Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage invoke a commandment, talk about what devs thing about Xbox game pass, and wish they were as witty as a game dev. 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 (5:55) Developers Petition G2A To Take Down Indie Games As Controversy Erupts… Again (1:04:52) "Xbox Game Pass is the first time subscription is fair for developers" (1:18:33) Zachtronics Makes Entire Library Free To Schools In Zachademics Program (1:36:07) Cuphead getting Netflix series (1:41:11) Community Corner (1:45:00) Discovery Queue (1:46:23)   Games We Played Rage: Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 ASTRONEER (Co-Op)   Shrink: X4 Fou

This week Shrink & Rage talk the Steam Summer Sale, TV, and if EA really are the baddies. 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 (2:45) Steam Summer Sale (General Discussion) (1:22:24) Multiple Video Games get TV Adaptations (1:39:42) EA: "I struggle with the perception that we're just a bunch of bad guys" (1:52:19) Community Corner (2:10:07) Discovery Queue (2:18:21)   Games We Played Rage: SUPERHOT Heat Signature   Shrink: Forza Horizon 4: Lego Speed Champions X4: Foundations   News Video Games TV Shows Ticket To Ride TV Show Being Developed By Propagate Content Final Fantasy 14 Live-Action TV Series An

This week Shrink & Rage Enter the Gungeon with the latest Game Club, then move onto the news after getting thoroughly trounced. 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 (3:15) June Gameclub: Enter the Gungeon (1:10:40) Next Gameclub: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) (1:57:50) EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical” (1:59:15) NBA 2K19 fans are unhappy at an increase in the number of in-game unskippable ads (2:10:01) Community Corner (2:20:46) Discovery Queue (2:32:13)   Games We Played Rage: ASTRONEER Forza Horizon 4: Online   Shrink: Forza Horizon 4: Online Battletech: U

This week Shrink & Rage have an unscheduled gameclub then move on to a couple news items. 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 (8:44) Mobile games are losing to video in the battle for users' time (1:43:28) 83% of gamers potentially interested in streaming services (1:58:01) Square Enix Has No Idea How Many Parts Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Have (2:16:25) Community Corner Hot Swap (Jim3535) (2:28:03)   Games We Played Rage: Opus Magnum Forza Horizon 4   Shrink: Forza Horizon 4 Plague Inc Mercury Fallen   News Mobile Games Losing to Video Mobile games are losing to video in the battle for users' time  

This week Shrink & Rage host our annual E3 special! 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 Opening Thoughts (6:44) Microsoft (10:10) Bethesda (35:02) Devolver (50:55) PC Gaming (1:05:30) Ubisoft (1:31:27) Square Enix (1:56:40) Closing Thoughts (2:25:17)

This week Shrink & Rage talk about E3 and the future of the coverage on the podcast before diving into 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 & Timestamp Games We Played (5:40) E3 Preview Discussion (1:08:15) Microsoft Bringing Xbox Games to PC (1:27:55) Loot Box Ban Bill Introduced To Senate With Bipartisan Support (1:41:14) Todd Howard spews bullshit (2:00:31) WHO Gaming Disorder Classification Violates Cultural Freedom, South Korean Culture Ministry Says (2:11:30) Clicker Heroes Removed From App Store After Chinese Company Clones Game (2:23:39) Community Corner (2:35:26) Discovery Queue (2:35:50) Games We Played Rage

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club, going back to the visual genre for the first time in ages with Fault- Milestone One. 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 (6:37) Gameclub: Fault Milestone 1 (1:02:03) Next Gameclub: Enter the Gungeon (2:29:09) Next Next Gameclub: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) Community Corner (2:35:02)   Games We Played Rage: Mario Kart Tour   Shrink: Guild of Dungeoneering (Google Play) Train Valley 2   Game Club Fault- Milestone One   Next Game Clubs Enter the Gungeon Final Fantasy Tactics

This week Shrink & Rage take a look at the Epic Game Store's first major sale, talk PC vs Console, and more this week! 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 (1:37) The Epic (Fail) Sale (1:03:33) The Division 2 raid has been beaten on PC, but console players couldn't finish it (1:28:13) Valve’s Latest Steam Blog Addresses Positive Review Bombing (1:45:36) Valve lets players avoid toxic people in DOTA 2, charges for the privilege (1:58:33) Loot Box Laws Are Shutting Down Two Nintendo Mobile Titles in Belgium (2:06:28) Community Corner (2:15:32) Discovery Queue (2:17:50)   Games We Played Rage: Guild of Dungeoneering Tabletop Simulato

This week Shrink & Rage have a long general topic in community corner after talking law in 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 Games We Played (6:18) Loot Box Ban Bill To Be Introduced By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (1:13:59) A new Final Fantasy 7 Remake (1:32:26) US Supreme Court says Apple can be sued for monopolization (1:42:12) Community Corner (1:54:24) Games We Played Rage: Dauntless Spellsword Cards: Origins   Shrink: Mario Party 10   News Loot Box Bill Loot Box Ban Bill To Be Introduced By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Sweden investigating loot boxes   Final Fantasy 7 A new Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer s

This week Shrink & Rage give an update from an item from last week, go into a general topic, and cover some Kerbal 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 Games We Played (12:23) Sonic Movie Director Jeff Fowler Vows to Fix Character’s Design (57:28) Kerbal Space Program’s second expansion lets you do science on the final frontier (1:10:58) Rainbow Six Siege “reverse friendly fire” teamkilling fix going live tomorrow (1:19:07) Are AAA game studios scaring off new talent from entering the industry? (1:30:27) Community Corner (1:52:03) Discovery Queue (1:54:43)   Games We Played Rage: War Robots Alien Swarm   Shrink: Ali

This week Shrink & Rage try a simpler life in Stardew Valley for the monthly game club, try to put the abomination that is the Sonic movie out of our minds, and talk other 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 Gameclub: Stardew Valley (5:50) Next Gameclub Game: Fault - Milestone One (1:26:04) Sonic Movie (1:28:11) US Lobbyist Banned from EVE Online Found Innocent (1:42:01) Notch Excluded From Minecraft Anniversary For “Comments And Opinions” (1:52:07) Fan-funded Skyrim Multiplayer Mod May Never Release As Devs “don’t owe the community anything” (2:05:18) Community Corner (2:14:28 ) Discovery Queue (2:17:19)   News Th

This week Shrink & Rage talk MMOs as the secret server sees a predictable end and Anthem more faces issues. 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 (15:27) City of Heroes Secret Server War Continues (51:57) Anthem Update 1.1.0 Now Live, Numerous “Act 1” Calendar Events Delayed (1:05:42) Mortal Kombat 11 Microtransaction Shenanigans (1:19:26) Community Corner (1:31:03) Discovery Queue (1:34:20)   Games We Played Rage: Soul Knight   Shrink: Train Valley 2   News City of Heroes Server Ends City of Heroes Private Server Launched After Code Released Online Private City of Heroes Server Shuts Down After ‘Doing The

This week Shrink & Rage talk about a well hidden secret, new consoles, and Youtube. 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 (5:36) ‘Secret’ City of Heroes Emulator Address Drama (1:12:15) New Console Announcements from Sony and Microsoft (1:50:32) YouTube to Create Interactive Narratives (2:13:43) Community Corner (2:21:55) Discovery Queue (2:24:50)   Games We Played Rage: Grand Prix Story 2   Shrink: Wasteland Survival EVE Online   News The Secret City of Heroes Server ‘Secret’ City of Heroes emulator operators address SCORE leak drama, rebut personal info database rumor   Xbox One S All-Digital Annou

This week Shrink & Rage get back to the Vault as Bethesda does another dumb thing, talk about a real politician banned from Eve, and it seems everyone loves 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 Games We Played (13:52) Fallout 76 is getting repair kits, and fans say they’re pay-to-win (1:08:30) Real-life US politician banned from Eve Online for alleged corruption (1:21:23) Nintendo is the ninth most reputable company in the US (1:29:10) Community Corner (1:45:49) Discovery Queue (1:52:13)   Games We Played Rage: Mythgard Elder Scrolls Blades   Shrink: Elder Scrolls Blades Star Trek Fleet Command War Theatre   News

This week Shrink & Rage talk games, a swatter getting sentenced, BioWare upset over development coverage, and Valve addressing the larger problems in Artifact. 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 (2:01) Serial 'swatter' Tyler Barriss Sentenced to 20 years for Death of Kansas Man Shot by Police (1:23:37) BioWare Doesn’t “see the value” in Articles “tearing down” Anthem’s Development (1:33:46) Valve Focusing on Larger Artifact Issues, Not Shipping Updates in Immediate Future (2:02:11) Community Corner (2:18:24) Discovery Queue (2:22:12)   Games We Played Rage: Doorkickers: Action Squad Plants vs Zombies 2 Rebel Inc

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club! 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 (6:51) Gameclub: Company of Heroes (53:59) Next Gameclub Game: Stardew Valley (1:51:52) Community Corner (2:01:55) Discovery Queue (2:05:10)   Games We Played Rage: One Finger Death Punch 2   Shrink: Steamulator 2019 Perpetuum Astrox Imperium   Discovery Queue Rage: Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 We. The Revolution Wolfpack Creatures Inc Astrox Imperium Anno 1800   Shrink: Workers and Resources Soviet Republic Ship Builder Simulator Rage 2 Landinar Into the Void

This week Shrink & Rage have a mega topic talking about Google's big announcement. 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 (6:04) Stadia (1:13:06) Steam Link Anywhere (2:30:22) Community Corner (2:36:00)   Games We Played Rage: One Finger Death Punch (Android) Galaxy Trucker Two Point Hospital Golf with Your Friends   Shrink: Golf with Your Friends Rise of Legions Space Mining Clicker Your Future Self   News Stadia Google GDC 2019 – Stadia Games Studios Announced Headed by Jade Raymond Google GDC 2019 – Crowd Play and State Share Coming to Stadia Platform Google GDC 2019 – Stadia Supports Instant Sharing of Gam

This week Shrink & Rage get into some Valve & Steam news before taking a look at yet another way Anthem has screwed up. 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 (16:33) Valve Removes Rape Day from Steam (1:20:53 ) Valve terminates Contract with Artifact Designer (1:33:30) Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming PC, Will Be on Steam (1:43:22) WoW Classic Release Schedule Spreads Content Updates Across Six Phases (1:51:03) Level 1 Gun in Anthem Does More Damage Than Top Tier Guns Anywhere (1:59:47) Community Corner (2:15:18) Discovery Queue (2:18:06)   Games We Played Rage: Warframe Tangledeep   Shrink:

This week Shrink & Rage talks about some unfortunate events and interesting tidbits of 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 Games We Played (9:30) THQ Nordic and 8chan (49:40) Anthem Joins Our Recurrent News Cycle Debacle with Another Issue (1:01:38) Devil May Cry 5 Actually Has an Interesting Deluxe Edition (1:12:24) Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass is $93, and That's Only the Beginning (1:24:30) The 'Xbox Maverick' console will be named 'Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,' preorders in April 2019 (1:36:01) Community Corner (1:54:40) Discovery Queue (1:57:42)   Games We Played Rage: Breach   Shrink: Peggle Lego Marve

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club with Bomber Crew then move onto 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 Games We Played 6:05) Gameclub: Bomber Crew (57.55) Next Gameclub: Company of Heroes (1:37:54) Bethesda Bans Fallout 76’s One Fan For Accumulating Too Much Ammo (1:39.05) YouTube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Video Takedown (1:59:19) Federal Trade Commission To Host Public ‘Loot Box’ Workshop (2:16:36) Rumored Financial Trouble at GoG (2:21:18) Metro Exodus players are leaving thousands of positive reviews - on Steam (2:29:27) Community Corner (2:29:45) Games We Played Rage: TerraTec