Press START

Updated: 31 Mar 2025 • 159 episodes
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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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Look, if everyone's consenting and happy, what's wrong with it? Oh but other than that there was some interesting game news this week — a legacy publication is seemingly back from the grave and Nintendo sure is going crazy. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon's rundown on the latest Nintendo Direct: https://www.polygon.com/news/

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Alright, no matter what we say in this episode you should absolutely NOT Google search "GamerGate." I'm serious. You should, however, look up this week's guest, Jamal Michel. He's a poet and writer whose writing on games has been published all over the place. You can read more about Jamal and his work on his website: j

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Have you ever played Disco Elysium? Would Family Guy clips or a Subway Surfers video alongside it help? That's not really what's happening to Disco Elysium but it's a funny mental image. And that's just one of the news items we're talking about this week!! THINGS MENTIONED: Eurogamer on Disco Elysium's new mobile port:

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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 w

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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 Giov

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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-ne

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