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