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.
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works George Miller Has “Mad Max” Film & TV Plans Steven Spielberg Says James Bond Movies ‘Constantly Turned Me Down’ and ‘If They Asked Me Now’ to Direct the Answer Would Be: ‘You Can’t Afford Me’
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?
The Bone Temple not doing well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-bone-temple-crumbles-at-box-office/ Kathleen Kennedy says Indy will never be done - https://www.darkhorizons.com/kennedy-indiana-jones-will-never-be-done/ Gore Verbinski says Unreal is why CGI is bad - https://www.darkhorizons.com/verbinski-blames-unreal-for-bad-movie-cgi/ Man from Pokemon company arrested for putting cameras in bathrooms - https://kotaku.com/pokemon-company-ben-tsai-employee-camera-starbucks-arrest-2000661238 Google keeps messing up AI headlines - https://www.theverge.com/tech/865168/google-says-ai-news-headlines-are-feature-not-experiment
We’re back and we’ve been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.
If he can’t make more Avatar James Cameron will just hold a press conference - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-on-his-backup-avatar-plan/ Disclosure Day - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-spielbergs-disclosure-day/ The Odyssey Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey/ People are already debating the “historical accuracy” of The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-odyssey-trailer-draws-views-debate/ Avengers: Doomsday Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-steve-rogers-teaser/
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!
Microsoft says it’s committed to Xbox hardware - https://www.darkhorizons.com/microsoft-denies-xbox-console-exit-reports/ But now other stores are purging Xboxes and say MS didn’t pay for displays - https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-disappears-from-walmart-target-stores/ MS denies this as well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/microsoft-denies-xbox-store-removal-reports/ Price hike is delayed, but not in the US or AUS - https://www.theverge.com/news/794032/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-changes-countries Brussels cancels Disturbed show due to David Draiman’s support of Israel - https://www.stereogum.com/2326142/belgian-city-cancels-disturbed-concert-over-safety-concerns-around-frontmans-israel-support/news/ Jared Leto has murdered Tron - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tron-ares-failure-to-end-the-franchise/ Apple will be THE ONLY place you can watch F1 in the US next year - https://www.theverge.com/news/801597/apple-tv-f1-exclusive-sports-racing-streaming
Luke has returned to some terrible news this week, is the Xbox empire crumbling? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Xbox price hike - https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes People are mad about it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-game-pass-price-hike-draws-furore/ Amazon removes the gun from Bond’s hand in posters - https://kotaku.com/james-bond-amazon-guns-halo-remake-gaming-news-2000631492 This reboot of Frankenhooker looks good - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-trailer-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein/ The Carpenter’s Son - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-jesus-horror-the-carpenters-son/ Gary Oldman knighted - https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/entertainment/celebrity/2025/10/01/gary-oldman-knighted
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.
Gary Busey sentenced to two years probation for groping - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/gary-busey-pleads-guilty-groping Kimmel is back - https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-fully-back-abc-tv-nexstar-sinclair-1236530517/ Costco will no longer sell Xboxes - https://www.thegamer.com/costco-retailer-xbox-series-x-s-microsoft-gaming-no-longer-sold-confirmation/ Next Bond will be an unknown actor, casting after Dune Part Three is done - https://deadline.com/2025/09/james-bond-cast-unknown-british-actor-denis-villeneuve-dune-1236554375/ Spider-man got bashed - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tom-holland-injured-on-spider-man-set/ I take issue with this headline about Predator: Badlands - https://www.darkhorizons.com/predator-badlands-wont-have-a-xenomorph/ The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer-the-mandalorian-grogu/
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!
James Bond director chosen - https://geektyrant.com/news/whats-next-for-denis-villeneuves-bond-movie-amazon-eyes-a-younger-007-with-elordi-holland-and-dickinson-in-the-mix F1 / Days of Thunder crossover? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/f1-days-of-thunder-crossover-talk/
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.
Switch Stapled - https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-screen-punctures-ruin-launch-day-for-fans-due-to-store-receipts-stapled-into-consoles-box 007 First Light - 007 First Light - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games - YouTube ATJ is new Omega spokesperson - https://www.gq.com/story/aaron-taylor-johnson-omega-speedmaster Sega Master System was never phased out in Brazil - https://www.xda-developers.com/the-sega-master-system-is-still-being-made-and-sold-in-brazil-36-years-later/ Witcher 4 tech demo looks amazing - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-the-witcher-4-footage-dazzles/ Resident Evil: Requiem - https://www.darkhorizons.com/ninth-resident-evil-game-requiem-revealed/ F1 made the tech site news - https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/06/f1-in-spain-now-that-was-a-lapse-in-judgement/ RIP Valerie Mahaffey - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536723/
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!
Goblin Town: Really Hard Driving Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417510/Goblintown_Really_Hard_Driving_Game/ Whirlight - No Time To Trip - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/Whirlight__No_Time_To_Trip/ Perfect Tides: Station to Station - https://perfect-tides.com/ Borderlands 4 - https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/ Open the Gates - https://www.openthegatesgaming.org/ Dots RPG Project - Brail Dice! - https://www.dotsrpg.org/ AI Vader in Fortnite gets his swear on - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/05/the-empire-strikes-back-with-f-bombs-ai-darth-vader-goes-rogue-with-profanity-slurs/ Superman - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-james-gunns-superman/ Twitter AI keeps going on about white genocide - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/xais-grok-suddenly-cant-stop-bringing-up-white-genocide-in-south-africa/ We’re gonna put tariffs on films made overseas now - https://www.darkhorizons.com/trumps-film-tariff-plans-impacting-studios/ But not James Bond because Trump liked Sean Connery? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/trump-james-bond-wont-be-hurt-by-tariffs/ Lonely Planet founder won’t visit certain countries - https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/lonely-planet-founder-reveals-four-35237188
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.
Coyote vs Acme is back - https://www.darkhorizons.com/coyote-vs-acme-sale-has-finished/ Switch 2, baby! - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-launch-date-price-confirmed It has a new button - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-finally-reveals-what-the-switch-2s-mysterious-c-button-is-all-about-howling-abuse-at-your-mates Game Cube games - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-games-nintendo-online-controller Final Fantasy VII remake - https://www.vg247.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-coming-to-switch-2-launch The game are very expensive - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/psa-mario-kart-world-is-50-bundled-with-a-switch-2-but-80-by-itself/ Matt can’t pre-order one - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-delayed-us-market-tariff ESA warns the whole gaming industry will be affected by tariffs - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/not-just-switch-2-esa-warns-trumps-tariffs-will-hurt-the-entire-game-industry/ New Bond is filming - https://www.vg247.com/next-james-bond-movie-started-filming-london
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.
Severance renewed for season three - https://kotaku.com/severance-season-3-renew-finale-adam-scott-ben-stiller-1851771552 Amouranth home invasion - https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-crime-four-teens-charged-home-invasion-online-streamer
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!
Wanna be in Elder Scrolls VI? - https://www.vg247.com/elder-scrolls-6-npc-opportunity-charity-auction The console wars are over - https://kotaku.com/xbox-ceo-phil-spencer-console-wars-over-ps5-switch-era-1851765304 Dune: Awakening launches in May, but only on PC - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dune-awakening-game-sets-may-pc-launch/ Amazon now has creative control over James Bond - https://variety.com/2025/film/global/james-bond-amazon-mgm-gain-creative-control-1236313930/ Matt Damon in Nolan’s Odyssey looks like I assume he should - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-matt-damon-in-nolans-the-odyssey/ That expensive, useless AI pin will be a paperweight - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/truly-a-middle-finger-humane-bricking-700-ai-pins-with-limited-refunds/
I promise I’m not dead!
Floridas Joker no longing going to sue rockstar - https://www.ign.com/articles/florida-joker-says-hes-not-suing-rockstar-over-gta-6-anymore-but-does-want-to-be-paid-to-voice-the-character
New category added to Oscars - https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscars-new-best-casting-category-1235902419/
There will be no Ayer cut - https://www.darkhorizons.com/ayers-suicide-squad-hopes-are-over/
28 Years Later announced - https://www.vg247.com/28-days-later-sequel-28-years-later-announced?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
Fans think this awkward interview is why Cavil left The Witcher - https://www.gamingbible.com/news/tv-and-film/the-witcher-fans-torn-over-awkward-footage-859932-20240118
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/
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
