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“Yeah, I might get one extra sale” –Shura (www.twitch.tv/weareshura)

It’s a strange time for Twitch, copyrighted music and for every artist used to performing in person but suddenly being unable. We wanted to get a nuanced opinion from both a streamer and a musician, so we sat down with Shura (she/her) to talk about DMCA Strikes, subscription services and digital ownership rights, feat: Mat J, Alex CG (they/them) and Alex P (he/him). 

This episode is also available in podcast format at http://bit.ly/GHGpodcast

LINKS:  Google Stadia creative director Alex Hutchinson's controversial comments

EFF statement on successfully repealing the RIAA's DMCA takedown of youtube-dl  

Ars Technica history of big corporations aggressively lobbying against new media, including the Jack Valenti quote about the Boston Strangler https://canvas.instructure.com/eportfolios/8737/categories/29372 

Creative Commons  

Lawrence Lessig's influential book Free Culture (where he discusses Creative Commons and goes in depth on the history of copyright law) http://free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf 

Article on Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez's 2020 stream to almost 700,000 viewers (includes mentions of HBomberguy's 2019 Donkey Kong marathon stream) https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/10/21/aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-twitch-among-us-trans-rights/ 

Shura Recommends 

https://www.twitch.tv/chelloag

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“They were trying to cure themselves of a cold and accidentally castrated themselves” - Astrid  

Alex P (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) reflect on Crusader Kings III's first few weeks of release and wonder when’s the best time to play a game? What’s a developer’s responsibility with portraying the specifics of modern history?  

Reflections are scored individually on a scale from love to hate, and then a group Glass House Games verdict is determined using our magical algorithms. 

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“I'll talk to you after” – Mat J 

The new consoles are out! We talk with Alysia Judge (she/her) about how access to games has changed, whether subscription services are the answer. There's a lot of "Back in my day", feat: Mat J, Shay (she/her), Alex CG (they/them) and Alex P (he/him).  

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"I couldn't buy into it as this ‘gentle wind’, gently nudging you...because it wasn't subtle either. It's like gale-force wind at your back as you're rattling through the Japanese countryside!" - Samantha

This week on our review show Samantha (she/her), Alex P (he/him), and Alex CG (they/them) reflect on Ghost of Tsushima, a Western take on samurai with a distinctly ‘Kurosawa’ lens. Developed by Sucker Punch Productions, most known for the Sly Cooper and Infamous series (and the hidden N64 gem, Rocket: Robot on Wheels!), the game has received generally positive reviews from critics and fans alike. But does it hold up to scrutiny, and is the last samurai Tom Cruise or Samurai Jack? Spiciness awaits.

This episode contains spoilers.

This episode is also available in video format at http://youtube.com/c/GlassHouseGames

Links:

https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/2020/08/20/shallow-understanding-ghost-of-tsushima

https://uppercutcrit.com/review-ghost-of-tsushimas-empty-world-reflects-its-empty-representation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-ghost-of-tsushimas-empty-world-reflects-its-empty-representation

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/bushido/

http://www.olegbenesch.com/?page_id=186

https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/23/21333631/ghost-of-tsushima-kurosawa-films-samurai-japan-abe-politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/08/14/like-ghost-tsushima-heres-what-you-may-not-know-about-samurai/

https://beyondhuaxia.podbean.com/

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.

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“Rear Window as Pokemon Snap.” – Alex CG

In this week’s Glass House Games Show, Alex P (he/him), Shay Thompson (she/her), Alex CG (they/them) and special guest Louise Blain (she/her) dive deeper into horror to cap off the spookiest month of the year. We talk about film influencing spooky games, for better and worse, and the psychological impact of jump scares.

This episode is also available in video format at http://youtube.com/c/GlassHouseGames

Links:

https://elemental.medium.com/horror-movies-can-be-good-for-anxiety-b542ac8dbed7

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252012246_Tales_from_the_Screen_Enduring_Fright_Reactions_to_Scary_Media

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118783764.wbieme0165

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“Not my eyes!” – Alex CG

Since it is the spooky month in this week’s Glass House Games Show, Samantha (she/her), Shay (she/her), Alex CG (they/them) and Alex P (he/him) take a look at just how far horror games have come. The team also gets into the indie resurgence of horror and just how crucial good, spooky sound design is to making us poop our pants.

This episode contains mild spoilers for Gone Home.

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"Aqua got norted!" - Alex CG

This week on our review show Alex CG (they/them), Samantha (she/her), and Shay (she/her) reflect on Final Fantasy VII Remake, the long-awaited re-imagining of a Playstation classic which landed on Playstation 4 in March 2020. Does it hold up to scrutiny? How much fan service is too much fan service? And why wasn’t the whole game just one long Hell House fight, which everyone knows is the true heart and soul of FFVIIR? We discuss action RPGs, linear storytelling in games, and even (sort of) painting!

This episode contains spoilers.

This episode is also available in video format at http://youtube.com/c/GlassHouseGames

Links:

Clemps Final Fantasy 7 Game Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ-_ns1A0ms - Alex CG credits Clemps with pointing out the deeper connections the game has to its larger canon universe and lore

Clemps Final Fantasy 7 Story Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-APwyO9Kk - Obligatory follow-up to the above!

Action Button Reviews (Tim Rogers) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4H5ykBP0I - Alex CG's source for the "Shadow Moses Costco" and "Tomb Raider" comments

Susan Sontag - Notes On Camp - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36436100-notes-on-camp

Reflections are scored individually on a scale from love to hate, and then a group Glass House Games verdict is determined using our magical algorithms.

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"Just give every score for every video game a 69 out of 10." - Astrid

In this week’s Glass House Games Show, Samantha (she/her), Shay (she/her), Alex CG (they/them) and guest Joel Auterson (he/him) talk about when you shouldn’t buy a game, whether boycotts work and what the repercussions are for their developers.

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“I'm in this for the trauma!” – Shay

This week on our review show Samantha (she/her), Shay (she/her) and Alex P (he/him) reflect on The Last of Us Part 2, the intense post apocalyptic sequel from Naughty Dog. We dig into the game's big twists, depictions of trauma and murderous girlfriends.

This episode contains spoilers for the entire game.

Links:

The Not So Hidden Politics Of The Last of Us Part II: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8da4/the-not-so-hidden-israeli-politics-of-the-last-of-us-part-ii

Their World: https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/2020/07/08/their-world-last-of-us-part-ii

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.

This episode is also available in video format at http://youtube.com/c/GlassHouseGames

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“CAP CEO SALARIES!” – Alex CG

Samantha (she/her), Alex P (he/him) and Alex CG (they/them) talk about the console generation, what’s in store with the new hardware and how we can be critical of how games hardware is made.

Links:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-31-conflict-minerals-and-gaming-which-companies-may-have-funded-human-rights-abuses-in-2019

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