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Games Either Exploit or Get Exploited | Window Into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 16/11/21, and we talked about how every AAA+ game is being released either broken or with exploitable systems. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Forza Horizon 5's Willy's 18:57…
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WWE is terrible to their performers | Window Into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 10/11/21, and we talked about the WWE's approach to their talent's digital media efforts, write the design doc of our ideal wrestling game and we glimpse at t…
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Game Developers: Join A Union | Window Into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 09/11/21, and we talked about Disco Elysium, Removing the Danny Trejo Hot Dog Mission, For some reason a lot of Elon Musk and how there need to be consequence…
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An extended version of this episode is available at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58288527 Alex P (he/him) and Shay join Alex CG (they/them) to reflect on Eastward (2021). *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse…
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Ubisoft Please Stop Pestering Us | Window Into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 04/11/21, and we talked about how there's a YouTuber skincare line, how Ubisoft can't just leave you alone, Facebook turning into Meta, Fortnite leaving China…
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It's, actually, really difficult to finish games | Window Into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House, where we recap all the latest gaming news. This episode was filmed on 25/10/21. We talked about how Inscryption is hard to review, the pressures that puts on critics and how the experience of playing games pre-release and for fu…
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia This week on our review show Reflections, Astrid (they/them), Shay, and Mat chat about Deathloop, other immersive sims and ludonarrative dissonance. This episode contains spoilers. 00:00 Welcome to Reflections 2:55 What's the deal with immersive sims? 5:34 The problem with…
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NFTS are THE WORST | Window into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! We recap all the recent gaming news! This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at: https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you s…
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How does Nintendo decide their prices? | Window into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! We recap all the recent gaming news! This episode the team talks about EA maybe no longer keeping the FIFA licence and whether people would still enjoy the game if they can't play as Messi. We also talk about how Nintendo's new …
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Psychonauts 2 Review | Reflections
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An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/57431611 Mat and Samantha (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to reflect on Psychonauts 2 (2021) a troubled follow-up to a beloved platforming adventure. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to …
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Game Reviews Are Broken & There's A Real Life Squid Game? | Window into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! This is our new show where we recap all the recent gaming news. On this episode This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to watch us live, follow us at https://www.twitch.tv/ghgshow *** Glass House Games records in the he…
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Metroid Dread First Impressions, Nintendo piracy and Back4Blood | Window into Glass House
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Welcome to the Window into Glass House! This is our new show where we recap all the recent gaming news. On this episode we're talking Metroid Dread first impressions, Nintendo emulation versus piracy and Back4Blood. This was streamed live on Twitch. If you'd like to w…
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Why do games get finished later? | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alex P (he/him) and Alex CG (they/them) Mat to talk about games that get finished way way later. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glas…
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September's Biggest Gaming News | Gamer's Digest | September 2021 | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia The GHG Crew wraps up the important games and news stories of September! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games https://www…
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An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/56802660 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Lake (2021) another entry into the Strand Genre. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Se…
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Does the games press have an Anglospherical bias? ft. Diego Nicolás Argüello | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alex CG (they/them) and Mat join Astrid (they/them) to talk about how games coverage has a bias towards the English language. We're joined by our guest Diego Nicolás Argüello (he/him). https://twitter.com/diegoarguello66 https://www.vice.com/en/article/88977a/blasphem…
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alps (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) join Mat to talk about how games are better for having secrets, but secrets are the hardest bit of game design to justify spending time on. https://twitter.com/joelburgess/status/1428008043556622336 *** Glass Ho…
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Content Note: There's some discussion of suicide in this episode. An extended version of this episode is available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/56229825 Alex P (he/him) and Mat join Shay (she/her) to reflect on The Forgotten City (2021) a game about time looping over and over, but this time it's in a magical ancient Rome. *** Glass House Games …
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Success and Failure are fake ideas | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alps (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Mat join Samantha (she/her) to talk about how profit isn't the only way to measure success. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nnknjz/one-glorious-day-at-londons-summer-of-sonic-fan-convention-740 *** Glass House Games records in the…
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Content Note: There's a brief mention of this game's themes, including incest and drugging. An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55908414 Alex P (he/him) and Mat join Shay (she/her) to reflect on 12 Minutes (2021) a game about time looping over and over, and some other gross stuff. *** Glass House G…
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The biggest gaming news of August | Gamer's Digest | August 2021 | GHG Show
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Games Don't Have To Be This Way! | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Mat and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to talk about how design of free-to-play treadmills doesn't arrive by accident and we could decide not to do it. https://www.thegamer.com/halo-infinite-battle-pass-boring/ *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Bri…
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No Longer Home Review | Reflections
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An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55360495 Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on No Longer Home, (2021) a game about difficulty moving out and leaving things behind. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe an…
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Are games just MLMs? | GHG Show
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Alex P (he/him) Mat and Shay (she/her) join Astrid (they/them) to talk about Multi Level Marketing companies and the overlap with a lot of games and gaming culture. https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-03-faze-kicks-out-one-member-and-suspends-three-others-over-a…
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Why do we collect "Gamer Tat"? | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia Astrid (they/them), Samantha (she/her) and Shay (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to talk about some rare objects from their collection and what the point of collecting these things is. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Send your thoughts …
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An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54789029 Alex P (he/him) and Astrid (they/them) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Biomutant (2021) a game with a little guy running around. 00:00 Intro and Reflections explanation 01:47 Biomutant explanation 03:05 Artistic intent 05:12 Labour of love 07:18 Se…
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Games will sell you anything | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek likes to tell a joke about a customer in a cafe who asks for coffee without milk. The owner replies that they've run out of milk, but they can have a coffee without cream. The games industry uses a similar idea, selling the absen…
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What were 2019-2020's best games? | Reflections
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This episode of Reflections was recorded live for GHG Patrons. Consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia It's Christmas in July! This is the 2nd part of two episodes where we address some glaring omissions from our all-time (2019-2020) list of top games. 00:00 Intro and explanation 02:48 Project Winter 12:51 Tetris 99 20:34 …
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California Sues Activision-Blizzard | Gamer's Digest | July 2021 | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasshousemedia A lot happened in July that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're wrapping up the month in this month's Gamer's Digest! 00:00 Intro and 03:25 Tarzan VR 08:44 Death’s Door 11:45 Pokemon Unite 20:37 The Forgotten City 26:27 Omno 29:14 No Longer Home 32:28 Last Sto…
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Re-ranking 2019-2020's best games | Reflections
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This episode of Reflections was recorded live for GHG Patrons. Consider supporting us at https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia It's Christmas in July! This is the first part of two episodes where we add games to our all-time (2019-2020) list of top games. This first part is us checking and making sure we all still agree with where our existing game s…
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How does SESTA/FOSTA impact games? | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia SESTA/FOSTA are pieces of American legislation which impact online communication in a multitude of ways. Alex CG (they/them) and Shay (she/her) join Astrid (they/them) to talk about how laws purported to prevent sex trafficking not only fail at their aim but have glaring…
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Reviewing Nintendo Game Builder Garage / Other "Games as Tools" ft. Jazz Mickle | GHG SHOW
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Claws for concern | Backbone Reflections
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You can't just be a Game-as-a-Service | Outriders Reflections
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An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51442252 Hi podcast gamers! We actually put this episode out on YouTube a little while ago, it just never dropped on the podcast feed. Please enjoy it, along with the Backbone episode which came out earlier today! - Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Sam…
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Your Game Is Definitely Political | GHG SHOW
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia It's long past time we stop letting game developers dictate the conversation about whether their game is political and instead automatically treat their work with the obvious reality that politics are inescapable. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-01-far-cry-6-n…
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Wholesome games are violent too | GHG SHOW
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia What does it mean that a game is wholesome? Can it still uphold negative ideas of the world while being non-violent? What does any of this comfort mean if the conditions it was made in are coercive or unhealthy? *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, L…
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The Sheriff Of Not-A-Good-Game | Hood: Outlaws and Legends Reflections
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This episode was recorded live for our Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/glasshousemedia Alex P (he/him), Astrid (they/them) and Samantha (she/her) join Mat to reflect on Hood: Outlaws and Legends (2021). We recommend after watching this episode that you pick up a copy of Pocketwatch Games' Monaco instead. *** Glass House Games records in th…
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Companies keep doing awful things | Gamer's Digest | JUNE 2021 | GHG SHOW LIVE!
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia This episode was recorded live! We watched a lot of E3 moments, but also, wrap up the big stories of June! *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, London. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss out! Send your thoughts to community…
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Will Josef Fares Save Your Marriage? | It Takes Two Reflections
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An Extended Cut of this episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52880016 Alex P (he/him) and Kit (he/him) join Shay (she/her) to reflect on It Takes Two (2021), the latest game by Auteur Game Developer Josef Fares. It's kind of all over the place, in a way that's endearing but also, not very good. *** Glass House Games record…
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The strangest licenced games ever made | GHG SHOW
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia Product placement is a part of life now. Is it ever good? Why would they make a fantasy game about skittles? Quick note - when we talk about Metroid at around 16 minutes in - Samantha’s totally right. We later realised that Other M would be a good example, but there’s pro…
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Don't reference art better than yours | Resident Evil Village Reflections
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An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52374269 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Resident Evil Village (2021), the latest entry in the Resident Evil Series. A departure from the norm in some ways, along with being a total pastiche of everything that came bef…
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Do games need unlockable cosmetics? | Gamer's Digest | MAY 2021 | GHG SHOW
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia A lot happened in May that we didn't get a chance to talk about. We're wrapping up the month in this month's Gamer's Digest! https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-18-ubisoft-has-reportedly-made-minimal-changes-following-abuse-allegations https://www.vice.com/en/a…
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Why do games get cancelled? | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia This week we talk about how games, no matter the size and scale of development, don’t really exist until a month before they come out. How do you feel confident you can meet your stated goals enough to release an announcement, but then not take it all the way? Are announc…
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What's the point of gaming conventions? | GHG Show
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What is Queer Coding? | GHG Show
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You can't just be a Game-as-a-Service | Outriders Reflections
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An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51442252 Alex P (he/him) and Shay (she/her) join Samantha (she/her) to reflect on Outriders (2021), a games as-a-service game, where the most interesting thing about it is it's a game-as-a-service. *** Glass House Games records in the heart of Brick Lane, Lon…
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Mass Effect has terrible politics | GHG Show
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Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “What does Mass Effect have to say about Racist Genocide and Supercops?” - Samantha You ever stop to think about how Mass Effect is a hugely popular series but has a lot of strange positions that go unexamined by it's own characters? Samantha (she/her), Astrid (they/them) …
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What's going on over at Activision Blizzard? | Gamer's Digest | APRIL 2021 | GHG SHOW
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"Empathy Machines" aren't a real thing | GHG Show
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Content Warning for brief discussions of psychosis, racial discrimination and sexual abuse throughout the episode. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/glasshousemedia “The video game Prey is a foundational queer text” - Samantha What does it mean to depict an experience? Can that help to give someone empathy? Probably not. …
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Dog Drifting and Wirebugging | Monster Hunter Rise Reflections
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An extended cut of this episode is available on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50623814 “Drifting dogs and the filmography of Paul WS Anderson" - Alex P Alex CG (they/them), Mat and Samantha (she/her) join Alex P (he/him) to reflect on Monster Hunter: Rise (2021), with a little chat about Monster Hunter (2021) starring Milla Jovovich th…
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