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Defining Duke, Episode 197 | Goodbye 343 Industries, Hello Halo Studios! (Video)

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Punching Up, Episode 38 | Nintendo Securing the Future (Video)

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Punching Up, Episode 38 | Nintendo Securing the Future

This week special guest PhillyBeatzU joins us and we talk Sonic's future on Nintendo. Possible new Suikoden games, Micah's time with Echoes of Wisdom and more!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction

00:21:20 - Sonic news

00:39:13 - Alien Isolation sequel announced

00:45:27 - What We're Playing

01:11:11 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio demo spoilers (30 seconds)

01:22:27 - Suikoden 1 and 2's director hoping for more

01:28:18 - A new Avatar: The Last Airbender ...

Summon Sign, Episode 41 | Silent Hill is Finally Good Again (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 41 | Silent Hill is Finally Good Again

This week Lock and Matty join Brad and discuss the Silent Hill 2 remake, Starfield: Shattered Space, and more!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:03 - Halloween Games

00:16:41 - Silent Hill 2 (remake)

00:41:25 - Diablo 4

00:58:49 - Starfield: Shattered Space

01:20:00 - Sort It Out

01:45:25 - Keep It Up

01:53:22 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

02:04:10 - The Outer Worlds

02:21:00 - Secret Agent Clank

02:30:32 - Metap...

Constellation, Episode 92 | Disasters, Confidence Boost, Pandemic Effects, and Crazy Occurrences

It's time for the latest Constellation conversation, starring some of your favorite Last Stand Media personalities. This week, Colin gets things started with a discussion about natural disasters. After mother nature recently wreaked havoc on the southeastern United States, and with the possibility of even more devastation in store, which forces of nature have we personally witnessed, and which natural disasters frighten us the most? Next, Micah eases our anxiety with a conversation around con...

Constellation, Episode 92 | Disasters, Confidence Boost, Pandemic Effects, and Crazy Occurrences (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, #410 | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Review Discussion and Spoilercast (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, #410 | Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Review Discussion and Spoilercast

Capcom's 2006 zombie-action title Dead Rising was a memorable release, even all these years later. It's especially memorable looking back at it from a modern lens, because it encapsulated so much of what made the mid-aughts tick: Sunny consumerism, violent media, and a press eagerly on their beat. It was also a blast to play, with a Colorado-based mall overrun by an undead outbreak, and a mere photojournalist standing between the story getting out to the wider public or being dangerously hidd...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 327 | Electric Eyes Are Everywhere

Last week, many tried -- and most failed -- to get their hands on the extremely limited PlayStation 5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition, of which only 12,000-ish units were made. But the crush on PlayStation Direct for regular Pro units and other 30th anniversary accoutrements all at the same time led to a lot of disappointment. What did each of us come out of the scuffle with, and how do we think Sony can better manage special events like this, where loyalty and engagement should matter a whole l...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 327 | Electric Eyes Are Everywhere (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 196 | Our Starfield: Shattered Space Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?! (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 196 | Our Starfield: Shattered Space Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?!

Starfield faced a mighty amount of criticism throughout its 2023 launch. In today's gaming climate, this set the stage for what could be a big comeback for Bethesda Game Studios with the Shattered Space expansion. So, did it deliver? Matty has played 16 hours and finished it with Cog just getting his adventure started, so they both have much to say!

Timestamps:
00:00:23 - Introduction

00:25:13 - Xbox has expanded its Research Initiative

00:29:54 - YoshiP on Final Fantas...

Sacred Symbols+, #409 | Nintendo Lawsuit, Journalist Cease and Desist, and A Failing Ubisoft (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, #409 | Nintendo Lawsuit, Journalist Cease and Desist, and A Failing Ubisoft

It's time for more Sacred Symbols+! This week, I (Colin) am joined by SS+ regular and lawyer Rick Hoeg for a deeper look at a few stories that don't make a whole lot of sense to cover on the main show. We begin with Nintendo's recently-announced litigation against Palworld developer Pocketpair. What's Nintendo's gameplan here? What are its chances of success? And how can Pocketpair respond? Then, we discuss the mysterious case of Kotaku writer Alyssa Mercante, whose legal represenation recent...

Summon Sign, Episode 40 | Surprise! Echoes of Wisdom is Good (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 40 | Surprise! Echoes of Wisdom is Good

This week Brad and Gene chat about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metal Gear Solid 4 and the Metaphor: ReFantazio Demo.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction

00:18:37 - Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

00:48:20 - Metal Gear Solid 4

01:19:06 - Sort It Out

01:31:12 - Keep It Up

01:37:27 - Metaphor: ReFantazio (Demo)

02:00:29 - Warhammer: Space Marine 2

02:11:36 - Closing Comments

Constellation, Episode 91 | Matty’s Wedding, Ubisoft, Favorite Elixirs, Special Editions (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 91 | Matty’s Wedding, Ubisoft, Favorite Elixirs, Special Editions

It’s another episode of Constellation, Last Stand Media’s conversational podcast! Chris Ray Gun (tiny big-headed blind freak) is at the helm yet again, joined by MrMattyPlays (todd howard simp), Lord Cognito (xbox shill), and none other than Gene Park (beauty pageant judge)! Matty selfishly regales us with tales of his wedding and true love in front of three painfully single people. Gene swerves the conversation to our history with Ubisoft (stewards of the acclaimed Skull & Bones fran...

Sacred Symbols+, #408 | Astro Bot DLC Brainstorm Session

It's me, Colin! Please welcome my old friend Vince Ingenito back to Sacred+. Vince and I worked together at IGN years ago, and these days, he's a full-time family man and part-time industry consultant. A week or two ago, Vince texted me with an interesting idea for a show: What if we went over everything that we think's overtly missing from Astro Bot? Asobi's PS5 platformer is an amazing celebration of PlayStation that every fan should play, but it's also missing cameos, homages, and appearan...

Sacred Symbols+, #408 | Astro Bot DLC Brainstorm Session (Video)

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Sacred VS Duke - Live in San Diego

On September 6th, 2024 the Last Stand Media crew came together at Observatory North Park in San Diego to participate in a battle for the ages - Sacred Symbols VS Defining Duke. Accompanied by our friends David Jaffe and Rick Hoeg, the teams faced off in a battle for podcast superiority.

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Defining Duke, Episode 195 | Xbox Is FINALLY Getting Some JRPG Love...

On the week of September 22nd, the games industry was blessed with not one, but two showcases! Today, the Dukes dive into both the State Of Play and Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2024 presentation. With the State Of Play, much was announced for the Xbox platform! As for Tokyo Game Show, Xbox is showing that developers of all sizes are looking to support the "challenger brand." While the presentation was absent of any major reveals, games such as Threads Of Time or the long desired Final Fantasy Pixe...

Defining Duke, Episode 195 | Xbox Is FINALLY Getting Some JRPG Love... (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 326 | Stirring Ghosts (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 326 | Stirring Ghosts

With a fresh State of Play now behind us, it felt like a good opportunity to publish this week's Sacred Symbols early for our paying audience on Patreon. And yes: There's cause for celebration. After years of dormancy, Sony-owned studio Sucker Punch has finally revealed its sequel to 2020's Ghost of Tsushima. It's called Ghost of Yotei, and it launches exclusively on PlayStation 5 in 2025. But the recent presentation was chock-full of other games, too, including lingering remasters from times...

Punching Up, Episode 37 | Switch 2 Leaks and getting in-depth with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

This week Brad and Gene chat about upcoming games like Freedom Wars, Tales of the Shire. Go over Switch 2 leaks and go in-depth with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:21 - Freedom Wars coming to to Switch

00:09:54 - Four new SNES titles coming to Nintendo Online

00:13:58 - Tales of the Shire release date

00:16:50 - Blasphemous 2 DLC

00:21:58 - Sonic Rumble

00:27:18 - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdo...

Punching Up, Episode 37 | Switch 2 Leaks and getting in-depth with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 39 | Dead Rising with a Side of Indies (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 39 | Dead Rising with a Side of Indies

This week Micah and Jason join Brad and chat about Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, Cookie Cutter and more!

We experienced some technical issues during the episode and had to record in segments, so we apologize for any abrupt transitions.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:44 - Jason's GOTYs of the decade

00:31:24 - Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

00:44:41 - Cookie Cutter

00:55:15 - Emio - The Smiling Man:...