Defining Duke, Episode 25: EA Motive Is Reportedly Reviving Dead Space (Patreon)

First and foremost, a big thank to Karak for being an excellent host for Defining Duke. We will miss his commentary, jokes, and analysis on the latest in Xbox. With that in mind, Defining Duke will soon be bringing a new host on board that we will announce soon. Onto the news! Xbox has touted the cloud for years and now they're making big hirings and one in particular is for Hideo Kojima to help him make something for Xbox. The prospect of Xbox extracting one of the dominant players in the PlayStation space certainly is tantalizing and it looks like they plan to make big moves to ensure it goes according to their desires. Aside from that, EA is looking to resurrect (HA!) Dead Space! Hailing from EA Motive, it is reportedly a re-imagining and not a direct sequel. What does this mean for the survival horror franchise and EA's approach to reviving old franchises? More pressing, what are our thoughts on the nature of leaks full on spoiling big reveals? Matty and Ben team up to tackle this and much more!

Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Intro and an announcement about Karak’s departure.

0:04:31 - Does adding buggy games to Game Pass hurt the future of the service?

0:11:30 - What Marvel character would we like to see a game developed for Xbox?

0:15:02 - Should the Banjo Kazooie series be revived?

0:18:42 - Will Warner Bros/AT&T sell off their remaining studios?

0:23:32 - Is Xbox’s lineup becoming too cluttered?

0:29:07 - Would PlayStation want their subscription gaming service on Xbox if they had one?

0:34:04 - Xbox appears to be working on something cloud related with Kojima.

0:42:55 - A Dead Space revival of some sort seems to be in the works.

0:50:54 -  Game Pass updates.

1:00:04 - Disney wants to bring more of their IP to Sea of Thieves.

1:10:05 - The development of Psychonauts 2 has reportedly been free of crunch.

1:12:04 - Monitors optimized to work best with Xbox Series consoles are on their way.

1:15:34 - Game Pass and Backwards Compatible picks of the week.

1:23:00 - Is “fans” a bad word?

1:27:42 - Should Microsoft utilize Bethesda to acquire new studios?

1:30:38 - Is the next The Outer Worlds game going to be too big?

1:35:12 - What old games should get remade with new engines?

1:41:17 - What can 2D games do to be considered next gen?