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Luke went to PAX Aus! What did he do there? What does he hate about conventions? And what was Matt playing this week? You’ll have to tune in to find out. Topics discussed PAX Aus recap and Luke's pinball gloryBoard games over video gamesCon pet peeves, long lines and panel etiquettePokémon, Pikmin Bloom and location-based gamesCon food and drinkAlec Baldwin documentary follow-upYou Can See Everything (Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos)Tesla's new Roadster demo and electric car competitionMike Flanagan and Stephen King remakesStrange Horticulture, Resident Evil 4 remake and OutboundAI mashups and Xbox Links ‘The Trial of Alec Baldwin’ Review: Rory Kennedy’s Bold but Blinkered Doc Centers the Movie Star in the ‘Rust’ Tragedy, Nearly Erasing Halyna Hutchins The Tesla Roadster flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second Carrie Showrunner Reveals Which Stephen King Movie Should Never Get A Remake Xbox is officially embracing the chaos of AI-powered game ports

It’s episode 666, so naturally we spent a chunk of it assigning the Seven Deadly Sins to the gaming industry’s worst offenders. Unity took Greed for trying to charge developers retroactively per install (still unforgivable). AI took Gluttony. Microsoft took… also Gluttony, basically. Luke took Sloth personally and voluntarily. Chris Roberts, who has been making Star Citizen since 2012, has taken over a billion dollars, and still hasn’t released the game, nearly got Sloth but ended up on Pride, which honestly tracks more. Also in this episode: Luke bought a shirt in Vietnam that might have sea cucumbers on it. Matt went to a fake Warped Tour at a brewery and thinks the Green Day tribute band put in more effort than actual Green Day. The Witcher 3 Remastered looks incredible on an ultrawide with ray tracing. Luke wants Night Trap but can’t get it in Australia. Someone is selling bootleg 4K discs of The Abyss on Amazon. The Minecraft Realm still exists and nobody has logged in. Oh, and the website has a new topics browser now: you can see that we’ve talked about Red Dead Redemption 2 fifteen times and Rogue One eighteen times. Which is a lot. Topics discussed Matt went to a fake Warped Tour at a breweryLuke bought a bright sea-creature shirt in VietnamMatt's been playing Graveyard KeeperThe Witcher 3 remastered is out and looks incredibleXbox now has Mythic achievementsDevelopers at The Coalition (Gears of War E-Day) are reportedly worriedThe 7 Deadly Sins of gaming and techBootleg physical media is apparently a real problem nowColin from Accounts season 3 is out on ParamountWe're watching Ted Lasso season 4The Pokémon TCG printed so many cards in their new set that scalpers are stuck holding stock they can't flip for much profit. Extremely satisfying.Matt updated the Multiple Nerdgasm website with an AI-powered topics pageDaylight saving is about to mess with their recording schedule againPAX Australia is next week Links Paramount & Warners Become Skydance Report: Gears Of War: E-Day Developers Fear For Their Jobs And Bonuses - Kotaku The Witcher 3 Remastered Nintendo Switch 2 Can Be Unlocked For Free Even If You Borrow A Switch Physical Copy From A Friend Mythic achievements

Nathan Fielder moved into Elizabeth Holmes’ house for 10 days before she went to jail, made a documentary about it, and somehow it’s rated R for graphic nudity. We have no idea what’s going on and we cannot wait. Also: Luke watched all of Silo Season 3 instead of going for a swim (the pool wasn’t warm enough), Matt went to see the Jonas Brothers and actually enjoyed it (being supportive, he insists), and Xbox had another rough week -Ninja Theory is being shut down after Microsoft couldn’t sell them, and Halo is now Activision’s problem. George Lucas came out of his box this week to say his Star Wars special editions were necessary and justified. The Ewoks blinked their disagreement. Also he claims he had three more Star Wars movies planned… we’re pretty sure he did not. Plus: the CEO of Nvidia doesn’t know his own address so kids don’t need to learn maths apparently, an AI actress glitched into Chinese mid-interview with Piers Morgan, and someone paid thousands of dollars in API fees to generate a garbage Counter-Strike clone. Good times! Topics discussed Silo Season 3Wheel of Games on TrueAchievementsJonas BrothersXbox Studio ClosuresNvidia CEO Jensen HuangTilly Norwood, AI ActressNathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes DocumentaryActivision making the next HaloStar Wars original theatrical cut returningLucas Museum of Narrative ArtFull show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/665-no-jonas/

Luke goes full cinema hermit and catches two movies in one day — the 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie (verdict: fun but makes absolutely no sense, Hot Rod forever) and Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil (verdict: actually good, go see it, the padlock jokes are perfect). Meanwhile Matt is still playing Yoshi and the Mysterious Book with his daughter, who apparently blasted through the new Bluey game in a single weekend like some kind of toddler speedrunner. The internet is mad about Wolverine because Mystique has clothes on. Sweet Baby Inc, apparently. Blizzard announced StarCraft and Diablo 5 at BlizzCon because they had nothing else — both are 4-5 years away, both trailers are purely cinematic. Level-5 admitted they used some AI art in the Professor Layton remake announcement and everyone lost their minds. 007: First Light got delayed again on Switch 2, almost certainly because nobody wants to ship anything near GTA 6. Buffy’s 30th anniversary Emmys segment happened, it got complicated, and also we learned what gooning is. You’re welcome. Plus: a dolphin named Bubbles who has figured out that if you scare a fish enough it will throw up, and then you eat that. Luke has decided he no longer likes dolphins. Topics discussed Transformers: The Movie 40th anniversary re-releaseZach Cregger's Resident Evil reviewZack Snyder's Escape from New York remakeWolverine game 'fart sniffer' scent mechanic backlashWolverine game backlash over Mystique/Jean Grey designsProfessor Layton remake AI-art backlash007 First Light delayed again on Switch 2StarCraft open-world shooter announced for 2030Diablo 5 announced for 2029Doctor Who put out to tender, could return 2028Buffy 30th anniversary Emmys kiss request controversyBuffy in memoriam segment backlash over Nicholas BrendonDolphin Bubbles' vomit-eating hunting techniqueFull show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/664-goon-squad/

Luke’s three VBs in not hungover this week, so prepare for some high energy discussion of the week’s going on! Topics discussed Xbox Cloud Gaming hour-limit exemption emailsNintendo's tariff-refund customer appreciation saleLegend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake revealedMetroid Ravenous announcedIKEA's Kallax Storageborn Skyrim DLCWolverine game review backlash despite solid scoresStar Wars 50th anniversary theatrical re-releaseBruce Campbell says he has five years leftApple's iPhone Duo foldable phone revealSouth Park renamed 'South America' for season 29Ted Lasso discussionSpider-Noir wins posthumous Emmys after cancellationDispatch game impressions Links Bruce Campbell Says He Has Five Years Left Luke does not have the restriction on streaming Adventure awaits! Nintendo of America announces Customer Appreciation Sale - News - Nintendo Official Site The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time Remake Fully Revealed Metroid Ravenous – Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026 - YouTube KALLAX STORAGEBORN, a free creation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim™ from IKEA. - YouTube The Wolverine reviews are in ‘South Park’ Is “Changing Its Name” to ‘South America’ for Season 29 to Mock Trump The Just-Canceled ‘Spider-Noir’ Wins Some Posthumous Emmys

This week Microsoft quietly kneecaps Xbox Cloud Gaming with new monthly hour limits, and they’re also keeping the tariff refunds. The future of gaming may not be financially viable? Topics discussed Microsoft & Sony keep tariff refunds after court rulingXbox Cloud Gaming new monthly hour limitsRAM/storage price surge & AI bubble concernsThe Witcher remake put on hold for Witcher 4James Pond AI-generated remake backlashPlayStation digital ownership class action lawsuitSteam 12TB data leakSilo season 3 finaleNicolas Cage's Spider-Noir cancelled after one seasonNew Star Trek movie's 'bad apples' premise backlashRidley Scott wants to make third Alien prequelPhil Tippett's studio goes bankruptAlec Baldwin trial documentary announcedFull show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/662-insert-coin/

Xbox’s limited-edition green throwback console sold out in under a minute this week, and is now sitting on eBay for $3,300 AUD. Reasonable? You be the judge. Actually no, we’ll be the judge. That’s ridiculous. Topics discussed Green Xbox limited-edition console sells out & scalpingXbox price increases due to RAM costsXbox disc-to-digital licensing featureIKEA Xbox furniture collectionCanceled Iron Man game footage leakPlayStation's poorly-timed digital ownership reminderHome NAS/media server & Claude-powered news digest setupWitcher 3 free remaster & Witcher 4 2028 releaseWitcher 3 Songs of the Past expansion & GwentStar Citizen: Squadron 42 delayed againChris Roberts' alleged misappropriation of Freelancer fundsNo Man's Sky redemption arc comparisonMCU catch-up: Black Panther Wakanda ForeverCaptain America: Brave New World & Red HulkThunderbolts reviewFantastic Four: First Steps reviewAvengers Endgame Encore re-releaseApple's $9 polishing cloth price cut Links Squadrom 42 delayed… again. The scam continues! : r/pcmasterrace Apple’s Polishing Cloth is back for $9 Xbox Disc To Digital Insiders Ikea’s Xbox collection includes a giant thumbstick stool Canceled Iron Man Game Footage From Just Cause And Mad Max Developer Leaks Online PlayStation Blasts Out Poorly Timed Reminder About Digital Games The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches September Free Upgrade For All Owners The Witcher 3 Songs Of The Past Expansion Confirmed To Include More Gwent And Everyone Is Already Celebrating The Witcher 4 Confirmed For 2028 Release In Official Cd Projekt Gamescom 2026 Announcement “Avengers Endgame Encore” Is

Luke’s back from the actual flu (not the fake flu, the ‘couldn’t get an achievement for 5 days’ flu), and Matt’s walking around post-spinal surgery like a champ, albeit with a physiotherapist who apparently learned her craft from a Bond villain Topics discussed End of Oak Street reviewSilo season 3 reviewBluey 3D movie announcement backlashDave Bautista officially cast as KratosX-Men cast revealed (Rogue, Mr. Sinister, Storm & more)Disney's pre-Avengers Doomsday watchlistDave Harbour's 'You're Tony Stark' line speculationReacher season 4 premiereBruce Campbell retires from playing AshBruce Campbell says Evil Dead needs to lighten upStar Citizen developer stream disasterWolverine game graphics backlashDune Awakening updatePAX pass giveaway announcement Links Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off The Rails Creating Further Distrust Among Players “Wolverine” Game Under Bruce Campbell Wants ‘Evil Dead’ to Lighten the Hell Up Again Bruce Campbell Officially Retires From Playing Ash Williams in All Future ‘Evil Dead’ Projects Disney Sets Pre-“Avengers: Doomsday” Watchlist X Men Cast Confirmed To Include Inde Navarette As Rogue Adam Driver As Mister Sinister Maya Boyd As Storm And More D23 2026 Dave Bautista Officially Cast As Kratos In God Of War Show After Ryan Hurst Drops Out Due To Injury

We’re back, baby! Matt had surgery, Luke got sick, got better, went back to work, and got sick again with something different. Classic Luke. Anyway, we pushed through because we missed you. Topics discussed Spider-Man: Brand New Day reaction & villain revealSpider-Man Brand New Day fart-evacuation incidentStar Wars: The Last Jedi retrospective tangentRyan Gosling cast as Ghost RiderSamara Weaving cast as Emma FrostBlade movie in limbo after Mahershala Ali exitAvengers: Doomsday Comic-Con ad finesRegion Locked Kickstarter (Aussie game documentary)Send Help movie reviewJames Bond casting announcement expected this yearDaniel Craig Bond era rewatch reflectionsCase of the Golden Idol playthroughClair Obscur: Expedition 33 impressionsThimbleweed Park 2 announcedElder Scrolls 6 demo & inflatable rat protestDave Bautista in talks for God of War's Kratos Links Thimbleweed Park 2 The Elder Scrolls 6 Demo To Xbox Leadership Included A Giant Inflatable Rat Placed Outside Bethesda Offices In Protest At Microsofts Mass Layoffs Region Locked: A Documentary Series on Aussie Video Games by Region Locked Documentary — Kickstarter Movie-Goers Evacuate Spider-Man: Brand New Day Screening After ‘Rotten’ Fart Rips Sadie Sink’s Secret Role in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Finally Revealed Ryan Gosling Is Officially the MCU’s New Ghost Rider Emma Frost has been cast Mahershala Ali Officially Moves on From ‘Blade’ After Marvel Cancellation Marvel’s Giant ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Comic-Con Ad Resulted In a Huge Fine James Bond Will Be Officially Announced This Year God Of War Show May Have Found Its Kratos In Dave Bautista Alan Ritchson Is Officially Crowned Netflix’s Streaming King

This week we wonder how Nolan made a $250 million movie that looks like The Odyssey, while Moana 2 cost the same amount and looks like… Moana 2. Topics discussed The Odyssey (Nolan) reviewElliot Page casting backlash addressedThe Odyssey vs Moana 2 budget comparisonObsession rewatch & press tourObsession actress's Call of Duty fandomAvengers: Doomsday trailer breaks view recordChanning Tatum cast as GambitNew Spider-Man & Tom Holland/ZendayaMandalorian & Grogu box office vs digital numbersDisney confirms end of The MandalorianStar Wars canceled projects (Taika Waititi, Patty Jenkins)Starfighter lightsaber battle controversyStar Wars sequel trilogy retcons (Palpatine, Mara Jade)Blade Runner 2099 teaser trailerPrime Video's expanding slate & James Bond acquisitionLord of the Rings Extended Editions & Peter Jackson's Hobbit critiqueMan of Steel vs Superman (2025) action-stakes comparisonMad Max: Fury Road practical effects praiseThe Odyssey Cyclops/giants practical vs CGI debate Links ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Officially Surges to No. 1 as Instant Digital Hit in Just 24 Hours Whoopi Goldberg Slams Transphobic Critics of Elliot Page’s Casting in ‘The Odyssey’: ‘Then Don’t Go See It… Why Do You Care Who’s Cast in It?’ ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Officially Too Popular ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Breaks New Record 6 Months Before It Hits Theaters First Photos: “Blade Runner 2099” TV Series Blade Runner 2099 Teaser Disney Officially Confirms the End of ‘The Mandalorian’

Luke is back from hospital where he apparently has built up a full tolerance to ketamine (‘I have no idea what people are going on about’) and Matt is falling apart at the spine. It’s fine. Everyone’s fine. Somehow they still watched a bunch of movies and have opinions. Topics discussed Luke's ketamine hospital treatment updateEvil Dead Rise reviewObsession reviewHokum reviewWorld Cup final & FIFA corruptionTrump red card controversySydney Sweeney's Sleepy Hollow adaptationSydney Sweeney & Michael Bay's OutrunDanny McBride directing new GI Joeid Software staffing clarificationElder Scrolls 6 update & Fallout remastersDoctor Who cancellation statementLive-action Moana box office bombGeorge Lucas comments on AIAI coding tools & Claude CodeAI art ownership lawsuit Links id creative director says they were not completely nerfed BBC Officially Responds to ‘Doctor Who’ Cancellation George Lucas Says ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About AI’ Bethesda Gives Update On Elder Scrolls 6 And Future After Xbox ‘Reset’ Fallout 3 And New Vegas Remasters Coming Ahead Of Fallout 5 Sydney Sweeney to star in new, erotic, Sleepy Hollow The New ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie Just Landed a Surprising Director Live-Action ‘Moana’ Remake To Lose $100 Million After Disappointing Box-Office Debut

So Taylor Swift got married, Adam Sandler officiated (yes, really, no one knows why either), and you could buy ‘wedding memorabilia’ off a New York street artist - including a used ovulation test - for $25. We live in a society. Then there’s the Xbox stuff, which is a lot. Like, a LOT. Thousands of jobs gone, Double Fine just… set free, id Software’s programmers shown the door (great for the legendary game engine people, obviously), and Obsidian pulled off Avowed 2 to go make Fallout instead. The good news: this is what everyone wanted since New Vegas. The bad news: it’s happening because Microsoft bought literally everything and then panicked. Sony’s having a bad fortnight too. No disc drive on PS6, and they’re nuking 551 movies from people’s PlayStation libraries because the licenses ran out. You know, movies people paid for. Bought. Owned. Allegedly. Armie Hammer took a role in Uwe Boll’s new film without reading the full script, then rang his publicist crying after he saw it. He did say he’d do the sequel for ’life-changing money,’ which is a very reasonable position. Mindhunter is dead forever and Fincher hates that you keep asking. Ludwig got renewed for season 3 before season 2 is even out, which - watch Ludwig. And Supergirl bombed harder than Blue Beetle, which is impressive given that nobody remembered Blue Beetle existed. Topics discussed Taylor Swift wedding & garbage saleXbox mass layoffs & studio resetsid Software layoffsObsidian moves to new Fallout gameValve comments on Steam Machine pricingRAM and storage price surgeAI bubble & rising AI costsSony ditches PS6 disc driveSony deletes 551 licensed moviesPS Plus cancellations in protestUwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante distributionArmie Hammer's comeback backlashThe Odyssey reviews & IMAX debateMindhunter officially cancelledLudwig renewed for season 3Last One Laughing (Australian) reactionSupergirl box office bombFull show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/656-firing-squad/

Luke went to see Supergirl and came back mostly flat. His verdict: he laughed once. Topics discussed Supergirl movie reviewDC movie slate (Man of Tomorrow, Clayface, Batman Part II)Clarkson's Farm season 5Prostate cancer screening discussionWorld War Z sequel announcedZombie movie lore (Return of the Living Dead)Xbox price increasesAI and automation job concernsSteam Machine pricing & reviewGTA 6 physical copy is a code in a boxResident Evil 5/6 remake cancellation & Haiti zombie loreAnthony Stewart Head pronunciation follow-upRichard Garriott reclaiming Ultima rights Links Xbox prices are going up GTA 6 Will Just Be A Code In A Box At Launch With No Disc Steam Machine Review Steam Machine Richard Garriott Wants To Take Ultima Back From EA The villain in Spider-man Brand New Day hasn’t been revealed yet ‘World War Z’ Officially Returns With New Sequel in Development

Matt beat an innocent stranger to death with a rock this week. Listen to find out what the hell that’s about. We get into the Xbox chaos (Ninja Theory gone, Elder Scrolls 6 still apparently coming in 2028 or possibly never, Tim Schafer potentially going indie), the Commodore flip phone that blocks social media and may or may not be purchased by Luke on the spot, why Ridley Scott doing Treasure Island feels weird, and the very depressing news that Europe can’t legally force publishers to keep game servers alive. Also Matt’s daughter is already better at the Bluey game than he is, which tracks. Topics discussed Rust gameplay story (naked beach murder)Xbox 'reset' layoffs & studio closuresNinja Theory shut downXbox Game Studios boss resignsElder Scrolls 6 delayed to 2028Compulsion Games & Double Fine going independentGears of War: E-Day revealHalo Combat Evolved remasterFree GTA V current-gen upgradesGTA 6 anticipationAssassin's Creed Black Flag remakeRidley Scott's Treasure Island with Hugh JackmanRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively controversyCommodore flip phone (Call Back)EU rejects mandatory game preservation lawTrump phone reviewAchievement-farming gamerscore prankBluey Xbox achievements Links Flip-Phone - Commodore Xbox VP Says Gears Of War Wasn’t Ripped From PS5 Last Minute Xbox Promises The Elder Scrolls 6 Is ‘Coming Along Well’ XBOX Studios Facing Possible Closures - Blue’s News Story Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs Xbox Game Studios Boss Resigns Ahead Of Mass Layoffs Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory EC “Cannot Propose a Legal Obligation to Keep Video Games Playable” - Blue’s News Story We got free GTA V upgrades before GTA VI Hugh Jackman Is Ready for Ridley Scott’s “Thrilling” Pirate Adventure [Exclusive]

Luke spent many hours at the cinema this week, drinking his way through five movies, then got on a kick scooter and came straight to record a podcast. Topics discussed Scary Movie reboot reviewMasters of the Universe reviewMasters of the Universe box office flopDisclosure Day (Spielberg) reviewSpielberg filmography rankingBack Rooms (A24 horror) reviewObsession movie reviewSpielberg James Bond pitchGeorge Miller's Mad Max plansCGI in modern movies vs Fury RoadiPhone battery replacement sagaWWDC: new Siri powered by GeminiAI photo editing ethicsShooting travel photos on film Links I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works George Miller Has “Mad Max” Film & TV Plans Steven Spielberg Says James Bond Movies ‘Constantly Turned Me Down’ and ‘If They Asked Me Now’ to Direct the Answer Would Be: ‘You Can’t Afford Me’