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Home of the Video Game Logic Podcast. A podcast recorded by Gaming Psychologist and Caffeine Rage, where we talk about many things in the video game industry. Some good, some bad, and then we give in depth thoughts, feelings, and analysis of how to deal with them.
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VGL Podcast Ep 334: Ten Years Ago
For Show Date: 06/18/2024
Games We Played
Life by You No Longer Among the Living
Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in
Discovery Queue
Time Stamps will be in the show notes following their respective topics when remembered
Games We Played
Rage:
Linkito
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/Linkito/
Jared:
Earth Defense Force 5
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1007040/EARTH_DEFENSE_FORCE_5/
Dyson Sphere Program
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/Dyson_Sphere_Program/
News Items and sources:
Life by You No Longer Among the Living
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/hours-after-cancelling-its-only-game-paradox-shutters-its-24-person-life-by-you-studio/
https://www.eurogamer.net/sims-like-rival-life-by-you-has-been-cancelled-after-indefinite-delay
Senior Riot devs say the League of Legends playerbase is getting older, with fewer newbies jumping in
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/senior-riot-devs-say-the-league-of-legends-playerbase-is-getting-older-with-fewer-newbies-jumping-in-candidly-its-not-the-same-situation-it-was-10-years-ago/ -
VGL Podcast Ep 333: He Wears a Trench Coat
Topics list:
For Show Date: 06/11/2024
Games We Played
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming
PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience
Community CornerNew Worlds Community Review Bombs the Game on Steam
Starfield's latest update draws player ire by sticking a bounty hunting quest behind the Creation Club paywall
Time Stamps will be in the show notes following their respective topics when remembered
Games We Played
Rage:
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_VI/
Jared:
Class of 09
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1443200/Class_of_09/
News Items and sources:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming
https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-always-online-including-campaign-due-to-continuous-texture-streaming
PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience
https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/playstation/playstations-ceo-drastically-underestimates-the-steam-crowds-patience-thinks-pc-gamers-will-buy-a-ps5-for-exclusive-sequels/
New Worlds Community Review Bombs the Game on Steam
https://www.reddit.com/r/newworldgame/comments/1dbveng/the_reaction_to_this_weekends_big_announcement/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/11/21/new-world-just-massively-increased-its-difficulty-and-players-are-mad/?sh=292f7b732150
Starfield's latest update draws player ire by sticking a bounty hunting quest behind the Creation Club paywall
https://www.vg247.com/starfield-update-creation-club-bounty-hunting-quest -
VGL Franken Episode
This week work schedules get in the way for Rage so we're running a Franken Episode. I still hadn't deleted any uncompressed audio from last week, so you get what may be the freshest franken show yet. Maybe that should have been the title!? Oh well, enjoy!
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VGL Podcast Ep 332: Open Roads (May Gameclub)
For Show Date: 05/28/2024
Gameclub: Open Roads
Next Gameclub: Another Crab’s Treasure, BG3
Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision
Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet
Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets
Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/victims-and-parents-of-uvalde-school-shooting-sue-activision
Atari Acquires Intellivision, Burying a 45-Year-Old Hatchet
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/atari-intellivision-acquisition
Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets
https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/05/24/square-enix-final-fantasy-unrealistic-sales-targets-jacob-navok -
VGL Podcast Ep 331: Return of the Doobely Doo
For Show Date: 05/21/2024
Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality
EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
Community CornerKSP 2 Lost in Space?
News Items and sources:
Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/final-redfall-update-offline-mode
EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ea-is-looking-at-adding-in-game-ads-in-aaa-games-well-be-very-thoughtful-as-we-move-into-that-says-ceo
KSP 2 Lost in Space?
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/take-two-confirms-kerbal-space-program-2-is-safe-despite-seattle-layoffs
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/take-two-denies-roll7-intercept-closure
Discovery Queue
Rage:
Mullet MadJack
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111190/MULLET_MADJACK
Seablip
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471270/Seablip/
Cozy Caravan
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2788520/Cozy_Caravan
Children of the Sun
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309950/Children_of_the_Sun/?queue=1
Shrink:
Gray Zone Warzone
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479810/Gray_Zone_Warfare/?queue=1
Men of War 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128860/Men_of_War_II/?queue=1
Baladins
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1866320/Baladins/?queue=1
Manor Lords
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/Manor_Lords/?queue=1
Little Kitty Big City
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/?queue=1
Mech Engineer
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Franken Episode: Gaben Told On Him
This week it's my fault we didn't record. It's spring time in the south, and I had a sinus infection. I took some time off and got some meds, so fingers crossed to wellness and recordings next week. We have many topics we'd like to discuss!