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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 a...

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 thes...

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 reportin...

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 2023-11-01 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

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? Mayb...

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....

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, favo...

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 ...

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 y...

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 h...

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 Ga...

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 2023-10-25 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

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 pr...

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 ...

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....

Constellation, Episode 42 | Halloween, Sex and Violence in Media, Transhumanism, Being Grateful (Video)

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Constellation, Episode 42 | Halloween, Sex and Violence in Media, Transhumanism, Being Grateful

Yes indeed: It's time for another episode of Constellation, Last Stand Media's conversational podcast. This week, the Brothers Moriarty are joined by Defining Duke co-host MrMattyPlays and Sacred Symbols co-host Chris Ray Gun. Dagan brings a mighty topic this go-around, especially considering the...

Sacred Symbols+, The Thread: Sacred Sweethearts 2

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Micah and Holly (Dustin's wife) are returning to record another special episode of Sacred Symbols+ to discuss their perspective on Sacred Symbols, PlayStation and gaming in general.

You know the drill: Submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas to M...

Defining Duke Ultimate, Episode 121 | Starfield Spoilercast/Review Discussion Part 1 - The Main Story (Video)

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Defining Duke Ultimate, Episode 121 | Starfield Spoilercast/Review Discussion Part 1 - The Main Story

After a little over a month, it's time to begin combing through everything Starfield. Joining the Dukes is Gene Park and Rand Al Thor! We're dividing things into two parts given the scale of the game. Part 1 of our discussion will be dedicated to the main story and the fates of its companions. Th...