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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 199

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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Episode 189: Don Quixote Banana (LEGO Party, Silent Hill f, Ms. New Booty)

Sunday, January 11, 2026 • Duration 01:16:47

Oh boy, I sure hope the new joy cons add a touch of vibrant color to the Switch 2!

THINGS MENTIONED:

00:00 Hello

00:51 Board the Mothership

Further reading: Mothership Is A New Website About Gender And Games Which Feels Like A Radical Thing To Launch In 2026 But Shouldn’t Be

04:13 With an estimated 400 store closures and counting, GameStop's future is in turmoil - Polygon

11:56 New Joy-Con 2 colors… kinda

Switch 2 sales slowed over Christmas - Video Games Chronicle

20:24 What we’ve been playing

The One Game to Rescue Switch 2 - Delayed Input on YouTube

Nathaniel's on letterboxd: nathanbased

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BONUS: The 2025 JGOTYs

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 • Duration 19:08

Every year, Tori sits down with her gamer husband to find out what stood out among the many games he played. Join us for a little midweek bonus in the feed with 2025's JGOTYs (Jesse's Games of the Year).

THINGS MENTIONED

Jacob Geller's YouTube video essay "Fear of Cold"

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Episode 188: Press START predicts 2026

Monday, January 5, 2026 • Duration 01:21:17

I see gaming in your future...

THINGS MENTIONED:

00:00 Reviewing over our 2025 predictions

12:00 2026 predictions and what we want to play

34:20 What Tori's Playing

48:20 What Noah's playing

01:00:09 What Nathaniel's playing

01:18:30 Wrapping up

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Episode 187: Press START's Games of the Year 2025

Monday, December 29, 2025 • Duration 02:07:31

We got more OTYs in here than you could ever possibly imagine.

THINGS MENTIONED:

00:00 Opening and Gift giving

14:34 Nathaniel's long-awaited tierlist

24:36 Tierlists from Discord

37:56 Giveaway!!

39:02 Time for the OTYs starting with... GOTY

45:57 GOTOY

57:12 MOTY

01:06:15 MOTOY

01:16:47 AOTY/AOTOY

01:31:01 BOTY

01:34:20 POTY

01:47:31 PSOTY

01:52:37 PSTOTY

01:55:24 FOTY

02:05:08 Closing

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Our intro/outro music are by and our show art is by. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter , on tumblr at and on bluesky . Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs, people we should have on the show and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.

Episode 186: He got the berc (Red Dead Redemption 2, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment)

Monday, December 22, 2025 • Duration 51:01

HEY don't forget to join our holiday Wordatro giveaway! Info at the top of the show!!

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 SPOILERS: 17:50 - 26:30

THINGS MENTIONED:

00:00 Intro and holiday giveaway reminder

05:25 What Noah's playing

17:30 What Nathaniel's playing

33:33 What Tori's playing

47:00 Wrap-up

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Nathaniel's on Discord: nathanbased

Noah's on Discord: noahhurts

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Episode 185: And the Game Award goes to... Press START (Red Dead Redemption 2, Mount and Blade, Pokemon ZA)

Sunday, December 14, 2025 • Duration 01:23:01

Yeah OK we'll talk about the Game Awards but ONLY because they showed off a silly Star Wars game.

THINGS MENTIONED:

0:00 Press START Nation, welcome to the podcast

0:17 The Game Awards talk

14:20 Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ - Official Reveal Trailer live watch

39:25 What we’ve been playing

1:07:46 THE BASKETBALL TALK IS RIGHT HERE

1:15:44 Press START GOTY 2025 Giveaway Explanation!

1:18:25 Wrapping up

1:19:32 Closing thoughts

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