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Whats up Cubies! Welcome back to another fun filled episode! This is the start of a new mini series on gaming mechanics. Each week we will be diving deep into a specific mechanic that is crucial to gaming. -------- Here we go with the third installment of our game mechanics series. This week it is all about randomness in games. More specifically the random number generator and how it can be used t...

Whats up Cubies! Welcome back to another fun filled episode! This is the start of a new mini series on gaming mechanics. Each week we will be diving deep into a specific mechanic that is crucial to gaming. -------- This week we look into the wonderful world of leveling up! There are so many different ways in which games strengthen their players through progress.  These systems reward the players a...

Whats up Cubbies! Welcome back to another fun filled episode! This is the start of a new mini series on gaming mechanics. Each week we will be diving deep into a specific mechanic that is crucial to gaming. -------- This weeks mechanic is death! We go through the history of death in games and how much it has changed or evolved over the years.  From its early beginnings of forcing players to contin...

What is up my Cubbies! Welcome back to another week of analysis of an ever changing, ever growing medium.  The culture of of games has changed so much over the years from how it is accepted/rejected to how we consume the medium itself.  Who would of thought that something developed by some college kids in college would now be such a staple item in our lives. This was a fun one for to ponder on and...

Hey there Cubies! We come to you this week with such an amazing episode! We had the pleasure to chat with Fraya Love from the Queens Of Adventure podcast.  It is a comedy,, story telling, drag queen filled, actual play DnD podcast. We have a wonderful heart warming conversation about games and just life in general. It goes without saying that we want to say thank you so much to Fraya for taking th...

Hello Cubies! We are back at it again with another interesting topic/idea for you. This week we are looking deeper at our social structure in this day and age.  We look back at our own childhood up bringing and see how it compares to this generation and ponder on how it may effect those individuals inn the future.  We feel strongly that this is something that needs to be thought about more because...

Hello again everyone!!! We are excited to share with you our round 2 to making games! We roll the dice on this one and genre mash multiple concepts for games.  This is such a fun exercise in creativity and improv.  So please join us this week in exploring multiple unknown worlds as we explore our minds to bring some fun and exciting concepts! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various so...

Hello again everyone! We know that adulting can be difficult, and finding the time to enjoy a new game can be even harder. So we go through some of the games that we have enjoyed that give you an amazing experience in a relatively short amount of time. We call these gems LunchBreak Games! If you feel like we missed anything let us and everyone know in our Discord. Thanks for listening! -------- Fo...

This week we look into the wonderful world of deduction and deception. We ponder about why these games are popular and even dip into our creative recesses of our brains to put together some thoughts on different ways this genre can impact the market. So pop in those headphones and enjoy the connections we make while taking a deeper look into Social Deduction Games!  -------- Follow the link bellow...

Over 20 years later Mortal Kombat returns to the silver screen with a bang! This week we just had to discuss the release of this new movie and our initial thoughts on it, as well as our memories of the original movies and games. So suit up and prepare to fight for your realm in this episode!  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with...

Welcome back everyone! This week we are going analog and discussing trading card games, or collective card games (however you like to call them). We share some stories of our past, one of them might be a bit more embarrassing then you expect. Can you guess which one of us has the embarrassing story? We also go over some of the history of the genre as a whole. So make sure to grab your favorite car...

This week we have something fun and special for you! We take a deeper look through the deep dark recesses of the code and talk about various gaming conspiracy theories. From mind altering games to communist take overs we discuss it all! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the community directly. https://linktr.ee/glitchcu...

Hello Everyone! This week we take a deeper look at the silent protagonist in games.  We will go over our personal thoughts on them and talk about what we feel they bring to games and just how powerful they can be for the player. We even go into the teachings of Joseph Campbell and the Heroes Journey! Enjoy! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discor...

This week we take a deeper look into the battle system commonly used in many Role Playing Games...The Active Time Battle. There are some that do not like this system and there are many variations of the battle system and we go into all of that.  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the community directly. https://linktr.ee...

This year is has so many amazing anniversaries for iconic games that have lead this industry. In celebration of the 30th year anniversary of Metroid and Woman's Month we wanted to talk about some of the strong female leads in games that have shown just how bad ass they can be.  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the comm...

Welcome back Cubies! In celebration of the recent Pokemon announcements, this week we tap into our nostalgia once again and look back at our fondest Pokemon memories. We go over what starters we prefer, our favorite music, favorite game aaaannndddnd more! So throw on your fingerless gloves, talk to the old professor of your town and press play on this episode.  -------- Follow the link bellow to g...

Happy Mario Day everyone! With Mario day this week we wanted to take this chance to look back at some of our fondest memories of this beloved plumber.  We look at some of the stranger titles that he has been attached to and even share some of the games that were not our favorites.  HAPPY Mar10 CUBIES! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to t...

This week we take a look at the history and psychology of speedrunners. What makes them tick, and what is the draw to this style of play. We also give our own experiences and opinions on the topic. -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk with us and the community directly. https://linktr.ee/glitchcube -------- Thank You all for listening...

Hello Cubies! This week we are taking a deeper dive into the inspirational gaming company Team Ico.  We go into the various games made by them and more specifically go into the design principles of Fumito Ueda. His work has changed the world of game design, and has truly inspired many designers across multiple genres.  -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to joi...

Hello agin Cubies! This week we take a deeper look at the various morality systems that have been implemented over the years throughout video games as well as Dungeons and Dragons. We share our findings and also discover new things while discussing the topic. Thank you so much for listening in! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord to talk wit...

Hello again Cubies! We are here again with another episode for you. And this week we are looking at games perfect for all you couples out there. There are plenty of couple out there that love playing games with each other but there are also many in which your partner might not be interested in gaming. So we took a look at a bunch of games out there too give some choices that might even grab the at...

Hey Cubies! This week we take a deeper look at the developer id Software. We look at their history and the rise and fall of this egocentric gaming company! Thank you so much to Ikaika Hudgens for the use of our intro/outro music! Links to all of our outlets below! https://linktr.ee/glitchcube

Hello All! This week we take a deeper look at Open World Games. We look at the origins of the genre as well as our own personal opinions about them! Do you like what you have been hearing? Want to chat with us and other like minded individuals? Then follow the link below to find our Discord channel and join in on the conversation! Thank you so much for all your support and if you want to find out...

As we bring in the New Year we look at the concept of Gamification to better help us with our resolutions and just to have a better outlook on life in general. We go over what it actually means to "Gamify your life" and touch on some of the potential downsides to it in order to give you a better perspective to help avoid these outcomes.   Thank you so much for listening!   Find us on Discord and e...

This week we talk about the topic of Pirating games. We give our honest opinions on the topic and go over some of the bizarre ways in which some companies have gone to fight the Pirating of their games. So grab your eyepatch and your headphones and dive right in to this episode!   support us on patreon: Glitch Cube join the conversation on discord: the Cubeverse Music created and provided by: Ikai...