Ready Press Play: A Video Game Podcast

Dan and Luis talk about GTA 6 footage being stolen from Rockstar and leaked online, NVIDIA’s new 40-series of graphics cards, Street Fighter 6’s latest roster announcement, a new fan-made Super Mario Bros. game, The Last of Us HBO show, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro 02:23 - Looking back at RPP #1 05:55 - Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast out now 11:34 - GTA VI leaks via ArsTechnica (Topic of the Show...

Dan and Luis deep dive into Sucker Punch Productions' Action-Adventure open world game from 2020, Ghost of Tsushima. 00:00 - Intro / "The Way of the Ghost" 00:55 - Trophy Talk 04:45 - Game Facts 10:00 - Non-Spoilers Review 42:10 - "Sacrifice of Tradition" / Spoilercast Starts! 2:11:30 - Outro / "The Way of the Ghost (Farewell Version)" Once a month, Dan Lima ( @PowerUpDan ) and Luis Menchaca ( @Ch...

With so many digital presentations being dumped all at once, Dan and Luis had to meet to discuss it all.  On today’s show we talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, State of Play, Ubisoft Forward, and the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast coming next week 06:23 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN 43:08 - PlayStation State of Play...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss Jim Ryan’s quote about Xbox’s purchase of Activision, a new revision of the PS5, Quantic Dream being acquired, video game anniversaries in September, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast coming next week 05:08 - Temple of Time 41:47 - Jim Ryan calls Xbox's COD offer "inadequate" via GI.biz 54:10 - Sony makes the PS5 lighter via TheVerge 57:41 - Sony...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss Gamescom 2022, Coffee, Economic Inflation, an Acquisition, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Coffee Talk 07:33 - Gamescom 2022 Recap via Polygon (Topic of the Show) 39:45 - PS5 price to increase in select markets via PlayStation Blog 47:39 - KOTOR remake reportedly changed developers via VGC 53:02 - Embracer Group makes more acquisitions - Lord of the Rings via VGC 59:2...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss EVO 2022, Thymesia, Street Fighter 6, PS4 and Xbox One sales, a PlayStation PC launcher, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping - Luis’ Thymesia Review 08:10 - EVO 2022 (Topic of the Show) 19:55 - CAPCOM announces Juri and Kimberly for Street Fighter 6 via PlayStationBlog 26:28 - New Tekken game teased via Polygon 31:45 - EVO Arena Finals & SF5 Top 8 42:10 -...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss Dan getting a PS5, Evo talk, Sony complaining about Xbox owning COD, GTA 6/Rockstar Rumors, Meta changing the price of the Quest 2 VR, KOTOR remake in trouble, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 00:46 - Dan has a PS5 / EVO Talk 14:49 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 49:06 - Sony comments on Xbox owning Call of Duty via VGC 1:04:15 - Grand Theft Au...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss Discord coming to Xbox, Sony’s new loyalty program, Nintendo buying an animation studio, June’s NPD results, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 08:00 - Discord is coming to Xbox via XboxWire 15:08 - Xbox Series outsells Xbox One lifetime sales in Japan 2:1 via VGC + Mojang blocks NFTs and Blockchain technologies from Minecraft via Fortune 19:22 - Sony announ...

Dan and Luis deep dive into Night School Studio’s debut adventure game from 2016, Oxenfree. 00:00 - Intro / BJ Stories 05:58 - Game Facts & Technical Review 13:08 - Non-Spoilers Review 29:48 - Spoilercast Starts! 1:11:54 - Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Once a month, Dan Lima ( @PowerUpDan ) and Luis Menchaca ( @Chacalaca88 ) deep dive on a game from their backlog. If you want to play along with ou...

Dan and Luis meet to discuss the mini controversy surrounding the God of War Ragnarok collectors editions, Skull & Bones, and the new E3 and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 11:44 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 43:51 - God of War Ragnarok: Release Date & Collector Editions via PlayStation Blog 58:24 - Ubisoft reveals Skull & Bones via IGN 1:08:00 - PAX organizer ReedPop...

Dan and Luis meet to share their thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct, Sony unveiling a new brand and hardware, Final Fantasy news, Niantic’s struggles, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 15:37 - RPM Update / Housekeeping 17:37 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN 30:44 - FF VII 25th ANNIVERSARY stream via SquareEnix Blog 35:26 - Niantic cancels four projects, cuts 8% of staff via Yahoo/Bloomber...

Dan and Luis debut a new Ready Press Play spin-off show, One Game At a Time. For this first episode, they deep dive into Flying Wild Hog’s stylish action game, Trek To Yomi. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 04:35 - Game Facts 08:58 - Non-Spoilers Review 21:00 - Spoilercast Starts! 1:08:00 - Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Once a month, Dan Lima ( @PowerUpDan ) and Luis Menchaca ( @Chacalaca88 ) deep dive on...

Dan and Luis meet to share their thoughts on the latest non-E3 Summer of Gaming showcases, including Xbox, CAPCOM, & some highlights from the PC Gaming Show. Plus: A quick look at May’s NPD results, Netflix’s new announcements, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 07:56 - Xbox Bethesda Games Showcase Roundup via GamesRadar & Xbox Game Showcase Extended Roundup via DigitalTrends 49:45 - CA...

Dan and Luis talk about the recent Summer Game Fest presentation and all the announcements that came with it.  They also talk about the Day of the Devs presentation and video game anniversaries.  All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 05:40 - Summer Game Fest Round up via Polygon 37:27 - Day of the Devs Round up via IGN 43:13 - Devolver Round up via GameSpot 44:11 - EXTRA NEWS #1...

Dan and Luis talk about the recent State of Play, the gameplay reveal for Sonic Frontiers, the trailer for Pokemon Scarlett & Violet, and Sony games being made into TV shows.  All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 07:58 - Sony State of Play Roundup via Polygon 25:15 - God of War, Horizon and Gran Turismo TV shows via VGC 35:51 - Sony wants its PlayStation games on PC via DigitalT...

Dan and Luis talk about the Games Industry’s best places to work, predictions on what will get announced during the Summer season of [non-E3] showcases, a dope mod for God of War Ragnarok, and the closure of the WiiU & 3DS eShops. 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Bad Robot Games and EA win big at the US Best Places To Work Awards 2022 via GI.biz 07:35 - A female video game pioneer, Wabbit's Van Mai, was...

As a sneak peak to next week's episode #124, and to account for some calendar mismanagement on our part, we're releasing this topic as a standalone Bonus episode today. The WiiU and 3DS eShops will no longer accept credit card payments after May 23rd, 2022. In order to account for that, our hosts talk about the games you should consider buying before it's too late. Enjoy!

Dan and Luis meet to talk about Starfield and Redfall’s delays, the games coming to PSPlus Premium, April’s NPD results, Nintendo’s next console, and more. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Concert talk 09:25 - Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023 via Polygon & Phil Spencer’s statement 24:20 - PS+ Premium Game List revealed via Eurogamer & Ubisoft+ coming to PS via GI.biz 36:15 - April NPD via GI.biz...

Dan and Luis talk about concert experiences, video game anniversaries, checking in on the potential game of the year nominees, and talk about what they’ve been playing recently. All this and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans / 2xp / Concerts / Fast X 18:09 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 41:17 - Game of the Year Watch 1:04:57 - What we’re playing (The Last of Us, Wordle, Nobody...

Dan and Luis talk about Coke Starlight/Pixel, Embracer acquiring studios and IPs, Free Timed Game Trials being mandated by PlayStation, and Yuji Naka’s remarks on Square Enix! All this and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 17:00 - Embracer Acquires Studios via Engadget 29:47 - Yuji Naka talks bad about Square Enix via The Verge 40:34 - Timed Trials a Requirement for PlayStation via Game Dev...

On a pre-recorded episode, Dan and Luis go through Metacritic’s 2022 Game Publisher Ranking and look back at which publishers they bet on a year ago. 00:00 - Intro 04:30 - Reviewing our fantasy drafted teams 11:15 - Going through the 2022 Game Publisher Rankings via Metacritic 41:05 - Calculations and results 53:35 - Out This Week 1:00:45 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:12:00 - Recommenda...

Dan and Luis talk about the Playdate handheld, Amy Hennig going back to Star Wars, Sony and Microsoft putting ads in games, The Rock producing a videogame movie, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 10:00 - Playdate Review via TheVerge 12:52 - Kojima states his studio will remain independent via VGC 15:17 - New Star Wars game coming from Amy Hennig's studio via Polygon 21:55 - Sony & M...

Dan and Luis talk about the Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement, PS3 digital game troubles, a video game movie mode, and more. 00:00 - Intro 03:24 - Nintendo eShop currently features a hentai game via VGC 08:24 - PlayStation’s new first-party art suggests Kojima Productions acquisition via ArsTechnica 13:46 - Kingdom Hearts 4 announced via Polygon 19:45 - Chrono Cross and other classics suddenly 'expiri...

Dan and Luis talk about games released in April, the Abandoned saga, new Tomb Raider, E3 canceled, Nintendo being Nintendo, and more. 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - What’s up with Abandoned? 06:28 - IGN looking for freelancers 12:45 - Temple of Time 41:10 - Crystal Dynamics announces new Tomb Raider, + Unreal Engine 5 released via VGC 49:14 - E3 2022 - digital and physical - has officially been canceled vi...

Dan and Luis meet to talk about the PS Plus pricing tiers, the new Ghostbusters game, Breath of the Wild 2 delayed, trouble at Moon Studios, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Updates to prev. News stories 17:05 - The New PS Plus via PlayStation Blog PlayStation's Jim Ryan on why no day 1 new titles via GI.biz 38:35 - GTA Plus is GTA's new monthly subscription via Polygon 43:04 - The Legend of Zelda: Breat...