Defining Duke, Episode 34: Halo Infinite Gets a Release Date & Xbox’s Questionable Gamescom Ft. Jez Corden (Patreon)

It's another juicy episode and there's no one better to have alongside us to break everything down than Jez Corden of Windows Central Gaming. After a week of announcements across QuakeCon and Gamescom, we gather to break it all down. From Halo Infinite's long anticipated release date all the way to updates on titles such as Forza Horizon 5, Age Of Empires IV, The Gunk, and major new Game Pass editions. Bethesda also had a loud week as they are planning to sell us Skyrim again along with a host of new content on top of Fallout Worlds showing up in September. Beyond that, they dipped further into the nostalgia bag with Quake Remastered!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:25 - Is Psychonauts 2 the Xbox Ratchet and Clank equivalent?

0:18:14 - What are our impressions on Twelve Minutes?

0:25:09 - What’s the deal with so-called Game of the Year contenders?

0:46:31 - Why is Microsoft still releasing some of their IP on PlayStation?

0:53:05 - Should Xbox just hire the people behind fan remakes?

1:02:47 - Halo Infinite has a release date but some content won’t be included at launch.

1:26:01 - Xbox’s 2021 Gamescom show.

1:37:57 - Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live 2021.

2:02:59 - QuakeCon 2021.

2:25:51 - The Ascent has received a patch that has caused the game to perform worse.

2:34:46 - Game Pass pick of the week.

2:41:50 - How is the physical game space doing?

2:50:54 - What are games that could have used a little more budget?

2:56:50 - Could Double Fine be Xbox’s way to gain indie credibility?

3:01:55 - What is our favorite Mass Effect Game?

3:13:56 - Does Call of Duty or Battlefield have more to prove?