Video Game Logic Podcast

This week Shrink & Rage tease episode one hundred before talking games played, wished for, and discovered. 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 Episode 100 Tease (10:25) Games We Played (16:15) Pitch a Game (1:46:30) Community Corner (1:57:05) Discovery Queue (2:00:00) Games We Played Rage: Paradox Wrench Motorsport Manager Mobile WeakWood Throne Tactera Shrink: Civilization 6 The Ship: Murder Party Don’t Make Love Lost Odyssey Discovery Queue Rage: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare We Were Here Too Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Trailmakers Pixel Shopkeeper Candleman: The Complete Journey AtmaSphere Shrink: Death or Cress Another Lost Phone Salem Witch Trial Murder Mystery Murder Most Misfortunate Gears of Eden

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for The Wolf Among Us. 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 Gameclub: The Wolf Among Us (2:47) Spoilers Past This Point (28:30) Next Game Club: Xenonauts (3:29:32) Discovery Queue (3:31:06) Discovery Queue Rage: LOST SPHEAR Hobo: Tough Life Alea Jacta Est StellarHub Azulgar Star Commanders Shrink: Scavenger SV4 Russian Fishing 4

This week Shrink & Rage ponder Nintendo Labo, Nivida talking the talk, Piracy, and Destiny 2. 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 3:36 Nintendo Sells the Box with Labo 1:01:57 Nvidia's Anti-miner Retailer Advice is Just an Empty Gesture to PC Gamers 1:18:46 Activision’s ‘Destiny 2’ is ‘struggling’ as Gamers are Unhappy Over Microtransactions 1:33:19 Anti-piracy firm Denuvo acquired by Irdeto to “protect the gaming industry” 1:42:38 John Cena in talks to Star in a Duke Nukem Movie 1:52:34 Discovery Queue 2:02:23 Community Corner 2:16:16 Games We Played Rage: Staxel SuperTrucks Offroad Spaceflight Simulator Phantom Signal Shrink: Elite Dangerous Trackmania Turbo Sunless Skies Dig Dug News Nintendo Labo Tech Raptor Article Trailer Nvidia Wants Gamers to Have Their Cards PC Games N Article Destiny 2's Struggles CNBC Article Denuvo Acquired by Irdeto PC Invasion Article John Cena as... Duke Nukem? Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: SWORD ART ONLINE: Fatal Bullet Full Metal Furies Forged Battalion Shrink: Nantucket Ascendent Hearts Battleship Bishojo A Sky Full of Stars Galaxy Girls

This week Shrink & Rage have a game heavy week as we talk about good game that aren't fun and games we're interested in for the coming 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 & Timestamps Games We Played (6:40) Games We’re Interested in for 2018 (1:16:13) The Best Games That Aren’t Fun (2:26:40) Community Corner (2:52:53) Games We Played Rage: Sandiego Inc. Blackwell Convergence Another Case Solved Shrink: Galactic Crew Gratuitous Tank Battles Lady Killer in a Bind Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme The 2018 Interested Game List Rage: BattleTech MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Two Point Hospital Project Hospital Monster Hunter World Dauntless Jurassic World Evolution Rimworld Kingdom Come: Deliverance Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Sea of Thieves Frostpunk A Way Out Frozen Synapse 2 Wargroove Spellbound Xenonauts 2 The Wolf Amung Us Season 2 Super Mega Baseball 2 Goose Game Shrink: Railway Empire Monster Hunter World Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet A Way Out Far Cry 5 Elite Dangerous Beyond Crackdown 3 Detroit Become Human State of Decay 2 Sunless Skies Final Fantasy 15 (PC Version) Jurassic World Evolution Anthem Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries BattleTech Death Stranding Ace Combat 7 Hashtag Wargames Into the Breach

This week Shrink & Rage address some of the news from the past few weeks and hold our first patron funded discussion. 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 (11:25) Steam’s Best Sellers of 2017 (1:19:56) Steam Award Winners of 2017 (1:59:08) Nexon Writes off LawBreakers as a Loss, Blames PUBG (2:26:44) Homeland Security Rolls Out Virtual School Shooter ‘Game’ to Teachers (2:33:17) EA Is Looking Into Engagement Optimized Matchmaking Algorithms to Promote Games as Service (2:40:28) Is Steam too Powerful? (2:51:18) Community Corner (2:22:17) Games We Played Rage: Access Denied Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf Shrink: Please Don’t Touch Anything Elite Dangerous Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme Jumanji (Movie) News The Best Sellers on Steam for 2017 Steam Page The Steam Awards Winners Winners Announcement Nexon Gives-up on Lawbreakers PC Games N Article Homeland Security Rolls out Training Tool to Teachers Fire Arms Blog Article EA EOMM Algorithms One Angry Gamer Article YongYea Video Jim Sterling Video

This week Shrink & Rage return to hold a somewhat late game club and catch up on what we've been doing for the last few weeks. 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 (6:03) VGL Game Club: Kerbal Space Program (2:03:35) Next Game Club: The Wolf Amung Us (2:46:15) Community Corner (2:50:07) Games We Played Rage: Wild Buster Omega Quintet Bridge Constructor Portal Cuphead Never Alone Hearts of Iron IV Sid Meier's Civilization V Shrink: Elite Dangerous Fairy Fencer F BalanCity Xenonauts Stardew Valley Sentience: The Android's Tale Monster Monpiece

It's that time of year where Shrink & Rage don their tuxes and give out awards to those deserving games, publishers, and devlopers. Show Highlights & Timestamps Block One (3:23) Most Memorable Gaming Moment of 2017 Biggest Gaming Surprise of the Year The It's Still in Early Access Award The Balderdash Award Best Free to Play Game The No School Like the Old School Award Block Two (41:10) The Off the Wall Award Drop It lIke a Hot Rock Award Least Favorite Game Played in 2017 The Time Sink Award The Rendering Time Award (Best Mobile Game) Block Three (1:05:06) The Niche Scratcher Greatest Disapointment of the Year The Maybe I'm Old Award The Video Game Logic Award Biggest Game Flop of the Year Least Favorite Game Club Game Award Block Four (1:44:43) The Gilded Bird Award The I'll Be Back Award The Uncanny Valley Award Best Game Club Game of 2017 Favorite Game Played in 2017 The VGL Podcast Game of the Year Award

We've been having a run of bad luck lately in keeping fresh content in the feed as of late. We do apologize for that, but life, especially around the holidays, and technical issues do make a fool of any person's plans... doubly so for fools such as we. We'll try it again next year; but until then enjoy some other random non-sense from us!

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Valve removing games from Steam, loot boxes (shocking, I know), and whether or not Detroit: Become Human is repulsive. 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 (8:27) Valve Removes Adult Games from Steam (1:45:42) Loot Boxes, Legislation, and Business Models(2:05:43) UK MPs and Campaigners Call Detroit: Become Human Repulsive (2:26:21) Community Corner (2:30:30) Discovery Queue (2:48:52) Games We Played Rage: Carried Away Shadow Warrior 2 Never Alone Battlerite Xenonauts Shrink: Sol Trader Headliner Doki Doki Literature Club Elite Dangerous News Valve Culls two Adult Games from Steam Steam Fourm Post Store Page Archive Tech Raptor Article Loot Box Catch Up Pc Gamer Article Game Industry Biz Article Game Industry Biz Article 2 Tech Raptor Article Is Detroit: Become Human Repulsive? Tech Raptor Article Boogie Video Discovery Queue Rage: Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy OKAMI HD Shadowhand Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith Claybook Hand of Fate 2 Shrink: YLands World of Final Fantasy Reigns Her Majesty

Sorry but a bit more filler content this week as Jared was out sick this week. We'll try it again next week!

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club to see if Rebel Galaxy holds up to its first impression. 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 (4.51) Gameclub: Rebel Galaxy (1:30:23) Next Game Club Game: Kerbal Space Program (2:10:30) An update on Loot Boxes (2:12:55) The Golden Joystick Awards (2:22:47) Community Corner (2:51:00) Games We Played Rage: Fire Emblem Heroes Slay the Spire Don't Sink SimAirport Shrink: Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Spintires: MudRunner Oh Sir The Insult Simulator Star Wars Battlefront 2 Classic Factorio Halo 5 Guardians News Loot Box Round Up The Guardian Article ISK Mogul Adventures Article ISK Mogul Adventures II PC Games N Article Rolling Stone Article Cinema Blend Article The Sixth Axis Article Game Industry Biz Article CNBC Article Golden Joystic Winners Best in Slot Article Game Zone Article

We're taking the holiday week off so enjoy some leftovers while you enjoy your leftovers.

This week Shrink & Rage dive into mess that is Battlefront 2, talk about how Deckspash failure to make a splash, Mario's possible theatrical return, 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 (7:21) Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire (1:24:45) Decksplash Canceled After Failing to meet 100,000 Downloads During Free Week (2:00:06) Why Your Favorite Indie Game May Not Get a Boxed Edition (2:09:43) Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together Online Mod from Being on Steam (2:16:53) Developers: Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches for Games (2:35:17) Are video games bad for your kids? Not so much, experts now believe (2:30:08) A New Mario Movie? (2:38:05) Community Corner (2:52:05) Games We Played Rage: Spintires: MudRunner South Park: Phone Destroyer Shrink: The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Spaceplan Seedship News Battlefront 2 Dumpster Fire Yong Yea Video Tech Raptor Article PC Gamer Article PC Games N Article Hardcore Gamer Article Games Industry Biz Article Decksplash Fails to Meet Goal Announcement Game Industry Biz Article Indie Boxed Games Engadget Article Bethesda Blocks Skyrim Together One Angry Gamer Article Steam No Longer Allows Links to Uncensor Patches Anime News Network Article Experts Now Claim Games Aren't Bad for Kids LA Times Article A New Mario Movie? Game Industry Biz Article

This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty news, microtransactions infect the news cycle... again, and have a belly laugh at 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 (6:57) Call of Duty WW2 News (1:38:00) Microtransactions All Over the News (1:49:15) Telltale Games Restructures: Cuts 90 (25%) Staff (2:21:50) LA Noire's Switch download Version Doesn't Fit on a Switch (2:33:30) Community Corner (2:40:48) Steam Discovery Queue (3:00:27) Games We Played Rage: Space Pirates and Zombies 2 Watch Dogs Shrink: World of Warships Galactic Civilization 2 Galactic Civilization 3 Pinball Fx3 Freelancer Spaceplan News Call of Duty Tech Raptor Article Git Hyp Article Microtransactions Round: $$$ Gamasutra Article Tech Raptor Article PC Games N Article Gamasutra Article Telltale Layoffs Games Industry.biz LA Noire Too Big for Switch Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Nioh: Complete Edition Little Busters! English Edition Shrink: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Total Tank Simulator Lost Dimension Metal as Phuk

This week Shrink & Rage hold our monthly game club, talk news, and lose track of 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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) VGL Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (34:35) Next Game Club Game (1:31:42) Games Industry Says Single Player Games Aren’t Going Anywhere (1:35:57) Microsoft Has Stopped Manufacturing The Kinect (1:56:17) CCP Exits the VR Business (2:07:42) PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds Could Face Ban in China (2:23:22 Community Corner (2:29:50) Steam Discovery Queue (2:44:15) Games We Played Rage: Underhand World of Warships Shrink: World of Warships News Future of Single Player Games Game Industry.biz Article Game Spot Article The End of the Kinect Fast Code Sign Article CCP Exits VR Business Game Industry.biz Article Could PUBG be Banned in China? Game Industry.biz Article Discovery Queue Rage: B͞҉ŗeak the̶̢ ͠҉G̵ame AER Memories of Old Star Control: Origins Shrink: Battlevoid Sector Siege 60 Parsecs

This week Shrink & Rage talk about two web sites having trouble, a rare unicorn of AAA gaming, and Kickstarter failures 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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) Neogaf CEO Accused of Sexual Assault (53:58) The Escapist Fires All Paid Staff Save Yahtzee (1:11:55) Wolfenstein 2 Doesn’t Have Multiplayer Because it Would Dilute the Storytelling (1:25:20) Over Three Times as Many Video Game Projects Fail than Succeed on Kickstarter (1:38:23) Destiny 2’s Population Tracker is Gone Because it was Used to “spread a false narrative” (1:43:40) Twitch Adds Loot Boxes for Temporary Emotes 1:50:32) Community Corner (2:01:35) Steam Discovery Queue (2:26:35) Games We Played Rage: Warframe FoxyLand Blackwell Unbound Shrink: Frisky Business Frontline Tactics News Neogaf Issues Niche Gamer Article Official Announcement Escapist Clears House Game Industry Biz Article Announcement Why Wolfenstein Lacks Multiplayer PC Gamer Article Kickstarter Failures Game Industry Biz Article Destiny 2's Population Tracker PC GamesN Article Twitch Temporary Emotes Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Opus Magnum Gold Rush: The Game Party Hard Tycoon Warbanners Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Shrink: Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon Blackberry Honey

This week Shrink & Rage can't escape loot boxes, but that's just the tip of the iceberg of bad news heading our way. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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) Loot Boxes Aren’t Gambling Claims Games Rating Boards (1:15:15) DICE Responds to Star Wars Battlefront 2 Loot Box Fiasco (1:32:17) Humble Bundle to be Acquired by IGN (1:45:10) How Game’s Use Matchmaking to Sell Content (1:51:25) Gamestop Ad Rubs Pre Orders in our faces (2:00:18) Doom Coming to the Nintendo Switch (2:06:12) Electronic Arts Closes Dead Space Developer Visceral Games (2:15:33) Community Corner (2:22:02) Steam Discovery Queue (2:55:20) Games We Played Rage: Warfrane The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk Rocket League Shrink: World of Warships Factorio Space Run Galaxy SuperCluster: Void Call of Duty Black Ops 2 News Lootboxes Aren't Gambling? Kotaku Article Game Rant Article Forbes Responds to ESRB Tweaktown Covers PEGI Response Euro Gamer UK Response Game Industry Biz Uk Response DICE Responds to Battlefront 2 Loot Boxes One Angry Gamer Article Humble Bundle Acquired by IGN Tech Raptor Article Matchmaking Manipulation to Sell in-game Items Patented by Activision & How Riot May Already be Doing It Rolling Stone Article Greedy Goblin Article Poor Taste in Gamestop Ad Polygon Article Doom Switch Port Tech Raptor Article EA Shuts Down Visceral Tech Raptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: Field of Glory II Computer Tycoon Shrink: Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation Doki Doki Literature Club!

This week Shrink & Rage crack open the loot box debate again, talk about PUBG again, then move on to some new stuff. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (4:18) Loot Boxes Corrupting Triple A Releases (1:03:11) Open Critic Takes Stance Against Loot Boxes (1:46:30) RPG Helps Fight Depression in Japanese People (1:56:05) Microsoft Rumored to Want To Extend PUBG Exclusivity on Xbox (2:03:10) Telltale Will Remove Image of Real-Life Assassination Victim from Batman: The Enemy Within (2:11:23) Community Corner (2:17:25) Steam Discovery Queue (2:22:02) Games We Played Rage: Pixel Starships Vertigo Racing Shrink: X3 Albion Prelude Cuphead News Loot Boxes Lunacy Angry Joe Video TotalBiscuit Video Euro Gamer Article Game Industry.biz Article Open Critic takes Stance Against Loot Boxes Niche Gamer Article Video Game Fighting Against Depression in Japan Japan Times Article Game's Site PUBG Exclusivity Tech Raptor Article Batman: Enemy Within Placeholder Art Games Radar Article Discovery Queue Rage: A Hat in Time Bermuda - Lost Survival Sakura Gamer Dungeons 3 Shrink: Winged Sakura Endless Dream The Ultimatest Battle

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the seductive art of loot boxes, yet another review bomb on PUBG, 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (7:25) Behind the Addictive Psychology and Seductive Art of Loot Boxes (1:38:40) Nintendo Creators Program Bans YouTube Live Streaming (2:06:42) PUBG Hit With Negative Reviews Following In-game Ads In China (2:15:25) The Company That Had Its 200 ‘Fake Games’ Removed From Steam is Shutting Down (2:25:46) Fortnite Battle Royale Gamemode Hits 1 Million Players On Its First Day (2:30:10) Overwatch Director Says it’s “Scary” to be Open With Players (2:39:28) Community Corner (2:43:15) Steam Discovery Queue (2:51:17) Games We Played Rage: Dark Cloud 2 Pinball FX3 Battle Chasers: Nightwar Figment The Walking Vegetables World of Warships Shrink: World of Warships X3 Albion Prelude Tracks: The Train Set Game Unending Galaxy AX:EL News The Psychology of Loot Boxes PC Gamer Article Nintendo Bans YouTube Live Streaming for Creators Program Tech Raptor Article PUBG Hit with Negative Reviews, Again Green Man Gaming Article Fake Game Maker Shuts Down Green Man Gaming Article Fortnite Battle Royale Hits 1 Million Players Tech Raptor Article Overwatch Director Says It's Scary to be Open with Players Arstechnica Article Discovery Queue Rage: Stick Fight: The Game Hob RUINER Shrink: Airport CEO Dead Exit Galactic Crew Space Wrangler

This week Shrink & Rage battle in the wastes of Crossout, talk about fake games getting removed and PUBG's exec making some questionable statements. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (5:31) VGL Game Club: Crossout (1:12:45) Next Game Club: Alan Wake American Nightmare (2:04:42) PUBG Exec Contemplating 'further action' Over Fortnite Battle Royale Similarities (2:07:38) Fake Games Removed: Valve Fights Back (2:21:59) WB Backpedals from Charity Kerfuffle (2:27:48) Community Corner (2:33:22) Steam Discovery Queue (2:36:29) Games We Played Rage: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Niche - a genetics survival game Super Fancy Pants Adventure The Blackwell Legacy Shrink: Skidstorm Turn Based Racing Motorsport Manager X-Com Enemy Unknown Planet Nomads Space Engineers Astrox Hostile Space Excavation News PUBG vs Fortnite? PC Gamer Article Press Release Pastebin Sid Alpha Video PC Gamer Update Fake Games Removed Tech Raptor Article WB Charity Kerfuffle Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: ECHO Fight'N Rage The First Tree Shrink: Elisa Seduce the Inkeeper Valnir Rok Mutant Football League Industries of Titan Tricolour Lovestory Ancient Frontier

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the latest outrage surrounding PewDiePie, a change in Steam reviews, and the hero shooters are falling like dominoes. 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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) Firewatch Dev vs PewDiePie (1:09:45) Changes in Steam Reviews (1:29:10) Development on Battleborn Officially Ends as the Game Enters Maintenance Mode (1:36:45) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Now Holds Record for Most Concurrent Players on Steam All Time (1:44:05) Cliff Bleszinski On LawBreakers: "I Have To Keep This Game Alive" (2:01:57) Do Game Journalists Have to be Good at Video Games? (2:14:40) Community Corner (2:21:30) Steam Discovery Queue (2:27:06) Games We Played Rage: Big Pharma Titan Attacks The Wolf's Bite Miracle Merchant Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! BAJA: Edge of Control HD Shrink: XCOM 2 (The Long War) Homeworld 2 Remastered News Firewatch Dev vs PewDiePie SidAlpha Video Leonard French's Video SidAlpha Update Video Game Industry Biz Article Game Industry Biz Article 2 Changes in Steam Reviews Announcement Battleborn Maintenance Mode PC Games N Article PUBG Breaks Record Tech Raptor Article Cliff Bleszinski Wants to Keep Lawbreakers Alive Gamespot Article General Topic: Do Game Journalists Need to be Good at Games? Cuphead Played by Game Critic Polygon “Plays” Doom Discovery Queue Rage: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Epic Tavern The Land of Pain Academia : School Simulator Shrink: Iron Tides Dark Future: Blood Red States Muv Luv

With the remains of Hurricane Irma sitting on Jared's lap for recording day; we're forced to serve up some more leftovers. The regular show will be back next week.

This week Shrink & Rage tackle some depressing news about Shadow of War's DLC, have round two with the creation club, then go off on more fun 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. You can also join us for our stream night! We play games Friday Evenings, Eastern Time, on Twitch. Download one of the upcoming games and join us! 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 (4:35) Shadow of War Charity DLC (1:04:50) Fallout 4 Creation Club Files Auto Downloaded, Breaks Free Mods (1:26:25) Final Fantasy XV Nude Mods Could Affect Future Mod Support for Final Fantasy Games (1:46:43) Destiny 2 Microtransactions Include Equipment Modifications (1:55:43) “Do you shoot grandma or help her across the street?”: The anatomy of a good in-game choice, according to Obsidian (2:06:57) Community Corner (2:22:40) Steam Discovery Queue (2:25:43) Games We Played Rage: Paladins The Trail: Frontier Challenge Songbringer Postknight Shrink: XCom 2 X-MORPH: DEFENSE News Shadow of War Charity DLC TotalBiscult Video Tech Raptor Article Eurogamer Article TotalBiscuit Tweetlonger Bethesda Creation Club Round 2 Tech Raptor Artcile One Angry Gamer Article Jared's Youtube Link Final Fantasy Nude Modes Dictate Future of Modability of Series One Angry Gamer Article Destiny 2 Microtransactions Tech Raptor Article Obsidian on Moral Choices VG 24/7 Article Discovery Queue Rage: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™ Quake Champions Comedy Night Last Day of June Shrink: Impulse of War JCB Pioneer Mars Frostpunk United Tactics

This week Shrink & Rage tackle the VGL Game Club game Transistor before moving onto news about Half Life 2 and Bethesda. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:35) VGL Game Club: Transistor (1:07:17) Next Game Club Game: Crossout (1:45:45) Half Life: Episode 3 Script Synopsis Released? (1:51:55) Bethesda Creation Club Goes Live (2:04:00) Why is Lawbreakers Dead on Arrival? (2:25:05) Community Corner (2:50:45) Games We Played Rage: Paladins Defiance Shrink: Paladins Defiance Titanfall Assault X Com 2 News Half Life 2 Episode 3 Script Synopsis Released? Niche Gamer Article Blog Post Archive Translated Blog Post Bethesda Creation Club Goes Live Tech Raptor Article Lawbreakers: Why Did It Fail? Hype Montage

This week Shrink & Rage pitch a game, talk about what piques our interests, and talk about Mass Effect's possible end. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:02) What Piques your interest in a game? (1:18:42) Pitch a Game (1:54:15) No More Single Player Updates for Mass Effect Andromeda (2:17:19) Community Corner (2:39:37) Steam Discovery Queue (2:45:00) Games We Played Rage: Questr Onirim Deep Town Shrink: No Man’s Sky GTA 5 PC Interstellar Transport Company Warshift Slime Rancher News No More Single Player Content for Mass Effect Andromeda Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Startup Company Medieval Kingdom Wars Nidhogg 2 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth Shrink: The Trail Hobo Tough Life Far: Lone Sail

This week Shrink & Rage talk more about cheap games, look at For Honor and No Man's Sky, and more! Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:02) The Indie Games Are Too Damn Cheap (1:53:28) For Honor Tournament Rife with Bugs and Exploits (2:11:55) Battle.net is Back? (2:23:38) Steam Group Invite Changes (2:30:59) Community Corner (2:43:40) Steam Discovery Queue (3:13:20) Games We Played Rage: Tragedy of Prince Rupert Crystal City Simple Planes Warfront Defenders: Westerplatte A Girl Adrift Shrink: No Man's Sky GTA 5 Mass Effect Andromeda Team Racing League Techwars 2 Online Kingdoms and Castles News The Indie Games Are Too Damn Cheap Steam Spy Article For Honor Tournament Rife With Bugs and Exploits PC Gamer Article Reddit Thread Greenman Gaming Article Battle Net is Back? Let's Play Video Games Article Official Announcement Steam Group Invite Changes Official Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: West of Loathing Sudden Strike 4 Crashday Redline Edition IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Tiny Rails Shrink: Dinosis Survival Pharmakon New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~ Interstellar Transport Company

This week Shrink & Rage quickly chat about Middle Earth's lootboxes and the newest Valve game. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights Middle Earth: Shadow of War Lootboxes & Social Conquest Valve’s New Game: Artifact: The DOTA 2 Card Game Community Corner Steam Discovery Queue News Valve's New Game: Artifact: The DOTA 2 Card Game TechRaptor Article Crowd Reaction Trailer Middle earth: Shadow of War Lootboxes & Social Conquest Announcement Euro Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel The Shrouded Isle Shrink: Fictorum Saurian Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo HD Einar

This week Shrink & Rage blather on about some general topics. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (4:53) Determining the Value of Games (46:34) Pitch a Game (1:32:27) Hidden Gems (1:49:58) Community Corner (2:03:34) Steam Discovery Queue (2:19:29) Games We Played Rage: Kingdoms and Castles The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Shrink: Mass Effect Andromeda Apex HQ Battle of Warships Battle Warship: Naval Empire Bounzy Hidden Gem Rage: Puzzle Agent Shrink: Bound By Flame Discovery Queue Rage: Foxhole Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator Citadel Forged with Fire Tacoma Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice Shrink: Deep Space Waifu Solar Settlers

This week Shrink & Rage are put to the test as the VGL game club takes on the Portal series. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (9:37) VGL Gameclub: Portal Series (59:35) Next Game Club Game (2:49:25) Community Corner (2:54:25) Steam Discovery Queue (2:58:14) Games We Played Rage: Quantum Conundrum Suicide Guy Shrink: Mass Effect Andromeda Minecraft Grand Theft Auto 5 Discovery Queue Rage: Strike Vector EX Aporia: Beyond The Valley Raise The Dead Nephise Begins Shrink: Space Tyrant

This week Shrink & Rage jump on the Jump beta before slogging into the DMCA drama surrounding Alex Mauer Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:48) Alex Mauer DMCA Saga (1:17:16) Runescape Mobile (1:38:30) Evolve (LAN Software) Rises From Ashes (1:48:18) Itch.io News (1:50:44) General Topic: Steam Direct (2:00:25) Community Corner (2:17:33) Steam Discovery Queue (2:24:17) Games We Played Rage: Jump Shadow Bug Don't Starve Together Shrink: Jump Mass Effect Andromeda Portal 2 Don't Starve Together News Alex Mauer DMCA Saga Tech Raptor Article 1 Tech Raptor Overview Youtuber Talks About Their DMCA Strike Leonard French Video 1 Leonard French Video 2 Runescape Mobile Announcement Evolve Rises Again Announcement Itch.io Tech Raptor Article 1 Tech Raptor Article 2 Discovery Queue Rage: Tooth and Tail Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Tandledeep Sundered Scania Truck Driving Simulator Shrink: Car X Drift Racing Online The Escapist 2

This week Shrink & Rage resume the normal show by talking about a ton of video games Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:35) Steam Sale Aftermath (1:59:44) Jump, The Indie Streaming Service (2:19:50) Community Corner (2:30:35) Steam Discovery Queue (2:41:00) Games We Played Rage: Depressurizer Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Dice Hunter: Quest of the Dicemancer Card Thief Euro Truck Sim 2 Infinite Mini Golf Torchlight 2 Shrink: Tom Clancy’s The Division Supreme Commander X3: Albion Prelude Need For Speed Undercover Starbound Transport Fever Sword of the Stars News Jump Engadget Article Offical Website Community Corner Discovery Queue Rage: The End is Nigh Antihero Starship Theory Monsters' Den: Godfall Shrink: Animallica Furious Angels

Serving up the very best from the cutting room floor as Jared braves the Texas Summer heat.

This week Shrink & Rage host the monthly game club where we play Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons then dive into some light news Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (7:10) June Gameclub: Brothers A Tale of Two Sons (54:05) Next Game Club: Portal & Portal 2 (1:29:05) Two More Classic Systems Announced (1:33:10) Further Developments with Open IV & Take Two (1:57:28) Community Corner (2:02:55) Steam Discovery Queue (2:10:00) Games We Played Rage: Celestial Command Stable Orbit Enter the Gungeon Shrink: The Division Defense Grid 2 Project Cars Stars One Planetary Annihilation Titans News Retro Consoles Geekc.om Article Tech Raptor Article Escapist Article New Developments with Open IV? Tech Raptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: The Golf Club 2 Shrouded in Sanity Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 The Fidelio Incident Shrink: Startup Company Project Cars 2 Post Human War

This week Shrink & Rage brace for the Steam Summer Sale, look at some questionable news coming out of Take Two and Topware, and priase Nintendo for once. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:05) Steam Sale Picks (1:05:25) Take Two Interactive Issues C&D Against GTA V Modding Tool OpenIV (1:38:12) TopWare Responds to Two Worlds 2's Sudden Microtransactions Update Seven Years After Launch (1:48:23) Your target audience doesn’t exist (1:55:10) Nintendo: We Reject Politics, Fans Should Just Have Fun With Our Games (2:09:04) Community Corner (2:17:22) Steam Discovery Queue (2:30:45) Games We Played Rage: Steep Quantum Conundrum Forts Art of Gravity Faeria Shrink: Disputed Space Galact Quest Steam Sale Picks Rage: Brick Rigs Darkest Dungeon Parkitect Deponia: The Complete Journey Stable Orbit Shrink: Warshift XCom 2 Project Cars Tyranny Tom Clancy’s The Division News Take Two Interactive C&D Against OpenIV Tech Raptor Article PC Gamer Article Leonard French Video Topware Microtransactions Euro Gamer Article Your Target Audience Doesn't Exist Galyonk Article Nintendo: We Rejust Politics, Fans Should Just Have Fun Niche Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI- Cold Waters Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop Bio Inc. Redemption Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Shrink: Serious Sam's Bogus Detour BADASS Immortal Redneck Raise The Dead They Are Billions

This week Shrink & Rage host their second E3 Extravaganza and try to at least be more fun than Devolver Digital. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps E3 General Overview EA (13:50) MIcrosoft (48:16) Bethesda (1:52:39) Devolver Digital (2:18:30) PC Gaming (2:27:05) Ubisoft (3:02:50) Sony (3:31:36) Nintendo (3:56:45) Final Thoughts (4:12:05)

This week Shrink & Rage take on two Take Two stories, have a quickie with a Forbes article on sex in games, and more in a jam packed VGL. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:45) Take-Two CEO Says the Company is Under-Monetizing its Users (1:08:57) More Than Just Skin: How Hentai Games Are Seducing New Audiences (1:25:55) Steam Direct & Upcoming Store Updates (1:33:40) For Honor Has Lost 95% of Its Playerbase, Worse Than The Division One Year Ago (1:52:45) Battleborn goes F2P… Sorta (2:05:36) No Man’s Sky Still in Development? (2:14:40) Evolve (Lan Software) Shuts Down (2:21:55) Community Corner (2:28:40) Discovery Queue (2:42:10) Games We Played Rage: Everspace Shrink: Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition War Thunder Homworld Remasterd Transport Fever Tanks vs Aliens News Take-Two CEO Says the Company is Under-Monetizing Its Users Escapist Magazine Article 1 Escapist Magazine Article 2 More Than Just Skin: How Hentai Games Are Seducing New Audiences Forbes Article Even More Steam News! Announcement 1 Announcement 2 For Honor Loses 95% of Its Playerbase Githyp Article Comicbook.com Article Battleborn Goes F2P...Sorta... Announcement No Man's Sky Still in Development? One Angry Gamer Article 1 One Angry Gamer Article 2 Evolve (LAN Software) Shuts Down Announcment Discovery Queue Rage: Hover : Revolt Of Gamers Tokyo 42 MIND CUBES - Inside the Twisted Gravity Puzzle Sumoman Shrink: First Strike: Final Hour Disputed Space

This week Shrink & Rage take on Shadow of the Colossus in our monthly game club. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (4:11) VGL Game Club: Shadow of the Colossus (54:25) Next Gameclub Game (1:35:10) Far Cry 5 Has an Interesting Controversy (1:38:30) Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III Launching “In the next three years or so” (1:55:32) Divinity Original Sin 2 Exits Early Access in September (2:09:02) Community Corner (2:18:10) Discovery Queue (2:29:33) Games We Played Rage: Slowdrive Shrink: Train Conductor World Starpoint Demini Warlords News Farcry 5 Controversy Tech Raptor Article Gamespot Article Digital Trends Article Boogie's Video Niche Gamer Article Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts to Launch in the Next Three Years or so... Nichegamer Article Divinity Original Sin 2 Prepares to Leave Early Access Techraptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: The Long Journey Home Black Desert Online Sonic Mania Danger Zone Shrink: Rime SosSurvival The Cat Games Vertical Strike Endless Challenge

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Shrink's dabbling in VR, Valve capturing some kerbals, the announcement that we'll see some more Life is Strage, and laugh at Godus. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:06) Jared Gets a Gear VR (1:19:39) Valve Hires Kerbal Space Program Crew (2:02:33) Godus an “Ongoing Project” States 22cans CEO (2:11:12) More Life is Strange On the Way (2:17:12) Community Corner (2:25:43) Discovery Queue (2:31:10) Games We Played Rage: Tomeboys Need Love Too Oden Cart A Heartwarming Tale Rage Warframe Shrink: Warframe Cooking Witch Rocket Wars News Valve Hires Kerbal Space Program Crew PC GamesN Article Escapist Magazine Article Godus an “Ongoing Project” States 22cans CEO Tech Raptor Article More Life is Strange is on the Way Announcement Niche Gamer Article Discovery Queue Rage: Oxygen Not Included Mages of Mystralia Production Line Shrink: Lacuna Passage Rails to Riches

This week Shrink & Rage say good bye to a old game club game, rant about Bethesda (again), and look at more changes happening to Steam. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played 9:35 Alan Wake Pulled from Digital Storefronts 1:22:22 Prey doesn’t receive a demo on PC 1:36:27 Valve Makes Changes to Trading Cards 1:46:20 Community Corner 1:58:53 What is the best bad game you’ve ever played? Discovery Queue Games We Played Rage: Dead Cells Dirt Rally Halo: Combat Evolved Shrink: Captain Kaon Smash Pixel Racing News Alan Wake Pulled From Digital Storefronts Tech Raptor Article Prey to Not Receive Demo on PC VG 24/7 Article Valve Makes Changes to Trading Cards Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Vanquish Linthook Kindergarten Tomboys Need Love Too! Shrink: Landless Star Merchant Farm World

This week Shrink & Rage returns after a week off! Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:47) Persona 5 Steaming/Youtube Update (1:02:42) E-Sports Will Become Olympic Sport in 2022 (1:07:45) Steam Makes Some More Changes (1:22:28) Community Corner (1:52:57) Discovery Queue (2:27:37) Games We Played Rage: De Blob Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings Besiege Shrink: Naval Ops Commander Front Mission 4 Gran Turismo 4 Factorio Wheely Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Call of Duty Infinite Warfare News Update on Persona 5's Streaming/Youtube Policy Announcement E-Sports Will Become An Olympic Sport Game Rant Article Steam News Blog Post 1 Blog Post 2 Blog Post 3 Community Corner Jim's Article on the Windows 10 Store Being Trash Discovery Queue Rage: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Little Nightmares LEGO® Star Wars™ III - The Clone Wars™ Expeditions: Viking Shrink: Forts Strafe

Enjoy some new, old content while Shrink gets his house in order. We hope to be back next week, watch our twitter for more info!

This week Shrink & Rage talk about how video games are protrayed in mass media, try to figure out Nintendo's actions, and more! Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (7:16) General Topic: The Media Doesn’t Understand Video Games (1:13:07) Nintendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition (1:34:14) Rumor: Halo 3 Finally Coming to PC? (1:45:30) Original Starcraft is Now Free (1:55:58) Crytek Shanghai Closes After Not Paying Employees for Six Months (2:00:30) Community Corner (2:16:45) Ghosts Star Wars Rebuttal Discovery Queue (2:41:17) Games We Played Rage: Shock Tactics Wasteland 2 Endless Space Shrink: The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Naval Ops Commander News Nintendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition IGN Article Rumor: Halo 3 to Finally Come to PC One Angry Gamer Article Starcraft: Brood War Now Free Announcement Crytek Shanghai Office Closes After Not Paying Employees for Six Months Techraptor Article Discovery Queue Rage: Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga Shardbound Shrink: Syberia 3 Grey Phobia The Last Hope: Trump vs Mafia

This week Shrink & Rage dive into the train wreck that is the G2A and Gearbox deal, some shady stuff may be going down in Germany as well as with the payment processor Xsolla, and much more on this week's VGL podcast. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:25) Gearbox and G2A Get Together, Then Break Up (52:50) Payment Processor Xsolla Maybe Adding a Default 18% "Tip" to Payments (1:34:40) Germany Wants to License 24 Hour Twitch Streamers (1:41:10) Microsoft to Offer Refunds on Xbox & Windows 10 Store (1:52:15) AMD: Fallout 4 VR Will be the "Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog" of Virtual Reality (1:57:45) Community Corner (2:07:05) Kyle’s Korner Discovery Queue (2:47:20) Games We Played Rage: Guardians of Ember Domina Shrink: Fallout 4 Sanctum 1 Sanctum 2 Super Sanctum TD News G2A & Gearbox Drama Hardcore Gamer Article Techraptor Article 1 Techraptor Article 2 TB's Soundcloud PC Gamer Article Xsolla Tipping Itself? Reddit Thread Germany Wants to License Twitch Streamers Esports News Article Reddit Thread Engadget Article Microsoft Offers Xbox & Windows 10 Store Refunds Techraptor Article AMD Thinks Highly of Fallout 4 VR MCV Article Discovery Queue Rage: Bayonetta Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition Nightshade The Signal From Tölva Shrink: Steel Division Low Magic Age Steam Hammer

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the British invasion of Valve, Atlus threatening streamers who stream their game, We Happy Few getting a movie, and wrap things up with mocking PETA and their asinine remarks. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:00) Total Biscuit and Jim Sterling Visit Valve (50:55) Persona 5 Dev Threatens Streamers (1:54:27) We Happy Few Getting Movie Adaptation (2:03:35) PETA Whines at Nintendo Over Milking Minigame (2:11:45) Community Corner (2:26:37) Discovery Queue (2:36:00) Games We Played Rage: Faeria The Great Whale Road Shrink: Fallout 4 News British Invasion of Valve Techraptor Article Persona 5 Dev Threatens Streamers Official Announcement We Happy Few Getting Movie Adaptation Techraptor Article PETA Whines at Nintendo Because Cow Milking Game Not Cruel Enough Escapist Article Discovery Queue Rage: X-Plane 11 Thimbleweed Park Rime Berta Beat Cop Shrink: Guns of Icarus Alliance Mirage Arcane Warfare Has Been Heroes

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club as we talk about Valkyria Chronicles, then we look at the new class of finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and finishing off with the question of whether or not Hearthstone is killing itself. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us same cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (11:15) Game Club: Valkyria Chronicles (52:40) Next Game Club: Life is Strange (1:52:30) World Video Game Hall of Fame Names 2017 Finalists (1:54:40) Is Hearthstone Killing Itself? (2:29:05) Community Corner (2:38:37) Discovery Queue (2:42:25) Games We Played Rage: Ecchi Sketch: Draw Cute Girls Every Day! Faeria Shrink: Fallout Shelter Fallout 4 News World Video Game Hall of Fame 2017 Finalists AP Article Is Hearthstone Killing Itself? Game Industry Biz Article Discovery Queue Rage: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Shrink: Constellation Distantia R.C Bot Inc

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the For Honor treadmill and Kerbal Space Program's recently announced paid expansion before going into some video game logic with Kyle in the Community Corner. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:35) Kerbal Space Program's Making History Expansion (1:34:55) The For Honor Treadmill (1:57:13) Community Corner (2:11:02) Discovery Queue (2:39:22) Games We Played Rage: Clone Drone in the Danger Zone Civ 6 Demo Dead Rising 4 Halo: Combat Evolved Shrink: Blood Bowl 2 Fallout Shelter Elder Scrolls Legends News Kerbal Space Program: Making History Announcement http://boostersandspacetape.libsyn.com/ For Honor's Treadmill PC Gamer Article Ubisoft's Rebuttal Gameasutra Article on Rebuttal Discovery Queue Rage: Vikings - Wolves of Midgard Shrink: Planetoid Odyssey - The Next Generation Science Game

This week Shrink & Rage have the undead terror of the deep, Ghostshark, on this week to talk about a bunch of games and to revisit VR. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (4:44) Community Corner (1:25:36) VR Revisited (1:48:46) Discovery Queue (1:55:10) Games We Played Rage: Grow Up Halo: Combat Evolved Robocraft Shrink: Robocraft Anime Studio Story Halo Wars 2 Ghostshark: Motorsport Manager 911 Operator Slime Rancher Minecraft Blood Bowl 2 Community Corner Starship Commander Announcement Trailer Short Video About the Tech Behind Starship Commander Starship Commander Interview Discovery Queue Rage: Streets of Rogue Monster Monpiece Shrink: Nier Automata Ghostshark: Nights in the Woods

This week Shrink & Rage talk about the Nintendo Switch, No Man's Sky & Hello Labs, then take a look at the winners and losers of the GDC awards. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (11:16) Sean Murry, No Man's Sky's Launch, and Hello Labs (1:10:54) Nintendo Switch (1:21:00) GDC Awards (1:54:57) Community Corner 2:25:54) Kyle Reviews Civilization VI (2:26:48) Discovery Queue (2:51:58) Games We Played Rage: Infektor ENERGIA Robocraft Shrink: Kerbal Space Program Super Tank Rumble Turret Fusion News Sean Murry, Hello Sky Launch, & Hello Labs Arstechnica Article Nintendo Switch Durability Test Escapist Magazine Article Tech Raptor Article Escapist Magazine Article 2 Tech Raptor Article 2 Dbrand's Warning on Skins Notch on Switch's Charging Port Location Tech Raptor Article 3 Switch Malfunction Montage GDC Awards GDC Winners GDC Award Nominates & Honorable Mentions GDC Award List & Past Winners Hello Games Wins Award, No Shows to Award Show Discovery Queue Blackwake Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ For The King Shrink: Oracle Stupid Raft Battle Simulator MyWorld

This week Shrink & Rage have the end of month game club where they discuss the visual novel If My Heart Had Wings, talk about the right to repair, and take a look at the Xbox Game Pass. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:10) VGL Game Club: If My Heart Had Wings (56:37) The Votening (1:58:05) Jim Sterling Wins Lawsuit against Digital Homicide (2:08:20) The Right to Repair (2:13:15) Xbox Game Pass (2:26:08) Community Corner (2:41:45) Discovery Queue (2:47:25) Games We Played Rage: Ghost Recon: WIldlands Beta Dogolrax Legend of the Skyfish Shrink: All Guns on Deck The Sims 3 Kerbal Space Program News: Jim Sterling Wins Lawsuit Video Gamespot Article The Game Industry vs Right to Repair Motherboard Article Xbox Game Pass Announcement Discovery Queue Rage: Northgard Pixel Privateers FEMINAZI: The Triggering Finding Bigfoot Shrink: Black Wake

This week Shrink & Rage have one of the hosts of the 1P vs 2P Podcast to talk about the death of a Twitch streamer during a charity marathon, games being sold on hype over merit, and Valve talking about paid mods. Do you have feedback for the show or wish to respond to something we say? E-mail us at [email protected] drop by our Discord, tweet us @VGLPodcast and we'll read it on the show. You can also contact us via our Steam group or our Discord. We'll be hosting events, chatting, and using the curator as a master list of our past and future games we've talked about on the show. Check it out for more information. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Guest Spot: Taylor Reeh from 1p vs 2p Podcast (1:22) Gamestop's Circle of Life Program (19:12) Twitch Streamer Dies During 24 Hour Charity Stream (40:51) General Discussion: Hype Over Substance (58:49) Valve Wants Modders to be Paid (1:24:03) Games We Played (1:43:55) Community Corner (2:33:35) Discovery Queue (2:40:07) Guest Spot: 1P vs 2P Podcast News: Gamespot Circle of Life Kotaku Article 1p vs 2p Video Twitch Streamer Dies During Charity Marathon PvP Live Article Kotaku Article on Twitch Streamers Valve Wants to Pay Modders PC Gamer Article Tech Raptor Article Games We Played: Rage: Robot Soccer Challenge Rimworld Shrink: Halo Wars 2 Law Craft Argument Wars Discovery Queue: HEBEREKE!: March! Red Army Girls' Brigade Guts and Glory Jump to Die Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition Princess Maker Refine