Defining Duke, Episode 80 | Is It Time To Get Hyped For Redfall?

Redfall stands as one of Xbox's most anticipated exclusives and it makes sense. Arkane Studios is a world class talent creating some of the best immersive sim titles that our industry has to offer. However, Redfall is set to be different compared to the studio's past work and a major interview by IGN shines a spotlight on why. Together, the Dukes go through it with a fine toothed comb to bring each aspect of the conversation surrounding the game to light. Otherwise in a quieter week of gaming, we get into the thick of things with a topic that has dominated the industry: Ubisoft. As it always seems to be the case, it's not for good reason. With Ubisoft's near miss on threatening the preservation of Assassin's Creed Liberation, we aim to expand the conversation beyond that to the pressing problem of the "Digital Age" quickly approaching and no safety nets in place. Are members of Team Digital about to stage a mutiny?

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:13 - Psychonauts 2 is getting a physical edition

0:10:14 - The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has a release date

0:14:58 - TMNT Shredder’s Revenge has sold one million copies

0:16:41 - Hype for Hot Wheels?

0:19:24 - What we’ve been playing

0:38:46 - What are our thoughts on Skull and Bones?

0:47:24 - Can we do anything about digital content being removed?

0:57:43 - Are we over id?

1:03:58 - What 3rd party games should Xbox push try to get for Game Pass?

1:08:40 - Have we heard of Hypercharge: Unboxed?

1:11:21 - Did Xbox really fight to get Persona on the platform?

1:20:52 - A new Redfall interview provides insight into the title

1:49:57 - Xbox will attend Gamescom

1:53:06 - Nordisk Games has acquired Supermassive Games

1:54:26 - The 1v100 and Goldeneye 007 revivals have some updates thanks to Jez and Rand

1:57:05 - Respawn is working on an FPS in the Apex universe

2:01:03 - Xbox sales are up in Japan

2:10:43 - AlphV has targeted Bandai Namco

2:15:44 - Several new hires have been brought in to Xbox Game Studios

2:20:36 - Halo Infinite coop is still not available

2:27:05 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

2:34:27 - Has Matty had less gaming time while working on a game?

2:45:51 - Is Nintendo’s hardware falling even further behind?

2:52:07 - Why don’t we talk about Jade Empire?

2:56:17 - What anime would Matty make Cog watch?