What a week! Our jam-packed episode of Sacred Symbols covers all of the announcements from both Sony's State of Play presentation, as well as Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest showcase. And let's just say, there's a ton to get through. State of Play's 25 game roster included a fresh, expanded look at Wolverine, the reveal of Firesprite's long-rumored Until Dawn 2, and the confirmation of a brand new God of War game in the form of Laufey (plus a ton of third-party stuff, including Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Silent Hill: Townfall, Control Resonant, Phantom Blade 0, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and more). Geoff's show went even harder, with a full 53 games displayed, including the culmination of the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga in the form of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the always-assumed Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake en route in 2027, two new Cuphead titles, the Stellar Blade sequel Blood Rain, and so on. We have other news this week, too -- MMORPG Horizon: Steel Frontiers has been delayed, California's legislature is going after developers and publishers who delist games, Fable has been delayed until next year, and so on -- but really, the meat of the show is all about these E3-like pressers. Even the questions at the end! So buckle up for one long episode of Sacred Symbols.

Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:09 - Another Sacred statistic
0:19:59 - dishonored brokers
0:26:24 - "the podcast I listen to"
0:34:27 - State of Play rundown
3:12:55 - Was State of Play underwhelming?
3:25:13 - Economic realities of originality
3:37:27 - Stagnant first party
3:44:25 - Studios stuck on IPs
3:50:39 - Less attractive female characters?
4:00:40 - September is looking rough
4:08:39 - Summer Game Fest rundown
5:26:13 - Sony removes more shovelware
5:31:48 - Horizon: Steel Frontiers delayed
5:33:14 - Amazon and 007 First Light
5:40:50 - Toy Story Retro Roundup
5:50:18 - New CA bill for game preservation
6:02:53 - Fallout 76 coming to PS5
6:03:43 - Fable delayed
6:04:11 - Gravity Circuit 2 announced
6:04:57 - May 2026 PSN top downloads
6:06:59 - What We're Playing (Pragmata, Saros, Mina the Hollower, 007: First Light)

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