Video Game Logic Podcast

VGL Podcast Ep 335: Another Crab's Treasure (June Gameclub)

This week we talk about a game both like, but don't really want to play anymore. Alongside some of our normal BS and a small story or two. We hope you enjoy!

1. June Gameclub: Another Crab’s Treasure
2. Next Gameclub: Baldur’s Gate 3
3. New Crazy Taxi title will be an open-world, massively multiplayer AAA game, according to Sega
4. Game Recording Comes to Steam
5. Forza Horizon 4 Delisting Announcement Prompts Huge Player Surge
6. Community Corner
   1. Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played

News Items and sources:

New Crazy Taxi title will be an open-world, massively multiplayer AAA game, according to Sega

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/new-crazy-taxi-title-will-be-an-open-world-massively-multiplayer-aaa-game-according-to-sega/

 

Game Recording Comes to Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamerecording

 

Forza Horizon 4 Delisting Announcement Prompts Huge Player Surge

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/forza-horizon-4-delisting-player-surge

 

Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played

https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/pile-of-shame

VGL Podcast Franken Episode: My List of Shame

This week we ran a Franken Episode due to Rage needing to close at work on Tuesday. I recorded an extra bit for the beginning, and was impressed at how good my headset mic is. It's not as good as my normal mic, but for a 40$ headset, its not bad! We'll see you next week to discuss Another Crab's Treasure!

VGL Podcast Ep 334: Ten Years Ago

For Show Date: 06/18/2024 

 

1. Games We Played
2. Life by You No Longer Among the Living
3. Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in
4. Discovery Queue

Time Stamps will be in the show notes following their respective topics when remembered

 

Games We Played

 

Rage:

Linkito

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/Linkito/

 

Jared:

Earth Defense Force 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1007040/EARTH_DEFENSE_FORCE_5/

 

Dyson Sphere Program

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Program/

News Items and sources:

Life by You No Longer Among the Living

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/hours-after-cancelling-its-only-game-paradox-shutters-its-24-person-life-by-you-studio/

 

https://www.eurogamer.net/sims-like-rival-life-by-you-has-been-cancelled-after-indefinite-delay

Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/senior-riot-devs-say-the-league-of-legends-playerbase-is-getting-older-with-fewer-newbies-jumping-in-candidly-its-not-the-same-situation-it-was-10-years-ago/

VGL Podcast Ep 333: He Wears a Trench Coat

Topics list:

For Show Date: 06/11/2024 

 

1. Games We Played
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming
3. PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience
4. Community Corner
   1. New Worlds Community Review Bombs the Game on Steam
   2. Starfield's latest update draws player ire by sticking a bounty hunting quest behind the Creation Club paywall

Time Stamps will be in the show notes following their respective topics when remembered

 

Games We Played

 

Rage:

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_VI/

 

Jared:

Class of 09

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1443200/Class_of_09/

 

News Items and sources:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming

https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-always-online-including-campaign-due-to-continuous-texture-streaming

 

PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience

https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/playstation/playstations-ceo-drastically-underestimates-the-steam-crowds-patience-thinks-pc-gamers-will-buy-a-ps5-for-exclusive-sequels/

 

New Worlds Community Review Bombs the Game on Steam

https://www.reddit.com/r/newworldgame/comments/1dbveng/the_reaction_to_this_weekends_big_announcement/

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/11/21/new-world-just-massively-increased-its-difficulty-and-players-are-mad/?sh=292f7b732150

 

Starfield's latest update draws player ire by sticking a bounty hunting quest behind the Creation Club paywall

https://www.vg247.com/starfield-update-creation-club-bounty-hunting-quest

VGL Franken Episode

This week work schedules get in the way for Rage so we're running a Franken Episode. I still hadn't deleted any uncompressed audio from last week, so you get what may be the freshest franken show yet. Maybe that should have been the title!? Oh well, enjoy!

VGL Podcast Ep 332: Open Roads (May Gameclub)

For Show Date: 05/28/2024 

 

1. Gameclub: Open Roads
2. Next Gameclub: Another Crab’s Treasure, BG3
3. Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision
4. Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet
5. Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets

 

Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/victims-and-parents-of-uvalde-school-shooting-sue-activision

 

Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/atari-intellivision-acquisition

 

Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets

https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/05/24/square-enix-final-fantasy-unrealistic-sales-targets-jacob-navok

VGL Podcast Ep 331: Return of the Doobely Doo

For Show Date: 05/21/2024 

 

1. Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality
2. EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
3. Community Corner
   1. KSP 2 Lost in Space?

News Items and sources:

 

Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/final-redfall-update-offline-mode

 

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ea-is-looking-at-adding-in-game-ads-in-aaa-games-well-be-very-thoughtful-as-we-move-into-that-says-ceo

 

KSP 2 Lost in Space?

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/take-two-confirms-kerbal-space-program-2-is-safe-despite-seattle-layoffs

 

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/take-two-denies-roll7-intercept-closure

 

Discovery Queue

Rage:

 

Mullet MadJack

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111190/MULLET_MADJACK

 

Seablip

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471270/Seablip/

 

Cozy Caravan

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2788520/Cozy_Caravan

 

Children of the Sun

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309950/Children_of_the_Sun/?queue=1

Shrink:

Gray Zone Warzone

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479810/Gray_Zone_Warfare/?queue=1

 

Men of War 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128860/Men_of_War_II/?queue=1

 

Baladins

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1866320/Baladins/?queue=1

 

Manor Lords

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/Manor_Lords/?queue=1

 

Little Kitty Big City

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/?queue=1

 

Mech Engineer

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428520/Mech_Engineer/?queue=1

Franken Episode: Gaben Told On Him

This week it's my fault we didn't record. It's spring time in the south, and I had a sinus infection. I took some time off and got some meds, so fingers crossed to wellness and recordings next week. We have many topics we'd like to discuss!

Franken Episode: Slip-N-Slide

This week Rage had a weird work schedule so we were unable to record this week. I pulled franken content from the newest and oldest episode on the backlog, so we have some things from last week, and things from January. Hope you enjoy, and we'll see you next week!

VGL Podcast Ep 330: Endless Space (April Gameclub)

Topics list:

For Show Date: 04/30/2024 

1. April Gameclub: Endless Space
2. Next Gameclub Game: Open Roads
3. Embracer Group splits into three
4. Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE
5. Todd Howard says Bethesda is focused on finding ways to increase its output
6. Community Corner
   1. Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop

Time Stamps will be in the show notes following their respective topics when remembered

News Items and sources:

Embracer Group splits into three

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-group-splits-into-three-everything-you-need-to-know

 

Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/escape-from-tarkov-studio-boss-says-he-did-not-foresee-players-would-get-mad-about-charging-extra-for-pve

 

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/how-escape-from-tarkov-wiped-out-years-of-goodwill-in-one-catastrophic-week/

 

Todd Howard says Bethesda is focused on finding ways to increase its output

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/todd-howard-says-bethesda-is-focused-on-finding-ways-to-increase-its-output/

Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/garrys-mod-is-removing-20-years-worth-of-nintendo-related-items-from-its-steam-workshop-following-takedown-request-its-nintendo-need-more-be-said/

 

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nintendo-garrys-mod-takedowns

 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/garrys-mod-removing-all-nintendo-content-after-takedown-notice