Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage catch up on the games we played and talk about some bad news from the gaming industry. 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 (2:35) Activision Blizzard Lays Off 8% of Employees (1:51:35) Bethesda Broke Their Promise That Fallout 76 Microtransactions Would Be Cosmetic Only (2:07:20) Civilization VI Steam EULA Changed to Allow for Data Collection (2:18:08) Community Corner (2:28:25)   Games We Played Rage: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Yakuza 0 Borderlands Magicka Defcon   Shrink: Frontier Pilot Simulator Train Mechanic Simulator 2017 Borderlands Magicka Defcon   News Activisi

Care to guess who is sick again and needs a week off? At least no organs were melted this time around, as far as we know.

This week Shrink & Rage hold the game club then pad out the rest of the show with some news and dead horse beating. 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 (6:12) Gameclub: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (55:53) Next Gameclub Game: Bomber Crew (2:02:05) EA Turns in Bummer Fiscal Report: “We’re disappointed in our underperformance” (2:05:30) Fallout 76 Fans are in Full Revolt Following Bethesda's Latest Patch (2:21:04) Ubisoft sorry for "offensive" Division 2 marketing email flaunting "a real government shutdown" (2:28:07)   Games We Played Rage: Spaceplan Jackbox Party Pack   Shrink: Jackbox Party Pack Derail V

This week Shrink & Rage get back to the news talking about close downs, exclusive deals, and the best selling games of 2018 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 (3:58) Metro Exodus Epic Store Exclusive Now, Chops $10 Off Price (43:08) EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium (56:08 ) The Westworld game Bethesda sued for ripping off Fallout Shelter is shutting down (1:08:00) Farming Simulator League is a real esports venture with a €250k prize pool (1:15:11) We Spent Over $43 Billion on Video Games Last Year (1:19:40) Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money (1:41:32) Community Corner

It's that time of year that we celebrate the best and worst that the industry had to offer in the last year!    Block 1: 4:36 Most Memorable Gaming Moment Biggest Surprise of the Year IT's Still in Early Access Award The Balderdash Award Best Free to Play Game No School Like the Old School Award The Reconsideration Award   Block 2: 55:38 The Off the Wall Award Drop It Like a Hot Rock Award Least Favorite Game of the Year Time Sink Award Best Discovery Queue Game Proof That Steam Direct was a Mistake Award   Block 3: 1:22:28 The Niche Scratcher Greatest Disappointment of the Year The Maybe I'm Old Award The Video Game Logic Award Biggest Flop of the Year Least Favorite Game Club Game   Block 4: 1:56:14 The Gilded Bird Award The I'll Be Back Award The Uncanny Valley Award Best Game Club Game Award Favorite Game Played in 2018 The VGL Podcast Game of the Year Award