Dan and Luis deep dive into Night School Studio’s debut adventure game from 2016, Oxenfree. 00:00 - Intro / BJ Stories 05:58 - Game Facts & Technical Review 13:08 - Non-Spoilers Review 29:48 - Spoilercast Starts! 1:11:54 - Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Once a month, Dan Lima ( @PowerUpDan ) and Luis Menchaca ( @Chacalaca88 ) deep dive on a game from their backlog. If you want to play along with our hosts, next month’s game will “allegedly” be Ghost of Tsushima (2020). Please subscribe to the fee...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Dan and Luis meet to discuss the mini controversy surrounding the God of War Ragnarok collectors editions, Skull & Bones, and the new E3 and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 11:44 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 43:51 - God of War Ragnarok: Release Date & Collector Editions via PlayStation Blog 58:24 - Ubisoft reveals Skull & Bones via IGN 1:08:00 - PAX organizer ReedPop to run E3 2023 via GI.biz 1:13:59 - The first 'NFT games console' has been announced via VGC 1:24:06...
Jul 08, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Dan and Luis meet to share their thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct, Sony unveiling a new brand and hardware, Final Fantasy news, Niantic’s struggles, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 15:37 - RPM Update / Housekeeping 17:37 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN 30:44 - FF VII 25th ANNIVERSARY stream via SquareEnix Blog 35:26 - Niantic cancels four projects, cuts 8% of staff via Yahoo/Bloomberg 41:36 - Sony announces new hardware via ArsTechnica 51:00 - Extra News #1 - Halo Infinite will hav...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Dan and Luis debut a new Ready Press Play spin-off show, One Game At a Time. For this first episode, they deep dive into Flying Wild Hog’s stylish action game, Trek To Yomi. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 04:35 - Game Facts 08:58 - Non-Spoilers Review 21:00 - Spoilercast Starts! 1:08:00 - Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Once a month, Dan Lima ( @PowerUpDan ) and Luis Menchaca ( @Chacalaca88 ) deep dive on a game from their backlog. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to yo...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Dan and Luis meet to share their thoughts on the latest non-E3 Summer of Gaming showcases, including Xbox, CAPCOM, & some highlights from the PC Gaming Show. Plus: A quick look at May’s NPD results, Netflix’s new announcements, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 07:56 - Xbox Bethesda Games Showcase Roundup via GamesRadar & Xbox Game Showcase Extended Roundup via DigitalTrends 49:45 - CAPCOM Showcase Roundup via IGN 57:17 - 5 cool games from the PC Gaming Show via Polygon & Off-top...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Dan and Luis talk about the recent Summer Game Fest presentation and all the announcements that came with it. They also talk about the Day of the Devs presentation and video game anniversaries. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 05:40 - Summer Game Fest Round up via Polygon 37:27 - Day of the Devs Round up via IGN 43:13 - Devolver Round up via GameSpot 44:11 - EXTRA NEWS #1 - Microsoft is expanding Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offerings via VGC #2 - Xbox Cloud Gaming service i...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Dan and Luis talk about the recent State of Play, the gameplay reveal for Sonic Frontiers, the trailer for Pokemon Scarlett & Violet, and Sony games being made into TV shows. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 07:58 - Sony State of Play Roundup via Polygon 25:15 - God of War, Horizon and Gran Turismo TV shows via VGC 35:51 - Sony wants its PlayStation games on PC via DigitalTrends 43:30 - New Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer via Polygon 50:14 - Sonic Frontiers gets its fi...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Dan and Luis talk about the Games Industry’s best places to work, predictions on what will get announced during the Summer season of [non-E3] showcases, a dope mod for God of War Ragnarok, and the closure of the WiiU & 3DS eShops. 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Bad Robot Games and EA win big at the US Best Places To Work Awards 2022 via GI.biz 07:35 - A female video game pioneer, Wabbit's Van Mai, was lost to history — until now via Polygon 09:17 - WiiU & 3DS eShop Closure - Our final shopping re...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 124
As a sneak peak to next week's episode #124, and to account for some calendar mismanagement on our part, we're releasing this topic as a standalone Bonus episode today. The WiiU and 3DS eShops will no longer accept credit card payments after May 23rd, 2022. In order to account for that, our hosts talk about the games you should consider buying before it's too late. Enjoy!
May 21, 2022•35 min
Dan and Luis meet to talk about Starfield and Redfall’s delays, the games coming to PSPlus Premium, April’s NPD results, Nintendo’s next console, and more. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Concert talk 09:25 - Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023 via Polygon & Phil Spencer’s statement 24:20 - PS+ Premium Game List revealed via Eurogamer & Ubisoft+ coming to PS via GI.biz 36:15 - April NPD via GI.biz 42:03 - Nintendo talks about next console via VGC 47:30 - Nintendo Indie World Recap via LV1 Gaming...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Dan and Luis talk about concert experiences, video game anniversaries, checking in on the potential game of the year nominees, and talk about what they’ve been playing recently. All this and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans / 2xp / Concerts / Fast X 18:09 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 41:17 - Game of the Year Watch 1:04:57 - What we’re playing (The Last of Us, Wordle, Nobody Saves the World, New Super Mario Bros. 2) 1:22:01 - Out This Week 1:28:58 - RPP’s List of Best Games...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Dan and Luis talk about Coke Starlight/Pixel, Embracer acquiring studios and IPs, Free Timed Game Trials being mandated by PlayStation, and Yuji Naka’s remarks on Square Enix! All this and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 17:00 - Embracer Acquires Studios via Engadget 29:47 - Yuji Naka talks bad about Square Enix via The Verge 40:34 - Timed Trials a Requirement for PlayStation via Game Developer Sony Disables PS Plus Stacking via Polygon 49:30 - NFT Sales are Flatlining via WSJ 57:33 - C...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 121
On a pre-recorded episode, Dan and Luis go through Metacritic’s 2022 Game Publisher Ranking and look back at which publishers they bet on a year ago. 00:00 - Intro 04:30 - Reviewing our fantasy drafted teams 11:15 - Going through the 2022 Game Publisher Rankings via Metacritic 41:05 - Calculations and results 53:35 - Out This Week 1:00:45 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:12:00 - Recommendations - Traveler: A Journey Symphony (album) and The Simpsons Hit and Run (videogame) 1:16:30 - Read...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Dan and Luis talk about the Playdate handheld, Amy Hennig going back to Star Wars, Sony and Microsoft putting ads in games, The Rock producing a videogame movie, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 10:00 - Playdate Review via TheVerge 12:52 - Kojima states his studio will remain independent via VGC 15:17 - New Star Wars game coming from Amy Hennig's studio via Polygon 21:55 - Sony & Microsoft considering putting ads in free-to-play games via Eurogamer 32:06 - The Switch's Game Boy e...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Dan and Luis talk about the Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement, PS3 digital game troubles, a video game movie mode, and more. 00:00 - Intro 03:24 - Nintendo eShop currently features a hentai game via VGC 08:24 - PlayStation’s new first-party art suggests Kojima Productions acquisition via ArsTechnica 13:46 - Kingdom Hearts 4 announced via Polygon 19:45 - Chrono Cross and other classics suddenly 'expiring' on PS3, Vita via Kotaku 25:30 - The Quarry has a Movie Mode via PushSquare 32:04 - Oddworld: Sou...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Dan and Luis talk about games released in April, the Abandoned saga, new Tomb Raider, E3 canceled, Nintendo being Nintendo, and more. 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - What’s up with Abandoned? 06:28 - IGN looking for freelancers 12:45 - Temple of Time 41:10 - Crystal Dynamics announces new Tomb Raider, + Unreal Engine 5 released via VGC 49:14 - E3 2022 - digital and physical - has officially been canceled via IGN / Summer Game Fest confirmed via Geoff Keighley on Twitter 56:12 - Sony 'could be working' to ...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the PS Plus pricing tiers, the new Ghostbusters game, Breath of the Wild 2 delayed, trouble at Moon Studios, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Updates to prev. News stories 17:05 - The New PS Plus via PlayStation Blog PlayStation's Jim Ryan on why no day 1 new titles via GI.biz 38:35 - GTA Plus is GTA's new monthly subscription via Polygon 43:04 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Delayed via VGC 48:39 - New Ghostbusters game announced via Polygon 53:46 - Trouble ...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 116
With Luis unable to record, Dan invites recurring guest Leah Dall ( @Leahleesi ) back to the show to talk about a new Witcher game being announced, Fortnite removing building, Gran Turismo 7 microtransactions controversy, Horizon Zero Dawn, and plenty more! 00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song 02:16 - Check out Luis' Ghostwire Tokyo review via LV1Gaming 05:25 - The next Witcher game is in development via Polygon 11:35 - (Check This Out) Snoop Dogg joins Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard via Polygon 15...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the latest State of Play that gives a deep dive of Hogwarts Legacy, plus early impressions on Ghostwire Tokyo, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Theme Song 06:26 - Ghostwire Tokyo early impressions discussion Article / Video via LV1 Gaming 21:54 - Hogwarts Legacy State of Play Reaction via VGC 31:50 - The Quarry trailer reaction via Polygon 41:26 - February NPD via GI.biz 53:04 - Check this out: Modder brings concept GameCube portable to life via VGC 57:35 - Extra News #1...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the latest State of Play, the games industry’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, possibilities of Game Pass on Steam, and more. 00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song 07:45 - State of Play Roundup via IGN 26:00 - Game industry unites behind call to cut off Russian market via ArsTechnica 39:25 - John Romero releases new Doom II map to “support the Ukrainian people” via ArsTechnica 40:12 - Russia considers legalizing software piracy to combat tech bans via PCGame...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Dan and Luis woke up and decided to choose violence when giving their thoughts on the Pokemon Presents Presentation and the Uncharted movie. They also talk about the Switch’s 5th anniversary and the Elden Ring review situation. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song 02:34 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 40:35 - Pokemon Presents via Kotaku 54:47 - Elden Ring reviews/discussion 1:09:53 - Uncharted movie reactions Uncharted Movie's Audience Score Is Completely At Odds w...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Dan and Luis meet to talk about the recently announced Street Fighter 6, Guardians selling less than its publisher’s expectations, sealed SNES and Sega games being discovered in Nebraska, Ubisoft talking about potential buyouts, PSVR2, Horizon, and plenty more! 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Capcom has officially revealed Street Fighter 6 via VGC 08:50 - SF6 logo controversy (stock image) via IGN 13:54 - Square Enix says Guardians of the Galaxy 'undershot expectations' via VGC 19:45 - 100s of seale...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Dan and Luis lament the news of the Wii U and 3DS eShop closing. 00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song 03:11 - Nintendo is discontinuing Wii U and 3DS eShops via Nintendo’s Support Page Nintendo Deletes A Question from their FAQ via Nintendo Life Pokemon Bank will be free to use via Nintendo Life Some Games We Are Losing via VGC 39:16 - Nintendo is using an upscaling technique made by AMD via Oatmeal Dome’s Twitter 44:42 - Resident Evil 4 leaks via Fanbyte 48:48 - Goldeneye 007 Remaster?! 54:49 - Micro...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Dan and Luis gush about their favorite games from last year (plus a few backlog titles they caught up with) and react to the latest Nintendo Direct. 00:00 - Intro 04:29 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN Nintendo not interested in purchasing large companies via MyNintendoNews 37:05 - Game of the Year 2021 42:15 - Dan’s Honorable Mentions 45:15 - Luis’ Disappointment Award 47:30 - Dan’s Best Game Made By One Person 53:17 - Luis’ Most Time And Money Sank Award & Next Gen Moment Award 56:30 - Da...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Dan and Luis talk about the surprising acquisition of Bungie by Sony as well as Nintendo’s quarterly financial report and the extra news that came with it. Plus, some video game anniversaries and what’s new with Yacht Club Games, all this and more! 00:00 - Intro / New Theme Song 07:57 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 43:07 - Topics of Discussion 43:07 - Sony buys Bungie via The Verge Sony has 10 Live Service Games Planned via VGC Sony lowered their forecast for PS5s via Games Radar 1:...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 108
After comparing their 2021 prediction results last week, Dan and Luis each share eight prophecies of what will happen in the industry in 2022. They also talk about Raven Software’s QA workers attempting to form a union, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teasing a new video game movie, a handful of new game announcements including Respawn’s Star Wars projects, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro 02:20 - Teases vs Surprises 04:30 - Cogs in a Machine plug 09:22 - Topics of Discussion 09:22 - 2022 Predictions 44...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Dan and Luis meet to talk about what’s probably the biggest industry story since Ready Press Play started: the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. They also look back at their 2021 predictions and reminisce about the year, chat about the podcast’s last video episode, E3 possibly being canceled, and plenty more! 00:00 - Intro 03:15 - Talking about #105 06:10 - RPP Year 3 09:07 - Cogs in a Machine plug 10:40 - Topics of Discussion 10:40 - Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard via GI....
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 106
As Dan and Luis prepare to say goodbye to the video format they decide to dress up in formal wear for the camera, reminisce about their time doing the show on camera, and utilize the video format to its fullest by doing show-and-tell with their video games and memorabilia. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping / Video podcast memories 17:44 - Show and Tell Begins 1:27:22 - Extra News 1:35:06 - New Releases & Updates 1:38:51 - Broke Gamer’s Guide 1:42:07 - Outro / Ready Press ...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Dan and Luis are back at it again with the start of a new year. Not a whole lot of gaming news occurred during the winter break but there is still a lot to talk about. Dan and Luis cover the gaming anniversaries, what they played during the break, PSVR2, an NFT diatribe, and E3 going all digital for another year. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Randomness / Housekeeping 10:51 - Temple of Time (Video Game Anniversaries) 41:10 - What we played 1:02:56 - PlayStation VR2 announc...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 104
This episode was recorded on December 14th. Dan and Luis meet for the final time in 2021 to share more thoughts on The Game Awards, impressions on Fortnite's new season, The Matrix Awakens tech demo, Forza Horizon 5, and Halo Infinite. They also have a longer conversation about writing clichés in game reviews. 00:00 - Intro 04:25 - More on The Game Awards 17:20 - Fortnite Chapter 3 26:36 - The Matrix Awakens: An UE5 Experience 31:28 - Forza Horizon 5 41:22 - Halo Infinite 57:54 - Game Reviews' C...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 103
