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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.
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Feb 17, 2017
Feb 17, 2017
3hr 18 min
This week Shrink & Rage play host to Chmis and Ghostshark where we talk about Steam Direct and Steam Discovery 2.0.
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 (3:13)
- Steam Direct (1:49:50)
- Steam Discovery 2.0 Leads to More Sales? (2:15:55)
- Community Corner (2:48:13)
Games We Played:
Ghostshark:
Chmis:
Crypt of the Necrodancer: Amplified
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Shrink:
Lifeline
News:
- Valve Replaces Greenlight with Steam Direct
- Steam Discovery 2.0 Leads to More Sales?
Feb 10, 2017
Feb 10, 2017
3hr 10 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about Valve coming under fire due to regional pricing, the lack of For Honor review copies, and the future of a VGL segment.
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 (1:05:25)
- A European Commission Investigates Valve And Five Publishers (1:53:20)
- No Early Reviews for For Honor (2:09:12)
- Community Corner (2:17:10)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
- European Commission Investigates Valve And Five Publishers
- For Honor to Have No Early Reviews
Feb 3, 2017
Feb 3, 2017
3hr 20 min
This week Shrink & Rage hold the VGL Game Club where we talk about FTL: Faster than Light, Ubisoft breaking a promise, and the future of a VGL segment.
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 (7:52)
- VGL Game Club: FTL: Faster than Light (1:06:20)
- The Votening (1:57:25)
- Ubisoft Breaks a Promise with The Division (2:08:00)
- Community Corner (2:21:50)
- Weekly Deal Picks (2:56:10
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
VGL Game Club
Votening
Vote for the March VGL Game Club game
News
- Broken Promises for The Division
Weekly Sale Picks
Rage:
Dragon Age: Origins (Ultimate Edition)
SPAZ: Space Pirates and Zombies
Shrink:
Jan 27, 2017
Jan 27, 2017
3hr 56 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about indie devs making threats, when does a PC become obsolete, and our standards for AAA gaming.
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 & Time Stamps
- Games We Played (10:58)
- Dead Effect Dev Makes Threats (1:27:08)
- General Discussion: When does PC hardware become obsolete? (1:41:48)
- General Discussion: Are our standards too high for modern AAA game devs? (2:00:43)
- Community Corner (2:18:08)
- Weekly Deal Picks (3:21:00)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
- Dead Effect Devs Threaten Critics
Weekly Sale Picks
Rage:
Shrink:
Jan 20, 2017
Jan 20, 2017
3hr 37 min
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the cancellation of Scalebound, pick apart the Nintendo conference, and talk about games we're looking forward to in 2017.
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 (16:05)
- Scalebound Canceled (1:11:30)
- Nintendo Switch Conferance (1:20:30)
- Games We're Looking Forward to in 2017 (1:53:50)
- Community Corner (2:42:15)
- Weekly Deal Picks (3:14:05)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News Links
- Scalebound Canceled
- Nintendo Switch Conferance
Games We're Looking Forward to in 2017
Rage:
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Shrink:
Weekly Sale Picks
Rage:
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Shrink:
Jan 13, 2017
Jan 13, 2017
3hr 26 min
This week Shrink & Rage take a look at remote play options on PC, the winners of the Steam awards, and Tracer being outed in the latest Overwatch comic
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 (9:45)
- Steam Beta Adds Xbox Controller Support (1:22:05)
- Nvidia Announces GeForce Now Streaming Service (1:28:55)
- Tracer is Gay! (1:41:55)
- Steam Awards Winners (1:51:53)
- Community Corner (2:32:30)
- Steam Weekly Deals (3:07:30)
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
Battle (non)sense Steam Link Video
Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed
News
- Steam Beta Adds Xbox Support
- Nvidia's GeForce Now Streaming Service
- Tracer is Gay
- Steam Award Winners
Weekly Sale Picks
Rage:
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Shrink:
Jan 6, 2017
Jan 6, 2017
3hr 41 min
This week the A Team returns as Shrink & Rage talk a lot about various video games as we cover a belated VGL Game Club discussion of Crimson Skies, have our votening for February, and talk about the top sellers on Steam in 2016!
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 (11:05)
- VGL Game Club: Crimson Skies (1:47:45)
- The Votening (2:19:55)
- Top Sellers on Steam for 2016 (2:28:25)
- Community Corner (3:09:10)
Games We Played:
Rage:
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Shrink:
i7 4790K Performance Report
TransOcean: The Shipping Company
VGL Game Club: Crimson Skies
Steam's Top Sellers for 2016
Dec 30, 2016
Dec 30, 2016
1hr 25 min
This week we have a special treat as the B Team, Kyle and Chmis, fills in for an episode about something they love, board games.
Games Mentioned
Thanks guys for covering for us this week; we should be back to our abnormal selves in the new year!
Dec 23, 2016
Dec 23, 2016
3hr 26 min
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
- Best Release of 2016 (7:45)
- Worst Release of 2016 (17:50)
- Favorite Game Played in 2016 (37:10)
- Least Favorite Game Played in 2016 (1:03:05)
- Best Non Game Item (1:21:33)
- Worst Non Game Item (1:49:11)
- Best Gaming Moment of 2016 (2:03:10)
- Worst Gaming Moment of 2016 (2:21:45)
- Best Gameclub Game 2016 (2:43:20)
- Biggest Surprise of the Year (2:55:30)
Best Release of 2016:
Chmis: Undertale
Kyle: Civilization 6
Melz: Civilization 6
Rage: Civilization 6
Shrink: Transport Fever
Worst Release of 2016:
Chmis: Pokemon GO
Kyle: No Man's Sky
Melz: No Man's Sky
Rage: No Man's Sky
Shrink: No Man's Sky
Favorite Game Played in 2016:
Chmis: Brawlhalla
Kyle: Factorio
Melz: Fallout 3
Rage: Rimworld
Shrink: Factorio
Least Favorite Game Played in 2016
Chmis: To the Moon
Kyle: Undertale
Melz: My Sims
Rage: Kitten Rampage
Shrink: Super Star
Best Nongame Item of 2016
Chmis: Jabra Move wireless headset
Kyle: VGL Podcast
Melz: Death Star Waffle Maker
Rage: RX 480
Shrink: RX 480
Worst Nongame Item of 2016
Chmis: Politics
Kyle: Fat Dog
Melz: Car headlights
Rage: Politics
Shrink: Politics
Best Gaming Moment of 2016
Chmis: Piwnica Quest Wroclaw, "Garage" escape room
Kyle: Star Wars RPG (Flamethrower)
Melz: Star Wars RPG
Rage: Co-Op Stream Nights
Shrink: Playing Games with Kid
Worst Gaming Moment of 2016
Chmis: Dropping my phone playing Pokemon Go
Kyle: Civ 6's religion
Melz: Kyle's assholery with spies in Civ 6
Rage: Dying Mouse Story
Shrink: Constant Mulitplayer Crashes
Best Game Club Game of 2016
Chmis: Bastion
Kyle: To the Moon
Melz: To the Moon
Rage: Bastion
Shrink: Skyrim
Biggest Surprise of the Year
Chmis: Who the fuck is Chris?
Kyle: Will You Marry Me?
Melz: Disney practices necromancy
Rage: VGL Podcast
Shrink: Divinity Original Sin
Dec 16, 2016
Dec 16, 2016
3hr 45 min
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
- VGL Game Awards (3:47)
- Games We Played (11:23)
- Kyle's Law AMA #1 (1:38:35)
- How Podcasting has Changed Us (2:44:05)
- Community Corner
- Weekly Deal Picks (3:17:13)
VGL Awards
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
Kyle's AMA
Community Corner
Weekly Sale Picks
Rage:
Shrink: