Sacred Symbols, Episode 137: Combat Evolved (Patreon)

After a slow start to 2021, news has finally arrived via a rather compelling trio of items germane to our show. For starters, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart finally has a release date on PlayStation 5, while HBO's planned The Last of Us series casts both its Joel and Ellie. We chat about both in great detail. But perhaps the most intriguing piece of news comes in the form of Six Days in Fallujah. Yes, -that- Six Days in Fallujah, the third-person tactical shooter that was virtually finished in 2009, only to be unceremoniously cancelled due to perceived audience outrage. Yet, the game is returning -- remade and now in first-person -- and it will indeed endeavor to tell the story of The Battle of Fallujah, the bloodiest engagement American forces took place in throughout the entire Iraq War. It's a controversial move for many reasons (not least of which due to claims of war crimes during the engagement), but are we glad it's coming back? We sure are! Plus: GTAV is still selling millions and millions (and millions) of copies, a bunch of publishers talk sales data and financial performance, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Whatever happened to woodgrain consoles? Will Square Enix ever revive Sleeping Dogs? Why doesn't Remedy's Sam Lake get more love? Does Chris sleep in a twin-size bed? Inquiring minds want to know!

Timestamps:

0:00:16 - Intro

0:05:02 - Does Chris sleep in a twin bed?

0:08:35 - Is our editor really a real life mayor?

0:09:56 - A law firm is investigating whether they can file suit over the DualSense controller.

0:12:06 - EA is meeting to decide Anthem’s fate.

0:17:06 - PS5 is releasing in China this spring.

0:17:41 - E3 is planning to return.

0:21:02 - Goodbye Miranda’s butt.

0:24:18 - Warner Brothers secures their patent on the Nemesis System.

0:31:28 - Is it wrong to wear new clothes without washing them?

0:33:35 - What have we been playing?

0:43:04 - Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart gets a release date.

0:50:01 - HBO’s The Last of Us series has cast the actors for Joel and Ellie.

0:55:05 - Six Days in Fallujah is returning.

1:05:53 - Grand Theft Auto 5 has passed 145 million copies sold.

1:13:03 - Crash Bandicoot 4 is coming to PS5

1:15:34 - Borderlands is updating some titles.

1:16:29 - Sony has revealed the best selling games for January.

1:18:04 - Several publishers have updated their sales numbers.

1:24:45 - A few video game based movies have gotten updated information.

1:27:34 - News Wrap-Up

1:29:42 - Will PlayStation make their online services free?

1:35:45 - We need to let The Order 1886 die.

1:39:23 - Why doesn’t Sam Lake get the credit he deserves?

1:45:20 - How should remasters be priced?

1:50:22 - Why was there never a sequel for Sleeping Dogs?

1:53:15 - What happened to woodgrain finishes?