Video Game Logic Podcast

Illness once again makes for a cursed Tuesday. Hopefully we'll be back for game club next week. 

This week Shrink & Rage really clean up then hit the 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 4:55

• Crusader Kings 3 DLC Prices Hiked By Paradox 52:34

• Google Stadia Demo Room Removed From NYC Google Store 58:35

• Nintendo Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations 1:13:22

• Community Corner

  • Rockstar's GTA+ Subscription Service Could Launch on PC 1:21:07

 

Games We Played

Rage:

Before We Leave

Power Wash Simulator

Shrink:

Power Wash Simulator

Aircraft Carrier Survival

 

News

• Crusader Kings DLC Price Hike

Tech Raptor: Crusader Kings 3 DLC Prices Hiked By Paradox

Announcement

 

• Google Removes Stadia Demo Room

Tech Raptor: Google Stadia Demo Room Removed From NYC Google Store

 

• Nintendo Sexual Harassment Allegations

Tech Raptor: Nintendo Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations

 

 

Community Corner

• GTA+ Coming to PC?

Screen Rant: Rockstar's GTA+ Subscription Service Could Launch on PC

Rage brings an end to the start of the streak for... reasons that will be explained next week.

This week Shrink & Rage record shows two weeks running.

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

• Sims 4 Mod Makers Cannot Charge for Mods

• Google Play Store Ads Blocked to Stop Intrusive Pop-Ups

• Community Corner

  • Diablo Immortal player spends $100k on game, now can't find anyone suitable to matchmake with

  • Call of Duty Warzone: Plagiarism Accusations Surface Around New Dog Operator Design

  • It’s Not Just Loot Boxes: Predatory Monetization Is Everywhere

 

Games We Played

Rage:

Roller Champions

Jurassic World Evolution 2

 

Shrink:

Mystic Pillars

Loop Hero

News

• EA Not the Baddies...For Once?

Gamespot: The Sims 4's Newest Policy Update Is Causing Tension And Panic Among Mod Users

 

• Google Play Store Ad Change

Techraptor: Google Play Store Ads Blocked to Stop Intrusive Pop-Ups

Games Industry Biz: Google Play adds new rules on interstitial ads

 

Community Corner

• Diablo Immortal Player Becomes Too Much of a Whale

Eurogamer: Diablo Immortal player spends $100k on game, now can't find anyone suitable to matchmake with

 

• Call of Duty Warzone... Dog Plagiarism

IGN: Call of Duty Warzone: Plagiarism Accusations Surface Around New Dog Operator Design

 

• Predatory Monetization Is Everywhere

Wired: It’s Not Just Loot Boxes: Predatory Monetization Is Everywhere

 

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club then touch on a couple of news topics in our massive backlog.

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

• July Gameclub: The Hunter Call of the Wild 2:48

• Next Gameclub: Pokemon Sun & Moon 1:20:42

• The First NFT Game Console has been announced 1:22:49

• ‘Evolve: Stage 2’ is back from the dead as peer-to-peer servers come back online 1:37:02

 

News

• Evolve is Back... Kinda

NME: ‘Evolve: Stage 2’ is back from the dead as peer-to-peer servers come back online

 

• First NFT Console

Video Games Chronicle: The first ‘NFT games console’ has been announced

This week life found a way to mess with us, again. But we do marvel at Craig's new features.

This week life found a way to mess with us, again. But we do marvel at Craig's new features.

This week Shrink & Rage tackle the backlog of community stuff as we get back in the saddle.

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 2:45

• Community Corner

  • God of War Ragnarok bundles include Steelbook cases with no discs inside 44:11

  • Doom Now Able to Run Doom 57:13

  • Ubisoft Pulling DLC Access to some Older Games 1:04:29

Games We Played

Rage:

Alaskan Truck Simulator (Demo)

Terra Invicta (Demo)

 

Shrink:

Project Zomboid

Community Corner

• Dad of Boy Gameless Game Bundle

Ars Technica: God of War Ragnarok bundles include Steelbook cases with no discs inside

 

• Doom Runs Doom

Hack a Day: Even DOOM Can Now Run DOOM!

 

• Ubisoft Pulling DLC, Games, and On-line Features

PC Games N: Assassin’s Creed Liberation will stay on Steam for current owners

Tech Raptor: Gaming has a Digital Distribution Problem

PC Gamer: Ubisoft to pull online from older games, which also takes away your DLC

My Smart Price: Ubisoft Revoking Assassin’s Creed Liberation Access for Legitimate Owners Shows the Dark Side of Digitally Owning Games

Illness... again. Franken episode... again. Hopefully we can get the ball rolling again next week!

This week Shrink & Rage hold the June game club in a short episode.

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

• June Gameclub: Hardspace Shipbreaker 7:27
• July Gameclub: theHunter Call of the Wild 1:12:45