James Bond

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.

Somehow a conversation about the Grogu movie leads to the discovery that Neighbours made a zombie spin-off in 2014 and it’s available on YouTube. That’s the kind of episode this is. Along the way: William Shatner publicly calling his own Magic: The Gathering card AI-generated garbage, Matt’s genuine distress over not being able to enjoy Stardew Valley, Luke owning 12 boxes of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 board game expansions and having opened exactly one, and a surprisingly interesting breakdown of why Spotify’s new fan-verification ticket system might actually dent concert scalping. Plus GTA 6 is still November, Destiny 2 is winding down, and Matt is running a local AI agent that reads obituaries so we don’t miss Geek of the Week candidates.

Luke slept 18 hours before this episode because he was up until 3 AM playing Forza Horizon 6. That’s the kind of dedication that costs nearly $200 when you factor in the premium upgrade. Meanwhile Matt was over here still playing Conan Exiles Enhanced on GeForce Now and trying to figure out mod management on a streaming service (spoiler: it’s a nightmare). We also talked about: Mixtape on Game Pass — Luke really wants you to play this one. Silverchair and Smashing Pumpkins on the soundtrack, little indie game about friends and memories. Just play it. XBOX is all caps again. Yes. Matt polled the audience (well, Microsoft did on Twitter). Everybody said all caps. Done. Some leaked photos of what’s supposedly the new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller. Luke called bullshit immediately and we stand by that. Uwe Boll is making 23 Years Later: The Castle of the Dead because Paul W. S. Anderson is making a House of the Dead movie and Uwe cannot let that stand. God bless him. James Bond casting has started. Denis Villeneuve directing. Timothy Dalton deserved better. Luke nominated himself and Rahul. Avatar 4 and 5 are now ‘very much uncertain.’ The third one lost money compared to the first one when you adjust for inflation. James Cameron needs to figure out how to make these for less. The Rehearsal season 2 is good. The episode where Nathan Fielder is a baby is… a thing that exists. Matt checked Pornhub live on the show and immediately regretted it. AI… stuff. Moving on. Plus Would I Lie to You, Fallout 5 (coming in the 2030s, don’t hold your breath), Obsidian getting roasted by Bethesda after New Vegas, scam phone calls being just normal now — it’s all in there.

Luke’s finally watching Season 5 of Stranger Things. Better late than never! And can’t a person just pee in peace without fear of being filmed?

We’re back and we’ve been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.

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!

If you’re looking for Luke we promise he really does show up, eventually! Lots of James Bond talk this week, plus some rare Star Wars whinging.

Don’t peek under Luke’s laundry pile, that’s where he keeps his secrets. We talk James Bond, Missions Impossible, Formulas One, Years 28, Laughing Last, and more!

Justice has been served and a Switch 2 has been obtained. We talk Bond, Witcher 4, The Sega Master System, Formula 1 and more. Plus this week we want to say a heartfelt farewell to Dr Watson. She may not have been a real doctor but she was a real cutie.

Matt’s back from PAX East 2025! What did he see, what did he play, what did he like? You’ll have to listen to find out!

We’ve hit another milestone, 600 episodes! How? Well actually it’s easy, we just show up and talk every week. Matt showed up even though he’s on vacation, except he sounds like crap because he didn’t have a decent mic - have to sort that out for next time.

We’re back after our brief hiatus last week! Pax Aus tickets are on sale so go get them, and then come back and listen to us.

Avowed, Unavowed, these game developers need to make up their minds! This week we talk Avowed, Elder Scrolls VI, the console wars, Dune: Awakening, James Bond being handed over to Amazon and more!

Luke has a new nickname!

I promise I’m not dead!

How many cases of beer did you drink today? I wonder if they could make oxygenated scotch?

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 banned Release the Schumacher Cut The Flash in the pan Ezra silenced Spider-banned

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

Dan’s been dipping his toe into the world of internet “theories”, an area Luke has been studying for years.• Rust will be completed• Rey was always a nobody

Join us on Mastodon, as soon as we can figure out what that means and how to do it. Twitter stuff Indiana Jones prequel? Indy will not “be replaced by a woman”, whatever that even means

We’re very chatty this week! No Smoking Mark Hamill weighs in on the pool Nirvana case

New features allow you to create Multiple Nerdgasm characters! Try to find that online tutorial that will make us more attractive… Links:Star Wars: Eclipse game trailer New “Trek,” “Expanse,” “Dune,” “Texas” Games “Alan Wake” Game Sequel Set For 2023 Trailer: “Halo” TV Series On Paramount+ Galactic Starcruiser video released… then deleted Alec Baldwin visiting with Woody Allen Baldwin charges at reporter Bond will always be a British man

While Luke is off to the hospital for what he tells us is a “lengthening procedure,” Dan and Matt talk superheroes. I guess because they miss their own personal superhero and co-host. Links:Indy 5 set photo may contain spoilers Demi Lovato thinks the word “alien” is derogatory Superman no longer fights for “the American way”… And the new Superman comes out as bisexual But not Dean Caine’s Superman The Flash meets Michael Keaton’s Batman