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Sacred Symbols, Episode 279 | You Wore Our Expectations Like an Armored Suit (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 279 | You Wore Our Expectations Like an Armored Suit

Layoffs at Bungie are just the latest in a line of labor issues for PlayStation and its studios in recent months, but as usual, there's great dissonance afoot. Consider this: PS5 is selling briskly, Spider-Man 2 is a critical and commercial smash-hit, and high demand for Sony's product persists as we enter the generation's fourth year. So how can the day-to-day news be so bad when the end result is so positive? Between employee tribulation, an exiting CEO, a fired legendary producer, and more...

Defining Duke, Episode 148 | Booty Calls (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 148 | Booty Calls

After a couple of years as family members, Xbox has brought Bethesda a bit closer with its latest restructuring. Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, will now oversee all content across the Xbox and Bethesda families. Furthermore, Sarah Bond has now been elevated to President at Xbox. With these changes, many are wondering what the impact across content and partnerships will be. Is Fallout New Vegas 2 more possible than ever? What of a collaboration between ID and 343 on Halo? Under Matt Bo...

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 343 | Jaffe x Moriarty: Chaos at PlayStation (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 343 | Jaffe x Moriarty: Chaos at PlayStation

Please welcome friend and legendary game designer David Jaffe back to Sacred Symbols+. Today, Jaffe and I (Colin) convene to discuss all of the latest happenings behind-the-scenes at PlayStation. As we know, Jim Ryan is set to leave his post as CEO in early 2024, and -- thanks to Jaffe's reporting -- we've learned that long-time internal production lead Connie Booth was fired from her post after having been at Sony since the late '80s, before PlayStation even existed. Then, we have layoffs at...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 279: The Thread

Hi!

Submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for this week's episode of Sacred Symbols in this thread.

As always, please keep your inquiries well-written and pithy. Novels, poorly-written posts, etc. are politely ignored.

You have until Thursday, November 2nd at noon ET to submit.

Talk to you soon!

Punching Up, Episode 13 | Nintendo's Triple Screen Switch? (Video)

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Punching Up, Episode 13 | Nintendo's Triple Screen Switch?

Nintendo can't seem to resist a gimmick with new hardware, and some recent patents show they may be up to their old tricks. The patents show a device reminiscent of the Nintendo DS, but with an extra screen on the outside shell. Could this be a glimpse into the future of Nintendo's hardware? Maybe not, as Nintendo, along with many other companies, loves to patent any idea for safekeeping. Even without the patent news, Nintendo has been on fire in the last few weeks with the release of Super M...

Defining Duke, Episode 148: The Thread

Hey, all!  It's time to submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for Episode 148 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, November 1 at 5 PM ET ...

Constellation, Episode 43 | Horror Movies, Karaoke, Colonialism (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 43 | Horror Movies, Karaoke, Colonialism

Welcome back to Constellation! This week, Colin and Dagan are joined by legendary game designer David Jaffe and Last Stand's executive producer, Dustin Furman. Colin wants to discuss colonialism and its lingering presence today, while Dustin would like to talk about horror movies—our best, favorites, and overall thoughts on the enjoyment of being scared. This episode is a bit abnormal, with a few issues that caused Jaffe and Colin to drop out before the final topic. But don't worry; Dustin ...

Knockback, Episode 272 | RoboCop (Video)

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Knockback, Episode 272 | RoboCop

Paul Verhoeven's 1987 dystopian sci-fi film RoboCop is considered more and more of a classic the further we get from its release year. Indeed, a lot of the ongoing revision pertaining to RoboCop has to do with its subject matter: Mega-corporations, militarism, the use of police force, and a mighty thick layer of satire that heavily lampoons American culture, past and present alike. On the outside, Peter Weller's portrayal of the titular mechanized law enforcement officer is merely a piec...

Defining Duke Ultimate, Episode 122 | Lies Of P Spoilercast and Review Discussion (Video)

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Defining Duke Ultimate, Episode 122 | Lies Of P Spoilercast and Review Discussion

Unlike many games in the Souls genre, Lies Of P focuses heavily on its story through both its characters and environment without leaving it to the item descriptions or YouTubers to do the heavy lifting. Joining me (Matty) is executive producer Dustin Furman and Punchin' Up's Gene Park to answer your burning questions about Lies Of P.  Is it too close to the From Soft games where it fails to set itself apart? What do we make of THAT ending with THAT sequel setup? What of the bosses that w...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 278 | Only Skepticism Will Save You (Video)

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 278 | Only Skepticism Will Save You

These are undoubtedly strange times in the PlayStation world. As if getting a new CEO next fiscal year wasn't enough of a shakeup, the brand has also lost (in an apparent firing) their long-time Head of Internal Production Connie Booth, someone who has been with Sony since the late '80s and who helped bring to market such titans as Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, The Last of Us, and more. With fresh layoffs hitting in-house teams like Media Molecule and support hubs li...

Defining Duke, Episode 147 | Xbox Drops A NEW Showcase - Did It Deliver?! (Video)

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Defining Duke, Episode 147 | Xbox Drops A NEW Showcase - Did It Deliver?!

In an unexpected move from Xbox, they've put together yet another showcase format. This time, it arrives in the form of "Xbox Partner Preview" which the Dukes agreed felt more like a business transaction than a show with big announcements. Expectations were tempered, yet Xbox didn't even bring Game Pass announcements to the show. Even if games like Yakuza, Alan Wake 2, and MGS 3 Remake look quality, the show left us asking why it even existed. So, we gather to answer those very questions. Mea...

Sacred Symbols, Episode 278: The Thread

Hi!

Submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for this week's episode of Sacred Symbols in this thread.

As always, please keep your inquiries well-written and pithy. Novels, poorly-written posts, etc. are politely ignored.

You have until Thursday, October 26th at noon ET to submit.

Talk to you soon!

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 342 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review Discussion and Spoilercast (Video)

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 342 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review Discussion and Spoilercast

Here we are, at the end of our three episode run of Spider-Man-inspired Sacred Symbols+ fare. As we're going in release order, we've thus come to the 2020 PlayStation 5 launch game Miles Morales (which is also available on PS4 and PC). In many ways, Miles is actually the strongest of the three products: 2018's original, its expansion, and Morales itself, which is essentially Spider-Man 1.5. Within its shorter runtime and despite its barer bones, it's actually a more kinetic, exciting, and wel...

Lies Of P Review Discussion/Spoilercast: The Thread

Salutations!

It is time for us to dive deep into the latest competitor in the souls genre : Lies Of P. Joining me (Matty) are two members of the Punchin' Up crew who need no introduction: Dustin Furman and Gene Park! 

Please submit your burning questions, comments, concerns, and ideas for our extended conversation on Lies Of P! As always, we'll begin with a non-spoiler section for those who wish to learn more about the game and maybe even check it out via Game Pass. Afterward...

Defining Duke, Episode 147: The Thread

Hey, all!  It's time to submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for Episode 147 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, October 25th at 5 PM ET 2023-10-23 16:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post