Defining Duke, Episode 82 | Is Ubisoft The Next Target For Xbox? (Patreon)

News has begun to roll out of Ubisoft that shows them sprinting in multiple different directions at once. From the platform based live service Assassin's Creed game to a tighter and less expansive entry in the series all the way to a heaping four games cancelled, a lot is happening for them and not much of it sounds good. As we have historically seen, Xbox can sweep in when these companies are going through the worst of times. With Lord Acquisition at my (Matty) side, I wanted to tackle the subject of if this is a fit. Otherwise, EA continues their somewhat staggering turnaround as they are producing a single player Black Panther game which may beg the question; is there a more impactful game to a company then Jedi Fallen Order? It's tough to imagine what, but it's success has allowed the winds of change to blow through EA. Beyond that, we have more crocs shenanigans and Halo Infinite gets beat up for the millionth time.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:16 - A few brief write-ins

0:15:17 - Smaller news items

0:22:31 - What we’ve been playing

0:41:09 - Will Xbox take the lazy remake approach?

0:50:38 - Is Matty going to break bad due to cancellations and delays?

1:01:48 - Does Cog wear Crocs at the gym?

1:05:20 - Is Xbox missing high impact exclusives?

1:11:31 - Ubisoft has canceled multiple game projects

1:25:30 - A Black Panther game is reportedly in development

1:34:08 - Halo Infinite gets a forge leak and all of your data

1:43:06 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a Steam date and possible release window

1:44:49 - Xbox’s Q4 2022 earnings report shows falls in revenue

1:51:15 - Certain Affinity may have a new game in production

1:54:55 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

2:04:55 - What are our favorite Xbox Live Arcade games?

2:10:13 - Will we see Blizzard games on Steam?

2:15:55 - What critically acclaimed games have we missed?

2:22:10 - How do we feel about Vince McMahon’s departure from WWE?