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Another Steff-Shay-Gav trifecta brings a vicious offensive on the term Soulslike and a sobering reminder from three seasoned console owners that the days of demo discs and puffing into cartridges have long since passed.

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The eternally room-temperature Shay Thompson and 'dark trainspotter' Gav Murphy join Steffan on the podcast this week to talk about saying Ninten-no to nostalgia, an unhinged take on the trolley problem and innovate a brand new financial model for the gaming industry of tomorrow. Content warning: this episode is not safe for jury members of the 2023 Gaming BAFTAs.

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This week we're asking the real questions: what does immersive sim actually mean, what persistent Twitter question is making devs patch their games, and how would a Morris Traveller fare when James Bond is behind the wheel? Keza MacDonald and Imogen Mellor join the team again to get to the bottom of gaming's smallest and most forgettable mysteries.

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Another fun-filled episode this week joined by guests old and new, as Keza MacDonald returns to the pod to tease her upcoming book about the history of Nintendo and Imogen Mellor joins with an axe to grind about Dan Krupa's take on stealth games. There's Welsh assassins, legendary weapons and a birthday party for a very special plumber indeed.

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RKG's Dan Krupa and the one and only Lucy James join the pod this week for a podcast that enters the ring swinging when it comes to Krup's perspective on stealth games. Long-word-sensitive listeners be warned: this episode contains mentions of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

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Benedict Townsend and RKG's Dan Krupa join us this week to positively redefine the perception of the 7/10 and fancast themselves as James Bond in light of Interactive's upcoming 007 game. Meanwhile, Inel's got some inspiring advice for FIFA players who just can't win.

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What if Assassin's Creed was set in the Sixties? Why don't we have Lego Die Hard? And how many free drinks can you get with a single gaming tattoo? All these burning questions answered and more by Steffan and Inel!

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GeekyCassie's back for another session with Steff and Inel as we're talking the plot twists in games we never saw coming, along with a scathing admonishment of cheaters and a very enthusiastic review of Donkey Kong Bananza.

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GeekyCassie joins Steffan and Inel this week for a podcast she will categorically NOT be listening to on 1x speed. Protective gloves for a Nintendo game? Dating a stapler? Mario and Peach are now strictly besties? It's all in this week's Press X to Continue.

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Frankie Ward joins Steffan and Inel to talk about cost-effective gaming, review some questionable character names in the Death Stranding-verse and ponder a Wolfenstein headscratcher.



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Frankie Ward joins Steffan and Inel on Press X to Continue this week to chat speedruns, Easter Eggs and the unexpected SIMilarity between Lizzo and Paramore.

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Another special guest episode of Press X to Continue this week as Steffan sits down for a long old pan-Atlantic chat about everything aural with seasoned video game composer Austin Wintory - who you'll know from Journey, Erica, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and the new side-scrolling RPG Towerborne.

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Elz the Witch is back with Inel and Steffan to review Hello Kitty: Island Adventure. The crew talk about the GTA delay, get their teeth stuck into some trivia and remember the old games that they still play!

Press X Hollywood Correspondent Claire Lim and OG Exy Beast Elz the Witch join Inel and Steffan to talk copy-cat games, throwing controllers and review I am your beast. 

We’re loving the reaction to our interview episodes so we’ve decided to do more! Kate Herron has worked on some amazing shows like Loki, Doctor Who and The Last of Us. She’s also writing and set to direct the Sims movie. She sat down with Steffan for a chat about her work and her journey into playing games.

Nintendo expert and Guardian games expert Keza MacDonald joins Steffan and Inel to talk all things Switch 2.

Dave Jewitt is back on the podcast to review the latest release in the Doom franchise. There are also plenty of unpopular opinions, chat and news with Steffan and Inel.

Keza and Glenn join the show to discuss VR gaming

Steffan and Inel are back for a cosy episode of Press  X. This week they chatting all about the cancellation of a Black Panther game that was in development and plenty of other goings on in gaming. 

Inel and Steffan deep dive into some of the conversation topics popping off in the Press X Discord channel.

Shay Thompson joins Steffan and Inel once again to chat about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! There are also more unpopular opinions and suggestions for the ever expanding Spotify playlist. 

Steffan sits down for an exclusive chat with Neil Druckmann, the creative director and writer behind The Last Of Us game series. Neil is also executive director of the HBO adaptation of Joel and Ellie's story. 

Shay and Glenn join the show in what was the very first episode EVER! They chat about a lot of things, including Last Of Us Part II. Enjoy!

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Clubbers! Beasts! It's Press X Time! Steffan and Inel are joined by Shay Thompson to chat about the bombshell news regarding GTA6, modding games, and is the Pope a player? If The Pope plays Wordle, is his opening word "Papal"? 

This week, Bronzy is back with us to chat about Split Fiction, and we have a chat about The Last Of Us Season 2. 

Don't worry if you're avoiding spoilers though, there's lots of other great chat with some unpopular opinions and suggestions for the Exy Beats! 

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Exy Beasts, Continue Clubbers, it's time for a pod! 

This week, Steffan and Inel are joined by Marcus Bronzy (How to Kill an Hour) to talk about their memories of early-pandemic gaming, and Marcus conceptualises the greatest remake of all time. 

Hello and welcome along to another retro Press X To Continue! This week we’re going back to June 2022, where we are discussing what are the best and worst gaming movie / TV adaptations - sit back and listen to this one to see what you think…

Luke Westaway and Geekie Cassie join Steffan and Inel for more gaming chat and trivia.  They talk about playing games on easy mode and there's a Mario / love Island crossover nobody saw coming. 

James Arthur talks bringing gigs and games together

Geekie Cassie and Luke Westaway join Inel and Steffan to get hands on with the Nintendo Switch 2, look back at the winners of the BAFTA Games Awards and review Tokyo Xtreme Racer.

After our first live show at New Game Plus during London Games Week, we held a short question and answer session with the audience. We hope you enjoy it, and we'll see you Tuesday for another new episode of Press X To Continue!

We were live at the New Game Plus during London Games Festival to talk nostalgia, Atomfall, and all sorts of stuff!

Today we’re going back to November 2021 again with the band Chvrches, creators of absolute bangers and the theme for death Stranding. 

We also review Deathloop - which doesn't get much love these days but it went down a storm at the time… enjoy

Steffan and Inel is joined by journalist Shay Thompson to discuss all the goings on in the world of gaming. Shay has been playing Metaphor: ReFantazo, but will she be able to convince Steffan to play a super-long game?


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Welcome to the Continue club! Time for another Retro episode of Press X to Continue -  this is the place where we share classic episodes of the podcast from days gone by when it used to live on the BBC 

This week we’re back in November 2021 and we talk to Bukayo Saka at the launch of the new CoD game that year. He was a top bloke and talked about how video games had helped him out a lovely chat really - elsewhere on the pod it was a big discussion - Call of Duty or Battlefield? What...

Steffan and Inel are joined by Shay Thompson to talk handheld gaming, review a modern RPG and of course tackle some trivia. 

A Mexican road trip with Forza Horizon 5, and actor Giancarlo Esposito talking Far Cry 6