built entirely around proximity chat — and a bold decision to ban traditional voice chat altogether.
This week on The Press Start Podcast, Ewan, Brodie and James debate whether that design choice is genius or a recipe for co-op chaos, and ask whether Big Walk can rise above the flood of "friend games" currently on the market.
Also in this episode: Sony breaks its silence on killing off PS5 discs, and Game Freak's Soulslike debut Beast of Reincarnation gets reviewed.
Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:39 Big Walk Review
00:16:31 Sony Responds to Backlash & Boycott
00:23:08 Beast of Reincarnation Review
00:34:26 What The Wiki?!
00:42:17 Outro

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This week on The Press Start Podcast, Ewan, Shannon, James and Brodie dive into Halo Campaign Evolved, debating whether it's the definitive way to play the original Halo campaign and what that secret ending means for a possible Halo 2 remake. The crew also unpacks Xbox's new ad-supported cloud gaming test, the newly revealed God of War Laufey release date and Kratos' confirmed return, plus a rapid fire on Marvel's SDCC reveals including Ghost Rider and Black Panther 3 casting.
Chapters

00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:31 Halo: Campaign Evolved Review Discussion
00:09:25 Ad Supported Game Streaming
00:17:21 God of War Laufey Release Date & Kratos Return
00:27:41 SDCC Right Place for Game Announcements?
00:29:47 What The Wiki?!
00:42:26 Outro

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.
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This week on The Press Start Podcast, Harry gives his verdict on Splatoon Raiders, scoring Nintendo's co-op spin-off an 8.5. Ewan, Shannon and James also dig into Ryan Hurst's shock recast as Kratos in Amazon's God of War series, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen calling Sony's PS5 disc decision totally irrelevant, and Newzoo's GTA 6 pre-order projections of up to 4.5 billion dollars in week one sales. New episodes of the video game podcast every week — subscribe for the latest gaming news, reviews and hot takes.
Chapters

00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:33 Splatoon Raiders Review — Harry Scores It 8.5
00:14:39 Bethesda's Full Roadmap: Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5 & New Vegas Remaster
00:25:48 Ryan Hurst Dropped As Kratos — Who Replaces Him?
00:32:34 GameStop CEO Says PS5 Disc Backlash Is "Totally Irrelevant"
00:39:03 GTA 6 Pre-Orders Could Hit $4.5 Billion (Rapid Fire)
00:40:25 What The Wiki
00:45:31 Outro

The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.
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Xbox's Game Pass subscriber decline, mass layoffs and the Obsidian returning to Fallout dominate the discussion this week, alongside Sony Santa Monica confirming God of War Laufey will land on disc, hinting at a 2027 release. The Press Start Podcast crew also breaks down Bethesda and Ubisoft union unrest, the future of physical media on PlayStation, and Steve Buscemi joining the Far Cry TV show cast.
Chapters

00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:27 Press Start Is Independent
00:04:42 Xbox Layoff Fallout
00:25:12 God Of War Laufey Coming 2027 On Disc
00:29:55 Steve Buscemi Joins Far Cry
00:32:51 What The Wiki?!
00:44:44 Outro

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