Hitbox!

HITBOX!

Realist gaming news brought to you every Wednesday by Justin Matkovich and Peter Hunt Szpytek.

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May 11, 2022 · 1 hr 49 min
HITBOX!: Ultra Deluxe
Buckle in for a long one. Justin and Peter discuss the Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Trek to Yomi, the pairing down of Square Enix, Bungie taking a stand for reproductive rights, an extra spoilercast for Returnal, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Major spoilers for Returnal at the end of this episode! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Inside the Growing Discontent Behind Nintendo’s Fun Facade // Kat Bailey // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-america-contractors-full-time-complaints-report https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
May 4, 2022 · 1 hr 34 min
The Mario Movie is Going to Make ALL the Money
Justin and Peter discuss Returnal co-op, Nintendo Switch Sports, Sony's backwards conversion rates, the likely success of the Mario movie, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Apr 27, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
Two Game Boys Talk Games, Boys
Justin and Peter discuss Returnal, Demon's Souls, LEGO Star Wars' smashing success, the potential of Game Boy emulation on the Switch, what the rest of the year looks like for the Switch, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Apr 20, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
Slow your roll there, Hello Games
Justin and Peter discuss Ghostwire Tokyo, Hello Games' new "ambitious" product, a potential Halo battle royale, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Apr 13, 2022 · 1 hr 37 min
We'll See Kingdom Hearts 4 in 2028
Justin and Peter discuss LEGO Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga, Kingdom Hearts 4, the BAFTA Awards, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Apr 6, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
E3 2022 Has Been Abandoned
Justin and Peter discuss Returnal's DLC, Moss Book 2, the revamped PS Plus offerings, the continued BlueBox Game Studios conspiracy, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ PlayStation.Blog // https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/?etrid=&etcid=220131-SPARPLUS-GL-PLS-B-FLX&Linkid=220131-SPARPLUS-GL-PLS-B-FLX&emcid= @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Mar 30, 2022 · 1 hr 33 min
Is the Halo TV Show Actually Good?
Justin and Peter discuss Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Elden Ring, Tunic, the potential of Knack 3, the first episode of the Halo TV show, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ PlayStation tipped for busy week of announcements // Andy Robinson // VideoGamesChronicle https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-tipped-for-busy-week-of-announcements/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Mar 23, 2022 · 1 hr 36 min
Mario Kart Has Gone Back to the Future
Justin and Peter discuss Starfield's recent dev diary, The Quarry, the controversy surrounding JK Rowling's transphobia and her ties to Hogwarts Legacy, and so much more! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ Insiders describe ‘fast and furious’ exits from Xbox’s Perfect Dark studio // Video Games Chronicle // Andy Robinson https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/insiders-describe-fast-and-furious-exits-from-xboxs-perfect-dark-studio/ Report: Perfect Dark studio The Initiative sees wave of staff departures // GamesIndustry.biz // Danielle Partis https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-15-report-perfect-dark-studio-the-initiative-sees-wave-of-staff-departures JK Rowling's Anti-Transgender Stance And Hogwarts Legacy // GameSpot // Jessie Earl https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Mar 16, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
The Best Open-World Games of All Time
Justin and Peter discuss the March 2022 State of Play, the potential of the God of War Amazon series, the best open-world games of all time, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ Gran Turismo 7 overtakes Elden Ring to take pole position // Christopher Dring // GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-07-gran-turismo-7-overtakes-elden-ring-to-take-pole-position-uk-boxed-charts The 10 Best Open-World Games // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/the-10-best-open-world-games @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Mar 9, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
What is the Best Pokemon Starter?
Justin and Peter discuss the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo, Elden Ring's impressive sales, the problems surrounding Star Wars: Eclipse, the best Pokemon starters, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ Elden Ring is the biggest non-FIFA or Call of Duty launch since Red Dead Redemption 2 // Christopher Dring // GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-03-elden-ring-is-the-biggest-non-fifa-or-call-of-duty-launch-since-red-dead-redemption-2-uk-digital-charts Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 2 Is Called Lone Wolves And It Has a Release Date, Maps, and Modes // Adam Bankhurst // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-multiplayer-season-2-is-called-lone-wolves-and-it-has-a-release-date-maps-modes @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Mar 2, 2022 · 1 hr 37 min
Elden Ring is Here and So is Pokemon Gen 9
Justin and Peter discuss the prospect of Breath of the Wild 2 releasing in 2022, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, their early thoughts on Elden Ring, the Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Feb 23, 2022 · 1 hr 47 min
Is Horizon Forbidden West Better Than Horizon Zero Dawn?
Justin and Peter discuss their extended thoughts on Sifu, the first look at Horizon Forbidden West, the rumor regarding a Call of Duty delay, the Wii U and 3DS eShop closure, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! MILD POKEMON LEGENDS ARCEUS SPOILERS REGARDING THE END GAME 10:59-15:58 Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Early Nintendo Switch Sports Players are Forbidden from Talking About It Publicly // Ryan Dinsdale // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-is-forbidding-nintendo-switch-sports-players-from-talking-about-it-publicly Next Year's Call of Duty Has Reportedly Been Delayed to the Following Year // Rebekah Valentine // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-delayed-first-time-decades https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Feb 17, 2022 · 35 min
Sifu Review
Justin and Peter give their reviews of Sifu all while having a hoot and a holler! Copies of Sifu were provided to HITBOX! by the publisher. WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE Chicken Reel (arr. F. Mahl) by New Columbian Brass Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8vrKNL8Hmc Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich
Feb 16, 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
We're Still Talking About Cyberpunk in the Year 2022
Justin and Peter discuss Sony's tree-planting campaign, Cyberpunk 2077's Xbox Series X and PS5 upgrades, the most recent Nintendo Direct, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! POKEMON LEGENDS ARCEUS SPOILER CONVESATION: 11:42-18:04 Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Sony Will Plant A Tree Every Time You Unlock A Specific Trophy In Horizon Forbidden West // Eddie Makuch // GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-will-plant-a-tree-every-time-you-unlock-a-specific-trophy-in-horizon-forbidden-west/1100-6500710/#:~:text=Entertainment-,Sony%20Will%20Plant%20A%20Tree%20Every%20Time%20You%20Unlock%20A,campaign%20called%20Play%20and%20Plant.&text=For%20every%20instance%20that%20players,to%20help%20save%20the%20planet Nintendo doesn't want to buy companies, but it may have to // Christopher Dring // GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-15-nintendo-doesnt-want-to-buy-companies-but-it-may-have-to-opinion https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Feb 9, 2022 · 1 hr 26 min
Sony Purchases Bungie, Acquisitions Galore
Justin and Peter discuss Worlde's acquisition by the New York Times, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Switch sales, Sony's acquisition of Bungie, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Sony Acquires Bungie, creators of Destiny, in $3.6B deal // Michael McWhertor // Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22910849/sony-buys-bungie-destiny-2-multiplatform-playstation https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Feb 2, 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
Diving Into Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Justin and Peter discuss Worlde's popularity, Halo Infinite's battle pass and longevity, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Wordle Archive https://www.devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/?226 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and the art of the remaster with Naughty Dog's experts // Rachel Weber // GamesRadar https://www.gamesradar.com/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-and-the-art-of-the-remaster-with-naughty-dogs-experts/ An interview with FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki // Tim Turi // PlayStation Blog https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/28/an-interview-with-fromsoftwares-hidetaka-miyazki/ Ubisoft Exec Says 'Gamers Don't Get It' When It Comes To NFTS // Ryan Leston // IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-exec-says-gamers-dont-get-it-when-it-comes-to-nfts https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Jan 26, 2022 · 1 hr 33 min
Has Xbox Become a Monopoly?
Justin and Peter discuss Star Wars' future with Respawn, Xbox Game Pass' subscriber count, Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and so much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has led to extensive crunch at TT Games // Jack Yarwood // Polygon https://www.polygon.com/features/22891555/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-has-led-to-extensive-crunch-at-tt-games https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Jan 19, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
Xbox One Retired. PS4 Rehired. And PS Now fired.
Justin and Peter discuss the death of the Xbox One, Horizon Forbidden West leaks, the games industry's use of NFTs, and much more all while having a hoot and a holler! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Jan 18, 2022 · 1 hr 46 min
BONUS EPISODE: 2022 Fantasy Critic Draft feat. Button Mashing 101
Justin and Peter participate in Button Mashing 101's yearly fantasy critic draft with Dan, Dave, and Alex. Best of luck to all the teams! Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order
Jan 13, 2022 · 2 hr 40 min
The Best Video Games of 2021 Pt. 2 feat. Button Mashing 101
Justin and Peter participate in the podcasting crossover of the year to discuss and celebrate the best video games that came out in 2021 with Dan, Dave, and Alex from Button Mashing 101. Follow us on Twitter @HitboxPod or send us an email at HitboxOfficialPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think! https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/ @peterspittech and @JustinMatkovich The intro and outro of Hitbox! is by The Socials, check out their work right here: https://www.fiverr.com/thesocials?source=order