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Defining Duke, Episode 214 | The TRUTH On Avowed Is HERE... (We Interviewed The Director)
🕑 Added 2025-02-06 17:00:14 +0000 UTCJoining this episode is Obsidian's very own Carrie Patel to tell us all we need to know going into Avowed! Everything from framerate and role-playing mechanics to the future of the Pillars franchise is covered in our deep dive with the game's director. Also, we get a bit into what's behind the secret sauce that allows a team like Obsidian to release so many games in a short period of time while the rest of the industry toils away on one-and-done projects. That's not the only news to come out of Obsidian as the lead writer of Fallout's most loved entry in New Vegas just returned to the studio. John Gonzalez is known for not only his work on the Horizon series, but also his iconic characters created such as Mr. House, the Strip families, Caesar, and so on. Could Obsidian be cooking on Fallout? Well, not according to John, but we theorize nonetheless. Naturally, we get into the plethora of PS5 ports announced this week in Forza Horizon 5 as well as the Age Of Empires series plus plenty more in a girthy week of Defining Duke!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:02 - John Gonzalez, lead creative designer on Fallout: New Vegas is back
0:21:33 - It’s raining PS5 ports!
0:31:31 - Gears Of War Trilogy Collection leaks?
0:36:09 - Breaking down Xbox’s Q2 2025 stats
0:59:05 - The Sleeping Dogs saga
1:04:05 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth had a strong launch on Steam
1:08:48 - Devil May Cry 1 Remake possibly in development
1:13:51 - EA suggests that Dragon Age would’ve done better as a live service game
1:28:39 - First look at the new Battlefield
1:34:40 - Hideki Kamiya confirms that Platinum lost a ton of talent
1:41:24 - Some Capcom announcements
1:43:42 - Multiversus is going offline
1:47:19 - Fun economic updates for ya
1:52:49 - What We’re Playing
2:33:58 - Interview with Carrie Patel
3:17:16 - Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass
3:22:02 - Game Pass Pick Of The Week
Comments
My most hated race is the 400m dash
Only up 2% because MW3 was also a massive success, despite its awful campaign
Gabriel Baker
I haven’t noticed this issue, maybe there’s something wrong with your headphones?
Trill Spencer
Gentlemen, I’m reporting a technical issue with the show over the past couple of months. I think Cog must have gotten a new mic or changed his setup somehow? Whenever he starts spitting his bars, his voice gets really low, almost like a whisper. Up until recently that was never an issue but for weeks now I’ve noticed that I legitimately can’t hear anything he’s saying when he does that, like I don’t think the mic is even picking him up. For example when he starts talking about Destiny on this episode, I could barely hear half of what he was saying. I’m not sure if the mic is too far away from his mouth or what. Cog, I love hearing what you have to say, but I can’t! Anyways, keep up the good work Dukes, listening to you guys is one of the highlights of my week every week!
Mark ?️
Someone else has noticed this! I've never heard Matty use the word 'an'
Marcus
KCD 1 combat took me 6 years 3 retries to play it was super difficult and unfair in groups, KCD 2 is soooo much easier and enjoyable. Also sad spoiled 2nd map in the conversation I wanted that elden ring moment of finding an entire new section of game I didn't know exist
Mr. Scott If You're Nasty
Nice interview guys!! Keep rocking #DDCarrie
Robert F Friemering
I was so excited for the rumors of Forza coming PlayStation. Nobody said Motorsport or Horizon & when I hear Forza I think Motorsport since that came first. I didn't pull the trigger on PC version because I wanted DualSense Trigger support. Hopefully Motorsport will challenge Gran Turismo in the future on PlayStation.
Alexander Fisher
Such a great interview guys! Well done! :)
Deathspank
Are The Dukes not aware Obsidian had romance in past games?
NeO JD
It’d be a shame if there wasn’t a proper Fallout being made somewhere, but any Obsidian RPG will fill the gaps. Halo and Gears gonna have me spending money on all platforms. 😅 EA is looking like Ubisoft lately. They’re lucky they have the sports titles. And my man Fares of course. However, I don’t think even Vince can save Battlefield. #DDCarrie
CastingCouch
Go BIRDS!
Adam Barnes
Matty, it’s an Xbox podcast, not a.
Woopy77
Cogs storytelling about playing KCD2 is next level. I could listen to him talk all day!
Thursday-Lane
Great assessment from the dukes on the financial data in my opinion. I’d guess content and services only grew 2% because people subbed, played, then canceled all within the quarter. So 2% may just represent a slight uptick in retention. And because people got to play those for basically free, game sales were down even with two AAA launches. Worst of both worlds. I wonder if the dude responsible for refunding gamepass cancellations got laid off.
Mykal
Excited to listen to the interview! Congrats DD!
Arkvoodle's sacred crotch
I'm happy that PlayStation gamers are finally getting a good game with "Horizon" in the title.
Tyler Stafford
Great listen fellas. A lot of good questions asked by both of the Dukes. Excited for that eventual PS5 release.
Casey Cieslikowski
Do they bring up the artist that freaked out that wants right wingers dead in the interview or is it a waste of time?
Hustle&Motiv8
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Zac
Stay mad
Joel Nehlmark
My bois did it 😍😍😍happy for you guys
I cast Lvl 10 back pain with constant sneezing
Love having the director. Obsidian is one of my favorite studios and Avowed is one of the big games I’m looking into this year. Can’t wait to listen
Namistai25
A most excellent guest for the Defining Dukes.
Zac
"I'm a compulsive liar like literally everything I say is a lie. Anyway, this is my favorite podcast" And the dukes bought it hook, line and sinker 😂
joefray_
Getting more and more hyped for Avowed ngl
Jacob Lesperance
Forza is not gonna sell as well as you guys think. It's just too crowded And GT is a sim racer. Sim racing has tons of enthusiasts. Also, the PS5 is over 70 million units now
Diddy’s Dong Quest
Congrats! Thank you for this special content.
Michael Welter
DUKES! Huge congrats guys!
Nick Gagas
Look at you guys! Kudos!
Daddy T
Woooow great job Dukes!
