#79 - Release: TBD

Dan and Luis compete trying to predict the release dates of 20 upcoming videogames, including Breath of the Wild 2, Halo Infinite, God of War Ragnarok, Elder Scrolls 6, among many others. Plus: thoughts on Nickelodeon’s Smash Bros. clone, Netflix making games, Valve’s new handheld, and more.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

• 02:06 - More Abandoned updates via PushSquare
• 06:58 - Switch OLED production cost info via ArsTechnica

08:46 - Predicting Release Dates (Topic of the Show)

• 14:05 - Zelda BOTW 2, Halo Infinite, GOW Ragnarok, Horizon FW
• 24:10 - GTA 6, Elder Scrolls 6, Bayonetta 3, Hellblade 2
• 37:37 - Metroid Prime 4, Indiana Jones, Skull & Bones, RedFall
• 49:35 - Perfect Dark, Outer Worlds 2, Avowed, Fable, Everwild
• 1:00:47 - Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, Final Fantasy 16

1:06:55 - Top News

• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl via IGN
• 1:12:37 - Netflix will start publishing video games via ArsTechnica
• 1:19:30 - Steam Deck is Valve's answer to the Switch, out in December via Kotaku
• 1:25:20 - Tencent rolling out facial recognition to control kids’ playtime via BBCTech

1:28:50 - Extra News

• #1 - Hideo Kojima on Director's Cut naming via VGC
• #2 - Invincibility option on Psychonauts 2 via Eurogamer
• #3 - Cyberpunk 2077 best-selling PlayStation game in June via Destructoid
• #4 - Judgment series ending over disagreement via Kotaku
• #5 - Atlus teases Persona announcements via GameSpot
• #6 - Super Mario 64 sold for $1.5M via Axios
• #7 - Gran Turismo 7 Beta leaks via GTPlanet
• #8 - Next-gen Witcher 3 to include show content via VGC
• #9 - More details on Deathloop exclusivity via PushSquare
• #10 - Kratos voice actor to play Black Panther via VG247
• #11 - Phil Spencer compliments DualSense & talks videogame preservation via VGC
• #12 - Ghostwire Tokyo, Warhammer 40K Darktide and RE:Verse delayed to 2022
• #13 - Microsoft maybe planning to discontinue Live Gold via VGC
• #14 - Gamescom 2021's first confirmed companies via GameSpot

1:39:23 - Battle Bus

1:45:52 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

Every Friday, Dan Lima (@thedanlima) and Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter or TikTok @readypressplay.