Video Game Logic Podcast

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 [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 (3:58) 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 (1:54:33) Discovery Queue (2:02:55) Games We Played Rage: Framed Shrink: Derail Valley Subnautica News Metro Exodus Now Epic Store Exclusive Metro Exodus Epic Store Exclusive Now, Chops $10 Off Price Metro Exodus will return to Steam one year after launching on the Epic Games store EA Complies with Belgium Law EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium Westworld Game Shuts Down The Westworld game Bethesda sued for ripping off Fallout Shelter is shutting down Farming Simulator League Farming Simulator League is a real esports venture with a €250k prize pool $43 Billion Spent on Video Games Last Year We Spent Over $43 Billion on Video Games Last Year Facebook Knowingly Duped Kids Out of Money Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money Community Corner Quake 2 Path Tracing/ Ray Tracing Analysis: Retro Meets Nvidia RTX! Discovery Queue Rage: Generation Zero Far Cry® New Dawn Boxing School Catherine Classic Bright Memory - Episode 1 Pikuniku SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal Breach Odd Realm Shrink: Volcanoids Latte Stand Tycoon

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

This week Shrink & Rage kick off 2019 with news from 2018 and talk about the top games on Steam for the past year. 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 Games We Played Fallout, Fallout 76 Never Changes Steam Best of 2018 Lists Community Corner Steam Discovery Queue Games We Played Rage: Homeworld Remastered RetroPie Shrink: RetroPie Homeworld Deserts of Kharak Homeworld Remastered Battletech News Fallout 76 Finds New Ways to Mess Up 'Fallout 76' Fans Have Every Right To Be Upset Over $80 Plastic 'Nuka Rum' Bottles Yongyea Video 1 Yongyea Video 2 'Fallout 76' bug disabled nukes on New Year's Day Jim Sterling Video Best of Steam 2018 Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Posable Heroes Peg Game Dev Studio Shrink: Empyrean Frontier

One last pre recorded episode before we, hopefully, get to the 2019 recording season!

We're taking the holidays off, but that doesn't mean that we can't have a late Christmas special!

This week Shrink & Rage we hold a quick game club this month before launching into a quick coverage of 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 (13:45) December Gameclub: Recettear (1:03:39) Next Gameclub: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (1:26:43) Escape from Tarkov Devs Filing False DMCA Claims Against Content Creators (1:35:40) Fresh Prince Star Sues Epic Over Fortnite’s Use of the Carlton dance (1:47:15) Fallout 76 Update Points to Incoming Lunchboxes, and Yes, They Could be Loot Boxes (1:57:37) Voting on the Steam Award Nominees (2:04:47) Games We Played Rage: ???????? Shrink: Battletech Flashpoint Expansion News Escape from Tarkov Devs Silences Content Creator Escape from Tarkov Devs Filing False DMCA Claims Against Content Creators Sid Alpha Video 1 Sid Alpha Video 2 Fresh Prince Star Latest to Sue Epic Fresh Prince star sues Epic over Fortnite’s use of the Carlton dance Fresh Prince's Carlton sues Fortnite for copying his legendary dance Fallout 76 May Have Lootboxes After All Fallout 76 update points to incoming Lunchboxes, and yes, they could be loot boxes The Steam Awards Discussion Announcement Voting!

This week Shrink & Rage kick the dumpster fire that is Bethesda while Rage rages on about the Epic Games Store. 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 (4:31) Epic Games Store Pro Dev but Anti Consumer (44:49) The Bethesda Failure Conga Line Continues (1:25:52) Nintendo Rolls Back Content Creator Program (1:42:51) Boosting now a criminal offense in South Korea (1:53:35) Steam has bugs, and issues with adult content….again (2:03:36) Community Corner (2:21:22) Discovery Queue (2:41:06) Games We Played Rage: ????????? Shrink: Planet Explorers News Epic Games Store As Epic Games Store revs up, some developers scrap or delay Steam releases Some games on Epic Store can cost up to 300% more compared to Steam for dozens of millions of users (regional pricing issues) Epic Games Store Fails to Comply With GDPR Regulations – Might Face Trouble in EU Epic Launches Digital Games Store With 88 Percent Revenue Going To Developers The Epic Games Store is slick, but has some key flaws right now The Guy Behind Steam Spy Has Been Working On Epic's Store For Years What's the deal with Epic Games Store refunds? The Continuing Failures of Bethesda Bethesda leaked Fallout 76 customer names, addresses, contact details Latest Fallout 76 patch contains huge amount of undocumented changes, including stealth nerfs across the board Yong Yea Nintendo Axes Content Creator Program Announcement Nintendo pulls plug on YouTube Creators Program South Korea Makes Boosting Illegal Boosting now a criminal offence in South Korea Steam Once Again Has Issue with Adult Content and Deals with Bugs Valve banning "child exploitation" games from Steam Steam’s discoverability bug was part of an attempt to improve the search algorithm Valve offers explanation for October drop in Steam traffic Steam bans erotic games with young-looking characters Discovery Queue Rage: Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Edge Of Eternity Beholder 2 War of Rights Thea 2: The Shattering Battle Princess Madelyn Shrink: Override: Mech City Brawl Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 Phantom Brigade

Life found a way, once again, to throw a wrench into our recording night. So it's time to once again to dish out the very best of cutting room floor contents.

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club featuring Divinity: Dragon Commander. 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 November Game Club: Divinity Dragon Commander (5:45) Next Game Club Game: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (50:55) Loot Boxes are Gambling (53:20) Community Corner (1:10:20) Discovery Queue (1:11:47) News FTC Will Investigate Loot Boxes Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes Federal Trade Commission Pledges to Investigate Loot Boxes Amid European Crackdown Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years Discovery Queue Rage: JUMP FORCE Element: Space Marble It Up! HellSign Equilinox Despotism 3k Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon SimpleRockets 2 Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry Shrink: Occupy White Walls Merchant A Raven Monologue Airmen Dr Greenstuff

This week Shrink & Rage prepare for turkey day with a steaming helping 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 (15:30) Firesale Episode 3: Return of the Walking Dead (1:11:52) Valve Discontinues Steam Link Hardware (1:29:44) Star Citizen Celebrates Anniversary and $200m Raised With Free Week And New Planet (1:47:46) Fallout 76: What a shit pile (1:49:28) Discovery Queue (2:03:35) Games We Played Rage: Warframe Shrink: Shadowverse CCG Trainz Simulator 12 News Telltale's Firesale Telltale undergoing liquidation, removing games from Steam Skybound Gives Update On The Walking Dead: The Final Season Steam Link Discontinued Valve Discontinues Steam Link Hardware Valve has killed Steam Link, and it’s sold out in Europe Star Citizen Reaches $200m in Funding Star Citizen Celebrates Anniversary and $200m Raised With Free Week And New Planet Fallout 76's Fallout Fallout 76 had less than half the Twitch viewers Fallout 4 did at launch Discovery Queue Rage: Sunset Overdrive Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer Shrink: Sword Art Online Lost Song Simplerockets 2 LoveKami Healing Harem

This week Jared had a very sore throat so we couldn't record. While we try to figure out exactly what/who he did to tear it up so badly, have some Fraken content!

This week Shrink & Rage watch and comment on many dumpster fires 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 Games We Played Blizzard Booed at Blizzcon Over Mobile Diablo Fallout 76 Faces Technical Woes PS4 Share Will Be Blocked In Second Half Of Catherine: Full Body’s Story Mode Community Corner Discovery Queue Games We Played Rage: Monument Valley 2 Dreadnought Shrink: Dreadnought Dark Souls 3 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning News Blizzard Booed at Blizzcon Over Mobile Game Jim Sterling Dev Booed During Q&A Asked if It's an April Fools Joke Blizzard Working on Diablo 4 – May have Had a BlizzCon Announcement In Mind? Diablo Immortal Controversy Causes Activision Blizzard Stock To Drop Over 7% Demon-Hunting Comes To Mobile With Diablo Immortal Blizzard refutes report it planned Diablo 4 BlizzCon reveal Fallout 76 Faces Technical Woes Fallout 76 has built-in speed hacks if you unlock the framerate on PC Five Damning Networking Problems Lockpick Mod From Fallout 4 in 76 Fallout 76 hacking concerns “inaccurate” according to Bethesda Unlocked frame rates in the Fallout 76 beta let players speed hack PS4 Share Blocked In Second Half of Catherine PS4 Share Will Be Blocked In 2nd Half Of Catherine: Full Body’s Story Mode Discovery Queue Rage: Project Hospital Lethal League Blaze Party Hard 2 Sabbat of the Witch Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- Shrink: Kart Kraft Snow Daze: The Music of Winter Special Edition The Shapeshifting Detective The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me

This week Shrink & Rage hold a very dwarfy game club this month as we talk about Dwarf Fortress! 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 (5:04) October Gameclub: Dwarf Fortress (1:24:36) Next Gameclub: Divinity Dragon Commander (2:21:13) Games We Played Rage: The Colonists Dreadnought Shrink: Organ Trail: Director's Cut Scribblenauts Remix Dark Souls Remastered Elder Scrolls Oblivion Red Dead Redemption 2

This week Shrink & Rage have yet another Wednesday episode, focusing on 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 Telltale bosses insisted “people did not associate humor” with Guardians of the Galaxy (5:45) John “TotalBiscuit” Bain to be Inducted into Esports Hall of Fame at ESL One Hamburg 2018 as First Non-Player (15:37 Indie Developers are Frustrated with Valve’s Lack of Support (25:34) Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games (37:08) CCP CEO: “You can't build a business” on Current VR (50:10) Fortnite Delays Full Launch and Free To Play Save The World Mode (1:10:40) Dreadnought Developer Six Foot Lays Off One-Third Of Its Staff (1:21:33) Community Corner (1:35:05) Discovery Queue (1:37:44) News More Tells from Telltale Telltale bosses insisted “people did not associate humour” with Guardians of the Galaxy TotalBiscuit Inducted into Esports Hall of Fame John “TotalBiscuit” Bain to be inducted into Esports Hall of Fame at ESL One Hamburg 2018 as first non-player Indie Devs Frustrated with Valve Indie developers are frustrated with Valve’s lack of support Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games Proposed Law in Pennsylvania Would Tax Mature Video Games CCP Thinks You Can't Build a Bussiness on Current VR CCP CEO: “You can't build a business” on current VR Fortnite Delays Free Save the World Mode Fortnite Delays Full Launch and Free To Play Save The World Mode Dreadnought Developer Lays Off One Third of Its Staff Dreadnought Developer Six Foot Lays Off One-Third Of Its Staff Six Foot lays off one third of development staff Discovery Queue Rage: Terraforming Mars Mad Tower Tycoon MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE Deliver Us The Moon: Fortuna Shrink: The Colonists Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics NEKOKORO

This week Shrink & Rage talk snack foods, politics in gaming, and video game remasters! 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 Game Giveaway (6:55) Games We Played (9:24) Assassin's Creed Odyssey Totino's Debacle (1:02:20) Command & Conquer is Getting a Remaster (1:14:54) Being Openly Political in Games is "bad for business",Says Ubisoft (1:27:50) Community Corner (1:45:22) Discovery Queue (2:00:20) Games We Played Rage: Bowmasters Mini Golf King - Multiplayer Game Cavernaut NITE Team 4 Shrink: NITE Team 4 News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Totino's Debacle Sid Alpha's Video EA Hints at Command & Conquer Remaster Command & Conquer is getting a remaster – and that might not be all Ubisoft Says It's Bad for Business to be Openly Political Being openly political in games is "bad for business", The Division developer says Ubisoft Massive COO: "We don't want to take a stance in current politics" Discovery Queue Rage: The Light Keeps Us Safe SpaceBourne Mark of the Ninja: Remastered I’m not a Monster Shrink: Atomic Society King of Phoenix

This week Shrink & Rage hold a giveaway, talk about games, then dive 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 & Timestamps Game Giveaway (1:45) Games We Played (6:22) BAFTA Lecture Discusses Why Making Games Should be Easier (38:45) After Months Asking for Region Locks, PUBG Players Are Mad About Region Locks (1:04:11) The (Dis)continuing Adventures at Telltale (1:14:50) CD Projekt Red’s Creative Rights (1:29:26) Community Corner (1:55:26) Discovery Queue (2:11:44) Games We Played Rage: Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor Shrink: American Truck Simulator (Oregon Expansion) Tracks: The Train Set Game News BAFTA Lecture Making Games Should be as Easy as Picking up a Guitar PUBG Region Lock After Months Asking for Region Locks, PUBG Players are Mad About Region Locks More Tales from Telltale Telltale Saga: Further Downsizing, Rumored Outsourcing, and More Now Telltale’s “skeleton crew” has been laid off, too The Walking Dead’s Creator is Hiring Former Telltale Developers to Finish the Game Skybound's Walking Dead Finale Hasn't Secured Original Devs Yet CDProjekt Red Creative Rights Witcher Author Andrzej Sapkowski Demanding Payment From CD Projekt Witcher Author Demands $16 Million From CD Projekt Fantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Considers Granting CD Projekt Free Rights to Mistborn Series Discovery Queue Rage: CardLife: Cardboard Survival Mega Man 11 Shortest Trip to Earth Beat Hazard 2 Shrink: Cine Tracer Left Alive

This week Shrink & Rage catch up on games we played then combine three news stories into one mega topic. 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 (12:02) Workers Comp: A State of Working in the Gaming Industry. (1:21:50) Discovery Queue (1:47:33) Games We Played Rage: Megaquarium Hollow Knight Dirt Rally Let it Die Shrink: Kerbal Space Program American Truck Simulator Euro Truck Simulator News Mega Topic: Working in the Gaming Industry Industry Staff Protest Working Conditions with Twitter Storm More than 1,000 Jobs Lost in the Past Year It's Time We Stopped Encouraging Indies Discovery Queue Rage: The Scroll Of Taiwu Pathfinder: Kingmaker Life is Strange 2 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS Breathedge Parkasaurus Shrink: Vox Machinae Nimbatus The Space Drone Constructor Lucy Got Problems Nite Team 4 Infinity Racer

This week Shrink & Rage hold the game club for The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, then one piece of rather timely 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 September Game Club: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Next Game Club: Dwarf Fortress Telltale Games Shuts Down News TellTale Closes Tech Raptor Article 1 Games Industry Biz Article 1 Tech Raptor Article 2 PC Games N Article Sales Figures Chart Games Industry Biz Article 2

With Jared away this week, attending the wedding of Kyle and Melz, we have a some more leftovers to serve up before our game club episode next week!

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the latest stupidity from EA, Nintendo, and Sony as well as a very steamy future for Steam. 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 (1:14:48) EA Under Criminal Investigation in Belgium (1:31:09) Nintendo's Explanation For Limiting Switch Cloud Saves Is Baffling (1:48:05) Steam Gets Steamy (1:53:56) Sony is Blocking Fortnite Cross-Play Because PS4 “is the best place to play” (2:01:02) Community Corner (2:05:40) Discovery Queue (2:18:25) Games We Played Rage: Oxygen Not Included In Between Shrink: Meeple Station Command and Conquer Rivals Train Simulator Pro 2018 World of Warcraft: Legion News EA vs Belgium Hexus Article Tech Raptor Article Games Industry Biz Article Tech Raptor Article 2 Games Industry Biz Article 2 PC Invasion Article Nintendo's Silly Explanation for Limited Cloud Saves Forbes Article Steamy Times for Steam PC Games N Article PC Games N Article 2 Why Sony Blocks Cross-Play PC Games N Article Community Corner Forbes Article Tech Spot Article Discovery Queue Rage: ZONE OF THE ENDERS THE 2nd RUNNER : M∀RS Scythe: Digital Edition Donut County Shadows: Awakening 7 Billion Humans Multicellular Shrink: Cryo Fall The Walking Dead Last Tide

This week Shrink & Rage make one more trip into Fallout: New Vegas for the VGL 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 Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas DLC (3:55) Next Game Club Game (2:39:03) Community Corner (2:43:05) Community Corner Forbes Article

This week Shrink & Rage face a weekend's worth of bad news before moving on to some more lighter topics. 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 (8:56) Mass Shooting at Florida Madden Tournament (1:18:23) CS:GO YouTuber Killed While Driving 100mph Against Traffic (1:39:50) Video game music is just as good an introduction to classical music for children as a concert, arts chief says (1:53:10) Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access (2:01:48) Community Corner (2:14:13) Games We Played Rage: Tacoma Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy Shrink: Airheart - Tales of Broken Wings For Honor Monster Hunter World Spintires Mudrunner News Mass Shooting at Florda Madden Tournament PC Games N Article Game Industry Biz Article Games Industry Biz Article (EA Cancellation) Fox News Tells You to Be Afraid!!! CS:GO Youtuber Killed While Driving Against Traffic PC Games N Article Sid Alpha Article Video Games Music As Good of an Introduction to Classical Music as a Concert Telegraph Article Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access Games Industry Biz Article

This week Shrink & Rage talk about stoopid things from GoG, Bethesda, and Twitch! 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 GOG Starts The FCK DRM Initiative (7:45) Bethesda Blocking Some Resellers, Redefining Meaning of “New” (23:05) Streaming Gets Shaken Up (34:47) Nvidia RTX 20 Series: Why You Should Jump Off The Hype Train (56:06) Community Corner (1:10:23) Discovery Queue (1:16:19) News The FCK DRM Initiative GoG Announcement The FCK DRM Initiative Bethesda Redefining Meaning of New Tech Raptor Article Euro Gamer Article Steaming Shakeup Twitch Announcement Steam Announcement Euro Gamer Article Game Industry Biz Article Nvidia RTX 20 Series Forbes Article Community Corner Look out! Discovery Queue Rage: EXAPUNKS State of Mind Guacamelee! 2 Graveyard Keeper Not Tonight Shrink: Phantom Doctrine Truck Driver Pure Rock Crawling Sword Art Online Re Hollow Fragment Hentai Girl Barbearian

This week Shrink & Rage talk about consumer rights coming under fire once again, another game market place opening up, and EA's mortal compass. 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 (5:35) Companies Once Again Attack Consumer Rights (1:03:35) Bethesda Says Situation Could be "Fairly Dire" if Sony Disallows The Elder Scrolls Legends Cross-play (1:26:25) Discord is Opening Its Own Digital Game Store (1:34:06) EA creates "Moral Compass" to Prevent Battlefront II-esque Disasters (1:46:47) Community Corner Jim’s Topic: How VR’s Next Generation Shows Key Signs of a Maturing Market (1:52:34) Discovery Queue (2:10:37) Games We Played Rage: Titan Souls Gladiabots Shrink: Monster Hunter World News Consumer Rights Under Attack PC World Article PC Invasion Article Bethesda Plays Hardball, Trying to get Cross-play Euro Gamer Article Discord's New Business Venture Gaminesia Article EA's Moral Compass Over Clock 3D Article Community Corner Jim's VR Topic Road to VR Article Discovery Queue Rage: Unavowed BackToNormal Star Singularity Shrink: Factory Town Infected Battlegrounds

This week Shrink & Rage talk about some Steam News, discover that Star Citizen may be pay to win, and Elon Musk's next crazy idea. 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 10:20) Big Games Not Coming to Big Distributors (1:07:30) Star Citizen Fans Raise Pay-To-Win Objections over Removal of In-Game Currency Stockpiling Cap (1:26:10) Some News About Steam (1:42:45) Elon Musk adding Atari classics to Tesla software, wants original games for car display (1:57:50) Community Corner (2:11:55) Discovery Queue (2:13:55) Games We Played Rage: Motorsport Manager GRID 2 Radiant One Shrink: No Man's Sky News Big Games Not Coming to Big Distributors Pocket Gamer Article Euro Gamer Article PC Games N Article Star Citizen Fans Raise Pay-To-Win Objections Massively OP Article Announcement Steamy Steam News PC Games N Article PC Games N Article 2 Elon Musk Adding Atari Classics to Tesla Software Games Industry Biz Article Discovery Queue Rage: The Swordsmen X Overcooked! 2 NEKOPARA Extra Trailblazers Defiance 2050 Shrink: Prehistoric Kingdom Parkasaurus

This week Shrink & Rage hold the first half of the game club for Fallout: New Vegas and a bit 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 (3:22) Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas (1:09:45) Next Gameclub: Fallout New Vegas DLC (2:15:04) Steam Game Accused of Scamming Players; Crypto Mining (2:17:33) PUBG Corp Details Five-Year Esports Plan, but Not Esports Ready (2:30:17) Discovery Queue (2:40:08) Games We Played Rage: This is the Police II Superflight Shrink: Jurassic World Evolution News Game Accused of Crypto Mining and Scam Tool Tech Raptor Article Games Industry Biz Article Games Industry Biz Article 2 Sid Alpha Video PUBG's Esports Plan Games Industry Biz Article PC Games N Article Discovery Queue Rage: Ys: Memories of Celceta Mega Man X Legacy Collection The Banner Saga 3 Shrink: Just Cause 4 Gaia

This week Shrink & Rage talk Alien bugs, gaming mistakes, and more! 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 (10:20) Xaviant Games Removes The Culling 2 from Storefronts (1:12:31) Coding Typo Ruined Xenomorph AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines (1:28:03) Germany Bans Vague Pre-Order Release Dates (1:39:39) Four years Later, Crackdown 3 is in a Tough Spot (1:51:21) Community Corner (2:03:35) Discovery Queue (2:07:46) Games We Played Rage: Dead Cells Scanner Sombre Faeria Impulsion Shrink: Hustle Castle Tritez Dark Souls Remastered Call of Duty Black Ops News Xaviant Games Scraps The Culling 2 Games Industry Biz Article Aliens: Colonial Marines AI Bug Tech Raptor Article Germany Bans Vague Release Dates for Pre-Orders Games Industry Biz Article Crack Down in a Rough Spot Eurogamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Dead or School Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War Shining Resonance Refrain Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Shrink: Outpost Zero Ark Noir

It's another off week for us this week as life finds a way to mess up recording night for Shrink & Rage. We should be back next week, but until then enjoy some random bits of who knows what.

This week Shrink & Rage take on a pair of psychology related news stories and look at numbers pertaining to Pokemon Go and Steam games. 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 (6:15) Valve Leaks Steam Game Player Counts (59:22) Pokemon GO has Brought in $1.8 Billion Since Launch (1:24:49) Doki Doki Literature Club Blamed for UK Teen’s Suicide (1:55:57) Psychologists and Scholars Condemn WHO Classifying Gaming Disorder As An Addiction (1:46:22) Discovery Queue (2:07:09) Games We Played Rage: Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Battle Chef Brigade DEFCON Shrink: First Strike Final Hour Astroneer Planet Stronghold News Valve Leaks Steam Player Counts Arstechnica Article Steam's Steam Spy PC Games N Article Niche Gamer Article Pokemon Go Brings in 1.8 Billion Dollars Games Industry Biz Article Doki Doki Literature Club Blamed for UK Teen's Suicide Niche Gamer Article Psychologists sand Scholars Condemn WHO's Game Addiction Disorder Niche Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Agony SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption Nova Flow Shrink: Garrison Archangel Visitor Eximius Seize the Frontline

This week Shrink & Rage catch up on games played and acquired in the Steam Summer Sale. 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 (6:45) Discovery Queue (2:34:36) Games We Played Rage: The Crew 2 Beta while True: learn() Road Redemption Oxygen Not Included Snake Pass Golf with Friends Rage Shrink: Satellite Command Rogue System Earth Space Colonies X Rebirth Tiny Rails Lightspeed Frontier Battletech (more modding adventures) Space Explorers Star Merchant Melting World Online Discovery Queue Rage: Shenmue I & II SCUM Need for Speed Undercover Unforeseen Incidents InnerSpace Shrink: Hex Gambit Ion Maiden

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Tales from the Borderlands 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: Tales From the Borderlands (4:10) Next Game Club Game: Fallout New Vegas (3:32:08) Telltale Reportedly Ditching Its Old Engine (3:34:52) News TellTale's New Engine Euro Gamer Artcile

This week Shrink & Rage talk about yet another Battle Royale story, an unexpected boost to West Virginia's popularity, and the puzzle of the shoulder Chihuahua. 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 (4:07) Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3 (1:40:59) West Virginia Tourist Sites See Massive Traffic After Fallout 76 Reveal (1:52:23) WHO Makes 'gaming disorder' Diagnosis Official (1:59:02) Community Corner (2:16:45) Discovery Queue (2:38:14) Games We Played Rage: Moonlighter The Watchmaker Robothorium Cultist Simulator Motorsport Manager 2 Shrink: Mercury Fallen Tharsis Robothorium Battletech HQ Trivia You Must Build A Boat News Sony's Fortnite Backlash BBC Article Techraptor Article Eurogamer Article Fallout's Tourist Boon to West Virginia PC Games N Article WHO Makes Gaming Disorder Official Diagnosis Games Industry Biz Article Discovery Queue Rage: Bus Simulator 18 DARK SOULS: REMASTERED Insurgency: Sandstorm HITMAN 2 Shrink: Lego The Incredibles Find and Destroy Gaia Beyond

This week Shrink & Rage tackle the glut of gaming news from E3 with our annual E3 Extravaganza! 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 Microsoft (3:00) Bethesda (45:11) Devolver Digtal (1:14:33) PC Gaming (1:27:42) Sony (1:41:17) EA (2:19:24) Square Enix (2:42:59) Ubisoft (3:01:30) Nintendo (3:28:33) Closing Thoughts (3:46:45)

This week Shrink & Rage offer up something a bit different. A combination of a slow news week leading up to E3 and Rage moving over the weekend has caused us to summon a guest for a special bonus episode.

This week Shrink & Rage remember Totalbiscuit and hold the monthly game club for Battletech. 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 TotalBiscuit Passes at Age 33 (6:55) Games We Played (21:52) Gameclub: Battletech (1:26:05) Next Game Club Game: Tales from the Borderlands (3:01:03) Star Citizen Offers The Legatus Pack For $27,000 USD (3:02:51) Community Corner (3:09:48) Games We Played Rage: Dirt 4 Mercury Fallen Safe House Gunsmith Shrink: Gunsmith Adventure Communist Inline Idle Skies News Star Citizen Ludicrous Pack MMO Pulse Article

This week Shrink & Rage suffer some wiafu woes, say good-bye to Boss Key, and talk about Microsoft's new controller. 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 (7:15) Wiafu Woes (56:14) Two New Steam Mobile Apps (1:17:03) Boss Key Productions Shuts Down (1:29:09) Microsoft's Bew Xbox Controller (1:41:51) Net Neutrality News (1:54:09) Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 News (2:03:20) To the Moon Goes to the Movies (2:13:15) Community Corner (2:17:10) Discovery Queue (2:24:10) Games We Played Rage: Lake Ridden DEEP SPACE | Space-Platformer Steamworld Dig 2 American Truck Simulator Far Lone Sails Shrink: Mechwarrior Online News Wiafu Wars Tech Raptor Article Cut Content Police Overview Games Industry Biz Article PC Games N Article Archive of Their Hubris Sid Alpha Video Jim Sterling Video New Steam Apps Announcement Cliffy B Shuts Down Boss Key Productions Announcement PC Games N Article Microsoft's New Handicap Accessible Controller Windows Central Leak PC Games N Article Reveal Trailer Net Neutrality Games Industry Biz Article Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 News Ganes Industry Biz Article Yong Yea Video To the Moon to Get Movie Tech Raptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: House Flipper Wizard of Legend Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time Forgotton Anne CUBOTS The Origins Fantasy Versus .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest EARTHLOCK Shrink: Albion Online Melting World Online MachiaVillain Slipstream

It's been some time since we had to dish out some canned content but it's hard to record over the internet without said internet. Thanks Charter for breaking our streak! We'll try it again next week!

This week Shrink & Rage find Jesus Christ demon slayer, talk games, and do their best to avoid loot crate and battle royale news for at least one 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 (7:12) Mini Game Club: Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition (1:10:55) Skara: The Blade Remains Writes Players’ Stories into its Lore (1:54:38) Pinball Arcade Losing Over 50 Bally and Williams Tables On June 30th (2:07:25) World of Warcraft attacker jailed in US for a DDOS Attack (2:16:34) You'll Need to Pay Nintendo Switch's Online Subscription to Backup Your Saves (2:21:58) Archive.org Hosts over 1000 Flash Games (2:35:32) Community Corner (2:46:20) Discovery Queue (2:49:32) Games We Played Rage: RPGolf Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Shrink: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Halo Online (Eldewrito) Florence News Skara: The Blade Remains Uses Player Stories in Lore Game Industry Biz Article Pinball Arcade Losing Most It's Library Tech Raptor Article World of Warcraft DDoS Attacker Jailed BBC Article Nintendo Switch Backup Euro Gamer Article Overview of Service Archive.org Hosts Flash Games Archieve.org Repository Discovery Queue Rage: Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos Space Hulk Ascension Warring States Jagged Alliance 2 – Wildfire DUAL GEAR Shrink: Monster Prom Demon’s Rise War for the Deep Mechs Profit War Robots

This week Shrink & Rage have a ton of smaller, and one big, news topics to talk about 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 (9:33) 15 Arrests Made in Connection to PUBG Cheaters (45:45) Call of Juarez Gunslinger Officially Returns to Steam (55:03) AMD "don't see a significant risk" of Second-Hand GPUs (1:02:20) SteamSpy Creator Develops New Algorithm to Keep Service Alive (1:16:37) EA, Activision Blizzard, and Valve Found in Breach of Belgian Gambling Laws (1:24:46) Battle Royale is Already Saturated According to State of Decay 2 Dev (1:33:37) Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Forces You to Pay - or Wait - to Save a Kid from Being Strangled (1:41:15) Totalbiscuit Announces Retirement Due to Health Issues (1:52:38) Community Corner (2:16:14) Discovery Queue (2:26:16 ) Games We Played Rage: Muffled Warfare Train Valley 2 Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King Shrink: No Man’s Sky News PUG Arrests Tech Raptor Article Games Industry Biz Article Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Returns to Steam Tech Raptor Article AMD on Second-Hand Cards PC Games N Article PC Games N Article 2 Steamspy Not Quite Dead Games Industry Biz Article EA, Activision Blizzard, and Valve Found in Breach of Belgian Gambling Law Games Industry Biz Article State of Decay 2 Dev Says Battle Royale Already Saturated PC Games N Article Harry Potter and the Chamber of Strangulation Eurogamer Article TotalBiscuit Retirement Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Disgaea 5 Complete GhostControl Inc. Iron Tides Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark Cliff Empire Shrink: Citystate Spy Party Overcrowd: A Commute Em Up Healers Quest Jurassic World Evolution

This week Shrink & Rage go on an adventure with the game 80 Days and talk about Twitch streamers as advertisers. 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 Games We Played Gameclub: 80 Days Next Gameclub Game: Battletech Everspace Dev Claims They Paid Thousands for Pro Streamer Who Played like a Fucking Moron Community Corner Discovery Queue Games We Played Rage: Hero Academy 2 The Big Journey Dead in Vinland Shrink: Starship Corporation Psychiatrist Simulator Galactic Frontline News Everspace Steamer Nichegamer Article Twitch Tracker

This week Shrink & Rage hear EA promise to do better (again) and CiffyB's sour grapes before giving list of our favorite Youtubers. 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) Cliff Bleszinski accuses Epic Games of stealing staff (1:28:49) ASUS teases ROG Gaming Phone (1:50:44) EA Pledges to ‘be better’ After Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Debacle (2:02:00) Community Corner (2:13:20) Games We Played Rage: Steampunk Tower 2 RoverCraft Sally's Law Windward Shrink: Star Drift Bare Metal Defense Task Force Transport Fever Armory and Machine Snake Pass News Cliffy B Accuses Epic Games of Staff Poaching PC Games N Article Comicbook.com Article Game Industry Biz Article ASUS Gaming Phone Android Authority Article EA's Promises Improvements Tech Raptor Article Community Corner Youtube Recommendations Rage The 8-Bit Guy Ashens AWE me The Ben Heck Show bigclivedotcom Binging with Babish Food Wishes Grand Illusions Jelle's Marble Runs Jonathan Young Larry Bundy Jr Lazy Game Reviews Scott Manley Maangchi Techmoan Tom Scott Townsends & Son Shrink Counter Arguments Curious Droid Door Monster Film Joy Eckharts Ladder Kurzgesagt Modern Classic Movie Bob OZTalksHW Sexplanations Spacedock Technology Connections The Cosmonaut Variety Hour Your Movie Friend Internet Comment Etiquette

This week Shrink & Rage talk about PUBG Corp's lawsuit, what is the most profitable entertainment product of all time, things looking up on the loot box front, and things looking down for Steam Spy. 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 8:52 PUBG Corp. Files Lawsuit Against NetEase for Alleged Copyright Infringement (1:34:07) GTA 5 Is The Most Profitable Entertainment Product Of All Time… Maybe? (2:02:00) Is the Year of the Lootbox Dead? (2:08:13) Marvel’s Spider-Man Will Let You Unlock Pre-Order Suits in Game (2:17:57) Steam Spy & Steam Privacy (2:26:29) Discovery Queue (2:38:38) Games We Played Rage: Gauntlet Slayer Edition Double Kick Heroes Cuphead Mashinky Shrink: Pizza Titan Ultra Mechs and Mercs Black Talons Galactic Harvester Franken Girl Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries Mech Commander 2 News PUBG Corp Sues NetEase For Alleged Copyright Infringement Game Industry Biz Article Tech Raptor Article PC Power Play Article Jim Sterling Video SidAlpha Video Leonard French Video GTA 5 Most Profitable Entertainment Product of All Time? Segment Next Article Game Watcher Article Statisic Brain Gamer Evoltion Article General Topic: Year of the Loot Box Dead? Jim Sterling Video Spider-Man Pre Order Suits Unlockable Duel Shockers Article Steam Spy & Valve's New Privacy Settings Announcement Steam Spy Tweet Discovery Queue Rage: Farm Manager 2018 Will To Live Online Sid Meier's Railroads! Masters of Anima Ultimate Fishing Simulator Shrink: Crusaders of Light Robothorium

This week Shrink & Rage talk about wins and losses in the loot box war, the disappearance of Steam machines, and a couple small, personal news items 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 (10:05) Lootboxes: Drops come in, drops go out. Can’t explain it. (1:38:52) Big Fish Casino Video Game Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling, Federal Appeals Court Rules (1:59:18) Valve Removes Steam Machines From Steam’s Storefront. (2:12:34) Faeria Goes Pay to Play (2:22:00) Fortnite Removes 30 FPS Mode from Consoles (2:28:50) Community Corner (2:34:26) Discovery Queue (2:53:37) Games We Played Rage: Make Sail Mini Metro Dungeon Gambit Boy Steamworld Dig 2 Pizza Titan Ultra Shrink: Anybody Out There: Dead City Car Vs Cops 1Line Rocket Valley Tycoon PUBG Mobile News Hawaii Loot Box Bills Fail to Advance Hawaii Tribune Herald Article Yong Yea Video Shadow of War Removes Loot Boxes and Microtransactions Announcement Monolith FAQ Sid Alpha Video Big Fish Casino Constitutes Gambling Rules Federal Appeals Court Game Industry Biz Article Geek Wire Penn & Teller's Bullshit Numbers Valve Removes Steam Machines Tech Raptor Article Faeria Goes Pay to Play Announcement Fortnight Removes 30 FPS Mode From Consoles Patch Notes Discovery Queue Rage: Long Gone Days Golem Gates DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age One Deck Dungeon Meteor 60 Seconds! Exiled Kingdoms Shrink: Train Valley 2 Equi Magic Galashow of Horses

This week Shrink & Rage hold our monthly game club for Torchlight 2, talk about Atari's empty box, 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 (4:00) Gameclub: Torchlight 2 (1:08:10) Next Gameclub Game: 80 Days (1:51:50) Atari’s Empty Box at GDC (1:55:27) GDC's 'realistic' talk about game sales on Steam (2:12:22) EA is Hiring for an Open-World Star Wars Game (2:29:33) Microsoft are banning offensive language from Skype and Xbox (2:49:15) Community Corner (3:05:19) Discovery Queue (3:07:57) Games We Played Rage: Evil Cogs Synthetik The Flood Somewhere - The Vault Papers Shrink: Sea of Thieves News Atari's Empty Box at GDC The Register Article GDC's Talk About Realistic Game Sales on Steam Pc Gamer Article EA Hiring for Open World Star Wars Game Tech Raptor Article Microsoft Banning Offensive Language from Skype and Xbox PC Games N Article Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: PixARK TT Isle of Man Through the Ages EMERGENCY 20 Wildlife Park 2 - Fantasy Shrink: PC Building Simulator Ash of Gods Redemption Them’s Fightin Herds

This week Shrink & Rage talk Battlefront II, Will Wright's return, PUBG, and speculate on the Atari Box. 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 (2:55) Star Wars Battlefront II New Progression System Coming Next Week (1:16:25) Changes for Humble Monthly? (1:31:10) Will Wright returns to Game Development with Mobile title Proxi (1:49:29) PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Possibly Working On Region Lock (1:57:27) Atari Reveals Info on New Console (2:09:48) Community Corner (2:28:25) Discovery Queue (2:51:03) Games We Played Rage: Abandon Ship The Raven Remastered WILL: A Wonderful World Shrink: Marvel Puzzle Quest Fortnite Battle Royale Fortnite Save the World News Star Wars Battlefront II Gets New Progression System Tech Raptor Article Announcement Changes for Humble Monthly? IB Times Article Reddit Thread Will Wright Returns to Game Development with Mobile Title Game Industry Biz Article Euro Gamer Article PUBG Region Lock Tech Raptor Article 1 Tech Raptor Article 2 Atari Box Speculation Game Informer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Devil May Cry HD Collection The Council Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Q.U.B.E. 2 Blitzkrieg Anthology Shrink: The Darwin Project Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Puppies Vs Undead Dead Maze

This week Shrink & Rage are back to our abnormal selves and talk about the ESA Roundtable and a bit on Artifact & Fortnite. 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 (5:15) Trump’s ESA Roundtable (1:20:25) Artifact: Valve makes a game again (1:49:28) Fortnite is Coming to Mobile and will Support Crossplay with PC and Consoles (2:10:42 ) Community Corner (2:32:39) Discovery Queue (2:48:50) Games We Played Rage: SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash Hearts of Iron IV Shrink: Loot Box Quest Holy Potatoes We’re In Space? The Surge News Trump ESA Roundtable Washington Examiner Article Violence Montage PC Gamer Article Tech Raptor Article Response from Games for Change Game Industry Biz Article Artifact Info PC Games N Article 1 PC Games N Article 2 Game Informer Article Game Industry Biz Article Fortnight Mobile PC Gamer Article Forbes Article Discovery Queue Rage: Deep Rock Galactic Demolish & Build 2018 Heroes of Hammerwatch Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 Shrink: Farm Together Soul Worker Project Gorgon

This week Shrink & Rage we catch up on three week's worth of games we played. 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 (4:00) Reliance of Game Devs on Modding Communities (2:24:06) Community Corner (2:44:15) Games We Played Rage: Spintires: Mudrunner Fossil Hunters Algo Bot Rad Rodgers Earthworms MEANDERS 0°N 0°W Destiny Fails Us: A New Life Cities Skylines Shrink: Sphere 3 Enchanted World Bladestorm Shadowrun Returns Shadowrun Dragonfall Director's Cut Space Engineers Dark Souls 1 Virginia Porno Studio Tycoon

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly Game Club for Xenonauts before diving into some rather bad news topics. 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: Xenonauts (3:15) Next Gameclub: Torchlight 2 (1:23:03) Video Games Under Fire After School Shooting (1:25:44) ESRB Announces Label Covering In Game Purchases (1:46:24) Flight Sim Group put Malware in a Jet and Called it DRM (2:02:01) Discovery Queue (2:34:02) News Video Games Under Fire Again R.I. Tax Bill for Games Trump Rambles Incoherently Jim Sterling Rants KY Gov Calls Video Games Immoral ESRB Announces Label for In-Game Purchases PC Gamer Article Game Industry Biz Article Flight Sim Group's Malware DRM Rock Paper Shotgun Article Discovery Queue Rage: Abandon Ship Gleaner Heights Surviving Mars Shrink: SOS My Life as a Maiden

This week Shrink & Rage have a very special episode one hundred. 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 Name Behind the Game Microsoft (5:50) Nintendo & Sega (34:17) Ubisoft (1:16:30) Mount Rushmore of: Important Gaming Figures (1:34:17) Community Corner (2:05:45) Discovery Queue (2:10:18) Discovery Queue Rage: Eternal Hour: Golden Hour Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole Puyo Puyo Tetris SYMMETRY The Station SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash Shrink: What?! My Neighbors Are Demons Bunny Bounce Train Journey Love Stories Sakura Cupid Mutiny

This week Shrink & Rage combine a bunch of Lootbox topics into one mess, talk Sea of Thieves, and Scrolls. 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 (3:38) Loot Boxes going forward In (4:34) Report: Disney/LFL Talking with Two New Game Developers for Star Wars (1:08:15) Sea of Thieves is getting microtransaction pets a few months after launch (1:25:36) Mojang’s Card Game Scrolls Wraps Up For Good On Feb 13 (1:36:57) Relic leaves Dawn of War 3 behind as it moves on to new projects (1:43:15) Community Corner (1:53:08) Discovery Queue (1:54:15) ??????? Games We Played Rage: Brick Rigs Computer Tycoon Transport Empire: Steam Tycoon Stickman Destruction 3 Annihilation Spintires: Mudrunner Shrink: Computer Tycoon Town Craft Tacoma News Lootbox Bonanza Hawaii Tribune Article Game Industry Biz Article PC Games N Article PC Invasion Article One Angry Gamer Article The Gamer Article Rumor: Disney/FLF Looking for New Star Wars Developers Cinelinx Article Sea of Theives Will Have Microtransactions a Few Months After Launch PC Games N Article Scrolls Wraps Up Tech Raptor Article Runic Moves on to Other Projects, Drops Support for Dawn of War 3 Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: DESOLATE Fishing: Barents Sea Aegis Defenders Shrink: Dynasty Warriors 9 Cattle And Crops Attack of the Earthlings