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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

May 5, 2017

Apr 21, 2017
Apr 21, 2017
3hr 5 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about how video games are protrayed in mass media, try to figure out Nintendo's actions, and more!
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
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Games We Played (7:16)
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General Topic: The Media Doesn’t Understand Video Games (1:13:07)
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Nintendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition (1:34:14)
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Rumor: Halo 3 Finally Coming to PC? (1:45:30)
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Original Starcraft is Now Free (1:55:58)
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Crytek Shanghai Closes After Not Paying Employees for Six Months (2:00:30)
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Community Corner (2:16:45)
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Ghosts Star Wars Rebuttal
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Discovery Queue (2:41:17)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
News
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Nintendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition
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Rumor: Halo 3 to Finally Come to PC
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Starcraft: Brood War Now Free
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Crytek Shanghai Office Closes After Not Paying Employees for Six Months
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga
Shrink:

Apr 14, 2017
Apr 14, 2017
3hr 16 min
This week Shrink & Rage dive into the train wreck that is the G2A and Gearbox deal, some shady stuff may be going down in Germany as well as with the payment processor Xsolla, and much more on this week's VGL podcast.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
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Games We Played (5:25)
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Gearbox and G2A Get Together, Then Break Up (52:50)
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Payment Processor Xsolla Maybe Adding a Default 18% "Tip" to Payments (1:34:40)
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Germany Wants to License 24 Hour Twitch Streamers (1:41:10)
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Microsoft to Offer Refunds on Xbox & Windows 10 Store (1:52:15)
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AMD: Fallout 4 VR Will be the "Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog" of Virtual Reality (1:57:45)
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Community Corner (2:07:05)
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Kyle’s Korner
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Discovery Queue (2:47:20)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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G2A & Gearbox Drama
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Xsolla Tipping Itself?
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Germany Wants to License Twitch Streamers
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Microsoft Offers Xbox & Windows 10 Store Refunds
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AMD Thinks Highly of Fallout 4 VR
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Shrink:

Apr 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017
2hr 59 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the British invasion of Valve, Atlus threatening streamers who stream their game, We Happy Few getting a movie, and wrap things up with mocking PETA and their asinine remarks.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
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Games We Played (8:00)
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Total Biscuit and Jim Sterling Visit Valve (50:55)
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Persona 5 Dev Threatens Streamers (1:54:27)
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We Happy Few Getting Movie Adaptation (2:03:35)
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PETA Whines at Nintendo Over Milking Minigame (2:11:45)
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Community Corner (2:26:37)
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Discovery Queue (2:36:00)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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British Invasion of Valve
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Persona 5 Dev Threatens Streamers
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We Happy Few Getting Movie Adaptation
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PETA Whines at Nintendo Because Cow Milking Game Not Cruel Enough
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Mar 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017
2hr 56 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club as we talk about Valkyria Chronicles, then we look at the new class of finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and finishing off with the question of whether or not Hearthstone is killing itself.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us same cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
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Games We Played (11:15)
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Game Club: Valkyria Chronicles (52:40)
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Next Game Club: Life is Strange (1:52:30)
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World Video Game Hall of Fame Names 2017 Finalists (1:54:40)
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Is Hearthstone Killing Itself? (2:29:05)
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Community Corner (2:38:37)
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Discovery Queue (2:42:25)
Games We Played
Rage:
Ecchi Sketch: Draw Cute Girls Every Day!
Shrink:
News
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World Video Game Hall of Fame 2017 Finalists
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Is Hearthstone Killing Itself?
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Mar 24, 2017
Mar 24, 2017
3hr 6 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the For Honor treadmill and Kerbal Space Program's recently announced paid expansion before going into some video game logic with Kyle in the Community Corner.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
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Games We Played (5:35)
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Kerbal Space Program's Making History Expansion (1:34:55)
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The For Honor Treadmill (1:57:13)
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Community Corner (2:11:02)
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Discovery Queue (2:39:22)
Games We Played
Rage:
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Shrink:
News
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Kerbal Space Program: Making History
http://boostersandspacetape.libsyn.com/
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For Honor's Treadmill
Gameasutra Article on Rebuttal
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Mar 17, 2017
Mar 17, 2017
3hr 16 min
This week Shrink & Rage have the undead terror of the deep, Ghostshark, on this week to talk about a bunch of games and to revisit VR.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
- Games We Played (4:44)
- Community Corner (1:25:36)
- VR Revisited (1:48:46)
- Discovery Queue (1:55:10)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Ghostshark:
Community Corner
Starship Commander Announcement Trailer
Short Video About the Tech Behind Starship Commander
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:
Ghostshark:

Mar 10, 2017
Mar 10, 2017
3hr 16 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the Nintendo Switch, No Man's Sky & Hello Labs, then take a look at the winners and losers of the GDC awards.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
- Games We Played (11:16)
- Sean Murry, No Man's Sky's Launch, and Hello Labs (1:10:54)
- Nintendo Switch (1:21:00)
- GDC Awards (1:54:57)
- Community Corner 2:25:54)
- Kyle Reviews Civilization VI (2:26:48)
- Discovery Queue (2:51:58)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
- Sean Murry, Hello Sky Launch, & Hello Labs
- Nintendo Switch
Notch on Switch's Charging Port Location
- GDC Awards
GDC Award Nominates & Honorable Mentions
Hello Games Wins Award, No Shows to Award Show
Discovery Queue
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
Shrink:

Mar 3, 2017
Mar 3, 2017
3hr 10 min
This week Shrink & Rage have the end of month game club where they discuss the visual novel If My Heart Had Wings, talk about the right to repair, and take a look at the Xbox Game Pass.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
- Games We Played (3:10)
- VGL Game Club: If My Heart Had Wings (56:37)
- The Votening (1:58:05)
- Jim Sterling Wins Lawsuit against Digital Homicide (2:08:20)
- The Right to Repair (2:13:15)
- Xbox Game Pass (2:26:08)
- Community Corner (2:41:45)
- Discovery Queue (2:47:25)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News:
- Jim Sterling Wins Lawsuit
- The Game Industry vs Right to Repair
- Xbox Game Pass
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Shrink:

Feb 24, 2017
Feb 24, 2017
3hr 1 min
This week Shrink & Rage have one of the hosts of the 1P vs 2P Podcast to talk about the death of a Twitch streamer during a charity marathon, games being sold on hype over merit, and Valve talking about paid mods.
Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at VGLPodcast@gmail.com drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show.
You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information.
Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.
Show Highlights & Timestamps
- Guest Spot: Taylor Reeh from 1p vs 2p Podcast (1:22)
- Gamestop's Circle of Life Program (19:12)
- Twitch Streamer Dies During 24 Hour Charity Stream (40:51)
- General Discussion: Hype Over Substance (58:49)
- Valve Wants Modders to be Paid (1:24:03)
- Games We Played (1:43:55)
- Community Corner (2:33:35)
- Discovery Queue (2:40:07)
Guest Spot:
News:
- Gamespot Circle of Life
- Twitch Streamer Dies During Charity Marathon
Kotaku Article on Twitch Streamers
- Valve Wants to Pay Modders
Games We Played:
Rage:
Shrink:
Discovery Queue:
HEBEREKE!: March! Red Army Girls' Brigade
