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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
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017
3hr 11 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club to see if Rebel Galaxy holds up to its first impression.
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 (4.51)
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Gameclub: Rebel Galaxy (1:30:23)
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Next Game Club Game: Kerbal Space Program (2:10:30)
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An update on Loot Boxes (2:12:55)
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The Golden Joystick Awards (2:22:47)
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Community Corner (2:51:00)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Classic
News
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Loot Box Round Up
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Golden Joystic Winners
Nov 24, 2017
Nov 24, 2017
54 min
We're taking the holiday week off so enjoy some leftovers while you enjoy your leftovers.
Nov 17, 2017
Nov 17, 2017
3hr 44 min
This week Shrink & Rage dive into mess that is Battlefront 2, talk about how Deckspash failure to make a splash, Mario's possible theatrical return, and more.
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 (7:21)
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Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire (1:24:45)
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Decksplash Canceled After Failing to meet 100,000 Downloads During Free Week (2:00:06)
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Why Your Favorite Indie Game May Not Get a Boxed Edition (2:09:43)
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Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together Online Mod from Being on Steam (2:16:53)
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Developers: Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches for Games (2:35:17)
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Are video games bad for your kids? Not so much, experts now believe (2:30:08)
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A New Mario Movie? (2:38:05)
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Community Corner (2:52:05)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire
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Decksplash Fails to Meet Goal
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Indie Boxed Games
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Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together
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Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches
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Experts Now Claim Games Aren't Bad for Kids
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A New Mario Movie?
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017
3hr 24 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty news, microtransactions infect the news cycle... again, and have a belly laugh at Nintendo.
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 (6:57)
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Call of Duty WW2 News (1:38:00)
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Microtransactions All Over the News (1:49:15)
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Telltale Games Restructures: Cuts 90 (25%) Staff (2:21:50)
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LA Noire's Switch download Version Doesn't Fit on a Switch (2:33:30)
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Community Corner (2:40:48)
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Steam Discovery Queue (3:00:27)
Games We Played
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News
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Call of Duty
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Microtransactions Round: $$$
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Telltale Layoffs
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LA Noire Too Big for Switch
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Little Busters! English Edition
Shrink:
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
Nov 3, 2017
Nov 3, 2017
3hr 40 sec
This week Shrink & Rage hold our monthly game club, talk news, and lose track of topics.
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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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VGL Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (34:35)
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Next Game Club Game (1:31:42)
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Games Industry Says Single Player Games Aren’t Going Anywhere (1:35:57)
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Microsoft Has Stopped Manufacturing The Kinect (1:56:17)
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CCP Exits the VR Business (2:07:42)
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PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds Could Face Ban in China (2:23:22
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Community Corner (2:29:50)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:44:15)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Future of Single Player Games
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The End of the Kinect
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CCP Exits VR Business
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Could PUBG be Banned in China?
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Oct 27, 2017
Oct 27, 2017
2hr 43 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about two web sites having trouble, a rare unicorn of AAA gaming, and Kickstarter failures
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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 (5:55)
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Neogaf CEO Accused of Sexual Assault (53:58)
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The Escapist Fires All Paid Staff Save Yahtzee (1:11:55)
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Wolfenstein 2 Doesn’t Have Multiplayer Because it Would Dilute the Storytelling (1:25:20)
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Over Three Times as Many Video Game Projects Fail than Succeed on Kickstarter (1:38:23)
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Destiny 2’s Population Tracker is Gone Because it was Used to “spread a false narrative” (1:43:40)
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Twitch Adds Loot Boxes for Temporary Emotes 1:50:32)
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Community Corner (2:01:35)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:26:35)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Neogaf Issues
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Escapist Clears House
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Why Wolfenstein Lacks Multiplayer
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Kickstarter Failures
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Destiny 2's Population Tracker
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Twitch Temporary Emotes
Discovery Queue
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Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
Oct 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017
3hr 13 min
This week Shrink & Rage can't escape loot boxes, but that's just the tip of the iceberg of bad news heading our way.
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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 (6:51)
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Loot Boxes Aren’t Gambling Claims Games Rating Boards (1:15:15)
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DICE Responds to Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box Fiasco (1:32:17)
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Humble Bundle to be Acquired by IGN (1:45:10)
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How Game’s Use Matchmaking to Sell Content (1:51:25)
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Gamestop Ad Rubs Pre Orders in our faces (2:00:18)
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Doom Coming to the Nintendo Switch (2:06:12)
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Electronic Arts Closes Dead Space Developer Visceral Games (2:15:33)
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Community Corner (2:22:02)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:55:20)
Games We Played
Rage:
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk
Shrink:
News
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Lootboxes Aren't Gambling?
Tweaktown Covers PEGI Response
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DICE Responds to Battlefront 2 Loot Boxes
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Humble Bundle Acquired by IGN
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Matchmaking Manipulation to Sell in-game Items Patented by Activision & How Riot May Already be Doing It
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Poor Taste in Gamestop Ad
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Doom Switch Port
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EA Shuts Down Visceral
Discovery Queue
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Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
Oct 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017
2hr 44 min
This week Shrink & Rage crack open the loot box debate again, talk about PUBG again, then move on to some new stuff.
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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 (4:18)
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Loot Boxes Corrupting Triple A Releases (1:03:11)
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Open Critic Takes Stance Against Loot Boxes (1:46:30)
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RPG Helps Fight Depression in Japanese People (1:56:05)
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Microsoft Rumored to Want To Extend PUBG Exclusivity on Xbox (2:03:10)
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Telltale Will Remove Image of Real-Life Assassination Victim from Batman: The Enemy Within (2:11:23)
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Community Corner (2:17:25)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:22:02)
Games We Played
Rage:
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News
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Loot Boxes Lunacy
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Open Critic takes Stance Against Loot Boxes
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Video Game Fighting Against Depression in Japan
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PUBG Exclusivity
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Batman: Enemy Within Placeholder Art
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Oct 6, 2017
Oct 6, 2017
3hr 8 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the seductive art of loot boxes, yet another review bomb on PUBG, and more!
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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 (7:25)
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Behind the Addictive Psychology and Seductive Art of Loot Boxes (1:38:40)
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Nintendo Creators Program Bans YouTube Live Streaming (2:06:42)
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PUBG Hit With Negative Reviews Following In-game Ads In China (2:15:25)
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The Company That Had Its 200 ‘Fake Games’ Removed From Steam is Shutting Down (2:25:46)
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Fortnite Battle Royale Gamemode Hits 1 Million Players On Its First Day (2:30:10)
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Overwatch Director Says it’s “Scary” to be Open With Players (2:39:28)
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Community Corner (2:43:15)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:51:17)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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The Psychology of Loot Boxes
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Nintendo Bans YouTube Live Streaming for Creators Program
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PUBG Hit with Negative Reviews, Again
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Fake Game Maker Shuts Down
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Fortnite Battle Royale Hits 1 Million Players
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Overwatch Director Says It's Scary to be Open with Players
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Sep 29, 2017
Sep 29, 2017
3hr 1 min
This week Shrink & Rage battle in the wastes of Crossout, talk about fake games getting removed and PUBG's exec making some questionable statements.
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.
You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us!
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 (5:31)
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VGL Game Club: Crossout (1:12:45)
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Next Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (2:04:42)
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PUBG Exec Contemplating 'further action' Over Fortnite Battle Royale Similarities (2:07:38)
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Fake Games Removed: Valve Fights Back (2:21:59)
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WB Backpedals from Charity Kerfuffle (2:27:48)
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Community Corner (2:33:22)
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Steam Discovery Queue (2:36:29)
Games We Played
Rage:
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
Niche - a genetics survival game
Shrink:
Astrox Hostile Space Excavation
News
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PUBG vs Fortnite?
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Fake Games Removed
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WB Charity Kerfuffle
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink: