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Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

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Defining Duke is a weekly podcast dedicated to all things Xbox co-hosted by beloved YouTuber MrMattyPlays and Lord Cognito. Whether you're a fan and player of Xbox Series X|S, still hanging around on Xbox One, or have fond memories of Xbox 360 and the original Xbox, our show is for you. We go over the news, talk about the games we're playing, scour rumors and speculation, and much more. We publish each and every Sunday, and you can get the show three days early and ad-free by supporting us o ...
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The GamerGuild Podcast

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Welcome to GamerGuildTV! ​ ​Join our awesome gaming crew as we chat and play video games with Weekly Podcasts, Gaming Livestreams, Let's Plays and more... If you're new to gaming or a seasoned veteran, stop by and say hello. Follow us on Twitter @GamerGuildTV for all our latest news and updates or join the conversation on our Discord right here: https://discord.gg/kHPEVsj
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Twice as Good

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A podcast by two media bosses forging a new news landscape. Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita dive into arts, culture and how the stories we tell change our lives. The two innovators founded URL Media to uplift Black and Brown storytelling, while running their own newsrooms WURD Radio in Philadelphia and Epicenter-NYC in New York City.
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The Dukes are off to San Diego and that means we had to get a little crafty compared to our usual episodes! Since we’re recording in advance, we forged an episode in the spirit of Defining Duke Ultimate and leaned heavily into one topic: the Series X/S generation thus far. Easily our most asked question is whether or not to dive into a Xbox at this…
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Send us a text Join Chris and Richie for all the weekly video game news rounded up and discussed every Monday at 8am on YouTube and Podcast Services. 00:00:39 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:06:17 - What We've Been Playing 00:18:02 - The News! 00:19:32 - Astro Bot Reviews 00:40:55 - The failure of Concord 01:11:21 - No original IP at Sony? 01:16:42 - Spa…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:03:59 - What We've Been Playing 00:11:20 - The NEWS! 00:12:33 - Star Wars Outlaws Reviews 00:41:28 - Astro Bot! 00:45:11 - Concord Reviews 00:59:17 - Nintendo Ind…
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As always, we like to source questions, comments, and concerns from our lovely audience each and every week. Many times, that alone defines the theme of the episode and that's certainly the case here. Following the news of Indiana Jones headed to PS5, plenty of Xbox fans have been left flat-footed. What does this mean for the future of the console'…
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We’re fresh off the heels of the DNC in Chicago, where we captured a powerful conversation between URL Media CEO Mitra Kalita and two trailblazing Indian American politicians: Arvind Venkat, Pennsylvania Representative, and Shekhar Krishnan, New York City Council Member. As the first Indian Americans to hold their offices, Arvind and Shekhar bring …
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Send us a text Join Chris, Richie and friends to discuss all the weeks video game news, reveals and more! 00:00:39 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:04:15 - What We're Playing 00:11:08 - The News! 00:13:13 - Gamescom Announcements 00:13:55 - Borderlands 4 00:23:38 - Dying Light: The Beast 00:27:00 - Black Myth WuKong Success! 00:52:07 - Batman: Arkham Shad…
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For the first time ever, the Dukes are gathering in person to record an episode! What a time for it to happen too as we have plenty to discuss. For starters, we’re got our hands on a plethora of upcoming Xbox titles. Avowed, Ara History Untold, Towerborne, Atomfall, Metaphor Re Fantazio, and plenty more! As we were on site, we even had a chance to …
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:13 - What We've Been Playing 00:14:40 - The NEWS! 00:15:11 - PS+ Mid August 2024 00:26:50 - Plucky Squire Day and Date to GP 00:31:17 - Antstream Games Comes t…
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In a year chockful of layoffs and studio closures, we needed a W like this. What was originally considered one of the biggest losses amidst these changes was Xbox's closure of Tango Gameworks. Originally known for survival horror titles, Tango stormed out the gate last year with the beloved action rhythm game, Hi Fi Rush, to critical acclaim. Kraft…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:40 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:03:40 - What We're Playing 00:22:42 - The News! 00:23:20 - Avowed Delayed to Feb 2025 00:33:25 - Max Payne & Control 2 Updates 00:38:23 - Ready at Dawn closed by …
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Avowed is getting moved back to February 18, 2025 out of respect for our backlogs. How kind of Xbox to do such a thing! Avowed was a subject of much debate for the Dukes. While the game looked solid coming out of the January Developer Direct, it clearly needed more time. Come June, Avowed looked to be in much better shape and has now found itself a…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:01:31 - What We've Been Playing 00:13:33 - The NEWS! 00:14:20 - Ubisoft Launches A Cloud Gaming Service 00:23:38 - Star Wars Outlaws Previews 00:39:37 - What's Go…
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The results for Microsoft Gaming's FY24 Q4 is in and it's mighty telling of where the company is at. On one hand, Xbox is making more money than ever before, but it's come at the loss of hardware sales which are down a staggering 42% YOY. Can Xbox afford to keep this trend up in a world not yet ready for digital only? According to Microsoft CFO Amy…
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Send us a text Join the GamerGuild crew for your weekly gaming news round-up filled with reviews, discussion and more. 00:00:37 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:12:04 - What We're Playing 00:18:27 - The BEST Gaming Mascots 01:00:02 - The News! 01:01:16 - Stalker 2 delayed again 01:04:21 - Modern Warfare 3 hits GamePass 01:12:08 - Concord Previews 01:21:34…
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AI, layoffs, restructuring, and so on. Indeed, we're in the midst of interesting times for our beloved industry, but the clash between creator and executive has never been greater. Jobs are being lost to AI as we expected, but it's happening now. Not later, but now. Every publishing label is claiming that times are tough, but no adjustments on spen…
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The news that President Biden is stepping down in favor of VP Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democratic ticket has electrified some Black and South Asian communities in the US. Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita discuss what’s at stake. What contradictions exist in the Democratic Party and within VP Harris’ legacy? And what lessons can the American left learn …
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Send us a Text Message. Join the GamerGuild crew for your weekly gaming news round-up filled with reviews, discussion and more... 00:00:38 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:05:54 - Firestick Talk / What We're Playing 00:15:25 - The News! 00:16:17 - Next-Gen Console Watch 00:29:54 - GeForce Now and Xbox intergration 00:47:32 - Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn R…
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A rather peaceful July continues on as we dig through the aftermath of Xbox's major changes to Game Pass. For starters, we now have clarity on the wait for Day 1 games in the service at the standard tier and those who remain will be seemingly waiting a long time for their shiny games to arrive. Furthermore, Xbox is potentially pulling out of region…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:03:53 - What We've Been Playing 00:13:10 - The NEWS! 00:14:13 - PlayStation Plus July 2024 00:28:51 - Major Changes to Game Pass 00:44:39 - Modern Warefare 3 Come…
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After years of conversation on the topic, Xbox has finally made long anticipated adjustments to its popular subscription service. Day one Game Pass games are gone from its standard tier and all have seen a price hike. The conversation naturally navigates itself to the "why" in this situation. All subscription services go up whether it's Netflix, Di…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:04:29 - What We've Been Playing 00:17:49 - The NEWS! 00:18:08 - Resident Evil 9 Announced! 00:26:32 - PlayStation Return to Tokyo Games Show 00:30:42 - New GamePa…
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It's finally a slow news week which means we get to settle into some stories that we'd typically breeze over! Leading the charge this week is Avowed which continues to sound amazing! With new details from director Carrie Patel, the Dukes settle into a discuss about character building, choice and consequence, and the oft-debated romance. Alongside t…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Our weekly show that rounds up all the juicy stories and news from the wonderful world of video gaming. On this week's show we discuss... 00:00:38 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:45 - What We're Playing 00:10:35 - The News! 00:11:27 - Assassin's Creed Remakes 00:24:03 - July's PlayStation Plus Games 00…
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In a relatively slow week, we're able to settle into a major interview conducted by Variety with the one and only, Matt Booty. Sitting as Xbox Game Content and Studios President, Matt Booty was a major factor behind Xbox's decision to shut down four Bethesda studios. In the brand's third attempt to answer the deeper reasoning behind these closures,…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:40 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:27 - What We're Playing 00:08:21 - The News! 00:09:44 - Nintendo Direct Breakdown 01:02:01 - Limited Run Games confirm 20 games! 01:06:58 - Crash N Sane Trilog…
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Well, this is a first. Matty had the opportunity to sit down with Bethesda Game Studios lead Todd Howard to discuss everything from Starfield and Elder Scrolls VI to Fallout and the company's shifting design philosophies! In an otherwise slow news week, the Dukes sink into all Todd had to share with Matty. What's going on with Fallout ports or New …
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:01:40 - XDefiant Review 00:08:06 - What We've Been Playing 00:17:54 - The NEWS! 00:18:29 - Reviewing Summer Games Fest 00:24:47 - Ubisoft Forward 00:33:46 - Assas…
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If there's one thing that the Xbox Showcase taught us, it's that Xbox has a lot ready to release soon. Perhaps, even, too many! As Cog aptly puts it, Xbox has an abundance of riches and we're keen on seeing how they spread the wealth. Will Xbox go all in with a line up of Shattered Space, Black Ops 6, Avowed, Indy, and Starfield DLC? It's hard to t…
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After months of dooming, Xbos fans needed a big win. In the humble opinion of the Dukes, Xbox absolutely delivered on all levels. Missing games finally received needed updates with Perfect Dark and State Of Decay 3. The Coalition finally gets the spotlight in a shocking Gears announcement: a prequel set during E-Day! Furthermore, tons of third part…
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Send us a text Video games exploded this past weekend with more announcements and reveals than you can shake Indiana Jones' whip at and we're here to break everything down from Summer Game Fest through to the Xbox Showcase! 00:00:39 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:10 - Uncharted: Golden Abyss 00:05:39 - The Xbox Showcase Breakdown 00:09:38 - Call of D…
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Why is the Supreme Court rolling back the clock on our civil rights? In this episode of Twice as Good, Sara and Mitra are joined by two special guests, Madiba Dennie, author of the new book “The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back,” and Brandon Tensley, the national politics reporter at Cap…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:04:25 - What We've Been Playing 00:14:11 - The NEWS! 00:14:42 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 00:21:00 - PlayStation State of Play 00:53:06 - PS+ June 2024 00:56:51 - …
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The Xbox Games Showcase 2024 is soon upon us meaning it's time to unite with Xbox Two for our annual predictions show! Joining us is Rand Al Thor 19 to dissect what feels like another "must win" situation for Xbox. As per usual, we run down the multitude of first party studios, now including Activision, and debate heavily what will make the cut. Wi…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly gaming news show rounding up and discussing all the week's interesting stories and news. 00:00:41 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:21 - What We Playing? (Hearts of Iron) 00:10:22 - The News! 00:11:00 - Hellblade 2 Reviews 00:32:05 - XDefiant Reviews 00:38:49 - New Astro Bot game incoming? 00…
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The next major release in Xbox's first party family has arrived! Senua's Saga: Hellblade II has seen an increased amount of pressure placed upon it as concern for the platform holder as ramped up. Stripping ourselves from the heightened emotionality of that situation, how does over five years of development, a team size four times bigger than the o…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly gaming news show rounding up and discussing all the week's interesting stories and news. 00:00:39 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:30 - What We're Playing 00:15:00 - The News! 00:15:40 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Revealed 00:26:40 - The Division Heartland Cancelled 00:35:50 - Upcoming Game Pa…
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The dust has settled since Xbox closed four different Bethesda studios. Many expected the team to go into hiding as there is no good answer for this outcome, but they did the opposite. Xbox President Sarah Bond showed up to a Bloomberg interview and gave a mind boggling non-answer that has sent this already wounded fanbase into another outrage. Nat…
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University journalism students have been the primary documentarians of campus protests for Gaza, and the resulting crackdowns nationwide. In this episode of Twice as Good, Sara and Mitra sit with Zain Shafi Khan, journalist and leader from University of Southern California’s Annenberg Media. Sara and Mitra connect with Zain over his mission to capt…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:04:20 - What We've Been Playing 00:10:35 - The NEWS! 00:11:09 - Xbox Shut Down Studios 00:35:24 - Hell Blade Studio in Peril? 00:40:22 - LEGO Horizon From PlaySta…
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A nightmare year for Xbox continues. The latest chapter in this story is Xbox's shuttering of four Bethesda studios in Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Roundhouse Studios, and Alpha Dog Games. The message is clear that the experimenting days of Xbox are done as the strategy deployed by its leaders continues to fail. The focus is Call Of Duty, Fallou…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:43 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:29 - What We're Playing 00:10:18 - The News! 00:11:50 - Batman Arkham Shadow announced! 00:20:17 - May's PlayStation Plus Games 00:25:42 - Xbox Showcase & Star…
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Following the Fallout TV show's massive success, the clamoring for a new game has never been louder. This isn't Bethesda's first rodeo with such demands. However, with a new owner and the most eyes ever on the product, Todd Howard has finally said that they are investigating ways to deliver more Fallout games. What would a roadmap for Fallout look …
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:03:35 - What We've Been Playing 00:12:11 - The NEWS! 00:13:40 - Embracer Group Break Up! 00:35:32 - Stellar Balde Review Roundup 00:46:40 - People Can't Fly - Out…
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ATLUS has shown out once again in what has been a phenomenal roll for the company. With a 20+ minute showcase under our belts, Metaphor: ReFantazio is looking absolutely fantastic. More importantly, it's not just fantasy Persona, but aims to be much more and potentially far more complicated. The Dukes dissect this incredible looking JRPG, mull over…
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Chair of the African American Studies Department at Duke University, joins Sara Lomax to discuss the latest rollback to DEI. In April, Duke University abruptly ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholarship program, an investment in Black student excellence with a proud 44 year legacy. Why are diversity, equity and inclusion efforts …
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:37 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:02:00 - What We're Playing 00:14:16 - The News! 00:14:45 - Nintendo Indie Showcase 00:28:02 - Far Cry 7 with Cillian Murphy? 00:38:08 - The Success of Fallout 00:…
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It's been a Fallout filled week! With the tremendous success that is the TV show, the hunger for a new Fallout has arguably never been higher. Following our spoiler filled discussion of the TV show, we circle back to the timely question: What can Xbox and Bethesda accomplish with this franchise? Having InXile and Obsidian in the family is a match m…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:50 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:04:29 - What We've Been Playing 00:15:05 - The NEWS! 00:15:56 - Star Wars Outlaws Update 00:36:02 - Amazon's Fallout Review + Game Update News 00:54:55 - Games Le…
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It's a little early for the usual summer showcase leaks, but here we are nonetheless! Gears Of War stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Halo when it comes to importance during the Xbox 360 generation. Despite that, the series has never earned itself the "Master Chief Collection treatment" nor has developer The Coalition received its flowers for its con…
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Send us a text Welcome to The GamerGuild Podcast! Your weekly show where three best friends round up and discuss all the week's gaming stories and news. 00:00:40 - Welcome/Housekeeping 00:06:15 - What We're Playing 00:18:15 - The News! 00:19:15 - PlayStation Showcase Rumour 00:29:00 - Ubisoft Forward confirmed 00:40:30 - April PS Plus New Game Line…
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