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PPR 172

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2026/09/30

It’s really easy to fall into this rut with Video Games right now. Every podcast episode this year has brought in this frivolous bout of yoga where we try not to take y’all TOO deep into Bummertown™, lest we risk forever remaining within its shitty doom-dome and get gypsy-cursed to forever scroll through Grummz’s feed on Twitter, A Clockwork Orange-style, or some shit.This is why we have found ourselves championing the phrase “Video Games can still be fun, and all you

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PPR 171

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2026/08/31

Many of us here at Press Pause Radio are old enough to remember edgy video game marketing that threw around slogans like, “Gameplay so REAL that it HURTS,” and, like, I think we’ve arrived at a point where maybe we should pump the brakes on raising the bar for realism and sim-like mechanics in video games…Some exceptions are in order, of course; like, we would be remiss to think about a world where there aren’t any piss mechanics in Video Games, right

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PPR 170

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2026/07/14

How’s everyone holding up? You know, with uhhh, all the recent news pouring in from Sony regarding their upcoming departure from physical media and Microsoft’s uhhh, well, departure from reality after slaughtering over 1,600 jobs, with more to cut on the way, in the same week they shared the goal to service over a billion players…Shit sucks, yeah, but there’s still hope to take stock in, like the steadily growing unionization across various game development and media jobs

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PPR 169

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2026/06/30

It’s funny how we all used to talk about the summer being the perfect reason to catch up on our backlogs, with the notable drought of marquee game releases until the winter season, when publishers and developers arguably carpet-bomb the quarter with hundreds of game releases aimed at competing for those coveted holiday dollars. Well—that’s not so much the case anymore because the summer is also reserved for some hype-level marketing and promotion towards those aforementioned

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PPR 167

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2026/06/04

One more run right?—Just one more go at it, and this time, things will be different. That’s the allure of the Roguelike genre of video games. It isn’t just one thing to jam through a level filled with beasties and hazards, you also have to improvise your approach with whatever power-ups or drawbacks you’re given, at least long enough to make it to the next area.What was once a hardcore spin on action games has gradually permeated several other genres like Shooters,

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PPR 164

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2026/03/17

It’s crazy how glued we are to our phones right? Maybe we should just treat phones the way the cast of Breaking Bad treats them, and just snap them in half every time we’re done with them! Either that, or mean mug the SHIT out of Jimmy Fallon, either plan is equally cathartic and acceptable.We’re coming out with episode 164 of Press Pause Radio, and we’re here to talk about what we’ve all been playing as of late, along with some of the latest news. On that front,

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PPR 163

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2026/02/26

EY! LISTEN! Maybe don’t do that? Oh, you mean you want to figure it out on your own? Naaahhh, let’s pace you through an extensive explanation instead.Tutorialization in Video Games has always been a contentious topic that dates back way before yellow paint, and it was mouthy fairy in 1998 that directed your actions. Sometimes, it came in the form of a speaker box floating around in Dinosaur Land just waiting for a certain plumber to punch it for some information—it’s always

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PPR 162

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2026/01/07

s we all leave the holiday behind and officially ring in 2026, or whatever the hell George was calling it (we think it was the "Düo-Dusé"). We thought it would be neat to look at the holiday season under a lens, and think about the “comfort games” that come with the season.Think about all of the arguments or justifications you’ve heard for whether or not a film or album is a Xmas-coded production? Like, beyond all of the Die Hard or The Thin Man shitposts, there are

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PPR 161

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2025/12/01

rifters everywhere, all the grifters the eye can see—usually surrounded by an extra set of fingers or image diffusion to give their position away! We all miss the “halcyon” (and mind you, there are some heavyweight lifting behind those air-quotes) days of 2020 when the only bull-shitters trying to pass off a fugazi were bakers and their silly-ass cake art.Is that a Nintendo GameCube or a Cake? Is that my neighbor’s dog? It looks a little weird, right? Then, before you could

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PPR 159

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2025/09/06

verything’s an Ad nowadays (#notanAd) and the constant outpour of late-stage capitalism getting pumped out through our screens and on our pages has objectively reached a point of Ad nauseam (sorry, we just couldn’t resist.)In all seriousness, though, if there’s one form of entertainment that’s fueled by marketing magic more than any other medium, it’s video games, and there are generations upon generations of material to take a look back at and examine the expansive

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PPR 157

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2025/06/11

t’s finally here! At the top of what was arguably the most chaotic week for video games in 2025, the Nintendo Switch 2 is available now, and we’re going to spend this whole episode talking about our first impressions of it.The roundtable of chairs for the show this go-around features George, Andrew, and a very special guest, Greg Sewart, one of the Co-hosts of the esteemed Player One Podcast, and Electronic Gaming Monthly alumni, and we don’t waste any time dishing it up on

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PPR 155

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2025/04/02

fter nearly ten years with everyone’s favorite console/handheld hybrid, Nintendo is FINALLY gracing the world with a grand-scale presentation of the Switch successor, the Nintendo Switch 2.So, what better way to hype ourselves up for the big N’s upcoming hardware than to fantasize a bunch of our pie-in-the-sky. “what-if” wishes that we want to see out of the new console, along with some educated guesses and predictions to throw around amongst ourselves. Joining Ed, George,

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PPR Presents Golden Zonkies: Class of 2024

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2025/02/17

ell, we should have guessed that it wouldn’t be a Golden Zonkies episode without a troubled production to delay the release! Some traditions really do die hard! Anyway—our sincerest apologies for the delay, the Golden Zonkie class of 2024 is officially here!Unfortunately, 2024 saw more of the same crap that permeated 2023. The games industry layoffs didn’t slow down, unionization efforts have a long way to go, technical shortcomings have handily proven that we’re not ready

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PPR 154

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2025/01/11

ew year, same tardy nonsense—we recorded a few weeks ago, but life and technical issues got in the way of the production process, and for that, we sincerely apologize to y’all.Before we get into the Golden Zonkies’ class of 2024, however, we wanted to have an old-school “PPR-ass PPR” round robin on a featured topic, and what better subject than the art and science behind video game box art? Join George, Ed, and Andrew as they discuss the history, culture, and legacy

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PPR 153

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2024/11/05

ife has been pretty hectic for all of us, and even when we have in some time to play some games in between the bustle and hustle of day-to-day life, it’s been a little harder to find time in the day to talk about what we’ve been playing amongst ourselves…So for that, we’re really sorry about the delay with this week’s episode, but hey, we’re pretty excited to say it was a real doozy to chat it up for the show because we brought a good friend to record with

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PPR 150

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2024/03/16

ey everyone, apologies for sitting on the production of the episode for as long as we did—a combination of schedule changes within our daily routines coupled with the rare moments of poop-socking that were granted for us to dump giant loads into new releases with near endless maws of content really fucked up our usual operational turn-around times. Nevertheless, that’s all over and done with as we’re here to catch up with 2024 and plug away at another new year of gaming (and the

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PPR 67

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2012/11/22

Was Freecell ever on the Turbo Grafx 16? Eh, it doesn’t matter, because there are so many other games that are so much more worthy of your time. This week, the PPR crew gathers ‘round to discuss the 16-bit underdog with its Japanese counterpart hitting 30 years of age recently. On the way, James and George argue over the true merit of Assassin’s Creed III, Toast bids for an N-Gage to cheer him over his troubled Vita, and Ser hates on the Avengers and so much more. If you guys

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PPR 66

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2012/10/31

The trio at Press Pause Radio are your special guides on this very spooky and scary journey as we discuss the history of the Castlevania series. We also will go into a heavy and sometimes heated conversation on the controversy that is currently circulating within games journalism. We also get the chance to finally catch up with your feedback as well as cover some big announcements for the site in the next few months. You don't want to miss this lengthy and important episode of Press Pause Radio

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PPR 65

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2012/10/17

So there is a man who jumped from space, but who cares? We are all waiting patiently to hear about more important things, like movies based on video games. No worries, Press Pause Radio is here to save the day once again. The group welcomes Catie back to the show as we extensively discuss all the games that were played in our respective consoles and portable devices. Then we try to find any movies based on video games that are actually worthwhile. Will we accomplish the impossible? Will anyone ever

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PPR 64

Press Pause Radio - Podcast ·

2012/10/03

This episode begins with a very real and extremely awkward discussion about European porn stars and voyeurism. So, there's that I suppose. Hopefully you will all continue to listen to the latest episode of Press Pause Radio, as we discuss the recent news and events in the world of video games. Our cast returns from the short hiatus and breaks down the upcoming Wii U, as well as the departure of our favorite Doctors from BioWare. In our featured topic we define, in our own words, the definition of a

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