The Glass Cannon Podcast

GCN News Minute February 2, 2026

6 min
Feb 2, 20263 months ago
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Summary

The Glass Cannon Network announces 2026 Call of Cthulhu live tour dates with two nights in Los Angeles featuring different casts, updates on the Pendragon project in development, and Troy Lavallee explains why Boston was skipped this year in favor of rescheduling at PAX East 2027.

Insights
  • Live event strategy includes both in-person and remote viewing options to maximize audience reach and accessibility
  • Cast rotation across multiple nights of the same event creates incentive for fans to attend both shows rather than just one
  • Tour scheduling is strategically aligned with major gaming conventions (PAX East) to optimize attendance and market timing
  • Content production pipeline shows multiple projects in active development with staggered release announcements to maintain audience engagement
  • Multi-platform streaming approach (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok) indicates shift toward omnichannel content distribution strategy
Trends
Live entertainment events expanding hybrid models combining in-person and livestream accessCreator networks diversifying revenue through subscription services and exclusive member contentGaming content creators integrating video game releases into streaming schedules for day-one coverageConvention-based touring strategies returning post-pandemic with renewed focus on major gaming eventsMulti-platform simultaneous streaming becoming standard practice for content distributionCast rotation and guest appearances used as differentiation strategy for multi-night event runs
Topics
Call of Cthulhu Live Tour 2026Los Angeles Event MarketingHybrid Event Strategy (In-Person and Livestream)Content Creator Subscription ServicesVideo Game Streaming StrategyMulti-Platform Content DistributionPAX East Convention PartnershipsPendragon Project DevelopmentNioh 3 Release Day CoverageTour Scheduling and Market TimingAudience Engagement Through Cast RotationBehind-the-Scenes Content StrategyExclusive Member Content Offerings
Companies
Glass Cannon Network
Primary content creator network producing live events, podcasts, and streaming content with subscription membership m...
Dynasty Typewriter
Venue hosting the Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows on February 2026
PAX East
Major gaming convention that Glass Cannon Network plans to align Boston tour dates with in 2027
People
Troy Lavallee
Host explaining tour scheduling decisions and answering audience questions about Boston show cancellation
Joe O'Brien
Host of Glass Cannon Network introducing the news minute and announcing tour details
Becca Scott
Guest performer joining Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Skidmar
Cast member appearing in both Night 1 and Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu shows
Ross Bryant
Cast member appearing in both Night 1 and Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu shows
Mary Lou
Cast member performing on Night 1 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Maddie Capps
Cast member performing on Night 1 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Sidney Emanuel
Cast member performing on Night 1 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Jason Charles Miller
Cast member performing on Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Jared Logan
Cast member performing on Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Paula Deming
Cast member performing on Night 2 of Los Angeles Call of Cthulhu live shows
Quotes
"Because you are here, because you're listening, you know that we're committed to making high-quality entertainment. We want you to feel like you're here at the table laughing with us, crying with us, celebrating with us, because you are."
Joe O'BrienOpening
"Why come for just one night? Because if you come both nights, you get two completely different shows with a combined cast that is absolutely unreal."
Joe O'BrienTour announcement
"This is insane. You need to come and watch it live and in person."
Joe O'BrienCast announcement
"The last couple of years, the crowds have kind of slowed down a little bit. And I thought, well, you know what? This is a perfect time to take a sad, very sad year off from Boston and wait until next spring so we can re-time it up again with PAX East."
Troy LavalleeQ&A segment
"Prove me wrong by buying tickets to the LA shows and the live streams and every other show that we have happening on the tour."
Troy LavalleeClosing remarks
Full Transcript
Hey, what's going on, guys? It's your good buddy, Joe O'Brien, and I want to thank you for listening to the Glass Cannon Network. Because you are here, because you're listening, you know that we're committed to making high-quality entertainment. We want you to feel like you're here at the table laughing with us, crying with us, celebrating with us, because you are. becoming an official member of the nation by joining our subscription service is by far the best way that you can support all of the creators here at the GCN and not only that you'll also unlock hundreds and hundreds if not thousands of hours of exclusive podcasts videos campaigns side quests and behind the scenes hijinks that you just can't get on the public feed and it's all ad free. If you're ready for even more laughs, for more danger and more GCN, head to jointhenage.com and subscribe. That's jointhenage.com. Oh, hey, party people. Happy February. It's February. February 2nd, Monday, 2026. That's how people normally do it, right? You say the month and then the day and then the day of the week and then the year. That's totally normal. Oh, we're back. It's a new month and we're ready to rock. As mentioned last week our 2026 Call of Cthulhu live tour dates are officially on sale And we are kicking that tour off in a big way with two nights in Los Angeles We didn come to Los Angeles last year to set up a sweet two journey this year And we have a cast update in case you missed it. The Becca Scott is joining us for LA Night 2. Becca was featured on the first ever Call of Cthulhu content we did on the network many, many moons ago on New Game Who Dis. And we can't wait to play with her again on LA Night 2, which raises an important question. Why come for just one night? Because if you come both nights, you get two completely different shows with a combined cast that is absolutely unreal. Night 1 is going to feature Joe O'Brien, Skidmar, Mary Lou, Maddie Capps, Ross Bryant, and Sidney Emanuel. And night two is going to feature Becca Scott, Jason Charles Miller, Skidmar, Jared Logan, Paula Deming, and Ross Bryant. This is insane. You need to come and watch it live and in person. Now, let's say you can't make it out to L.A. And honestly, who could blame you? You can still join us live from home. We're going to be selling live stream tickets so you can watch both live shows live from Dynasty Typewriter. Invite some friends over, plan a watch party, and experience the chaos from the comfort of your couch. Just head to glasscanonnetwork.com slash tour, click buy tickets for one or both nights, and you'll see the option to add the live stream access right there. It's an easy way to say you were there, even though you really weren't. You were, though. You're there in spirit. In other news, the Pendragon team is officially hard at work inside the actual play factory. sessions are underway dice are rolling and we'll share the release date in a future news minute so stay tuned and finally I back I will be making my triumphant return to video game streaming this Friday at 1 p Eastern going live with Nioh 3 on release day I'll also be experimenting with this stream going out on multiple platforms at once, so you can watch it on youtube.com slash theglasscanon, twitch.tv slash theglasscanon, facebook.com slash glasscanonnetwork, or TikTok at glasscanonnetwork. Unless none of that works, but we'll see! that's all the more reason for you to watch it live well man i still got another 25 seconds to get it under a minute i figure i'll take this time to like answer questions now and then because sometimes somebody'll be like hey troy a lot of people want to know about this or that the other thing and not everybody listened to like the q a after the state of the nation so here's a just a simple question hey troy why aren't you coming to boston this year what happened did you not sell enough dinner do you hate boston you why do you hate your home very simple reason when we used to do Boston, we would time it up with PAX East. And then COVID happened. And when we got back to touring, it just so happened that we had to move the Boston shows to the fall. And so we started doing a Boston show every fall, which was great. But the last couple of years, the crowds have kind of slowed down a little bit. And I thought, well, you know what? This is a perfect time to take a sad, very sad year off from Boston and wait until next spring so we can re-time it up again with PAX East because we love PAX East and we haven't been in forever. So the plan is to come back in 2027 at PAX East. Unfortunately, I just didn't think we could sell both the fall and the spring just yet. Maybe I'm wrong. Prove me wrong by buying tickets to the LA shows and the live streams and every other show that we have happening on the tour. Oh man, I just nailed it. 55 seconds. All right, I gotta go. I only have a couple seconds left. Have a great week! Thank you Hi this is Rob Benedict And I am Richard Spate. We were both on a little show you might know called Supernatural. It had a pretty good run. 15 seasons, 327 episodes. And though we have seen, of course, every episode many times, we figured, hey, now that we're wrapped, let's watch it all again. And we can't do that alone. So we're inviting the cast and crew that made the show along for the ride. 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