Multiple Nerdgasm

Matt needs to walk back some things he said in our last episode and Dan isn’t happy about it. Starfield is trash (says Walmart) - https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-treasure-walmart-will-reportedly-throw-out-physical-copies-of-starfield-if-no-one-buys-the-disks-for-3-cents Silent Hill 2 Remake gameplay footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayKICAIUHkA There’s a new, short Silent Hill game out right now on PS5 and it’s free - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmEamyHS3c4 We need one of these Dune 2 popcorn buckets - https://kotaku.com/dune-2-popcorn-bucket-sandworm-1851215982 We also need this Alan Wake thermos - https://www.alanwake.com/story/alan-wake-2-x-airam-oh-deer-thermos/ Rust stuff again - https://variety.com/2024/film/news/rust-prosecutor-armorer-live-bullets-set-1235893410/ SAG stands with Alec Baldwin - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-01-25/alec-baldwin-rust-case-halyna-hutchins-sag-aftra

12,000 years from now people might be arguing over whether we existed. Wouldn’t that be neat? I hope we end up on Netflix. The Mac is 40 - https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-lays-of-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-division?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed Steve Jobs was elusive - https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/24/not-taking-a-photo-of-steve-jobs/ Microsoft fires a lot of people - https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-lays-of-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-division?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed Oppenheimer is up for some awards - https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/oscars-2024-nominations-analysis-1234947235/

You don’t own this podcast The Great Circle - https://www.darkhorizons.com/indiana-jones-the-great-circle-game-trailer/ Ubisoft owns your games - https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-subscription-1851167602 Disney Presents: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: The Movie - https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/the-mandalorian-star-wars-movie-directed-by-jon-favreau-1234941832/

Luke lets us all down this week, but hopefully we can make it up to you. Oppenheimer wins big - https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/oppenheimer-wins-best-picture-drama-golden-globes-1234939750/https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/christopher-nolan-wins-golden-globe-best-director-oppenheimer-1234940940/ https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/cillian-murphy-wins-best-actor-drama-golden-globe-oppenheimer-1234940492/ Jonathan Majors found guilty - https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/jonathan-majors-denies-assaulting-grace-jabbari-gma-interview-1234940345/ Indy game footage soon! - https://kotaku.com/xbox-developer-direct-january-2023-indiana-jones-1851151880 And it’s probably called The Great Circle - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2024/01/bethesdas-indiana-jones-game-may-finally-have-a-name/

If you want to annoy Luke you’ll have to dress up as Kristin Stewart, or maybe Logan Paul. Jason Momoa annoys Amber Heard - https://www.businessinsider.com/amber-heard-accused-jason-momoa-cosplaying-johnny-depp-variety-2023-10 Kanye’s wife isnt allowed to wear pants - https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/kanye-west-says-wife-bianca-31794311 James Franco admits to sleeping with students - https://www.thethings.com/james-francos-acting-school-had-a-sex-class-that-shouldve-been-seen-as-an-immediate-red-flag/ Furiosa is a prequel to the Mad Max game? - https://www.vg247.com/furiosa-surprise-prequel-to-best-7-10-game Logan Paul will refund people, finally. Sort of. - https://kotaku.com/youtube-logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-game-refund-lawsuit-1851143787 A 13 year old “beat” Tetris - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/arts/tetris-beat-blue-scuti.html

How many cases of beer did you drink today? I wonder if they could make oxygenated scotch? The Abyss 4k release cancelled in the UK - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-abyss-uk-4k-disc-release-cancelled/ Snyder wants to do Bond - https://www.darkhorizons.com/snyder-has-superhero-fatigue-bond-ambitions/ Nolan is a fan - https://www.darkhorizons.com/chris-nolan-on-zack-snyders-influence/ Matt has the forbidden watch - https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/28/apple-watch-ban-news/

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year! We hope you all have a great, nerdtastic holiday! Luke was extra wrong about Dune - https://www.darkhorizons.com/chalamet-teases-a-dune-3-returnee/ Rebel Moon is apparently not very good - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-rebel-moon-reviews-are-in/ Furiosa has too much CGI? - https://screenrant.com/furiosa-cgi-backlash-missing-point-hollywood/

One of us is in hospital this week. See if you can guess who!Charity fraud update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFYCYwvRbEUStarfield update - https://www.vg247.com/starfield-2023-actual-goty-not-even-closeFlorida Joker is a joker - https://kotaku.com/gta-6-florida-joker-voice-read-dead-redemption-2-1851089419RIP E3 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/games-convention-e3-is-no-longer/

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/