Remedying the Payne | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast Episode 197
886The studio behind Alan Wake, Remedy, has certainly come into its own in recent years, particularly on the back of its surprise-hit third-person shooter Control. Now, they've decided to go back to the near-beginning, remaking both the original Max Payne and its sequel on behalf of publisher Rockstar. Thing is, this spreads the team to at least five projects helmed by four publishers, so a big question needs to be asked: Is Remedy overextending itself, particularly on the back of its ill-received supplement to Crossfire X? We discuss. Then: A new Tomb Raider is PS5-bound, and is being built on Unreal Engine 5, Capcom raises salaries across the company by an average of 30%, SNK is officially owned by a murderer, and more. Plus: Listener inquiries galore. How are we going to take advantage of the upcoming slow release schedule? Is IGN's poor freelance pay indicative of a wider industry trend? Are fighting games perfect for the free-to-play model? Will Chris and Colin ever settle their bad blood over the quality (or lack thereof) of Home Improvement?
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:41 - Sacred Symbols 200 LIVE (http://www.tinyurl.com/sacred200)
0:11:19 - Behavior is not defunct.
0:13:19 - Does Colin fear for his life?
0:14:07 - The Gamer Battalion almost wrecked a car.
0:17:07 - Super Perils of Baking!
0:29:13 - Don’t lift weights around Kyle Rittenhouse.
0:30:11 - Tim Allen… FIGHT!
0:37:16 - About the Hasan interview…
0:51:16 - MLB: The Show 22 is out.
0:51:32 - A new patch for Gran Turismo 7 is out.
0:54:40 - PS3 emulation is being worked on, but still far out.
1:03:55 - More PlayStation acquisitions are on the way.
1:10:52 - The MGS 35th anniversary website is fake.
1:11:10 - THQ Nordic is having an event.
1:12:07 - Chrono Cross on PS4 is not good.
1:15:57 - A lost Gex demo has been found.
1:17:37 - What is Shueisha Games?
1:23:52 - Trek to Yomi has a release date.
1:26:36 - Why are mermaids sexy?
1:31:37 - What have we been playing?
2:06:41 - A new Tomb Raider game has been confirmed.
2:17:49 - Remedy is remaking Max Payne and Max Payne 2.
2:29:23 - Capcom is handing out raises.
2:38:49 - SNK is 96% owned by the MISK Foundation.
2:44:47 - Layoffs have hit the PlayStation team.
2:46:13 - Hyper Scape will be wiped out and Pathfinder may take its place.
2:55:59 - eFootball is getting a huge update.
3:00:46 - Breakpoint will no longer be updated but a new Ghost Recon game is in the works.
3:02:18 - Nobody Saves the World is coming to PlayStation.
3:05:09 - PlayStation Now’s April titles have been revealed.
3:08:47 - News Wrap-Up
3:10:39 - Where are the releases for the rest of the year?
3:17:49 - Are freelance journalists getting underpaid?
3:25:24 - Would we recommend any politically focused games?
3:30:16 - Are video games the best form of escapism?
3:34:55 - Should fighting games be free to play?
3:39:52 - What games did you originally not want to play but ended up loving?