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Luke Westaway and Cadaea are back on the pod this week to chat with Steffan about Inel's peculiar and downright suspicious absence from the pod...Cadaea also comes with two unsung hero game offerings and Luke enters his mind palace to uncover the secret behind a one-in-a-trillion solar SM64 speedrun.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

It's not what it sounds like! Steffan is joined by Press X regular Luke Westaway and first-timer Sophie AKA Cadaea for a pod that spans both pizza and Pokopia. Warning: contains tambourines.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

A brand new kind of episode from us as we explore something we've been looking forward to trying out for a while!Dave Jewitt, AKA Irregular Dave, joins Steffan for a deep dive into the history of Warhammer video games to elect the official Press X Top 5.What do you think of this new format? Got a better name for it? What Top 5 should we choose next? Let us know!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

From humble beginnings on the Steam store to the creation of games for IPs like John Wick and TRON, Steffan is joined by Mike Bithell of Bithell Games (and the second Play, Watch, Listen host to jump on the pod!) to talk all about indie game development, how the landscape has changed since his start, and a chilling speculation of what it's going to take before games are viewed as an art form.Thanks for coming along Mike!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

An author, an esports presenter and a Time Crisis II crackshot walk into a secret afterparty...Keza and Frankie join Steffan this week to talk about shared experiences at the Gaming BAFTAs (what actually... IS Vampire Survivors?), when AI in games isn't so bad and who in the gaming industry is getting a well-deserved knighthood.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

The one and only Alix Wilton Regan (AKA the new Lara Croft!) joins the Continue Club this week to sit down with Steffan and recount her career in acting, discovering performance capture, Perfect Dark's shocking sudden cancellation and how she became the Tomb Raider herself.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

"We'd pull out our axes and it's like, 'it's game over mate!'"From the Round Table to the Continue Club - it's The Traitors S4 finalist Jade Scott! Steffan and Jade chat about the games she loves, being understood as 'a gamer' and how social deception games came in handy when stepping into the castle.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

Another Shay and Steffan special as the fort is held both literally in Inel's Horrible Historical acting absence and figuratively on Steffan's train journeys. Shay shares an unsung hero game, Inel checks in over voicenote and Steff agonises over his hiring processes in Becastled. Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and TikTok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit the subreddit:r/pressxtocontinue

300,000,000 accounts across a franchise that's 25 years old. A company that's doubled down on giving the fans what they want. A dev team that's completely beholden to community democracy.This January, Steffan was invited to Jagex's headquarters in Cambridge for their 25 Years of Runescape creator event (alongside the biggest names in its thriving YouTube community) to speak with Senior VP of Product James Dobrowski about what it means to make an MMO that stands the test of time.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen. Or watch on YouTube!Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpodVisit r/PressXtoContinue - the official Press X subreddit!

Fable! Nunchuks! Competitive rates! Shay Thompson joins aspiring voice actor Steffan Powell to kick off the new year of Press X to Continue, where we'll be roleplaying STRICTLY low-honour mode from start to finish - and introducing a brand new feature: Unsung Hero Games.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

A festive episode of Press X to Continue with all our best tips on surviving Christmas! Tips on surviving the record might have been handier though... Wishing a very merry Christmas to all our listeners!Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/TfQBdnbMdaFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

A special Press X this week as Steffan sits down with Bayek of Siwa, Alyn of Hull, and the founder of Surgent Studios, the one and only Abubakar Salim!Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Luke and Cassie are back on the pod once more to talk huge filesizes, the meaning of 'gamer' and review the hit superhero adventure game Dispatch.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Has AI been lurking in games from the very beginning? Cyborg Angel makes her first appearance on Press X to Continue alongside Steff, Inel and Shay for the first episode of the second year of your favourite games podcast!Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Put on your stomping shoes and light your candles because it's nothing but memory lane in this very special, very happy birthday episode of Press X to Continue! Inel and Steff reminisce over the best moments of the last loop around that warm orb of plasma. Warning: contains mirth.Thanks so much to the eXy community who's been with us all this way. It's only with your support that Steffan will beat the Aberystwyth Pier 10p allegations.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

It's all jazz this week as Steffan's boxed up and ready for the big house move - meaning a Press X that's low-stress and no mess. Frankie and Inel come along to talk secret achievements, PS2 nostalgia and Pro Evo stalemates.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Glenn and Frankie join us for another episode to slam in-game dog-petting across the board. Find new ways to bring your game to life, developers, and then tell us what just happened in that last cutscene because we weren't paying attention.Inel also has a reviöoo for Öoo and Steffan stands behind his narrative of what went down on Aberystwyth Pier.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

In today's episode of Press X to Continue, Frankie Ward joins Steff and Inel to talk the end of the console wars and Outer Worlds 2. But before you get stuck in, we're going to have to spend a good hour or so creating a character we'll never see.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

The pod's panicking over scary games this week - whose big idea was it to do a Hallowe'en episode hosted by people who are afraid of scary games? Keza and Joey join us again for more lights-on laughs and a Big Question that's (optionally) VERY revealing.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

A newcomer joins the party in the form of Joe Grind AKA Joey's Funhouse, to talk Ghost of Yōtei and Game Pass grief with Steff, Inel and Press X regular Keza MacDonald.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Steff and Inel catch us up on all the news of the Press X discord this week, deep diving on game-changing mechanics, heart-breaking betrayals, and a glimpse into Steffan's past as a gunslinger on a budget. Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

Steff and Inel address a hot take on save-scumming, speculate on the upcoming Wolverine title from Insomnia and get deep into the US college football scene!Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/Zv3s5nB6T4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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!Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Press X to Continue is proudly sponsored by PiCK UP!Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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.Listen to Press X to Continue on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.Join the Press X Discord:discord.gg/a7qgyAb4Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok:www.instagram.com/pressxpodcast/www.tiktok.com/@pressxpod

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!Xnzv urer, fbeel guvf jnf yngr bhg. Jr'ir tbg n ernyyl pbby obahf rcvfbqr pbzvat ba zbaqnl gubhtu naq V guvax lbh'er tbaan yvxr vg! Ybir lbh, olr! (CF, SSVK VF GUR ORFG BAR)