A New Hope | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 133
1,069When Electronic Arts signed a 10-year exclusive development and publishing deal with Disney for the Star Wars license, it had the potential to be something huge for the lucrative (but oft-under siege) companies. Eight years later, though, it's clear both sides (and EA in particular) have largely squandered the deal, with a couple of Battlefronts, a Rogue Squadron revival, and an admittedly very promising single-player game to show for it. Yet, in the bleakness comes unexpected news, for the monopoly, as it turns out, is broken. Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment -- the group behind The Division -- is hard-at-work on a Star Wars game of its own, begging a rather obvious question: What could it be? We discuss. Plus: A new Killzone seems more unlikely than ever, the team behind Wolfenstein is making a new Indiana Jones game, newly-filed trademarks from Square Enix indicate a widening of the Final Fantasy VII universe, CD Projekt offers a mea culpa over Cyberpunk 2077, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Will Colin really play Final Fantasy XIV? Is Sony spying on our PSN messages? Where's MLB: The Show 21? Should potato chips be eaten ice cold?
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Opening music by Ramon Narvaez
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:09 - Is Colin in the Taliban? Why is Chris so good looking?
0:12:41 - It’s wrong to eat pizza upside down.
0:16:12 - Should you eat cold potato chips?
0:18:14 - What have we been playing?
0:29:28 - Is AA gaming making a comeback?
0:33:05 - Ubisoft is making a Star Wars game. Is Santa Monica working on one too?
0:48:34 - What happens to EA’s Star Wars deal now?
0:52:44 - Machine Games is making an Indiana Jones game.
0:56:54 - What will distinguish the Indiana Jones game from Tomb Raider and Uncharted?
1:04:47 - Sony has announced tentative release dates for several games.
1:09:25 - CD Projekt apologizes for Cyberpunk 2077’s performance.
1:23:54 - Is Killzone Dead?
1:29:03 - New Final Fantasy 7 trademarks have been filed in Japan.
1:32:48 - Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed until 2022.
1:39:20 - Dying Light 2 MIGHT be okay after all.
1:43:42 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition has been confirmed for release on March 12th.
1:44:37 - Sony reveals the most popular games on the PlayStation Store for 2020.
1:48:56 - News Wrap-up
1:50:48 - Intriguing Games of the Week.
1:54:27 - Is Sony cracking down on trash talk and monitoring us?
1:58:33 - What other older IP would we like to see come back?
2:02:29 - What’s the deal with MLB The Show ‘21?
2:07:29 - Why did Colin buy Final Fantasy XIV?
2:10:16 - Why don’t games with online trophies patch them after the servers go down?
2:14:54 - Streaming TV on consoles is better.
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