Defining Duke, Episode 214 | The TRUTH On Avowed Is HERE... (We Interviewed The Director) (Patreon)

Joining this episode is Obsidian's very own Carrie Patel to tell us all we need to know going into Avowed! Everything from framerate and role-playing mechanics to the future of the Pillars franchise is covered in our deep dive with the game's director. Also, we get a bit into what's behind the secret sauce that allows a team like Obsidian to release so many games in a short period of time while the rest of the industry toils away on one-and-done projects. That's not the only news to come out of Obsidian as the lead writer of Fallout's most loved entry in New Vegas just returned to the studio. John Gonzalez is known for not only his work on the Horizon series, but also his iconic characters created such as Mr. House, the Strip families, Caesar, and so on. Could Obsidian be cooking on Fallout? Well, not according to John, but we theorize nonetheless. Naturally, we get into the plethora of PS5 ports announced this week in Forza Horizon 5 as well as the Age Of Empires series plus plenty more in a girthy week of Defining Duke!

Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro

0:12:02 - John Gonzalez, lead creative designer on Fallout: New Vegas is back

0:21:33 - It’s raining PS5 ports!

0:31:31 - Gears Of War Trilogy Collection leaks?

0:36:09 - Breaking down Xbox’s Q2 2025 stats

0:59:05 - The Sleeping Dogs saga

1:04:05 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth had a strong launch on Steam

1:08:48 - Devil May Cry 1 Remake possibly in development

1:13:51 - EA suggests that Dragon Age would’ve done better as a live service game

1:28:39 - First look at the new Battlefield

1:34:40 - Hideki Kamiya confirms that Platinum lost a ton of talent

1:41:24 - Some Capcom announcements

1:43:42 - Multiversus is going offline

1:47:19 - Fun economic updates for ya

1:52:49 - What We’re Playing

2:33:58 - Interview with Carrie Patel

3:17:16 - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass

3:22:02 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week