#80 - EA & Ubisoft Strike Back
Episode description
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the announcements that came up from EA Play, all the Ubisoft news that hit this week, and the end is coming for the Wii U and 3DS eShops. Plus: thoughts on Dead by Daylight, Too Hot to Handle Brazil, a fancy Mario watch, and a newly discovered joy con drift fix, and more.
00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping
- 03:16 - Dan is Hosting RPM / Too Hot to Handle Brazil
05:46 - Nintendo denies reports about Switch OLED Price via VG247
09:07 - Impressions
- Dead by Daylight
15:11 - Undertale
17:54 - Top News
- EA Play 2021 Roundup via GamesRadar
34:00 - Ubisoft talks Assassin's Creed Infinity, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Steam Deck, Netflix getting into gaming, and more via GameSpot
Skull & Bones is now in Alpha via GameInformer
Ubisoft FPS XDefiant combines multiple Tom Clancy Games via VGC
Ubisoft delays Riders Republic to October 2021 and Rainbow Six Extraction to January 2022
49:30 - 3DS & Wii U eShops will no longer accept direct payments in January via MyNintendoNews
56:30 - New PS5 model is lighter than the launch console via VGC
58:09 - Extra News
- #1 - GDC confirmed to return to an in-person event next year via VGC
#2 - One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows will shut down its servers in Feb 2022 via GameSpot
#3 - Sumo Digital is set to be purchased by Tencent for $1.27 billion via VG247
#4 - Apex Legends has a new season on the way via Polygon
#5 - Tom Clancy's Elite Squad will shut down a year after launch via Eurogamer
#6 - Detroit: Become Human sells 6 Million copies via GameSpot
#7 - Aloy joins Genshin Impact via GameInformer
#8 - California State filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard via ArsTechnica
#9 - An animated Injustice: Gods Among Us movie is announced via GameInformer
#10 - The Last of Us HBO tv show casts Anna Torv and Jeffrey Pierce via Deadline
1:05:53 - Check This Out
- Nintendo Switch Train Controller via Kotaku
Skyward Sword HD Quality of Life Trailer via Nintendo YouTube
Fancy Mario Watch Costs $2,150? via Kotaku
Sony Buys a Category on Jeopardy via PushSquare
YouTuber Claims To Have A Permanent Fix For Joy-Con Drift via GameSpot
1:16:20 - New Releases & Updates
1:30:40 - Broke Gamer’s Guide
1:44:40 - 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.