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.
Luke is wrestling with beard envy, or is he upset about something else?
New stuff coming to Switch 2, including Indy and Fallout 4 - https://www.theverge.com/games/874282/nintendo-direct-february-2026-fallout-ff7 Borderlands 4 is not coming to Switch 2 any time soon - https://kotaku.com/borderlands-4-switch-2-release-date-canceled-2000665470 The Switch is Nintendo’s best selling console - https://www.theverge.com/games/873098/nintendo-switch-era-best-selling-console AMD CEO says new Xbox in 2027 - https://kotaku.com/next-gen-xbox-on-track-for-2027-launch-says-amd-ceo-2000665496 GTA 6 is still coming in November and they’re planning big marketing stunts - https://kotaku.com/gta-6-still-confirmed-for-november-with-summer-marketing-blitz-planned-2000665452 Baldurs Gate 3 TV series coming - https://www.darkhorizons.com/baldurs-gate-3-becoming-an-hbo-series/ Olympic Dick News - https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/ The Trump Phone - https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson
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/
Luke’s been getting his gamble on and Matt rolled the dice on a Switch 2 pre-order!
Switch 2 preorders went live. It was a disaster. - https://www.vg247.com/switch-2-pre-order-american-chaos Bethesda not shutting down Skyblivion project - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/bethesda-isnt-shutting-down-ambitious-fan-made-skyblivion-remaster-project/
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 do eventually get to some nerdy topics this week, but we’ve got a lot of chatter to get through first. Then we talk Switch 2 backwards compatibility, Elon “cheating” at games, Kraven the Hunter’s weird CGI usage, The Book of the New Sun and we’ve got an update on our fitness pact!
We’re back after a brief hiatus! Matt does have a cold though, sorry. We talk Assassins Creed, Indiana Jones, Switch 2, Xbox portable, The Dead Don’t Die, Peep Show, Tik Tok, Thriller and much more!
Switch 2, baby! - https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-teaser-trailer-mario-kart-reveal-2025-1851741096 Xbox portable? - https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-handheld-best-of-windows-xbox-steam-deck Tik Tok will probably be banned here soon - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/supreme-court-rules-tiktok-can-be-banned/
Good thing nothing happened in the world this week and we can just focus on fun topics like Alan Wake 2, Fallout Season 2 starring Macauley Culkin, the Mass Effect TV series, Sega and much more!
Luke and Dan were at PAX, Matt was not. This is their story. They also weigh in on Alien: Romulus, Disco Elysium, Skyrim, Joker 2, and more!
