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DF Direct Weekly #238 Is Now Available (Patreon)

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2025-11-01 20:00:08

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2025-11-04 14:37:06

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2025-11

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A new patch has "dropped" for Metal Gear Solid Delta and there are big performance and feature improvements in some areas, but is the game actually fixed? Meanwhile, Oliver gets to grips with Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 and comes away disappointed, while John is highly impressed with Lumines Arise. The team try to work their way through a puzzling interview from Microsoft's Satya Nadella, while a promising game that first started development in 2012 now actually has a launch trailer - but what is Routine? And 13 years on, why should you be interested?

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DF Direct Weekly #238: MGS Delta Fixed? Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, AC Shadows Switch 2!

Thanks to MSI for sponsoring this content. Learn more about MSI's Black Friday discounts here: https://msi.gm/S86F5A69 A new patch has "dropped" for Metal Gear Solid Delta and there are big performance and feature improvements in some areas, but is the game actually fixed? Meanwhile, Oliver gets to grips with Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 and comes away disappointed, while John is highly impressed with Lumines Arise. The team try to work their way through a puzzling interview from Microsoft's Satya Nadella, while a promising game that first started development in 2012 now actually has a launch trailer - but what is Routine? And 13 years on, why should you be interested? Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:27 News 1: Metal Gear Solid Delta patch shows performance bump 0:23:57 News 2: Bloodlines 2 tested on PS5 0:33:54 News 3: Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer drops for Switch 2 0:42:12 News 4: Lumines Arise impresses in preview 0:48:12 News 5: Microsoft CEO: gaming’s competition is short-form video 1:05:31 News 6: Routine re-emerges in release date trailer 1:10:01 Supporter Q1: Could you add Linux coverage to your PC game reviews? 1:16:44 Supporter Q2: Why did Xbox lose this console generation? 1:27:27 Supporter Q3: Is the new Power Saver mode actually intended for the cloud? 1:34:35 Supporter Q4: Is Apple finally serious about gaming?