2022 continues at its rip-roar pace for Xbox. One of the major pieces in its early year strategy, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, has received a significant seven month delay. With a new vacancy created and only CrossfireX and Tunic remaining, we believe Xbox needs to make a big move ASAP. This would come in the form of Game Pass, so Matty...
2022-01-13 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-13 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, we broach a subject that goes beyond games: Tencent's silent and steady expansion. Talking about Tencent and the investment of Chinese money in the gaming industry can cross some wires as it boasts many tendrils ranging across personal politics, ethical purchasing decisions, the state of our global economy, and definin...
2022-01-12 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-12 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
For PlayStation 5's launch, Sony did something cool and unexpected: They gave away 20 of some of their most-acclaimed PS4 games for free to PlayStation Plus subscribers. Indeed, as long as you're playing on PS5, you can still mark-for-download and play these 20 same games right now. And they're some of the console's very best...
2022-01-11 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
For PlayStation 5's launch, Sony did something cool and unexpected: They gave away 20 of some of their most-acclaimed PS4 games for free to PlayStation Plus subscribers. Indeed, as long as you're playing on PS5, you can still mark-for-download and play these 20 same games right now. And they're some of the console's very best...
2022-01-11 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Back in the late '70s, Ridley Scott and Dan O'Bannon released the seminal sci-fi horror movie Alien. It took more than half a decade to get a sequel off the ground, however, this time manned by none other than auteur James Cameron. It's with Aliens, with an S, that the quiet horror franchise-to-be became an action franchise w...
2022-01-10 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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We were all surprised when, mere days ago, Sony decided to talk quite a bit more about its shadowy successor to 2016's PlayStation VR. This powerful machine is looking primed to give players a much higher-end experience than we've previously had in virtual reality, and with that comes many questions regarding manufacture, pri...
2022-01-08 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-07 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Sacred Symbols is full of acronym soup. Let's start with the biggest news: PSVR2. While Sony revealed PlayStation VR's successor last year, we finally have new information, though -- frustratingly -- we still lack a release date or price. Along with fresh PSVR2 details comes a new game, too, s...
2022-01-07 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Xbox has hit the ground running in 2022 with a variety of announcements, news, and leaks. For starters, Ubisoft and Xbox have finally teamed up for a day one drop on Xbox Game Pass. The game? The $40 spin-off 'Rainbow Six: Extraction' or as the Dukes like to call it: Rainbow Six: Experiment. Indeed, it looks as if the seeds a...
2022-01-06 17:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-06 17:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Matty, Cog, and (of course) Chris gather after the holiday season to talk about the biggest game of 2021: Halo Infinite. A game that, much like prior Halo games, suffered a tumultuous development cycle and had many worried upon its arrival. Now it's here where many of us have completed the campaign and allowed our thoughts to...
2022-01-05 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Matty, Cog, and (of course) Chris gather after the holiday season to talk about the biggest game of 2021: Halo Infinite. A game that, much like prior Halo games, suffered a tumultuous development cycle and had many worried upon its arrival. Now it's here where many of us have completed the campaign and allowed our thoughts to...
2022-01-05 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-04 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
There was a time when IGN's Vince Ingenito was one of mainstream gaming media's foremost fighting game experts, critics, and writers. Then, in late 2017, he lost it all almost as quickly as he earned it. And, no, you haven't heard from him since. That's because this is Vince's first public appearance since he was "MeToo'...
2022-01-04 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-03 17:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
You may not be familiar with the concept of Shovelry, but veterans of 2014's smash-hit indie darling Shovel Knight will know all about it. Kickstarted nearly a decade ago by a new team called Yacht Club Games and launched to massive commercial and critical success, Shovel Knight is an ode to the NES era, taking libe...
2022-01-03 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-01-01 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year! Let's kick off 2022 the right way with Chris Ray Gun! In this episode of Sacred Symbols+, Chris dove into the mailbag to answer your burning questions. Sure, there's a lot of Halo talk for a PlayStation show, but with Chris being our Halo expert, we wouldn't have it any other way. What is his favorite Puerto R...
2022-01-01 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-12-31 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for us to gather 'round the digital fire and talk about what's to come. We -- the three Sacred Symbols Boys -- each selected five games, confirmed for 2022 release on PlayStation 4 and/or PlayStation 5, that we're most excited to get our hands on. We round out our choices with your own, of course, giving us more tha...
2021-12-31 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-12-30 23:19:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hot takes ahoy! Matty and Cog have played a lot in a year that has often been referred to as a “down year for video games.” As always there are lists of games to sift through, but the Dukes shed their lists down to the top five of the very best and worst this year had to offer us. We promise these lists will shock, amaze,...
2021-12-30 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-12-29 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
To round out 2021, Matty and Cog wanted to connect with the audience for a long overdue mailbag. You all had many great questions and we were thrilled to sift through a majority of them! The status of Xbox, Mass Effect starter tips, dormant gaming IP, life advice, and the ICONIC top 5 movies discussion are all held here!
2021-12-29 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
William Holbert is a 74-year-old retired San Antonio police officer, married for 52 years (!), with a daughter, a couple of grandkids, and even a great grandchild. He's also been playing video games habitually since 1972. Students of the industry will know '72 is significant, and is widely-considered The Beginning of Video Ga...
2021-12-28 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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