Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage struggle through illness to talk games and 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 [email protected] 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 Warcraft 3: Reforged’ Has A Record Low 0.8 Score On Metacritic As Fans Are Furious Every Flash game disappears forever in 2020 – but this project has preserved 38,000 of them Kentucky schools ban Fortnite esports – “there is no place for shooter games in our schools” Games We Played Rage: Falling Lightblocks Pinout RetroArch (Pokemon Sapphire) Golf Blitz Shrink: Falling Lightblocks Totally Accurate Battle Simulator The Quarry Satisfactory News Warcraft 3 Reforged ‘Warcraft 3: Reforged’ Has A Record Low 0.8 Score On Metacritic As Fans Are Furious Warcraft 3 Reforged EULA gives Blizzard total ownership of all custom games Flash Games Every Flash game disappears forever in 2020 – but this project has preserved 38,000 of them Flashpoint No Shooting Games in KY Schools Kentucky schools ban Fortnite esports – “there is no place for shooter games in our schools”

This week Shrink & Rage dive into some fresh news... like Joe Biden, Games for Windows Live, and other old pointless things that should've gone away by now. 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 [email protected] 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 (3:01) Rockstar removed GTA 4 from Steam because of Games for Windows Live (1:03:21) Every Half-Life game is free-to-play on Steam for the next two months (1:11:39) Joe Biden calls game developers "little creeps" who make titles that "teach you how to kill" (1:17:11) Games We Played Rage: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator Simple Rockets 2 Shrink: Galaxy of Pen and Paper Just Cause 3 Transport Fever 2 News Rockstar removed GTA 4 from Steam because of Games for Windows Live GTA IV unavailable on Steam because Rockstar can no longer generate keys Rockstar removed GTA 4 from Steam because of Games for Windows Live Every Half-Life game is free-to-play on Steam for the next two months Every Half-Life game is free-to-play on Steam for the next two months Joe Biden Calls Game Devs Little Creeps Joe Biden calls game developers "little creeps" who make titles that "teach you how to kill"

It's time for one of us to yet again don the battered, little red dress as we look back at 2019 for the best and worst of the year. Block 1 3:13 Most Memorable Gaming Moment 2019 Biggest Surprise of the Year The It's Still in Early Access Award The Balderdash Award The Best Free to Play Game No School Like the Old School Award Block 2 41:22 The Off the Wall Game Award The "Drop it like a hot rock" Award Least Favorite Game Played in 2019 The Time Sink Award Best Discovery Queue Game Todd Howard Award for Dumbest Game Bug Block 3 1:18:29 The Niche Scratcher Greatest Disappointment of the year The "Maybe I'm Old" Award The "Video Game Logic Award" Biggest Video Game Flop That isn't Evolve Least Favorite Game Club Game Block 4 1:50:48 The Gilded Bird for biggest Dick Move of the year The I'll Be Back Award The Uncanny Valley Award Best Gameclub Game 2019 Favorite Game Played in 2019 VGL Podcast Game of The Year Award 2019

This week Shrink & Rage hold the final game club for the year 2019, yes we know the current year, and talk about what we did over our Christmas break. 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 [email protected] 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. Games We Played Rage: Just Cause 3 Holy Potatoes! We're in Space! Shrink: Divinity Original Sin 2 Trans Road USA Game Club My Time At Portia Next Game Club Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

A bit of old to ring in the new year as we recover from our wild night of staying inside and away from everyone.

Turns out our Christmas special wasn't really focused on Christmas this year, so enjoy a very un-Christmasy Christmas episode.

This week Shrink & Rage have our last normal episode of year... or at least what passes for normal in this podcast feed. 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 [email protected] 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 The Game Awards Winners (5:10) Sony’s controller add-on turns any Dualshock 4 into a high-end gaming pad (57:27) Community Corner (1:07:35) Discovery Queue (1:10:12) News The Game Awards Winners Game Awards Winners Duel Shock 4 Add-On Sony’s controller add-on turns any Dualshock 4 into a high-end gaming pad Discovery Queue Rage: Hades RESIDENT EVIL 3 Sayonara Wild Hearts Hand Simulator: Survival Last Year Onset Virgo Versus The Zodiac Jamestown+ Shrink: Vampire The Masquerade Coteries of New York Gensou Skydrift Afterburn Nostros Stay Out Warhammer Chaos and Conquest

This week Shrink & Rage talk card games, theft, and upset fans. 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 [email protected] 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 (4:15) The Elder Scrolls: Legends Active Development Ending in the West (39:33) United States congressman pleads guilty to spending campaign funds on Steam games (53:25) Rocket League fans aren’t thrilled with the Item Shop and Blueprints (1:08:55) Community Corner (1:18:10) Discovery Queue (1:21:56) Games We Played Rage: My Friend Pedro Halo Reach Shrink: Halo Reach Skyrim News Elder Scrolls: Legends Ending Active Development in the West The Elder Scrolls: Legends Active Development Ending in the West United States Congressman Pleads Guilty to Spending Campaign Funds on Games United States congressman pleads guilty to spending campaign funds on Steam games Rocket League Fans Upset Over New Monetization Rocket League fans aren’t thrilled with the Item Shop and Blueprints Discovery Queue Rage: Red Dead Redemption 2 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Door in the Woods Cube World DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS Command: Modern Operations MOLEK-SYNTEZ Shrink: Everreach Project Eden Biker Garage Mechanic Simulator SwarmZ Endless RPG Boneworks

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Battleborn one last time, Half Life's return, and the Steam Awards 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 [email protected] 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 (5:50) Half-Life: Alyx (35:15) Google Stadia Post Launch Numbers… Lots of Downloads, Not Many Players (47:57) Battleborn Battle Gone (59:55) 2019 Steam Awards Nominations (1:07:50) Community Corner (1:37:20) Discovery Queue (1:41:55) Games We Played Rage: Subnautica Shrink: Battletech: Heavy Metal Mars Power Industries Deluxe News Half-Life Alyx Half-Life: Alyx: all the latest details Google Stadia Post Launch Look 0.7% of daily Destiny 2 players are on Stadia Google Stadia app has been downloaded over 175k times Battleborn Battle Gone Jim Sterling Battleborn is dead, is shutting down its single and multiplayer in January 2021. Battleborn removed from stores as 2K begins shutting it down Discovery Queue Rage: Automation Empire Halo: The Master Chief Collection Half-Life: Alyx Kingdom Under Fire 2 Terminator: Resistance Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts This Land Is My Land Still There Shrink: Lost Ember Black Future 88 Political Process Vibur: DISINTEGRATION (Episode 1) Yes your grace Breeder of the Nephalym

This week Shrink & Rage we watch Google slip up with Stadia, Microsoft making Game Pass better, and Sonic the Hedgehog getting a rework. 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 [email protected] 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 (3:25) Google Stadia (1:01:47) A Long List of Games for Xbox Game Pass (1:27:00) Sonic the Hedgehog movie reveals less awful design (1:37:04) Community Corner (1:44:16) Discovery Queue (2:10:00) Games We Played Rage: Descenders Turmoil Shrink: Conduct Deluxe! Interstellar Transport Company State of Decay 2 News Google Stadia PCGames N Game Industry Biz Tech Raptor 1 Tech Raptor 2 Eurogamer Ars Technica Tech Raptor 3 Forbes 9 to 5 Google Game Pass Gets Better Tech Raptor Game Lists Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Redesign Eurogamer US Gamer Discovery Queue Rage: Unity of Command II The Legend of Bum-Bo Wildermyth Death Stranding Ratropolis Romancing SaGa 3 Thief Simulator VR Devil Slayer – Raksasi SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS Shrink: Kingdom Under Fire 2 Dragon Quest Builders 2 Road to Your City Game of Thrones Winter is Coming Putin Life BEARS, VODKA, BALALAIKA!

Jared has the plague, again, so time for more canned content fresh from the freezer.

This week Shrink & Rage talk more Blizzard BS and other gaming 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 [email protected] 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 (4:34) Blizzcon B.S. (1:13:44) ACCC Rules Fallout 76 Refunds Can Go Forward in Australia (1:32:08) Mario Kart Tour multiplayer coming first for those with £5/month subscription (1:44:07) Community Corner (1:48:56) Discovery Queue (1:53:22) Games We Played Rage: Lonely Mountains: Downhill Outer Worlds Shrink: Human Powered Spacecraft Outer Worlds Spaceland Encased News Blizzard Steps Into More Hot Water Blizzard Opens BlizzCon 2019 With Apology https://www.pcgamesn.com/hearthstone-heroes-of-warcraft/blizzcon-apology Why Gamers Are Protesting BlizzCon for Hong Kong https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/diablo-4-announced-at-blizzcon https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-doesnt-have-an-offline-mode-all-versions-/1100-6471115/ Fallout 76 Must Refund Australian Gamers Who Requested Refunds ACCC Rules Fallout 76 Refunds Can Go Forward in Australia Mario Cart Tour Multiplayer Beta Paywall Mario Kart Tour multiplayer coming first for those with £5/month subscription Discovery Queue Rage: STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ Mindustry POSTAL 4: No Regerts 10 Miles To Safety Rebel Inc: Escalation Firestone Idle RPG Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Sea Salt Outscape Shrink: BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Neo Cab Castlevania Anniversary Collection Armored Brigade Gun Gun Pixies Mars Power Industries Deluxe

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Prey and talk about more Fallout 76 news; it just won't stay dead!!! 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 [email protected] 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: Prey (2017) (6:00) Next Gameclub: Celestial Command (1:02:33) Fallout 76 Shenanigans (1:05:21) Community Corner (1:24:38) Discovery Queue (1:34:35) News Fallout Goes Subscription Based... No... Really Fallout 76 Sells Subscription to Cheats and Single Player Experience Fallout 76’s Premium Private Servers Are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap Fallout Fuck You First Class warfare has come to Fallout 76 Discovery Queue Rage: Secret Neighbor Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition Moons of Madness The Beast Inside We Were Here Together Lonely Mountains: Downhill Autonauts Little Big Workshop Spin Rhythm XD Shrink: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Crossroads Inn theFisher Online Legends of Keepers: Prologue

This week Shrink & Rage come back from being on the mend and vacation with gaming news, and beating the same dead horse it seems. 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 [email protected] 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 (3:55) Bizzard and the Hearthstone Ban Clusterfuck (1:06:55) Fallout 76 Officially Backpedals on Cosmetic-Only Microtransaction Promise (1:29:28) Humble Monthly Becoming Humble Choice (1:38:53) EA games including Dragon Age 2 are probably coming back to Steam (1:47:12) Community Corner (1:31:35) Games We Played Rage: Tsubasacon Destiny 2 Shrink: Surviving Mars Motorsport Manager Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 News Blizzard's PR Nightmare Reddit Post with Applogy From Blizzard Blizzard Postpones World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Event in Taiwan Senators Pen Letter to Activision Blizzard Over Hearthstone Suspensions Blizzard Entertainment Employees Stage Walkout, Blizzard Comments Blitzchung has “no idea” if he’ll return to competitive Hearthstone Blizzard backlash escalates following Hong Kong supporter ban Overwatch's Mei is being turned into a Hong Kong protest symbol Fallout 76 Backpedals From Broken Promise Fallout 76 Officially Backpedals on Cosmetic-Only Microtransaction Promise Humble Monthly Changes Humble Monthly Becoming Humble Choice EA May Return to Steam EA games including Dragon Age 2 are probably coming back to Steam

With Jared still on the mend we have to fall back on more filler content.

With Rage off to an anime con we talk about our idea for a hit TV show and other random nonsense.

This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty, Loot boxes (again), Mario Kart and games we played 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 [email protected] 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) Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year (45:28) Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass Costs More Than Nintendo Switch Online and Other Services (59:13) Rocket League replaces loot crates with loot blueprints (1:11:43) Community Corner (1:20:34) Discovery Queue (1:24:41) Games We Played Rage: Surviving Mars Warframe Shrink: Warframe Sky of Destruction Endless World News Call of Duty and the Exclusive Game Mode Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year Mario Kart Tour Doubles Down Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass Costs More Than Nintendo Switch Online and Other Services Rocket League Steps Away from Loot Boxes Rocket League replaces loot crates with loot blueprints Discovery Queue Rage: Noita Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG Flotsam Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid A Legionary's Life AI: The Somnium Files Shrink: Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Overland Stand Out: VR Battle Royale Drawngeon Mindustry

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Doughnut County. 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 [email protected] 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 (6:44) Gameclub: Donut County (46:00) Next Gameclub Game: Prey (Game Pass) October, Celestial Command November (1:18:17) Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled (1:26:11) Community Corner (1:33:08) Discovery Queue (1:42:12) Games We Played Rage: Warframe Shrink: Warframe Airline Manager Tycoon 2019 News Power Armor Helmet Recall [Update] Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled Discovery Queue Rage: Crying Suns Hot Lava Depraved MISTOVER PlanetSide Arena Minoria Shrink: Little Misfortune Later Alligator Morningdew Farms: A Gay Farming Game Tribes of Midgard

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Jesus and loot boxes. 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 [email protected] 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 (5:57) Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children (1:00:41) Fallout 76's fridge pricing leaves fans cold (1:15:19) US gamer jailed over ‘swatting’ death (1:23:28) ESA proposes rebranding E3 2020 as "fan, media, and influencer festival" in leaked document (1:30:12) The All New Steam Library (1:38:40) Community Corner (1:50:03) Discovery Queue (1:51:47) Games We Played Rage: Night Call Shrink: Archero Airline Manager Tycoon 2019 No Mans Sky: Beyond News Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-09-11-parliamentary-committee-recommends-banning-loot-box-sales-to-children Fallout 76's fridge pricing leaves fans cold https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-11-fallout-76s-fridge-pricing-leaves-fans-cold US gamer jailed over ‘swatting’ death https://egamingdesk.com/console/us-gamer-jailed-over-swatting-death/ ESA proposes rebranding E3 2020 as "fan, media, and influencer festival" in leaked document https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-17-esa-proposes-rebranding-e3-2020-as-fan-media-and-influencer-festival-in-leaked-document The All New Steam Library https://store.steampowered.com/libraryupdate Discovery Queue Rage: Session: Skateboarding Sim Game Daymare: 1998 Fun with Ragdolls: The Game Rebel Cops M.A.S.S. Builder Nauticrawl Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered Shrink: uFactory Aquaculture Game Constructor Plus Kind Words NASCAR Heat 4

This week Shrink & Rage talk about a finger licking good visual novel, what is old is resold again, a dubious world record, 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 [email protected] 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 (1:58) The Nemesis system in Codemasters’ GRID reboot makes for dramatic racing (53:10) Valve Announces Steam Library Update, Dev Tools (1:07:44) A Madden 19 logo showed up in Madden 20 (1:21:16) Shenmue 3's Refund Process is Starting Soon, But It Might Take a While (1:29:22) EA's infamous defense of Battlefront 2's awful grind wins a Guinness World Record (1:35:47) There’s an official KFC dating sim, and Colonel Sanders is a cute anime boy (1:41:57) Community Corner (1:52:10) Discovery Queue (1:56:03) Games We Played Rage: Sea of Thieves Shrink: Sea of Thieves Micro Town Railed News The Nemesis System in Grid Reboot The Nemesis system in Codemasters’ GRID reboot makes for dramatic racing Steam Library Update Valve Announces Steam Library Update, Dev Tools Madden 19 Icons in Madden 20 A Madden 19 logo showed up in Madden 20 Shenmue 3's Long Refund Process Shenmue 3's Refund Process is Starting Soon, But It Might Take a While EA's New Record EA's infamous defense of Battlefront 2's awful grind wins a Guinness World Record Romancing The Colonel in KFC's New Visual Novel There’s an official KFC dating sim, and Colonel Sanders is a cute anime boy Discovery Queue Rage: Blasphemous Unrailed! Battlewake Fantasy General II Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition River City Girls Pesterquest Knights And Bikes Endless World Shrink: Age of Empire Definitive Edition Rings of Saturn Pirates Outlaws Build

This week Shrink & Rage talk about a trailer, a return, and some accusations! 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 [email protected] 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 (6:40) NBA 2k20 Focuses on Gambling in Trailer (54:10) Telltale Games Returns...Sort of (1:12:13) Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices (1:20:10) New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft (1:34:36) Community Corner (1:44:35) Discovery Queue (1:46:21) Games We Played Rage: Pokémon Masters Shrink: Life is a Game Offworld Trading Company (single player) Aircraft Evolution News NBA 2k20 Focuses on Gambling in Trailer NBA 2K20 Trailer Celebrates Gambling With Slot Machines, PEGI Responds PEGI says NBA 2K20’s casino-themed trailer doesn’t count as gambling Trailer Telltale Games Returns...Sort of Telltale Games Returns, New Games Incoming Someone you’ve (probably) never heard of is buying Telltale Games’ IP Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices Chucklefish responds to allegations that it exploited Starbound's contributors Toby Fox Tweet New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft Discovery Queue Rage: Re:Legend Monster Sanctuary Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy UnderMine Heave Ho Shrink: Gears 5 Buoyancy Perfect Crime Final Fantasy 8 Crystar

This week Shrink & Rage we hold our monthly game club for Void Bastards then move on to some 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 [email protected] 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 (4:52) August Gameclub: Void Bastards (58:48) Next Gameclub Game: Donut County (1:30:45) Kerbal Space Program 2 (1:34:15) Respawn admits "we broke our promise" with Apex Legends' current loot box-riddled event (1:53:10) Don’t Expect Yakuza Online In The West Due To Gacha Mechanics (2:10:40) Community Corner (2:20:12) Games We Played Rage: ASTRONEER Shrink: BE-A Walker Offworld Trading Company Gears Pop News Kerbal Space Program 2 Discussion Gamescom ONL – Kerbal Space Program 2 Announced Kerbal Space Program 2 is in the works Apex Legend's Loot Box Focused Event Respawn admits "we broke our promise" with Apex Legends' current loot box-riddled event This Apex Legends axe costs £112 in loot boxes The Apex Legends Iron Crown event added pricier loot boxes and a $170 axe Respawn CEO apologizes for the Apex Legends Iron Crown Reddit spat ‘Apex Legends’ Iron Crown Loot Box Pricing Is Hilariously Out Of Touch Yakuza Online Won't Release in West Don’t Expect Yakuza Online In The West Due To Gacha Mechanics

Here we are once again, internet problems left us picking up some random bits of leftovers and shoving them together for a tasty bit of content!

This week Shrink & Rage are a bit wacky as we're both sleep deprived, talking 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 [email protected] 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 (11:15) G2A Extends Deadline for Stolen Key Tool (1:09:04) Some Steam News once again (1:24:27) Niche developer offers game to schools for free (1:40:47) Community Corner (1:46:55) Discovery Queue (1:59:38) Games We Played Rage: 911 Operator Shrink: Forza Horizon 4 Fortune Island Star Realms Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection She Sees Red News G2A Delays Deadline G2A wanted 100 devs to sign up for its key-blocker – only 19 did, so the deadline’s extended Only 19 developers have called for G2A's key blocking tool G2A’s proposed key-blocking tool receives little support, deadline extended Some Steam News Some Steam Workshop submissions now require moderator approval The Steam store now lets you mark games you’ve played on other platforms Game Dev of Niche Offers game to Schools Niche developer offers game to schools for free Discovery Queue Rage: The Song of Saya Vicious Circle NinNinDays Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure Apsulov: End of Gods Indivisible Stone Story RPG Steel Circus Shrink: Dicey Dungeons Variables GreedFall Eliza Rabbit Burn

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club with Final Fantasy Tactics. 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 [email protected] 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 VGL Game Club: Final Fantasy Tactics (8:12) Next Game Club: Void Bastards (38:47) E3 Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Journalists (37:02) Bethesda Missteps in Doom Re-Release (56:37) Google Testing Subscription for Android (1:07:19) Community Corner (1:22:53) Discovery Queue (1:27:17) News E3 Leaks E3 accidentally leaks personal details of journalists, YouTubers and analysts Sophia Narwitz Bethesda's Missteps Bethesda missteps mar Doom re-releases Google Subscription Google testing 'Play Pass' subscription for Android Discovery Queue Rage: Legends of Aria Metal Wolf Chaos XD Remnant: From the Ashes Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game 60 Seconds! Reatomized Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Prophecy Iratus: Lord of the Dead A Short Hike Axis & Allies 1942 Online Jupiter Hell GOD WARS The Complete Legend DOOM Eternal Shrink: Cricket 19 Interstellar Space: Genesis Merchant of the Skies GOD WARS The Complete Legend Eons of War Space Company Simulator

It's been some time since we needed a week off, but life once again has thrown a monkey wrench into the works. So, while we put out all the fires enjoy some things we saved from the editing room floor.

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the loss of iNcontroL, more Nintendo news, and GTA V going full on gambling. 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 [email protected] 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 (4:33) Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson dies at 33 (41:07) Nintendo Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Switch Joy-Con Drifting Issue (47:05) Grand Theft Auto V update adds a casino that can be played with real money (57:58) Rare talks Sea of Thieves' upcoming pets and micro-transaction store (1:13:42) Community Corner (1:28:14) Discovery Queue (1:32:50) Games We Played Rage: Dr. Mario World Shrink: Survive on Raft Traffix News iNcontroL Passes Away Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson dies at 33 Nintendo Class Action Lawsuit Nintendo Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Switch Joy-Con Drifting Issue ‘JoyCon drift’ problem causes controversy and a lawsuit among Nintendo Switch owners Nintendo Instructs Customer Service to Fix Notorious Joy-Con Drift for Free, According to Report GTA V Casino Update Grand Theft Auto V update adds a casino that can be played with real money Fifa packs and loot boxes 'not gambling' in UK Rare Talks Sea of Thieves Micro-transactions Rare talks Sea of Thieves' upcoming pets and micro-transaction store Discovery Queue Rage: Swords & Souls: Neverseen Automachef Biotope Nowhere Prophet Founders' Fortune Vane MotoGP™19 Elsinore Shrink: Gloomhaven Night Call She Sees Red missed messages. Mini Gal4Xy

This week Shrink & Rage talk about meth gators... oh and some game 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 [email protected] 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 Valve Announces Steam Labs (5:55) G2A wants 100 Devs Before it Builds a Key-Blocking Tool (24:50) Nintendo Switching Up the Switch (38:17) Ubisoft Bans XP Farming Quests in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Story Creator (48:25) The ESA Makes Congress Play in a Rocket League Tournament on Twitch (55:42) Community Corner (1:02:40) Discovery Queue (1:11:20) News Meth Gators If you flush drugs down the toilet, you could be creating 'meth gators,' police in Tennessee say Steam Labs Opens Valve Announces Steam Labs: Interactive Recommendations, Automated Showcases, and Micro Trailers Steam launches Steam Labs to house feature experiments Steam Labs G2A's Newest Nonsense G2A wants 100 devs to sign up within a month before it builds a key-blocking tool Nintendo Switching Things Up Nintendo Making Hardware Revisions To Nintendo Switch The Nintendo Switch Lite Isn’t For You But It Has An Audience Nintendo Switch Lite Revealed Ubisoft Banning Player-Made XP Farming Quests Ubisoft bans XP farming quests in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's story creator ESA Runs Rocket League Tournament for Congress Members The ESA makes Congress play in a Rocket League tournament on Twitch Twitch VoD Discovery Queue Rage: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 Killsquad Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment The Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan Robo Instructus Goat of Duty DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE Field of Glory: Empires Stranger Things 3: The Game Shrink: Godhood Space Mercs Starfighter: Infinity Precipice

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 [email protected] 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 Foundations Forza Horizon 4 News G2A Cause More Controversy Developers Petition G2A To Take Down Indie Games As Controversy Erupts… Again A rogue G2A employee asked ten sites to publish an “unbiased” article – without credit G2A image rehabilitation effort backfires Xbox Game Pass "Xbox Game Pass is the first time subscription is fair for developers" What developers think of Xbox Game Pass Zachtronics Launches Zachademics Program Zachtronics Makes Entire Library Free To Schools In Zachademics Program Cuphead getting Netflix series Cuphead getting Netflix series Discovery Queue Rage: Kubifaktorium Exception Reventure 7th Sector Littlewood Lorelai Shrink: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Age of Wonders: Planetfall Starbase

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 [email protected] 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 Announced Myst to be adapted for TV and film EA Struggles With Being Baddies EA: "I struggle with the perception that we're just a bunch of bad guys" Study Shows Loot Boxes Linked With Problematic Gambling in Minors Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame Monetization Discovery Queue Rage: CODE VEIN Barotrauma Fission Superstar X SUPERHOT VR The Last Hex Shrink: Overload Hypergate Dota Underloards

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 [email protected] 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: Urban Warfare News EA Attempts to Rebrand Loot Boxes EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical” EA knows how many FIFA matches you’ve played, but “we don’t actually record playtime” 2K NBA Even Worse This Year NBA 2K19 fans are unhappy at an increase in the number of in-game unskippable ads Community Corner Quirks and Quarks Discovery Queue Rage: Cyberpunk 2077 Zengeon Cooking Simulator SpaceEngine Shrink: Hell Let Loose Police Simulator Patrol Duty Destiny 2 Wychsun Elleros Origins

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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: Punch Club Shrink: Anthem The Final Station News Microsoft Bringing Xbox Games to PC Microsoft to launch Xbox Game Pass on PC Microsoft is bringing more games to Steam The Loot Box Ban Bill Detailed Loot Box Ban Bill Introduced To Senate With Bipartisan Support The Loot Box Bill is Public, And The ESA Says It's "Flawed And Riddled With Inaccuracies" Todd Howard Admits Fallout 76 Wasn't Good at Launch Jim Sterling Video Todd Howard admits that the team knew Fallout 76 was “not a high Metacritic game” at launch WHO Gaming Disorder Classification Upsets South Korea WHO Gaming Disorder Classification Violates Cultural Freedom, South Korean Culture Ministry Says South Korean government split on gaming disorder Clicker Heroes Cloned and Banned Clicker Heroes Removed From App Store After Chinese Company Clones Game, Claims Trademark Discovery Queue Rage: Void Bastards Conan Unconquered Gato Roboto Draugen NEOVERSE Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble Team Sonic Racing™ Shrink: Spellforce 3 Soul Harvest Glorious Companions

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 Simulator: Pandemic Shrink: Tabletop Simulator: Pandemic Anthem News Epic Games Store Sale [Updated] Epic Chaos Continues As Borderlands 3 Gets Removed From Epic Mega Sale Epic Mega Sale Caught in Chaos as Games Pulled, Prices Change The Epic Store stops you buying too many games too quickly – here’s why The Division 2 Raid The Division 2 raid has been beaten on PC, but console players still can’t finish it The Division 2's Raid Has Not Been Beaten By A Single Team On PS4 Or Xbox One Valve on Positive Review Bombs Valve’s Latest Steam Blog Addresses Positive Review Bombing Announcement Valve's Pay Walls Player Block Valve lets players avoid toxic people in DOTA 2, charges for the privilege Loot Box Laws Shut Down two Nintendo Mobile games in Belgium Loot Box Laws Are Shutting Down Two Nintendo Mobile Titles in Belgium Nintendo to halt service of two mobile games in Belgium amid loot box debacle Discovery Queue Rage: A Plague Tale: Innocence Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest Iron Marines Castlevania Anniversary Collection Death end re;Quest Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love Shrink: Swag and Sorcery Snakeybus Pax Nova

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 [email protected] 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 shows Aerith, Sephiroth, and action combat Apple Can Be Sued US Supreme Court says Apple can be sued for monopolization Community Corner Games As a Service Discussion "Games as a service" is fraud. ← Accursed Farms "Games as a Service" is NOT FRAUD* ← Leonard French Deeper Dive: Games as a Service is STILL NOT FRAUD ← Leonard French II

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 [email protected] 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: Alien Swarm Lego Marvel Super Heroes News Sonic Reforged Sonic Movie Director Jeff Fowler Vows to Fix Character’s Design Sonic The Hedgehog film character design will change, says director Detective Pikachu's Director Isn't Sure If Movie Sonic Can Be Re-Designed in Six Months Kerbal Space Program Second Expansion Kerbal Space Program’s second expansion lets you do science on the final frontier Rainbow Six Siege Anti-Teamkilling Rainbow Six Siege “reverse friendly fire” teamkilling fix going live tomorrow Community Corner Games As A Service Is Fraud Discovery Queue Rage: MORDHAU UBOAT Puyo Puyo Champions STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) Last Epoch Beat Saber Fade to Silence Shrink: Pandemic Express Zombie Escape Epitasis Triton Survival

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 [email protected] 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 The Sonic Movie The live action Sonic movie trailer reveals Jim Carrey as Robotnik, is ridiculous US Lobbyist Found Innocent US Lobbyist Banned from EVE Online Found Innocent Banned Republican politician restored to EVE Online council following investigation Notch Excluded From Minecraft Anniversary Notch Excluded From Minecraft Anniversary For “Comments And Opinions” Fan-Funded Skyrim Multiplayer Fan-funded Skyrim multiplayer mod may never release as devs “don’t owe the community anything” Sid Alpha Dirty Dev Discovery Queue Rage: God's Trigger Whispers of a Machine BOSSGARD CHAOS;CHILD Shrink: Phase Steamcraft Lake Ridden Occupy Mars How do you like it, Elon Musk?

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 [email protected] 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 Impossible’ Anthem's Sees Delays on Roadmap Features Anthem Update 1.1.0 Now Live, Numerous “Act 1” Calendar Events Delayed Mortal Kombat Microtransactions Reddit Post 1 Reddit Post 2 Discovery Queue Rage: Katana ZERO Pagan Online Zombotron Sigma Theory: Global Cold War Feather Trinoline All Ages Version Breeding Village Shrink: Embark Snooker 19 Bossgard Hyper Jam

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 [email protected] 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 Announcement Xbox One S All-Digital Announced at Inside Xbox Xbox One S All-Digital Edition launches May 7 Xbox One S All-Digital Drops the Disc Drive But Still Costs a Cool $250 New PlayStation Details Highlighted New PlayStation is Coming With Backward Compatibility But Not in 2019 Sony’s PS5 SSD has “raw bandwidth higher than any SSD available for PCs” Youtube to Create Interactive Narratives YouTube follows Netflix into the interactive videos business YouTube creating interactive narratives Discovery Queue Rage: Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Free Edition Praey for the Gods Heaven's Vault Deck of Ashes Yakuza Kiwami 2 Conqueror's Blade Pathway Shrink: The Horus Heresy: Legions Zanki Zero: Last Beginning Siege of Centauri

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 [email protected] 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 Fallout 76 Repair Kits Fallout 76 is getting repair kits, and fans say they’re pay-to-win Real-Life Politician Banned For Alleged Corruption from Eve Real-life US politician banned from Eve Online for alleged corruption Nintendo Ninth Most Reputable Company in US Nintendo is the ninth most reputable company in the US; only gaming company to crack the top ten Discovery Queue Rage: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy ISLANDERS Curious Cases The Horus Heresy: Legions Don't Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland Shrink: The White Laboratory Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing Wasteland Survival

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 [email protected] 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 Elder Scrolls Blades Shrink: Elder Scrolls Blades Satisfactory News Swatter Sentenced Serial 'swatter' Tyler Barriss sentenced to 20 years for death of Kansas man shot by police BioWare Upset Over Anthem Development Stories BioWare doesn’t “see the value” in articles “tearing down” Anthem’s development Anthem barely had a single finished mission when it was demoed at E3 2017 How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong Valve Focusing of Larger Issues in Artifact Valve Focusing on Larger Artifact Issues, Not Shipping Updates in Immediate Future Who can still afford to keep up with Hearthstone? Discovery Queue Rage: Risk of Rain 2 Outward Unheard Imperator: Rome Wolfenstein: Youngblood Nova Drift No Time to Relax Hypnospace Outlaw Steel Division 2 Eastshade Shrink: Willowbrooke Post Landinar Into the Void Stars End

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 Gaming Moments Google GDC 2019 – Tequila Works Shows off Style Transfer ML Google GDC 2019 – Google Introduces the New Stadia Controller Google GDC 2019 – Google Announces Stadia Google Stadia offers faster, cross-platform multiplayer, with no way to cheat Google's Stadia Claim: If You Can Run 4K YouTube Videos, You Can Run 4K Stadia Games Google Data Centers Steam Link Steam Link Anywhere gives you PC access, well, anywhere… if you have the bandwidth

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 [email protected] 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: Moss Destruction The Wild Age News Valve Removes Rape Day From Steam Rape Day prompts call for UK government review Valve removes rape fantasy game from Steam Valve Terminates Contract With Artifact Designer Valve terminates contract with Artifact designer Halo: Master Chief Collection Coming to PC Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming PC, Will Be on Steam Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to Steam, starting with Reach WoW Classic Will Release in Phases WoW Classic release schedule spreads content updates across six phases Anthem Starter Gun is Most Damaging in Game [Updated] Level 1 Gun in Anthem Does More Damage Than Top Tier Guns Anywhere Discovery Queue Rage: Tropico 6 – Beta Intruder Warhammer: Chaosbane Tick Tock: A Tale for Two The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame Shrink: Murderous Pursuits Enderal Forgotten Stories Outlaws of the Old West Anno 1800

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 [email protected] 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 Marvel Super Heroes Factorio News THQ and 8 Chan THQ Nordic Issues Apology For 8Chan AMA "I do not condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism" Anthem Bricking Consoles Anthem PS4 Issues Continue, Reports of Consoles Being Bricked [Updated] PS4 Players Experiencing Major Crash Issues on Anthem Reddit Thread Jim Sterling Devil May Cry Deluxe Edition's Interesting Addition Devil May Cry 5 ‘Pre-Viz Live-Action Cutscenes’ trailer Devil May Cry 5's Cutscenes Can Be Replaced With a Live-Action Alternative Dead of Alive 6's Season Pass is Outrageous Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass is $93, and That's Only the Beginning Jim Sterling Xbox Maverick Rumors The 'Xbox Maverick' console will be named 'Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,' preorders in April 2019 Discovery Queue Rage: Dawn of Man DiRT Rally 2.0 Subnautica: Below Zero LEFT ALIVE Shrink: Praey For the Gods Business Magnate Flotsam

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 [email protected] 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: TerraTech We Were Here Shrink: We Were Here Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Galaxy Squad News Bethesda Bans Player for Too Much Ammo Bethesda Bans Fallout 76’s One Fan For Accumulating Too Much Ammo Yongyea Sid Alpha Jim Sterling Youtube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Review YouTube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Video Takedown FTC to Host Loot Box Workshop Federal Trade Commission To Host Public ‘Loot Box’ Workshop Rumored Financial Trouble at GoG GOG Lays Off About A Dozen Employees GOG Announces Conclusion of Fair Price Package Program GOG lays off "around a dozen," reportedly due to financial trouble Reverse Review Bomb on Metro Exodus Metro Exodus players are leaving thousands of positive reviews - on Steam

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 [email protected] 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 Activision Blizzard Layoffs Activision Blizzard Lays Off 8% of Employees (Tech Raptor) The Jimquisition Bethesda Breaks Micro-transaction Promise Yongyea Video Fallout 76 Subreddit Discussion Fallout Subreddit Discussion Civilization VI Steam EULA Change Civilization VI Steam EULA Changed to Allow for Data Collection (Gadgets 360)

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 [email protected] 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 Valley Anthem (Demo) News EA Bummed with Under Performance EA turns in bummer fiscal report: “We’re disappointed in our underperformance” EA Says Not Having Battle Royale Hurt Battlefield 5's Sales Fallout 76 Fans In Revolt Following Patch Why Fallout 76 Fans are in Full Revolt Following Bethesda's Latest Patch Ubisoft Appolgizes for “Offensive” Division 2 Marketing Ubisoft sorry for "offensive" Division 2 marketing email flaunting "a real government shutdown"