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 VGLPodcast@gmail.com 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.

• 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

• 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

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 VGLPodcast@gmail.com 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 (5:15)

• VGL Game Club: Life is Strange (24:30)

• Next Game Club Game (4:03:10)

• Community Corner (4:04:00)

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 VGLPodcast@gmail.com 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 4:27

• 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

Rage:

Pokemon Sword

Shrink:

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

• 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

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 VGLPodcast@gmail.com 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.

• 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

• 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

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 VGLPodcast@gmail.com 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 (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)

Shrink:

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

• 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

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