House of Games

In this episode, we delve into the world of collectors’ editions in the games industry and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, how we would design our own collector’s editions, and much, much more! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message] Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:33 Episode Starts 05:34 Rune’s Experience and Dreams of Collector’s Editions 12:52 Collector’s Editions Gone Wrong 13:36 Grand Theft Auto IV: Collector’s Edition 14:43 Fallout 4 & Fallout 76 30:38 Are Preorders Harmful to the Games Industry? 50:18 Sunset Moon and Prototyping 55:47 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games * Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh [https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! — https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/] * Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! — https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano [https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano] * Read Otto’s blog about game development! — https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 [https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01] * Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! — https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP [https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP] Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-70-collectors-edition-60b312ba60b8 [https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-70-collectors-edition-60b312ba60b8]

Tune in as Mireneye and Ulfgang tell us all about Dynasthir, a game over a decade in the making with all its ups and downs while Otto and Rune talk about their impressions from playing it first-hand! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message] Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:31 Episode Starts 01:22 Ulfgang Introduction 02:15 Mireneye Introduction 03:59 The History of Dynasthir 06:53 How Ulfgang Got Involved 09:19 What Is Dynasthir? 12:46 Dynasthir Review Starts 01:09:21 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games * Wishlist and request access to Dynasthir on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145210/Dynasthir/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145210/Dynasthir/] * Check out Dynasthir on itch.io! - https://mireneye.itch.io/dynasthir [https://mireneye.itch.io/dynasthir] * Join the Dynasthir speedrun competition! - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2897980/view/4139443829726646097 [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2897980/view/4139443829726646097] * Join the Dynasthir (TwinlakeMinstrels Tower) Discord Server! - https://discord.gg/C9jKbyXe9r [https://discord.gg/C9jKbyXe9r] * Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! - https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh [https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! - https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/] * Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! - https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano [https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano] * Read Otto’s blog about game development! - https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 [https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01] * Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! - https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP [https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP] Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-title-69-dynasthir-review-5b77a7e19954 [https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-title-69-dynasthir-review-5b77a7e19954]

This week on the Rune Show, we showcase the progress of "Sunset Moon," highlighting how to piece a game together as it reaches its final development phase. Although it's just a demo, demos often represent a small part of the final product. Rune will demonstrate dialogue trees, in-game functions, and bug fixes on the fly.

In this episode, we venture into the jungle of monetization that is the gaming industry. Starting with the traditional games-as-products model reminiscent of the ’90s, we trace the evolution to expansions, downloadable content (DLC), and the controversial realm of microtransactions and loot boxes. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message] Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:30 Episode Starts 01:00 Introducing the Theme for the Episode; Monetization 04:41 Issues With Modern-Day Monetization 17:15 The Legitimate Side of Game Monetization and Its Future 34:28 Loot Boxes 38:37 Parallels to RuneScape — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 46:34 The Ethical Dilemma of Microtransactions 01:01:23 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games * Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh [https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! — https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/] * Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! — https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano [https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano] * Read Otto’s blog about game development! — https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 [https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01] * Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! — https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP [https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP] Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-67-monetization-bd166b5b2099 [https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-67-monetization-bd166b5b2099]

Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk? Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message] Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:29 Introducing the Theme; What Is a Game? 04:51 What Is a Game? 58:14 Reading a Comment 59:13 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games * Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh [https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh] * Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! — https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/] * Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/] * Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! — https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano [https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano] * Read Otto’s blog about game development! — https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 [https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01] * Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! — https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP [https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP] Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game-7065e9f9d6ee [https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game-7065e9f9d6ee]