Video Game Logic Podcast

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

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

This week Shrink & Rage have our last normal episode of year... or at least what passes for normal in this podcast feed. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps The Game Awards Winners (5:10) Sony’s controller add-on turns any Dualshock 4 into a high-end gaming pad (57:27) Community Corner (1:07:35) Discovery Queue (1:10:12)   News The Game Awards Winners Game Awards Winners   Duel Shock 4 Add-On Sony’s controller add-on turns any Dualshock 4 into a high-end gaming pad   Discovery Queue Rage: Hades RESIDENT EVIL 3 Sayonara Wild Hearts Hand Simulator: Survival Last Year Onset Virgo Versus The Zodiac Jamestown+   Shrink:

This week Shrink & Rage talk card games, theft, and upset fans. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games we Played (4:15) The Elder Scrolls: Legends Active Development Ending in the West (39:33) United States congressman pleads guilty to spending campaign funds on Steam games (53:25) Rocket League fans aren’t thrilled with the Item Shop and Blueprints (1:08:55) Community Corner (1:18:10) Discovery Queue (1:21:56)   Games We Played Rage: My Friend Pedro Halo Reach   Shrink: Halo Reach Skyrim   News Elder Scrolls: Legends Ending Active Development in the West The Elder Scrolls: Legends Active Development Ending in the W

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Celestial Command. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games we Played (7:22) November Gameclub: Celestial Command (53:43) Next Gameclub: My Time at Portia (1:20:57) Electronic Arts To Create In-Game Tutorial Assistant (1:25:26) Community Corner (1:34:16) Discovery Queue (1:38:55)   Games We Played Rage: Pandemic: The Board Game We Were Here Too   Shrink: Killing Time at Lightspeed Simple Railroad We Were Here Too   News Electronic Arts To Create In-Game Tutorial Assistant Electronic Arts To Create In-Game Tutorial Assistant   Community Corner One Winged Angel

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Battleborn one last time, Half Life's return, and the Steam Awards Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games we Played (5:50) Half-Life: Alyx (35:15) Google Stadia Post Launch Numbers… Lots of Downloads, Not Many Players (47:57) Battleborn Battle Gone (59:55) 2019 Steam Awards Nominations (1:07:50) Community Corner (1:37:20) Discovery Queue (1:41:55)   Games We Played Rage: Subnautica   Shrink: Battletech: Heavy Metal Mars Power Industries Deluxe   News Half-Life Alyx Half-Life: Alyx: all the latest details   Google Stadia Post Launch Look 0.7% of daily Destiny 2 players are

This week Shrink & Rage we watch Google slip up with Stadia, Microsoft making Game Pass better, and Sonic the Hedgehog getting a rework. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:25) Google Stadia (1:01:47) A Long List of Games for Xbox Game Pass (1:27:00) Sonic the Hedgehog movie reveals less awful design (1:37:04) Community Corner (1:44:16) Discovery Queue (2:10:00)   Games We Played Rage: Descenders Turmoil   Shrink: Conduct Deluxe! Interstellar Transport Company State of Decay 2   News Google Stadia PCGames N Game Industry Biz Tech Raptor 1 Tech Raptor 2 Eurogamer Ars Technica Tech Raptor 3 For

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

This week Shrink & Rage talk more Blizzard BS and other gaming news. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games we Played (4:34) Blizzcon B.S. (1:13:44) ACCC Rules Fallout 76 Refunds Can Go Forward in Australia (1:32:08) Mario Kart Tour multiplayer coming first for those with £5/month subscription (1:44:07) Community Corner (1:48:56) Discovery Queue (1:53:22)   Games We Played Rage: Lonely Mountains: Downhill Outer Worlds   Shrink: Human Powered Spacecraft Outer Worlds Spaceland Encased   News Blizzard Steps Into More Hot Water Blizzard Opens BlizzCon 2019 With Apology https://www.pcgamesn.com/hearthstone-heroes-of-w

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Prey and talk about more Fallout 76 news; it just won't stay dead!!! Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Gameclub: Prey (2017) (6:00) Next Gameclub: Celestial Command (1:02:33) Fallout 76 Shenanigans (1:05:21) Community Corner (1:24:38) Discovery Queue (1:34:35)   News Fallout Goes Subscription Based... No... Really Fallout 76 Sells Subscription to Cheats and Single Player Experience Fallout 76’s Premium Private Servers Are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap Fallout Fuck You First Class warfare has come to Fallout 76   Discovery Queue Rage: Secret Neighbor Di

This week Shrink & Rage come back from being on the mend and vacation with gaming news, and beating the same dead horse it seems. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (3:55) Bizzard and the Hearthstone Ban Clusterfuck (1:06:55) Fallout 76 Officially Backpedals on Cosmetic-Only Microtransaction Promise (1:29:28) Humble Monthly Becoming Humble Choice (1:38:53) EA games including Dragon Age 2 are probably coming back to Steam (1:47:12) Community Corner (1:31:35)   Games We Played Rage: Tsubasacon Destiny 2   Shrink: Surviving Mars Motorsport Manager Motorsport Manager Mobile 3   News Blizzard's PR Nightmare

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

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

This week Shrink & Rage talk Call of Duty, Loot boxes (again), Mario Kart and games we played this week. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:05) Modern Warfare Special Ops Survival Mode available only on PS4 for one year (45:28) Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass Costs More Than Nintendo Switch Online and Other Services (59:13) Rocket League replaces loot crates with loot blueprints (1:11:43) Community Corner (1:20:34) Discovery Queue (1:24:41)   Games We Played Rage: Surviving Mars Warframe   Shrink: Warframe Sky of Destruction Endless World   News Call of Duty and the Exclusive Game Mode Modern Warfare Specia

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club for Doughnut County. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:44) Gameclub: Donut County (46:00) Next Gameclub Game: Prey (Game Pass) October, Celestial Command November (1:18:17) Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled (1:26:11) Community Corner (1:33:08) Discovery Queue (1:42:12)   Games We Played Rage: Warframe   Shrink: Warframe Airline Manager Tycoon 2019   News Power Armor Helmet Recall [Update] Chronicle Power Armor Helmet Collectible is Being Recalled   Discovery Queue Rage: Crying Suns Hot Lava Depraved MISTOVER PlanetSide

This week Shrink & Rage talk about Jesus and loot boxes. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:57) Parliamentary committee recommends banning loot box sales to children (1:00:41) Fallout 76's fridge pricing leaves fans cold (1:15:19) US gamer jailed over ‘swatting’ death (1:23:28) ESA proposes rebranding E3 2020 as "fan, media, and influencer festival" in leaked document (1:30:12) The All New Steam Library (1:38:40) Community Corner (1:50:03) Discovery Queue (1:51:47)   Games We Played Rage: Night Call   Shrink: Archero Airline Manager Tycoon 2019 No Mans Sky: Beyond News Parliamentary committee

This week Shrink & Rage talk about a finger licking good visual novel, what is old is resold again, a dubious world record, and more this week! Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (1:58) The Nemesis system in Codemasters’ GRID reboot makes for dramatic racing (53:10) Valve Announces Steam Library Update, Dev Tools (1:07:44) A Madden 19 logo showed up in Madden 20 (1:21:16) Shenmue 3's Refund Process is Starting Soon, But It Might Take a While (1:29:22) EA's infamous defense of Battlefront 2's awful grind wins a Guinness World Record (1:35:47) There’s an official KFC dating sim, and Colonel Sanders is a cute anime bo

This week Shrink & Rage talk about a trailer, a return, and some accusations! Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (6:40) NBA 2k20 Focuses on Gambling in Trailer (54:10) Telltale Games Returns...Sort of (1:12:13) Former Starbound devs accuse Chucklefish of “massively unethical” working practices (1:20:10) New Games-Based Curriculum Offered by High School Esports League and Microsoft (1:34:36) Community Corner (1:44:35) Discovery Queue (1:46:21)     Games We Played Rage: Pokémon Masters     Shrink: Life is a Game Offworld Trading Company (single player) Aircraft Evolution     News NBA 2k20 Focuses on

This week Shrink & Rage we hold our monthly game club for Void Bastards then move on to some news. Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at VGLPodcast@gmail.com stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast. Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.   Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (4:52) August Gameclub: Void Bastards (58:48) Next Gameclub Game: Donut County (1:30:45) Kerbal Space Program 2 (1:34:15) Respawn admits "we broke our promise" with Apex Legends' current loot box-riddled event (1:53:10) Don’t Expect Yakuza Online In The West Due To Gacha Mechanics (2:10:40) Community Corner (2:20:12)   Games We Played Rage: ASTRONEER   Shrink: BE-A Walker Offworld Trading Company Gears Pop   News Kerbal Space Program 2 Discussion Gamescom ONL – Ke

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