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Knockback, Episode 277 | Our Introduction to Drinking (Video)

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Knockback, Episode 277 | Our Introduction to Drinking

While we certainly neither condone nor encourage underage drinking, the reality is that both of us did plenty of it in our heyday. Indeed, drinking before you're 21 in the US is basically a rite of passage for generations of young people. (And yes, the drinking age should be 18.) And while we absolutely don't endorse our past behavior, we thought we would have some fun talking about our respective introductions to drinking: Trying our first beer, going to our first party, getting drunk f...

Summon Sign, Episode 3 | Relinking the Remaster to the Remake (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 3 | Relinking the Remaster to the Remake

On this episode of Summon Sign, LSM Associate Producer Ben Smith and Gene Park of Punching Up and the Washington Post join me (Brad) for a wide variety of video game conversations. Games this week include: Metal Gear Solid V, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Sea of Thieves, Final Fantasy VII Remake and more! Please enjoy.

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0:02:55 - Metal Gear Solid V

0:13:53 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

0:44:14 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink 2024-01-16 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Constellation, Episode 54 | Good Deeds, Eating Healthy, Expiration Dates, Constellation Reflections (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 54 | Good Deeds, Eating Healthy, Expiration Dates, Constellation Reflections

Greetings and salutations! Welcome back to Constellation, Last Stand Media's conversational podcast. This week, the Brothers Moriarty are joined by LSM executive producer Dustin Furman and coordinator Micah Moriarty. We have two food-related topics this week, and while they're not similar, we positioned them back-to-back. On the one hand, Dustin wants to talk about his move towards healthier eating, and how our respective daily diets add to or detract from our overall health. Then, Micah dish...

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 362 | Convening the JRPG Council (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 362 | Convening the JRPG Council

Who doesn't love a good JRPG? Well, a lot of you, as it turns out. But for those as enamored with the storied genre as I (Colin) am, this episode of + is for you. Along with Dustin of Sacred Symbols fame, I've invited Punching Up's Gene Park and Summon Sign's Brad Ellis -- JRPG fans and experts all -- to talk about the state of the category, our best and worst experiences within, and what the future might hold. Heck, we even try to define the term 'JRPG' itself, with some (but ...

Summon Sign Episode 3 Submissions

Greeting everyone!

This episode will feature Gene and Ben joining me.

Games on the docket include: The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy XIV, Control, Death Stranding, Sea of Thieves, Granblue Fantasy: Relink Demo, and more!

Please submit your questions, comments, thoughts, and ideas. Also, feel free to submit your Sort it Out and Keep it Up entries as always.

Cutoff will be Sunday, the 14th, at 6pm PST.

Tha...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 289 | It's Just Murder; Least You Know I Care (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 289 | It's Just Murder; Least You Know I Care

The most infamous character in The Last of Us franchise is undoubtedly Abby, and with her casting in the HBO rendition of the famous Naughty Dog series now set (along with a couple of other key roles), we're starting to get more clarity about just what her on-screen vendetta with Ellie will look like come 2025. Are we about to relive 2020 all over again, or will fans be pleased? And then there's Xbox, a conspicuous subject that seems to keep coming up on Sacred Symbols for one simple reason: ...

Defining Duke, Episode 158 | Xbox Is Losing Exclusives To PlayStation & Switch...? (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 158 | Xbox Is Losing Exclusives To PlayStation & Switch...?

The Dukes have said it before and they'll say it again: It's never a straightforward job covering Xbox. Just when you think you have them figured out, they flip the script. There's no better example of that then this week where social media had Xbox on the brink with one rumor only to be celebrating them the next day thanks to an announcement. According to multiple insiders, Xbox is looking to take prolific exclusives like Hi Fi Rush and Sea Of Thieves and port them to competitors like PlaySt...

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Punching Up, Episode 18 | Is Xbox Making the Switch? (Video)

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Punching Up, Episode 18 | Is Xbox Making the Switch?

Console exclusives have been the standard for decades. Purchasing a console granted you access to each manufacturer's lineup of exclusive games that you can't play anywhere else. Nintendo has adhered to this strategy since the very beginning and has maintained a firm grip on one of its most valuable assets. While Nintendo won't be changing its approach anytime soon, what about its competitors? A recent rumor and leaked rating approval indicate that some select Xbox games may be making the swi...

Summon Sign, Episode 2 | Starting the Year off With a Bang! (Video)

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Summon Sign, Episode 2 | Starting the Year off With a Bang!

This week, Chris and Matty join Brad for a hefty dose of game discussion. Games on the docket include: Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, Grand Theft Auto IV, Sea of Stars, The Finals, and more!

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0:00:00 - Introduction

0:02:18 - What are Matty and Chris’s GOTYs of 2023?

0:14:25 - Patreon's GOTYs

0:22:21 - Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak

0:40:53 - Grand Theft Auto IV

1:01:28 - Sea of Stars

1:22:01 - The Fina...

Constellation, Episode 53 | Tetris Kid, Rejection, Extreme Sports, Holiday Catch-Up (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 53 | Tetris Kid, Rejection, Extreme Sports, Holiday Catch-Up

Welcome back to Constellation, Last Stand Media's conversational podcast. This week, the Brothers Moriarty are joined by Punching Up's Gene Park and -- for the first time ever! -- Summon Sign's Brad Ellis. Colin begins this week off by asking everyone how they spent their holiday breaks. Did we rest? Game? Read, watch TV or a movie, or spend time with family? It turns out we did a little bit of everything. Dagan has recently become captivated with the so-called Tetris Kid, a 13 year old ...

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 361 | Dissecting the Insomniac Leak (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 361 | Dissecting the Insomniac Leak

Right after we went away on our holiday vacation, a major piece of news dropped that rocked the industry in the form of a wide-ranging leak of data from Sony-owned Insomniac Games. Timing stopped us from responding until now, and we're going to do so in great detail today. See, our job on Sacred Symbols isn't to make the news, but rather to report on and react to it. While what befell Insomniac isn't right or good -- and while it certainly isn't legal -- it did, in fact, happen. And our cover...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 288 | You're A Slave To Money, Then You Die (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 288 | You're A Slave To Money, Then You Die

Sony-owned Insomniac Games suffered a major hack in late 2023, and seemingly infinite leaks made their way to various corners of the internet mere days after we went away for break. We're not going to shy away from the subject matter -- the news is the news, after all -- but we do want to talk about the situation holistically. Yes, Insomniac is a money-printing machine, but it's also now almost completely indentured to a licensor to keep the supply of cash flowing, and may be unable to stop i...

Defining Duke, Episode 157 | This Changes Everything... - New Xbox Generation In 2026?! (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 157 | This Changes Everything... - New Xbox Generation In 2026?!

The news waits for no one, including the Dukes! Insomniac was hacked, Bobby Kotick left Activision, and a new rumor surrounding Xbox's next console generation all managed to slip out in the two weeks we were gone. Naturally, we tackle all of this, but the Dukes really wanted to lean into the proposed 2026 gameplan for Xbox. Striking ahead of PlayStation, this would leave them in a similar position to the Xbox 360 vs PS3. Does Xbox need to hit the reset button so soon after finally getting the...

Constellation, Episode 52 | Defining "RPG", Good Sportsmanship, The Joy of Reading, Random Pursuits (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 52 | Defining "RPG", Good Sportsmanship, The Joy of Reading, Random Pursuits

Welcome one-and-all to yet another episode of Last Stand Media's conversational podcast, Constellation. This week, the Brothers Moriarty are joined by Defining Duke co-host Lord Cognito and legendary game designer David Jaffe. Colin has an important question for his fellow gamers: Just what do we mean when we say 'role-playing game'? Do we need to be more specific with our classifications and definitions, or are we comfortable with Madden being an RPG? Cog wants to know how we deal with defea...