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?
‘The Trial of Alec Baldwin,’ Rory Kennedy Doc About Titular Actor in ‘Rust’ Shooting Aftermath, Acquired by Abramorama (Exclusive) Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Soon Get More Expensive for the Players Who Use It Most Microsoft and Sony argue no obligation to pass on tariff refunds, file to dismiss consumer lawsuits The Witcher Remake Is On Hold Until The Witcher 4S Development Progresses Confirms Cd Projekt Red Playstation Claims Digital Games Are Not Really Owned By Players In Response To Class Action Lawsuit 12Tb Of Steam Files Leak As A Decades Worth Of First And Third Party Game Data Is Exposed James Pond Co-Creator Calls AI-Rife Remake ‘Soulless’ The New ‘Star Trek’ Movie Will Explore ‘Bad Apples’ in Starfleet Ridley Scott Wants To Help Alien After Romulus Was Better Than His Films Star Wars Effects Artist Phil Tippett Shutters Studio Tippet Stuff Nicolas Cage’s ‘Spider-Noir’ Canceled by Prime Video After One Season
Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a black-and-white 1950s noir series that’s out at the end of this month, and somehow that’s not even the wildest thing discussed this week.
Asha Sharma quietly killed Xbox’s Copilot integration, an AI assistant that was officially announced as recently as March. Luke is so relieved he can barely contain it. Between that, the price cuts, and the achievement system overhaul, we try to work out whether she’s the real deal or if Microsoft just had a drawer full of approved changes waiting for someone new to take credit.
The wait is over: Borderlands is available to watch at home, from sources legitimate and nefarious depending on your preferred flavour. We also talk the retro de-make of Kings Quest 6, Control 2 and potential TV and Movie stuff based on Alan Wake and other Remedy properties, Longlegs, Mr Robot and more!
Luke has no trouble choosing his Geek of the Week from a line-up. You’ve gotta die within his space in order to be considered - and his time is split between Skywalker Ranch and the White House as the head of both LucasArts and America.
Links:Nic Cage is expecting a child but will never perform karaoke again. He is a thespian, not an actor and a goth one at that In China, Teslas have built-in karaoke Kid Rock wont play any gig with Covid safety restrictions Neil Young pulls music off Spotify for false vaccine information
Dan and Matt’s kid dress up as fan favourites, Star Vader and Baby Yoga. Not the kid they had together, unless you can have a kid from docking and one of them carried it like in Junior.
Links:Carole Baskin suing Netflix over Tiger King season 2Metallica teaches a MasterClass on how to be a band
Jason Momoa has COVIDKristen Stewart is off the market
The internet is mad at Chris Pratt
This week’s episode is presented in 120 frames per second, just to annoy Luke.
Alamo Drafthouse files for bankruptcy
WandaVision
Nic Cage got married! Again!
Amazon app got a new icon
Dr Seuss publisher cancels itself
Jeremy Renner… just… no
Whedon
Con renamed coz… yeah…
This week Dan watched The Justice League, Matt watched Coco and Luke watched Porkies 1,2 and 3. We also have a competition running where you can win a fantastic dice box from Dog Might Games! Judged and found to be “a bit of a c*#t” Charles Manson is dead Flat earther is going to kill himself in the name of not-science Tesla made a badass semi Linkin Park – winners and losers The Justice League is not doing well at the box office If Affleck walks then there is another… Denis vs Bond Blade Runner 2049 was great but didn’t perform great
