Video Game Logic Episode 106: Lord of the Loot Boxes

This week Shrink & Rage talk about wins and losses in the loot box war, the disappearance of Steam machines, and a couple small, personal news items this week.

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Show Highlights & Timestamps

• Games We Played (10:05)
• Lootboxes: Drops come in, drops go out. Can’t explain it. (1:38:52)
• Big Fish Casino Video Game Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling, Federal Appeals Court Rules (1:59:18)
• Valve Removes Steam Machines From Steam’s Storefront. (2:12:34)
• Faeria Goes Pay to Play (2:22:00)
• Fortnite Removes 30 FPS Mode from Consoles (2:28:50)
• Community Corner (2:34:26)
• Discovery Queue (2:53:37)

Games We Played

Rage:

Make Sail

Mini Metro

Dungeon Gambit Boy

Steamworld Dig 2

Pizza Titan Ultra

Shrink:

Anybody Out There: Dead City

Car Vs Cops

1Line

Rocket Valley Tycoon

PUBG Mobile

News

• Hawaii Loot Box Bills Fail to Advance

Hawaii Tribune Herald Article

Yong Yea Video

• Shadow of War Removes Loot Boxes and Microtransactions

Announcement

Monolith FAQ

Sid Alpha Video

• Big Fish Casino Constitutes Gambling Rules Federal Appeals Court

Game Industry Biz Article

Geek Wire

Penn & Teller's Bullshit Numbers

• Valve Removes Steam Machines

Tech Raptor Article

• Faeria Goes Pay to Play

Announcement

• Fortnight Removes 30 FPS Mode From Consoles

Patch Notes

Discovery Queue

Rage:

Long Gone Days

Golem Gates

DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

One Deck Dungeon

Meteor 60 Seconds!

Exiled Kingdoms

Shrink:

Train Valley 2

Equi Magic Galashow of Horses