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2022-07-07 00:21:20 +0000 UTC View Post
When Ashfall was announced, many potential players were deeply concerned. After all, the announcement seemed to emphasize its 'web3' connectivity and transmedia potential above all else, and before long, most chatter surrounding the game was about NFTs. But is that fair? Well, I'll let the creators speak for themselves. Please welcome Liithos' CEO Michael Mumbauer and the studio's creative lead John Garvin to +. In our extensive, ~100 minute conversation, we delve deep into the team...
2022-07-07 00:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-07-06 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In a time of great nostalgia, I (Matty) wanted to answer the many questions I receive about game collecting! Where do I shop, how do I get the best deals, what do I use to ensure I'm not overpaying, and do I even play everything I buy? Game Collecting has become a passion of mine over the years and I'm thrilled so many want to get involved, so let's not delay any further and get to spending that cash!
2022-07-06 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post(TLDR: Click here for our new merch store.)
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Over the last 5+ years, Last Stand's voyage with merch has been a little more random and frankly annoying that I would have liked. We've gone through three partners, in fact, and it's no doubt caused some disruption. The first partner was getting out of the business; the second was shifting their ecommerce focus awa...
2022-07-05 19:56:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-07-05 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time, my friends, for a call-in episode. Dustin and I (Colin) sat on Discord and took more than half-a-dozen inquiries -- with very little notice given and without any foreknowledge of what would be discussed -- on topics ranging from the politicization of game studios and how we deal with negativity online to the true scarcity of PlayStation 5 and the expense of gaming in the developing world. And two different callers reach out with love and admiration for Wild ARMs, one of my favorite...
2022-07-05 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-07-04 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a long trek, but we've finally made it through. Here is our eighth and final episode of KnockBack dedicated to the Game of Thrones television series, in particular its eighth season. These six episodes -- four of them essentially movie-length -- are contentious. Indeed, I don't think anyone would argue that this final run was blatantly rushed and not nearly as satisfying as to be expected. But it's not so much an insult to HBO's Game of Thrones as it is a compliment. We expected mor...
2022-07-04 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-07-02 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Please welcome Haven Breithaupt to the show. You don't know Haven -- he's but an Every Day Man -- and that's why I wanted to have him on the show. He has nothing to sell you, or any content for you to watch. All he wants to do is evangelize Final Fantasy XIV (particularly its Realm Reborn revitalization and its four expansions), and I thought Sacred Symbols+ was a great venue for that. Thing is, we've been talking about this PS3, PS4, and PS5 game a ton on Sacred as of late -- it's particular...
2022-07-02 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-07-01 15:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a relatively slow week in the world of PlayStation, but there are still matters to discuss. Yes: We're all curious about when God of War: Ragnarok's release date will be revealed, and we have some things to say about this strange new line of Sony electronics under the INZONE brand. But really, we'd rather get into the weeds with smaller stories and lots of listener inquiries. Topics range from Horizon's TV debut and the potential of Persona live-action media to the return of St...
2022-07-01 15:59:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-30 16:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
There's trouble on the homefront. We have collectively report after report roll in describing the struggles of Xbox's first party studios. Whether it be 343 and their mismanagement of Halo, Bethesda and their troubled Fallout 76 development, half of The Initiative leaving, or toxic conditions seeping into Undead Labs; there are now many examples in the ether for us to dissect. All of them combined bring us to one painful question that must be asked: Is Xbox's hands off approach backfiring on ...
2022-06-30 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-29 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Redfall was the "tone setter" for many to open the 2022 showcase for Xbox & Bethesda. It represents a staggering transformation in the first person sim developer who has now transitioned into making an open world game loaded with both vampires and cultists. Joining Cog and I (Matty) is friend of the show and our personal horror expert, Jimmy Champane. Together, we balance the scales of this discussion to focus on bo...
2022-06-29 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-28 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the key tenets of our programming here at Last Stand is providing balance. Different perspectives, conflicting points-of-view, disparate voices. Today's episode of + is one such episode, confidently presented in the wake of Episode 197 of this very show. In that hour-and-change conversation, I invited a Russian gamer to our show, to talk about the Russian perspective on recent global events, and how that's spilled over into our industry and our hobby. Today's episode is the o...
2022-06-28 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-27 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's be honest: Nintendo 64 isn't chock-full of excellent, must-play games. But it certainly had its reserve of classics, and 1998's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time -- the fifth core Zelda game -- is certainly one of them. In fact, for a not-so-small subsection of gamers, Ocarina of Time is considered one of the greatest (if not the best, outright) games of all-time. So, fresh off of recent playthroughs, we're excited to talk about it. From the jump to 3D to its amazing soundtrack, from...
2022-06-27 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-25 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hackett's Quarry isn't just an anodyne summer camp in upstate New York. It's also the setting of a deep and historic supernatural mystery. The setup is classic horror fare: Some late-teen counselors looking for one last night-of-fun get a whole lot more than they bargain for. But underneath Supermassive's newest choice-based adventure is a different sort of project from what they've delivered in the past, something more accessible and filmic, though still familiar for fans of their ...
2022-06-25 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
This month's primary election is over, and it's time to cast your vote on June 2022's winner for another fan-voted topic on KnockBack!
Below are the five most-popular selections from this month's primary election, listed in order of their popularity (by initial votes cast), with the submitter in parenthesis.
(We have three outstanding fan-voted topics to record, at present: Metal Gear Solid 4, Red Dead Redemption, and Uncharte...
2022-06-24 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The news can be painful sometimes, and, well... get the medicine. It appears Activision, in its infinite wisdom, halted its developer Vicarious Visions (now Blizzard Albany) from remaking PlayStation 2-native titles Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 in a similar fashion it remade the PSone THPS games for PS4 in 2020. This leaves us crestfallen, wondering why such a money-hungry entity would leave such obvious cash on the table. We also get into copious news surrounding Final Fantasy XVI, DICE's ...
2022-06-24 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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With some space between us and the showcase, news has slowed down and the dust has settled. It's now that we can take our best look at the road ahead and answer a crucial question: is there enough for Xbox in 2022? Between their new "console launch exclusive" strategy and the investment in Game Pass for Day 1 releases, there are many questions for us to answer. One such question is could Xbox potentially deploying a tactic from the Nintendo playbook in 2023 to stagger the staggering amount of...
2022-06-23 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-22 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
While the Xbox showcase has a number of slam dunk moments, none were bigger than their back-to-back-to-back Japanese focused announcements. From Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty being Day 1 on Game Pass, to Hideo Kojima teaming up with xCloud, and Persona coming to Xbox; a statement was made by the platform holder that no longer would their players be missing out. Now, Cog and Matty look to the future. Has a line officially been drawn in the sand as to what to expect moving forward or was this merely ...
2022-06-22 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post