Multiple Nerdgasm

Join us and the extended Smallshoe family for another week of sort of up-to-date news on video games, Michael Jackson and Batman’s 1960 The Joker, Cesar Romero.

Topics discussed

• "Drawful" party game weekend story
• Universal Studios Singapore visit
• Reddit's AMAgeddon (Victoria Taylor firing)
• Michael Jackson jingle & Russell Crowe prank calls
• Password manager & call center accent banter
• Sasquatch Watch Asia parody clip
• Destiny's unused David Cross comedy dialogue
• Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death $1.15B fix story
• Ark: Survival Evolved player-built prison story
• "Everything is CGI now" video essay reaction
• Man of Steel destruction criticism & BvS tie-in
• Ben Affleck's solo Batman film announcement
• Classic 1960s Batman TV series & Cesar Romero's mustache

Head to your local computer store and pick up an Amiga 500, it’s time for some brand new games! That is, if you have time to play them after putting together all that furniture.

Topics discussed

• Matt's absence & Dan's tank convoy story
• E3 catch-up: Xbox One vs PS4 decision
• Fallout 4 bottle-cap pre-order story
• Pre-order culture & Arkham Knight PC disaster
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate hands-on preview
• Gears of War Ultimate Edition correction
• Rampage movie & Dwayne Johnson casting bit
• Shia LaBeouf hospitalized after stunt injury
• Jake Lloyd's arrest after high-speed chase
• Nick Cage jingle appreciation callback
• Comedy interview sketch with Jony Ive
• Etsy bans sale of metaphysical spells
• Prayer & childhood religion tangent
• Japan lifts its no-dancing law
• French posthumous marriage law
• ISIS flag mistaken-identity news story

Matt and Luke here to discuss all things E3, Supanova and AIDs.

Topics discussed

• Fallout 4 announcement reaction
• Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement
• Gears of War remaster & Hunt the Truth reaction
• Halo 5: Agent Locke discussion
• Dishonored 2 & Xbox backwards compatibility
• GTA 5 Steam sale currency pricing controversy
• Steam sale purchases (Homeworld, Wasteland 2, Wolf Among Us)
• Xbox One wired/elite controller discussion
• Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer reaction
• Oculus Rift Xbox One partnership
• Supanova convention recap
• Adam Baldwin controversy discussion
• YouTube Gaming livestreaming launch
• North Korea's fake AIDS cure claim
• Kickstarter fraud FTC enforcement case
• "Something in the Jungle" joke Kickstarter idea

Multiple Nerdgasm: your source for the most up to date Nic Cage news! What’s that? There isn’t any? What are we going to do with this jingle?!

Topics discussed

• Uwe Boll's failed Rampage 3 Kickstarter meltdown
• Mad Max: Fury Road review
• Mad Max franchise retrospective (stunts, dubbing history)
• PS4 vs Xbox One console decision
• Fallout 4 announcement & trailer reaction
• Jurassic World anticipation & The Lost World critique
• Jurassic Park practical vs CG effects trivia
• Christopher Lee's death & life retrospective
• Serial podcast season 2 survey update
• PornHub-backed space porn Kickstarter
• NAACP leader outed as white (Rachel Dolezal)
• Freddie Gray & Baltimore riots discussion
• "Hatred" video game controversy
• Alien: Isolation & Witcher 3 gameplay chat

Hopefully everyone enjoyed watching iSummon. It’s now in audio podcast form!

Topics discussed

• Why they're summoning Steve Jobs' ghost
• Macintosh naming origin story (Get Smart theory)
• Kickstarter funding acknowledgment
• Ghost-detector iPad app bits (Ghost Scan, Ghost Radar)
• Ouija board mechanics setup
• Séance opens: "Are you here, Steve?"
• Macintosh naming question (yes/no)
• Listener Q&A: which Android phone to buy
• Listener Q&A: Apple Watch satisfaction
• Listener Q&A: Ashton Kutcher's Jobs portrayal
• Listener Q&A: bus route to Sydney CBD
• Listener Q&A: apartment 32A / garbage room mystery
• Offensive "when will I die" joke question
• Apple's future longevity question
• Final inappropriate request ends the séance

Multiple Nerdgasm thinks you should listen to this episode with no pants on.

Topics discussed

• Smite beta code giveaway
• Snapchat dick pic bit & Darcy prize
• Google Plus tangent
• X-Men/Fantastic Four merchandising & licensing mess
• Actor-recast discussion (Wolverine, Iron Man, Rachel Dawes)
• Fantastic Four (2015) reboot trailer
• Supergirl TV series trailer reaction
• Simon Pegg's sci-fi comments backlash
• Ex Machina film review
• Robotic prostate exam trainer ("Patrick")
• Dan's "suck cut" haircut story
• Nigerian restaurant human meat scandal
• Cremation-ashes dildo sex toy
• Scotland Yard's secret sci-fi fandom dossier
• Denver Comic Con all-male "Women in Comics" panel
• The Wolf Among Us game discussion
• BioShock Infinite DLC recommendation
• Witcher 3 & Witcher 2 gameplay discussion
• Carlo the Boatman NPC cameo

Dan is back and just in time for Matt’s special Star Wars interview

Topics discussed

• Dan's return & Batam island travel story
• Jurassic World anticipation
• Head/body transplant surgery news
• Chappie (2015) film review
• Blomkamp/Die Antwoord casting controversy
• Consciousness & identity philosophy tangent
• "Anakin Skywalker" comedy interview skit
• Dwarf Watch: mystical creature update
• Comic Con London shoutout & iSummon delivery
• Kickstarter game-funding controversy
• Witcher 3 launch bugs (Xbox One save bug)
• Witcher 3 graphics downgrade controversy
• Confessions of a Heretic book review
• Quran gift anecdote & atheism reflection
• Video game chat: Telltale Games & achievements

Let’s just give Terry his own show already.

Topics discussed

• Bonus Stage competition winner thanks
• Mad Max: Fury Road boycott/sexism controversy
• Witcher 3 anticipation & franchise retrospective
• Witcher sexism criticism discussion
• Sasquatch Watch: Terry Smallshoe's web series
• Avengers: Age of Ultron review
• Joss Whedon quits Twitter
• Ultron's motivations & Hawkeye family reveal (spoilers)
• 2015/2016 comic movie release slate: DC vs Marvel
• Suicide Squad & Harley Quinn casting
• Batman: Arkham Knight anticipation
• Silent Hills cancellation & Kojima-Konami split
• Horror game genre decline discussion
• "F*** Crimes" comedy advice segment

This week’s episode is full of betrayal: Luke betraying Matt, Matt betraying Dan, thieves betraying our listeners and everyone betraying Terry Smallshoe.

Topics discussed

• Bonus Stage live show competition announcement
• Mug theft from listener's doorstep
• Blue Yeti microphone upgrade & Terry Smallshoe skit
• Multiple Nerdgasm Instagram launch
• Ryan Gosling cereal meme & crime-fighting videos
• Wonder Woman film & DC's female-superhero gap
• Smithsonian's Wonder Woman invisible jet display
• KKK leader caught with black male prostitute
• Casual antisemitism jokes & WWII history tangent
• William Shatner's $30 billion water pipeline Kickstarter
• Coolest Cooler record-breaking Kickstarter
• Benedict Cumberbatch chocolate replica
• Brontosaurus reinstated as valid dinosaur
• Land Before Time voice actress murder-suicide
• Milo and Otis animal cruelty controversy
• Death row inmate's kitten last-meal hoax
• The Jinx (Robert Durst documentary) recommendation
• Halo: Hunt the Truth podcast
• Guitar Hero & Rock Band revival announcement
• Mario Golf: World Tour review
• Murdered: Soul Suspect review
• GTA 5, Witcher 3 & game backlog chat

Weesa Baaaaack!

Topics discussed

• Return from travel hiatus & time-zone changes
• Batam Indonesia retro arcade nostalgia
• Racially insensitive House of Blues restaurant art
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer reaction
• Star Wars Battlefront & Battle of Jakku DLC
• Batman v Superman trailer reaction
• Man of Steel critique
• Transformers: Age of Extinction review
• Jupiter Ascending mini-review
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies critique
• Avengers: Age of Ultron anticipation & post-credits advice
• Birdman review
• Kick-Ass 2 mini-review
• Nightcrawler review
• This Is the End review
• Dwarf Watch: dwarf twins sighting
• NASA Kennedy Space Center visit
• Mars One vs NASA comparison jab
• Alligator-proof NASA perimeter fences
• Salem restaurant: lobster bisque & shrimp Columbo