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?
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. Also Matt’s daughter is already better at the Bluey game than he is, which tracks.
Lots of movie talk this week! We discuss Alien:Covenant, Gladiator 2, Borderlands, The Crow and more! We still managed to sneak in a chat about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and some other gaming stuff too.
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
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
What do female streamers have that Luke doesn’t?! Why do they get all the views? Is it their knowledge of physics? About who shot J. R.? Links:Ridley Scott has choice words for journalist Ridley Scott turned down Dune Tom Holland returning for more Spider-Man films People fighting over No Way Home tickets It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is now the longest running sitcom
All these damn millennials are ruining everything. Everyone is too busy on their phones to go see a movie or look out the window into outer space, while we are over here trying to get hands on with Lady Gaga. Links:Chris Pratt not doing Mario’s Italian accent Ridley Scott is working on two new TV shows …and blames millennials for the disinterest in seeing films at the cinema …and superhero movies for being boring Amazon interested in Mass Effect TV series Battlefield 2042 is now one of the worst-reviewed games on Steam Rockstar Issues GTA Remaster Apology Footage exists of Jason Momoa as The Crow Tim Sweeney says the quiet part out loud
See Spot pray. Pray, Spot, pray. Spot meets Cindy. Pray Spot doesn’t read Cindy’s book. Links:Gun accident on the set of Rust Dune part 2 looking promising Indy 5 delayed Superman colorist quits over the new Superman Mythic Quest: 2 more seasons Mass grave found suspiciously close to Matt
Matt and Dan are new dads, which explains why they keep bringing their daughters to paleontologists and podiatrists and wondering why they aren’t getting adequate pediatric healthcare. Links:Babylon 5 reboot Ridley Scott making Gladiator 2 Mace Windu comic might be racist? The internet may have cost Lucy Lawless a Star Wars role George Lucas finally gets his own figurine Mandalorian season 3 begins filming
Everybody is back aboard the podcast train this week and we’ve got some exciting updates, including Terminator follow up direct from Lance Henriksen himself! Red Dead 2 is a big deal People are really mad about Diablo Immortal Gladiator 2 is a thing Cavill of Rivia Satan is getting litigious Despite Luke’s insistence they aren’t being made, Avatar sequels are being made
Happy New Year!!! It’s 2018 and we’re back with out first episode of the year. This week we complain about The Last Jedi a little bit more but not too much. We also talk about a tonne of stuff we watched over the holiday break and come up with some interesting ideas for segments that we’ll probably have forgotten by next week! Mark Hamill regrets mentioning his apprehensions about The Last Jedi Ridley Scott thinks Alien should be as popular as Star Wars Ridley Scott thinks he could make a better Star Wars movie – but he won’t Ridley Scott had some stuff to say about Blade Runner 2049 Batman: […]
We’ve all finally seen Justice League so it’s a spoiler episode! Plus we talk about some other films and TV shows we enjoyed this week, plus a helpful rule of thumb to use when speaking to women. Oh and for the first time we have an update on Armi Hammer’s balls! So look forward to those. I mean that. I mean… listen to this week’s episode of Multiple Nerdgasm! There is no Snyder cut of Justice League Armi Hammer’s balls had to be removed Ridley Scott also had to be removed Infinity War has a trailer Daisy Ridley is done with Rey after Episode 9 Olaf is done with Christmas […]
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We’re all back this week and we’ve got some live recordings from EB Expo, some news from Terry Smallshoe and whole lot of stupid stuff to talk about.
