October 15, 2021

#92 - We Don’t Dread Metroid

1 hour 20 minutes

Dan and Luis talk about their impressions on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and Metroid Dread. Plus Sony made a lottery to buy a PS5, Best Buy made a paywall to buy a PS5, Jim Ryan wants to expand PS Software reach, Microsoft Re-thinking right to repair. All this and more.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

05:40 - Nickelodeon All Star Brawl

12:15 - Metroid Dread

24:17 - Jim Ryan on wanting to expand PlayStation Software Reach via GamesIndustry.biz

31:20 - Sony has made a lottery for a chance to buy a PS5 via VGC

36:11 - Best Buy’s new $200/yr membership locks PS5 behind sign up via ArsTechnica

43:32 - OLED Switch has ‘improved’ Joy-Cons — but drift still persists via Polygon

49:34 - Evidence suggests Switch OLED's dock can support 4K via VGC

52:20 - Microsoft re-thinking right to repair via VG247

57:49 - Extra News

#1 - Activision Lawsuit Update via GamesIndustry.biz

#2 - Marvel’s Avengers is now selling paid XP boosters via Polygon

#3 - Rockstar Games has officially announced The GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition via GameSpot

#4 - Virtuos has confirmed it’s working on an “unannounced [triple-A] action adventure game remake” via VGC

#5 - Composer Koichi Sugiyama died at the age of 90 via Polygon

#6 - ‘System Shock’ live-action series in the works via Deadline

#7 - Xbox Series X and S have cleared 100,000 consoles sold in Japan via VGC

#8 - November’s PlayStation Plus games will include three bonus PlayStation VR titles via VGC

#9 - European versions of Nintendo 64 games for Nintendo Switch Online members will all run at 60Hz via MyNintendoNews

#10 - Epic has acknowledged that its new Fortnite mode Imposters is inspired by Among Us via VGC

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Roundup: Ubisoft has delayed Ghost Recon Frontline’s tech test following fan backlash, a new studio was opened by State of Decay and Arena NET founder Jeff Strain, and Sledgehammer Games has opened a new studio in the UK.

1:08:00 - New Releases & Updates

1:13:30 - Broke Gamer’s Guide

1:17:12 - Outro / Winner of Gameplay / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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.

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By Dan Lima & Luis Menchaca

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