Episode 665
No Jonas: Xbox Merges Studios & The Elizabeth Holmes Doco
01:10:39
Nathan Fielder moved into Elizabeth Holmes’ house for 10 days before she went to jail, made a documentary about it, and somehow it’s rated R for graphic nudity. We have no idea what’s going on and we cannot wait.
Also: Luke watched all of Silo Season 3 instead of going for a swim (the pool wasn’t warm enough), Matt went to see the Jonas Brothers and actually enjoyed it (being supportive, he insists), and Xbox had another rough week -Ninja Theory is being shut down after Microsoft couldn’t sell them, and Halo is now Activision’s problem.
Episode 664
Goon Squad: Resident Evil Review & Wolverine Game Backlash
01:04:09
Luke goes full cinema hermit and catches two movies in one day — the 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie (verdict: fun but makes absolutely no sense, Hot Rod forever) and Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil (verdict: actually good, go see it, the padlock jokes are perfect). Meanwhile Matt is still playing Yoshi and the Mysterious Book with his daughter, who apparently blasted through the new Bluey game in a single weekend like some kind of toddler speedrunner.
Episode 663
Dix to Digital: Ocarina of Time Remake & iPhone Duo Foldable
01:05:06
Luke’s three VBs in not hungover this week, so prepare for some high energy discussion of the week’s going on!
Episode 662
Insert Coin: Xbox Cloud Gaming Hour Limits & Tariff Refunds Kept
01:08:03
This week Microsoft quietly kneecaps Xbox Cloud Gaming with new monthly hour limits, and they’re also keeping the tariff refunds. The future of gaming may not be financially viable?
Episode 661
Green. With Envy. – Green Xbox Sells Out & Squadron 42 Delayed
01:07:27
Xbox’s limited-edition green throwback console sold out in under a minute this week, and is now sitting on eBay for $3,300 AUD. Reasonable? You be the judge. Actually no, we’ll be the judge. That’s ridiculous.
Episode 660
Shtar Shitizen: Star Citizen Dev Stream Disaster & X-Men Cast Revealed
01:05:58
Luke’s back from the actual flu (not the fake flu, the ‘couldn’t get an achievement for 5 days’ flu), and Matt’s walking around post-spinal surgery like a champ, albeit with a physiotherapist who apparently learned her craft from a Bond villain
Episode 659
My Spidey Scents is Stinkling: Spider-Man Brand New Day & Thimbleweed Park 2
01:08:24
We’re back, baby! Matt had surgery, Luke got sick, got better, went back to work, and got sick again with something different. Classic Luke. Anyway, we pushed through because we missed you.
Episode 658
Bicepeus: The Odyssey Review, Avengers Doomsday Trailer & Mandalorian Ends
01:08:37
This week we wonder how Nolan made a $250 million movie that looks like The Odyssey, while Moana 2 cost the same amount and looks like… Moana 2.
Episode 657
Burn Baby, Burn: Evil Dead Rise Review & Obsession Review
01:04:39
Luke is back from hospital where he apparently has built up a full tolerance to ketamine (‘I have no idea what people are going on about’) and Matt is falling apart at the spine. It’s fine. Everyone’s fine. Somehow they still watched a bunch of movies and have opinions.
Episode 656
Firing Squad: Xbox Mass Layoffs & Sony Deletes 551 Movies
01:08:21
So Taylor Swift got married, Adam Sandler officiated (yes, really, no one knows why either), and you could buy ‘wedding memorabilia’ off a New York street artist - including a used ovulation test - for $25. We live in a society.
Then there’s the Xbox stuff, which is a lot. Like, a LOT. Thousands of jobs gone, Double Fine just… set free, id Software’s programmers shown the door (great for the legendary game engine people, obviously), and Obsidian pulled off Avowed 2 to go make Fallout instead. The good news: this is what everyone wanted since New Vegas. The bad news: it’s happening because Microsoft bought literally everything and then panicked.
Episode 655
🇺🇸 Happy Birthday 🇺🇸: Supergirl, Steam Machine & Xbox Price Increase
01:09:03
Luke went to see Supergirl and came back mostly flat. His verdict: he laughed once.
Episode 654
Naked on the Beach: Commodore Flip Phone, Elder Scrolls 6 & Xbox Layoffs
01:04:28
Matt beat an innocent stranger to death with a rock this week. Listen to find out what the hell that’s about.
We get into the Xbox chaos (Ninja Theory gone, Elder Scrolls 6 still apparently coming in 2028 or possibly never, Tim Schafer potentially going indie), the Commodore flip phone that blocks social media and may or may not be purchased by Luke on the spot, why Ridley Scott doing Treasure Island feels weird, and the very depressing news that Europe can’t legally force publishers to keep game servers alive.
Episode 653
I Drink And I Watch Things: Disclosure Day & Masters of the Universe
01:09:12
Luke spent many hours at the cinema this week, drinking his way through five movies, then got on a kick scooter and came straight to record a podcast.
Episode 652
The Hero The Meat Raffle Deserves: Lego Star Wars Drama & Dune Awakening
01:04:58
Luke’s heroics at a pub meat raffle set the tone for this week’s episode. When a man grabs a woman’s arm on the dance floor he’ll be there, like a red bearded Batman.
An 83-year-old man’s retirement fund - a warehouse’s worth of vintage Star Wars LEGO he’s been sitting on since the ’90s - is stuck in the middle of one of the strangest internet dramas going right now. Bricks and Minifigs, Antifa, a YouTuber getting arrested in corporate lobbies, a police raid on an Airbnb to search for stolen LEGO, and a Patreon CEO publicly telling a franchise to get stuffed. Nuts.
Episode 651
Grow Goo: Mandalorian and Grogu, Destiny 2 & Masters of the Universe
01:07:26
Luke Skywalker blowing up Jabba’s sail barge is the greatest war crime in Star Wars history. Not the Death Star - a military target, the sail barge full of slaves and service workers. Luke knew exactly what he was doing and he chose evil. This is the kind of analysis you get here.