July 01, 2022

#129 - Nintendo Direct Shines

1 hour 32 minutes

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 have campaign co-op on July 11 as a test period via TheVerge

#2 - FF 16 will have an AI party, a Mature rating, and will NOT be open-world via IGN

#3 - It's official - Michael Jackson worked on the music for Sonic 3 via Twitter

#4 - Skull & Bones has been rated “M” by the ESRB via GameRant

#5 - When Overwatch 2 launches it will be replacing the original title via Kotaku

#6 - PlayStation won’t be attending Gamescom 2022 via GI.biz

#7 - Bernie Stolar, former SEGA of America president has passed away via GameInformer

#8 - From Software’s next project is in the final stages of development via TechRadar

#9 - Tony Hawk confirmed remaster of Pro Skater 3 & 4 was in development at some point via Polygon

#10 - Into the Breach is getting an Advanced Edition on July 19th via PCGamer

#11 - A fan remake of The Simpsons: Hit & Run is in development via Eurogamer

#12 - Cory Barlog insists God of War Ragnarok is still coming in 2022 via VGC

#13 - Blizzard has acquired Proletariat via ArsTechnica

#14 - Yves Guillemot is giving up a third of his annual compensation via Axios

#15 - Hideo Kojima has set aside a dark superhero project due to being similar to The Boys via Polygon

#16 - Bungie is suing a Destiny 2 YouTuber via Polygon

1:02:10 - Out This Week

1:19:08 - RPP’s List of Best Games of All Time

1:26:29 - Recommendations - Minions Rise of Gru (movie in theaters) Stranger Things (Netflix) and The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

1:30:10 - Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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