Sacred Symbols, Episode 216 | Going Ballistic (Patreon)

There may not be very many games coming out right now, but there sure is a lot of news to get through. For starters, enterprising internet detectives have conclusively uncovered an unannounced second party PlayStation game from a British studio called Ballistic Moon. Staffed by ex-Supermassive personnel, some are wondering whether their title -- codenamed Project Bates -- is a horror game in the vein of 2015's Until Dawn. We discuss. Plus: Sony-owned Japanese dev Team Asobi speaks out about its present and future plans, compelling evidence of a PlayStation PC launcher has been uncovered, Embracer continues to mindlessly gobble up whatever it can find, the KOTOR Remake for PS5 is apparently alive and well, and much more. Then: Listener inquiries! Should Sony remake the original God of War trilogy? How do we feel about Death Stranding coming to PC Game Pass? Why is Sony actively making the PlayStation Store worse? Is it time for Colin to be considered a man of color because of his Italian heritage?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:12:56 - Pittsburgh Gaming Expo

0:14:39 - Oh shit that’s Sacred Symbols!

0:16:24 - Latitude Fatitude

0:18:16 - Should you drink coffee while you poop?

0:21:18 - It is time for Italians to be non-white?

0:27:27 - Which game world would we want to live inside?

0:32:47 - What do we think about clickbait?

0:39:25 - Is the supply chain for PS5s improving?

0:41:29 - Let’s recap God of War

0:45:49 - Modern Warfare II is open for pre-orders

0:51:02 - Another Call of Duty skin is stolen

0:54:32 - Bungie is suing a company for cheats, but they don’t care

1:06:26 - What is Luna Abyss?

1:10:31 - Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider looks promising

1:11:15 - EA accidentally sold FIFA 23 for $0.06

1:12:12 - Private Division is working with Weta on a Lord of the Rings game

1:12:51 - What is Goody Two Shoes?

1:14:47 - A new Avatar: The Last Airbender game is incoming

1:15:21 - What have we been playing?

1:35:37 - Helldivers 2 has leaked

1:36:45 - Assassin’s Creed: Mirage?
1:37:12 - Ballistic Moon is working on a game for SIE

1:43:33 - Team Asobi sheds some light on their studio

1:53:10 - Sony may be planning to release its own PC launcher

2:03:38 - Embracer has acquired a bunch of stuff, including the rights to Lord of the Rings

2:24:31 - It appears that the Knights of the Old Republic remake is coming, after all

2:29:49 - Dead Island 2 finally has a release date

2:37:52 - Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed

2:43:59 - Gotham Knights has gone gold

2:57:19 - Ghost of Tsushima’s film adaptation gets more details

3:04:10 - Let’s find out what actually makes a Final Fantasy game

3:15:23 - Leaks provide us with new information about New Tales From the Borderlands

3:21:59 - Do we need remakes of the God of War trilogy?

3:27:54 - Are the SS boys cringe and dumb?

3:39:12 - Why can’t you walk the same speed as NPCs?

3:41:56 - What do we make of the Death Stranding on Game Pass rumors?

3:47:55 - Are the changes to the Sony store even worse?

3:52:24 - Do we keep track of our gaming backlog?