Defining Duke, Episode 148 | Booty Calls (Patreon)

After a couple of years as family members, Xbox has brought Bethesda a bit closer with its latest restructuring. Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, will now oversee all content across the Xbox and Bethesda families. Furthermore, Sarah Bond has now been elevated to President at Xbox. With these changes, many are wondering what the impact across content and partnerships will be. Is Fallout New Vegas 2 more possible than ever? What of a collaboration between ID and 343 on Halo? Under Matt Booty's guidance, there is quite a lot of dream projects that can be greenlit. Otherwise, it's a hot and cold week for gaming. With exciting news on the Xbox front, we shift our gaze to Bungie who is under a much worse restructuring of their own. After missing their revenue projections by 45%, over 100 employees have been laid off which includes big names at the team. Our very own Destiny expert has much to lament on the latest move from Bungie. Plus more on banned third party accessories at Xbox, The Outer Worlds selling 5 million units, a Series S price hike in Brazil, and much more in the world of Xbox.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:46 - When is it okay to start playing Christmas music?

0:13:29 - How do we feel about eggnog?

0:20:37 - The Outer Worlds has sold 5 million copies

0:25:05 - Bethesda has detailed Starfield’s next update

0:28:12 - Only Fortnite had more monthly active users than Starfield in September

0:30:12 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is being playtested on Xbox

0:31:03 - Bungie has suffered massive layoffs

0:56:30 - Xbox has raised the price of the Series S in Brazil

1:01:10 - Grounded: Playgrounds has been announced

1:02:59 - Gears of War’s co-creator thinks the series needs a reboot

1:09:17 - The Xbox PC app has received a compact mode

1:11:30 - Lies of P is being teasing future content

1:18:02 - Kamiya and Mikami are set to host a conversation

1:20:05 - From Software has posted new jobs

1:21:21 - Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake have entered the production readiness stage

1:23:07 - Capcom’s financial results reveal Game Pass numbers for Exoprimal

1:25:24 - Skull and Bones gets delayed again, as well as another unnamed game

1:26:46 - Humanoid Studios has been renamed

1:30:32 - What have we been playing?
1:50:19 - Do we feel an obligation to play Call of Duty now that it’s a Microsoft game?

1:59:03 - Xbox is reorganizing its leadership structure

2:18:04 - Microsoft will block unauthorized third-party accessories

2:26:55 - Coming soon to Game Pass

2:33:13 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week

2:43:25 - Will S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 review scores be fair?