#252 | We PLAYED The Halo Remake...

Defining Duke: An Xbox Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Hobbies, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 947 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 286 minutes

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Summary

Following months of swirling rumors, Halo Combat Evolved has its remake. It's called Halo Campaign Evolved and you can play it next year on Xbox, PC, and yes, even PlayStation! It has everything from sprinting to aiming down sights, but more surprising is the new content found within. Cutscenes have been entirely reshot, new prequel missions are being added to the game, new weapons are getting thrown in there, and even the warthog saw an expansion to it. Cog and Gene had the opportunity to go hands-on with a demo of this remake and the takeaways are what you'd expect from a Halo Studios led project. Indeed, it's the familiar cocktail of optimism for what's in front of you and lingering skepticism from the thing you just got. Go to https://www.quince.com/duke for free shipping and 365-day returns Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:02:53 - Sarah Bond says exclusive games are antiquated0:16:09 - Matt Booty says Xbox’s competition is TikTok and movies0:29:43 - Phil Spencer says Forza Motorsport isn’t dead0:38:25 - Phil Spencer on Xbox’s AI push0:45:09 - Xbox has a Partner Preview coming in November0:52:55 - Fallout Day 2025 was terrible1:18:40 - ID@Xbox showcase reveals 12 indie Game Pass titles1:20:43 - Canceled multiplayer God of War game leaks1:24:12 - Ghost of Yotei sales analysis1:31:00 - Loulan: The Cursed Sands revealed1:33:23 - Masters of Albion will be Peter Molyneux’s final game1:41:31 - Mouse: P.I. for Hire releases on March 19th, 20261:42:45 - Battlefield REDSEC shadow dropped by EA1:45:07 - FemShep wants to go back to Mass Effect1:46:40 - Crash Bandicoot is getting a Netflix series1:47:51 - What We’re Playing (Xbox Ally X)2:26:55 - Halo Campaign Evolved discussion3:01:40 - Cog's thoughts on Ninja Gaiden 43:09:11 - Outer Worlds 23:35:17 - Massive details on the next Xbox3:59:25 - Xbox’s 30% profit margin to blame for price hikes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Defining Duke is sponsored by Quince, the exceptional online clothing and accessory store for both men and women.
0:06.0	My Quince cashmere sweater is amazing, and it lacks any flaws, unlike George Costanzas on that one episode of Seinfeld.
0:11.8	Go to quince.com slash Duke.
0:13.9	That's Q-U-N-C-E for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.
0:21.1	Now available in Canada, too.
0:23.0	That's quince.com slash Duke.
0:24.9	Again, for high-quality gear with free shipping and a 365-day return policy,
0:29.6	head to quince.com slash duke.
0:31.5	Thank you. The
0:40.3	The Salutations, everybody, it is Maddie here today.
1:05.4	Welcome to episode 252 of Defining Duke and Xbox podcast today.
1:11.2	I'm joined as always by the man exploring Eden, Dorado, Prater, Cloister, maybe.
1:18.0	Who knows how far he got?
1:19.5	Lord Cognito, how are you doing today, good, sir.
1:23.2	Thank you for joining us from Beyond the Outer Worlds.
1:25.6	Yes, yes, trying to get my, you know, my feelings, my feet around that world. You know, like stuff. We'll talk about stuff we've been playing. But, yeah, man, it's just been good. I've been good, yeah, disconnect. That's my first little mini-discconnect after like three weeks of like hardcore content creation, hardtore putting stuff out. Obviously, embargoes. It never stops. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So it was good to just do like a kind of like a social media disconnect for a little bit and just. And actually just in general, like phone calls, all. I was like, I'll give back to people what I'm ready. You know what I'm saying? I just need to mentally. Yeah, like I'm like, I'm not dealing with nobody right now. I just need to mentally get my mind right. So other than that, good, good. Good, good. We do. He's got a shirt on that fits the show perfectly. Gene Park, how are you doing today, good sir? Yeah, I'm wearing the sacred symbols of PlayStation podcast shirt on the Xbox podcast.
2:19.7	But hey.
2:20.1	Or a PlayStation podcast now, though.
2:21.5	We're a PlayStation podcast now, too.
2:23.0	So why not?
2:24.1	He said two.
2:26.1	Don't forget about us, guys.
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