#96 - Game of the Year Watch

It’s Luis’ birthday and he still records with Dan and they talk about the potential shortlist for Game of the Year Nominees and give their predictions of who they think will win. Also, Luis gives his thoughts on Bright Memory: Infinite, and some 3rd party Joy-Con controllers. Plus, Metal Gear Solid games pulled from digital stores and predicting Nintendo’s future hardware.  All this and more!

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

08:17 - Impressions

• Metroid Dread
• 11:05 - Bright Memory: Infinite
• 19:15 - Binbok Switch Controllers

24:21 - Game of the Year Watch / Metacritic's Best Games of 2021 via Metacritic

49:04 - Nintendo still working out the concept for its next console via VGC / Nintendo plans to make more movies based on its games via VGC

1:00:13 - Multiple Metal Gear Solid games temporarily removed from digital stores via IGN

1:04:14 - Check this out: Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers Trailer via YouTube

1:06:29 - Extra News

• #1 - Bandai Namco is pulling Jump Force on Feb. 7, 2022 via Polygon
• #2 - A datamine for Call of Duty Vanguard suggests a crossover with Attack on Titan, Captain America, and Indiana Jones via Polygon
• #3 - Sega is considering investing nearly $1 billion in its game development capabilities via VGC
• #4 - Forza Horizon 5 will be the first major game to include sign language interpreter for cut-scenes via VGC
• #5 - Hogwarts Legacy may release in late 2022 via VGC
• #6 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting an in-game Black Friday sale via Kotaku
• #7 - Xbox is targeting acquisitions in the causal and social gaming spaces via Bloomberg
• #8 - Todd Howard has confirmed that Fallout 5 is a long way off via IGN
• #9 - Back 4 Blood will get a solo offline mode in a free update via Polygon
• #10 - League of Legends rhythm game coming to Switch and PC on Nov. 16 via Polygon
• #11 - Information has leaked about two new Xbox exclusives via WindowsCentral
• Roundup: Xbox exclusive The Gunk is releasing on PC & Xbox December 16, Rainbow Six Extraction is now slated to release on January 20th, 2022 and costs $40 USD, Valve delayed the Steam Deck to February 2022, and the Playdate handheld console was delayed to 2022 (no date/window)

1:12:58 - New Releases & Updates

1:18:43 - Broke Gamer’s Guide

1:25:51 - 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.

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