VGL Podcast Ep 326: Community Corner Cleanup

VGL Podcast Ep 326: Community Corner Cleanup

Author: Video Game Logic Podcast March 22, 2024 Duration: 1:41:13
For Show Date: 03/19/2024  This week the boys catch up on two weeks worth of community corner submissions (more or less) and talk about some video game stuff they have played with recently.    Games We Played From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists draw from 4 decades Community CornerApex Legends streamers surprised to find aimbot and other hacks added to their PCs in the middle of major competition. ‘Skull And Bones’ Looks Like It’s Doing Worse Than ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ EA to lay off 5% of workforce, Tarn Adams Say what we’re all thinking Warner Brothers has some news articles!   Games We Played   Rage: Steam Deck https://www.steamdeck.com/en/ Jared: X4: Foundations https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160/X4_Foundations/ News Items and sources: From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists draw from 4 decades https://apnews.com/article/video-game-hall-of-fame-atari-guitar-hero-7b10c9f4d1a91a449111816c4432a638   Apex Legends streamers surprised to find aimbot and other hacks added to their PCs in the middle of major competition. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/apex-legends-streamers-warned-to-perform-a-clean-os-reinstall-as-soon-as-possible-after-hacks-during-na-finals-match/   ‘Skull And Bones’ Looks Like It’s Doing Worse Than ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/03/09/skull-and-bones-looks-like-its-doing-worse-than-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league/?sh=5c04fb41c728   EA to lay off 5% of workforce, or about 670 employees https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/ea-layoffs-company-to-cut-5percent-of-workforce-or-about-670-employees.html Dwarf Fortress creator blasts execs behind brutal industry layoff https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/dwarf-fortress-creator-blasts-execs-behind-brutal-industry-layoffs-they-can-all-eat-s-i-think-theyre-horrible-greedy-greedy-people/   Warner Bros. Discusses "Volatile" AAA Console Games, Will Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile https://www.gamespot.com/articles/warner-bros-discusses-volatile-aaa-console-games-will-lean-into-free-to-play-and-mobile/1100-6521597/ Even more Adult Swim games are being removed from sale by Warner Bros, as a total wipeout looks increasingly likely https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/even-more-adult-swim-games-are-being-removed-from-sale-by-warner-bros-as-a-total-wipeout-looks-increasingly-likely/

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VGL Podcast Ep 352: GTA 5 (July Gameclub) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46:31
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VGL Podcast Ep 351: Juno New Origins (May Gameclub) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:10
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(Update) VGL Podcast Ep 243: A Normal Lost Phone, Another Lost Phone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:56:12
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Duration: 7:47
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VGL Podcast Ep 350: No More Starfield Support [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:44
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VGL Franken Episode: Gay Ink Colors [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:31
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VGL Podcast Ep 349: Balatro (April Gameclub) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:43
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