Welcome to the next news edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we say a LOT about very little, hit some headlines that you may have missed on other shows, and close things out with email!

00:00 – 15:20 Boats

15:20 – 1:45:23 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, final thoughts on the Diablo IV open beta, Octopath Traveller II, Resident Evil 4 remake

1:45:36 – 3:11:59 HEADLINES

A game based on The Last Ronin is announced: https://www.polygon.com/23645176/tmnt-last-ronin-video-game-graphic-novel-ninja-turtles

Lego 2K Drive announced: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653017/lego-2k-drive-open-world-racing-game-release-date-news-features-price

State of Unreal 2023 GDC presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akIqVM0gh4w

Ubisoft announces that they will implement an AI “ghostwriter” : https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/22/ubisofts-new-ai-tool-automatically-generates-dialogue-for-non-playable-game-characters/

And more!

3:12:25 – 3:42:17 Email banana boat and outro

NEXT WEEK:

STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite game demos?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Sunshine vs Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball

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