Rogue Satellite | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 242
838Sony has never so much as acknowledged the existence of the British team known as Ballistic Moon, but that hasn't stopped sleuths from figuring out as far back as last summer that they're working on a PlayStation exclusive called Project Bates. But in recent days, something interesting happened: Sony kinda-sorta referred to Ballistic Moon as a first party team in a job listing, which they later amended. And you may remember that Sony in fact clumsily leaked their acquisition of Bluepoint months before they properly revealed it. Is something up here? Possibly so; we'll let you decide. Other news this week includes an awesome new array of games on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium, rumors of PlayStation-branded earbuds, the approach of the long-shambling Dead Island 2, and more. Listener inquiries round things out, as always. Is it okay to dislike BioShock? How come Colin thinks it's weird when media-types jump to publishers and developers? What exactly does the term 'survival horror' actually mean? Just what's happening at Wal-Mart, anyway?
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:13:13 - Turn it down? Stand down.
0:17:17 - What are our middle names?
0:25:39 - Chippers
0:34:45 - Caps Lock instead of Shift?
0:39:58 - A three hour trial for God of War: Ragnarok is available for PS+ Premium
0:43:54 - PS5 is doing well in Europe
0:55:08 - Romancelvania gets a release date
0:58:50 - EA is on the verge of getting exclusive rights for The Premier League
1:01:00 - CD Projekt accidentally includes a mod in The Witcher 3 remaster
1:08:08 - What have we been playing?
2:03:05 - Ballistic Moon may have been acquired by Sony
2:16:15 - PlayStation Plus offerings are actually decent this month
2:27:30 - PlayStation-branded earbuds are on their way
2:36:53 - Dead Island 2 has gone gold and will release early
2:47:42 - The NPD Group has reported numbers for January
2:49:55 - Why can’t I finish playing Bioshock?
2:52:55 - What’s the meaning of survival in survival horror?
3:02:22 - Has gaming become so big that it’s not enjoyable anymore?
3:14:49 - Why is a journalist joining studios they have covered a bad thing?
3:20:48 - No one is talking about the Saudi Family increasing their Nintendo investment. Why?
3:32:57 - How do you know when to put the controller down?