Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

• #224 | The Oblivion Remake IS REAL! - What Are They COOKING?

  I was born 87 years ago. For 65 years I ruled as Tamriel’s emperor. For all these years, I’ve never been the ruler of my own dreams. I have seen the Gates of Oblivion, beyond which no waking eye may see. Behold! In darkness, a doom sweeps the land. This is the 27th of Last Seed. The year of Akatosh 433. These are the closing days of the 3rd Era... and the final hours of my life. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:27 - Health Is Wealth 0:40:48 - Write Ins 0:44:48 - Marathon reveal impressions 1:13:46 - Star Wars Zero Company officially announced 1:17:30 - Mafia: The Old Country release date leaks 1:23:51 - Xbox summer showcase rumors are already here 1:33:35 - Outer Worlds 2 gets new gameplay 1:59:22 - DOOM: The Dark Ages accessories revealed 2:04:39 - Cronos: The New Dawn gameplay reveal 2:08:49 - Triple I Showcase announcements 2:13:04 - Sea Of Thieves heads to Battlenet 2:14:00 - Elder Scrolls Online isn’t going anywhere 2:21:42 - Zenless Zone Zero is coming to Xbox in June 2:22:12 - What We’re Playing 2:40:31 - Oblivion Remastered is real 3:14:04 - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass 3:17:20 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• #223 | And Xbox's BIG Summer Showcase Game Is...

  Following the delay of Fable, it was a coin toss on who would get the nod to follow up Xbox's 2025 summer showcase with a Developer Direct of their own. Now, we have the answer. No, it's not Gears Of War: E-Day and no it's not Halo. It's The Outer Worlds 2! Combined with this reveal, IGN posted over 10 minutes of Outer Worlds 2 gameplay! While it pops the bubble ahead of its full inflation, the Dukes were excited to lay eyes on the game following its December reveal. What has changed? What has improved? Also, what else will we see at this summer's showcase? We're full of guesses, so let's get to speculating! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:46 - Health is Wealth 0:23:54 - Write Ins 0:38:52 - Oblivion Remake is shadow dropping any moment this month 0:48:04 - Xbox’s AI generated Quake II demo 1:02:53 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 details 1:05:38 - Titanfall 3 rumors 1:11:21 - Final Fantasy VII Remake is still Xbox bound 1:16:24 - Hidetaka Miyazaki addresses multiplayer concerns 1:21:48 - Marathon reveal on April 12th 1:28:53 - A Deus Ex return is being pitched 1:31:37 - Zenless Zone Zero is coming to Xbox soon 1:32:23 - What We’re Playing 2:13:59 - Xbox summer showcase announced 2:54:14 - Switch 2 follow up 3:18:04 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• #222 | Our South Of Midnight Review Is HERE - Did It Deliver?!

  The next exclusive from the "Class Of 2018" has arrived! It's South Of Midnight, hailing from Montreal's very own Compulsion Games, and it's another mixed bag. For all the visuals, stop motion, and music do to set the game apart, the Dukes struggled to fall in love with story following its abrupt conclusion. There's a lot to dig about it, but we wonder how the Xbox fandom will react to this after effectively waiting since 2018 for a story that doesn't necessarily wrap it up or make the best use of its gameplay mechanics. Alas, it's another "good, not great" that the Dukes think you should check out at sometime, but can't really justify the 40 bones you'd spend on it outside of Game Pass. In other news, Nintendo has upended the industry with their newly announced game prices which reach as high as $90 on the physical front. How this will have a ripple effect on the industry is easy to guess, but naturally, we dig a little deeper into the conversation than that. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:23:56 - Xbox handheld teased by ASUS 0:28:15 - How Xbox games are selling on PlayStation and Steam 0:35:09 - Why are Activision games not on Game Pass? 0:38:40 - RuneScape Dragonwids announced 0:48:29 - First look at Star Wars turn based tactics game 0:52:48 - MindsEye is releasing June 10th 0:55:32 - Trails Beyond The Horizon confirmed for Fall 2025 0:59:34 - Atomfall has surpassed 1.5 million players 1:02:04 - Powerwash Simulator tops 17 million players 1:02:41 - Death Stranding reaches 20 million players 1:03:51 - Monster Hunter Wilds sells 10 million units in 1 month 1:05:08 - Expedition 33 has gone gold 1:06:45 - Assassins Creed Invictus is launching this year 1:09:51 - Ubisoft and Tencent’s new partnership 1:18:22 - What We’re Playing 1:54:31 - Nintendo Switch 2 Direct reactions 2:34:56 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• #221 | Xbox's Trojan Horse - How Will PlayStation Respond?!

  A mere UI leak has given birth to many conspiracies on Xbox's potential gameplan to get PlayStation games on their hardware. With the inclusion of Steam tag on the Xbox PC App, it has opened the door for many to wonder if this all inclusive platform is part of Xbox's next generation vision. Naturally, Steam on a next generation Xbox device brings with it a lot of business related questions. How does Xbox make any money at all from Steam games purchased on their hardware? Do they even care about that? Will Xbox's storefront and unified ecosystem be enough to give them an edge when their games are everywhere? The Dukes dive into this plus your many questions on the subject! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:51:39 - Phil Spencer is showing great interest in TV and Film 1:02:53 - 5 more years of Sea Of Thieves 1:04:59 - Indy finally has a PS5 date 1:08:06 - Xbox introduces Game Hubs 1:12:19 - South Of Midnight early access 1:16:52 - Publishers are avoiding GTA VI 1:21:08 - Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is finished 1:25:59 - Trails In The Sky Remake release date 1:27:48 - Persona 4 Remake details 1:36:59 - Silksong is planned for June 2025? 1:39:10 - An update on the Greek God Of War rumors 1:43:36 - Assassin’s Creed Shadows hit 2 million players in 2 days 1:49:13 - GameInformer is back 1:57:09 - What We’re Playing 2:32:10 - What Xbox games are coming to Switch 2? 2:43:14 - Xbox is turning into a PC 3:11:11 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• #220 | Bethesda Is Dropping Oblivion Remake NEXT MONTH?!

  What's one more game in April? As Xbox plans to publish games like South Of Midnight, feed Game Pass with Clair Obscur and Towerborne, as well as moving their multiplatform push forward with Indy and Forza Horizon 5 all in the same month, there's more. Indeed, the rumor is that the long discussed Oblivion Remake on Unreal Engine 5 will not only be announced next month, but release then too. "When and where" are the immediate questions that rush to the minds of the Dukes! Also, does Bethesda have something else up their sleeve to move so hastily for a game that will likely do gangbusters? We dive in. Plus, more details on Xbox's partner handheld, Starfield PS5 rumors continue to pick up, KOTOR Remake lives on (again), and so much more! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:51:13 - Knights Of The Old Republic Remake lives on 0:54:54 - Some updates on ID@Xbox 1:01:14 - PlayStation logo appears on Starfield’s official Creations website 1:01:57 - Towerborne has a console release date 1:07:26 - Atomfall is 25ish hours long 1:09:03 - People Can Fly has signed a deal to make a new game for PlayStation 1:13:16 - Jez Corden on State Of Decay 3 1:18:20 - Silent Hill F announced 1:22:33 - Space Marine 3 has been confirmed by Saber Interactive 1:27:12 - Split Fiction has now sold 2 million copies 1:29:21 - Swen Vincke speaks out in defense of single player games 1:32:26 - Ubisoft has reportedly implemented an “anti-harassment plan” 1:35:04 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster has reached 5 million sales 1:36:42 - Powerwash Simulator 2 has been announced 1:38:22 - Square Enix’s Life Is Strange Double Exposure reportedly bombed 1:41:40 - Ubisoft’s unique approach to selling off 1:49:48 - What We’re Playing 2:27:56 - Oblivion’s Remake is going to shadow drop next month?! 2:58:43 - Some additional details on Xbox’s partner handheld 3:08:42 - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass 3:10:18 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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