The Game Awards happened and we’re not going to complain about them as much as everybody else! The Game Awards are just winter E3 - https://kotaku.com/game-awards-keighley-e3-trailers-1851083267 If you hate speeches you’ll love The Game Awards - https://kotaku.com/the-game-awards-tga-2023-speech-music-keighley-1851086183 No mention of layoffs at The Game Awards - https://www.theverge.com/23992402/geoff-keighley-the-game-awards-layoffs The Game Awards winners - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-2023-game-awards-winners/ Baldurs Gate wins big - https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2023-winners-baldurs-gate-3-game-of-the-year And Baldurs Gate is out on Xbox now - https://kotaku.com/baldurs-gate-3-xbox-release-date-bg3-game-awards-1851081734 No Man’s Sky devs new game - https://www.darkhorizons.com/no-mans-sky-team-unveil-next-game/ Blade game announced - https://www.vg247.com/marvels-blade-announced-no-xbox-mentions Oppenheimer to be released in Japan - https://www.darkhorizons.com/oppenheimer-sets-its-japanese-release/ Jonathan Majors’ case is not going well - https://www.thecut.com/article/everything-we-know-about-jonathan-majors-arrest.html
More of our usual hard hitting journalism this week as we discuss movies, games, scam and the JFK assassination. Again. You can’t smoke in New Zealand. Oh wait… yes you can - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/new-zealand-scraps-world-first-smoking-generation-ban-to-fund-tax-cuts Alex Jones offered a deal - https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/sandy-hook-families-alex-jones-deal-bankruptcy-18516952.php Furiosa Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMuhwVlca4
Hope everybody had an enjoyable holiday (those of you in the US) and we hope you all saved some money on Black Friday, hopefully on some really bargains and not just the fake ones. Christopher Nolan is not directing James Bond - https://www.darkhorizons.com/nolan-shoots-down-james-bond-rumors/ No Nightmare Before Christmas 2 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/no-chance-of-nightmare-before-christmas-2/ Scream 7 reset - https://www.darkhorizons.com/scream-vii-to-undergo-a-creative-reset/ Dave Filoni is now the boss - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dave-filoni-is-lucasfilms-new-cco/
This week we’ve got some important investigative journalism done by someone else for us to lazily summarise! Fraud? (The question mark insulates us from legal issues) - https://www.ign.com/articles/youtuber-the-completionists-open-hand-foundation-accused-of-keeping-charitable-donations Wednesday actor sacked - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-06-08/wednesday-actor-percy-hynes-white-dismisses-sexual-assault-claims-misinformation The coyote is back? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/coyote-vs-acme-decision-elicits-backlash/ Stop writing off completed movies - https://www.vg247.com/warner-bros-coyote-vs-acme-situation-even-has-a-us-congressman-calling-for-change
It’s a rambly old show we’ve got for you this week! Warner tosses the Coyote in the track - https://www.darkhorizons.com/warners-scraps-coyote-vs-acme-release/ Steam Deck OLED - https://www.darkhorizons.com/valve-announces-steam-deck-oled/ Silent Hill remake maybe doesn’t get it - https://www.vg247.com/silent-hill-2-remake-special-origin-story Fall of the House of Langella - https://deadline.com/2022/05/frank-langella-fired-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-netflix-series-details-1235029281/
Guess who’s back! Apple reaches for Matt’s wallet - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/everything-to-know-about-apples-new-m3-m3-pro-and-m3-max-processors/
Give X all your money - https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/10/27/musk-x-banking Grimes is the momma - https://www.vulture.com/2023/10/grimes-elon-musk-lawsuit-parental-rights-children.html Give Russel Brand some of your money - https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/russell-brand-begs-fans-for-financial-support-says-hes-victim-of-a-conspiracy/news-story/0530ce868da017ef2c751e823dcdd415 Give Charlie Sheen’s daughter some money too - https://people.com/sami-sheen-onlyfans-stirring-up-drama-with-parents-denise-richards-charlie-sheen-source-7547328 Buy some beer from Amouranth - https://kotaku.com/amouranth-beer-yeast-order-of-yoni-twitch-kick-1850966738 Todd Howard didn’t WANT to announce Elder Scrolls 6, you made him! - https://www.darkhorizons.com/why-elder-scrolls-vi-announced-so-early/
Luke was full of it. Full of what? Tune in to find out… Alec Baldwin is back on the manslaughter block - https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/alec-baldwin-could-face-new-rust-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-1234917796/ Actors can’t dress up as movie characters for Halloween - https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/sag-aftra-bans-halloween-costumes-struck-content-1234918582/ Netflix is raising prices, thanks possibly to the new contract negotiations - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/netflix-raises-prices-up-to-17-amid-new-contracts-licensing-costs/ X is in trouble with Europe so Elon might just… block Europe? - https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/19/x-in-europe-ban/
Most of us are back! Microsoft has bought Activision Unity’s CEO has resigned Baldurs Gate 3 is amazing Cyberpunk 2 Cyberpunk 1.5 was expensive Cyberpunk TV show Only Murders Season 3 Cal Wilson
It’s a wild ride this week! Stephen Fry’s voice has been stolen Unity backtracks Sound of Freedom guy accused Man sues Google Cyberpunk 2077 is awesome Elon Musk is not awesome Microsoft considered buying Nintendo Bluey is coming
Nothing actually went wrong but that’s no thanks to Matt and his big mouth. He did complete his homework though! We’ve got new iPhones, movie follow up, more Starfield, and some big game engine drama this week. Plus lots more so hop on in! Christopher Nolan + Bond rumours are back! Baldurs Gate 3 on Mac - September 21st Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty and the 2.0 update - also September 21st New iPhones do have USB-C Unity descends into madness Seriously WTF Unity Penny Arcade weighed in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcVOgO4eU8Q
Surprise, Dan’s back! It was certainly a surprise to Luke and Matt who have not yet completed their assigned homework. Starfield and Cyberpunk are different games There are already NSFW mods for Starfield Todd Howard says upgrade your PC, loser! Starfield saves a family from certain doom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKlJfi0nbk
We’ve been playing Starfield! We tried to keep the spoilers minimal (tutorial missions only) so it should be safe to listen if you haven’t played yet. We also discuss some other stuff in case you don’t like cool games for some reason. Starfield reviews are in Guy gets arrested for trying to sell Starfield early Todd Howard agrees with Luke about early announcements Dune Part Two is delayed Napoleon is long David Ayer is back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGuFh6IFn8w
Luke and Matt talk about Starfield, Destiny, Dark Force and Donald Trump, amongst other things. They also invited Jono from Quokka Games to pop in for a short visit to talk about their new game Boba Master! Trump arrested Dark Forces remastered Dune Part Two delayed Zack Snyder has watched some movies David Ayer is upset Quokka Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLszBwFWon0
Did Chris Carter have super secret access to Area 51 and the bodies of dead aliens? Listen to find out that he did not. Of course he didn’t, what’s wrong with you? The trigger Uri Gellar. Remember Uri Gellar? Mountain Dew destroys DNA? Starfield goes gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPNasPOxMzk
We spent an inordinate amount of time talking about Michael Jackson this week, but don’t despair because there’s also some movie talk and some ball-licking news. Ridley Scott wishes he’d ruined Blade Runner instead Warner apologises to Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTkVHefkOo
I’m not on the show this week but as I understand it the guys talked about Oppenheimer and Michael Jackson. You know, that famous duo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfloBgA7hqo
We’ve all watched a movie, again! Well… two of us watched it, one of us only watched most of it. Universal Tree Trimming Tony Bennett Kevin Mitnick Jane Birkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxZpbnYTmw
Guys, something amazing has happened! We all went and saw a movie, in the same week, in theatres! Which movie? Well you can probably guess but you’ll have to watch/listen to know for sure… 65 The Actors Strike Back Bob Iger is not impressed James Gunn pulls the plug on the DCU and refills the bath Oppenheimer More Alita!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8VD9s6RF0
I apologise for my atrocious audio again this week. I solemnly swear that I will never travel without a microphone again.The Flash bombedEzra was unfairly targetedOrson Welles made a comedyRussell Crowe is not in Gladiator 2, stop asking him about itRobert England is forgetful
We’re all back and Luke’s been a good boy. Also this week you can SEE us if you want to for some reason. We’ll be uploading the video to YouTube to see if that’s something people would wanna look at.Doc Antle convictedHollywood is screwedThe Batpod mystery could be solved
Matt was sick this week so he doesn’t know what to write here! Hopefully Luke and Dan can keep us all entertained.Harrison Ford in ETBible bannedRelease the Schumacher CutThe Flash in the panEzra silencedSpider-banned
Now the AIs are stealing our ideas. Is nothing sacred?New Beatles album incomingTed KaczynskiTreat WilliamsCormac McCarthyTarantino likes animals?Del Toro doesn’t like Hollywood?The Flash director will do Batman nextStar Wars: OutlawsAndor wouldn’t be green lit today
Strap on your headset, pop in your earphones and prepare for a quiet evening in with Dan and Matt. Luke isn’t here this week so he can’t stop us.Apple Vision ProCyberjunkReddit kills third party appsiOS will block your dick picsNetflix makes gainsDiablo 4
