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In another legendary Colin Was Right moment, Embracer Group has officially broadcast an SOS. The mega-publisher is in significant debt and severely overleveraged, with 17,000 mouths to feed over 131 studios making something like 250 games. But few of its products matter, it can't release enough quality fare to draw the requisite income to sustain its Ubisoft-sized headcount, and its products inevitably compete with each other, too. Embracer was always an absurd proposition, one that almost no one made a peep about while its teetering tower was built ever-higher. Let's discuss their future, one markedly different from the one they planned just a few years ago. We also take the time to get deep into this week's other news, as there are a lot of announcements emerging from various showcases. Star Wars: Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Persona 3 Reload, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth are just some of the upcoming titles we touch on, as well sharing lots of thoughts about Final Fantasy XVI's well-received demo, and listener inquiries on topics like the arcade ticket economy, the perfect game length, and Last Stand licensing its content to a big media company. Plus: Can we get Boar's Head to sponsor this show? Probably not, as it turns out. Watch An Evening with Last Stand II now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/evening-with-ii-80483739 MERCH: https://laststandmedia.store Follow the hosts on Twitter! Colin: https://twitter.com/longislandviper Chris: https://twitter.com/ChrisRGun Dustin: https://twitter.com/DustinCanFly A new episode of Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast launches each Friday morning. To receive instant access, as well as other perks, please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/LastStandMedia Get a 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 travel packs for free at https://www.athleticgreens.com/sacred timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:17:53 - Con-cord0:23:55 - Sacred Symbols solves the Friendship Epidemic0:30:19 - Why would you use a guide for an anticipated game?0:33:27%20-%20How%20should%20I%20approach%20a%20co-worker%20about%20Sacred?0:36:13%20-%20Boar%E2%80%99s%20Head%20-%20SPONSOR%20US0:38:41%20-%20Is%20the%20Xbox%20showcase%20overhyped?0:54:55%20-%20What%20do%20we%20think%20of%20Starfield%20being%2030FPS?1:12:30%20-%20PlayStation%20won%E2%80%99t%20be%20at%20Gamescom1:14:51%20-%20The%20Last%20of%20Us:%20Part%201%20is%20Steam%20Deck%20Verified1:18:58%20-%20Why%20do%20gamers%20create%20and%20%20feed%20on%20negativity?1:30:04%20-%20Platinum%20games%20worked%20on%20Final%20Fantasy%20XVI1:34:23%20-%20Capcom%E2%80%99s%20showcase%20gives%20us%20more%20info%20on%20upcoming%20games1:39:55%20-%20Rogue%20Legacy%202%20is%20coming%20to%20PlayStation1:40:43%20-%20Dead%20Island%202%20reveals%20two%20new%20story%20expansions1:42:02%20-%20Soul%20Calibur%20V%20is%20being%20delisted1:49:36%20-%20Lego%202K%20Goal!%20has%20been%20leaked1:50:08%20-%20PayDay%203%20releases%20on%20September%2024th1:51:10%20-%20Cities%20Skylines%20II%20releases%20on%20October%2024th1:53:27%20-%20Parcel%20Corps%20looks%20cool1:54:09%20-%20TimTheTatman%20and%20Nickmercs%20skins%20have%20been%20removed%20from%20COD2:17:44%20-%20%20What%20have%20we%20been%20playing?2:48:27%20-%20Embracer%20Group%20has%20announced%20they%20will%20reorganize3:06:58%20-%20Star%20Wars:%20Outlaws%20has%20been%20revealed3:29:29%20-%20Avatar:%20Frontiers%20of%20Pandora%20launches%20December%207th3:37:18%20-%20Was%20Mark%20Cerny%20wrong%20when%20he%20said%20game%20development%20would%20speed%20up?3:43:02%20-%20New%20Persona%20games%20are%20coming%20to%20PlayStation3:56:21%20-%20Cyberpunk%202077%E2%80%99s%20Phantom%20Liberty%20expansion%20releases%20September%2026th4:03:49%20-%20Like%20A%20Dragon:%20Infinite%20Wealth%20releases%20November%209th4:08:34%20-%20Titanfall%203%20was%20in%20development%20-%20but%20not%20anymore4:15:59%20-%20New%20PlayStation%20Plus%20games%20have%20been%20revealed4:21:38%20-%20Sony%20has%20revealed%20new%20information%20about%20their%20efforts4:29:51%20-%20Prizes%20or%20Fun?4:34:02%20-%20Does%20length%20matter?4:40:45%20-%20Would%20we%20entertain%20a%20licensing%20deal?