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Hey there Cubies! We are diving back into the world of architecture in video games. This week we look into the style of Art Deco. A style that was used to show off wealth and prosperity, to bring hope back to the people especially after struggling through the Great Depression. But there is another side to Art Deco that when used properly can really be used to invoke feelings of despair, elitist cu...

Hey there Cubies! We are back again with another fun topic this week.  There has been a real resurgence of remastered games coming out and they really have been a treat to play. Capturing the excitement we felt when playing them all those years ago. And being able to share them once again with this new generation of gamers. It is a really amazing thing since a lot of these games just are not playa...

Hey There Cubies! This week we are taking some time to chat about what games we have been playing lately. The list is pretty big for the both of us and it looks like we may have already found one of our top ten games of the year. Some of the games featured on this episode are, Fire Emblem Engage, Pizza Tower, Quake, Hi-Fi Rush, Voice Of Cards and A Space For The Unbound. So sit back and enjoy, and...

Hey there Cubies! We are continuing our conversation with architecture in game by diving into the world of brutalism. Typically brutalism is looked at as cold or devoid of life but it is so much more than people think. Its use of raw materials to allow the building itself to speak tell a story that is outside of the architect that designed it. With the proper lighting if can really add a sense of...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to another week of video game discussions. We have talked a lot about mechanics, art and intent for video game designers but there is a category that seems to be forgotten when talking about games. That being the architecture in games. For years it has just been a background piece and many games do not put a major focus on it when designing their levels. But we are seein...

Hey there Cubies!  This week we are diving through the world of crowdfunding. It has truly changed the way that video games get released and has evolved the indie market into what it is today. Long gone are the days in which an unknown creator has to rely on a large publisher to make their projects come to fruition.  Now we can ask our audience to support our endeavors. While this is a wonderful t...

Hello Cubies! HBO has just released its new show "Last Of Us" based on the critically acclaimed video game. Now video game movies and tv shows are not anything new at this point, and their track record is not really great if we are being honest. Most video game ideas do not translate well to the silver screen. But lately we have been seeing better renditions of video games out there. And with that...

Hello Cubies! The indie field is something that we really appreciate here at GlitchCube and we wanted to take a look back at how it all exploded into the field. At first we wanted to just do an episode on game jams, but after doing some research and seeing the incredible list of games that came from game jams this became more of a history lesson on indie games. Without game jams we wouldn't have g...

Hey there cubies! It is no surprise that we love video games and actually before starting this podcast we were thinking about making games as our project. But obviously we went with the podcast instead. But those ideas never died and we have been itching on ways to expand the Cubeverse. So, this week we are going to chat about game ideas that we have come up with and want to make for you guys! Let...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to our discussion on our favorite games from 2022! There was a lot to go over this week so hope you enjoy a little bit of a longer episode from us. And if you are an RPG fan this episode is packed with some amazing titles for you! But do not fret we have another wide range of exciting games. Like Tinykin, Tunic,  and Chained Echoes to name a few. So sit back relax and ho...

Hey Cubies! It really has been a great year for games. So great in fact that we felt like we could not pack our top games into just one episode! This is part one of us recounting some of the best games we played and some may. surprise you! Reminiscing on games like Stray, Citizen Sleeper and Cult Of The Lamb to start but with plenty of surprises throughout. So enjoy part one and join us next week...

Hey Cubies! With the video game awards finished and the winners chosen we are left with the gift of upcoming gems in the world of video games. There were many games announced and some that were down right surprising. With the rebooting of old franchises and sequels that no one saw coming there is something for everyone in this line up. Death Stranding 2, Transformers, Earthblade, Armored Core and...

Hey Cubies! We dive through more lore and mythos in this weeks episode. This time we are looking at India. When doing research for this episode we learned some rather interesting things about the portrayal of gods in games. And it explains why there might not be more games with the stories of the gods themselves. Despite that we have some fun games to discus like Raji: An Ancient Epic, Asura's Wra...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to another mini-series here! We are diving into the mythos and lore used in video games. Looking at how accurate they are, and why they might be used as often as they are. To kick out this series we are diving into the mythos of Greece. Greek mythology is rather well known and understood by many. It is easy to latch onto and give game designers plenty of inspiration to s...

Hey Cubies! There has been a lot of changes in video game journalism since the 70s when the first magazine was published. We have seen how things change and evolve through printed word, to early internet blogs, to reader feedback fueled forums and video format reviews. When looking back it is really amazing how much things have changed, especially when you start to think that there has never been...

Hey Cuubies! We are back again to celebrate all of the amazing games that are coming out at the end of this year. These last two months are so stacked it is rather overwhelming and made it impossible to just talk about them in one episode. So enjoy this conclusion to our celebration of games coming soon! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our various socials and be sure to join the Discord t...

Hello Cubies! We are quickly. approaching the end of the year and that means awards and looking back at all the titles that were released this year to determine who is the best of the best. While we have had some amazing titles already the game industry is not done with us yet! November and December are jam packed with games that look amazing so let's talk about it! And actually the list is so lon...

Hello Cubies! Here we are once again spinning the wheel of the random game generators to bbring you some new and exciting hypothetical games! This is always an exciting mental game when we make these episodes. And like always if there are any ideas that you like that you want to make fan art out of or even try to make them into real life games please do! And send them our way! -------- Follow the...

Hello Cubies! Happy Halloween everyone! We are capping off our spooky month with our own personal favorites in horror and halloween games. We reminisce some childhood memories of early play throughs of some spooky games and talk about how our tastes have evolved over time. And as an extra special treat we chat about a game that embodies the Halloween spirit whenever you need a break from all the s...

Hello Cubies! Welcome back to another week of spooky month! This week we are diving into another genre that is sure to scare the pants off of you. That is of course the psychological horror genre. These games will scare but then haunt you long after you have finished these titles! Games like Detention, Omori and Silent Hill. So sit back and enjoy! -------- Follow the link bellow to go to our vario...

Hello Cubies! It is spooky month and we are kicking it off with a genre that is really starting to pick up steam. That is the found footage horror games.  We have seen this idea played out in films countless times ever since Blair Witch showed us just. how terrifying it really can be. But something interesting happens when its a video game rather than a movie. It becomes so much more intense. As a...

Hello Cubies! We recently did an episode where we dove into some fantastic GameBoy games. But there was one game on our list that we did not get a chance to really play. So we decided to play some more and talk about it now. That game is Mother 3, it is the final installment in the Earthbound series and what an amazing game it is. The story is fantastic and really tugs at your heart strings in som...

Hello Cubies! We have a bit of a bite sized episode for you today. We wanted to talk about the gaming phenomenon known as randomizers. A randomizer takes your favorite game and shuffles locations, items and enemies to give the player a unique new experience. This is an amazing tool for players that know these games like the back of their hands, it breaths new life into these games and creates situ...

Hello Cubies! Failure is something that we all fear. We think that if we fail then there is no progression forward. But is that really the case? ET is known as the worst game in history and is even blamed for the video game crash of 1983. How can one game bring down an entire industry? Or is it just a scapegoat for poor decisions made by Atari at the time. We dive into the designer, the lore and t...

Hello Cubies! This week we wanted to take a look back at the Gameboy and all of it's glory. Looking back at the games made for these consoles, there are so many classics and just down right surprising games. So we decided to play two games, one was a game we played in the past to see if it still holds up and the other is one we always wanted to play but never got to. And we were both shocked by so...