Side Quest, Episode 82: Is PS+ Collection Enough To Compete Against Game Pass?
See-saw.
2020-09-24 16:11:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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KnockBack, Episode 137: Our Childhood Inspirations
When you're a child (or even a teenager), your mind is malleable, like a piece of clay. This is where the nature versus nurture argument often comes into play, because it's really those around us, ...
2020-09-24 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostPSA: Twin Breaker Is Now Available on Switch, Xbox One, and PC!
Hey!
I hope you're all doing great.
I just wanted to let you know that, as of today, Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure -- the game I wrote, developed by mine and Barry Johnson'...
Sacred Symbols+, Episode LX: Bethesda's Big Bomb
Let's come out swinging: Microsoft's purchase of ZeniMax (and therefore Xbox's acquisition of Bethesda, and all that entails) is the single biggest deal in the history of the video game industry. A...
2020-09-21 19:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 136: Into the Spider-Verse
There's something special about Spider-Man. Is it his New York roots? Possibly. His intelligence and diligence? Maybe. His sense of family, community, and justice? Certainly. But in the realm of co...
2020-09-19 18:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 81: PlayStation Killed It At The PS5 Showcase
Answers, long-awaited.
2020-09-19 15:33:27 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 116: This Means War
We've waited so long for concrete details concerning PlayStation 5's release date and price that it all feels a bit like a fever dream. But the spell has broken: The results, as Maury would say, ar...
2020-09-17 05:28:35 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LIX: Challenging Chris
In what has apparently become a great tradition here on +, this week's episode of the show is dedicated to you (the audience) confronting one of us (the cast) on our various opinions, viewpoints, a...
2020-09-15 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 115: Uprising
For months, we've been noting the shocking level of silence emanating out of both Sony and Microsoft. Eventually, something had to give, and it has: Xbox Series X has a release date, a price, a lau...
2020-09-11 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 135: Red Dawn
By the time the '80s rolled around, the Cold War was just about over. The Soviet Union was slowly-but-surely crumbling, and the threat posed by Mutually Assured Destruction was waning by the year. ...
2020-09-10 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 80: Microsoft Just Upped the Competition With Xbox Series S
Forced hand.
2020-09-09 19:57:34 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LVIII: Challenging Colin II
Earlier this year, we recorded a pair of unusual episodes of Sacred Symbols+: We're Wrong?! and 2020-09-08 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Sacred Symbols, Episode 114: Don't Go Back
We're something like two months and change removed from PlayStation 5's presumed release window, but if you were expecting Sony itself to say anything about it, keep on hoping and dreaming. One of ...
2020-09-04 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 134 | Breaking Bad (Season 5 + El Camino)
It's time to wrap up our three-episode run of Breaking Bad analysis with a deep dive into the beloved series' final season, as well as its surprise epilogue movie that came some six years later. Th...
2020-09-03 17:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 79: PlayStation 2 is a Collector's Paradise
In the words of Optimus Prime, "I got it on eBay."
2020-09-02 18:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LVII: The World of Balance
In our modern world of re-releases and remasters, it's easy to get carried away. Yet, with the success of the first part of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake, we're left wondering whether just...
2020-09-01 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostTwin Breaker: Coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC
Hey All.
I hope you're well!
I'm pleased to inform you that Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure -- the story-driven brick breaker that I wrote and helped produce alongside Barry ...
Sacred Symbols, Episode 113: Sunset Suicide
It was just weeks ago that we were chatting about persistent rumors concerning WB Interactive, and the potential sale of its studios, projects, and licenses to outside interests. But suddenly, we'r...
2020-08-28 16:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 133: Dreams and Nightmares
The ethereal world of dreams has long fascinated humans (and our human-like ancestors) going back many millennia. In fact, when you really think about it, we kinda collectively take dreams for gran...
2020-08-27 18:29:22 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 78: Sony Should Revive These Five Dormant PlayStation Franchises
You know you want to.
2020-08-26 20:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LVI: Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast and Review Discussion
We're entering PlayStation 4's twilight, and it's been a pretty amazing run. The console has far surpassed 100 million units sold on the back of an exceptional lineup of exclusives, and the sequenc...
2020-08-26 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 112: Tantos For Two
You didn't expect it. You may not even want it. But you're going to get it: A free, multiplayer-centric update to Ghost of Tsushima called Legends is coming this fall, an update that allows you to ...
2020-08-21 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 132 #133 | Breaking Bad (Seasons 3 + 4)
While Episode 130 of KnockBack was dedicated to the first two seasons of AMC's crime drama Breaking Bad, this episode of our podcast is in ode to the show's third and fourth seasons, when things re...
2020-08-20 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 77: Ghost of Tsushima's Legends Update Is A Pretty Big Deal
Hack-and-slash with friends.
2020-08-19 17:32:02 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LV: Is PlayStation 2 Overrated?
As we delve back into the endless mailbag this week, we're confronted with a question that's bound to roil PlayStation's most hardcore audience: Is PlayStation 2 overrated? Our answers may surprise...
2020-08-18 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols, Episode 111: Corporate Imperialism
You may not have heard of The Embracer Group... but they've heard of you. Okay, maybe it's not that serious, but Embracer -- the holding company that owns THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, Koch Media, and o...
2020-08-14 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 131: Inception
When Christopher Nolan's Inception came to theaters a decade ago, it impressed moviegoers with a bizarre sci-fi story that -- in true Nolan fashion -- felt grounded and believable. In fact, it's on...
2020-08-13 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSide Quest, Episode 76: What Games Should Sony Bring to PC Next?
Open the gates.
2020-08-12 18:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostSacred Symbols+, Episode LIV: Half the Battle
In recent months, prolific toy manufacturer Hasbro has been steadily rolling out a reboot to Colin's beloved G.I. Joe line, and along with some new action figures and vehicles comes a new video gam...
2020-08-11 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKnockBack, Episode 130 | Breaking Bad (Seasons 1 + 2)
Breaking Bad is widely considered one of the greatest television dramas of the 21st century (and possibly ever). Released in the same era as Mad Men and The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad didn't only h...
2020-08-08 16:58:04 +0000 UTC View Post