Episodes

Friday Nov 01, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 171: VGL Gameclub: Prey
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Prey and talk about more Fallout 76 news; it just won't stay dead!!!
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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Gameclub: Prey (2017) (6:00)
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Next Gameclub: Celestial Command (1:02:33)
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Fallout 76 Shenanigans (1:05:21)
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Community Corner (1:24:38)
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Discovery Queue (1:34:35)
News
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Fallout Goes Subscription Based... No... Really
Fallout 76 Sells Subscription to Cheats and Single Player Experience
Fallout 76’s Premium Private Servers Are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap
Class warfare has come to Fallout 76
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
Shrink:

Friday Oct 25, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 170: Revolution of our Time
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage come back from being on the mend and vacation with gaming news, and beating the same dead horse it seems.
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 (3:55)
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Bizzard and the Hearthstone Ban Clusterfuck (1:06:55)
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Fallout 76 Officially Backpedals on Cosmetic-Only Microtransaction Promise (1:29:28)
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Humble Monthly Becoming Humble Choice (1:38:53)
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EA games including Dragon Age 2 are probably coming back to Steam (1:47:12)
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Community Corner (1:31:35)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Blizzard's PR Nightmare
Reddit Post with Applogy From Blizzard
Blizzard Postpones World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Event in Taiwan
Senators Pen Letter to Activision Blizzard Over Hearthstone Suspensions
Blizzard Entertainment Employees Stage Walkout, Blizzard Comments
Blitzchung has “no idea” if he’ll return to competitive Hearthstone
Blizzard backlash escalates following Hong Kong supporter ban
Overwatch's Mei is being turned into a Hong Kong protest symbol
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Fallout 76 Backpedals From Broken Promise
Fallout 76 Officially Backpedals on Cosmetic-Only Microtransaction Promise
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Humble Monthly Changes
Humble Monthly Becoming Humble Choice
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EA May Return to Steam
EA games including Dragon Age 2 are probably coming back to Steam

Friday Oct 18, 2019
Video Game Logic Franken Episode: Internet Arguments and a Bag of Peas
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
With Jared still on the mend we have to fall back on more filler content.

Friday Oct 11, 2019
Video Game Logic Franken Episode: Ten Clown Dads
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
With Rage off to an anime con we talk about our idea for a hit TV show and other random nonsense.

Friday Oct 04, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 169: Bear on Bear Violence
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty, Loot boxes (again), Mario Kart and games we played this week.
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 (6:05)
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Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year (45:28)
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Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass Costs More Than Nintendo Switch Online and Other Services (59:13)
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Rocket League replaces loot crates with loot blueprints (1:11:43)
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Community Corner (1:20:34)
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Discovery Queue (1:24:41)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Call of Duty and the Exclusive Game Mode
Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year
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Mario Kart Tour Doubles Down
Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass Costs More Than Nintendo Switch Online and Other Services
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Rocket League Steps Away from Loot Boxes
Rocket League replaces loot crates with loot blueprints
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Shrink:

Friday Sep 27, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 168: VGL Game Club: Doughnut County
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Doughnut County.
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 (6:44)
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Gameclub: Donut County (46:00)
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Next Gameclub Game: Prey (Game Pass) October, Celestial Command November (1:18:17)
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Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled (1:26:11)
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Community Corner (1:33:08)
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Discovery Queue (1:42:12)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Power Armor Helmet Recall
[Update] Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Friday Sep 20, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 167: Jesus Hates Lootboxes
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage talk about Jesus and loot boxes.
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 (5:57)
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Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children (1:00:41)
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Fallout 76's fridge pricing leaves fans cold (1:15:19)
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US gamer jailed over ‘swatting’ death (1:23:28)
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ESA proposes rebranding E3 2020 as "fan, media, and influencer festival" in leaked document (1:30:12)
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The All New Steam Library (1:38:40)
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Community Corner (1:50:03)
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Discovery Queue (1:51:47)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
- Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children
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Fallout 76's fridge pricing leaves fans cold
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-11-fallout-76s-fridge-pricing-leaves-fans-cold
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US gamer jailed over ‘swatting’ death
https://egamingdesk.com/console/us-gamer-jailed-over-swatting-death/
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ESA proposes rebranding E3 2020 as "fan, media, and influencer festival" in leaked document
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The All New Steam Library
https://store.steampowered.com/libraryupdate
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Session: Skateboarding Sim Game
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered
Shrink:

Friday Sep 13, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 166: Anime Herbs and Spices
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage talk about a finger licking good visual novel, what is old is resold again, a dubious world record, and more this week!
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 (1:58)
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The Nemesis system in Codemasters’ GRID reboot makes for dramatic racing (53:10)
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Valve Announces Steam Library Update, Dev Tools (1:07:44)
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A Madden 19 logo showed up in Madden 20 (1:21:16)
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Shenmue 3's Refund Process is Starting Soon, But It Might Take a While (1:29:22)
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EA's infamous defense of Battlefront 2's awful grind wins a Guinness World Record (1:35:47)
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There’s an official KFC dating sim, and Colonel Sanders is a cute anime boy (1:41:57)
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Community Corner (1:52:10)
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Discovery Queue (1:56:03)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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The Nemesis System in Grid Reboot
The Nemesis system in Codemasters’ GRID reboot makes for dramatic racing
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Steam Library Update
Valve Announces Steam Library Update, Dev Tools
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Madden 19 Icons in Madden 20
A Madden 19 logo showed up in Madden 20
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Shenmue 3's Long Refund Process
Shenmue 3's Refund Process is Starting Soon, But It Might Take a While
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EA's New Record
EA's infamous defense of Battlefront 2's awful grind wins a Guinness World Record
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Romancing The Colonel in KFC's New Visual Novel
There’s an official KFC dating sim, and Colonel Sanders is a cute anime boy
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Shrink:

Friday Sep 06, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 165: Video Game Highschool
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage talk about a trailer, a return, and some accusations!
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 (6:40)
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NBA 2k20 Focuses on Gambling in Trailer (54:10)
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Telltale Games Returns...Sort of (1:12:13)
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Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices (1:20:10)
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New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft (1:34:36)
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Community Corner (1:44:35)
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Discovery Queue (1:46:21)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Offworld Trading Company (single player)
News
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NBA 2k20 Focuses on Gambling in Trailer
NBA 2K20 Trailer Celebrates Gambling With Slot Machines, PEGI Responds
PEGI says NBA 2K20’s casino-themed trailer doesn’t count as gambling
- Telltale Games Returns...Sort of
Telltale Games Returns, New Games Incoming
Someone you’ve (probably) never heard of is buying Telltale Games’ IP
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Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices
Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices
Chucklefish responds to allegations that it exploited Starbound's contributors
- New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft
New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Friday Aug 30, 2019
Video Game Logic Episode 164: VGL Gameclub: Void Bastards
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
This week Shrink & Rage we hold our monthly game club for Void Bastards then move 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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Games We Played (4:52)
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August Gameclub: Void Bastards (58:48)
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Next Gameclub Game: Donut County (1:30:45)
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Kerbal Space Program 2 (1:34:15)
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Respawn admits "we broke our promise" with Apex Legends' current loot box-riddled event (1:53:10)
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Don’t Expect Yakuza Online In The West Due To Gacha Mechanics (2:10:40)
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Community Corner (2:20:12)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Kerbal Space Program 2 Discussion
Gamescom ONL – Kerbal Space Program 2 Announced
Kerbal Space Program 2 is in the works
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Apex Legend's Loot Box Focused Event
Respawn admits "we broke our promise" with Apex Legends' current loot box-riddled event
This Apex Legends axe costs £112 in loot boxes
The Apex Legends Iron Crown event added pricier loot boxes and a $170 axe
Respawn CEO apologizes for the Apex Legends Iron Crown Reddit spat
‘Apex Legends’ Iron Crown Loot Box Pricing Is Hilariously Out Of Touch
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Yakuza Online Won't Release in West
Don’t Expect Yakuza Online In The West Due To Gacha Mechanics