Summary: <p>It's been awhile since your nice hosts recorded in the clubhouse, and they have a lot to talk about, including news about Martha's <em>now-in-development</em> point-and-click game!</p> <p>This, plus the return of Mortho, an uncritical endorsement of capitalism, and Stephen admitting that Uncharted 4 maybe had some good things about it.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/that-nintendo-labo-robot-game-looks-awfully-familiar-1822176412" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Nintendo Labo Robot Game Looks Awfully Familiar</a> - <a href="/author/chris-kohler" hreflang="en">Chris Kohler</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://globalgamejam.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Global Game Jam is this weekend! It’s not too late to sign up!</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/18/16896858/overwatch-league-women-esports-sexism-geguri" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Overwatch Women's League isn't the answer</a> - <a href="/author/ashley-oh" hreflang="en">Ashley Oh</a>, <a href="/publication/polygon" hreflang="en">Polygon</a> </li> </ul> Steam 0:10:06 <a href="/person/stephen-mcgregor" hreflang="en">Stephen McGregor</a> <a href="/topics/hardware" hreflang="en">Hardware</a> <a href="/topics/marketing" hreflang="en">Marketing</a> <a href="http://www.pcgamer.com/the-biggest-issues-with-steam-in-2017-according-to-230-developers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The biggest issues with Steam in 2017, according to 230 developers</a> - <a href="/author/lars-doucet" hreflang="en">Lars Doucet</a>, <a href="/publication/pc-gamer" hreflang="en">PC Gamer</a> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/730050/Verdant_Skies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Verdant Skies will be out on Steam real soon!</a> We previously talked about Steam Direct in the clubhouse... <a href="/episode/32" hreflang="en">"We joke here."</a> ...and had Andy, Beth and Gabe Korth in to discuss Steam Greenlight. <a href="/episode/2" hreflang="en">Steam Greenlight</a> <p>A few alternatives to Steam: <a href="https://itch.io/">Itch.io</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/">Good Old Games</a>, <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/">Humble Bundle</a>, <a href="https://www.robotcache.com/">Robot Cache</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LarsDoucet/20180119/313283/So_You_Want_To_Compete_With_Steam.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">So You Want To Compete With Steam</a> - <a href="/author/lars-doucet" hreflang="en">Lars Doucet</a>, <a href="/publication/gamasutra-publication" hreflang="en">Gamasutra Publication</a> Games in Games 0:43:35 <a href="/person/mark-lacroix" hreflang="en">Mark LaCroix</a> <a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a> <a href="/topics/gaming" hreflang="en">Gaming</a> <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GameWithinAGame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV Tropes has a great list of games within games.</a> <a href="https://www.geek.com/games/the-secret-world-of-hidden-games-1656237/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The secret world of hidden games</a> - <a href="/author/k-thor-jensen" hreflang="en">K. Thor Jensen</a>, <a href="/publication/geek" hreflang="en">Geek</a> <p>Microsoft Excel ‘95 contained <a href="https://youtu.be/WGqD-J_pRvs">Hall of Tortured Souls</a> and Excel ‘97 had a <a href="https://youtu.be/c6nY0QkG9nQ">space simulator</a>!</p> <a href="https://kotaku.com/5897828/long-lost-emulation-easter-egg-discovered-in-goldeneye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Long Lost Emulation Easter Egg Discovered in GoldenEye</a> - <a href="/author/kate-cox" hreflang="en">Kate Cox</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> <a href="https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/3db7kk/inside-the-development-of-gamings-biggest-mystery-frog-fractions-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inside the Development of Gaming's Biggest Mystery, 'Frog Fractions 2'</a> - <a href="/author/patrick-klepek" hreflang="en">Patrick Klepek</a>, <a href="/publication/waypoint-0" hreflang="en">Waypoint</a> <a href="https://kotaku.com/uncharted-4-has-the-perfect-video-game-ending-1778806080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncharted 4 Has The Perfect Video Game Ending</a> - <a href="/author/luke-plunkett" hreflang="en">Luke Plunkett</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/24/16534048/wolfenstein-2-easter-eggs-wolfenstein-3d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wolfenstein 3D returns with a twist in Wolfenstein 2</a> - <a href="/author/patrick-gill" hreflang="en">Patrick Gill</a>, <a href="/publication/polygon" hreflang="en">Polygon</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/GJLS21zoq2M?t=50s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One of Martha’s favorite games, Spy Fox in Dry Cereal, contains a small game ca…</a>
