Multiple Nerdgasm

Somehow a conversation about the Grogu movie leads to the discovery that Neighbours made a zombie spin-off in 2014 and it’s available on YouTube. That’s the kind of episode this is.

Along the way: William Shatner publicly calling his own Magic: The Gathering card AI-generated garbage, Matt’s genuine distress over not being able to enjoy Stardew Valley, Luke owning 12 boxes of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 board game expansions and having opened exactly one, and a surprisingly interesting breakdown of why Spotify’s new fan-verification ticket system might actually dent concert scalping. Plus GTA 6 is still November, Destiny 2 is winding down, and Matt is running a local AI agent that reads obituaries so we don’t miss Geek of the Week candidates.

‘Neighbours: Zombies on Ramsey Street’ review coming next week.

Topics discussed

• Mandalorian and Grogu weak reception
• Boba Fett and Star Wars fatigue
• William Shatner mocks his MTG Kirk card
• Board games tangent (Heroes of Might and Magic 3, King of Tokyo)
• Forza Horizon 6 hits top 10 before release
• Switch cloud streaming games discussion
• Stardew Valley frustration
• GTA 6 still on track for November
• GTA re-release controls gripe
• GTA Online day one speculation
• Xbox head of strategy on consoles
• Personal AI agents discussion
• Destiny 2 ending and Bungie layoffs
• Arc Raiders vs Marathon extraction shooters
• Conan Exiles vs Dune Awakening comparison
• James Bond casting not a period piece
• Life is Strange TV series announcement
• Spotify concert ticket fan verification
• TISM concert and Eurovision tangent
• Neighbours: Zombies on Ramsay Street discovery

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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:

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.

Topics discussed

• Forza Horizon 6 impressions and premium price
• Mixtape indie game recommendation
• Conan Exiles Enhanced and GeForce Now mod issues
• Xbox branding goes all caps
• Leaked Xbox Cloud Gaming controller skepticism
• Would I Lie to You and Taskmaster discussion
• Project Hail Mary rewatch
• Mortal Kombat 2 review
• Australia porn ID verification and VPN laws
• Scam phone calls becoming normal
• The Rehearsal season 2 discussion
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple sequel speculation
• Uwe Boll's House of the Dead sequel announcement
• Repo! The Genetic Opera theatrical re-release
• Avatar 4 and 5 status uncertain
• James Bond casting and Timothy Dalton discussion
• Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6 timeline

Full show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/649-uweve-got-mail/

Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a black-and-white 1950s noir series that’s out at the end of this month, and somehow that’s not even the wildest thing discussed this week.

Asha Sharma quietly killed Xbox’s Copilot integration, an AI assistant that was officially announced as recently as March. Luke is so relieved he can barely contain it. Between that, the price cuts, and the achievement system overhaul, we try to work out whether she’s the real deal or if Microsoft just had a drawer full of approved changes waiting for someone new to take credit.

There’s also the question of what Peter Molyneux knew and when, as his new Fable-adjacent game Masters of Albion gets caught up in accusations that its predecessor Legacy was a crypto rug pull. We trace the full sorry arc from CryptoZoo to Hawk Tuah to Johnny Depp drinking his investment wine, and end up somewhere near ’nobody learns anything.'

On the genuinely good news side: Alien Isolation 2 is real, Conan Exiles got a surprise free Unreal Engine 5 rebuild that looks stunning, The Guild is crowdfunding a 20th anniversary reunion movie, and the new Resident Evil film from Zack Cregger looks considerably better than its early ‘road trip comedy’ reputation suggested. Plus Luke has opinions about every movie coming out for the rest of 2025, and the Terminator 2 35th anniversary theatrical run might actually be worth seeing in 70mm.

Topics discussed

• Asha Sharma kills Xbox Copilot integration
• Nintendo Switch 2 price increase
• PS5 price increase and sales plummet
• Steam Controller reviews
• Major Nelson possible Xbox return
• Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion crypto controversy
• Crypto and collectibles investment tangent
• Alien: Isolation 2 announced
• The Guild 20th anniversary reunion movie
• Masters of the Universe trailer reaction
• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil teaser reaction
• Terminator 2 35th anniversary re-release
• Upcoming movies rundown
• Disclosure Day and Close Encounters speculation
• The Odyssey trailer accent debate
• Rest of 2025 movie slate rundown
• Spider-Noir trailer reaction
• Nicolas Cage and Johnny Depp financial excess
• Conan Exiles Unreal Engine 5 enhanced update

Full show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/648-gopilot/

Luke left a Rabbitohs game at halftime (they were up 24-0, which apparently is suspicious rather than reassuring) to record this, so you’re welcome. The big Xbox news: Game Pass is cheaper now, but Call of Duty won’t be day one anymore because apparently people were actually buying it and Microsoft noticed the gap in their wallet. Project Helix will be a real Xbox you can buy — not just a chip inside someone else’s handheld — though the ‘available as’ phrasing has Matt convinced ASUS will also be selling one. The Black Flag remaster looks sick in motion even if some of the screenshots are weirdly picked. Conan Exiles is getting a free UE5 glow-up on PC, which interrupted Matt’s current Dune Awakening era where he basically just pops in every few days to top up his shields. In other news: the guy who leaked the new Avatar movie is in serious trouble in Singapore (Luke’s taxi driver once warned him not to pick up a leaf from the ground there, so yeah, that tracks). Tim Cook is out at Apple. And somehow they ended up talking about a 1994 Super Nintendo game that was originally going to be a Hellraiser shooter. As you do.

Topics discussed

• Game Pass price cut and Call of Duty delay
• Project Helix confirmed as first-party Xbox
• Xbox storage and hard drive prices
• Xbox brand consolidation
• Game Pass API bundle rumors
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag remaster
• Conan Exiles Unreal Engine 5 remaster
• Super 3D Noah's Ark Hellraiser trivia
• Nintendo Switch tariff refund lawsuit
• US vs Australia consumer protection laws
• Avatar: The Last Airbender leaker arrested
• DVD extras and digital ownership nostalgia
• Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO
• Bitcoin and crypto investment tangent
• Gina Carano talks Star Wars return
• Avengers: Endgame re-release with new footage
• Upcoming Marvel slate discussion

Full show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/647-xbox-is-the-new-xbox/

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Topics discussed

• F1 Middle East races cancelled
• Xbox's new boss says Game Pass too expensive
• Conan Exiles PC purchase and mods
• Dune Awakening base and server update
• GTA V Japan version censorship differences
• GTA Online making M a day and Rockstar data breach
• Arc Raiders extraction shooter impressions
• The Rehearsal (Nathan Fielder)
• I Think You Should Leave
• Prank shows discussion
• Street Fighter movie trailer reaction
• Avatar: The Last Airbender movie leak
• The Hunt for Gollum cast announced
• Star Wars prequels and extended universe
• Raiders of the Lost Ark rewatch
• Bloodborne animated film by Jacksepticeye
• Sam Altman Molotov cocktail attack
• AI job displacement discussion
• Lego heist arrest in California
• Lego Project Hail Mary set

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Artemis 2 is back on Earth after 9 days in space, and the crew broke records. Elsewhere: Amazon is having a rough week, RAM and SSD prices are spiking, Xbox Achievements are getting a long-overdue update and Karl Jobst has filed a new defamation lawsuit against Billy Mitchell. All that and more this week on (probably) your favourite podcast!

Topics discussed

• Segue podcast planning tool
• Artemis II splashdown and broken records
• Artemis II crater naming and far-side photos
• Nvidia DLSS copyright takedown drama
• Conan Exiles PC purchase and mods
• Conan Exiles server wipe frustrations
• Amazon Kindle bricking older devices
• Amazon Luna removing purchased games
• AI-driven RAM and SSD price shortage
• Netflix Italy refund order
• Streaming subscription and ad-tier gripes
• Xbox Achievements overdue update
• Karl Jobst defamation lawsuit against Billy Mitchell
• Spielberg almost directed Interstellar
• New Mummy movie marketing confusion
• Brendan Fraser and Hollywood harassment reflection
• Buffy cast deaths reflection
• Alien 3 Assembly Cut on HBO Max
• Alien: Earth TV series discussion

Full show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/645-moon-butt/

Matt watched Project Hail Mary, so if you were waiting for his review the time has come. Warning - we do talk spoilers but we give you plenty of warning!

Topics discussed

• Project Hail Mary movie review (spoilers)
• Project Hail Mary book vs movie differences
• Andy Weir and The Martian backstory
• Andy Weir's Critical Drinker Star Trek comments backlash
• Spaceballs 2 announced with Rick Moranis
• Sonic Shadow Generations & Sonic movie franchise
• Avatar 4 and 5 full speed ahead
• Masters of the Universe trailer reaction
• Supergirl trailer reaction
• Fast & Furious 'last' movie announcement
• TV production delays (Severance, Silo)
• Fallout season 2 finished
• Artemis II Moon launch coverage
• Capricorn One conspiracy movie tangent
• Deadlock Australian TV show recommendation
• Anthropic Claude Code source leak
• AI ethics and copyright discussion

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It’s that special time of year when Matt and Jenna get to go to PAX East and Luke gets to be jealous. He’ll have his revenge in October at PAX Aus, and then it’ll be their turn to cry.

Topics discussed

• PAX East 2026 general impressions
• BOBA meetup at Voodoo Ranger booth
• NO dinosaur Metroidvania preview
• Penny Arcade's absent Q&A panel
• Tavern-building RPG preview
• Scent display device demo
• PAX East 2026 dates announced
• Game Tank homebrew console
• Guardians MH mental health nonprofit
• Acquisitions Incorporated Daggerheart debut
• Gearbox panel and Borderlands 4 DLC
• Red Bull tavern booth experience
• Arnie training for King Conan
• AYA Neo Next 2 cancelled
• Sora AI video tool shut down
• Crimson Desert AI art controversy
• Expanse: Osiris Reborn AI art use
• Spotify artist profile protection

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Well we know what the Firefly news is and one of us isn’t happy about it.

Topics discussed

• Firefly returning as animated series
• Buffy reboot scrapped
• Firefly timeline and returning cast
• Shadow Machine's leaked concept art
• Adam Baldwin controversy revisited
• Dune Part 3 trailer and posters
• Dune Awakening base building update
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review
• Ready or Not: Here I Come sequel
• Jack Ryan: Ghost War trailer
• 2026 Academy Awards recap
• Under a Rock with Tig Notaro
• Steam Spring Sale
• PAX East reminder

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Luke saw a movie, Matt hasn’t. Let the jealousy begin!

Topics discussed

• Project Hail Mary movie review
• KPop Demon Hunters 2 announced
• King Conan sequel with Schwarzenegger
• Predator Badlands directorial choices
• Zach Cregger's Resident Evil script leak
• Dune Awakening ornithopter built
• Dune Awakening currency duping exploit
• Top PlayStation trophy hunter perma banned
• GeForce Now adds GOG sync and VR streaming
• Xbox Project Helix delayed to 2027
• Sony testing dynamic pricing for PlayStation games
• Avatar 4 likely greenlit
• Firefly animated series announcement tease
• Mandalorian and Grogu trailer reaction
• James Mangold's Star Wars movie possibly cancelled
• Last Starfighter sequel wishlist

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