MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Haley MacLean unpack the best moments and highlights from Microsoft's Developer Direct for January of 2024. They talk about the new gameplay shown for Obsidian's Avowed, the release date for Hellblade II, and the extended first real look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Then they share their full thoughts on Ubisoft's excellent 2D Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtube.com/live/M_YDtsl0ZSk Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.factormeals.com/minnmax50 - 50% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX50 https://www.tryfum.com/minnmax - 10% off with Promo Code: MINNMAX https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: AULDGAMESYNE To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - Microsoft Developer Direct overall thoughts 00:07:18 - Avowed 00:16:16 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II 00:19:44 - Visions of Mana 00:21:48 - Ara: History Untold 00:26:19 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 00:40:52 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:59:22 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:05:07 - Community questions 01:54:51 - Get A Load Of This JeffM’s GALOT -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2xCQT0BUcw Janet's GALOT - https://q-lessgame.com/ Hanson's GALOT - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8-4-play/id393557569 Haley's GALOT - https://medium.com/@GizmohMan/alan-wake-joins-dead-by-daylight-a-canon-collaboration-and-gameplay-details-a296cc524c99 Community GALOT - https://www.ign.com/articles/modder-turns-mortal-kombat-1-into-gruesome-adults-only-dreamworks-vs-pixar-blood-bath Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Super Smash Bros. Melee - thewholehamdamily Tokyo Jungle - Michael Berry Freedom Fighter - RabidLime Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Joshua Ayers Luck Be A Landlord - TrampolineTales Hell’s Kitchen - Jake Standley Ghost Of Tsushima - ProcyonNumber6 Time Travel Adventures - Bezlo Scarlet Hollow - Julie Wilcox Gravity Circuit - Malcolm Holliday Dark Cloud - Andres Silva Lost Magic - Pretty Good Printing Child Of Light - Jessica-Star Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - Patrick Polk This podcast is powered by Pinecast.