Luke is back from hospital where he apparently has built up a full tolerance to ketamine (‘I have no idea what people are going on about’) and Matt is falling apart at the spine. It’s fine. Everyone’s fine. Somehow they still watched a bunch of movies and have opinions.
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.
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.
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!
We’ve been playing Starfield! We tried to keep the spoilers minimal (tutorial missions only) so it should be safe to listen if you haven’t played yet. We also discuss some other stuff in case you don’t like cool games for some reason.
