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 ...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 39 min
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?lan...
Jul 19, 2021•47 min
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.instag...
Jul 15, 2021•30 min
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. *** ...
Jul 14, 2021•18 min
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 a...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 23 min
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/G...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 15 min
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 h...
Jul 01, 2021•52 min
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/glasshousemed...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 11 min
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....
Jun 24, 2021•33 min
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/...
Jun 21, 2021•58 min
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 yo...
Jun 17, 2021•41 min
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. Ma...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min
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 o...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 32 min
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...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min
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...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 20 min
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...
May 19, 2021•18 min
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 ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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 htt...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 12 min
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...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 24 min
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://t...
Apr 29, 2021•59 min
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 yo...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “What would happen if Ted Woolsey was still translating all of Square Enix's catalog?” - Alex CG Just because you translate a game doesn't mean it makes any sense in the new language. What is localisation? Why are some languages more localised than others? What's the history of fan localisation? And much more! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.g...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min
“Are stories about relationships in games too cheesy?" - Shay Kit (he/him) and Mat join Shay (she/her) to reflect on Maquette (2021), with a little chat about Superliminal (2020) thrown in for good measure. *** 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://twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ http://bit.ly/GHGpodcast http://patreon.com/gl...
Apr 15, 2021•22 min
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “Is Sega getting too much credit?” - Alex P A lot happened in March that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're going to do one of this wrap-up shows at the end of every month with the whole crew! *** 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://twitter.com/GHGshow https:/...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “This is the problem” - Dia The digital store for the PS3 and the Vita are coming to a close. Samantha (she/her) is joined by Mat, Alex P (he/him) and special guest, veteran game critic Dia Lacina (she/her) to talk about Metal Gear Solid 4, Tokyo Jungle and how the Souls games aren't really doing anything unique. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notif...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “Are you telling me you don't miss Margret Thatcher from the 80s?” - Xalavier Nelson Jr A game's aesthetic choices are important, but is it necessary to be photorealistic? Is it even necessary to enjoy what you're looking at? Samantha (she/her) is joined by Mat and Astrid (they/them), along with BAFTA-nominated, award-winning narrative director/writer Xalavier Nelson Jr. (he/him) to talk about why you might make a ga...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This video is available in a longer format over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/49190986 “I'm shy" - Alex CG Alex CG (they/them), Alex P (he/him) and Samantha (she/her) join Shay (she/her) to reflect on Little Nightmares (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://twitter.com/GHGshow https://www.instagram.com/ghgshow/ ht...
Mar 25, 2021•28 min
“Having a dog? Having a dog?” - Astrid Abandonware. Completely unsupported by the publisher and developer. Technically someone still owns the copyright, but damned if they're doing anything with it. Alex CG (they/them) is joined by Alex P (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) talk about what happens when janky games that people still enjoy fail to be properly preserved by their stakeholders. This episode is also available as a video at https://youtube.com/glasshousegames *** Glass ...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “Join Alex P's one party state” - Alex CG Patent law is supposed to help creators, but, surprise surprise, is often used only to benefit the already wealthy! Alex CG (they/them), Alex P (he/him) and Samantha (they/them) are joined by freelance games journalist Jeremy Peel to talk about how the guy who invented chicken nuggets is still down in the basement trying to make the fries taste better. Jeremy can be found at twi...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This video is available in a longer format over on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48660333 “I could smell it in the air" - Alex CG Alex CG (they/them) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to talk about Split Screen Realities, Voyeurism in media and make a lot of Silent Hill comparisons in The Medium (2021). This episode is also available as a video at https://youtube.com/glasshousegames *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscrib...
Mar 12, 2021•22 min
