Multiple Nerdgasm

We bid farewell to an icon of the silver screen. His wit, charm and open hand will be missed, but I realised while editing that a very important part of the process has been missed. We’ll come back to this next week, I assure you…

RIP Sean “Slaps” Connery

Cyberpunk delayed

No Man’s Sky getting prettier

Topics discussed

• Cyberpunk 2077 delayed amid death threats
• Xbox Series X preorder and shipping saga
• New standing desk and Lego building setup
• Sean Connery tribute (Geek of the Week)
• The Mandalorian season 2 premiere
• The Queens Gambit review
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Fred Rogers)
• Utopia (2014 UK series) recommendation
• Barbarians (Netflix German/Italian series)
• Columbo: Murder by the Book review
• The Alienist finale critique
• American Murder: The Family Next Door documentary
• No Mans Sky graphics update
• Assassins Creed Odyssey and Valhalla chat
• Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle & Grim Fandango
• Ace Attorney (Phoenix Wright) games discussion

Luke’s let himself down but he actually came through for you listeners this week. He just forgot about it.

Topics discussed

• TrueAchievements gamerscore competition
• No Man's Sky update impressions
• Columbo rewatch recommendation
• Mindhunter cancelled
• Lovecraft Country continued praise
• Raised by Wolves first episode impressions
• Ridley Scott's 80s Nissan ad
• US vs Australia ad & smoking regulations
• COVID travel bubble & mask mandate debate
• Halloween candy nostalgia
• Dexter revival announcement
• Cameo app celebrity videos
• Star Wars Wookiee Jedi & High Republic
• George Lucas & Spielberg movie cameos
• Willow TV series announcement
• Gremlins dark backstory scene
• Bill Murray 'no agent' anecdote
• Shakespeare authorship trivia
• Wings of Desire / Wim Wenders story

Dan’s back but he’s upset Luke, Apple has upset Dan and Matt’s not really upset at anyone.iPhone 12Disco Elysium - Gameboy

Double Fine remasters

Xbox exclusives?

Shia’s new musical

Topics discussed

• Dan switches from iPhone to Google Pixel 5
• iPhone 12 announcement & MagSafe
• Sherbet bottles candy store story
• New Xbox Series X countdown & teaser
• Disco Elysium Game Boy port
• Phil Spencer on Elder Scrolls 6 & PlayStation
• Microsoft-GameStop retail deal
• LucasArts remastered adventure games
• Game music licensing issues
• Bill & Ted Face the Music review
• Shia LaBeouf's drive-in COVID musical
• Trump COVID diagnosis & election discussion
• Lovecraft Country review
• Sundown towns history discussion
• Eddie Murphy career nostalgia tangent
• The Haunting of Bly Manor review

Luke’s done us wrong but he opens with an apology. Forgive him? Nah me neither.

Microsoft to work around xCloud restrictions

That treadmill VR thing is finally coming!

Dune delayed until October next year

But you can see Alita in theatres again if you’re brave

The Fellowship gets naughty?

Topics discussed

• Missed gamer score goal
• Streaming culture discussion
• Rooster Teeth scandal (Ryan Haywood, Adam Kovic)
• Vegan YouTuber controversy
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World game remaster
• Xbox xCloud blocked on iOS and Epic v Apple
• Facebook and Apple 30% fee dispute
• Australia-NZ-Japan travel bubble
• Omni One VR treadmill
• Xbox Series X preorder issues
• Alita: Battle Angel returning to theaters
• Dune delayed to October 2021
• Lovecraft Country review
• Lord of the Rings Amazon series intimacy coordinator
• Kingkiller Chronicle and George R.R. Martin writers block
• Walking Dead franchise fatigue

Hollywood has gone rogue and they’re doing the opposite of what Luke wants for a change.

Cinemas are in trouble

Bill and Ted did well on VODJamie Fox is coming back as Electro?

Former reality tv show star tests positive for Covid-19Rick Moranis - punched

Mayor loses election, to his maid

Village re-elects dead mayor

Disney Parks lay off 28,000 employees

Topics discussed

• The Northman TV series cancellation
• No Time to Die delayed
• Movie theaters struggling amid COVID
• Bill and Ted Face the Music VOD release
• Donald Trump COVID-19 diagnosis
• 2020 presidential debate chaos
• Romanian village elects dead mayor
• Russian village elects cleaner as mayor
• Star Wars Squadrons review
• Assassins Creed Odyssey progress
• 300 rewatch
• Gladiator rewatch
• The Gentlemen (Guy Ritchie film)
• Raised by Wolves season finale
• Jamie Foxx returning as Electro
• Truth Seekers trailer
• Star Trek Discovery and Pike spinoff
• Buffy and Angel rewatch
• Rick Moranis punched in NYC
• Disney Parks layoffs
• Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• Prank show culture debate

Who managed to give Microsoft money and who didn’t?!! Microsoft certainly spent a lot of money this week.

Microsoft buys Zenimax Media

Xbox Series X pre-orders were fun

Cyberpunk will be a bit shorter

Mass Effect remasters delayed

Topics discussed

• Xbox Series X pre-order chaos
• eBay pre-order scalping controversy
• Tenet & COVID concerns; Electoral College tangent
• Bill & Ted Face the Music ending/twist discussion
• Microsoft buys ZeniMax Media/Bethesda for $7.5B
• Star Wars: Squadrons release & VR discussion
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey romance mechanics
• Cyberpunk 2077's shorter main story confirmed
• Razer webcam warranty dispute
• Amazon's above-and-beyond customer service
• Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster delayed
• The Duchess (Netflix) recommendation
• Travels with My Father (Netflix) recommendation

By the time you hear this at least one of us will hopefully have pre-ordered a new Xbox. Hopefully more than one of us.

Sony beats Microsoft on price

But pre-orders got all messed up

And you might not get one even if you pre-ordered

JK Rowling triples down

Mando got fired?

Rey was related to a few people

The Outer Worlds DLC is here

Jodorowsky not into the new Dune

Topics discussed

• PS5 pricing announcement & pre-order chaos
• Xbox Series X/S pre-order plans
• This War of Mine follow-up
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Cassandra vs Alexios
• The Outer Worlds DLC playthrough
• Watch Dogs: Legion preview
• PAX Online wrap-up: Acquisition Inc panel
• The Terror: Infamy (season 2) discussion
• JK Rowling's Troubled Blood controversy
• Pedro Pascal / Mandalorian firing rumor
• Daisy Ridley on Rey's retconned parentage
• Dune (2021) trailer reactions
• Jodorowsky's Dune documentary
• Nicolas Winding Refn filmography discussion

Finally Luke knows when he can offer up his monetary sacrifice to the Gods at Microsoft. We discuss the new Xboxes, PAX online, some TV shows, the ongoing dispute between Apple and Epic and mooooooooore!

Xbox buying time!

Pinny Arcade

People like The Boys so much they hate it

People aren’t into Cuties

Ohio says no to Kanye

Topics discussed

• Xbox Series X/S pre-order date & pricing
• Xbox Series S vs X specs comparison
• PAX Online panels & digital showroom
• PAX pin/merch collecting
• Old World (4X game) impressions
• Gearbox panel: Borderlands 3 & Tribes of Midgard
• Epic vs Apple countersuit developments
• Control's free upgrade controversy
• Kanye West sues Ohio over ballot exclusion
• Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) review
• Disneyland history documentary & parks nostalgia
• The Boys: review-bombing after weekly release switch
• Cuties (Netflix film) boycott controversy
• The Terror: Infamy (season 2) review
• William Shatner vs George Takei feud
• Diana Rigg tribute & On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Dan’s locked in a room with nothing but his laptop and a leaky bottle of soy milk while Matt and Luke are stuck out here with the rest of you. Who’s got it worse?

Robert Pattinson tests positive for Covid 19The Rock has Covid 19Mando season two in October 2020John Boyega not a fan of Disney

Keanu not aware that The Matrix was exclusively about being trans

Ridley Scott not super impressed by Epic’s 1984 parody

Topics discussed

• Michael Rooker tests positive for COVID-19
• Robert Pattinson tests positive; The Batman halted
• Mike Tyson vs shark stunt follow-up
• The Rock tests positive for COVID-19
• Greetings from Tromaville documentary review
• Room 237: The Shining conspiracy theories
• Ready Player One & Spielberg's CGI filmmaking
• ILM virtual production stage opens in Sydney
• Mandalorian Season 2 October release date
• Bill & Ted Face the Music review
• Keanu Reeves clarifies Matrix trans allegory comments
• John Boyega criticizes Disney/Star Wars treatment
• Kathleen Kennedy's Star Wars trilogy planning critique
• Ridley Scott reacts to Epic's 1984 parody ad
• Epic vs Apple 30% fee debate continued
• This War of Mine gameplay impressions
• Marvel's Avengers (game) review
• Vintage Robin Hood action figure nostalgia
• eBay & online shopping discussion

Dan ventures out into the world and puts his life at risk to relive the ancient practice of “going to the movies”. Matt was wrong about Bioshock Infinite and somewhere out there is audio evidence. Luke is always the fun guy, but you already knew that.

Apple terminates Epic Games dev account

Punctuation is important

Chadwick Boseman has died

Topics discussed

• Tenet movie theater experience review
• Bill & Ted Face the Music review
• Norsemen (Netflix) recommendation
• Messiah (Netflix) review
• BioShock Infinite reassessment
• PAX Prime BioShock Infinite panel memories
• Banksy documentary tangent
• Epic vs Apple: dev account terminated
• Zack Snyder's Justice League & Man of Steel/BvS rewatch
• Superman mythology & powers discussion
• Chadwick Boseman tribute
• Robin Williams death cause speculation
• Scooby-Doo creator Joe Ruby tribute
• Roald Dahl 'brilliant idea' mug controversy
• High Score documentary follow-up
• Video game history preservation & Nintendo leak