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Chris Ray Gun, Pandora's Greatest Murderer: Sacred Symbols Plays Borderlands 3

They had families.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 107: American Farming

Virtually every culture in the world has a tradition of agriculture, but America takes it to the next level. In fact, the United States takes farming so seriously that, even in a country of 330 mil...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 64: Boredomlands

It may be hard to believe, but it's been nearly seven years since Borderlands 2 launched, and so with Borderlands 3's recent arrival, you may expect fans to be delighted. Some are, no doubt, but ma...

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode VI: Control Spoilercast and Review Discussion

Finland's own Remedy Entertainment began inauspiciously enough, quietly releasing a mid-'90s vehicular combat game before happening across an early-aughts classic: Max Payne. In more recent years, ...

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KnockBack, Episode 83: Aladdin

By the early '90s, Disney's much-vaunted animation revival was in full swing. The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast had the company buzzing, yet the decade still had much, much more in store....

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Save Colin Moriarty in Habroxia on PS4 and Vita

Lost in space.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 106: The Comic Creator

Over the last two and a half decades, the Internet has revolutionized the free market, and not just when it comes to cheap consumer goods. For artists, writers, musicians, and other creative types,...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 63: Ghosted

A rather interesting piece of industry news went largely unreported last week. It seems the Creative Director of Bethesda-owned Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo has randomly left the studio mere m...

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode V: Cancel Culture

Society seems to be eating itself alive. Whether in the name of righteousness or purity, or for a false sense of justice and control, stepping out of line can get you Destroyed with a Capital D. Pr...

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KnockBack, Episode 82: Our Greatest Childhood Fears

Children aren't exactly the most rational creatures on the planet, and naturally, the Moriarty Boys weren't immune to this reality in their younger years. Today's episode of KnockBack is structured...

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Dr. Wily vs. Chris Ray Gun: Sacred Symbols Plays Mega Man 2

He won't be intimidated.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 105: Sleep Paralysis

Today's guest -- Eric Dominguez -- suffers from an inexplicable ailment that only strikes when he slumbers. The affliction is aptly named Sleep Paralysis, and for thousands of years, it has left pe...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 62: Incoming Biohazard

Capcom's recent resurgence hasn't only been fueled by Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, and slick retro collections. Resident Evil -- known as Biohazard in Japan -- has itself been a l...

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode IV: It's Okay to Walk Away

We get a lot of questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas submitted to our show each week. So many, in fact, that we couldn't possibly use all of them -- or even most of them! -- meaning t...

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KnockBack, Episode 81: Jurassic Park

Dinosaurs are a bit of cultural phenomenon, and have been for a century and a half, since the earliest professional paleontologists ventured out to find the fossilized remains of one of Earth's mos...

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We Opened Our Dark Hearts: Sacred Symbols Plays Dreams

Well... we tried to, anyway.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 104: Questioning Faith

A common theme throughout Fireside Chats has been religion. Talking about it, thinking about it, debating it. Today's guest --  Paeter Fransden -- is a knowledgeable, evangelical, friendly, an...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 61: Assuming Control

Every once in a while, a game comes along that you think is one thing, but ends up being something entirely different. (This is especially true for those of us who do our best to avoid preview cove...

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode III: Who's Next?

The fumes from this year's Gamescom are just about burned away, and frankly, there's not a whole lot to talk about from the show. But a megaton nonetheless emerged during the its opening day, seemi...

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KnockBack, Episode 80 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

In May of 1999, the very Earth below us shook as Star Wars fully emerged from dormancy. While George Lucas ate around the edges throughout the '90s, re-releasing the classic trilogy multiple times ...

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Oninaki: The JRPG All About Purgatory

Tokyo RPG Factory's newest game is all about rescuing people from the space between life and death, not to save their lives, but to allow them to actually die.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 103: Top Chef

Meet Jose Horrach, a New York City-based professional chef with a ton of experience, loads of interesting stories, and a whole lot of insight. Our Fireside Chat, not surprisingly, revolves around c...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 60: Welcome to the Family

Today's episode was already shaping up to be a sizable one. After all, there's THQ Nordic-related news galore to get through, not to mention the conspicuous exit of two prolific producers from BioW...

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Side Quest, Episode 63 (Audio)

Why Stadia Will (Probably) Fail!

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Side Quest, Episode 63: Why Stadia Will (Probably) Fail

A toss of the dice.

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Sacred Symbols+, Episode II: Violence

Can video games influence real-world violence? It's a controversial question that stokes anger, resentment, and fear from "both sides." But even as countries like the United States become safer tha...

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KnockBack, Episode 79: The Big Lebowski

What can you really say about The Big Lebowski? Well... a ton, as it turns out. The Coen Brothers' 1998 cult-classic comedy is one of the most quotable films of all-time, with one of the most bizar...

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Never Doubt Chris Ray Gun: Sacred Symbols Plays Titanfall 2 (Again)

That ending sure is fitting.

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Fireside Chats, Episode 102: Special Effects

Legions of great films have relied on stellar special effects over the decades, but it's the ones that utilize practical effects that really stand the test of time. Today's guest -- Damon Weathers ...

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Sacred Symbols, Episode 59: Tantalizing Possibilities

While they share some commonalities, Microsoft and Sony are chasing next-gen victory in fundamentally different ways. Sony's doubling-down on everything that made it a resounding winner this go-aro...

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