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.

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)

Rage:

Quantum Conundrum

Suicide Guy

Shrink:

Mass Effect Andromeda

Minecraft

Grand Theft Auto 5

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.

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)

Rage:

Jump

Shadow Bug

Don't Starve Together

Shrink:

Jump

Mass Effect Andromeda

Portal 2

Don't Starve Together

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

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.

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)

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

Jump

Engadget Article

Offical Website

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.

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)

Rage:

Celestial Command

Stable Orbit

Enter the Gungeon

Shrink:

The Division

Defense Grid 2

Project Cars

Stars One

Planetary Annihilation Titans

Retro Consoles

Geekc.om Article

Tech Raptor Article

Escapist Article

New Developments with Open IV?

Tech Raptor Article

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.

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)

Rage:

Steep

Quantum Conundrum

Forts

Art of Gravity

Faeria

Shrink:

Disputed Space

Galact Quest

Rage:

Brick Rigs

Darkest Dungeon

Parkitect

Deponia: The Complete Journey

Stable Orbit

Shrink:

Warshift

XCom 2

Project Cars

Tyranny

Tom Clancy’s The Division

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

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.

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.

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)

Rage:

Everspace

Shrink:

Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition

War Thunder

Homworld Remasterd

Transport Fever

Tanks vs Aliens

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

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.

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)

Rage:

Slowdrive

Shrink:

Train Conductor World

Starpoint Demini Warlords

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

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.

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)

Rage:

Tomeboys Need Love Too

Oden Cart A Heartwarming Tale

Rage

Warframe

Shrink:

Warframe

Cooking Witch

Rocket Wars

PC GamesN Article

Escapist Magazine Article

Tech Raptor Article

Announcement

Niche Gamer Article

Rage:

Oxygen Not Included

Mages of Mystralia

Production Line

Shrink:

Lacuna Passage

Rails to Riches