Multiple Nerdgasm

The fight of the… week? Dan and Luke discuss Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, Raygun, Wicked, North Korean soldiers, Chloe Moretz, Firewatch, Baldurs Gate, Cult of the Lamb and more!

• Raygun is retiring - https://www.npr.org/2024/11/07/nx-s1-5182777/raygun-retiring-olympics-breakdancer-australia-breaking
• Wicked toys accidentally link to adult website - https://consequence.net/2024/11/mattel-wicked-doll-adult-website/
• North Korean soliders see porn for the first time in Russia - https://www.firstpost.com/vantage/north-korean-soldiers-in-russia-addicted-to-porn-vantage-with-palki-sharma-vd653625/
• Soldier who killed Bin Laden wants young boys as sex slaves - https://www.aol.com/navy-seal-says-group-male-010032247.html
• Chloe Moretz is gay - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/11/03/chloe-grace-moretz-gay-kamala-harris/76029189007/

• • Someone at the Vatican is playing Baldurs Gate - https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/baldurs-gate-3-sold-in-vatican-city-pope-3812812

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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!

• Fallout Season Two will star Macaulay Culkin - https://www.vg247.com/fallout-season-two-reportedly-star-macaulay-culkin-as-crazy-genius-type-character
• Mass Effect series coming - https://www.vg247.com/mass-effect-tv-series-confirmed-fast-and-furious-writer
• Kojima loves Joker 2 - https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/hideo-kojima-joker-folie-a-deux-classic-film-1235062822/
• Sega removing 60 retro games from stores - https://kotaku.com/sega-delist-retro-games-genesis-steam-switch-crazy-taxi-1851692159

• • The Vatican has a new anime mascot - https://boingboing.net/2024/10/29/vatican-announces-anime-girl-mascot.html

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Show Matt the Champion of Light, and he’ll show you the Herald of Darkness!

Dan and Matt discuss Alan Wake 2, The Old Gods of Asgard, Don’t Move, Joker 2, Tarantino, classic monster movies, Cult of the Lamb, Killer Frequency, The Phantom Menace and more!

• Qui-gon was Obi-wan was Qui-gon - https://www.darkhorizons.com/phantom-menace-cut-a-major-twist/

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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!

• There are three teams of former Disco Elysium devs working on games - https://kotaku.com/disco-elysium-sequel-rpg-canceled-xxx-nightshade-1851670948
• There's a mod that turns Skyrim into WW2 - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/i-played-the-banned-skyrim-mod-that-turns-it-into-world-war-2-and-no-kidding-its-honestly-kind-of-incredible/
• Joker 2 made less than Morbius - https://comicbook.com/dc/news/joker-2-bombs-box-office-opening-lower-morbius-the-marvels-the-flash/

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Graham is back with Ancient Apocalypse Season Two and Matt is there for it! So much so that Luke is a little concerned.

We also talk PAX Aus, Steam, piracy, Astarion dolls, The Excavation of Hobbs Barrow, horse armour, Alien: Romulus and more!

• Steam now clarifies that you're buying a license, not the product - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you-that-it-really-sells-a-license-for-a-digital-product/
• Study tries to find the ACTUAL cost of piracy to developers - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/the-true-cost-of-game-piracy-20-percent-of-revenue-according-to-a-new-study/
• Someone spent $20,000 on a Baldurs Gate 3 doll -  https://www.vg247.com/baldurs-gate-3-fan-spent-a-five-figure-sum-on-an-astarion-you-know-what-doll
• The horse armour sold millions of copies - https://kotaku.com/elder-scrolls-oblivion-horse-armor-bethesda-mtx-1851673834

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Welcome to the future! It’s creepy, invasive and you have no secrets. AND you have no flying car. Ripped off.

This week we talk Baldurs Gate 3 mods, is Xbox losing the console wars?, Starfield Shattered Space, Silent Hill 2 remake, some Watch Dogs glasses and California’s new law that’s forcing companies to admit that you don’t own things. Oh and more!

• Baldurs Gate 3 now has mods on consoles - https://www.vg247.com/baldurs-gate-3-mods-patch-7-releases-console
• Why not Xbox? Microsoft asks devs what the problem is - https://kotaku.com/games-skipping-xbox-microsoft-asks-devs-studio-why-ps5-1851663611
• Apparently the Starfield expansion isn't great - https://kotaku.com/starfield-shattered-space-metacritic-steam-reviews-long-1851664605
• Apparently the Silent Hill 2 remake IS great - https://www.vg247.com/silent-hill-2-review
• Two students made 'Watch Dogs" glasses - https://kotaku.com/watch-dogs-smart-glasses-instantly-dox-strangers-meta-1851663754
• Spotify adds offline backup feature that I like the sound of - https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/04/spotify-launches-offline-backup-feature/

• • California law will force companies to admit you don't own your digital stuff - https://kotaku.com/california-ab-2426-digital-games-the-crew-new-law-psn-1851659641

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Can a marriage survive so many secrets? You’ll have to listen to find out!

We also talk AI, Apple, piracy, Assassins Creed: Shadows, Star Wars: Outlaws, Alan Wake 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and much more!

• Company fined $193,000 for selling untested AI Lawyer - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/startup-behind-worlds-first-robot-lawyer-to-pay-193k-for-false-ads-ftc-says/
• Trump demands Apple unlock would-be assassin's Samsung Galaxy phone - https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/26/trump-says-fbi-must-get-apple-to-open-would-be-assassins-phones/
• Court rules piracy site must pay 30M, but nobody knows who runs it - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/pirate-library-must-pay-publishers-30m-but-no-one-knows-who-runs-it/
• Assassins Creed: Shadows delayed due to poor reception of Star Wars: Outlaws - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-after-poor-star-wars-outlaws-reception/
• Outlaws will receive improvements to hopefully address feedback - https://kotaku.com/star-wars-outlaws-roadmap-update-cyberpunk-2077-1851659964

• • Zach Cregger directing new Resident Evil - https://www.darkhorizons.com/zach-cregger-to-helm-new-resident-evil/

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Our old friend Graham Hancock is back, and he’s brought backup! We discuss Moviepass, Jonathan Majors, Cards Against Humanity vs Elon Musk, Mushrooms, Slow Horses and more!

• Ancient Apocalypse returns... with special guest! - https://movieweb.com/ancient-apocalypse-season-2-keanu-reeves/
• MoviePass ex-ceo pleads guilty to fraud - https://www.darkhorizons.com/moviepass-ex-ceo-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/
• Jonathan Majors signing autographs at Famous Monsters Con - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jonathan-majors-famous-monsters-fest-autograph-1235998019/
• Card Against Humanity sues Elon Musk - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/cards-against-humanity-sues-spacex-alleges-invasion-of-land-on-us-mexico-border/

• • Mushroom with robot legs learns to walk - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13830049/Scientists-teach-MUSHROOM-crawl-robot.html

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Dan’s been watching another trilogy! We’ve got some PS5 Pro news, Remedy + Annapurna Interactive news, Star Wars news, sexy Nintendo news, and more!

• PS5 Pro - https://kotaku.com/ps5-pro-build-pc-graphics-card-price-digital-foundry-1851648164
• Annapurna Interactive staff all resigned - https://kotaku.com/annapurna-interactive-stray-alan-wake-tv-control-2-1851647950
• Nintendo own the rights to two adult movies - https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/76y0tw/til_nintendo_own_the_rights_to_two_porn_movies/
• Danny Elfman lawsuit rejected by Judge - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/danny-elfman-accuser-lawsuit-jane-doe-1235095718/
• Ewan McGregor is up for season 2 of Obi-Wan - https://www.vg247.com/ewan-mcgregor-still-wants-to-do-obi-wan-kenobi-season-2
• Disney sued over Peter Cushing - https://kotaku.com/star-wars-rogue-one-peter-cushing-disney-sued-1851645468

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Something is missing this week, can you guess what it is? You’ll have to because we didn’t point it out.

We did discuss Alien: Romulus, Borderlands, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Minecraft, Joker 2, Dr Disrespect and more!

• Apparently Joker 2 is bad - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/joker-folie-a-deux-review-joaquin-phoenix-lady-gaga-1235043195/
• Apparently Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is fine - https://www.darkhorizons.com/more-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-reviews-arrive/
• Shooter "Concord" shuts down after 14 days and refunds customers - https://kotaku.com/concord-shutting-down-closing-servers-refunds-ps5-1851638566
• Dr Disrespect speaks up - https://kotaku.com/dr-disrespect-youtube-livestream-twitch-ban-sexting-1851642418

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