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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
Nov 26, 2021
Nov 26, 2021
1hr 46 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about yet another apology, NFTs (again), and the first award show of the season.
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 2:55
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Phil Spencer says some NFT games feel "more exploitive than about entertainment" 34:24
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Warner Bros. crossover fighter Multiversus officially announced 37:42
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Rockstar Games Apologizes for GTA Trilogy Launch 45:29
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Golden Joystick Awards 54:57
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Community Corner 1:39:16
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Streamlabs drops ‘OBS’ from company name in response to recent controversy
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Games We Played
Rage:
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise
Shrink:
News
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Phil Spencer Says What We're All Thinking
Games Industry Biz: Phil Spencer says some NFT games feel "more exploitive than about entertainment"
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Warner Bros Corssover Fighter
Eurogamer: Warner Bros. crossover fighter Multiversus officially announced
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Rockstar Launches Apology Blog Post
Techraptor: Rockstar Games Apologizes for GTA Trilogy Launch
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The Golden Joystick Awards
Community Corner
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Streamlabs Kinda Were Dicks
Polygon: Streamlabs drops ‘OBS’ from company name in response to recent controversy
Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021
1hr 35 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the crime that is the new GTA Trilogy release.
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 5:50
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Amazon Games switches off New World's entire economy after players discover duping glitch. 26:02
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GTA The Trilogy: The Definitive Shit Show 32:44
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Community Corner 55:37
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Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick under pressure to resign: What to know
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Discovery Queue 1:08:22
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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New World, New Issues
PC Gamer: Amazon Games switches off New World's entire economy after players discover duping glitch
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GTA Is a Bit of a Mess
VGC: GTA Trilogy chaos continues as ‘Hot coffee sex mini-game files’ reportedly uncovered
Tech Raptor: GTA Trilogy PC Pulled After Dev Notes and Missing Music Found
Rock Paper Shotgun: Modders are fixing the GTA Trilogy, from better rain to nut-shaped nuts
Community Corner
Cnet: Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick under pressure to resign: What to kno
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
Shrink:
Nov 12, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
1hr 55 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about NFTs, New World, and The Jiggle Exploit.
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 3:20
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Amazon’s New World Is on Fire 44:43
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Ubisoft drinks the crypto Kool-Aid, announces plans to develop blockchain games 1:00:10
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Sony has formed the ‘PlayStation PC’ label for its PC games push 1:16:15
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Community Corner 1:21:22
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How California's wildfire skies ended up in 'Call of Duty: Vanguard'
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Discovery Queue 1:30:01
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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A Whole New World of Dumb Design Choices
CBR: Amazon's New World Loses Over 500,000 Players in a Month
Tech Raptor: Game-Breaking New World Exploit Continues Despite Amazon's Efforts
PC Gamer: Amazon disables New World 'wealth transfers' to fight gold dupe exploit
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Ubisoft's Crypto Kool-Aid
PC Gamer: Ubisoft drinks the crypto Kool-Aid, announces plans to develop blockchain games
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Sony PC?
VGC: Sony has formed the ‘PlayStation PC’ label for its PC games push
Community Corner
Engadget: How California's wildfire skies ended up in 'Call of Duty: Vanguard'
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Shrink:
Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
1hr 20 min
This week Shrink & Rage are underwhelmed by the game club then go on to 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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October Gameclub: Darkest Dungeon 5:45
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Next Gameclub: Watch_Dogs 31:20
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Next year's BlizzConline on "pause" as Activision Blizzard looks to "reimagine" event 34:05
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Community Corner
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Ubisoft Can’t Stop Harassing People 43:15
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Players Have A Ton Of Complaints About Nintendo Switch Online’s N64 Games 49:41
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion subscription will cost $50 a year
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News
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BlizzCon "Paused"
Eurogamer: Next year's BlizzConline on "pause" as Activision Blizzard looks to "reimagine" event
Community Corner
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Oh... Ubisoft
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Passing on the Expansion Pack
Kotaku: Players Have A Ton Of Complaints About Nintendo Switch Online’s N64 Games
Eurogamer: Nintendo Switch Online's N64 games have a few issues
ScreenRant: Nintendo Switch N64 Game Lag Shown By Zelda & Mario Players
Games Industry Biz: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion subscription will cost $50 a year
Oct 21, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
30 min
Let's face it, Shrink isn't sorry for what he's about to do. Although, now he is doomed to die in the robot uprising with the rest of us, which is nice.
Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
2hr 8 min
This week Shrink & Rage force a robot to do questionable things. Oh, and some gaming stuff as well.
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 24:42
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Apple files appeal in Epic Games case, potentially delaying App Store changes for years 56:25
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Twitch Gets Leaked… All of It 57:07
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Microsoft Expands Xbox Accessibility Features and Programs 1:08:54
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Blizzard lacks self awareness, attempts to white wash WoW 1:23:19
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EA says it needs to work on "real solutions" for FIFA players who lose control of their spending 1:35:21
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Community Corner
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Grand Theft Auto modders that tried to get around a DMCA claim get walloped with Take-Two lawsuit 1:44:35
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You Can Now Buy Marvel's Avengers XP Boosts 1:53:04
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Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Apple Stalls App Store Changes
CNBC: Apple files appeal in Epic Games case, potentially delaying App Store changes for years
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Twitch's Small Leak
Eurogamer: Twitch confirms data exposed in major leak, but "no indication" passwords leaked
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Expanded Accessibility Features on Xbox
Tech Raptor: Microsoft Expands Xbox Accessibility Features and Programs
Games Industry Biz: Xbox introduces accessibility tags in its store
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Blizzard Plans to Whitewash WoW
MMORPG: Blizzard Continues Updating and Removing Insensitive Older World of Warcraft Content
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EA Makes Us Laugh
Community Corner
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GTA Modders Play With Fire, Take Two Happy to Burn Them
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Avengers Assemble... Microtransaction XP Boosters
Tech Raptor: You Can Now Buy Marvel's Avengers XP Boosts
VGC: Paid XP boosts have been added to Avengers, despite promises it would never happen
Oct 8, 2021
Oct 8, 2021
30 min
Good day friends! Rage is out this week on an adventure, so we grabbed some Franken content for a franken episode. Hope you enjoy! We'll be back next week.
Sep 24, 2021
Sep 24, 2021
1hr 37 min
This week Shrink & Rage try to figure out what's going on With Activision Blizzard now they feds have gotten in on the act.
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 3:29
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Valve patents “instant play” game downloads 22:49
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Gran Turismo 7's big new campaign will require an internet connection 25:10
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Sports Games Add More Terrible Monetization 30:38
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Community Corner
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Activision Blizzard Now a Federal Case 44:39
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American and Euro Truck Simulator 2 devs have mastered sim economics 1:00:14
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Discovery Queue 1:10:05
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Shrink's Crimes Against Humainty Stream
News
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Instant Play Coming to Steam?
NME: Valve patents “instant play” game downloads
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Gran Turismo Always Online
Eurogamer: Gran Turismo 7's big new campaign will require an internet connection
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Sports Games Anti-Consumer Moves
Eurogamer: EA sticks with loot boxes for FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, but adds preview packs
Eurogamer: Konami selling a £33 eFootball premium player pack you can't use until November
Community Corner
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Even More Bad News for Activision Blizzard
TechRaptor: Activision Blizzard Addresses SEC Investigation and Depatures
Wall Street Journal: SEC Is Investigating Activision Blizzard Over Workplace Practices, Disclosures
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American/Euro Truck Sim Devs Nails Selling a Sim Game
PC Invasion: American and Euro Truck Simulator 2 devs have mastered sim economics
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
Shrink:
Sep 17, 2021
Sep 17, 2021
2hr 11 min
This week Shrink & Rage head to court to hear the results of Epic vs Apple, oh and Twitch is getting in on the litigation action.
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
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Epic vs Apple Court Decision
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Twitch sues users over hate raids
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Community Corner
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GameStop Says It's Moving Beyond Games, "Evolving" To Become A Technology Company
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China bans all new video games as it warns children are addicted to 'electronic drugs'
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SWAT 4 and Rainbow Six: Vegas Rendered Unplayable by Dynamic Ads
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Indian news channel uses Arma 3 gameplay footage to claim Pakistan bombed Afghanistan
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Discovery Queue
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Epic vs Apple
CNBC: Apple can no longer force developers to use in-app purchasing, judge rules in Epic Games case
Forbes: Apple’s App Store Illegally Stifles Consumer Choice, District Court Rules
The New York Times: Why Apple Didn’t Lose in the Epic Games Ruling
The Verge: A comprehensive breakdown of the Epic v. Apple ruling
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Twitch Sues Hate Raiders
Games Industry Biz: Twitch sues users over hate raids
Euro Gamer: Twitch files lawsuit against two hate raiders
Community Corner
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GameStop “Evolves”
Gamespot: GameStop Says It's Moving Beyond Games, "Evolving" To Become A Technology Company
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China Games Stuff
CNN: China tells Tencent and Netease to focus less on profit as gaming crackdown expands
Daily Star: China bans all new video games as it warns children are addicted to 'electronic drugs'
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SWAT 4 and Rainbow Six Vegas Unplayable Due to Ad Server
PC Mag: SWAT 4 and Rainbow Six: Vegas Rendered Unplayable by Dynamic Ads
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Indian News Lies
PC Gamer: Indian news channel uses Arma 3 gameplay footage to claim Pakistan bombed Afghanistan
Discovery Queue
Rage:
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites
Shrink: