Pol, Bryan, & Bud chat about chatbots, ponder Dune 2, dive into the Game Awards, and R&R Godzilla: Minus One (GO SEE IT).

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

04:52 – AI Turing test

Coming Soon

10:03 – Dune: Part Two (in theatres March 1)

14:58 – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (S1 teaser trailer, Prime Video, February 2)

16:20 – Kung Fu Panda 4 (in theatres March 8)

19:20 – Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Studios Japan

20:28 – Barbie coming to Max December 15, ASL version available

22:21 – Zelda movie director wants it to be more Miyazaki than The Lord of The Rings

sidetrack: GTA VI vs real Florida

Coming soon: The Game Awards

25:56 – OD (Kojima Productions w/ Jordan Peele)

related: Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (documentary, 2024, D+ in Japan)

31:42 – Blade (in development at Bethesda w/ Marvel Games)

32:09 – LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite: Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival (all built into Fortnite)

36:46 – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (PS4/PS5, out now)

37:44 – Sega remakes (Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi, all being developed as remakes over the next five years)

38:06 – World of Goo 2 (2024, 15 YEARS AFTER the OG)

39:51 – Rise of the Rōnin (PS5, March 22)

39:56 – Jurassic Park: Survival (initially cancelled in the early aughts, resurrecting soon (?) for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, 7 seconds of pre-alpha in-game footage)

40:19 – Big Walk (2025, from House House + Panic)

Geek News Proper

41:18 – Andre Brauger dies at 61

43:19 – SAG-AFTRA members have ratified the 2023 TV/theatrical contracts (by a vote of 78% to 22% with a turnout of 38%)

43:57 – HBO & Max sign exclusive multiyear ”Pay-One” agreement with A24

46:46 – Tubi to stream DC Universe movies and TV shows (The Batman, Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lois & Clark) (NOT SO FAST)

49:14 – Hugh Grant loathed playing an Oompa Loompa in Wonka: ”I couldn’t have hated it more”

Reviews and Recommendayshes

51:04 – Godzilla: Minus One (Bud & Pol)

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