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.
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. Sony’s having a bad fortnight too. No disc drive on PS6, and they’re nuking 551 movies from people’s PlayStation libraries because the licenses ran out. You know, movies people paid for. Bought. Owned. Allegedly. Armie Hammer took a role in Uwe Boll’s new film without reading the full script, then rang his publicist crying after he saw it. He did say he’d do the sequel for ’life-changing money,’ which is a very reasonable position. Mindhunter is dead forever and Fincher hates that you keep asking. Ludwig got renewed for season 3 before season 2 is even out, which - watch Ludwig. And Supergirl bombed harder than Blue Beetle, which is impressive given that nobody remembered Blue Beetle existed.
Luke went to see Supergirl and came back mostly flat. His verdict: he laughed once.
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.
Not long ago in the galaxy you’re also currently occupying…
Luke is wrestling with beard envy, or is he upset about something else?
This week Microsoft claims Luke has nothing to worry about, Brussels refuses to get Disturbed, Tron does poorly, Luke and Dan have been to PAX Aus, and more!
Luke has returned to some terrible news this week, is the Xbox empire crumbling? You’ll have to listen to find out!
The gates to our realm will be opening shortly, so if you want in head to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm ! Matt is at PAX East this week, but Dan and Luke are holding the fort. They’ve got some game news, movie news, and working at the pub news? Sounds good to me!
Welcome to the future! It’s creepy, invasive and you have no secrets. AND you have no flying car. Ripped off. This week we talk Baldurs Gate 3 mods, is Xbox losing the console wars?, Starfield Shattered Space, Silent Hill 2 remake, some Watch Dogs glasses and California’s new law that’s forcing companies to admit that you don’t own things. Oh and more!
There were a tonne of Xbox related announcements and you’d think that would make Luke happy. So what’s the problem? You’ll have to listen to find out! We also discuss Alan Wake again in case you’re not bored of hearing about it, The Boys, Star Wars (ugh) and we’ve got some Graham Hancock news! * Xbox Showcase - https://kotaku.com/xbox-games-showcase-2024-gears-perfect-dark-fable-starf-1851528786 * Homelander is bad?!? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/boys-creator-on-woke-calls-gen-v-s2/ * The Acolyte is bad?!? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-acolyte-episode-draws-reaction/
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/
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/
Luckily for you nobody can tell us to shut down our Only Fans. Steiner was mean to Schumacher Nurses told to put them away Roald Dahl is back Bond is now a bit less racist. Just a bit though. The Outer Worlds goes next gen
How many controllers have you gone through, listener? Write in and let us know. Boner lamp Busey Taika Trouble Ezra seeking treatment Baldwin done did it He disagrees
Luke missed out on a very important debate to be here this week, we hope you appreciate that! Raised by Wolves goes bye bye Kate Bush is a fan of Stranger Things There’s a new Guardian The design lab hits Australia
Dan’s being very quiet this week. PAX East enforcer contracts COVID at PAX and dies Xbox Live was very very down Blade Runner RPG No more Moon Knight? Obiwan trailer Netflix not doing great?
Lots happened this week! We’ve got streaming service shutdowns, silicon showdowns and game delay meltdowns. Billy Mitchell is back on top Mixer certainly isn’t Apple announces a lot of stuff Star Wars Squadrons is a game Elon Musk says he didn’t have a threesome with Amber Heard and Cara Delvigne And Amber Heard’s lawsuit against Johnny Depp has been dropped Cyberpunk has been delayed You can no longer spawn in Klan members in Red Dead 2 online PAX is going online
Luke is headed for the number one spot on the Xbox Achievement Ladder! Matt and Dan crap on about Disco Elysium a little bit more, but hopefully not too much. Disney is making sure kids don’t accidentally catch a glimpse of a boob, but they’re also trying to secretly mess with their sexual preferences? And Space X sent people into space, yay!!! Disney+ blurs out cleaveage Back To The Future 2 censored on Netflix Always Sunny renewed for record breaking 15th season!
Is Maclunkey the younger brother of hit 80s TV character Macgyver? Or is he some sort of noir gumshoe? Listen to this weeks episode to find out that, and more! Han shoots. That’s all we know for sure. Maclunkey! Do we need another holiday special? Disney+ is doing just fine Without Spider-man And with a touch of racism Anthem might get better! And you can stream it to your phone! We didn’t win any awards. YET.
It’s E3 time again, which means we speculate on what we think game studios might announce and whether or not that pisses us off. Links:Now you can smell like an Xbox! Jedi Fallen Order gameplay from E3Google Stadia launch November and costs $9.99 a month The Elder Scrolls 6 will be a game you play for a decade Baldur’s Gate 3 announced Apple announced the world’s most expensive monitor stand The original Ghostbusters cast are confirmed for the new sequel
Ahh, kids these days. They will never excel in the workforce. Luke, on the other hand, will be an outstanding addition to your business. He will exceed your expectations and will never ask for a promotion. Contact us to see how you can hire him.
Luke takes the opportunity that Dan’s absence provides to get uncomfortably weird this week. Join Matt and Luke as they discuss game to tv adaptations and Apple’s theft of your films.
Join Luke, Matt and not-hot-Dan for some chat about swimsuit tugging, middle aged Obi-Wan and Game of Thrones spoilers from 5 years ago.
