Ready Press Play: A Video Game Podcast

Dan and Luis deep dive into South Park: The Stick of Truth developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. Spoilers start at 17:18 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 be God of War: Ragnarok. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review

Luis calls for a meeting with Dan to discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and all the news that came after, the good, the bad, and the ugly. All this and not much more! For more Dan and Luis in the future subscribe to the One Game at a Time podcast feedTime Stamps:00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping22:39 - Switch 2 Topic Begins1:54:30 - Outro/RPP ThemeIf you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!Follow us on X:Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88)Follow RPP on Twitch!Find Luis on Secret Stash!Find Luis on his YouTube Channel!

Dan and Luis meet one more time in 2024 to talk about their PlayStation stats for the year and talk about all things The Game Awards, from the announcements, the controversies, and the winners. All this and more!  For more Dan and Luis in the future subscribe to the One Game at a Time podcast feed Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Luis' mini life update/secret stash 06:47 - PlayStations 2024 Wrap Up Stats 24:05 - The Game Awards Reactions/Announcements 1:04:41 - The Game Awards Winners 1:22:23 - Outro/RPP Theme If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you! Follow us on Twitter: Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) Follow RPP on Twitch! Find Luis on Secret Stash! Find Luis on his YouTube Channel!

Dan and Luis meet for the first time on camera in 9 months! They are so out of practice that they had technical difficulties with the audio (a rookie mistake)! They catch up and predict the winners of The Game Awards.   For more Dan and Luis in the future subscribe to the One Game at a Time podcast feed 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Luis talks about why he is not at LV1 Gaming 02:12 - Talking about Ep 150 04:08 - What’s up with the OGAT Feed 06:02 - What games did Luis play? 06:57 - Luis the Pro Smash Player?! 09:02 - Luis switched to the dark side (Android -> iPhone) & Dan can’t take pics 10:50 - What did Dan Play 11:40 - Dan’s Conflict of Interest / Disclosure 13:15 - How much did Dan play Mario Wonder and Tears of the Kingdom 14:38 - Luis folds on Fortnite 17:22 - Twitter is now X 19:27 - Luis announces his Street Fighter 2 Tournament happening in Jan 2024 20:54 - GTA 6 Trailer Reaction 23:42 - Predicting the Winners of The Game Awards (starts with GOTY) 1:37:11 - Predicting Announcements 1:44:15 - Closing Thoughts / How we are watching TGAs 1:47:05 - Wrap up & Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet for the last time to send the show off in the longest podcast they have ever done!  Clocking in at over 4 hours they reminisced on the life of the show, the future of the games industry, they got sentimental and closed the book on this chapter of their lives.  In addition, they cover the news of the week including E3 getting cancelled, the last purchases they did on the Wii U and 3DS eShops, the Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay, and they finish their list of best games of all time, all this and much more.  For more Dan and Luis in the future subscribe to the One Game at a Time podcast feed 00:00 - Intro 06:38 - Dan at GDC 10:37 - Discussing Titles of Previous Episodes 14:33 - How We Chose the Name Ready Press Play & How RPP Was Used in the Past 20:01 - The Process of Naming Episodes / The Early Days of Hosting 30:04 - The Most Listened to Episodes of RPP 35:24 - Luis’ final Steam Deck Update 40:56 - SF6, MK12, & Tekken 8 in 2023?! 47:32 - The Wii U & 3DS eShops closed - What did we buy? 1:14:38 - E3 Has Been Canceled via IGN 1:33:12 - Game Preservation / Less Physical Games Inventory 1:44:54 - AI / Chat GPT Discussion 1:59:55 - Gimmicky Hardware in the Future? 2:07:43 - Zelda Tears of the Kingdom gameplay. Via Nintendo YT 2:13:54 - Tears of the Kingdom Special Edition Switch / Predicting when #151 will happen 2:25:52 - Feb 2023 NPD Results via GI.biz 2:31:08 - Extra News #1 - Last of Us Part 1 PC version launched in Poor State via VGC #2 - Record Number of PS5 consoles were sold in the month of February via VGC #3 - Microsoft is getting ready to launch its Xbox mobile gaming store via TheVerge #4 - Microsoft has stopped its $1 trial offer for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate via TheVerge #5 - Xbox’s Elite Series 2 controller is now available in red and blue via Polygon #6 - 400 Twitch workers were impacted by Amazon’s layoffs via Polygon #7 - Breath of the Wild Explorer’s Guide is now available as a free PDF via NintendoLife #8 - Dolphin emulator is coming to Steam via VGC #9 - GameStop posted a profit for the fourth quarter surprisingly via Reuters #10 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is currently in development via Polygon #11 - Multiversus is going offline in June via DigitalTrends #12 - There’s a new dating sim game that helps you file your taxes: Tax Heaven 3000 #13 - Obituary: Actor Lance Reddick has died of natural causes at age 60 Roundup: Kart racer Disney Speedstorm releases in early access on 4/18 for Switch, PC, PlayStation and Xboxes; Honkai: Star Rail, the new game from Genshing Impact developers, comes out on 4/26 for mobile and PC; Valve announced Counter Strike 2, coming this Summer. 2:38:34 - Out This Week 2:54:17 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 4:02:28 - Recommendations - The Super Mario Movie (Theaters) / Empire of the Sun (Digital/Physical) 4:04:32 - Recommendations - Ted Laso (Apple TV+) / Dan & Luis’ Scary Device Listening Story 4:09:44 - Dan’s New Job Tease / Follow us on Twitter Plug 4:10:25 - Closing Thoughts 4:14:58 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet to talk about the upcoming finale of the show, go back through the Temple of Time for the last time, chat (once again) about the end of the 3DS and WiiU eShops, reports of a PS5 Pro around the corner, game delays, The Last of Us HBO show, and much more. 00:00 - Intro / end of the podcast discussion 16:15 - Temple of Time 52:25 - Reminder: The 3DS and WiiU eShops will close on March 27th 1:05:04 - PS5 Pro seemingly in development via Insider Gaming 1:12:25 - Check this out: There’s a Grogu Xbox Series controller 1:13:50 - Extra News #1 - Suicide Squad KTJL delayed again via NME #2 - The Wolf Among Us 2 pushed to next year via IGN #3 - Starfield delayed again via TheVerge #4 - Pokémon Sleep coming this Summer via Dexerto #5 - New Switch bundle includes free Mario game via Polygon #6 - Elden Ring expansion titled via TheVerge #7 - Quest headsets getting a price cut via Polygon #8 - New DBZ Budokai game in development via Polygon #9 - Ghostwire Tokyo coming to Game Pass this April via Polygon #10 - Redfall to include full cross-play across PC and Xbox via WindowsCentral #11 - Devs can now self-publish on the Epic Games Store via TheVerge #12 - Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson cast on Silent Hill movie via Deadline #13 - Dead by Delight film in the works by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster via Polygon 1:22:00 - Out This Week 1:37:28 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:44:58 - SPOILERS WARNING: Recommendations / The Last of Us (HBO) 1:50:59 - Recommendations / The Mandalorian S3 (Disney+) 1:52:50 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet to talk about how they titled the last few episodes, talk about their favorite games they played in 2022 and award Ready Press Play’s Game of the Year!, all this and much more. 00:00 - Intro 06:12 - Game of the Year Discussion Begins 09:38 - The Best Video Game Adaptation to Another Medium Award (Dan) 12:20 - The Most Japanese As Fuck Award (Luis) 14:40 - The Best Game from Another Year Award (Dan) 15:30 - The Backlog Award (Luis) 16:24 - The Best DLC Award (Dan) 20:37 - The New Coat of Paint Award (Luis) 22:52 - The Prettiest or Unique Aesthetic or Art Direction Award (Dan) 23:50 - The Indie Award (Luis) 25:54 - The Indie Award (Dan) 27:40 - The I’ve Given Up Monetarily Award (Luis) 29:12 - The Most Inaccessible Game of the Year Award (Dan) 31:36 - The Evo Award (Luis) 33:52 - The Best Acquisition of the Year Award (Dan) 38:29 - The New Game+ Award (Luis) 41:24 - The Best Cat Game of the Year (Dan) 42:58 - The I Wish I Played This Award (Luis) 45:04 - The Best Hardware of the Year (Dan) 51:02 - The Best Smash Mod Award (Luis) 54:07 - The Brought to You by LV1 Gaming Award (Luis) 58:08 - RPP’s GOTY 2022 1:13:34 - Out This Week 1:19:44 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:29:25 - Recommendations / Perfect Match (Netflix), Attack on Titan (Crunchy Roll), Cocaine Bear (theaters) 1:36:20 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet to talk about anxious dads, Super Bowl trailers, January’s NPD results, Game Pass affecting game sales, the Tetris movie, and much more. 00:00 - Intro 06:25 - The Flash trailer and the DC Cinematic Universe 12:30 - Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales via GI.biz 22:50 - January 2023 NPD via GI.biz 29:35 - Check this out: Tetris — Official Trailer 32:45 - Check this out: The Super Mario Bros Movie - Official Plumbing Commercial 38:15 - Extra News #1 - Saudi Arabia increases its stake in Nintendo via VGC #2 - MultiVersus concurrent players on Steam down 99% since launch via VGC #3 - Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal to release 5 AAA games by 2028 via VGC #4 - Ubisoft confirms it intends to be at E3 via VGC #5 - Ex-Respawn devs form new studio Wildlight Entertainment via GameRant #6 - Riot reveals new League spinoff The Mageseeker via Polygon #7 - Genshin Impact developer cuts ties with voice actor via VGC #8 - Dead Island 2 goes gold, comes out on April 21st via XFire 45:53 - Out This Week 1:03:44 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:17:47 - Recommendations / “You” season 4 (Netflix), Plane (theaters/on demand) 1:20:28 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

In the longest episode of Ready Press Play Dan and Luis are hit with the realization that the theme for today’s episode is sadness.  Dan and Luis give personal life updates, talk about a sad set of video game anniversaries, realize that their best predictions favor negativity, and were a little bummed about the latest Nintendo Direct. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro 05:22 - Luis’ life update 11:50 - Dan’s life update - EA’s Press Release / Yong Yea 24:58 - Temple of Time (February video game anniversaries) 50:02 - 2022 Predictions Results 1:16:02 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN 1:38:45 - Xbox Developer Direct Roundup via Polygon 1:50:00 - Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony won't be part of E3 2023 via IGN 1:56:48 - Game Cancellations 2:03:36 - Check this out: HBO Mario Kart via SNL 2:05:45 - Extra News #1 - The Switch is the third best selling console with 122M sales via MyNintendoNews #2 - PlayStation ad called “Live from PS5” might be teasing Uncharted game via DualShockers 2:14:18 - Out This Week 2:22:47 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 2:32:23 - Recommendations / The Last of Us (HBO), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) 2:34:53 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet to talk about The Last of Us' HBO show, layoffs at Microsoft, Ubisoft canceling multiple games, and end of year NPD results. 00:00 - Intro / SteamDeck / Xbox controllers 07:56 - Reminder! RPP ends on #150 10:41 - HBO’s The Last of Us Pilot Impressions 23:57 - Temple of Time (January video game anniversaries) 53:20 - Microsoft layoffs confirmed to affect Bethesda and Xbox via VGC 1:08:55 - Xbox showcase coming to highlight 2023 games, but Starfield won't be there via Polygon 1:13:45 - Ubisoft delays Skull and Bones, cancels more games via Kotaku 1:26:10 - End of year NPD results! via GI.biz 1:32:27 - Extra News #1 - Halo veteran Joseph Staten leaving 343 via VGC #2 - Microsoft announced carbon aware power mode via Polygon #3 - Warzone 2 and MW2 Season 2 delayed via VGC #4 - Mobile Sackboy game coming out on 2/21 via MobileSyrup #5 - TMNT Shredder's Revenge added to Netflix Games via VG247 #6 - Steam hits concurrent players record (10M) via Polygon #7 - Remnant from the Ashes coming to Switch via Polygon #8 - New League of Legends spinoff leaks via Polygon 1:35:10 - Out This Week 1:49:21 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:57:41 - Recommendations / The Whale (theaters), Missing (theaters), Kaleidoscope (Netflix) 2:04:31 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

On the 3rd anniversary of Ready Press Play, Dan and Luis meet up to discuss their plans for the future of the podcast and catch up on what they were up to during the holiday break.  Overall the episode was a chill laid back show where they eventually get around to talk about game news somewhere in there. 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - New Year Resolutions 15:30 - God of War Ragnarok Impressions 20:08 - Steam Deck Impressions 34:25 - FIFA predicts World Cup winner 37:20 - Christopher Judge's Game Awards speech breaks record 40:39 - Elden Ring wins more GOTY Awards than TLOU 2 - via PushSquare 47:30 - The Last of Us TV show "will be the best, most authentic game adaptation" - via Eurogamer 51:40 - Digital games outsold physical games in 2022 - via MyNintendoNews 55:17 - Sony announces new controller aimed at gamers with disabilities - via ArsTechnica 58:20 - Masahiro Sakurai confirms he is now semi-retired - via MyNintendoNews 1:06:24 - Extra News #1 - Bethesda intends to release Starfield during the first half of the year via VGC #2 - Google Stadia players who bought Ubisoft games will be granted free PC versions via Polygon #3 - High On Life was the biggest Game Pass release of 2022 via Polygon #4 - System Shock remake will release this March via Eurogamer #5 - Pocket Card Jockey is coming to iOS via VGC #6 - Microsoft claps back at Sony's objection to its acquisition of Activision via Eurogamer #7 - God of War Ragnarok Will Receive New Game Plus Mode via PushSquare #8 - Goat Simulator 3 trailer taken down due to GTA 6 footage via Eurogamer #9 - God of War series will be adapted for TV for Amazon Prime Video via PushSquare #10 - Revered roguelike Risk of Rain is receiving a remake via Polygon #11 - Hitman 3 will be renamed 'World of Assassination' via Eurogamer #12 - Sony has sold 30 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide via Eurogamer 1:13:37 - Out This Week 1:20:35 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:30:18 - The Big Announcement 1:50:35 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Happy holidays! On this unique episode of Ready Press Play, our crew unites to discuss and rank their favorite original games released between 1980 and 1989. This DLC was originally recorded on July 2022, and therefore won’t include updated news, releases, or other traditional segments of the show. Check back in two weeks for a more timely episode. Enjoy! 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. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!

On the last traditional episode of the year, Dan and Luis meet to talk about everything announced at Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards, compare who got most predictions right, discuss newer updates on Microsoft’s big acquisition of the year, and go through flagship video game anniversaries in the month of December. 00:00 - Intro / World Cup 04:20 - FTC sues to block Microsoft’s acquisition via The Wall Street Journal 09:51 - The Game Awards 2022 09:51 - The bad and the ugly 27:54 - The good / Everything announced at TGA 2022 via IGN 44:10 - Announcements prediction results 59:04 - Awards prediction results 1:19:05 - Temple of Time 1:44:00 - Out This Week 1:50:35 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 2:00:33 - Recommendations: Tulsa King (Paramount+) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (AppleTV, Prime) 2:06:30 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis meet for a bonus episode where they make predictions on what's going to get announced and who's going to take the trophy home at this year's Game Awards. Heads up: Episode 142 will drop on Saturday instead of Friday this week. 00:00 - Intro / Shenanigans 09:25 - The Game Awards topic starts 12:54 - Announcement predictions 31:55 - Winners predictions 1:13:10 - Recommendations: The World Cup and Football (sports) 1:18:43 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis are enjoying their Thanksgiving holiday but they did manage to get together to pre-record a show for you guys.  On today’s show, they dig up old topics that they forgot to revisit and left pending. So for today’s show, Dan and Luis figure out who won the Summer of Gaming predictions and who has the lead on their release date predictions.  All this and nothing more! 00:00 - Intro / Woe is Luis 06:29 - Summer of Gaming Predictions Results 45:51 - Release Date Predictions, results so far. 1:11:40 - New Release Date Predictions 1:31:45 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Now that God of War: Ragnarok is out, Dan and Luis don’t even mention it.  Instead, they allude to it and move on to talk about PSVR2, PS Plus subscriber base decreasing, Street Fighter 6’s new controls, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Happy birthday to Luis / feeling old 05:40 - Temple of Time (video game anniversaries) 51:31 - PSVR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 via TheVerge 1:02:46 - PSPlus loses 1.9 million subscribers since relaunch, Sony says via Polygon 1:06:55 - SF6 has a ‘button mashing’ control scheme via VGC 1:15:55 - The Last of Us premieres on HBO in January via Polygon 1:19:41 - Activision has confirmed a ‘full premium COD release’ is planned for 2023 via VGC 1:26:12 - (Don’t) Check this out? Oculus co-founder makes a VR headset that can literally kill you via ArsTechnica 1:30:15 - Extra News #1 - Nintendo Switch hardware sales have hit 114.3 million via VGC #2 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling game in Japan via VGC #3 - EA and Marvel announced a multi-game deal via EA News #4 - The next Final Fantasy game may be a 6 month PS5 timed exclusive via Polygon #5 - Phil Spencer stated that Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation via Polygon #6 - Netflix developing two projects for the Gears of War franchise via Polygon #7 - Hideo Kojima's next game may be a horror game titled Overdose via Polygon #8 - Liam Hemsworth is replacing Henry Cavill in The Witcher show via Deadline #9 - Doom Eternal's composer sheds light regarding the game’s soundtrack via VGC #10 - COD Warzone 2.0 will not be replacing the original Warzone via Polygon #11 - Ubisoft is refunding pre-orders for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake via Polygon Roundup: Atomic Heart is coming Feb. 21, 2023 to PC, Xbox and PS4/PS5. 1:36:39 - Out This Week 1:50:16 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 2:02:00 - Recommendations: Netflix’s Triviaverse, Andor (D+) & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Theaters) 2:04:58 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis talk about the Bayonetta 3 voice acting controversy, new Silent Hill announcements, Xbox Game Pass, September NPD results, and more. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping Stray Spoilercast out now, next one South Park: The Stick of Truth 07:16 - Bayonetta 3 voice acting controversy via Bounding Into Comics 21:54 - Phil Spencer talks Game Pass growth, profitability, pricing via The Verge 31:30 - September NPD Results via GI.biz 36:00 - New Silent Hill announcements via CBR 47:45 - Every PS2 game manual was scanned in 4K via Kotaku 50:15 - Check This Out: Super Smash Bros.  [Game Concepts] via Youtube / Masahiro Sakurai 53:01 - Extra News #1 - G4TV shutting down via Deadline #2 - The Witcher remake in development via VGC #3 - Hideo Kojima talks about new game via TheGuardian #4 - Sony London working on co-op online game via GI.biz #5 - DualSense Edge launching for $200 via VGC #6 - Xbox Design Lab now includes Elite Series 2 controller via XboxWire #7 - COD MW2 physical disk basically empty via Twitter / DoesItPlay #8 - Age of Empires series coming to Xbox via Polygon #9 - Epic Games MOBA Paragon being revived via VGC #10 - The Callisto Protocol banned in Japan via Polygon Roundup: Somerville coming to Xbox & PC Game Pass on Nov/15; Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty coming to PC, Xbox and PS4/5 on Mar/3rd; next-gen Fallout 4 coming in 2023 1:03:22 - Out This Week 1:21:46 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:35:43 - Recommendations: See (AppleTV+), House of the Dragon (HBO), Last Night in Soho (HBO), and The Midnight Club (Netflix) 1:42:30 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis talk about video game anniversaries, Google Stadia shutting down, The Mario Movie trailer reactions, a new Oculus headset, August NPD, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro 04:35 - LV1 Gaming Updates 08:30 - Streamer seriously injured at TwitchCon via Twitter 12:08 - Overwatch 2 launch 17:53 - Temple of Time 1:03:05 - Check This Out: Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer via Youtube / IGN Mario's dubbed voice in other languages via Youtube / IGN Mario sounds like Linda from Bob's Burgers via Youtube / David Toons 1:14:22 - Ed Sheeran's Pokémon song: Celestial via Youtube / Ed Sheeran 1:15:46 - Doom running on Notepad via Twitter / @SamNChiet 1:18:58 - Report: Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 incoming via MP1st 1:25:25 - Google Stadia shutting down via VGC Ubisoft, Bungie and IO confirm Stadia salvage plans via VGC 1:31:10 - CD Projekt's new game announcements via VGC 1:36:58 - Meta announces Quest Pro, a pricy mixed reality device via ArsTechnica 1:42:23 - August NPD via GI.biz 1:45:23 - Extra News #1 - Nintendo Pictures launches via VGC #2 -  NOA reaches settlement with QA worker via Polygon #3 -  PS5 reportedly jailbroken via VGC #4 -  343 reportedly switching to Unreal Engine via ACG/Twitter #5 -  Oculus Studios acquires Iron Man VR's dev via Polygon #6 -  Saudi Arabia to invest billions in game company acquisitions via VGC #7 -  The Medium being adapted to a TV show via GameInformer #8 -  COD MW2 campaign to be available early, offer rewards via Polygon #9 -  COD MW2 requires phone number verification via ArsTechnica #10 -  Activision Blizzard being sued again for sexual misconduct via DailyMail Roundup: Scorn brought forward to Oct/14; Sackboy: A Big Adventure coming to PC on Oct/27, followed by Spider-Man Miles Morales on Nov/18; Invoke Studios developing a new AAA D&D game; Kojima Productions teases a new game starring Elle Fanning. 1:54:45 - Out This Week 2:07:10 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

Dan and Luis talk about GTA 6 footage being stolen from Rockstar and leaked online, NVIDIA’s new 40-series of graphics cards, Street Fighter 6’s latest roster announcement, a new fan-made Super Mario Bros. game, The Last of Us HBO show, and plenty more. 00:00 - Intro 02:23 - Looking back at RPP #1 05:55 - Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast out now 11:34 - GTA VI leaks via ArsTechnica (Topic of the Show) 31:31 - NVIDIA announces new graphics cards via IGN 40:50 - Street Fighter 6 full launch roster confirmed via Polygon 47:22 - Mario Maker player releases Super Mario Bros. 5 via GamesRadar 54:41 - Check it out: The Last of Us HBO Teaser 58:27 - Check it out: PS5 dev kit revealed 1:02:21 - Extra News #1 - Sony confirms PSVR2 not backwards compatible via ArsTechnica #2 - Xbox Series no longer requires online check for physical games via ArsTechnica #3 - Netflix announces new studio in Finland via VGC #4 - Spiritfarer coming soon to Netflix service via Polygon #5 - YouTuber Dunkey announced indie publishing company via GI.biz #6 - Twitch updating gambling policy via Polygon #7 - NVIDIA announces Portal w/ RTX via NVIDIA #8 - EA Motive developing an Iron Man game via EA #9 - EA reveals new "hunting game" Wild Hearts via VGC #10 - Cyberpunk 2077 has cleared 20 million sales via VGC #11 - A board game based on Elden Ring is on the way via SteamForged Roundup: Skull & Bones delayed to March/2023; Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters coming in 2023; Hollow Knight Silksong now confirmed for PS4/PS5 1:10:51 - Out This Week 1:26:51 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:42:12 - Recommendations - Andor (Disney+), Attack on Titan (Crunchyroll), House of Dragon (HBO) 1:48:25 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!

With so many digital presentations being dumped all at once, Dan and Luis had to meet to discuss it all.  On today’s show we talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, State of Play, Ubisoft Forward, and the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase. All this and more. 00:00 - Intro / Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast coming next week 06:23 - Nintendo Direct Roundup via IGN 43:08 - PlayStation State of Play Roundup via IGN 1:01:57 - Ubisoft Forward Roundup via IGN 1:10:10 - Disney and Marvel Games Showcase Roundup via IGN 1:14:53 - Street Fighter 6’s new trailer via VGC 1:24:45 - Check this out: Lil Nas X President of League of Legends via Youtube 1:26:54 - Extra News #1 - Bonnie Ross leaves 343 Industries via Polygon #2 - The Xbox Series Consoles are getting UI updates via XboxWire #3 - Xbox is adding a HowLongToBeat integration to its PC app via XboxWire #4 - Resident Evil 4 remake is also coming to PS4 via VGC #5 - Splatoon 3 sets launch sales records in Japan selling 3.45m units via VGC #6 - CD Projekt Red has released official Cyberpunk 2077 modding tools via VGC #7 - The Sims 4 will become free-to-play starting on Oct. 18 via Polygon #8 - EA and Koei Tecmo have announced a partnership to make a game via Polygon Roundup: Deathloop is coming to Xbox Series and Game Pass on Sep. 20; Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection comes to PC on Oct. 19; Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 comes to PC, PS4, PS5, XOne and XSeries on Nov. 16; One Piece Odyssey hits PC, PS4, PS5, XOne and XSeries on Jan. 13; COD Warzone comes to mobile devices sometime in 2023 1:32:08 - Out This Week 1:42:23 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time 1:53:37 - Recommendations - Stray (PlayStation), House of the Dragon (HBO) and The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime) 1:58:27 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every other Friday, Dan Lima (@PowerUpDan) and Luis Menchaca (@Chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of video games. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out Waz on Spotify and Bandcamp. Thank you!