#348 | Warning Brothers
In 2022, approximately 8,500 people lost their jobs in the games industry. In 2023, that number rose to 10,500, and just last year it ballooned to an unfathomable 14,600. Will it be worse this year? T...
3 Mar 20254h 15min
#347 | The Return of the King
This has been an exciting week in Sacred Symbols World. We're riding high off of our two hour interview with ex-Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida, and we're eager to reminisce and reflect on it. (You can ...
24 Feb 20254h 22min
#346 | Then There Is No Pleasing You
A recent presentation showcased a diverse array of some 35 games coming to PlayStation 5 over the next couple of years. But -- perhaps unsurprisingly -- that hasn't stopped boo-birds from raining down...
17 Feb 20255h 19min
#345 | You Keep It Copacetic
When truly great games are delivered, players tend to respond. The industry's newest sales success is the long-awaited Kingdom Come: Deliverance sequel, which immediately sold a million copies upon re...
10 Feb 20253h 46min
#344 | Illusion Never Changed Into Something Real
Just last year, Sony had grand designs of a new PlayStation leadership structure executing on an exciting multi-pronged strategy, but only three fiscal quarters later, the plan has come undone. Hideak...
3 Feb 20254h 49min
#343 | Codename Trinity
Insomniac Games' co-founder Ted Price is retiring from the company after a storied 30 year career, but it's what he's leaving behind in his stead that's truly curious: A three-person CEO grouping, vir...
27 Jan 20254h 19min
#342 | We've Painted A Picture, Now We're Drowning in Paint
We had already finished this recording when surprising news broke in the world of PlayStation: Sony has cancelled two of its upcoming, unannounced games. And -- would you believe it? -- they were both...
20 Jan 20254h 16min
#341 | The Mystery of What's to Come
We're back! 2024 is so last year; it's now time for us to dwell here in 2025... and perhaps even beyond. The holiday season was pretty quiet news-wise, but there were fairly substantial exceptions in ...
13 Jan 20254h 43min
