Dan and Luis finally get together to do the Spoilercast they've been teasing since the show started back in January, and it's a 45min conversation about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons , developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by 505 Games in 2013. This creative and unique little experience is one of Dan's favorite games of all time, and represents Josef Fares' first foray into directing videogames. 00:00 - Intro 02:44 - Spoiler-free Review 14:20 - Spoilercast ← SPOILER WARNING!! 43:20 - Outr...
Nov 24, 2020•44 min
Dan and Luis talk about the nominations for the Game Awards that just got announced and try to best each other in who can guess the most categories correctly. Also, some news on Apple reducing its App Store cut for small devs, the Capcom leaks, and Nintendo cracking down on Smash and Animal Crossing. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt! 05:59 - Thoughts on Games Stuff we are watching 08:56 - Jackbox Party Pack 6 10:54 - As...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Next-gen is officially here, and while Dan and Luis haven’t gotten their hands on a PS5 yet, they bring first impressions on the Series X as well as lots of next-gen updates to cover. Plus: Nintendo’s new sales milestones, Mass Effect remastered, the best games of Gen 8, and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt! 05:11 - Thoughts on Games 05:20 - Luis’ vacation 10:00 - Dan’s wedding 11:29 - Xbox Series X Impressions 31:07 - Top News 31:07 - No day o...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 44
#43 - RPP Live! Dan and Luis did a Twitch stream where they recorded the podcast live with an audience in the chat! No do-overs! How many times were there fumbles in the show? Dan and Luis talk mostly Playstation as they were in the news a lot this week including PS5 faceplate pre-orders getting canceled, certain Ubisoft games not working on PS5, and Spider-Man Miles Morales load times on PS5 getting leaked. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to readyplayn...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Dan and Luis meet before Halloween to chat about some of their favorite horror/spooky games, Cyberpunk 2077’s latest delay, Facebook’s new cloud gaming service, the latest Nintendo Direct, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Next ep. will be live on twitch.tv/readypressplay Tuesday at 7pm PST Go to readyplaynetwork.com for this week’s prompt! 06:15 - People are getting PS5s 12:00 - Thoughts on Games 12:10 - Aquanox: Deep Descent 20:00 - Carrion 24:25 - LM3 shout-out, Left 4 Dead 2 26:56...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The scariest month of the year is upon us, and the night of Halloween is creeping in! This has given our hosts the perfect excuse to finally take time and dive into a game they've been planning to get through for a while: Next Level Games' Luigi's Mansion 3 , from 2019. Listen to this special episode for Dan and Luis' thoughts on this fantastic and whimsical adventure. 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Spoiler-free Review 14:50 - Spoilercast ← SPOILER WARNING!! 1:22:03 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme ...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 24 min
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:...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 41
With the start of next-gen less than a month away, Dan and Luis bring you their thoughts on the latest news surrounding it: Sony’s latest State of Play diving into the PS5 UI, Xbox Series backwards compatibility updates, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Go to www.readyplaynetwork.com and answer this week's prompt: "Which next-gen console are you most excited for and why?" 04:05 - Thoughts on Games 04:05 - Among Us 08:38 - Fall Guys / Left 4 Dead 2 17:05 - Steve on Smash 21:35 - Super...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Dan and Luis are back at it again this time to discuss the teardown of the PS5 released by Sony, changes to the trophy leveling system, the MK11 expansion, what’s going on with Microsoft and Gamestop. Plus: our thoughts on remakes, remasters, and re-releases. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 02:42 - Go to www.readyplaynetwork.com to participate in the show! 5:50 - Thoughts on Games 5:50 - Going Under 11:16 - Super Mario 35 17:27 - Left 4 Dead 2 24:17 - Top News 24:17 - PS5 t...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 39
After skipping a week, Dan and Luis come back to chat about all the gaming news that have broken since. From Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda to Minecraft’s Steve joining Smash, this episode has a little bit of everything! Plus: Spider-Man’s new look, next-gen pre-orders, the end of the 3DS era, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 03:54 - Xbox Series pre-order conversation 11:23 - Thoughts on Games Super Mario 3D All Stars → 17:15 - SM3D All Stars outsold Avengers via Eurogamer 17:45...
Oct 02, 2020•2 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 38
On this very unique episode of Ready Press Play, our crew unites to discuss and rank their favorite original games released between 2000 and 2009. The end result is a Top 20 list with some very fun and special games for both Dan and Luis. We recommend listening to the episode blind, so you can be surprised! Once you’re done, click here if you wish to see the final list. This DLC was originally recorded on September 2nd, 2020, and therefore won’t include updated news, releases, or other tra...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 37
For the first time in history, Dan and Luis decided to record a LIVE episode on Twitch.tv/ReadyPressPlay! It seemed appropriate for this one, since the duo used the streaming platform to broadcast their entire playthrough of Hazelight Studio's 2018 title A Way Out . After thinking about it and digesting the content for a few weeks, it was time to get together and talk about it. We hope you enjoy this deep dive on Josef Fares' second playable adventure, a fairly unique co-op game that managed to ...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Dan and Luis do a deep dive into all the news that came out of the PlayStation Showcase this week, plus all the extra news and announcements that weren't covered during the event. Believe it or not, there was other news that dropped this week and the crew gives their thoughts on the Nintendo 3rd party Direct, bad news from GameStop, August NPD results, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping A Way Out Spoilercast coming to feeds next week Pre-recorded DLC episode maybe dropping next week Ni...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Dan and Luis came back early from their vacations so they could tell you all about Xbox’s Series S and X prices and release dates, Luis’ thoughts on last week’s Nintendo Direct, news from the latest Ubisoft Forward, Nintendo’s new game in the Zelda canon, and a lot more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping We’ll be recording our A Way Out spoilercast live on Twitch.tv/ReadyPressPlay at 7pm PST next Tuesday 9/15 03:45 - Luis’ thoughts on Mario’s 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct 15:08 - Thoughts on Games...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Dan and Luis get together to talk about NVIDIA’s new GPU announcements, yet another Ubisoft controversy, updates on Marvel's Avengers, and their overall opinions on this year’s E3 replacements, i.e. “Summer of Gaming”. Plus: Dan’s thoughts on Mario’s 35th Anniversary Direct, which was shadow dropped after our hosts were done recording. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping No regular episode next week, but we’ll be dropping something special! 03:35 - Thoughts on Games 03:50 - Death Stranding 10:55 - The ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In a week full of new games being announced and not-as-new games getting updates, Luis and Dan meet to dissect Gamescom’s opening event, the official reveal of this year’s Call of Duty, and two new team-up Batman games revealed during DC Fan Dome. Plus: Nintendo Direct mini, a potential new Switch model, Fortnite’s ongoing battle against Apple, and a lot more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 03:20 - Sony pre-pre-orders for PS5 via Polygon 04:40 - Thoughts on Games 04:50 - Fortnite → 07:05 - Fortnit...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week, Leah Dall from Twitch.tv/Leahleesi joins our hosts as they talk about the various games they’ve been playing, Facebook’s plans of world domination, co-op in Untitled Goose Game, cool features of the PS5 controller, Xbox’s new UI, and a lot more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Dan and Leah will be unboxing TLOU2 Collector’s Edition on Twitch.tv/ReadyPressPlay on Friday August 21 at 7pm PST 05:35 - Thoughts on Games 09:10 - A Way Out 11:15 - Fall Guys 15:20 - Heavy Rain 20:33 - Portal 23:...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Dan and Luis have finally finished one of the biggest holes in their backlog: Irrational Games' modern classic from 2007, Bioshock . The story-driven FPS directed by Ken Levine has been hyped up for our hosts through more than a decade, and they finally made a point to see it through the end. Does this game hold up in 2020? Is Luis smart enough to understand its story? Is Dan going to have nightmares about Rapture and the Circle of Values forever? We'll find out. 00:00 – Intro 02:20 – Spoiler-fr...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 7 min
In a week full of headlining news, Dan and Luis unpack the Epic Games x Apple feud, Halo Infinite’s delay to 2021, Rocksteady’s new Suicide Squad game, and Control’s “free” next-gen upgrade. Plus: Our hosts’ experience playing A Way Out together on stream, thoughts on the closed Beta for Marvel’s Avengers, our Twitter giveaway results, and a lot more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 03:30 - Giveaway Results 05:35 - Thoughts on Games 05:50 - Bioshock 11:08 - Marvel’s Avengers Beta 17:25 - A Way Out ...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 31
The big 3 (Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo) are in the news so Dan and Luis debate whether or not their moves are pro-consumer or anti-consumer. In addition, our hosts break down the recent State of Play and a tragic story of a business closing down shop in Japan. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 04:24 Follow up from last week - Military on Twitch amendment voted down via Kotaku 09:43 - Thoughts on Games Smash Ultimate has a new patch via LV1 Gaming 16:56 - Bioshock Top News 25:27 - State Of Play Ru...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In a week without big new game announcements, Luis and Dan dive into what’s going on with the U.S. army being banned from Twitch streaming. Plus: thoughts on a new handheld hitting the market next year, a potential new feature of the PS5, old myths being proven real by Nintendo’s gigaleak, sex work in Animal Crossing, and plenty of other stories. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Let’s help Luis get to 100 followers on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/chacalaca88 05:25 - Thoughts on Games 05:35 - Smash Bros. Ul...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this shorter and very laid-back episode, Dan and Luis talk about Xbox’s first party showcase event, June’s NPD results, and their thoughts on the year so far. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 06:38 - Thoughts on Games 07:13 - Smash Bros. Ultimate (Luis’ Tournament on twitch.tv/chacalaca88) 11:30 - Top News 11:30 - Xbox Games Showcase roundup via Eurogamer 28:44 - Xbox GamePass no longer coming to Switch, PS5 via Eurogamer 32:54 - Nintendo Direct Mini roundup via MyNintendoNews 40:07 - NPD results...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 28
On this week’s episode, Dan and Luis gather to discuss the games they’re playing, new announcements from Ubisoft, Devolver and Stadia digital presentations, the potential for PS5’s backwards compatibility, Microsoft discontinuing certain Xbox One SKUs, and a lot more! Plus, the return of a more traditional “topic of the show” with a discussion on videogame length. Full notes & sources: https://readypressplay.wordpress.com/2020/07/17/27-ubisoft-news-and-game-length/ 00:00 - Intro / Hous...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 27
After finishing their most anticipated game of the year, Dan and Luis sit down for over 2 hours to discuss The Last of Us Part II, Naughty Dog’s divisive sequel to their overwhelmingly loved magnum opus . Did Ellie’s revenge story live up to the hype? Is this a worthy successor to our crew’s top game of the decade? Did the Santa Monica studio manage to stick the landing at the end? Chill back and listen below for our extended discussion on all things TLOU2, in...
Jul 10, 2020•2 hr 10 min
In our return to regularly scheduled programming, Luis and Dan discuss more The Last of Us Part II, the prospect of next-gen games being more expensive, rumors about Microsoft’s cheaper next-gen console, and the cancellation of EVO Online due to many allegations of misconduct in the Smash Bros. community and some of its organizers. 00:00 – Intro / Housekeeping 02:55 – Thoughts on games 03:10 – Captain America in Fortnite 04:55 – Smash Melee (Online) 07:10 – Min Min in Sma...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 26
On this special episode of Ready Press Play, Dan and Luis each share their history with videogames: their oldest gaming memories, the consoles they owned through their childhood, and some of their all time favorite games. They also go through a 20-questions “get to know me” quiz to dig deeper into some of the games that have most impacted them. 00:00 – Intro 03:50 – Luis Menchaca’s gaming history 10:50 – Dan Lima’s gaming history 29:30 – Nostalgic conversation 39:30 – “Ge...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this week’s episode, Luis and Dan talk about their first impressions of The Last of Us Part II, Microsoft shutting down the Mixer streaming service, recent news and updates on some of the year’s most anticipated games (Marvel’s Avengers & Cyberpunk 2077), and Min Min from ARMS joining Smash Bros. Ultimate. 00:00 – Intro 02:00 – Housekeeping 08:25 – Thoughts on games 08:40 – Shadow of the Colossus (2018) 15:25 – Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 17:40 – Super Smash Bros. ...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Click here for full time codes This episode was split into two parts. First, Dan and Luis discuss updated PlayStation 5 news, their thoughts on EA Play’s announcements, the return of Pokemon Snap and the PC Gaming Show, among a few other stories and the games they’ve been playing. On the second part, the crew is joined by David “Fame” Whitaker, a gaming writer and youtuber who founded LV1 Gaming, the website Luis has written a few articles for. If the name sou...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Click here for full time codes This episode moves at light-speed, and yet, it holds the longest runtime so far in Ready Press Play’s short history! In the first half, Dan and Luis dive deep into the PlayStation 5 reveal, sharing their thoughts on the console’s design, Horizon Forbidden West, Spider-Man Miles Morales, new Ratchet and Clank, Resident Evil 8, and a lot more. The second half is usual programming: Luis talks about Clubhouse Games, Dan shares the lo...
Jun 12, 2020•2 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Click here for full time codes This week, multiple events were postponed in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, so Dan and Luis used some of the episode’s time to share their thoughts, read an editorial from a friend of the show, and ask for our listeners’ aid in supporting the cause. On more traditional gaming news, Sony confirms PS5 will have exclusive games, SEGA announces a new Game Gear and something they call “fog” gaming, and a lot more. Fo...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
