Defining Duke, Episode 194 | Starfield DLC Looks Mighty Fine + Exclusive Ara History Untold Interview (Patreon)

This week's episode is quite the unorthodox one! In the spirit of our friends over at the Friends Per Second podcast, we've split this episode between our usual news coverage and a fun interview the Dukes has the opportunity to conduct! Joining us this episode are Gabriela Leskur and Brian Stone. Gabriela is the Narrative and Experience Lead at Oxide Games and Brian serves as Product Leader and Head Of Engineering at Xbox Game Studios Publishing. Together, these two answer our burning questions about the upcoming historical turn-based strategy game. Furthermore, we dive into the thick of Starfield's Shattered Space preview which gives us nearly ten minutes of gameplay to understand just what this is. Fortunately, it appears to be a direct response to much of the criticism laid at Bethesda's feet last fall. We also get into what may be going on with Tony Hawk, Marathon possibly being $40, more layoffs at Xbox, their strong dependence on Call Of Duty, and much more!Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction

0:17:16 - Tony Hawk is making a comeback?

0:20:42 - Overwatch 2 joins Game Pass

0:22:52 - Raven Software's Singularity has been relisted

0:25:33 - The entirety of Annapurna Interactive has resigned

0:30:28 - Unity is making some much needed changes

0:41:24 - The next Battlefield is in a modern setting

0:47:18 - Bungie might charge $40 for Marathon

0:58:42 - Skate enters early access in 2025

1:00:49 - Freedom Wars Remastered announced

1:09:32 - What We’re Playing

1:29:38 - Ara History Untold Interview

2:10:12 - Starfield Shattered Space deep dive

2:29:45 - More layoffs at Xbox

2:53:36 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week

2:55:52 - Wrap-Up