Today on HitPoint we've got a lot of catching up to do! Lots of cool indies on the horizon, and later in the show we'll deep-dive the whole sordid Microsoft thing with an emphasis on the bigger picture, and how it might affect the Industry as a whole.
Welcome Back to Hit Point!
0:00:00 Welcome Back to Hit Point!
0:01:13 Intro
0:02:30 Baku how have you been?
0:03:24 Derek how have you been?
 
Last Week's Comments:
0:05:45 Comment 1: I was a loyal content subscriber before your deep dive...
0:06:45 Comment 2: Comment summary for Square-Enix 
0:14:32 Comment 3: Comment summary for Derek's $@-up last week.
0:18:47 Comment 4: Re: Japan's Labor Force - @vix_in_japan
0:20:22 Leave us a Voice Mail! 🤙
 
New Game Announced:
0:21:00 Designated Demigod 
0:24:13 Dungeons of Hinterberg
0:27:07 Keylocker
0:32:23 Promise Mascot Agency
0:38:20 REYNATIS
 
Side Quests (Discussion Topics):
0:44:42 Closure of developer Tango Gameworks, what did they make?
0:49:12 How did the people to this, how did Microsoft/Xbox respond to that.
0:55:15 "You don't answer the question you are asked, you answer the question you wanted."
1:00:02 Why did Microsoft do this?
1:03:58 "I hate it when Companies play hungry hungry hippos."
1:06:15 GamePass is Poison to Studios.
1:12:03 Tango Interview that aged like a fine milk.
1:13:04 Xbox problems in the future
1:17:16 A Silver Lining...
 
Industry News:
1:19:25 Falcom sales in the West and Asia exceeded expectations and operating profit is up 26%.
1:22:42 Capcom net sales up 21% year over year
Responding to Super Chats & Outro 
1:26:14 Super Chat 1: Wake up/JRPG fund
1:26:57 Super Chat 2: I'm struggling to think of games that didn't require patches day one or close after launch.
1:34:00 Super Chat 3: What are you favorite moments from the Mother series?
1:38:41 Baku, what is your favorite scene with a mother in any RPG?
1:41:27 Super Chat 4: Breath of Fire in the June showcase?
1:44:18 Super Chat 5: I think the Games-industry needs to unionize.
1:49:01 Super Chat 6: I'm slowly moving away from Xbox games more.
1:55:10 Super Chat 7: Apes strong together
1:50:30 Outro