#83 - Physical Media, Indie Games & Gamescom

On this week’s episode, Dan and Luis continue to speculate about the mysterious game Abandoned, go through the highlights of Nintendo’s and Xbox’s recent indie showcases, and discuss Hideo Kojima’s recent comments on why he prefers physical media. Plus: what should we expect from Gamescom this year, Ariana Grande’s concert in Fortnite, a fan-made portable PS2, Breath of the Wild with ray tracing, and much more.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

• 01:15 - A Short Hike / General Updates
• 05:00 - Abandoned trailer delayed again via PushSquare
• 08:25 - Niantic's response to Pokémon Go community via NianticBlog

10:05 - Topics of Discussion

• Hideo Kojima’s thoughts on physical media via VGC
• 17:10 - Nintendo Indies Showcase via Polygon
• 23:20 - Xbox’s Indie Game Showcase via VGC
• 28:33 - Gamescom lineup includes Konami, Mediatonic & more via VGC
• 35:42 - Fortnite story time
• 40:40 - Ariana Grande concert / Superman skin via Polygon
• 48:35 - Portable PS2 fan-made handheld via PushSquare
• 52:18 - Call of Duty 2021 is called Vanguard, set in WWII, according to leak via Polygon

55:15 - Extra News

• #1 - The Goomba theme park accident via VGC
• #2 - Sony acquires Crunchyroll via Eurogamer
• #3 - Google considered buying Epic via TheVerge
• #4 - The AAA Power Rangers game that never came out via IGN
• #5 - Microsoft testing night mode feature for Xbox via TheVerge
• #6 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reportedly in development via VGC
• #7 - Idris Elba was cast as Knuckles on Sonic 2 via Eurogamer
• #8 - New South Park game in development via VG247
• #9 - Niantic's Pikmin game coming out this year via MyNintendoNews
• #10 - New studios: Eyes Out, Racoon Logic, & Dr. Disrespect
• #11 - Roundup
• #12 - Check this out: BOTW mod adds ray tracing and looks gorgeous! via Kotaku

1:05:16 - New Releases & Updates

1:10:33 - Broke Gamer’s Guide

1:19:37 - Sharing the Love - GameBoy & Metroid anniversary memories

1:35:35 - 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.