This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club!

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• Games We Played (6:51)

Gameclub: Company of Heroes (53:59)

Next Gameclub Game: Stardew Valley (1:51:52)

Community Corner (2:01:55)

Discovery Queue (2:05:10)

Rage:

One Finger Death Punch 2

Shrink:

Steamulator 2019

Perpetuum

Astrox Imperium

Rage:

Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2

We. The Revolution

Wolfpack

Creatures Inc

Astrox Imperium

Anno 1800

Shrink:

Workers and Resources Soviet Republic

Ship Builder Simulator

Rage 2

Landinar Into the Void

This week Shrink & Rage have a mega topic talking about Google's big announcement.

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

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Games We Played (6:04)

Stadia (1:13:06)

Steam Link Anywhere (2:30:22)

Community Corner (2:36:00)

Rage:

One Finger Death Punch (Android)

Galaxy Trucker

Two Point Hospital

Golf with Your Friends

Shrink:

Golf with Your Friends

Rise of Legions

Space Mining Clicker

Your Future Self

• Stadia

Google GDC 2019 – Stadia Games Studios Announced Headed by Jade Raymond

Google GDC 2019 – Crowd Play and State Share Coming to Stadia Platform

Google GDC 2019 – Stadia Supports Instant Sharing of Gaming Moments

Google GDC 2019 – Tequila Works Shows off Style Transfer ML

Google GDC 2019 – Google Introduces the New Stadia Controller

Google GDC 2019 – Google Announces Stadia

Google Stadia offers faster, cross-platform multiplayer, with no way to cheat

Google's Stadia Claim: If You Can Run 4K YouTube Videos, You Can Run 4K Stadia Games

Google Data Centers

• Steam Link

Steam Link Anywhere gives you PC access, well, anywhere… if you have the bandwidth

This week Shrink & Rage get into some Valve & Steam news before taking a look at yet another way Anthem has screwed up.

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

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

Games We Played (16:33)

Valve Removes Rape Day from Steam (1:20:53 )

Valve terminates Contract with Artifact Designer (1:33:30)

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming PC, Will Be on Steam (1:43:22)

WoW Classic Release Schedule Spreads Content Updates Across Six Phases (1:51:03)

Level 1 Gun in Anthem Does More Damage Than Top Tier Guns Anywhere (1:59:47)

Community Corner (2:15:18)

Discovery Queue (2:18:06)

Games We Played

Rage:

Warframe

Tangledeep

Shrink:

Moss Destruction

The Wild Age

Valve Removes Rape Day From Steam

Rape Day prompts call for UK government review

Valve removes rape fantasy game from Steam

Valve Terminates Contract With Artifact Designer

Valve terminates contract with Artifact designer

Halo: Master Chief Collection Coming to PC

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming PC, Will Be on Steam

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to Steam, starting with Reach

WoW Classic Will Release in Phases

WoW Classic release schedule spreads content updates across six phases

Anthem Starter Gun is Most Damaging in Game

[Updated] Level 1 Gun in Anthem Does More Damage Than Top Tier Guns Anywhere

Rage:

Tropico 6 – Beta

Intruder

Warhammer: Chaosbane

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame

Shrink:

Murderous Pursuits

Enderal Forgotten Stories

Outlaws of the Old West

Anno 1800

This week Shrink & Rage talks about some unfortunate events and interesting tidbits of news.

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

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

Games We Played (9:30)

THQ Nordic and 8chan (49:40)

Anthem Joins Our Recurrent News Cycle Debacle with Another Issue (1:01:38)

Devil May Cry 5 Actually Has an Interesting Deluxe Edition (1:12:24)

Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass is $93, and That's Only the Beginning (1:24:30)

The 'Xbox Maverick' console will be named 'Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,' preorders in April 2019 (1:36:01)

Community Corner (1:54:40)

Discovery Queue (1:57:42)

Rage:

Breach

Shrink:

Peggle

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

Factorio

THQ and 8 Chan

THQ Nordic Issues Apology For 8Chan AMA

"I do not condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism"

Anthem Bricking Consoles

Anthem PS4 Issues Continue, Reports of Consoles Being Bricked

[Updated] PS4 Players Experiencing Major Crash Issues on Anthem

Reddit Thread

Jim Sterling

Devil May Cry Deluxe Edition's Interesting Addition

Devil May Cry 5 ‘Pre-Viz Live-Action Cutscenes’ trailer

Devil May Cry 5's Cutscenes Can Be Replaced With a Live-Action Alternative

Dead of Alive 6's Season Pass is Outrageous

Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass is $93, and That's Only the Beginning

Jim Sterling

Xbox Maverick Rumors

The 'Xbox Maverick' console will be named 'Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,' preorders in April 2019

Rage:

Dawn of Man

DiRT Rally 2.0

Subnautica: Below Zero

LEFT ALIVE

Shrink:

Praey For the Gods

Business Magnate

Flotsam

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club with Bomber Crew then move onto the news!

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

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Games We Played 6:05)

Gameclub: Bomber Crew (57.55)

Next Gameclub: Company of Heroes (1:37:54)

Bethesda Bans Fallout 76’s One Fan For Accumulating Too Much Ammo (1:39.05)

YouTube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Video Takedown (1:59:19)

Federal Trade Commission To Host Public ‘Loot Box’ Workshop (2:16:36)

Rumored Financial Trouble at GoG (2:21:18)

Metro Exodus players are leaving thousands of positive reviews - on Steam (2:29:27)

Community Corner (2:29:45)

Rage:

TerraTech

We Were Here

Shrink:

We Were Here

Medal of Honor Pacific Assault

Galaxy Squad

Bethesda Bans Player for Too Much Ammo

Bethesda Bans Fallout 76’s One Fan For Accumulating Too Much Ammo

Yongyea

Sid Alpha

Jim Sterling

Youtube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Review

YouTube Creator Misleads Public Over Anthem Video Takedown

FTC to Host Loot Box Workshop

Federal Trade Commission To Host Public ‘Loot Box’ Workshop

Rumored Financial Trouble at GoG

GOG Lays Off About A Dozen Employees

GOG Announces Conclusion of Fair Price Package Program

GOG lays off "around a dozen," reportedly due to financial trouble

Reverse Review Bomb on Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus players are leaving thousands of positive reviews - on Steam

This week Shrink & Rage catch up on the games we played and talk about some bad news from the gaming industry.

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

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

Games We Played (2:35)

Activision Blizzard Lays Off 8% of Employees (1:51:35)

Bethesda Broke Their Promise That Fallout 76 Microtransactions Would Be Cosmetic Only (2:07:20)

Civilization VI Steam EULA Changed to Allow for Data Collection (2:18:08)

Community Corner (2:28:25)

Rage:

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Yakuza 0

Borderlands

Magicka

Defcon

Shrink:

Frontier Pilot Simulator

Train Mechanic Simulator 2017

Borderlands

Magicka

Defcon

Activision Blizzard Layoffs

Activision Blizzard Lays Off 8% of Employees (Tech Raptor)

The Jimquisition

Bethesda Breaks Micro-transaction Promise

Yongyea Video

Fallout 76 Subreddit Discussion

Fallout Subreddit Discussion

Civilization VI Steam EULA Change

Civilization VI Steam EULA Changed to Allow for Data Collection (Gadgets 360)

Care to guess who is sick again and needs a week off? At least no organs were melted this time around, as far as we know.

This week Shrink & Rage hold the game club then pad out the rest of the show with some news and dead horse beating.

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

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

Games We Played (6:12)

Gameclub: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (55:53)

Next Gameclub Game: Bomber Crew (2:02:05)

EA Turns in Bummer Fiscal Report: “We’re disappointed in our underperformance” (2:05:30)

Fallout 76 Fans are in Full Revolt Following Bethesda's Latest Patch (2:21:04)

Ubisoft sorry for "offensive" Division 2 marketing email flaunting "a real government shutdown" (2:28:07)

Rage:

Spaceplan

Jackbox Party Pack

Shrink:

Jackbox Party Pack

Derail Valley

Anthem (Demo)

EA Bummed with Under Performance

EA turns in bummer fiscal report: “We’re disappointed in our underperformance”

EA Says Not Having Battle Royale Hurt Battlefield 5's Sales

Fallout 76 Fans In Revolt Following Patch

Why Fallout 76 Fans are in Full Revolt Following Bethesda's Latest Patch

Ubisoft Appolgizes for “Offensive” Division 2 Marketing

Ubisoft sorry for "offensive" Division 2 marketing email flaunting "a real government shutdown"

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.

• 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)

Rage:

Framed

Shrink:

Derail Valley

Subnautica

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

Quake 2 Path Tracing/ Ray Tracing Analysis: Retro Meets Nvidia RTX!

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