Roger (Caller from Kansas City)

Like we're, we are Arkham, but we're beyond.

Like we're, we are Arkham, but we're beyond.

I like that actually. It was some Batman beyond return to Arkham. Yeah. There's stuff to put in there. Yeah. But again, I think people just see Batman on the cover. They're gonna be stoked.

I like that actually. It was some Batman beyond return to Arkham. Yeah. There's stuff to put in there. Yeah. But again, I think people just see Batman on the cover. They're gonna be stoked.

Yeah, that's a Gamescast topic unto itself, I do believe. Yeah, where I have lots to say about it. I want to scroll ahead because I do have confirmation. Oh, yes, this make me log back into Google. You sons of bitches. You know what I mean? I can't confirm everybody. Soft confirm. You know how things move around here all the time. But we are planning right now on Thursday, February 20th.

Yeah, that's a Gamescast topic unto itself, I do believe. Yeah, where I have lots to say about it. I want to scroll ahead because I do have confirmation. Oh, yes, this make me log back into Google. You sons of bitches. You know what I mean? I can't confirm everybody. Soft confirm. You know how things move around here all the time. But we are planning right now on Thursday, February 20th.

Is the gaming industry doomed with Matt Piscitella from Sir Connor? He's going to call in and we're going to do a podcast with him to talk about this very topic. Right now, my nutshell pitch for you on this is that even though you don't know it, you live in the Matrix where the cycle just repeats over and over again. And it's back to the die here, be a villain.

Is the gaming industry doomed with Matt Piscitella from Sir Connor? He's going to call in and we're going to do a podcast with him to talk about this very topic. Right now, my nutshell pitch for you on this is that even though you don't know it, you live in the Matrix where the cycle just repeats over and over again. And it's back to the die here, be a villain.

Where I think, yeah, these big things are going to flare out and go away, but then you're going to see these smaller publishers that are doing small things and making the right choices right now, making smaller games with smaller risk, become successful and get bigger and get bigger until they start making bigger, bigger games and then...

Where I think, yeah, these big things are going to flare out and go away, but then you're going to see these smaller publishers that are doing small things and making the right choices right now, making smaller games with smaller risk, become successful and get bigger and get bigger until they start making bigger, bigger games and then...

Hopefully, not, but probably get into a situation like this, right? Where it is like, oh shit, we're overextended and things are starting to fail, right? I look back at going to THQ events and how big Midway was and all these different things where Activision by itself, right? Where they were top of the mountain, king of the castle making these games and then they got into annualization.

Hopefully, not, but probably get into a situation like this, right? Where it is like, oh shit, we're overextended and things are starting to fail, right? I look back at going to THQ events and how big Midway was and all these different things where Activision by itself, right? Where they were top of the mountain, king of the castle making these games and then they got into annualization.

They got into the UDraw tablet for THQ. They made bad choices that then left them exposed so they either get closed or they get bought or they get acquired and da-da-da. So it's like,

They got into the UDraw tablet for THQ. They made bad choices that then left them exposed so they either get closed or they get bought or they get acquired and da-da-da. So it's like,

Same thing here, I think, when you look at Ubisoft, they're making small games and doing all this cool stuff, then they start making Assassin's Creed, and then they pull back, and they fight off of Endy, and now they're to a point where it's like, nobody cares, and it seems like you're in bad shape, right?

Same thing here, I think, when you look at Ubisoft, they're making small games and doing all this cool stuff, then they start making Assassin's Creed, and then they pull back, and they fight off of Endy, and now they're to a point where it's like, nobody cares, and it seems like you're in bad shape, right?

I feel like that's going to happen again for a lot of people here, but I don't think the traditional video game publisher is ever going to go away, because it can't all be Xbox, PlayStation, owning these studios, right? And there'll always be a place for someone else to come in, and all you need right now is somebody who...

I feel like that's going to happen again for a lot of people here, but I don't think the traditional video game publisher is ever going to go away, because it can't all be Xbox, PlayStation, owning these studios, right? And there'll always be a place for someone else to come in, and all you need right now is somebody who...

understands how much money they can actually make off the video game market, which is hard. Of course, there's a million different moving parts to the games and yada, yada, yada. But to our point, if you don't chase trends, you're going to be okay. You're not going to be rich, maybe. Exactly. Thank you. Thank you for putting a button on it, right?

understands how much money they can actually make off the video game market, which is hard. Of course, there's a million different moving parts to the games and yada, yada, yada. But to our point, if you don't chase trends, you're going to be okay. You're not going to be rich, maybe. Exactly. Thank you. Thank you for putting a button on it, right?