Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage dive into mess that is Battlefront 2, talk about how Deckspash failure to make a splash, Mario's possible theatrical return, 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 (7:21) Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire (1:24:45) Decksplash Canceled After Failing to meet 100,000 Downloads During Free Week (2:00:06) Why Your Favorite Indie Game May Not Get a Boxed Edition (2:09:43) Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together Online Mod from Being on Steam (2:16:53) Developers: Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches for Games (2:35:17) Are video games bad for your kids? Not so much, experts now believe (2:30:08) A New Mario Movie? (2:38:05) Community Corner (2:52:05) Games We Played Rage: Spintires: MudRunner South Park: Phone Destroyer Shrink: The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Spaceplan Seedship News Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire Yong Yea Video Tech Raptor Article PC Gamer Article PC Games N Article Hardcore Gamer Article Games Industry Biz Article Decksplash Fails to Meet Goal Announcement Game Industry Biz Article Indie Boxed Games Engadget Article Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together One Angry Gamer Article Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches Anime News Network Article Experts Now Claim Games Aren't Bad for Kids LA Times Article A New Mario Movie? Game Industry Biz Article  

This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty news, microtransactions infect the news cycle... again, and have a belly laugh at Nintendo. 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 (6:57) Call of Duty WW2 News (1:38:00) Microtransactions All Over the News (1:49:15) Telltale Games Restructures: Cuts 90 (25%) Staff (2:21:50) LA Noire's Switch download Version Doesn't Fit on a Switch (2:33:30) Community Corner (2:40:48) Steam Discovery Queue (3:00:27) Games We Played Rage: Space Pirates and Zombies 2 Watch Dogs Shrink: World of Warships Galactic Civilization 2 Galactic Civilization 3 Pinball Fx3 Freelancer Spaceplan News Call of Duty Tech Raptor Article Git Hyp Article Microtransactions Round: $$$ Gamasutra Article Tech Raptor Article PC Games N Article Gamasutra Article Telltale Layoffs Games Industry.biz LA Noire Too Big for Switch Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Nioh: Complete Edition Little Busters! English Edition Shrink: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Total Tank Simulator Lost Dimension Metal as Phuk  

This week Shrink & Rage hold our monthly game club, talk news, and lose track of 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (5:57) VGL Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (34:35) Next Game Club Game (1:31:42) Games Industry Says Single Player Games Aren’t Going Anywhere (1:35:57) Microsoft Has Stopped Manufacturing The Kinect (1:56:17) CCP Exits the VR Business (2:07:42) PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds Could Face Ban in China (2:23:22 Community Corner (2:29:50) Steam Discovery Queue (2:44:15) Games We Played Rage: Underhand World of Warships Shrink: World of Warships News Future of Single Player Games Game Industry.biz Article Game Spot Article The End of the Kinect Fast Code Sign Article CCP Exits VR Business Game Industry.biz Article Could PUBG be Banned in China? Game Industry.biz Article Discovery Queue Rage: B͞҉ŗeak the̶̢ ͠҉G̵ame AER Memories of Old Star Control: Origins Shrink: Battlevoid Sector Siege 60 Parsecs  

This week Shrink & Rage talk about two web sites having trouble, a rare unicorn of AAA gaming, and Kickstarter failures 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (5:55) Neogaf CEO Accused of Sexual Assault (53:58) The Escapist Fires All Paid Staff Save Yahtzee (1:11:55) Wolfenstein 2 Doesn’t Have Multiplayer Because it Would Dilute the Storytelling (1:25:20) Over Three Times as Many Video Game Projects Fail than Succeed on Kickstarter (1:38:23) Destiny 2’s Population Tracker is Gone Because it was Used to “spread a false narrative” (1:43:40) Twitch Adds Loot Boxes for Temporary Emotes 1:50:32) Community Corner (2:01:35) Steam Discovery Queue (2:26:35)   Games We Played Rage: Warframe FoxyLand Blackwell Unbound Shrink: Frisky Business Frontline Tactics News Neogaf Issues Niche Gamer Article Official Announcement Escapist Clears House Game Industry Biz Article Announcement Why Wolfenstein Lacks Multiplayer PC Gamer Article Kickstarter Failures Game Industry Biz Article Destiny 2's Population Tracker PC GamesN Article Twitch Temporary Emotes Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Opus Magnum Gold Rush: The Game Party Hard Tycoon Warbanners Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Shrink: Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon Blackberry Honey  

This week Shrink & Rage can't escape loot boxes, but that's just the tip of the iceberg of bad news heading our way. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (6:51) Loot Boxes Aren’t Gambling Claims Games Rating Boards (1:15:15) DICE Responds to Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box Fiasco (1:32:17) Humble Bundle to be Acquired by IGN (1:45:10) How Game’s Use Matchmaking to Sell Content (1:51:25) Gamestop Ad Rubs Pre Orders in our faces (2:00:18) Doom Coming to the Nintendo Switch (2:06:12) Electronic Arts Closes Dead Space Developer Visceral Games (2:15:33) Community Corner (2:22:02) Steam Discovery Queue (2:55:20) Games We Played Rage: Warfrane The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk Rocket League Shrink: World of Warships Factorio Space Run Galaxy SuperCluster: Void Call of Duty Black Ops 2 News Lootboxes Aren't Gambling? Kotaku Article Game Rant Article Forbes Responds to ESRB Tweaktown Covers PEGI Response Euro Gamer UK Response Game Industry Biz Uk Response DICE Responds to Battlefront 2 Loot Boxes One Angry Gamer Article Humble Bundle Acquired by IGN Tech Raptor Article Matchmaking Manipulation to Sell in-game Items Patented by Activision & How Riot May Already be Doing It Rolling Stone Article Greedy Goblin Article Poor Taste in Gamestop Ad Polygon Article Doom Switch Port Tech Raptor Article EA Shuts Down Visceral Tech Raptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: Field of Glory II Computer Tycoon Shrink: Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation Doki Doki Literature Club!  

This week Shrink & Rage crack open the loot box debate again, talk about PUBG again, then move on to some new stuff. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (4:18) Loot Boxes Corrupting Triple A Releases (1:03:11) Open Critic Takes Stance Against Loot Boxes (1:46:30) RPG Helps Fight Depression in Japanese People (1:56:05) Microsoft Rumored to Want To Extend PUBG Exclusivity on Xbox (2:03:10) Telltale Will Remove Image of Real-Life Assassination Victim from Batman: The Enemy Within (2:11:23) Community Corner (2:17:25) Steam Discovery Queue (2:22:02) Games We Played Rage: Pixel Starships Vertigo Racing Shrink: X3 Albion Prelude Cuphead News Loot Boxes Lunacy Angry Joe Video TotalBiscuit Video Euro Gamer Article Game Industry.biz Article Open Critic takes Stance Against Loot Boxes Niche Gamer Article Video Game Fighting Against Depression in Japan Japan Times Article Game's Site PUBG Exclusivity Tech Raptor Article Batman: Enemy Within Placeholder Art Games Radar Article Discovery Queue Rage: A Hat in Time Bermuda - Lost Survival Sakura Gamer Dungeons 3 Shrink: Winged Sakura Endless Dream The Ultimatest Battle  

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the seductive art of loot boxes, yet another review bomb on PUBG, 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (7:25) Behind the Addictive Psychology and Seductive Art of Loot Boxes (1:38:40) Nintendo Creators Program Bans YouTube Live Streaming (2:06:42) PUBG Hit With Negative Reviews Following In-game Ads In China (2:15:25) The Company That Had Its 200 ‘Fake Games’ Removed From Steam is Shutting Down (2:25:46) Fortnite Battle Royale Gamemode Hits 1 Million Players On Its First Day (2:30:10) Overwatch Director Says it’s “Scary” to be Open With Players (2:39:28) Community Corner (2:43:15) Steam Discovery Queue (2:51:17) Games We Played Rage: Dark Cloud 2 Pinball FX3 Battle Chasers: Nightwar Figment The Walking Vegetables World of Warships Shrink: World of Warships X3 Albion Prelude Tracks: The Train Set Game Unending Galaxy AX:EL News The Psychology of Loot Boxes PC Gamer Article Nintendo Bans YouTube Live Streaming for Creators Program Tech Raptor Article PUBG Hit with Negative Reviews, Again Green Man Gaming Article Fake Game Maker Shuts Down Green Man Gaming Article Fortnite Battle Royale Hits 1 Million Players Tech Raptor Article Overwatch Director Says It's Scary to be Open with Players Arstechnica Article Discovery Queue Rage: Stick Fight: The Game Hob RUINER Shrink: Airport CEO Dead Exit Galactic Crew Space Wrangler  

This week Shrink & Rage battle in the wastes of Crossout, talk about fake games getting removed and PUBG's exec making some questionable statements. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (5:31) VGL Game Club: Crossout (1:12:45) Next Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (2:04:42) PUBG Exec Contemplating 'further action' Over Fortnite Battle Royale Similarities (2:07:38) Fake Games Removed: Valve Fights Back (2:21:59) WB Backpedals from Charity Kerfuffle (2:27:48) Community Corner (2:33:22) Steam Discovery Queue (2:36:29) Games We Played Rage: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Niche - a genetics survival game Super Fancy Pants Adventure The Blackwell Legacy Shrink: Skidstorm Turn Based Racing Motorsport Manager X-Com Enemy Unknown Planet Nomads Space Engineers Astrox Hostile Space Excavation News PUBG vs Fortnite? PC Gamer Article Press Release Pastebin Sid Alpha Video PC Gamer Update Fake Games Removed Tech Raptor Article WB Charity Kerfuffle Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: ECHO Fight'N Rage The First Tree Shrink: Elisa Seduce the Inkeeper Valnir Rok Mutant Football League Industries of Titan Tricolour Lovestory Ancient Frontier  

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the latest outrage surrounding PewDiePie, a change in Steam reviews, and the hero shooters are falling like dominoes. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (3:55) Firewatch Dev vs PewDiePie (1:09:45) Changes in Steam Reviews (1:29:10) Development on Battleborn Officially Ends as the Game Enters Maintenance Mode (1:36:45) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Now Holds Record for Most Concurrent Players on Steam All Time (1:44:05) Cliff Bleszinski On LawBreakers: "I Have To Keep This Game Alive" (2:01:57) Do Game Journalists Have to be Good at Video Games? (2:14:40) Community Corner (2:21:30) Steam Discovery Queue (2:27:06) Games We Played Rage: Big Pharma Titan Attacks The Wolf's Bite Miracle Merchant Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! BAJA: Edge of Control HD Shrink: XCOM 2 (The Long War) Homeworld 2 Remastered News Firewatch Dev vs PewDiePie SidAlpha Video Leonard French's Video SidAlpha Update Video Game Industry Biz Article Game Industry Biz Article 2 Changes in Steam Reviews Announcement Battleborn Maintenance Mode PC Games N Article PUBG Breaks Record Tech Raptor Article Cliff Bleszinski Wants to Keep Lawbreakers Alive Gamespot Article General Topic: Do Game Journalists Need to be Good at Games? Cuphead Played by Game Critic Polygon “Plays” Doom Discovery Queue Rage: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Epic Tavern The Land of Pain Academia : School Simulator Shrink: Iron Tides Dark Future: Blood Red States Muv Luv    

With the remains of Hurricane Irma sitting on Jared's lap for recording day; we're forced to serve up some more leftovers.   The regular show will be back next week.

This week Shrink & Rage tackle some depressing news about Shadow of War's DLC, have round two with the creation club, then go off on more fun 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (4:35) Shadow of War Charity DLC (1:04:50) Fallout 4 Creation Club Files Auto Downloaded, Breaks Free Mods (1:26:25) Final Fantasy XV Nude Mods Could Affect Future Mod Support for Final Fantasy Games (1:46:43) Destiny 2 Microtransactions Include Equipment Modifications (1:55:43) “Do you shoot grandma or help her across the street?”: The anatomy of a good in-game choice, according to Obsidian (2:06:57) Community Corner (2:22:40) Steam Discovery Queue (2:25:43) Games We Played Rage: Paladins The Trail: Frontier Challenge Songbringer Postknight Shrink: XCom 2 X-MORPH: DEFENSE News Shadow of War Charity DLC TotalBiscult Video Tech Raptor Article Eurogamer Article TotalBiscuit Tweetlonger Bethesda Creation Club Round 2 Tech Raptor Artcile One Angry Gamer Article Jared's Youtube Link Final Fantasy Nude Modes Dictate Future of Modability of Series One Angry Gamer Article Destiny 2 Microtransactions Tech Raptor Article Obsidian on Moral Choices VG 24/7 Article Discovery Queue Rage: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™ Quake Champions Comedy Night Last Day of June Shrink: Impulse of War JCB Pioneer Mars Frostpunk United Tactics  

This week Shrink & Rage tackle the VGL Game Club game Transistor before moving onto news about Half Life 2 and Bethesda. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:35) VGL Game Club: Transistor (1:07:17) Next Game Club Game: Crossout (1:45:45) Half Life: Episode 3 Script Synopsis Released? (1:51:55) Bethesda Creation Club Goes Live (2:04:00) Why is Lawbreakers Dead on Arrival? (2:25:05) Community Corner (2:50:45) Games We Played Rage: Paladins Defiance Shrink: Paladins Defiance Titanfall Assault X Com 2 News Half Life 2 Episode 3 Script Synopsis Released? Niche Gamer Article Blog Post Archive Translated Blog Post Bethesda Creation Club Goes Live Tech Raptor Article Lawbreakers: Why Did It Fail? Hype Montage  

This week Shrink & Rage pitch a game, talk about what piques our interests, and talk about Mass Effect's possible end. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:02) What Piques your interest in a game? (1:18:42) Pitch a Game (1:54:15) No More Single Player Updates for Mass Effect Andromeda (2:17:19) Community Corner (2:39:37) Steam Discovery Queue (2:45:00) Games We Played Rage: Questr Onirim Deep Town Shrink: No Man’s Sky GTA 5 PC Interstellar Transport Company Warshift Slime Rancher News No More Single Player Content for Mass Effect Andromeda Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Startup Company Medieval Kingdom Wars Nidhogg 2 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth Shrink: The Trail Hobo Tough Life Far: Lone Sail  

This week Shrink & Rage talk more about cheap games, look at For Honor and No Man's Sky, and more! Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:02) The Indie Games Are Too Damn Cheap (1:53:28) For Honor Tournament Rife with Bugs and Exploits (2:11:55) Battle.net is Back? (2:23:38) Steam Group Invite Changes (2:30:59) Community Corner (2:43:40) Steam Discovery Queue (3:13:20) Games We Played Rage: Tragedy of Prince Rupert Crystal City Simple Planes Warfront Defenders: Westerplatte A Girl Adrift Shrink: No Man's Sky GTA 5 Mass Effect Andromeda Team Racing League Techwars 2 Online Kingdoms and Castles News The Indie Games Are Too Damn Cheap Steam Spy Article For Honor Tournament Rife With Bugs and Exploits PC Gamer Article Reddit Thread Greenman Gaming Article Battle Net is Back? Let's Play Video Games Article Official Announcement Steam Group Invite Changes Official Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: West of Loathing Sudden Strike 4 Crashday Redline Edition IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Tiny Rails Shrink: Dinosis Survival Pharmakon New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~ Interstellar Transport Company  

  This week Shrink & Rage quickly chat about Middle Earth's lootboxes and the newest Valve game. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights Middle Earth: Shadow of War Lootboxes & Social Conquest Valve’s New Game: Artifact: The DOTA 2 Card Game Community Corner Steam Discovery Queue News Valve's New Game: Artifact: The DOTA 2 Card Game TechRaptor Article Crowd Reaction Trailer Middle earth: Shadow of War Lootboxes & Social Conquest Announcement Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel The Shrouded Isle Shrink: Fictorum Saurian Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo HD Einar