#41 - AOC is Among Us
Episode description
Show Notes
Luis and Dan do deep dives into the news - things that have a far-reaching impact beyond the world of gaming. Up for discussion is a Congresswoman (AOC) streaming on Twitch, the PS5 possibly listening to you all the time, advertising in paid games, all this and more!
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
- Go to www.readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt!
- RPP Live on November 3rd
07:18 - Thoughts on Games
- 07:18 Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Luis’ thoughts)
- 09:51 Aquanox: Deep Descent (tease)
- 10:54 Fortnite (progressive report)
- 11:12 Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Dan’s thoughts)
- 12:39 Left 4 Dead 2
16:23 - Top News
- 16:23 - September NPD via GamesIndustry.biz
- 21:51 - NBA 2K21 unskippable ads via Stevivor
- 26:18 - Phil Spencer on bringing Bethesda games to PS5 via IGN
- 31:59 - PS5's Game Boost feature will improve PS4 titles via PushSquare
- 44:02 - Google launches free Stadia game demos via TheVerge
- 50:27 - AOC does a twitch a successful Twitch Stream @ 400k concurrent viewers
1:00:15 - Extra News
- Kingdom Hearts director teases new game via MyNintendoNews
- Sony releases free BLM theme on PS4 via PushSquare
- Halo: MCC fully optimized for Series X and S via TheVerge
- Two massive expansions coming to AC Valhalla in 2021 via PushSquare
- Kojima Productions working on a new game via IGN
- Original Fire Emblem coming to Switch on Dec. 4 via Kotaku
- Disney+, Netflix, Spotify & Youtube confirmed on PS5 via Eurogamer
- Smash Ultimate’s new patch removes Steve’s meat via Polygon
- Rambo gameplay shown for MK11 via LV1Gaming
- Check this out: First look at Tom Holland as Uncharted's Nathan Drake via GameInformer
1:08:05 - New Releases & Updates
1:16:38 - Broke Gamer’s Guide
1:26:52 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez
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