Press START

Mar 09 2025 156 ep. 74 mins 30
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It's the Gen Z video game podcast. Tori Domínguez Peek, Noah Hertz and Nathaniel Wilson break down the latest in gaming news, talk about what they're playing and do some deep dives into the industry and their favorite games.

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BONUS: Video Game Podtimism — Kingdom Hearts 2 (Feat. Noah and Tori)

Mar 09 2025 119 mins  
We're taking the week off, but we have a special treat for the feed: a recent episode of Video Game Podtimism where Noah and Tori got to gush about Kingdom Hearts 2.Subscribe to Video Game Podtimism wherever you listen to our show. We'll be back next week!Original episode description below:***Hey Podtimists,This week we're covering Kingdom Heart 2, and we were graciousl

Episode 151: Unlimited Fun (feat. Your Cool Uncle Marisa)

Mar 02 2025 84 mins  
We're joined this week by Gameboy modder, soldering iron wizard and all around cool uncle Marisa from the YouTube channel Your Cool Uncle Marisa. She talks us through her first modding projects, what she likes in a handheld and what she hates about one particular boutique game publisher.Special thanks to listener Giovanni for recommending that we bring Marisa on as a guest :)Fo

Episode 150: GameStop goes WOKE??

Feb 23 2025 49 mins  
Guys, I think we may have willed a new Tony Hawk remaster into existence. Oh and not that I actually think any of our listeners are big GameStop shoppers, but boy do we have some news for you...THINGS MENTIONED:New Tony Hawk remaster on the horizon: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-skater-claims-hes-in-a-new-tony-hawk-remaster-about-to-come-out/Fuck Gamestop: https://gizm

Episode 149: PlayStation outage, Oscar noms and NBA muses

Feb 17 2025 71 mins  
If there's one thing we know how to do on this show it's cover a lot of ground. Strap in :3THINGS MENTIONED:Aftermath on the PSN outage: https://aftermath.site/sony-playstation-network-outage-psn-ps5-pcEpic is going to keep giving out games you sort of own: https://kotaku.com/epic-store-free-games-stats-steam-mobile-fortnite-1851764053PlayStation State of Play recap from Po

Press START plays: Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Feb 09 2025 93 mins  
We're grinding and ollie-ing our way through the hottest skating game of 2004 — a game that came out when we were in Elementary School. Come for the skating, stay for the 2004 of it all, however unfortunate some of that may be.Tori's on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 148: Nathaniel's yap session

Feb 02 2025 71 mins  
Left alone this week, Nathaniel had no other options but to record a podcast all by his lonesome (with the help of two very special guests). Lots of game news this week, buckle in :) THINGS MENTIONED Polygon: MultiVersus is dead for real this time: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/517406/multiversus-canceled-shut-down-date Pokemon TCG Pocket is leaky as hell: https://www.polygon.com

Episode 147: The Humble Bundle grinders

Jan 26 2025 56 mins  
Cancellations, whacky prices and more this week.... THINGS MENTIONED: The team behind Celeste's new game is canceled: https://www.polygon.com/news/512505/earthblade-devs-celsete-followup-canceled IGN on GTA 6 pricing rumors: https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-at-100-would-be-a-bridge-too-far-even-for-grand-theft-auto New Xbox announcements: https://www.polygon.com/news/512692/

Episode 146: 2 Switch 2 Furious

Jan 19 2025 92 mins  
Yeah OK I guess Switch 2 announcement kinda overshadowed everything else this week, huh? Also, sorry about my (Noah) audio quality. Had a mic issue, that's why I sound like the speaker on a Wii remote. It won't happen again. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on the Switch 2: https://www.polygon.com/opinion/510594/nintendo-switch-2-reveal-apple-iphone-comparison This Twitter thread

Episode 145: "Leading advisors"

Jan 12 2025 88 mins  
Some of gaming's "leading advisors" (us) are here to outline our plans to maximize the best value for our stakeholders (you). We're gonna do that by talking about gaming news, fwiw. THINGS MENTIONED: Forbes on the Nintendo/Genki beef: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/10/nintendo-finally-comments-on-leaked-switch-2-hardware-and-videos/ Geoff Keighley's very bad t

Episode 144: Press START's Games of the Year 2024

Jan 05 2025 129 mins  
It's time to close the book on 2024, then we'll never talk about it again :) THINGS MENTIONED: Our friend Ari's video about Death Stranding: https://youtu.be/ECtVgVdQods YouTuber AfterThoughts on God of War's sex minigames: https://youtu.be/PwBef_sVVCM Tori's on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�