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Home of the Video Game Logic Podcast. A podcast recorded by Gaming Psychologist and Caffeine Rage, where we talk about many things in the video game industry. Some good, some bad, and then we give in depth thoughts, feelings, and analysis of how to deal with them.
Episodes
Apr 15, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
1hr 32 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk more about Russian devs, E3's no go, and Pinball FX doing some unsavory things.
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
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Games We Played 5:12
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Russian Game Devs Address sanctions in differing ways. 44:50
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E3 2022 Canceled, Threatens Return Next Year 53:50
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Pinball FX a Mess of Subscriptions, Microtransactions, and Currencies 1:00:37
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Community Corner
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NFTs Return 1:07:37
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Gamefaq User Creates 3700, and Counting, Maps 1:20:08
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Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Russian Game Devs
Tech Raptor: Wargaming Leaving Belarus And Russia Due To Ukraine War
PC Games N: World of Tanks developer pulls out of Russia and Belarus
Games Industry Biz: Loop Hero developer encourages players to pirate the game
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E3 2022 No More
Nintendo Life: E3 2022 Is Officially Cancelled
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Pinball FX
Community Corner
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NFT Return
Kotaku: Official Formula 1 NFT Game Shuts Down, Tokens Are Now Practically Worthless
Ars Technica: How did a hacker steal over $600 million from a crypto gaming blockchain?
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GameFAQs Maps
PC Gamer: Meet the GameFAQs user who's created 3,700 game maps and counting in MS Paint
Apr 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022
28 min
Things got a bit crazy for Shrink on recording night, leading to a Fraken episode. We should be back next week to gut laugh at some NFTs.
Apr 1, 2022
Apr 1, 2022
1hr 28 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club and talk about 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
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March Gameclub: Lake 19:01
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April Gameclub: Euro Truck 54:10
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PlayStation Spartacus Revealed As A PlayStation Plus Overhaul 58:07
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GTA+ Offers Subscription Service for GTA Online 1:06:28
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Community Corner 1:13:35
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Gran Turismo 7 now has Sony’s lowest user score ever on Metacritic
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News
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Playstation Spartacus
Techraptor: PlayStation Spartacus Revealed As A PlayStation Plus Overhaul
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GTA+ Subscription
Techraptor: GTA+ Offers Subscription Service for GTA Online
Community Corner
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Gran Turismo Microtranaction Mess
Video Games Chronicle: Gran Turismo 7 now has Sony’s lowest user score ever on Metacritic
Mar 25, 2022
Mar 25, 2022
38 min
It's moving day for one of us this week; find out who has to skip town and pack up everything! We should be back next week for a game club episode.
Mar 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
1hr 24 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk more world events and how it is impacting gaming. Then, we move onto community corner with Artesian Builds making a big mistake.
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
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Games We Played 2:02
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Russia has reportedly legalized piracy in the face of economic sanctions 31:09
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Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Delayed Due To "World Events" 42:35
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Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer 48:22
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Community Corner 54:40
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Artesian Builds CEO Offers “Apology”, Shuts Down
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Discovery Queue 1:05:00
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Russian Piracy
Russia has reportedly legalised piracy in the face of economic sanctions
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Advance Wars Delayed
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Delayed Due To "World Events"
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Microsoft Tests Ads in Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer
Community Corner
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Artesian Builds' Big Oops
Artesian Builds stops operations after viral PC giveaway backlash
PC builder that drew fury of small Twitch streamers shuts down indefinitely
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Pinball FX3 - Indiana Jones™: The Pinball Adventure
Shrink:
Mar 11, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
26 min
With Rage sick and Shrink having a day, we took the week off to recover and heal. Enjoy some Franken content and we'll be back next week.
Mar 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022
1hr 51 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about a small land war in Europe, Nintendo doing something nice, Luna launching, and Rimworld getting banned down under.
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
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Games We Played 5:17
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Games Devs Respond to Ukraine Invasion 49:27
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Nintendo Switch Online adds missions and rewards section 1:12:31
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Amazon Luna launches in the US 1:21:07
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RimWorld refused classification in Australia, banning it from sale 1:36:43
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Community Corner
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Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation 1:43:44
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Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Game Devs Respond to Ukraine Invasion
TechRaptor: The Rouble is Crashing in Escape from Tarkov
Tech Raptor: 'This War of Mine' Profits to Be Donated to Ukrainian Red Cross Over the Next 7 Days
PC Games N: Ubisoft offers housing and salary advances to Ukrainian employees
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Nintendo Switch Online Add Rewards
Eurogamer: Nintendo Switch Online adds missions and rewards section
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Rimworld Refused Classification
Eurogamer: RimWorld refused classification in Australia, banning it from sale
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Amazon Luna Launches
Games Industry Biz: Amazon Luna launches in the US
Community Corner
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Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation
PC GamesN: Civ creator warns industry to “focus on gameplay”, not monetisation
Feb 25, 2022
Feb 25, 2022
1hr 24 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club and catch up on some community 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
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February Gameclub: Snake Pass 4:51
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Next Gameclub: Lake 28:07
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Community Corner
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Best Buy Locks Nvidia RTX GPUs Behind Obscene $200 Paywall 31:12
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Meet the hundreds of horse girls running Red Dead Online's kindest posse 42:11
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Ubisoft’s Latest Galaxy-Brain Move Is To Gift Scammy NFTs To Employees 50:29
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Pro Gamer Fired After Saying Men Under 5 ft 7 in 'Don't Have Human Rights' 59:33
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Discovery Queue 1:05:15
Game Club
Community Corner
Best Buy Locks Nvidia RTX GPUs Behind Obscene $200 Paywall
Meet the hundreds of horse girls running Red Dead Online's kindest posse
Ubisoft’s Latest Galaxy-Brain Move Is To Gift Scammy NFTs To Employees
Pro Gamer Fired After Saying Men Under 5 ft 7 in 'Don't Have Human Rights'
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Feb 18, 2022
Feb 18, 2022
1hr 46 min
This week Shrink & Rage finally get a discovery queue done and talk about some 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
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Games We Played 4:00
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City Skylines Mod Chaos 33:29
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Newegg will now accept open box returns “no questions asked” 45:01
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Mario Kart 8 DLC courses will be playable online, even if you don't own them 1:00:30
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Discovery Queue 1:17:37
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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City Skylines Mod Madness
Tech Raptor: Most Banned Cities: Skylines Mods Did Not Have Malware, Dev Says
NME: ‘Cities: Skylines’ modder banned after discovery of major malware risk
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Newegg's Open Box Woes
PCGames N: Newegg will now accept open box returns “no questions asked”
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Mario Kart 8 DLC
Eurogamer: Mario Kart 8 DLC courses will be playable online, even if you don't own them
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
1hr 34 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about more corporate acquisitions and Stadia might be put on the back burner.
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
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Games we played 5:15
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Gaming Industry Giants continue to consolidate holdings. 37:27
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Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties 55:20
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Community Corner
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The Unnerving Rise of Video Games that Spy on You 1:12:50
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Games We Played
Rage:
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Shrink:
MW5 Mercenaries: LEGEND OF THE KESTREL LANCERS
News
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Sony Acquiring Bungie
Tech Raptor: Sony is Acquiring Destiny 2 Developer Bungie
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Stadia Backburnner