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Sacred Symbols, Episode 348: 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, February 27that noon ETto subm...
Punching Up, Episode 52 | Is Xenoblade Chronicles X Still Great? (Video)
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Punching Up, Episode 52 | Is Xenoblade Chronicles X Still Great?
This week the Punching Up crew discuss the recent layoffs at Warner Bros., Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, Pokemon Presents predictions and more!Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:19:47 - Warner Bros. Layoffs0:33:57 - Pokémon Presents0:39:43 - Pokémon Concierge0:41:13 - Xenoblade Chronicles X...
Summon Sign, Episode 61 | Is the Avowed Controversy Justified? (Video)
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Summon Sign, Episode 61 | Is the Avowed Controversy Justified?
This week Chris and Matty join Brad and discuss games like Avowed, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and more!Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:20:17 - Avowed1:15:08 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii1:29:33 - Sort it Out/Keep it Up2:34:10 - Final Fantasy X-22:54:23 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance...
Defining Duke, Episode 217: The Thread
Hey, all! It's time to submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for Episode 217 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 respec...
Constellation, Episode 112 | Historical Eras, AI, Bad Music (Video)
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Constellation, Episode 112 | Historical Eras, AI, Bad Music
Time for Constellation, isn't that grand?The mostawesome podcastin all the land.If you're grindingat work or enjoyingvacation,you get three fun topics for conversation.This week Hoeg, Col-man, Dagster and Mattytalk things over, and things get chatty.Best historical eras, bad music, Ai ...Enj...
Punching Up Ep 52 Thread
Let’s-a go!Please post your questions, thoughts, and comments below. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover, let us know! The cutoff for submissions is Monday at 4 PM PST. Please keep your entries brief and well-written. Thanks!
Sacred Symbols, Episode 347 | The Return of the King (Video)
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Sacred Symbols, Episode 347 | The Return of the King
This has been an exciting week in Sacred Symbols World. We're riding high off of our two hour interview with ex-Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida, and we're eager to reminisce and reflect on it. (You can watch or listen for yourself on Sacred Symbols+.) But as far as news is concerned? Well, thi...
Defining Duke, Episode 216 | Xbox Goes FULL AI - What's Next?! (Video)
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Defining Duke, Episode 216 | Xbox Goes FULL AI - What's Next?!
Note:If this episode isn't in your feed, please check out our recent postabout the new individual RSS feeds. <3This week, Xbox unveiled MUSE, a generative AI model aimed at boosting creativity and possibilities for gameplay. Published in the journal Nature as well as announced by Microsoft Resea...
IMPORTANT: We Now Have Multiple RSS Feeds!
Update: We hear your feedback on having the option of retaining a 'unified' RSS feed, and we've passed it along to Patreon for their consideration. We will keep you updated.To give some (perhaps useful) background on our RSS reform efforts:Outside of people hating this show or that opini...
Punching Up, Episode 51 | Why is Nintendo Getting Rid of This? (Video)
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Punching Up, Episode 51 | Why is Nintendo Getting Rid of This?
This week the crew discuss Nintendo ditching Gold Points, the Dice Awards, games from the latest State of Play and Xbox's continued movement to third party.Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:16:44 - Nintendo getting rid of the gold points program0:24:37 - Switch Games at State of Play0:34:11 - Dice Awa...
Sacred Symbols+, Episode 437 | Two Whole Hours With Shuhei Yoshida (Video)
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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 437 | Two Whole Hours With Shuhei Yoshida
It's me, Colin. In my lengthy experience covering PlayStation professionally, I've had the pleasure of speaking with and interviewing legendary Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida many times. But today, I'm pleased to present you our very first chat in more than eight years. (Indeed, I approac...
Summon Sign, Episode 60 | Elden Ring Nightreign Smashes Our Expectations (Video)
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Summon Sign, Episode 60 | Elden Ring Nightreign Smashes Our Expectations
This week Dustin and Syv discuss the Elden Ring Nightreign beta, No Skin, Civilization VII, and more!Check out Syv's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNV7wX3dodL1PhijFYCLgTimestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:16 - Elden Ring Nightreign0:33:30 - No Skin0:45:06 - Civ VII1:06:41 - Sort It Out/K...
Constellation, Episode 111 | Fragrances, Phone Calls, World Records
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stopped me on the street once. You can tell he was a little nervous at first, but he finally managed to pull himself together, exclaiming that he was Constellation's biggest fan. I acted surprised and we exchanged pleasantries. It quickly became awkward though, ...
Constellation, Episode 111 | Fragrances, Phone Calls, World Records (Video)
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Side Quest, Episode 95 | Xbox's Icarus Moment: How Microsoft Went Third Party
Since the brand launched in 2001, Xbox differentiated itself with robust features and services. What it lacked was games, at least in contrast to its competition. In trying to earnestly fix the problem, however, a lumbering Microsoft fell into a trap of its own design. Now, Xbox is PlayStation's...
Sacred Symbols+, Episode 436 | Ranking PlayStation's IP (Part I) (Video)
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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 436 | Ranking PlayStation's IP (Part I)
It's me, Colin. In search of a new episode of Sacred+ this week, we accidentally stumbled into at least two. That's because we -- myself, Dustin, and Brad -- bit off a little more than we could chew, albeit serendipitously. Thus, we present to you the first of a two-part episode dedicated to...
Sacred Symbols, Episode 346 | Then There Is No Pleasing You (Video)
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Sacred Symbols, Episode 346 | Then There Is No Pleasing You
A recent presentation showcased a diverse array of some 35 games coming to PlayStation 5 over the next couple of years. But -- perhaps unsurprisingly -- that hasn't stopped boo-birds from raining down upon Sony yet again, at least from some particularly loud corners. It seems that some people wi...
Defining Duke, Episode 215 | Our Avowed Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?! (Video)
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Defining Duke, Episode 215 | Our Avowed Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?!
After a long build up, the boys have played and finished Avowed! Joining the Dukes is Gene Park where we discuss everything from our combined experience with Avowed, to a preview with South Of Midnight, and even Sony's recent State Of Play. While there are few subjects to tackle, each of them ha...
Punching Up, Episode 50 | Switch 2 Price LEAKED? (Video)
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