LastStandMedia

Defining Duke, Episode 192 | Is Xbox Worth It In 2024?! (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps to skip ads:
0:00:40
0:10:12

Defining Duke, Episode 192 | Is Xbox Worth It In 2024?!

The Dukes are off to San Diego and that means we had to get a little crafty compared to our usual episodes! Since we’re recording in advance, we forged an episode in the spirit of Defining Duke Ultimate and leaned heavily into one topic: the Series X/S generation thus far. Easily our most asked question is whether or not to dive into a Xbox at this point, so we dedicated an entire episode to the idea! Matty and Cog sift through every first party release and discuss the highs and lows theyâ€...

Sacred Symbols+, #403 | Fine, You Can Have Your Money Back (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Sacred Symbols+, #403 | Fine, You Can Have Your Money Back

Please welcome LSM legal analyst and friend-of-the-show Rick Hoeg back to Sacred+ for another wide-ranging conversation about a number of interesting topics. Mere hours before we began recording, we learned that Sony would be pulling Concord off of PSN and refunding all players at the point-of-sale, and thus we begin there. While we'll leave the primary conversation about this hullabaloo to Sacred Symbols itself, I (Colin) thought I'd pick Rick's brain about some of the noise surrounding such...

Summon Sign, Episode 36 | Is Star Wars: Outlaws Really That Bad?

This episode Brad and Colin talk Star Wars: Outlaw, Vampire Survivors, Visions of Mana, and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction

00:39:27 - Colin's GOTYs

01:34:38 - Star Wars: Outlaws

02:06:39 - Vampire Survivors

02:32:44 - Sort It Out

03:03:31 - Keep It Up

03:10:39 - Visions of Mana

03:26:00 - Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes

03:42:57 - Closing Questions

Summon Sign, Episode 36 | Is Star Wars: Outlaws Really That Bad? (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Constellation, Episode 87 | Freaky Friday, Eradicating Animals, Stupidest Antics

Uncharted Territory! Chris Ray Gun (Sacred Symbols) hosts this weeks episode of Constellation, Last Stand Media's conversational podcast. Joined by Micah Moriarty (Punching Up) and Lockmort (a foreigner,) this ever-winding episode gets nutty. Micah forces us to envision our own Freaky Friday scenarios and decide which celebrities and LSM cohosts we'd switch bodies with. Chris sets his sights on animals that the world will be better without. Lockmort asks us about the three dumbest things we'v...

Constellation, Episode 87 | Freaky Friday, Eradicating Animals, Stupidest Antics (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps to skip ads:
0:00:35
0:19:25

Sacred Symbols+, #402 | Sacred x Duke: Changing Tides (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Sacred Symbols+, #402 | Sacred x Duke: Changing Tides

Welcome back to another episode of Sacred Symbols x Defining Duke, though with a slightly modified lineup compared to what you may be used to. Today, I (Colin) am joined only by two people: The Dukes, MrMattyPlays and Lord Cognito. The three of us discuss quite a few topics this time around, from the Indiana Jones-to-PS5 saga and Xbox's likely future as a third party to the disastrous commercial response to Sony's Concord and the potential realities behind Jim Ryan's exit. Even minus Chris an...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 322 | Conquered

It seems all any of you want to talk about is Concord, Sony-owned studio Firewalk's dead-on-arrival service shooter, and easily one of the biggest commercial bombs in PlayStation first party history. We have a lot to say about it, and you can find that chatter in the What We're Playing section. But there's a ton of other news this week, too, including more PS5 Pro leaks that show us what the console actually looks like, further trials and tribulations at Bungie, the announcement of Sony's MEN...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 322 | Conquered (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps to skip ads:
0:01:41
0:23:04

Defining Duke, Episode 191 | It's Time To Talk About The Future Of Xbox Exclusives...

As always, we like to source questions, comments, and concerns from our lovely audience each and every week. Many times, that alone defines the theme of the episode and that's certainly the case here. Following the news of Indiana Jones headed to PS5, plenty of Xbox fans have been left flat-footed. What does this mean for the future of the console's exclusives and will any of their competitors follow suit? Phil Spencer has shared his thoughts on the matter and now it's time for the Dukes to c...

Defining Duke, Episode 191 | It's Time To Talk About The Future Of Xbox Exclusives... (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Punching Up, Episode 35 | Double Directs!

This week Brad, Gene, and Micah discuss topics like the canceled Crash Bandicoot game, New LEGO sets, and go over the latest direct.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:17:54 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is shutting down

00:27:58 - Nintendo Museum!

00:39:34 - Emio - The Smiling Man demo

00:45:02 - What We're Playing

01:05:57 - Mario Kart Lego sets

01:14:16 - The cancelled Crash game

01:23:06 - The Nintendo Directs

02:25:00 -...

Punching Up, Episode 35 | Double Directs! (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Summon Sign, Episode 35 | What’s going on with Concord? (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Summon Sign, Episode 35 | What’s going on with Concord?

This week Brad is joined by Chris and Micah and talk Concord, Black Myth: Wukong, Deadlock and more!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:16:52 - Chris and Micah GOTY talk

01:13:00 - Concord

01:45:20 - Black Myth: Wukong

02:03:39 - Dragon Quest VIII

02:26:00 - Sort It Out

02:36:38 - Keep It Up

02:46:18 - System Shock

03:01:25 - Deadlock

03:11:41 - Oregon Trail

03:22:21 - Closing Questions

Defining Duke, Episode 191: The Thread

Hey, all! It's time to submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for Episode 191 of Defining Duke.

Great ways to get your write-up used: Be pithy, be topical, and be insightful. Walls-of-text, posts littered with poor grammar and punctuation, etc., are promptly (though respectfully) ignored.

As this is an Xbox podcast, be sure your submission makes sense within that realm. You have until Wednesday, August 28th at 3 PM ET...

Constellation, Episode 86 | Football's Return, Exotic Animals, Our Sleep Schedule, Salad (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Constellation, Episode 86 | Football's Return, Exotic Animals, Our Sleep Schedule, Salad

It's time once more for another episode of Constellation, Last Stand Media's conversational podcast. This week, I (Colin) am joined by Punching Up co-host Micah Moriarty, Defining Duke co-host Lord Cognito, and Sacred Symbols co-host Chris Ray Gun. As usual, topics are varied. Chris kicks things off with an inquiry into exotic animals. No, not cats, dogs, and the like, but far more unordinary fare. Do we want a weird creature companion? Next, Micah explores the wide world of salads. Are we ex...

Summon Sign Episode 35 Thread

Hello,

This week Micah and Chris will be my guests.

Games this week include:
Brad: Black Myth: Wukong
Chris: Concord, System Shock
Micah: Dragon Quest VIII, Oregon Trail

Taking "Sort it Out" and "Keep it Up" submissions as always along with any of your general thoughts, ideas, and questions. Please keep your posts brief and well-written.

Cutoff for submissions will be August 25 at 6 PM PST.

Thank you!
-Brad 2024-08-25 01:16:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Sacred Symbols+, #401 | Is Black Myth: Wukong like God of War or Souls? feat. David Jaffe

"Black Myth: Wukong" is the world's video game of the moment, with 10 million sold in just a few days beating even "Elden Ring." Is this game worth the hype? What's new and great and not so great about the game design and setting? And there's lots of debate about whether it's a "Souls-like" or similar to "God of War." So Gene Park is hosting this special episode of Sacred Symbols Plus and asked the creator of God of War for his thoughts on the design philosophy of "Wukong," and breaking down ...

Sacred Symbols+, #401 | Is Black Myth: Wukong like God of War or Souls? feat. David Jaffe (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Note: We are aware of the audio issues. Unfortunately they were not discovered until after recording was complete. While we did as much work on it as we could, we know it's not up to our usual standards. We hope you still enjoy the episode!

Sacred Symbols, Episode 321 | Stolen Treasure (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Sacred Symbols, Episode 321 | Stolen Treasure

What we assumed would ultimately happen has come to pass: Machinegames' upcoming Indiana Jones title is indeed coming to PlayStation 5. Between Minecraft, Call of Duty, and Bethesda -- not to mention Xbox Studios itself -- Microsoft has quickly become one of Sony's biggest third party partners, and we suspect things are still just getting started. Other news this week includes the announcement of Borderlands 4, new Mafia and Dying Light games, word of Sea of Thieves' meteoric success on PS5, ...

Defining Duke, Episode 190 | We Played A TON Of Xbox Games Early (And In-Person)

For the first time ever, the Dukes are gathering in person to record an episode! What a time for it to happen too as we have plenty to discuss. For starters, we’re got our hands on a plethora of upcoming Xbox titles. Avowed, Ara History Untold, Towerborne, Atomfall, Metaphor Re Fantazio, and plenty more! As we were on site, we even had a chance to speak with a ton of the devs meaning we have added insight beyond the games themselves. Beyond the scoops, we naturally have to discuss the Indy...

Defining Duke, Episode 190 | We Played A TON Of Xbox Games Early (And In-Person) (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.

Timestamps to skip ads:
0:00:32
0:10:46

Sacred Symbols+, #400 | Selling the Drama With Rick Hoeg

Today, I (Colin) am pleased to welcome LSM legal analyst Rick Hoeg back to Sacred+. Rick always comes to these conversations with a lot of valuable insight and wisdom, and we'll need a bit of both with the five topics we touch on in this wide-ranging chat. We start by delving into the salvaging of Tango Gameworks, unexpectedly acquired by South Korean publisher Krafton. How did the House of PUBG save this Japanese team after the clock seemingly expired? We then meander to the significant dram...

Sacred Symbols+, #400 | Selling the Drama With Rick Hoeg (Video)

For your viewing pleasure.