What Happened To Dot Hack?! || A Look Into the Disappearance of a Franchise
240I know, I know — technically Project Dot Hack comprises the first gen of the series, while the second is called the Dot Hack conglomerate, but this video puts anything with a '.' and the word hack together in a title together under one umbrella, so ... yeah.
I started gathering the info for this video MONTHS ago, but only just recently got around to putting it all together. I won't bore y'all with the reasons for that, but I am glad it's finally getting uploaded.
It's about time I get back to discussing Dot Hack on this channel. I remember doing multiple videos on the series two years ago when I first started making videos, and it was some of the most successful content I've ever made (even if one of them was blocked worldwide).
I have a lot of people to thank, and sources to cite, so I'll wrap this up, but first I want to sincerely thank you for watching, and I hope you like this week's video.
SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO:
+ u/ThatDotHackGuy, for compiling a TON of links / resources that really helped in the making of this video. It would be great if you'd check out their channel, where they upload CDs related to Dot Hack (http://bit.ly/2K2OUdb) and their website, where they upload scripts from the Dot Hack franchise (http://bit.ly/2EYJaNc).
+ MegaMike (http://bit.ly/2I0BsE8), Kyle Hebert (http://bit.ly/2IpQbI1), Crystal Reese (http://bit.ly/2XzMaqS) and Kiba Walker (http://bit.ly/2HZA3xG), who were gracious enough to help with narration in this episode. I highly recommend checking all of them out and supporting them.
HERE'S A LIST OF SOURCES CITED:
+ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bandai-namco-to-merge/1100-6123385/
+ https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/about/history.html
+ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132458/the_formation_and_evolution_of_.php
+ https://trademark-search.marcaria.com/en/Result?trademark=.Hack&country=JP&status=1&mode=1
+ https://www.dothackers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18350&start=40
+ https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/8066?entry_id=5738
+ https://www.dualshockers.com/hack-gu-last-recode-300000-copies-sold-worldwide/
+ https://www.facebook.com/CyberConnect2.EN/posts/1813966765336799?__xts__[0]=68.ARCcFCQNdj32hXvdd5jxixiTiiWEJw28BAAtzSiMnIxvNyizwmvrWOu3rIV96nrPwIRslsWi5FVCBagx3EDA0Awk0u5vg2FQ3WJEYsu8gOj3kn3CeZILJFIbeN6bx1tjkoeN9mLvanUrhycKNzpbkFp4ibGkEG0aH9rxPqUlrZc-m9VYZCQPZn0KdLQyEUkItG5iMiOmZJnFyRw0M_tjuogbgCrE3YIeCMf57hoVX24SsYRjfiPIRjswvo1TcYcaeDtuLk0cVZ7OX9-6C4zeX4VnZ7587wZf5LAExhc2szcrmivS9yVVVdw6Nz63zjn6DVLHS2nV8oxapLndoKvBOA&__tn__=-R
MUSIC USED:
+ N.E.R.D. (instrumental) — Richie Branson
+ Otaku King 2 (instrumental) — Richie Branson
+ 1-4-13 (instrumental) — Mega Ran
+ Losses (instrumental) — Mega Ran
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