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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
Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
2hr 25 min
This week Shrink & Rage get back to the news talking about close downs, exclusive deals, and the best selling games of 2018
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 (3:58)
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Metro Exodus Epic Store Exclusive Now, Chops $10 Off Price (43:08)
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EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium (56:08 )
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The Westworld game Bethesda sued for ripping off Fallout Shelter is shutting down (1:08:00)
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Farming Simulator League is a real esports venture with a €250k prize pool (1:15:11)
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We Spent Over $43 Billion on Video Games Last Year (1:19:40)
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Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money (1:41:32)
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Community Corner (1:54:33)
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Discovery Queue (2:02:55)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Metro Exodus Now Epic Store Exclusive
Metro Exodus Epic Store Exclusive Now, Chops $10 Off Price
Metro Exodus will return to Steam one year after launching on the Epic Games store
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EA Complies with Belgium Law
EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium
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Westworld Game Shuts Down
The Westworld game Bethesda sued for ripping off Fallout Shelter is shutting down
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Farming Simulator League
Farming Simulator League is a real esports venture with a €250k prize pool
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$43 Billion Spent on Video Games Last Year
We Spent Over $43 Billion on Video Games Last Year
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Facebook Knowingly Duped Kids Out of Money
Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money
Community Corner
Quake 2 Path Tracing/ Ray Tracing Analysis: Retro Meets Nvidia RTX!
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019
2hr 37 min
It's that time of year that we celebrate the best and worst that the industry had to offer in the last year!
Block 1: 4:36
Most Memorable Gaming Moment
Biggest Surprise of the Year
IT's Still in Early Access Award
The Balderdash Award
Best Free to Play Game
No School Like the Old School Award
The Reconsideration Award
Block 2: 55:38
The Off the Wall Award
Drop It Like a Hot Rock Award
Least Favorite Game of the Year
Time Sink Award
Best Discovery Queue Game
Proof That Steam Direct was a Mistake Award
Block 3: 1:22:28
The Niche Scratcher
Greatest Disappointment of the Year
The Maybe I'm Old Award
The Video Game Logic Award
Biggest Flop of the Year
Least Favorite Game Club Game
Block 4: 1:56:14
The Gilded Bird Award
The I'll Be Back Award
The Uncanny Valley Award
Best Game Club Game Award
Favorite Game Played in 2018
The VGL Podcast Game of the Year Award
Jan 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
2hr 41 min
This week Shrink & Rage kick off 2019 with news from 2018 and talk about the top games on Steam for the past year.
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
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Games We Played
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Fallout, Fallout 76 Never Changes
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Steam Best of 2018 Lists
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Community Corner
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Steam Discovery Queue
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Fallout 76 Finds New Ways to Mess Up
'Fallout 76' Fans Have Every Right To Be Upset Over $80 Plastic 'Nuka Rum' Bottles
'Fallout 76' bug disabled nukes on New Year's Day
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Best of Steam 2018
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Jan 4, 2019
Jan 4, 2019
30 min
One last pre recorded episode before we, hopefully, get to the 2019 recording season!
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 28, 2018
1hr 34 min
We're taking the holidays off, but that doesn't mean that we can't have a late Christmas special!
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 21, 2018
2hr 31 min
This week Shrink & Rage we hold a quick game club this month before launching into a quick coverage of 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 (13:45)
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December Gameclub: Recettear (1:03:39)
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Next Gameclub: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (1:26:43)
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Escape from Tarkov Devs Filing False DMCA Claims Against Content Creators (1:35:40)
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Fresh Prince Star Sues Epic Over Fortnite’s Use of the Carlton dance (1:47:15)
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Fallout 76 Update Points to Incoming Lunchboxes, and Yes, They Could be Loot Boxes (1:57:37)
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Voting on the Steam Award Nominees (2:04:47)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Battletech Flashpoint Expansion
News
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Escape from Tarkov Devs Silences Content Creator
Escape from Tarkov Devs Filing False DMCA Claims Against Content Creators
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Fresh Prince Star Latest to Sue Epic
Fresh Prince star sues Epic over Fortnite’s use of the Carlton dance
Fresh Prince's Carlton sues Fortnite for copying his legendary dance
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Fallout 76 May Have Lootboxes After All
Fallout 76 update points to incoming Lunchboxes, and yes, they could be loot boxes
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The Steam Awards Discussion
Dec 14, 2018
Dec 14, 2018
3hr 3 min
This week Shrink & Rage kick the dumpster fire that is Bethesda while Rage rages on about the Epic Games Store.
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 (4:31)
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Epic Games Store Pro Dev but Anti Consumer (44:49)
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The Bethesda Failure Conga Line Continues (1:25:52)
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Nintendo Rolls Back Content Creator Program (1:42:51)
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Boosting now a criminal offense in South Korea (1:53:35)
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Steam has bugs, and issues with adult content….again (2:03:36)
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Community Corner (2:21:22)
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Discovery Queue (2:41:06)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Epic Games Store
As Epic Games Store revs up, some developers scrap or delay Steam releases
Epic Games Store Fails to Comply With GDPR Regulations – Might Face Trouble in EU
Epic Launches Digital Games Store With 88 Percent Revenue Going To Developers
The Epic Games Store is slick, but has some key flaws right now
The Guy Behind Steam Spy Has Been Working On Epic's Store For Years
What's the deal with Epic Games Store refunds?
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The Continuing Failures of Bethesda
Bethesda leaked Fallout 76 customer names, addresses, contact details
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Nintendo Axes Content Creator Program
Nintendo pulls plug on YouTube Creators Program
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South Korea Makes Boosting Illegal
Boosting now a criminal offence in South Korea
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Steam Once Again Has Issue with Adult Content and Deals with Bugs
Valve banning "child exploitation" games from Steam
Steam’s discoverability bug was part of an attempt to improve the search algorithm
Valve offers explanation for October drop in Steam traffic
Steam bans erotic games with young-looking characters
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Shrink:
Dec 7, 2018
Dec 7, 2018
40 min
Life found a way, once again, to throw a wrench into our recording night. So it's time to once again to dish out the very best of cutting room floor contents.
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018
1hr 38 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club featuring Divinity: Dragon Commander.
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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November Game Club: Divinity Dragon Commander (5:45)
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Next Game Club Game: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (50:55)
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Loot Boxes are Gambling (53:20)
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Community Corner (1:10:20)
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Discovery Queue (1:11:47)
News
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FTC Will Investigate Loot Boxes
Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes
Federal Trade Commission Pledges to Investigate Loot Boxes Amid European Crackdown
Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Shrink:
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
2hr 26 min
This week Shrink & Rage prepare for turkey day with a steaming helping of 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 (15:30)
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Firesale Episode 3: Return of the Walking Dead (1:11:52)
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Valve Discontinues Steam Link Hardware (1:29:44)
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Star Citizen Celebrates Anniversary and $200m Raised With Free Week And New Planet (1:47:46)
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Fallout 76: What a shit pile (1:49:28)
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Discovery Queue (2:03:35)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Telltale's Firesale
Telltale undergoing liquidation, removing games from Steam
Skybound Gives Update On The Walking Dead: The Final Season
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Steam Link Discontinued
Valve Discontinues Steam Link Hardware
Valve has killed Steam Link, and it’s sold out in Europe
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Star Citizen Reaches $200m in Funding
Star Citizen Celebrates Anniversary and $200m Raised With Free Week And New Planet
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Fallout 76's Fallout
Fallout 76 had less than half the Twitch viewers Fallout 4 did at launch
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Shrink: