This week Shrink & Rage talks about games wasting our time and revolting fans in War Thunder and Overwatch!

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Games We Played 2:22

Hawken Reborn is having a rough time on Steam 39:14

War Thunder reverses economy changes after Steam review bombing 46:33

Nintendo receives lawsuit over Mario Kart Tour microtransactions 54:01

Community Corner 1:02:27

Blizzard Scraps Most PvE Plans for Overwatch 2, Fans Pissed

Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict

Rage:

Homestead Arcana

Shrink:

Space Engineers

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

Hawken Stillborn?

PCGamesN: Hawken Reborn is having a rough time on Steam

War Thunder Review Bombs

PCGamesN:War Thunder reverses economy changes after Steam review bombing

Nintendo Mario Kart Tour Lawsuit

Games Industry Biz: Nintendo receives lawsuit over Mario Kart Tour microtransactions

Overwatch 2 Fans Pissed

Tech Raptor: Blizzard Scrapped PvE Plans for Overwatch 2 & Replaced them With Co-Op Missions Starting With Season 6

PC Gamer: 'Overwatch 2' is a failed idea

Sony Loot Box Appeal Failed

Games Industry Biz: Report - Sony fails to appeal Austrian loot box verdict

With one of us sick it is time to throw out more filler content! Getting a bit political as we wait for Shrink to recover from his latest plague. 

This week Shrink & Rage discusses Nintendo, Nintendo, and influential video 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.

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Games We Played 2:10

Nintendo Switch Sales Slow, Surpasses 125 Million 53:45

Nintendo On Warpath. Files DMCA on Emulation Tools 1:00:37

Last of US, Wii Sports, Computer Space, and Barbie Join World Video Game Hall of Fame 1:07:47

PC gamers are getting really, really fed up with one sh*tty port after another 1:30:00

Rage:

Shapez

The Oregon Trail

Shrink:

Mods!

Honkai: Star Rail

• Nintendo Hardware

Nintendo Life: Switch Hardware Sales Now Over 125 Million, PS2, Nintendo DS Target Still A Way Off

Games Industry Biz: Nintendo profits dip to $6.6 billion after year of hardware struggles

• Nintendo PR

Nintendo Life: Switch Android Emulator Skyline Halts Development Due To "Potential Legal Risks"

PC Gamer: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's leak has turned into one giant mess for the emulation community

Ars Technica: Nintendo, ticked by Zelda leaks, does a DMCA run on Switch emulation tools

• Video Game Hall of Fame

Games Industry Biz: Barbie Fashion Designer, Computer Space, Last of Us, Wii Sports join Hall of Fame | News-in-brief

• Bad PC Game Ports

PC Gamer: PC gamers are getting really, really fed up with one sh*tty port after another

This week Shrink & Rage return with a quicker game club and then catch up on a backlog 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.

April Gameclub: Coffee Talk 7:20

Next Gameclub: Persona 5 38:05

Cloud Gaming Blocks Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Merger? 40:15

Live service keeps killing modestly successful multiplayer games, and it doesn't have to be this way 53:57

Atari Announces Acquisition of More than 100 PC and Console Titles from the 80s and 90s 1:03:20

80% of game workers interested in four-day week, Skillsearch survey finds 1:15:49

Community Corner 1:21:06

Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms

Fan unwittingly scores new Magic: The Gathering cards early before Wizards of the Coast gets 19th century on his ass: 'The Pinkertons took everything

Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Merger Blocked?

The Gamer: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Merger Could Get Blocked For Ten Years

The Gamer: Why Did The CMA Block The Microsoft Activision Blizzard Merger FAQ

Games Industry Biz: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard won't take no for an answer | This Week in Business

Live Service Keeps Killing Games

PC Gamer: Live service keeps killing modestly successful multiplayer games, and it doesn't have to be this way

Atari Game Acquisition

Globe Newswire: Atari Announces Acquisition of More than 100 PC and Console Titles from the 80s and 90s

Game Workers Want a Shorter Workweek?

Games Industry Biz: 80% of game workers interested in four-day week, Skillsearch survey finds

Apple Walled Garden Upheld

Ars Technica: Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms

Pinkertons Take Magic the Gathering Cards

PC Gamer: Fan unwittingly scores new Magic: The Gathering cards early before Wizards of the Coast gets 19th century on his ass: 'The Pinkertons took everything.'

Ever get the feeling that Tuesdays are just... cursed? Another week of life getting in the way, we should be back for Game Club next week!

With Shrink away we talk about some serious issues in a very special Fraken episode.

This week Shrink & Rage catch up with the mailbag with some community content.

Do you have feedback for the show, have a response for something we said, or something we should know about? Drop us an e-mail at [email protected] stop by our Discord, or tweet us @VGLPodcast.

Finally, if you wish to throw us some cash to help improve the show, and for various show related projects, you can do so by supporting our Patreon campaign.

Games We Played 7:10

Resident Evil 4 remake has added microtransactions to upgrade weapons quicker 44:50

Community Corner

Dark and Darker has been removed from Steam following a cease and desist demand 1:02:00

E3 is Dead… for Good? 1:08:46

Ark 2 is delayed, so they're turning off Survival Evolved's official servers and charging $50 for a remaster 1:15:55

Monster Energy targets indie game in latest trademark lawsuit 1:20:19

Rage:

Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels

Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure

Shrink:

Ace Combat 7 Multiplayer

Nova Squadron Demo

RE4 Microtransactions

VGC: Resident Evil 4 remake has added microtransactions to upgrade weapons quicker

Dark and Darker's Murky Case

Eurogamer: Dark and Darker has been removed from Steam following a cease and desist demand

Eurogamer: Dark and Darker legal dispute gets more and more confusing after a GoFundMe campaign is deleted

Eurogamer: Dark and Darker developer uses ChatGPT AI tool in bid to prove it hasn't infringed copyright

E3 Dead?

PCGamesN: E3 is cancelled this year, and it might not ever come back

Ark 2 Delay/ Ark 1 Servers Shutdown

Rock Paper Shotgun: Ark 2 is delayed, so they're turning off Survival Evolved's official servers and charging $50 for a remaster

Gamespot: Ark: Survival Evolved Reviews Trending Negative On Steam After Paid Upgrade Announcement

Litigious Monster Energy?

Eurogamer: Monster Energy targets indie game in latest trademark lawsuit

Games Industry Biz: Ubisoft renamed Immortals: Fenyx Rising after trademark dispute

Nintendo Soup: Random: Monster Energy Targets Pokemon Company, Capcom, And Others Over “Monster” Trademark

This week Shrink & Rage are... unimpressed with the game club then gets cut short.

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.

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Games We Played 2:28

March Gameclub: Ori and the Blind Forest 29:42

Next Gameclub: Coffee Talk 1

Rage:

Sonic Frontiers

Shrink:

Project Wingman “Update”

BTA: 3062 “Update”

A special Sunday recording that we hoped to not have to use just yet. 

If you have one cult, does it really matter if you accidentally start a second one? Find out on this thrown-together Franken episode.