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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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Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
The weather got in the way of recording this week. We'll be back next week for game club!
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage talk about the FTC... again while Shrink takes a video game vacation.
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
- Games We Played 2:17
- Microsoft/Activision Deal Getting Closer? 50:57
- Dutch government seeks to ban loot boxes 57:31
- 87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered', says game history organization 1:02:55
- Community Corner 1:17:51
- Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil”
- Official Minecraft wiki editors furious at Fandom
- Video Games And TikTok Are To Blame For French Riots
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Microsoft and the FTC... Again
Games Industry Biz: Canada regulator says Microsoft-Activision deal "likely" to harm competition
The Verge: Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
The Verge: Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate
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Dutch Government Banning Loot Boxes?
Games Industry Biz: Dutch government seeks to ban loot boxes
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Are Classic Games Endangered?
Community Corner
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Is Denuvo Evil?
Ars Technica: Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil”
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Minecraft Wiki Leaving Fandom?
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Video Games and Tik Tok Caused the French Riots?
Kotaku: Video Games And TikTok Are To Blame For French Riots, Says Prez
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Because our usual recording day took place on Independence Day, and we didn't want to deal with nutters shooting off fireworks in the background, we took a week off for some rest and totally not being sick.
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club and check out 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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Gameclub: Cassette Beasts 8:55
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Next Gameclub Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village 55:22
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A Splatoon 3 player took over a Nintendo shareholder meeting over male customisation options 1:00:17
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DDoS attack on Blizzard leads to more calls for a Diablo 4 offline mode 1:14:03
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Google reportedly testing feature to play games on YouTube 1:25:59
News
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Splatoon 3 Player Upset Over Male Customisation
Gamer infiltrated Nintendo meeting to complain about Splatoon 3’s lack of male poses
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Diablo 4 DDoS Attack
Techspot: DDoS attack on Blizzard leads to more calls for a Diablo 4 offline mode
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Google Trying Game Streaming... Again?
Games Industry Biz: Google reportedly testing feature to play games on YouTube
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage talk about EA splitting, FTC slowing Microsoft/Blizz Activision coming together, and where gamers game.
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
- Games We Played 3:17
- Study: 47% of gamers play on multiple platforms 29:58
- FTC temporarily blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard buyout 38:45
- EA Sports and EA Games Splitting Apart in Internal Shakeup 45:08
- Discovery Queue 50:30
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Where Do Gamers Game?
Video Games Biz: Study: 47% of gamers play on multiple platforms
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FTC Taps Brakes On Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Buyout
FTC temporarily blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard buyout
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EA Sports and EA Games Split
IGN: EA Sports and EA Games Splitting Apart in Internal Shakeup
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction
Shrink:
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage roll the dice and try to deduce what really happened with Disco Elysium?
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
- Games We Played 5:15
- Real Trucking Company Is Buying Billboards In American Truck Simulator To Help Recruit Staff 42:11
- Community Corner
- Investigation: Who’s Telling the Truth about Disco Elysium? 51:31
- GameStop fires its CEO 1:09:42
- Diablo 4 Unleashes Hell of Overpriced, Cosmetic Microtransactions 1:18:54
- Twitch Announces, Repeals Branded Content Guidelines 1:24:00
Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
Trucking Company Ad in American Truck Sim
Community Corner
Entering the Disco Elysium Shitstorm
GameStop Fires CEO
Diablo 4 Microtransactions
Twitch Content Guidelines
Ars Technica: Twitch reverses overlaid stream sponsor ban after mass creator backlash [Updated]
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
A rough night, not in that way, left one of us too tired to perform... in that way.
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage go to the metaverse in Persona 5 then talk about Nintendo and non-Nintendo related 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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May Gameclub: Persona 5 Royal 3:37
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Next Gameclub: Cassette Beasts 57:45
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After killing legal access to hundreds of 3DS games, now Nintendo's going even harder on illegal access 1:00:37
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Nintendo, Steam, Dolphin and the DMCA 1:09:00
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Knockout City Releases Server Software 1:17:15
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The Lord of the Rings Gollum devs “deeply regret” its dismal reception 1:20:25
News
Community Corner
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3DS Patched to Stop Homebrew
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Nintendo, Steam, Dolphin, and the DMCA
PC Gamer: Nintendo blocks Steam release of Wii emulator Dolphin
VGC: Nintendo has blocked the Steam version of GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin
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Knockout City Releases Server Software
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Lord of the Rings Gollum's Mess
PC Games N: The Lord of the Rings Gollum devs “deeply regret” its dismal reception
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
This week Shrink & Rage talks about games wasting our time and revolting fans in War Thunder and Overwatch!
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 2:22
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Hawken Reborn is having a rough time on Steam 39:14
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War Thunder reverses economy changes after Steam review bombing 46:33
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Nintendo receives lawsuit over Mario Kart Tour microtransactions 54:01
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Community Corner 1:02:27
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Blizzard Scraps Most PvE Plans for Overwatch 2, Fans Pissed
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Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict
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Games We Played
Rage:
Shrink:
News
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Hawken Stillborn?
PCGamesN: Hawken Reborn is having a rough time on Steam
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War Thunder Review Bombs
PCGamesN:War Thunder reverses economy changes after Steam review bombing
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Nintendo Mario Kart Tour Lawsuit
Games Industry Biz: Nintendo receives lawsuit over Mario Kart Tour microtransactions
Community Corner
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Overwatch 2 Fans Pissed
PC Gamer: 'Overwatch 2' is a failed idea
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Sony Loot Box Appeal Failed
Games Industry Biz: Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
With one of us sick it is time to throw out more filler content! Getting a bit political as we wait for Shrink to recover from his latest plague.