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Once more, Xbox's summer showcase finds itself on the Sunday of Summer Games Fest weekend! It's there that they'll pull the lid off their 25th anniversary celebration with a deep dive on Gears Of War: E-Day alongside what will no doubt feature the likes of Fable, Halo, and plenty of other games. The Dukes find themselves mighty curious what Coalition has planned for Gears Of War this time around. Much like Halo, Gears Of War is known for its suite of modes that made it so dominant during the 360 days. Seeing how Halo Infinite struggled to ship with campaign, forge, and multiplayer attached, can Gears have a similar issue with its campaign, horde more, and multiplayer? Speaking of multiplayer, will this latest rendition appeal to the wall bouncers or the casuals? Furthermore, how far will the gameplay be taken from an innovation standpoint when this is the youngest we've ever seen Marcus and Dom? The questions are many, but the outcome is tantalizing as Developer Directs during the summer have established themselves as games where there is far more than usual to be shown off. All of our answers arrive on June 7th, but why not listen to the Dukes gab about this and much more until then, right? Get early access to Defining Duke and all Last Stand Media shows at https://www.patreon.com/LastStandMedia Sign up for your $1 per month trial period at https://www.shopify.com/duke 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:17 - A new segment? 0:13:52 - Leak culture in video games 0:25:00 - Xbox Partner Preview recap 0:36:58 - Why Xbox killed their “This Is An Xbox” campaign 0:39:58 - Updates and rumors on Halo Campaign Evolved 0:51:09 - Bethesda shuts down Elder Scrolls Blades 0:56:05 - Crystal Dynamics is making a Lord Of The Rings game 1:08:46 - Eidos Montreal layoffs 1:20:30 - Disney interested in buying Epic Games 1:27:21 - Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami’s studio 1:34:56 - Nintendo's 2026 schedule leaks 1:47:07 - What We're Playing 2:19:07 - Xbox Summer Showcase revealed