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Now that Jeff has gotten his one good hand on The Phantom Pain, it's all he'll talk about this entire episode. You can read normal reviews elsewhere, so instead he goes for the "compare to Peacewalker" angle. You decide if he succeeds. When J.D. wrestles the mic away, they'll go over returning or revamped features of Dark Souls 3, and a couple of tiny announcements for a couple of tiny aliens.

Seriously, garbage. Have you seen these reviews? Nobody likes the new Metal Gear Solid. That's what Jeff's been telling himself to distract from the game oresting in his PS4. Luckily you have Jeff and J.D. to break down the newest Xbox One version coming out, or maybe you've been waiting on a New 3DS that isn't the size of a small child? Either way, there are a lot of distractions in this podcast for all parties.

After Jeff and J.D. give a "long-awaited" review of Banjo-Tooie, assisted by Rare Replay, lunch will be served, with a presentation on not bragging about someone else's accomplishments and an after-meal mint of controversy in Metal Gear Solid V gameplay. Then some hasty announcements from YouTube and Cliffy B, cuddling with Yoshi and Fox, and a nice dessert of Pokémon. We hope you enjoy your day.

It's mid-August in the hottest summer Portland has ever recorded, meaning time for Jeff and J.D. to stick themselves to their chairs with sweat and play for you ten of their favorite songs (that haven't been featured in a previous Music Podcast). So listen up and maybe you'll learn something from these ten games whose music have touched your heroes, even if it's in a bad place.

Ostensibly there is news in this episode, featured somewhere in the back end of the talk about the classic N64, NES, and 360 games tucked away into Rare Replay. Maybe that news is about racists hating on the Mafia III info we have, or about how Tony Hawk 5's graphics are being changed in a somewhat lazy manner. But mostly your heroes talk about games that came out years ago that they are now playing (with, possibly, new layers of paint).

This is the last podcast that even breathes a word about Arkham Knight, we swear, mostly because so much stuff is happening at Gamescom Cologne right now. Microsoft's lineup is pretty strong, so Jeff and J.D. will walk you through the interesting or odd parts (that they saw), plus talk about the latest updates to Smash Bros 4 and some odd happenings in the world of voice acting in everyone's favorite game to hate, Destiny.

Jeff and J.D. have finally gotten a chance to test out the free multiplayer version of Dragon Age Inquisition, a tale frought with woe, misery, and maybe some fun. There's some Fallout news, almost all completely unrelated to the upcoming release of Fallout 4, as well as a major, long-awaited update to Splatoon. What's that? You'd rather just talk about Batman? Have we got a surprise for you!

It isn't often that your faithful newshounds have time to 100%-complete a game, but J.D. has done that very thing with the last of the Rocksteady Batman games, and is here to give a final wrap-up on his thoughts regarding the ending, the combat, and everything else that exists. Jeff is frothing at the mouth about a patch for a decade-old game nobody else cares about, Nintendo has given a release date for both Wii U and PC versions of a game nobody is liking, and--oh, no, have we run out of news?

This past Sunday marked the unexpected death of one of the more memorable public figures in the video game industry, President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata. Known for his quirky public interactions, his successful focus on "fun for everyone", and his legendary programming exploits, Nintendo's loss will be felt for years. Today, Jeff and J.D. relate almost everything they know about him, repeat several of the best stories and quotes that have popped up, and maybe talk about how bad Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 looks.

All of the gaming news sites have completely run out of things to announce, or tease, or ask for preorders for, and Jeff and J.D. have little to go on other than possibly-fake leaks and things that have no basis in reality. Mad Catz may be going out of business, the new Hitman had a verified leak, and that's, like, it. So instead they talk about J.D.'s dad, stealing money from banks, and anything other than fact.

Brains and news are melting in the summer heat, and we've only just begun. This week J.D. has some more thoughts on Arkham Knight, but can't share them due to fear of spoilers. Jeff, meanwhile, is wondering why only reviewers liked last year's Thief. On the news side a certain popular knight is getting a physical release, a semi-popular Youtuber is having a breakdown of some sorts, and Nintendo execs are talking about the failure of their current gen. The heat must be driving everyone crazy, really.

The ghost of E3 present has departed, leaving us with nothing but lingering hunger and lost metaphors. Instead we have a big release that's making quite a splash with PC players in terms of "extreme controversy", as well as some crazy news about what you are paying for (and need to pay for) with the latest expansion from Bungie. Plus things nobody really needed to know, like what WON'T be in Final Fantasy VII remake, or what Nintendo games aren't ever coming out.

So much has happened in just the past four days that Jeff and J.D. have almost no time to talk about all of it. Oh, what's that? It's still an hour and a half of E3 summation, opinions, and a little singing? Well, then, lean back and let the duo walk you through all announcements and events since last Sunday, from Sakurai's Smash Bros talk to a very brief overview of the PC gaming show.

Next week is the biggest event in the gaming year, and Jeff and J.D. are here to break down everything you can expect to see, whether that is a game that's been confirmed, a secret announcement planned for, or even the complete shots in the dark. Before that, though, they've finally had a chance to test out the real deal in competitive ink shooters, and have a series of smaller things that may not make the big show starting next Sunday.

Here on Press Golf to Golf we only have one topic: golf. Are you into golf? Do you enjoy playing golf either in Grand Theft Auto V, or maybe in Mario Golf, or even in SimGolf, which can teach us a lot about video game level design? Then this is the podcast for you. Golf golf golf. Plus just, you know, a crap-ton of video game announcements or rumors, ranging from XCOM 2 to Fallout 4 to Dark Souls 3. Even Steam has big announcements! But mostly golf.

In case you're not viewing this on our website, PSTS is undergoing a change of brand. It'll still be Press Start to Start, but now we live under our umbrella corporation, Screen Peekers. Which is also owned by Jeff and J.D. Really, just listen to the podcast for details. We'll even talk about video games a bit! Things like the weird stuff Sony is trying this year, updates to GTAV PC, and how awesome the Arkham series is.

With great relief, Jeff and J.D. start this episode out listing everything they've learned in their second playthrough of the worst sequel in recent history. Much later there's brief talk about LittleBigPlanet, Nintendo's latest announcement that took some by surprise, and a few rumors, reveals, and realistic ideas of what we can see at E3 next month.

A lot of upcoming games are already fighting for gamer's attentions for their autumn releases, some of which have caught the eyes of your favorite casters. A platformer from the old developers of Banjo-Kazooie? A massively-updated version of an old party game? A... new Tony Hawk? These are but a few topics they touch on, plus the surprisingly-good campaign of the latest Battlefield, an unexpected list of releases from EA, and, of course... more.

When you have a two week period between podcasts and all of the news is in the second week, you've had a busy, news-ful week. Jeff and J.D. break down what's been going on with everyone's favorite Metal Gear Solid publisher, plus the future of Jeff's GOTY last year. Then on to the latest drama involving a big company doing something the community disagrees with and the fallout from that. Meanwhile J.D. has been trying to run one of Jeff's favorite games (and barely succeeding), and Jeff had himself a good cry this weekend.

Sometimes you finally can go back and play that game everyone was talking about a few years ago and see what the fuss is about. Sometimes that's basically all that you do. J.D. has finally gotten into Tomb Raider (2013), and has some findings to share to break up the Bloodborne talk. Later, Jeff and J.D. go over the new reveals in the Guitar Hero Live announcement, talk about Smash Bros DLC (which already came out!), and wonder what more games in the Child of Light universe would be like.