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Matt’s back from PAX East 2025! What did he see, what did he play, what did he like? You’ll have to listen to find out! Topics discussedPAX East recap & photo banterGoblin Town: Really Hard Driving GamePoint-and-click indies at PAXBorderlands 4 panel & co-op talkGame price inflation debateAcquisitions Inc & Wizards shakeupD&D Beyond monetization gripesPAX accessibility: Braille dice & Open the GatesAlan Wake diner cup scarcitySinners movie reviewElden Ring movie rumor & game adaptationsHenry Cavill's Witcher exit & Highlander recastMan of Steel & BvS rewatchSuperman (2025) trailer reactionAI Darth Vader goes rogue in FortniteGrok's white genocide obsessionChatGPT memory quirks & deepfakesTrump's film tariffsJames Bond tariff exemptionQatar's plane gift to TrumpLonely Planet founder's no-go countriesLinks Goblin Town: Really Hard Driving Game Whirlight - No Time To Trip Perfect Tides: Station to Station Borderlands 4 Open the Gates Dots RPG Project -

The gates to our realm will be opening shortly, so if you want in head to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm! Matt is at PAX East this week, but Dan and Luke are holding the fort. They’ve got some game news, movie news, and working at the pub news? Sounds good to me! Topics discussedMinecraft realm reopens to patronsOblivion Remastered addictionPAX East FOMOFantasy genre: Witcher & DiscworldSydney Sweeney reactionsMale fitness before/after backlashOld home video nostalgiaDeath Stranding 2 set in AustraliaMad Max game nostalgiaMario Kart digital delisting frustrationResident Evil tank controls retrospectivePub-desking UK trendSmoking cost nostalgiaGTA VI new trailer reactionMafia: The Old Country release dateXbox One used-game DRM retrospectiveApple Siri AI class-action lawsuitAI-generated childhood photo banOnlyFans identity-trend controversyToxic Avenger unrated by MPAATroma & video store nostalgiaLinks Pub-desking is a thing Death Stranding 2 – Australia!? Toxic Avenger cannot be

Don’t adjust your podcast player, it’s not 2010 - we’re just talking about Minecraft for some reason. Wanna play with us? Go to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm and let us know. Topics discussedMinecraft server revivalGTA VI delayed to 2026The Biggleboss Incident devlogGTA V's all-time sales recordMythic Quest final seasonRoblox child labor hearingFamily co-op gaming picksOblivion Remastered impressionsDeath Stranding burnoutFallout 3 remaster rumorsTitanfall 3 cancelledBlade Runner game cancelledSaudi Arabian Grand Prix dramaF1 movie anticipationRevenge of the Sith re-releaseGeorge Lucas on Yoda's speechAvengers: Doomsday script delaysThunderbolts review buzzSuperman (2025) anticipationSuperman & Lois praiseLinks GTA VI delayed The Biggleboss Incident The Point & Click Devlog A Blade Runner game was cancelled Titanfall 3 cancelled The Avengers: Doomsday script isn’t finished because the cast haven’t all signed George lies about Yoda’s speech

Luke’s been getting his gamble on and Matt rolled the dice on a Switch 2 pre-order! Topics discussedTwo-Up (Anzac Day gambling) explainedUS vs Australian public holiday differencesEaster traditions US vs AustraliaAmerican vs Australian chocolate taste debateNSW Anzac Day retail closuresSwitch 2 US pre-order chaosGame price inflation & GTA 6 pricing speculationOblivion Remastered impressionsSkyblivion mod continuation confirmedGame industry crunch culture discussionCyberpunk 2077 last-gen console struggles retrospectiveBreath of the Wild replay with daughterInverted camera controls preference debateRevenge of the Sith 20th anniversaryAndor season 2 anticipationBlack Mirror new season discussionMinecraft server plans (Tortuga)PAX Australia planning & nostalgiaLinks Switch 2 preorders went live. It was a disaster. Bethesda not shutting down Skyblivion project

Everything we say in this episode that could be considered slanderous is definitely a joke and we had our fingers crossed so you can’t sue us. Topics discussedKarl Jobst vs. Billy Mitchell defamation trial verdictGym bro fitness culture observationsRoboCop: Rogue City impressionsDeath Stranding impressionsResident Evil 1 replay nostalgiaDune Awakening delayedConan Exiles nostalgia & Minecraft server ideaElder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered leakSwitch 2 pre-order date confirmedStar Wars: Starfighter movie announcedRobotech & Voltron childhood nostalgiaKids’ video game recommendations (Alba, Thomas Was Alone)New China Miéville/Keanu Reeves novelStar Wars logo Lego setOriginal unaltered 1977 Star Wars screening in LondonRevenge of the Sith 20th anniversaryUpcoming Star Wars movie slate rundownAndor season 2 anticipationCunk on Earth comedy bitBorat & Sacha Baron Cohen discussionHawk Tuah girl updateLinks Dune Awakening delayed Oblivion Remastered Xbox Support spilled the beans Star War

Matt has returned from his brief internship at Lumon and we have a lot to discuss. A small subset of those things are listed below, but really it’s just the tip of the… um… iceberg. Topics discussedLuke’s ketamine nerve ablation treatmentCommon Side Effects cosplay ideaPickle Rick socks & family disapprovalJK Rowling asexual tweet backlashKanye West Nazi comments discussionDavid Icke conspiracy theoriesDumbledore gay retcon controversyChristian podcaster claims airport scanners “make you gay”Daily Planet nightclub nostalgia (Penrith)Western Sydney dive bar nostalgiaSeverance Lumon Industries filming location visitSeverance official rewatch podcast recommendationOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel (Fincher directing)Val Kilmer Batman tribute & triviaBatman Returns & 1989 Batman sequel rumorsKaren Read murder trial & A Body in the Snow documentaryThe Jinx season 2 discussionLinks JK also doesn’t seem to like asexuals Fincher to direct Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

We’ve hit another milestone, 600 episodes! How? Well actually it’s easy, we just show up and talk every week. Matt showed up even though he’s on vacation, except he sounds like crap because he didn’t have a decent mic - have to sort that out for next time. Topics discussedAirPods Bluetooth troubleshootingVintage Computer Federation East reportRetro game development crunch storiesCommodore PET design appreciationSeverance filming details & retro tech referencesSwitch 2 reveal: power, frame rate & priceGiving up on AvowedStalker 2 impressionsSouth of Midnight impressionsSwitch 2 game pricing backlashSwitch 2 C-button & chat featureGameCube games & Final Fantasy VII Remake coming to Switch 2Switch 2 US pre-order tariff chaosTrump tariffs on Japan & gaming industryCoyote vs. Acme sale & releaseWarner Bros pulls Looney Tunes from MaxNew James Bond movie begins filmingSnow White dwarfs & Rachel Zegler controversyDiversity casting backlash discussionLinks Coyote

Lots of game, tv and movie discussion this week as we talk Metroid Prime 4, Pillars of Eternity, Silent Hill F, Atomfall, The Legend of Zelda movie, Rust, Snow White, Ludwig, Paradise, Common Side Effects and some other stuff too! Topics discussedPAX Aus tickets & Megaort eventPAX costume ideas (Zapp Brannigan)Rick and Morty deep dive appreciationCommon Side Effects new show recommendationStop Oil painting vandalism debateLudwig TV show review (David Mitchell)Sherlock Holmes short stories podcast critiqueSpy Among Friends recommendationParadise (Disney+) reviewAtomfall impressionsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC waitSnow White box office struggles & Rachel Zegler controversyLive-action Disney remakes discussionMetroid Prime 4 trailer reactionMonkey Island changes backlash & Thimbleweed ParkPeppa Pig & Bluey games for kidsRetro game completion nostalgiaPillars of Eternity turn-based combat patchArcanum & Humble Bundle key giveawaySilent Hill F refused classification in AustraliaLegend

We’re back after our brief hiatus last week! Pax Aus tickets are on sale so go get them, and then come back and listen to us. Topics discussedPAX Aus ticket purchaseJurassic Park bedtime story with daughterIreland leprechaun toy storyChildhood freedom & modern parenting fearsLord of the Rings audiobook & public domain dateChristopher Lee WWII knife storyFitness challenge & golden-era bodybuilding nostalgiaJack Ryan season 3 reviewAmazon gains creative control over James BondNRL Las Vegas match & Papua New Guinea teamSeverance season 2 finale discussionAmouranth home invasionOnlyFans exploitation debateRetro gaming magazine pen-pal nostalgiaCliffy B & Sierra On-Line hot tub storiesAssassin’s Creed Shadows impressionsCaptain Toad: Treasure TrackerAvowed impressionsAtomfall previewGTA 6 Vice City speculationLinks Severance renewed for season three Amouranth home invasion

This week Luke is sober and ready to ride! We discuss Johnny Somali, Robocop: Rogue City, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Severance and much more! Topics discussedAvowed status updateLuigi’s Mansion 3 finished with daughterRoboCop: Rogue City reviewRoboCop: Rogue City Unfinished Business expansionRoboCop (1987) death scene reshoot triviaBeetlejuice Beetlejuice reviewSeverance episode 8 discussionJohnny Somali Korea controversyTwitch/Kick/Rumble platform moderation tangentPolitical polarization & online discourseTrump tariffs & Canada alcohol boycottLinks Johnny Somali sucks Robocop expansion announced

We’ve been watching some stuff, playing stuff and getting excited about some stuff. Come find out what stuff! Topics discussed30 Rock rewatchThe Baldwins reality show & accent controversyJack Ryan season 2 reviewReacher season 3 reviewSeverance latest episode discussionAndor season 2 trailer reactionAvowed continued impressionsBodies & Counterpart TV recommendationsRazzie Awards rundownCaptain America: Brave New World criticismThe Acolyte defense & lightsaber fight praiseNew Terminator 2 game trailer revealLinks Andor Season Two looks great but this trailer is weird This new Terminator 2 game looks INCREDIBLE

Avowed, Unavowed, these game developers need to make up their minds! This week we talk Avowed, Elder Scrolls VI, the console wars, Dune: Awakening, James Bond being handed over to Amazon and more! Topics discussedRick and Morty binge-watchingAmazon gains creative control over James BondLeaked James Bond audition tapesMatt Damon in Nolan’s Odyssey photo revealBourne franchise retrospectiveReacher season 3 & faith controversyAvowed impressionsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle patch fixElder Scrolls VI charity auction NPCGiving up on Control after three attemptsQuantum Break opening cinematicDune: Awakening PC-only May launchConsole wars are over (Phil Spencer)Actor body prep culture discussionHumane AI Pin bricked by HP acquisitionAI text-to-video workplace demoChatGPT as writing editor & unreliabilityAI-generated background music detectionLinks Wanna be in Elder Scrolls VI? The console wars are over Dune: Awakening launches in May, but only on PC Amazon now has creative control over James Bond

Luke has been called out and he’s not sure what to do about it. This week we discuss Severance, Jack Ryan, Netflix Apple TV support, Marion Cotillard, Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey, and more! Topics discussedAvowed first impressionsSTALKER 2 first impressionsChernobyl drone strike & Ukraine war discussionCivilization VII impressionsSeverance season 2 discussionHomecoming (Amazon Prime) mentionApple TV+ launches on AndroidNetflix "accidentally" adds Apple TV integrationJack Ryan (Prime Video) reviewReacher season 3 mentionSherlock Holmes stories & BBC Sherlock accuracyMythic Quest season 4 critiqueIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia praiseMarion Cotillard’s Dark Knight Rises admissionChristopher Nolan’s Odyssey: massive puppetMia Goth joins The Odyssey castThe Return (Ralph Fiennes Odyssey adaptation)Links Netflix “accidentally” adds Apple TV support, then rolls it back Marion Cotillard admits her death scene was shit Nolan to use “massive puppet” Itsa Mia joins The

Two of us have now seen Nosferatu. One of us isn’t going to bother. You can probably guess who’s who, but listen to find out for sure! We also discuss No Time To Die, Fantastic Four, Disney+, Rick and Morty and more! Topics discussedTicketmaster fees & US sales tax rantFlat Earth conspiracy debunking tangentThe Substance follow-up discussionNosferatu (2024 film) reviewSmokey and the Bandit & Cannonball Run IIKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 impressionsThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomMario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeNo Time To Die rewatchSuperman (2025) trailer follow-upFantastic Four: First Steps trailer & GalactusFantastic Four "AI-looking" posters controversyAI music detection breakthrough"Why This Song Stinks" & musicless music videosDisney+ loses 700K subscribersSeverance mentionRick and Morty first-time watchBob’s Burgers voice actor’s jazz piano albumLinks Fantastic Four teaser Apparently the AI looking posters are not AI Disney+ lost 700K subscribers in Q4 2024

It’s Oscar season and we have some thoughts on the very small number of nominated films that we’ve bothered to watch! We also talk Phantom Liberty, The Lake House, The Substance, Nosferatu, Scream 7, Robbie Williams, Alien: Earth, Book of the New Sun Book Two, and more! Topics discussedCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty replayMass Effect Andromeda retrospectiveVampire Survivors-like games roundupAlan Wake 2: The Lake House DLCMax Payne remake newsMoana 2 & sequel-writing discussionAlien: Earth TV series newsIt’s Always Sunny cast praiseTetris (2023 film) reviewOscar Best Picture nominees alphabetical rundownThe Substance (2024 film) reviewNosferatu (2024 film) reviewUniversal Monsters marathonBetter Man Robbie Williams biopic flopScream 7 casting newsBook of the New Sun Book TwoLuke’s video game project & adventure design historyLinks Matthew Lillard returns for Scream 7… somehow So does Scott Foley Alien: Earth will probably annoy Matt

We do eventually get to some nerdy topics this week, but we’ve got a lot of chatter to get through first. Then we talk Switch 2 backwards compatibility, Elon “cheating” at games, Kraven the Hunter’s weird CGI usage, The Book of the New Sun and we’ve got an update on our fitness pact!Topics discussedFitness pact update & personal trainerNintendo Switch 2 backwards compatibilityXbox vs PlayStation vs Nintendo console philosophyDoom: The Dark Ages revealSouth of Midnight revealFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox exclusivity wishCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty prologue skipElden Ring & Souls games difficulty talkKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 release & combatThe Witcher 3 nostalgiaElon Musk’s Path of Exile/Diablo 4 boosting controversyElon Musk’s D&D tournament claim follow-upTesla vandalism backlashBook of the New Sun by Gene WolfeThe Expanse book vs show comparisonPhysical media vs disappearing streaming rightsIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny rewatchKraven the Hunter’s bad CGI reshootsMadame Web resho

We’re back after a brief hiatus! Matt does have a cold though, sorry. We talk Assassins Creed, Indiana Jones, Switch 2, Xbox portable, The Dead Don’t Die, Peep Show, Tik Tok, Thriller and much more! Topics discussedAssassin’s Creed Shadows delayed againIndiana Jones and the Great Circle 100% talk & DLCNintendo Switch 2 teaser trailer revealMicrosoft Xbox portable handheld rumorsTikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court & RedNote migrationElon Musk’s Path of Exile 2 lying controversyDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves praisePeep Show series finale wrap-upSilo season 2 finale reactionSquid Game season 2 impressionsThe Dead Don’t Die (2019) reviewMichael Jackson’s Thriller video revisitLinks Switch 2, baby! Xbox portable? Tik Tok will probably be banned here soon

This week, we had a spreadsheet packed with discussion topics, but we barely scratched the surface. In the past, people have said episodes like this are the best, so here’s hoping that’s still the case!Topics discussedHoney browser extension affiliate scamIndiana Jones and the Great Circle wrap-upBluey game controller bug fixTemple of Doom & Indiana Jones nostalgiaViral "racist" ad controversiesPeep Show revisit & Britbox subscriptionDaughter’s "big bum" comment on escalatorOff Duty comedy sketch showNinja Turtles movie critiqueMasters of the Universe nostalgiaNew Kevin Smith He-Man animated seriesTransformers: The Movie (1986) dark themesHarrison Ford’s Air Force One sequel newsDisco Elysium plastic bag replica merchDropbox refund & subscription cancellation trapsGym subscription horror storiesThe Inbetweeners first watchSilo season 2 discussionLost nostalgia tangent

We’ve been punching fascists all week!Topics discussedTrad wife Instagram/TikTok trendPeep Show rewatchGreat British Bake Off mentionIndiana Jones Great Circle: Vatican & Cairo impressionsEgypt pyramids scale musingsTravel safety stories: Morocco & Vietnam scamsTravel YouTuber in China & IraqIndiana Jones Great Circle bugs & third-person modeWitcher season 2 rewatchBarbarian C64 remakeCommodore 64 retro gaming nostalgiaChristmas food traditions: US vs AustraliaDonald Duck Christmas special in SwedenSuperman 2025 teaser trailer reactionsWicked & Ariana Grande/Ethan Slater gossipOnly Murders in the Building season reviewsAmy Schumer joke-stealing controversyRachel Brosnahan cast as Lois LaneJesse Eisenberg on Batman v Superman career damage28 Years Later trilogy & Bone Temple announcementiPhone filming technique for 28 Years Later

Burn your backpacks! Just kidding, don’t do that. Go play Indian Jones and the Great Circle instead!Topics discussedGame Awards 2024 recapOuter Worlds 2 announcementIndiana Jones and the Great Circle impressions & bugsTroy Baker as Indiana Jones voice castingRanking the classic Indiana Jones moviesWitcher 4 reveal & Ciri as protagonistBaldurs Gate 3 Xbox port & cross-saveUnitedHealthcare CEO shooting & Luigi Mangione captureUS healthcare system critiquePeak Design backpack controversyPublic reaction & murder ethics debateTrump 2024 election aftermath & voter ID concernsCulture war: trans issues in schoolsJordan Peterson vs Richard Dawkins debatePolio vaccine conspiracy tangentHans Zimmer Dune Part Two Oscar disqualificationOscar trivia: double-award anecdote