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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 16/11/21, and we talked about how every AAA+ game is being released either broken or with exploitable systems. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Forza Horizon 5's Willy's 18:57 New World's Economy was shut down 26:50 Break 27:26 Battlefield 2042 XP Exploit 29:49 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 10/11/21, and we talked about the WWE's approach to their talent's digital media efforts, write the design doc of our ideal wrestling game and we glimpse at the first that Netflix Games has offered. 0:00 The Good Life (We haven't played it yet) 2:23 Forza Horizon 5 Is Too Big 14:41 Break 15:19 The WWE Sucks 37:40 Netflix Games Exists This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 09/11/21, and we talked about Disco Elysium, Removing the Danny Trejo Hot Dog Mission, For some reason a lot of Elon Musk and how there need to be consequences for terrible corporate action. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Disco Elysium Chat! 5:20 Far Cry 6 9:32 Pay Raises! 19:12 Randy's Promotion 20:12 Elon's Tax Chat 24:01 Break 24:38 When do the Corporate Consequences start? 26:56 Elon Again 31:52 Back to the Corporate Consequences 31:56 Jen Oneal Leaving Activision Blizzard 34:53 Forza's Out But It's Not Out 36:12 Great Accessibility Options This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240485.Storm_of_Steel https://kotaku.com/forza-horizon-5s-sign-language-interpreters-are-a-huge-1848005282 https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-employee-group-new-petition *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended version of this episode is available at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58288527 Alex P (he/him) and Shay join Alex CG (they/them) to reflect on Eastward (2021). *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 04/11/21, and we talked about how there's a YouTuber skincare line, how Ubisoft can't just leave you alone, Facebook turning into Meta, Fortnite leaving China and bad emulation. This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 25/10/21. We talked about how Inscryption is hard to review, the pressures that puts on critics and how the experience of playing games pre-release and for fun is different based on just the environment and information available at the time. We also talk about Far Cry 6's weird single-player account creation stuff, how it's probably too long to finish and if the GTA Remasters retain the spirit of the original games. This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow 0:00 Intro 0:31 You really should play Inscryption 20:10 Break 20:27 Far Cry 6's GTAness *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia This week on our review show Reflections, Astrid (they/them), Shay, and Mat chat about Deathloop, other immersive sims and ludonarrative dissonance. This episode contains spoilers. 00:00 Welcome to Reflections 2:55 What's the deal with immersive sims? 5:34 The problem with morality systems 7:07 Multiplayer  8:55 Puzzles and the illusion of choice  12:37 Endings  16:01 Verdicts Reflections are scored individually on a scale from love to hate, and then a group Glass House Games verdict is determined using our magical algorithm. *** Glass House Games is a games media outlet based and recorded in the heart of Brick Lane. New videos out every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! We recap all the recent gaming news! This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at: https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! We recap all the recent gaming news! This episode the team talks about EA maybe no longer keeping the FIFA licence and whether people would still enjoy the game if they can't play as Messi. We also talk about how Nintendo's new Switch Online price increase is another example of their weird relationship to cost. Also, we talk again about how piracy can be justified and the games industry's inability to properly credit people for their work. And for some reason we also talk about 100 Gecs & Disney Land for a bit. 0:00 Intro 5:03 What's the next FIFA going to be called? 12:50 Animal Crossing! 16:11 Nintendo's Weird Pricing 24:47 Weird tangent about 100 Gecs and Disney Land 27:50 More Nintendo 38:58 Break 39:20 Getting credited properly for your work This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/57431611 Mat and Samantha (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to reflect on Psychonauts 2 (2021) a troubled follow-up to a beloved platforming adventure. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! This is our new show where we recap all the recent gaming news. On this episode This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! This is our new show where we recap all the recent gaming news. On this episode we're talking Metroid Dread first impressions, Nintendo emulation versus piracy and Back4Blood. This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alex P (he/him) and Alex CG (they/them) Mat to talk about games that get finished way way later. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia The GHG Crew wraps up the important games and news stories of September!  *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/56802660 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Lake (2021) another entry into the Strand Genre. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alex CG (they/them) and Mat join Astrid (they/them) to talk about how games coverage has a bias towards the English language. We're joined by our guest Diego Nicolás Argüello (he/him). https://twitter.com/diegoarguello66 https://www.vice.com/en/article/88977a/blasphemous-was-written-in-spanish-now-its-characters-finally-speak-it *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alps (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) join Mat to talk about how games are better for having secrets, but secrets are the hardest bit of game design to justify spending time on. https://twitter.com/joelburgess/status/1428008043556622336 *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Content Note: There's some discussion of suicide in this episode. An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/56229825 Alex P (he/him) and Mat join Shay (she/her) to reflect on The Forgotten City (2021) a game about time looping over and over, but this time it's in a magical ancient Rome. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alps (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Mat join Samantha (she/her) to talk about how profit isn't the only way to measure success. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnknjz/one-glorious-day-at-londons-summer-of-sonic-fan-convention-740 *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Content Note: There's a brief mention of this game's themes, including incest and drugging. An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55908414 Alex P (he/him) and Mat join Shay (she/her) to reflect on 12 Minutes (2021) a game about time looping over and over, and some other gross stuff. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia The GHG Crew wraps up the important games and news stories of August! https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2021/08/28/naughty-by-nature-naughty-dog-leadership-reflects-on-the-studios *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Mat and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to talk about how design of free-to-play treadmills doesn't arrive by accident and we could decide not to do it. https://www.thegamer.com/halo-infinite-battle-pass-boring/ *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55360495 Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on No Longer Home, (2021) a game about difficulty moving out and leaving things behind. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Alex P (he/him) Mat and Shay (she/her) join Astrid (they/them) to talk about Multi Level Marketing companies and the overlap with a lot of games and gaming culture. https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-03-faze-kicks-out-one-member-and-suspends-three-others-over-alleged-influencer-crypto-scam https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/14/what-is-greensill-lobbying-scandal-who-involved *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Astrid (they/them), Samantha (she/her) and Shay (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to talk about some rare objects from their collection and what the point of collecting these things is. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54789029 Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Biomutant (2021) a game with a little guy running around. 00:00 Intro and Reflections explanation  01:47 Biomutant explanation  03:05 Artistic intent  05:12 Labour of love 07:18 Set pieces 08:59 Moral choices 9:43 A Bezos Ending 11:19 Support us on Patreon! 11:33 Verdict and outro This episode is also available in podcast format at www.glasshouse.games/podcasts *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek likes to tell a joke about a customer in a cafe who asks for coffee without milk. The owner replies that they've run out of milk, but they can have a coffee without cream. The games industry uses a similar idea, selling the absence of something back to the consumer. Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to talk about "No Crunch" as the bare minimum acceptable way to create games and not a celebration, along with a list of bad industry practices that developers can use as a marketing victory for their lack of inclusion. 0:00 Intro 2:10 Milk and Oranges 3:48 No Crunch Gold Sticker 19:47 Break 20:18 Horse Armour and “Cosmetics” 35:32 Manufacturing Consent 38:00 An Honourable Developer 45:32 Online Passes 48:39 Break 49:00 How do we change any of this? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12617.Manufacturing_Consent *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

This episode of Reflections was recorded live for GHG Patrons. Consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia It's Christmas in July! This is the 2nd part of two episodes where we address some glaring omissions from our all-time (2019-2020) list of top games. 00:00 Intro and explanation 02:48 Project Winter 12:51 Tetris 99 20:34 Metro Exodus 32:29 Void Bastards 40:01 Break 40:28 Wilmot's Warehouse 50:43 Superliminal 57:37 Wide Ocean Big Jacket 1:05:43 Griefhelm 1:09:59 Disc Room 1:17:10 Sackboy: A Big Adventure 1:23:55 Break 1:25:06 Yakuza: Like a Dragon 1:42:04 Glass House Games Rankings Top 10 review 1:43:29 Outro and thanks! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia A lot happened in July that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're wrapping up the month in this month's Gamer's Digest! 00:00 Intro and 03:25 Tarzan VR 08:44 Death's Door 11:45 Pokemon Unite 20:37 The Forgotten City 26:27 Omno 29:14 No Longer Home 32:28 Last Stop 37:12 Break 37:37 Clash: Artifacts of Chaos 42:40 Dr Mario only has three months to live 47:30 Netflix plans to add video games to its catalogue 57:39 SEGA vs Takuya Kimura dispute regarding Lost Judgment PC release 01:07:28 OLED Switch and Steam Deck 01:27:33 Break 01:27:50 Final Fantasy XIV digitally sold out 01:33:31 Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuit and company walkout 01:53:47 Thanks and outro https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dispute-over-a-pc-version-of-lost-judgement-may-see-the-series-come-to-an-abrupt-end/ https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-hires-union-busting-firm-as-workers-1847386654 *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

This episode of Reflections was recorded live for GHG Patrons. Consider supporting us at https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia It's Christmas in July! This is the first part of two episodes where we add games to our all-time (2019-2020) list of top games. This first part is us checking and making sure we all still agree with where our existing game selections sit. 00:00 Intro and explanation 10:46 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 11:23 Mosaic 13:09 Cyberpunk 2077 16:10 Pikuniku 19:45 A Plague Tale: Innocence 22:52 The Outer Worlds 25:55 Man of Medan 27:19 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey 29:11 Fall Guys 33:17 Astro's Playroom 36:11 Ghost of Tsushima 39:11 Final Fantasy 7 Remake 41:28 Break 41:55 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 44:06 Death Stranding 47:08 Apex Legends 50:24 Luigi's Mansion 3 52:21 Spelunky 2 55:02 Life is Strange 2 58:52 Streets of Rage 4/Untitled Goose Game/Noita 1:08:55 Hades 1:15:10 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 1:18:46 Islanders 1:20:23 Break 1:21:37 Control 1:28:52 Sayonara Wild Hearts/Stillness of the Wind 1:30:54 Astrologaster 1:35:44 Spiritfarer 1:40:18 A Short Hike 1:43:23 The Last of Us: Part 2/Fire Emblem: Three Houses 1:46:21 Baba Is You 1:48:46 Ape Out 1:50:28 Ape Out v Umurangi Generation 1:52:15 Disco Elysium vs Kentucky Route Zero 2:03:30 Outro and thanks! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ SESTA/FOSTA are pieces of American legislation which impact online communication in a multitude of ways. Alex CG (they/them) and Shay (she/her) join Astrid (they/them) to talk about how laws purported to prevent sex trafficking not only fail at their aim but have glaring ramifications to free speech in how games are sold and reported on, as well as impacting the culture surrounding them. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia Jazz Mickle (she/her) is a musician and game designer, working on Disaster Engine, a tool that ensures anything made with it is highly moddable. Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Mat to talk with her about engines, tools, the problems with curating decentralised work, Nintendo's Game Builder Garage and Candle's Flickguy. https://kool.tools/flickguy/ https://twitter.com/terrycavanagh/status/1391690434238287874?lang=en https://www.patreon.com/jazzmickle https://queenjazz.bandcamp.com/album/bangers *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53715164 Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Shay (she/her) to reflect on Backbone (2021) a noir detective point and click game by Egg Nut, their first game as a studio. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51442252 Hi podcast gamers! We actually put this episode out on YouTube a little while ago, it just never dropped on the podcast feed. Please enjoy it, along with the Backbone episode which came out earlier today! - Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Outriders (2021), a games as-a-service game, where the most interesting thing about it is it's a game-as-a-service. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ It's long past time we stop letting game developers dictate the conversation about whether their game is political and instead automatically treat their work with the obvious reality that politics are inescapable. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-01-far-cry-6-narrative-director-issues-statement-after-politics-backlash *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ What does it mean that a game is wholesome? Can it still uphold negative ideas of the world while being non-violent? What does any of this comfort mean if the conditions it was made in are coercive or unhealthy? *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

This episode was recorded live for our Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ Alex P (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) join Mat to reflect on Hood: Outlaws and Legends (2021). We recommend after watching this episode that you pick up a copy of Pocketwatch Games' Monaco instead. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www.twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ https://www.glasshouse.games/podcasts https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia This episode was recorded live! We watched a lot of E3 moments, but also, wrap up the big stories of June! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52880016 Alex P (he/him) and Kit (he/him) join Shay (she/her) to reflect on It Takes Two (2021), the latest game by Auteur Game Developer Josef Fares. It's kind of all over the place, in a way that's endearing but also, not very good. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ Product placement is a part of life now. Is it ever good? Why would they make a fantasy game about skittles? Quick note - when we talk about Metroid at around 16 minutes in - Samantha's totally right. We later realised that Other M would be a good example, but there's probably far more. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-shooters-how-video-games-fund-arms-manufacturers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/03/six-of-the-best-product-placement-video-games *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52374269 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Resident Evil Village (2021), the latest entry in the Resident Evil Series. A departure from the norm in some ways, along with being a total pastiche of everything that came before it. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ A lot happened in May that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're wrapping up the month in this month's Gamer's Digest! https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-18-ubisoft-has-reportedly-made-minimal-changes-following-abuse-allegations https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avwpb/ign-staff-pissed-after-meeting-about-deleted-palestine-charity-post *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ This week we talk about how games, no matter the size and scale of development, don't really exist until a month before they come out. How do you feel confident you can meet your stated goals enough to release an announcement, but then not take it all the way? Are announcements just for the audience or are they proof of work for investors? http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=3006 *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ www.instagram.com/ghgshow/​ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia Here's some hidden Glass House Games lore: Mat met both Samantha (she/her) and Astrid (they/them) on the same night in 2018. We talk about how gaming conventions are basically for that and not really for anything else, unless that becomes a priority for the promoters and attendees. https://kotaku.com/this-is-what-video-games-are-a-dispatch-from-a-crowded-1442715308 https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnke4g/why-dating-games-were-the-best-thing-at-2016s-tokyo-game-show-333 *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia​ We join Samantha (she/her), Astrid (they/them) and Shay (she/her) to talk about how queerness is depicted, subtly and unsubtly, intentionally and unintentionally, in your favourite games. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow​ www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.twitch.tv/ghgshow www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51442252 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Outriders (2021), a games as-a-service game, where the most interesting thing about it is it's a game-as-a-service. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games www.twitter.com/GHGshow www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ www.glasshouse.games/podcasts www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “What does Mass Effect have to say about Racist Genocide and Supercops?” - Samantha You ever stop to think about how Mass Effect is a hugely popular series but has a lot of strange positions that go unexamined by it's own characters? Samantha (she/her), Astrid (they/them) and Mat talk about the politics of Mass Effect and the missed opportunities for better storytelling. This episode is also available in podcast format at glasshouse.games/podcasts https://blacksci-fi.com/problem-manufactured-racism-within-sci-fi-media/ *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://twitter.com/GHGshow https://twitch.tv/ghgshow https://instagram.com/ghgshow/ http://bit.ly/GHGpodcast http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “What's going on with Overwatch and the Blizzard Executives?” - Alex P A lot happened in April that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're wrapping up the month in this month's Gamer's Digest! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ twitch.tv/ghgshow glasshouse.games/podcasts http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Content Warning for brief discussions of psychosis, racial discrimination and sexual abuse throughout the episode. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “The video game Prey is a foundational queer text” - Samantha What does it mean to depict an experience? Can that help to give someone empathy? Probably not. But... why not? We talk about what games do when they try to become "Empathy Machines". https://radiatoryang.itch.io/the-tearoom *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://twitter.com/GHGshow https://twitch.tv/ghgshow https://instagram.com/ghgshow/ http://bit.ly/GHGpodcast http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia

An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50623814 “Drifting dogs and the filmography of Paul WS Anderson" - Alex P Alex CG (they/them), Mat and Samantha (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to reflect on Monster Hunter: Rise (2021), with a little chat about Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich thrown in for good measure. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ glasshouse.games/podcasts http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “Why don't more video game characters use moisturiser?” - Shay A lot of games use character creators but very few get them 100% right. What problems are there with designing people before you understand how they'll look in the world, or without knowing how that world will react back? https://yalereview.yale.edu/unethical-reading-and-limits-empathy *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://twitter.com/GHGshow https://twitch.tv/ghgshow https://instagram.com/ghgshow/ http://bit.ly/GHGpodcast http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia