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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 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018
53 min
This week Jared had a very sore throat so we couldn't record. While we try to figure out exactly what/who he did to tear it up so badly, have some Fraken content!

Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
2hr 13 min
This week Shrink & Rage watch and comment on many dumpster fires 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
- Games We Played
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Blizzard Booed at Blizzcon Over Mobile Diablo
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Fallout 76 Faces Technical Woes
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PS4 Share Will Be Blocked In Second Half Of Catherine: Full Body’s Story Mode
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Community Corner
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Discovery Queue
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Blizzard Booed at Blizzcon Over Mobile Game
Asked if It's an April Fools Joke
Blizzard Working on Diablo 4 – May have Had a BlizzCon Announcement In Mind?
Diablo Immortal Controversy Causes Activision Blizzard Stock To Drop Over 7%
Demon-Hunting Comes To Mobile With Diablo Immortal
Blizzard refutes report it planned Diablo 4 BlizzCon reveal
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Fallout 76 Faces Technical Woes
Fallout 76 has built-in speed hacks if you unlock the framerate on PC
Five Damning Networking Problems
Lockpick Mod From Fallout 4 in 76
Fallout 76 hacking concerns “inaccurate” according to Bethesda
Unlocked frame rates in the Fallout 76 beta let players speed hack
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PS4 Share Blocked In Second Half of Catherine
PS4 Share Will Be Blocked In 2nd Half Of Catherine: Full Body’s Story Mode
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-
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Nov 2, 2018
Nov 2, 2018
2hr 32 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold a very dwarfy game club this month as we talk about Dwarf Fortress!
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 (5:04)
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October Gameclub: Dwarf Fortress (1:24:36)
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Next Gameclub: Divinity Dragon Commander (2:21:13)
Games We Played
Rage:
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Oct 26, 2018
Oct 26, 2018
2hr 1 min
This week Shrink & Rage have yet another Wednesday episode, focusing on 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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Telltale bosses insisted “people did not associate humor” with Guardians of the Galaxy (5:45)
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John “TotalBiscuit” Bain to be Inducted into Esports Hall of Fame at ESL One Hamburg 2018 as First Non-Player (15:37
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Indie Developers are Frustrated with Valve’s Lack of Support (25:34)
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Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games (37:08)
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CCP CEO: “You can't build a business” on Current VR (50:10)
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Fortnite Delays Full Launch and Free To Play Save The World Mode (1:10:40)
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Dreadnought Developer Six Foot Lays Off One-Third Of Its Staff (1:21:33)
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Community Corner (1:35:05)
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Discovery Queue (1:37:44)
News
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More Tells from Telltale
Telltale bosses insisted “people did not associate humour” with Guardians of the Galaxy
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TotalBiscuit Inducted into Esports Hall of Fame
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Indie Devs Frustrated with Valve
Indie developers are frustrated with Valve’s lack of support
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Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games
Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games
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CCP Thinks You Can't Build a Bussiness on Current VR
CCP CEO: “You can't build a business” on current VR
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Fortnite Delays Free Save the World Mode
Fortnite Delays Full Launch and Free To Play Save The World Mode
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Dreadnought Developer Lays Off One Third of Its Staff
Dreadnought Developer Six Foot Lays Off One-Third Of Its Staff
Six Foot lays off one third of development staff
Discovery Queue
Rage:
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Oct 19, 2018
Oct 19, 2018
2hr 22 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk snack foods, politics in gaming, and video game remasters!
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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Game Giveaway (6:55)
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Games We Played (9:24)
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey Totino's Debacle (1:02:20)
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Command & Conquer is Getting a Remaster (1:14:54)
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Being Openly Political in Games is "bad for business",Says Ubisoft (1:27:50)
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Community Corner (1:45:22)
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Discovery Queue (2:00:20)
Games We Played
Rage:
Mini Golf King - Multiplayer Game
Shrink:
News
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey Totino's Debacle
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EA Hints at Command & Conquer Remaster
Command & Conquer is getting a remaster – and that might not be all
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Ubisoft Says It's Bad for Business to be Openly Political
Being openly political in games is "bad for business", The Division developer says
Ubisoft Massive COO: "We don't want to take a stance in current politics"
Discovery Queue
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Oct 12, 2018
Oct 12, 2018
2hr 30 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold a giveaway, talk about games, then dive into 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
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Game Giveaway (1:45)
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Games We Played (6:22)
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BAFTA Lecture Discusses Why Making Games Should be Easier (38:45)
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After Months Asking for Region Locks, PUBG Players Are Mad About Region Locks (1:04:11)
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The (Dis)continuing Adventures at Telltale (1:14:50)
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CD Projekt Red’s Creative Rights (1:29:26)
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Community Corner (1:55:26)
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Discovery Queue (2:11:44)
Games We Played
Rage:
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Shrink:
American Truck Simulator (Oregon Expansion)
News
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BAFTA Lecture
Making Games Should be as Easy as Picking up a Guitar
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PUBG Region Lock
After Months Asking for Region Locks, PUBG Players are Mad About Region Locks
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More Tales from Telltale
Telltale Saga: Further Downsizing, Rumored Outsourcing, and More
Now Telltale’s “skeleton crew” has been laid off, too
The Walking Dead’s Creator is Hiring Former Telltale Developers to Finish the Game
Skybound's Walking Dead Finale Hasn't Secured Original Devs Yet
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CDProjekt Red Creative Rights
Witcher Author Andrzej Sapkowski Demanding Payment From CD Projekt
Witcher Author Demands $16 Million From CD Projekt
Fantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Considers Granting CD Projekt Free Rights to Mistborn Series
Discovery Queue
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Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
2hr 14 min
This week Shrink & Rage catch up on games we played then combine three news stories into one mega topic.
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 (12:02)
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Workers Comp: A State of Working in the Gaming Industry. (1:21:50)
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Discovery Queue (1:47:33)
Games We Played
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News
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Mega Topic: Working in the Gaming Industry
Industry Staff Protest Working Conditions with Twitter Storm
More than 1,000 Jobs Lost in the Past Year
It's Time We Stopped Encouraging Indies
Discovery Queue
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Sep 28, 2018
Sep 28, 2018
1hr 38 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the game club for The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, then one piece of rather timely 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
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September Game Club: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
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Next Game Club: Dwarf Fortress
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Telltale Games Shuts Down
News
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TellTale Closes

Sep 21, 2018
Sep 21, 2018
1hr 2 min
With Jared away this week, attending the wedding of Kyle and Melz, we have a some more leftovers to serve up before our game club episode next week!

Sep 14, 2018
Sep 14, 2018
2hr 42 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the latest stupidity from EA, Nintendo, and Sony as well as a very steamy future for Steam.
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 (1:14:48)
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EA Under Criminal Investigation in Belgium (1:31:09)
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Nintendo's Explanation For Limiting Switch Cloud Saves Is Baffling (1:48:05)
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Steam Gets Steamy (1:53:56)
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Sony is Blocking Fortnite Cross-Play Because PS4 “is the best place to play” (2:01:02)
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Community Corner (2:05:40)
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Discovery Queue (2:18:25)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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EA vs Belgium
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Nintendo's Silly Explanation for Limited Cloud Saves
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Steamy Times for Steam
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Why Sony Blocks Cross-Play
Community Corner
Discovery Queue
Rage:
ZONE OF THE ENDERS THE 2nd RUNNER : M∀RS
Shrink:
