Reynatis X TWEWY Is Real? | Microsoft & Tango Fallout

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 Intro0:02:30 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_japan0:20:22 Leave us a Voice Mail! 🤙 New Game Announced:0:21:00 Designated Demigod 0:24:13 Dungeons of Hinterberg0:27:07 Keylocker0:32:23 Promise Mascot Agency0:38:20 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 future1:17:16 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 yearResponding to Super Chats & Outro 1:26:14 Super Chat 1: Wake up/JRPG fund1:26:57 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 together1:50:30 Outro