Ready Press Play: A Video Game Podcast

On this week’s show, Dan and Luis catch up on the reports of a PS5 remake of The Last of Us that started development at Sony Bend’s new team. The crew also discusses a VR game Luis reviewed, early impressions of It Takes Two, Epic’s investment in store exclusives, Nintendo Switch indies, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Watch our Youtube premiere here: https://youtu.be/1ZFJcYwhgIs 07:...

Dan and Luis have a lot to talk about.  Luis saw the wonders of games in 4K while Dan watched a comedy show about game development.  The two also discuss the newly announced digital E3, MLB The Show 21 coming to Game Pass day 1, Xbox/Kojima Productions rumor, some April Fools vids, and TRIGGER WARNING The former Smash Bros world champion attempting to take his own life. All this and more...

Last week, we discussed a rumor stating that the PS3, PSP and PSVita digital stores could be closing this year. Today, we chat about the confirmation of that rumor by Sony and the effects that has on PlayStation. Plus: CD Projekt Red’s latest announcements, reports of a new Call of Duty, and a discussion on the past, present and future of Virtual Reality. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Check out our...

Since November of last year, Dan and Luis have been slowly chipping away at a co-op playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved, Bungie's first entry in the now iconic FPS franchise. After taking a break for a few months, the hosts finally got back together to stream the end of the campaign, and now meet to discuss what they thought of the modern classic in 2021. 00:00 - Intro  02:45 - Spoiler-free R...

Luis and Dan have a lot of news to talk about including Microsoft big moves to possibly buy Discord and add Ubisoft+ to Game Pass.  Plus a discussion of the BAFTA Awards, More Switch Pro Rumors, and the Rumors that the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores are closing. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Listen to RPM 11 or Watch RPM 11 12:17 - Game Impressions 12:17 - Spider Man Miles Mor...

Dan and Luis meet to chit-chat about the many games they’ve been playing, including Fortnite Season 6, Zelda Skyward Sword, NBA 2K21, Beat Saber and even a 3DS game. The hosts also discuss the latest Square Enix Presents, PlayStation buying the EVO Championship Series, PSVR2’s new controllers, and a lot more! 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Housekeeping / Talking about Ready Press Play We’ll be finishing Ha...

Dan and Luis decide to chill and have a laid-back show on a slow news week.  The two talk about whether or not game developers need to be gamers and play a fantasy football-style game with game publishers.  Also, the announcement of a new TMNT game, Denuvo on PS5, and is Microsoft going to make Bethesda games exclusive?  All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping RPP on Twitch...

Dan and Luis record for the first (or second) time on video, ready to talk about the Nintendo Switch’s 4th anniversary and the possibility of an upgraded model coming later this year, the new controller patent filed by Sony, the announcements from the latest Pokémon Presents, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping RPP is now available on video at the LV1 Gaming Youtube channel! 05:00 - Are g...

Luis brings LV1 Gaming’s very own The Floor Hugger on this week’s episode of Ready Press Play to talk about their reactions to the State of Play, a Chicago lawmaker who wants to ban violent video games, and Bioware ceasing development on Anthem. Plus Dinosaur Planet for the N64 surfaces online, a quick discussion of Ryu and Chun Li in Fortnite, all this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 02:00...

Luis finally gets Dan to play the game he has been hyping up for the longest - Ori and the Blind Forest. Now that Dan has played it and Luis has replaced it, the two get together to do the Spoilercast and it's a 50 min conversation about the game. Developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft in 2015, this creative experience is one of Luis's favorite games of all time. 00:00 - Intro ...

Rain or shine Luis shows up to this week’s episode of Ready Press Play to talk with Dan about their reactions to the Nintendo Direct, the Mortal Kombat movie trailer, and Six Days in Fallujah. Plus a Beavis and Butthead x Zelda mashup, a quick review of Werewolf the Apocalypse, all this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 14:58 - Game Impressions 14:58 - Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood 19...

On this Valentine’s Day special, Leahleesi joins Dan to chat about their experiences playing games as a couple, casting reveals for The Last of Us TV show, a potential new Halo game, and a lot of Pokémon. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 03:39 - Valentine Randomness (Topic of the Show) 31:57 - Game Impressions 32:07 - Pokémon Sword 36:20 - Haven 39:02 - Designer’s World & Barbie stuff 42:23 - Top News...

In this very busy episode, Luis and Dan look back at games hitting milestone anniversaries, chat about the Switch’s new sales numbers, Google Stadia shutting down its internal studios, and GoldenEye’s lost remaster. Plus: the hosts commit to beating games from their backlog this year, Dan gushes about a lost PS3 gem, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 04:30 - Temple of Time 19:30 - Game...

With a stacked news week, our hosts meet to talk about Ninja and other influencers’ responsibilities to the youth, the GameStop stock situation, and the Xbox Live Gold pricing fiasco. Plus: Microsoft recreating a scenario from an episode of Black Mirror and our most anticipated games of 2021, all this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 04:45 - Game Impressions 04:45 - Ori and the Blind Forest...

On a bit of a slow news week, our hosts meet to talk about their favorite games of 2020 and give them very unique awards. Plus: Resident Evil’s new trailer, Rockstar’s new NPC tech, Switch dominating the Japanese market, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 04:00 - Game Impressions 04:00 - Ori and the Blind Forest 07:08 - Tetris Effect Connected 12:20 - Luis’ Battle Bus - Predator skin 18:11 - T...

Dan and Luis meet again to predict what 2021 has in store for us. They also talk about the premiere for ready play movies, the new Mario trailer, and special edition console, and a Bethesda published Indiana Jones game. Plus: Twitch viewership record set by TheGrefg, a female GTA 6 protagonist, and Dan’s & Luis’ thoughts on Ori and the Blind Forest, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping...

Dan and Luis meet again, for the first time in 2021, to tally up their predictions for the year that just ended and debut some new segments. They also talk about a new podcast joining the Ready Play Network, the discontinuation of the PS4, and more Cyberpunk updates. Plus: Twitch pulls PogChamp emote, Nintendo acquires Next Level Games, Dan’s thoughts on Call of the Sea, and a lot more. 00:00 - In...

Dan and Luis talk about their personal journey in the context of video gaming.  Luis became a writer and a critic and Dan wants to improve his time management. To finish out the podcast, the two talk about all the notable releases of 2020 games. *MILD SPOILER WARNING* for The Last of Us Part 2.

Dan and Luis do a crazy offshoot episode of Ready Press Play where they don't actually talk about games (for the most part). Instead, the two just hold a conversation with each other where everything just sprang from the simple question of "What is your favorite Christmas memories?"  Plenty of tangents later led to Dan revealing less than professional things about his past and Luis going thro...

Luis and Dan meet one final time in 2020 to chat about the controversies surrounding the console releases of Cyberpunk 2077, Sephiroth’s inclusion in Smash Bros. Ultimate, what to do about scalpers, and more. Plus: the hosts end the show with a rundown of some of the year’s biggest new stories in the world of videogames. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Make sure to follow us on TikTok at https://vm.t...

The Game Awards 2020 has finally happened, and Geoff Keighley once again put on a great show filled with musical performances, celebrity appearances, world premieres and speeches. Luis and Dan tally up how many predictions they got right as they run through the list of awarded games and announcements, all while sharing their overall thoughts on the show. Plus: Halo Infinite’s new release window, N...

Dan and Luis talk about the latest Fortnite event and new season mechanics and Kratos leak, Xbox scalpers getting their comeuppance, Microsoft acquiring smash.gg and predict the announcements at the upcoming Game Awards.  All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 05:08 - Thoughts on Games 05:54 - Fortnite → 06:15 - Fortnite goes offline after Galactus event via Kotaku 17:10 - Ghost of T...

Dan and Luis meet a little earlier in the week to chat about some Black Friday memories and go through the biggest gaming deals you should have on your radar this year. They also discuss the possibility of an Xbox app coming to smart TVs over the next twelve months, how hard it is to get a PS5, the Golden Joystick Awards, and a lot more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to readyplaynetwork.com for...

Dan and Luis finally get together to do the Spoilercast they've been teasing since the show started back in January, and it's a 45min conversation about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons , developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by 505 Games in 2013. This creative and unique little experience is one of Dan's favorite games of all time, and represents Josef Fares' first foray into directing videog...

Dan and Luis talk about the nominations for the Game Awards that just got announced and try to best each other in who can guess the most categories correctly.  Also, some news on Apple reducing its App Store cut for small devs, the Capcom leaks, and Nintendo cracking down on Smash and Animal Crossing.  All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this we...