Multiple Nerdgasm

Hollywood has been listening to our little podcast again so Luke gets a question from last week answered. There are some DC trailers and things to discuss this week, plus we watched a bit of TV and played some video games. Oh and guess who shows up again? (No it’s not Terry)Olivia Wilde is directing a Marvel movie, maybe Spider-Woman

Tenet reviews are here

Lawrence Fishburne not invited to be in Matrix 4Probably because his character is dead

Epic said Google don’t deserve 30% back in the day

And they asked Apple for some outrageous stuff before this all started

Topics discussed

• Mass Effect trilogy remaster rumor
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey continued impressions
• Alien: Isolation replay & Covenant Origins review
• The Road (Cormac McCarthy) reading
• Anthem hub feature follow-up
• Olivia Wilde directing a Spider-Woman movie
• Into the Spider-Verse recommendation
• Tenet reviews discussion
• Transformers: Bumblebee recommendation
• Zack Snyder's Justice League HBO Max reveal
• The Suicide Squad sneak peek
• The Batman first trailer
• Gotham Knights & Suicide Squad game reveals
• Watchmen (HBO) reflection
• Perry Mason (HBO) reboot review
• Columbo & Murder, She Wrote trivia
• High Score (Netflix documentary) review
• Lovecraft Country (HBO) review
• Streaming service fragmentation discussion
• Night Trap (retro game) discussion
• Matrix 4: Laurence Fishburne not returning
• Mandalorian Season 2 Darksaber teaser
• Epic vs Apple/Google lawsuit demands revealed
• Amber Heard mosque photo controversy

What movie would you “improve” with a fan edit of your own, if you could be bothered?

We know the Queen’s answer.

Xbox Series X in November

Xbox Series S is a thing

Halo Infinite delayed

This War of Mine now part of Polish school curriculum

Guy fired for making Hitler meme awarded 200k

Apple and Google and Epic

Epic lawsuit

Epic propaganda

Topics discussed

• Rise of Skywalker 4-hour fan edit rumor
• Fan edit culture discussion
• Star Wars Holiday Special Lego reboot
• Xbox Series X November release & price talk
• Xbox Series S reveal
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey impressions
• Cyberpunk 2077 release date concerns
• Halo Infinite delayed
• BioShock Infinite replay
• Anthem revisited
• This War of Mine added to Polish school curriculum
• Epic Games vs Apple & Google antitrust lawsuit
• Man fired for Hitler meme wins $200k lawsuit
• The Queen's favorite movie: Flash Gordon

Luke’s done his homework but he’s come back with some unexpected results.

Night City Wire Episode 2Dr Disrespect is back

Topics discussed

• Inception review
• Interstellar rewatch review
• Ad Astra recommendation & Norsemen TV show
• Tenet release & Mulan $30 PVOD pricing
• Movie ticket prices & China cinema reopening
• Searching (2018 film) recommendation
• Umbrella Academy Season 2 & Misfits recommendation
• Watchmen HBO miniseries revisit
• The Mandalorian & Disney Plus
• Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire livestream
• Fallout 76 one-week impressions
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey purchase
• Disco Elysium subreddit joke
• Pandemic routine slip-ups & digital ID systems
• Dr Disrespect ban mystery follow-up
• Making a Murderer: Kathleen Zellner book
• Audible Sandman audio drama

Video games, movies, poop and murder hornets. It’s a diverse show this week so as Scar the lion once said: “Be prepared!“This week’s episode is a little late thanks to Tropical Storm Isaias, sorry about that! Hopefully the delightful content we have for you will make up for the inconvenience.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard accuse each other of pooping and peeing all over the house

What pandemic?

Murder Hornets

Rent some bees

Topics discussed

• 120fps gaming/film frame rate trend
• Halo Infinite graphics & frame rate controversy
• CRT/plasma TV & DVD/Blu-ray collecting nostalgia
• Evil Dead DVD commentary & remake discussion
• Australian radio/censorship nostalgia
• Depp v. Heard courtroom poop/pee scandal
• Murder Hornets spreading in the US
• US mask-wearing & COVID-19 response debate
• Flat Earth conspiracy videos & news echo chambers
• Renting bees / beekeeping tangent
• Making a Murderer: reading the Steven Avery book
• Defund the police movement discussion
• Fallout 76 gameplay impressions
• TikTok ban threat & Microsoft acquisition talk
• US voting rights & citizenship discussion

Lots of Xbox news this week but not the news we were hoping for. Plus, Luke’s been beaten to market again, Matt’s been playing with time and Dan’s on a quest to meet our makers so he can dump black goo all over them.

Another Baby Yoda that Luke didn’t make

New Fable

New STALKERAvowed

Not all future games will be Xbox One compatible

Tenet likely releasing internationally first

KFC to 3D print “chicken” nuggets

Topics discussed

• Sideshow Collectibles' baby Yoda figure
• Star Wars sequel trilogy backlash & uncanonization talk
• Xbox disc licensing & backward compatibility history
• Movies Anywhere / cross-platform streaming libraries
• Xbox Showcase: Game Pass value & new game reveals
• Microsoft Flight Simulator reveal
• STALKER 2 announcement
• Avowed (Obsidian RPG) announcement
• Xbox Series X backward compatibility limitations
• Blind orchestra auditions controversy
• Carrion (game) recommendation
• Inside (game) impressions
• Christopher Nolan film marathon & Inception rewatch
• Tenet international release strategy
• Alien franchise marathon & timeline discussion
• James Cameron's on-set veganism
• KFC's 3D-printed 'chicken' nuggets

We said we were going to keep it light this week but then Grant Imahara died and things went downhill from there. So it may not be light but hopefully it’s amusing.

Dr Disrespect still doesn’t know why he was banned Mike Tyson will fight a shark Amber Heard is back in court A picture of you can go to the sports games Xbox One X and S stop production Xbox Live 12 month cards no longer available No Man’s Sky gets a creepy update xCloud to be included with Game Pass Ultimate Matrix cinematographer on why the sequels suck Tenet will probably be delayed And so will Bond

Topics discussed

• Grant Imahara tribute (Geek of the Week)
• Dr Disrespect Twitch ban speculation continued
• Xbox Series X: no console exclusives policy
• Xbox One X/S discontinued & Live cards removed
• xCloud added to Game Pass Ultimate
• No Man's Sky 'Desolation' update
• Alien 3 rewatch review
• Blockbuster podcast: Henriksen's Terminator story
• The Martian rewatch discussion
• Ad Astra science criticism
• Matrix cinematographer on why the sequels suck
• Stanley Kubrick anecdotes
• Amadeus (1984 film) review
• Three Amigos rewatch
• Hamilton (Disney+) review
• Henry Cavill: Witcher, PC build & Bond rumor
• Tenet & No Time to Die release delays
• David Fincher's upcoming projects
• Mike Tyson vs shark publicity stunt
• Cardboard cutout fans at sports games

Dan’s cut himself off from Martinaise, Matt’s gotten himself lost in the wasteland and Luke’s become some sort of digital collectible dealer.

The OK symbol is not OKEnnio Morricone has died

Topics discussed

• Steam trading cards & Xbox Game Pass for PC
• Fallout 1 replay & save-corruption bug
• Disco Elysium finished
• Toxic Crusaders/Apocalypse Inc sneaker release
• Man vs Snake documentary (Nibbler)
• Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters documentary
• Billy Mitchell Perfect Fraud Man documentary
• OK hand symbol removed from Call of Duty
• Foreskin restoration subculture debate
• Ennio Morricone's death
• Dark (Netflix series) dropped
• The Alienist review
• Interstellar rewatch review
• Nolan filmography talk (Dunkirk, Tenet delay)
• Ad Astra & Oblivion recommendations
• COVID-19 dining & movie-going discussion

Luke’s making deals on the show this week coz he’s gotta catch ’em all. Weird that he never got into Pokemon since he’s just the sort that they target with that stuff.

The Billy Mitchell saga heats up Stop sending death threats to people

Cyberpunk will be censored in Japan Check out the first Night City Wire Diablo 2 is 20 Keaton to be the Batman again?

Topics discussed

• Steam trading card negotiations
• Firewatch (game) recommendation
• Disco Elysium hardcore mode: businessman investment
• Dr Disrespect Twitch ban rumors
• The Last of Us Part II: Laura Bailey death threat backlash
• Michael Keaton's possible Batman return in The Flash
• Billy Mitchell's King of Kong record saga
• Man vs Snake documentary recommendation
• Unsolved Mysteries Netflix reboot review
• Keanu Reeves & The Matrix 4 speculation
• Cyberpunk 2077 censored in Japan, not Australia
• Night City Wire: Braindance mechanic preview
• Diablo 2's 20th anniversary
• 80s/90s PC gaming nostalgia

Lots going on both on the planet Earth but also in orbit around it. What am I talking about? Tune in this week to find out! Spoilers: it’s space poop.

Disco Elysium is being adapted into a TV series Community episode pulled from air Cleveland voice actor resigns Apu might get a new voice actor Maybe Jesus wasn’t white? L’oreal to drop the word “whitening” from products South Park episodes missing from HBO Max NASA needs a moon toilet, and they’re willing to pay you for it

Topics discussed

• Johnny Cash's 'Hurt' cover in The Last of Us Part II
• TikTok clipboard-snooping privacy concern
• Buying a Surface laptop, ditching Mac
• Disco Elysium hardcore mode: masturbation mechanic
• Disco Elysium TV series adaptation announced
• Red Dead Redemption 2 replay & quest log tip
• Resident Evil 5 replay on PC
• Becky (2020 film) review
• Community's blackface-adjacent episode pulled
• George Floyd case & police reform discussion
• Cleveland Show & Apu voice actor changes
• Archbishop suggests Jesus wasn't white
• L'Oreal drops 'whitening' from product branding
• South Park's Muhammad episodes missing from HBO Max
• NASA's Lunar Loo moon toilet design challenge
• Interstellar rewatch & critique
• Joel Schumacher tribute
• Razorback (1984 film) mention
• Ian Holm tribute
• Lord of the Rings vs The Hobbit trilogy

Lots happened this week! We’ve got streaming service shutdowns, silicon showdowns and game delay meltdowns.

Billy Mitchell is back on top Mixer certainly isn’t Apple announces a lot of stuff Star Wars Squadrons is a game Elon Musk says he didn’t have a threesome with Amber Heard and Cara Delvigne And Amber Heard’s lawsuit against Johnny Depp has been dropped Cyberpunk has been delayed You can no longer spawn in Klan members in Red Dead 2 online PAX is going online

Topics discussed

• Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong record reinstated
• Xbox shuts down Mixer for Facebook Gaming
• Apple announces switch to Apple Silicon
• macOS Big Sur & iOS 14 redesign
• Elon Musk denies Amber Heard threesome rumor
• Amber Heard drops Johnny Depp countersuit
• Star Wars: Squadrons VR & gameplay details
• Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to November
• The Last of Us Part II review-bombing controversy
• Red Dead Redemption 2 online KKK exploit patched
• Disco Elysium hardcore mode
• PAX West & PAX Australia cancelled, PAX Online announced