Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage hold the game club for The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, then one piece of rather timely news. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights September Game Club: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Next Game Club: Dwarf Fortress Telltale Games Shuts Down   News TellTale Closes Tech Raptor Article 1 Games Industry Biz Article 1 Tech Raptor Article 2 PC Games N Article Sales Figures Chart Games Industry Biz Article 2

With Jared away this week, attending the wedding of Kyle and Melz, we have a some more leftovers to serve up before our game club episode next week!

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the latest stupidity from EA, Nintendo, and Sony as well as a very steamy future for Steam. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (1:14:48) EA Under Criminal Investigation in Belgium (1:31:09) Nintendo's Explanation For Limiting Switch Cloud Saves Is Baffling (1:48:05) Steam Gets Steamy (1:53:56) Sony is Blocking Fortnite Cross-Play Because PS4 “is the best place to play” (2:01:02) Community Corner (2:05:40) Discovery Queue (2:18:25)   Games We Played Rage: Oxygen Not Included In Between   Shrink: Meeple Station Command and Conquer Rivals Train Simulator Pro 2018 World of Warcraft: Legion   News EA vs Belgium Hexus Article Tech Raptor Article Games Industry Biz Article Tech Raptor Article 2 Games Industry Biz Article 2 PC Invasion Article   Nintendo's Silly Explanation for Limited Cloud Saves Forbes Article   Steamy Times for Steam PC Games N Article PC Games N Article 2   Why Sony Blocks Cross-Play PC Games N Article   Community Corner Forbes Article Tech Spot Article   Discovery Queue Rage: ZONE OF THE ENDERS THE 2nd RUNNER : M∀RS Scythe: Digital Edition Donut County Shadows: Awakening 7 Billion Humans Multicellular   Shrink: Cryo Fall The Walking Dead Last Tide

This week Shrink & Rage make one more trip into Fallout: New Vegas for the VGL Game Club. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas DLC (3:55) Next Game Club Game (2:39:03) Community Corner (2:43:05)   Community Corner Forbes Article  

This week Shrink & Rage face a weekend's worth of bad news before moving on to some more lighter topics. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:56) Mass Shooting at Florida Madden Tournament (1:18:23) CS:GO YouTuber Killed While Driving 100mph Against Traffic (1:39:50) Video game music is just as good an introduction to classical music for children as a concert, arts chief says (1:53:10) Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access (2:01:48) Community Corner (2:14:13)   Games We Played Rage: Tacoma Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy   Shrink: Airheart - Tales of Broken Wings For Honor Monster Hunter World Spintires Mudrunner   News Mass Shooting at Florda Madden Tournament PC Games N Article Game Industry Biz Article Games Industry Biz Article (EA Cancellation) Fox News Tells You to Be Afraid!!!   CS:GO Youtuber Killed While Driving Against Traffic PC Games N Article Sid Alpha Article   Video Games Music As Good of an Introduction to Classical Music as a Concert Telegraph Article   Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access Games Industry Biz Article  

This week Shrink & Rage talk about stoopid things from GoG, Bethesda, and Twitch! Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps GOG Starts The FCK DRM Initiative (7:45) Bethesda Blocking Some Resellers, Redefining Meaning of “New” (23:05) Streaming Gets Shaken Up (34:47) Nvidia RTX 20 Series: Why You Should Jump Off The Hype Train (56:06) Community Corner (1:10:23) Discovery Queue (1:16:19)   News The FCK DRM Initiative GoG Announcement The FCK DRM Initiative   Bethesda Redefining Meaning of New Tech Raptor Article Euro Gamer Article   Steaming Shakeup Twitch Announcement Steam Announcement Euro Gamer Article Game Industry Biz Article   Nvidia RTX 20 Series Forbes Article   Community Corner Look out!   Discovery Queue Rage: EXAPUNKS State of Mind Guacamelee! 2 Graveyard Keeper Not Tonight Shrink: Phantom Doctrine Truck Driver Pure Rock Crawling Sword Art Online Re Hollow Fragment Hentai Girl Barbearian    

  This week Shrink & Rage talk about consumer rights coming under fire once again, another game market place opening up, and EA's mortal compass. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:35) Companies Once Again Attack Consumer Rights (1:03:35) Bethesda Says Situation Could be "Fairly Dire" if Sony Disallows The Elder Scrolls Legends Cross-play (1:26:25) Discord is Opening Its Own Digital Game Store (1:34:06) EA creates "Moral Compass" to Prevent Battlefront II-esque Disasters (1:46:47) Community Corner Jim’s Topic: How VR’s Next Generation Shows Key Signs of a Maturing Market (1:52:34) Discovery Queue (2:10:37)     Games We Played Rage: Titan Souls Gladiabots   Shrink: Monster Hunter World   News Consumer Rights Under Attack PC World Article PC Invasion Article   Bethesda Plays Hardball, Trying to get Cross-play Euro Gamer Article   Discord's New Business Venture Gaminesia Article   EA's Moral Compass Over Clock 3D Article   Community Corner Jim's VR Topic Road to VR Article Discovery Queue Rage: Unavowed BackToNormal Star Singularity Shrink: Factory Town Infected Battlegrounds  

  This week Shrink & Rage talk about some Steam News, discover that Star Citizen may be pay to win, and Elon Musk's next crazy idea. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played 10:20) Big Games Not Coming to Big Distributors (1:07:30) Star Citizen Fans Raise Pay-To-Win Objections over Removal of In-Game Currency Stockpiling Cap (1:26:10) Some News About Steam (1:42:45) Elon Musk adding Atari classics to Tesla software, wants original games for car display (1:57:50) Community Corner (2:11:55) Discovery Queue (2:13:55) Games We Played Rage: Motorsport Manager GRID 2 Radiant One   Shrink: No Man's Sky   News Big Games Not Coming to Big Distributors Pocket Gamer Article Euro Gamer Article PC Games N Article Star Citizen Fans Raise Pay-To-Win Objections Massively OP Article Announcement   Steamy Steam News PC Games N Article PC Games N Article 2   Elon Musk Adding Atari Classics to Tesla Software Games Industry Biz Article   Discovery Queue Rage: The Swordsmen X Overcooked! 2 NEKOPARA Extra Trailblazers Defiance 2050   Shrink: Prehistoric Kingdom Parkasaurus  

  This week Shrink & Rage hold the first half of the game club for Fallout: New Vegas and a bit of news. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:22) Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas (1:09:45) Next Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas DLC (2:15:04) Steam Game Accused of Scamming Players; Crypto Mining (2:17:33) PUBG Corp Details Five-Year Esports Plan, but Not Esports Ready (2:30:17) Discovery Queue (2:40:08) Games We Played Rage: This is the Police II Superflight   Shrink: Jurassic World Evolution   News Game Accused of Crypto Mining and Scam Tool Tech Raptor Article Games Industry Biz Article Games Industry Biz Article 2 Sid Alpha Video PUBG's Esports Plan Games Industry Biz Article PC Games N Article   Discovery Queue Rage: Ys: Memories of Celceta Mega Man X Legacy Collection The Banner Saga 3   Shrink: Just Cause 4 Gaia  

This week Shrink & Rage talk Alien bugs, gaming mistakes, and more! Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (10:20) Xaviant Games Removes The Culling 2 from Storefronts (1:12:31) Coding Typo Ruined Xenomorph AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines (1:28:03) Germany Bans Vague Pre-Order Release Dates (1:39:39) Four years Later, Crackdown 3 is in a Tough Spot (1:51:21) Community Corner (2:03:35) Discovery Queue (2:07:46)     Games We Played Rage: Dead Cells Scanner Sombre Faeria Impulsion   Shrink: Hustle Castle Tritez Dark Souls Remastered Call of Duty Black Ops   News Xaviant Games Scraps The Culling 2 Games Industry Biz Article   Aliens: Colonial Marines AI Bug Tech Raptor Article   Germany Bans Vague Release Dates for Pre-Orders Games Industry Biz Article   Crack Down in a Rough Spot Eurogamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Dead or School Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War Shining Resonance Refrain Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity   Shrink: Outpost Zero Ark Noir  

It's another off week for us this week as life finds a way to mess up recording night for Shrink & Rage. We should be back next week, but until then enjoy some random bits of who knows what. 

This week Shrink & Rage take on a pair of psychology related news stories and look at numbers pertaining to Pokemon Go and Steam games. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:15) Valve Leaks Steam Game Player Counts (59:22) Pokemon GO has Brought in $1.8 Billion Since Launch (1:24:49) Doki Doki Literature Club Blamed for UK Teen’s Suicide (1:55:57) Psychologists and Scholars Condemn WHO Classifying Gaming Disorder As An Addiction (1:46:22) Discovery Queue (2:07:09)   Games We Played Rage: Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Battle Chef Brigade DEFCON   Shrink: First Strike Final Hour Astroneer Planet Stronghold   News Valve Leaks Steam Player Counts Arstechnica Article Steam's Steam Spy PC Games N Article Niche Gamer Article   Pokemon Go Brings in 1.8 Billion Dollars Games Industry Biz Article   Doki Doki Literature Club Blamed for UK Teen's Suicide Niche Gamer Article   Psychologists sand Scholars Condemn WHO's Game Addiction Disorder Niche Gamer Article   Discovery Queue Rage: Agony SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption Nova Flow Shrink: Garrison Archangel Visitor Eximius Seize the Frontline  

This week Shrink & Rage catch up on games played and acquired in the Steam Summer Sale. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:45) Discovery Queue (2:34:36)   Games We Played Rage: The Crew 2 Beta while True: learn() Road Redemption Oxygen Not Included Snake Pass Golf with Friends Rage   Shrink: Satellite Command Rogue System Earth Space Colonies X Rebirth Tiny Rails Lightspeed Frontier Battletech (more modding adventures) Space Explorers Star Merchant Melting World Online   Discovery Queue Rage: Shenmue I & II SCUM Need for Speed Undercover Unforeseen Incidents InnerSpace   Shrink: Hex Gambit Ion Maiden  

  This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Tales from the Borderlands Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps VGL Game Club: Tales From the Borderlands (4:10) Next Game Club Game: Fallout New Vegas (3:32:08) Telltale Reportedly Ditching Its Old Engine (3:34:52) News TellTale's New Engine Euro Gamer Artcile  

This week Shrink & Rage talk about yet another Battle Royale story, an unexpected boost to West Virginia's popularity, and the puzzle of the shoulder Chihuahua. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (4:07) Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3 (1:40:59) West Virginia Tourist Sites See Massive Traffic After Fallout 76 Reveal (1:52:23) WHO Makes 'gaming disorder' Diagnosis Official (1:59:02) Community Corner (2:16:45) Discovery Queue (2:38:14) Games We Played Rage: Moonlighter The Watchmaker Robothorium Cultist Simulator Motorsport Manager 2 Shrink: Mercury Fallen Tharsis Robothorium Battletech HQ Trivia You Must Build A Boat News Sony's Fortnite Backlash BBC Article Techraptor Article Eurogamer Article   Fallout's Tourist Boon to West Virginia PC Games N Article   WHO Makes Gaming Disorder Official Diagnosis Games Industry Biz Article   Discovery Queue Rage: Bus Simulator 18 DARK SOULS: REMASTERED Insurgency: Sandstorm HITMAN 2   Shrink: Lego The Incredibles Find and Destroy Gaia Beyond