VGL Podcast EP....: A Quick Update!

No negative feedback was received so I will be pushing some of my recorded TTRPG sessions to the feed while Rage and I try to figure out how to actually do a podcast as 2 full time employed working boys with no shared schedule. 

Greetings! There is a stinger in the  front of this to explain, but to put it on the cover, this is a recording of a TTRPG campaign I run. There was a death in my family of a close family member and I have needed time away both to grieve and to deal with the effects of a funeral. I hope you all have a happy holiday season, and we'll have more recordings to come. 

This week Shrink & Rage go to the old west for some tall tales and a game club. 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 September Gameclub: Call of Juarez Gunslinger 5:00 Next Gameclub Game: Darkest Dungeon 59.21 Marvel’s Avengers is coming to Game Pass this month 1:01:17 China bans live streaming by children under 16 1:06:19 It looks like Apple won't be letting Fortnite back on its devices anytime soon 1:12:12 Twitch reportedly launching new security tools to combat hate raiding 1:16:27 Community Corner  Change.Org petition warning Activision 1:22:39   News Game Pass Avengers PC Games N: Marvel’s Avengers is coming to Game Pass this month   More China Bans Games Industry Biz: China bans livestreaming by children under 16   Apple Disallowing Fortnite Eurogamer: It looks like Apple won't be letting Fortnite back on its devices anytime soon   Twitch May Get New Chat Security Tools Eurogamer: Twitch reportedly launching new security tools to combat hate raiding   Community Corner Warning at Activision Blizzard: Do not layoff workers! Waypoint: Activision Blizzard Workers Accuse Company of 'Union Busting' and 'Intimidation'

This week Shrink & Rage have a very in depth look at the VGL Game Club game Life is Strange. 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. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (5:15) VGL Game Club: Life is Strange (24:30) Next Game Club Game (4:03:10) Community Corner (4:04:00)   Games We Played Rage: ZiL Truck RallyCross Saints Row 4 Shrink: Life is Strange  

This week Shrink & Rage hold the final game club of the year. 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 Games We played 4:27 December Gameclub: Celeste 32:02 Next Gameclub: Monster Sanctuary 55:53 Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Real Life Violence 59:04 Steam 250’s Best Game Releases of 2020 1:07:44  Discovery Queue 1:26:10 Games We Played Rage: Pokemon Sword   Shrink: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown News Game Study Game Sage: Ten-Year Long Study Confirms No Link Between Playing Violent Video Games as Early as Ten Years Old and Aggressive Behavior Later in Life Study Link   Steam 250's Best Reviewed Games of 2020 Best of 2020 from Steam 250 Discovery Queue Rage: Roboquest Stirring Abyss AFL Evolution 2 Fishing: North Atlantic A pirate quartermaster   Shrink: Unravel 2 Vampire the Masquerade Shadows of New York PP Puncher CyberHive Toast Defense Rogue Griefhelm  

This week Jared and Rage both were out of town so we will be playing an updated Gameclub for you.  Next week we'll get to hear about Rage's trip to an anime con,  and Jared's trip to DC during the US government shutdown.      This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club, this month taking a look at Overland. 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 October Gameclub: Overland 3:45 Next Gameclub: Death and Taxes 43:25 Amazon’s Crucible is being shut down in November 49:10 GameStop Will Get a Cut of Digital Sales Made On Xbox's They Sell 55:35 Netflix announces live-action Assassin's Creed series 1:05:20 Deleting Facebook also deletes your Oculus purchases 1:14:15 Discovery Queue 1:25:45 News Amazon Crucible Shuts Down PC Games N: Amazon’s Crucible is being shut down in November Games Industry Biz: Amazon ends Crucible development for good   Gamestop's Leg Up Tech Raptor: GameStop Will Get a Cut of Digital Sales Made On Xbox's They Sell   Netflix Live-Action Assassin's Creed Eurogamer: Netflix announces live-action Assassin's Creed series   No Facebook, No Oculus Eurogamer: Deleting Facebook also deletes your Oculus purchases   Discovery Queue Rage: In Silence Hammerting RuneScape Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp Pumpkin Jack DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One Surviving the Aftermath WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship Shrink: Solasta Crown of the Magister Beyond the Wire Fishin: North Atlantic Second Extinction Dragon Age Inquisition  

This episode is an interview I recorded last week with my friend who is also an artist and now a game developer! We spend nearly half an hour discussing Game Jams, her experience with them, and what she may be working on in the future. If you want to know more, find her at all the links below. Twitch Youtube BlueSky

This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club then talk about some 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. Show Highlights & Timestamps Games We Played (8:35) February Gameclub: Stacking (26:12) Next Gameclub Game: Outer Worlds (52:28) Bethesda Was “Surprised How Few People Wanted to Take Part in PvP” in Fallout 76 (54:42) GOG expands refund policy to 30 days (1:04:02) Borderlands 2 Update Advertising Borderlands 3 Breaks The Game (1:12:58) Discovery Queue (1:20:05)   Games We Played Shrink: Battlestar Galactica Deadlock News Bethesda PvP Bethesda Was “Surprised How Few People Wanted to Take Part in PvP” in Fallout 76   GoG Expands Refunds GOG expands refund policy to 30 days   Borderlands 2 Update Borderlands 2 Update Advertising Borderlands 3 Breaks The Game   Discovery Queue Rage: OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Marco & The Galaxy Dragon Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Iris and the Giant Invasion Machine Heaven Dust Blackthorn Arena   Shrink: Max Gentlemen Sexy Business Ori and the Will of the Wisps One Punch Man, A Hero Nobody Knows Beautiful Desolation Cuisine Royale

Welcome back to another one of our update episodes! This time we revisit Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. Posted late because my internet has been out all day. Enjoy! This week Shrink & Rage hold the monthly game club then talk some 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. Show Highlights & Timestamps Gameclub: Where the Water Tastes LIke Wine (12:04) Next Gameclub Game: Stacking (1:02:38) The PLEX for GOOD Campaign Nets a Big Bid (1:06:39) Video Game Gambling Legislation Proposed to Clarify Washington State Laws (1:17:10) Plague Inc. Goes Viral in China After Coronavirus Scare (1:26:00) Discovery Queue (1:31:31)   VGL Game Club Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Next Game Club: Stacking   News PLEX For Good EVE Online Gold Magnate Auction Concludes with 1+ Million PLEX Winning Bid EVE Online virtual spaceship sale nets $30k for Australian Red Cross   Washington State Laws Clarified Video Game Gambling Legislation Proposed to Clarify Washington State Laws   Plague Inc. Goes Viral in China After Coronavirus Scare Plague Inc. Goes Viral in China After Coronavirus Scare Surge of Plague Inc. players reminded it’s “a game, not a scientific model” after coronavirus outbreak   Discovery Queue Rage: Warhammer Underworlds: Online Spellcaster University Ether Loop Mysteria ~Occult Shadows~ Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception Commandos 2 - HD Remaster Lenna's Inception   Shrink: Temtem Deeeeer Simulator Resident Evil 3 MMORPG Tycoon 2