Episode 174: Can games be good? (Hollow Knight: Silksong, Marvel's Midnight Suns, WWE 2K25)
Description
We're asking the big questions this week like... can games actually be good? Why is everything handheld? Why is Persona 5 Like That so much?
THINGS MENTIONED:
00:00 Intro, Pokemon and, hear us out, what if games were good?
08:35 Comic book talk
14:30 NBA 2K's college game and WNBA coming to 2K?
Further reading: EA's college basketball revival may be over before it really began - Polygon
25:00 Steven Spielberg Wanted The ‘Call Of Duty’ Movie, But Activision Bailed, Says Report - Forbes
29:00 Eric Andre's in Street fighter, apparently (CW: mention of sexual assault)
Further reading and the full cast list: Street Fighter full cast... - IGN
35:00 PS6 rumors and everything is handheld
Here's a more insightful conversation about this from our friends at Wavelengths
44:10 What we're playing
They Couldn't Make This Game Today - peterspittech on YouTube
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Nathaniel's using the Press START twitter: press_startpod
Noah's online
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