This week Shrink & Rage talk about wins and losses in the loot box war, the disappearance of Steam machines, and a couple small, personal news items this week.

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

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

Show Highlights & Timestamps

Rage:

Make Sail

Mini Metro

Dungeon Gambit Boy

Steamworld Dig 2

Pizza Titan Ultra

Shrink:

Anybody Out There: Dead City

Car Vs Cops

1Line

Rocket Valley Tycoon

PUBG Mobile

Hawaii Loot Box Bills Fail to Advance

Hawaii Tribune Herald Article

Yong Yea Video

Shadow of War Removes Loot Boxes and Microtransactions

Announcement

Monolith FAQ

Sid Alpha Video

Big Fish Casino Constitutes Gambling Rules Federal Appeals Court

Game Industry Biz Article

Geek Wire

Penn & Teller's Bullshit Numbers

Valve Removes Steam Machines

Tech Raptor Article

Faeria Goes Pay to Play

Announcement

Fortnight Removes 30 FPS Mode From Consoles

Patch Notes

Rage:

Long Gone Days

Golem Gates

DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

One Deck Dungeon

Meteor 60 Seconds!

Exiled Kingdoms

Shrink:

Train Valley 2

Equi Magic Galashow of Horses

This week Shrink & Rage hold our monthly game club for Torchlight 2, talk about Atari's empty box, and more this week!

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

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

Games We Played (4:00)

Gameclub: Torchlight 2 (1:08:10)

Next Gameclub Game: 80 Days (1:51:50)

Atari’s Empty Box at GDC (1:55:27)

GDC's 'realistic' talk about game sales on Steam (2:12:22)

EA is Hiring for an Open-World Star Wars Game (2:29:33)

Microsoft are banning offensive language from Skype and Xbox (2:49:15)

Community Corner (3:05:19)

Discovery Queue (3:07:57)

Rage:

Evil Cogs

Synthetik

The Flood

Somewhere - The Vault Papers

Shrink:

Sea of Thieves

Atari's Empty Box at GDC

The Register Article

GDC's Talk About Realistic Game Sales on Steam

Pc Gamer Article

EA Hiring for Open World Star Wars Game

Tech Raptor Article

Microsoft Banning Offensive Language from Skype and Xbox

PC Games N Article

Euro Gamer Article

Rage:

PixARK

TT Isle of Man

Through the Ages

EMERGENCY 20

Wildlife Park 2 - Fantasy

Shrink:

PC Building Simulator

Ash of Gods Redemption

Them’s Fightin Herds

This week Shrink & Rage talk Battlefront II, Will Wright's return, PUBG, and speculate on the Atari Box.

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

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

Star Wars Battlefront II New Progression System Coming Next Week (1:16:25)

Changes for Humble Monthly? (1:31:10)

Will Wright returns to Game Development with Mobile title Proxi (1:49:29)

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Possibly Working On Region Lock (1:57:27)

Atari Reveals Info on New Console (2:09:48)

Community Corner (2:28:25)

Discovery Queue (2:51:03)

Rage:

Abandon Ship

The Raven Remastered

WILL: A Wonderful World

Shrink:

Marvel Puzzle Quest

Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Save the World

Star Wars Battlefront II Gets New Progression System

Tech Raptor Article

Announcement

Changes for Humble Monthly?

IB Times Article

Reddit Thread

Will Wright Returns to Game Development with Mobile Title

Game Industry Biz Article

Euro Gamer Article

PUBG Region Lock

Tech Raptor Article 1

Tech Raptor Article 2

Atari Box Speculation

Game Informer Article

Rage:

Devil May Cry HD Collection

The Council

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Q.U.B.E. 2

Blitzkrieg Anthology

Shrink:

The Darwin Project

Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Puppies Vs Undead

Dead Maze

This week Shrink & Rage are back to our abnormal selves and talk about the ESA Roundtable and a bit on Artifact & Fortnite.

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

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

Games We Played (5:15)

Trump’s ESA Roundtable (1:20:25)

Artifact: Valve makes a game again (1:49:28)

Fortnite is Coming to Mobile and will Support Crossplay with PC and Consoles (2:10:42 )

Community Corner (2:32:39)

Discovery Queue (2:48:50)

Rage:

SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

Hearts of Iron IV

Shrink:

Loot Box Quest

Holy Potatoes We’re In Space?

The Surge

Trump ESA Roundtable

Washington Examiner Article

Violence Montage

PC Gamer Article

Tech Raptor Article

Response from Games for Change

Game Industry Biz Article

Artifact Info

PC Games N Article 1

PC Games N Article 2

Game Informer Article

Game Industry Biz Article

Fortnight Mobile

PC Gamer Article

Forbes Article

Discovery Queue

Rage:

Deep Rock Galactic

Demolish & Build 2018

Heroes of Hammerwatch

Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

Shrink:

Farm Together

Soul Worker

Project Gorgon

This week Shrink & Rage are back to our abnormal selves and talk about the ESA Roundtable and a bit on Artifact & Fortnite.

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

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

Games We Played (5:15)

Trump’s ESA Roundtable (1:20:25)

Artifact: Valve makes a game again (1:49:28)

Fortnite is Coming to Mobile and will Support Crossplay with PC and Consoles (2:10:42 )

Community Corner (2:32:39)

Discovery Queue (2:48:50)

Rage:

SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

Hearts of Iron IV

Shrink:

Loot Box Quest

Holy Potatoes We’re In Space?

The Surge

Trump ESA Roundtable

This week Shrink & Rage we catch up on three week's worth of games we played.

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

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

Games We Played (4:00)

Reliance of Game Devs on Modding Communities (2:24:06)

Community Corner (2:44:15)

Rage:

Spintires: Mudrunner

Fossil Hunters

Algo Bot

Rad Rodgers

Earthworms

MEANDERS

0°N 0°W

Destiny Fails Us: A New Life

Cities Skylines

Shrink:

Sphere 3 Enchanted World

Bladestorm

Shadowrun Returns

Shadowrun Dragonfall Director's Cut

Space Engineers

Dark Souls 1

Virginia

Porno Studio Tycoon

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly Game Club for Xenonauts before diving into some rather bad news topics.

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

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

Gameclub: Xenonauts (3:15)

Next Gameclub: Torchlight 2 (1:23:03)

Video Games Under Fire After School Shooting (1:25:44)

ESRB Announces Label Covering In Game Purchases (1:46:24)

Flight Sim Group put Malware in a Jet and Called it DRM (2:02:01)

Discovery Queue (2:34:02)

Video Games Under Fire Again

R.I. Tax Bill for Games

Trump Rambles Incoherently

Jim Sterling Rants

KY Gov Calls Video Games Immoral

ESRB Announces Label for In-Game Purchases

PC Gamer Article

Game Industry Biz Article

Flight Sim Group's Malware DRM

Rock Paper Shotgun Article

Rage:

Abandon Ship

Gleaner Heights

Surviving Mars

Shrink:

SOS

My Life as a Maiden

This week Shrink & Rage have a very special episode one hundred. 

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

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

Name Behind the Game

Microsoft (5:50)

Nintendo & Sega (34:17)

Ubisoft (1:16:30)

Mount Rushmore of: Important Gaming Figures (1:34:17)

Community Corner (2:05:45)

Discovery Queue (2:10:18)

Rage:

Eternal Hour: Golden Hour

Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole

Puyo Puyo Tetris

SYMMETRY

The Station

SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

Shrink:

What?! My Neighbors Are Demons

Bunny Bounce

Train Journey

Love Stories

Sakura Cupid

Mutiny

This week Shrink & Rage have a very special episode one hundred. 

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

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

Name Behind the Game

Microsoft (5:50)

Nintendo & Sega (34:17)

Ubisoft (1:16:30)

Mount Rushmore of: Important Gaming Figures (1:34:17)

Community Corner (2:05:45)

Discovery Queue (2:10:18)

Rage:

Eternal Hour: Golden Hour

Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole

Puyo Puyo Tetris

SYMMETRY

The Station

SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

Shrink:

What?! My Neighbors Are Demons

This week Shrink & Rage combine a bunch of Lootbox topics into one mess, talk Sea of Thieves, and Scrolls.

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

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

Games We Played (3:38)

Loot Boxes going forward In (4:34)

Report: Disney/LFL Talking with Two New Game Developers for Star Wars (1:08:15)

Sea of Thieves is getting microtransaction pets a few months after launch (1:25:36)

Mojang’s Card Game Scrolls Wraps Up For Good On Feb 13 (1:36:57)

Relic leaves Dawn of War 3 behind as it moves on to new projects (1:43:15)

Community Corner (1:53:08)

Discovery Queue (1:54:15)

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Rage:

Brick Rigs

Computer Tycoon

Transport Empire: Steam Tycoon

Stickman Destruction 3 Annihilation

Spintires: Mudrunner

Shrink:

Computer Tycoon

Town Craft

Tacoma

Lootbox Bonanza

Hawaii Tribune Article

Game Industry Biz Article

PC Games N Article

PC Invasion Article

One Angry Gamer Article

The Gamer Article

Rumor: Disney/FLF Looking for New Star Wars Developers

Cinelinx Article

Sea of Theives Will Have Microtransactions a Few Months After Launch

PC Games N Article

Scrolls Wraps Up

Tech Raptor Article

Runic Moves on to Other Projects, Drops Support for Dawn of War 3

Euro Gamer Article

Rage:

DESOLATE

Fishing: Barents Sea

Aegis Defenders

Shrink:

Dynasty Warriors 9

Cattle And Crops

Attack of the Earthlings