Defining Duke, Episode 100 | Todd Howard Finally Opens Up On Starfield & Elder Scrolls 6 (Patreon)

What better way to celebrate 100 episodes than to hear from Godd Howard himself? Many fans are clamoring for new Starfield information, but what we didn't expect was Todd Howard to appear on a podcast for three hours and talk about things beyond Starfield. Those topics range from Elder Scrolls 6, to Amazon's Fallout TV show, and even MachineGames' Indiana Jones! Todd even dives deep into his relationship with Xbox with how things have changed for the better and, in some ways, not at all. Outside of this, we are relatively free from the shackles of the perpetual news cycle following the Activision-Xbox deal and can instead turn our attention toward Xbox's achievement system. With a new report from Jez Corden, fans are excited about the possibility of Xbox layering PlayStation's trophy system on top of the current Gamerscore infrastructure. Hopefully within the new 100 episodes, we can cover what this new achievement system truly is!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:35 - Cheers to 100 episodes!

0:10:15 - What’s up with the mail carriers?

0:13:36 - Where is Vampire Survivors in GOTY conversations?

0:16:48 - James Gunn says WB Games will connect to DC movies and shows

0:20:22 - The Witcher Remake will be open world

0:24:51 - A mysterious Warner Bros game has appeared on the Microsoft Store

0:27:46 - Toy Story is coming to Dreamlight Valley

0:28:24 - Capcom has trademarked Mega Man 12-15

0:34:20 - Monster Hunter Rise may be coming to Game Pass

0:36:05 - Tekken 8 is expected to be seen at The Game Awards

0:39:34 - Grounded updated 1.10 is out now

0:40:03 - Final Fantasy 16 is looking wild

0:44:24 - Sonic Frontiers is getting new content is 2023

0:46:23 - What we’ve been playing

1:06:38 - Have we learned any lessons in the last 100 episodes?

1:21:31 - What are our thoughts on release day review embargoes?

1:30:36 - Why don’t Xbox gamers focus on achievements?

1:38:59 - Todd Howard spills info on Lex Fridman’s podcast

2:27:41 - Microsoft’s annual Hackathon could bring a new achievement system

2:34:16 - Sony is claiming a lot of things about Microsoft in their new statement to the CMA

2:40:00 - Activision has concerns about Game Pass

2:45:07 - Microsoft is expected to offer more concessions

2:46:09 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

2:51:15 - What are our Game Awards predictions?

3:03:19 - What has been a stand-out Series console exclusive?