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, …

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#27 – Ubisoft News and Game Length

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 …

The Last of Us Part II Review & Spoilercast (DLC #3)

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 …

#26 – Paying the Price

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 …

#25 – Our Gaming History (DLC #2)

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 …

#24 – Part II at Last

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 sounds familiar, we read an editorial by David on episode 21, when discussing the Black Lives Matter movement. You can find him on Twitter …

#23 – Summer Extravaganza (ft. David “Fame” Whitaker)

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 …

#22 – PS5: The Future of Gaming

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 …

#21 – The Show Goes On

On a bit of a slow news week, Luis and Dan still manage to fill the time with updates on various Summer digital events, theories over what “big announcement” SEGA has incoming, and sharing their thoughts and hype levels for …

#20 – Bracing for Impact

This week, Mario “MarioNotBros” Piacquadio from Twitch, Youtube and the “One Big Topic” podcast joins us to share his thoughts on Iron Man VR’s demo, the latest leaked Call of Duty game, and some of his favorite convention stories. 00:00 …

#19 – Convention Nostalgia (ft. Mario “MarioNotBros” Piacquadio)

Dan and Luis are joined by the illustrious Sean Welch, from twitch.tv/RoyShadow, to talk about all the news stories that are breaking this week, the announcement of Paper Mario: The Origami King, excitement for Ghost of Tsushima, and a lot more. For the topic of the show, Dan challenges the rest of the crew to…

#18 – Summer of Gaming Begins (ft. Sean “RoyShadow” Welch)

On this jam packed episode, Dan and Luis share their thoughts on Geoff Keighly’s Summer Game Fest and how it will stack up with IGN’s and GameSpot’s events. They also discuss Mortal Kombat 11’s new update, a variety of Nintendo news and sales numbers, and – for the topic of the show – their opinion…

#17 – Series X Factor

On today’s episode of Ready Press Play, the crew discusses some more Coronavirus-related news, the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, The Last of Us Pt. II new release date and leaks, and other news. For the topic of the show, Dan and Luis debate when they prefer to buy games: pre-order, day 1, a year…

#16 – Buying Games

On this week’s episode of Ready Press Play, our hosts discuss San Diego Comic Con being the latest event to be cancelled due to COVID-19, March’s NPD numbers, lots of Nintendo-related topics, and whether split-screen and couch co-op still have a place in the current (and future) console gaming landscape. 00:00 – Intro Did you…

#15 – The Fate of Split-Screen

On this episode of Ready Press Play, our hosts discuss a new ESRB label for identifying games with loot boxes, PlayStation 5’s supposed limited supply, whatever’s going on with the new Cooking Mama game, their never-ending videogame backlogs, and a lot more. Enjoy! 00:00 – Intro Did you like our intro? Then check out The.How.To.Be…

#14 – Videogame Backlogs

Ready Press Play is a weekly podcast to catch you up on everything that’s new and exciting in the world of videogames. Every Friday, on your favorite podcast service, we’ll be discussing the top news of the week, notable releases on all platforms, what we’re playing, big topics of the industry and the games we love.

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