You probably already know that I (Colin) employ a certain analogy when it comes to PlayStation's current situation: A boiling pot with a lid securely on top. You know something is in there -- the metal is hot to the touch, it's rattling, and maybe you've even caught an aromatic tease or two -- but you still don't know what's ...
2022-09-14 00:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-13 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a mere week after our last Defining Duke Ultimate featuring Chris Ray Gun and Ains of Seasoned Gaming, we're (mostly) back to gather around the Halo campfire for a bit of a chat on the latest development. As I'm sure many of you have already heard, Bonnie Ross who helped found 343 Industries 15 years ago and has served a...
2022-09-13 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey All! It's time to submit your questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas for Episode 89 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 respectfully) ignore...
2022-09-13 02:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hey yourself. The reality on the other side of 'The Hatch' has finally been revealed, but really, such an answer only multiplied the mystery. Lost's second season, which first aired on ABC in 2005 and 2006, is widely considered the strongest run of episodes in its six season arc. In all actuality, it's hard to even explain mu...
2022-09-12 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Note: After Ubisoft's underwhelming presentation, we decided to keep this episode as is with no pickup. We'll be covering the Ubisoft news on episode 220.
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2022-09-10 22:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-10 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Please welcome Ian Scherer of 616Entertainment to the show. I (Colin) invited Ian onto + to discuss the wide spectrum and rich history of wrestling video games, of which he is a bona fide expert and of which I know very little. After all, my days of wrestling gaming began with Pro Wrestling on NES and ended sometime...
2022-09-10 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
It's clear: PlayStation's problems with Microsoft's in-motion purchase of Activision-Blizzard run deep. The financial implications are enormous, of course, but in going public with his dismay in potentially losing Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms beginning in 2028, CEO Jim Ryan illustrates Sony's concern is material enou...
2022-09-09 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-08 16:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Want to know a fate more painful than being forced to play Yakuza: Like A Dragon and enduring the wrath of the LSM audience? Ask Jim Ryan! Through statements publicly delivered to press outlets, Xbox and PlayStation are trading blows over the status of Call Of Duty and the fulfillment of contracts on PlayStation's end. Indeed...
2022-09-08 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-07 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hot on the heels of our 87th episode for Defining Duke, the gaming industry set ablaze as 343 announced another setback to Halo Infinite. Many are out for blood and saying that the studio isn't cut out for the task of handling what is currently Xbox's flagship IP any longer. Joining the Dukes is our very own Chris Ray Gun alo...
2022-09-07 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-06 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for another mailbag with you favorite round-headed Sacred Symbols cohost! What type of changes should we expect in God of War Ragnarok? What is the best console to collect for? How do you get started editing your own videos? I jam packed this episode more questions than ever before. Enjoy!
2022-09-06 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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For school children around the world, gym class is a grueling, years-long rite of passage, and when we were growing up, it was especially arduous. Climbing ropes. Getting picked last. The dreaded Presidential Challenge. Square dancing?! Let's be honest: Gym was (and still is) complete nonsense -- a distraction from learning t...
2022-09-05 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-03 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Atari is one of the most important brands the gaming industry has ever seen, full-stop. Progenitors of what we would come to know as home console gaming, Atari's ups and downs are the stuff of legend, and indeed, the Atari that exists today isn't remotely the Atari of the past. But that's what makes it so interesting. The ref...
2022-09-03 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-02 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sony's procurement of its first-ever mobile studio isn't something to get excited about, and we're not even gonna pretend to try. However, the acquisition of Savage Game Studios does suggest a new strategy for PlayStation, one that seeks to protect its various flanks even if it's not yet necessarily begun to fight on said fro...
2022-09-02 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-09-01 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As the days go by, PlayStation replicates Nintendo more and more. From 'premium allure,' to highly priced games rooted in nostalgia, and much more, these two are walking a scarily similar path. Then there's Xbox, and while there is room for improvement, it's hard to think of many ways they can be more pro-consumer. With the P...
2022-09-01 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-08-31 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Mobile gaming. Some would say it's about as unappealing as playing past chapter 2 of Danganronpa. Despite that, we cannot deny the reach those games have and with both Xbox and PlayStation moving more into the space; it demands a discussion of its own. Contrary to popular belief, the hardcore gamer should be the most invested...
2022-08-31 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-08-30 16:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
If you grew up in the '80s and '90s, and even into the early aughts, print strategy guides were a staple of our hobby. They lined the walls and counters of your local games store, had a space in Toys 'R' Us, were promoted in ads, and were even pimped by the hardware manufacturers and developers themselves, most notably Ninten...
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2022-08-29 16:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
When you think of 'buddy cop'-style movies, Lethal Weapon likely comes to mind. The 1987 smash-hit film starring a young Mel Gibson and a relatively unknown Danny Glover is one of the archetypes of this subgenre of action, with two polar opposites finding out on the fly that they have much more in common than they think. Feat...
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