Matt’s away committing minor crimes in England (just a bit of trespassing, nothing serious), so it’s just Dan and Luke holding down the fort this week. We’ve got exciting Star Wars news about the 50th anniversary, some controversial fashion choices from Columbia, and tales of international law-breaking that’ll make you think twice before filming content abroad.
We apologise for being MIA, but we promise it was for a good reason (we were napping, maybe!).Luke's new shoes - https://www.theverge.com/news/828175/microsoft-xbox-crocsEminem is in the new Hitman - https://ioi.dk/hitman/news/2025/it-s-eminem-vs-slim-shady-in-the-new-elusive-target-missionRob Mac's live action Far Cry series - https://www.inquirer.com/arts/rob-mac-fx-far-cry-noah-hawley-20251126.htmlZelda movie pics - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photos-live-action-legend-of-zelda-movie/The director of The Naked Gun doesn't like The Naked Gun - https://www.darkhorizons.com/naked-gun-director-unimpressed-with-reboot/Original named Best Comedy Movie of All Time - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-naked-gun-named-best-comedy-movie/New Project Hail Mary trailer looks incredible - https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/11/stranded-astronaut-finds-an-alien-ally-in-project-hail-mary-trailer/Return to Silent Hill - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-return-to-silent-hill-film/Rian Johnson finally admits his trilogy is dead - https://www.darkhorizons.com/rians-star-wars-trilogy-dead-mando-s4-alive/
Luke shut down MenuLog through the sheer power of complaining, we discuss AI trying to seduce reporters, and there's a surprisingly in-depth conversation about the Vietnam War. Also, Rambo for kids? What?As always, if you want more of us talking absolute crap, head over to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm for the After Party!Luke appears to have shut down Menulog - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/popular-food-delivery-service-menulog-to-close-in-australia-due-to-challenging-circumstances/ar-AA1QfRksValve announces stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTvaRogQp8Dbrand announced a companion cube skin for the Steam Machine - https://www.theverge.com/news/819863/dbrand-companion-cube-valve-steam-machine-skinSome analysts say the Steam Machine will cost $1000 - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/11/are-you-ready-for-a-1000-steam-machine-some-analysts-think-you-should-be/EA says Mass Effect 5 is still a thing - https://www.darkhorizons.com/ea-mass-effect-5-is-still-happening/Red Dead Redemption to get a next gen update - https://kotaku.com/red-dead-redemption-gets-ps5-upgrade-before-rdr-2-because-life-isnt-fair-2000644145The Hunt For Ben Solo is the new Snyder Cut - https://www.darkhorizons.com/star-wars-ben-solo-film-campaign-intensifies/Germany to begin conscription - https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/germany-military-medical-examination-compulsoryWalmart remove racist Tshirt - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/walmart-tshirts-nazi-symbols-online-b2865678.htmlNY restaurant uses Philipino staff on Zoom - https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/food-drink/nyc-chicken-joint-employs-cashiers-zooming-in-from-the-philippines-and-still-wants-tips/news-story/2451d376a212e87414ddf8099817508e
Luke's knee is still messed up, which means no more blow jobs for anyone. We discuss the important things in life like Menulog delivery failures and how Matt can't believe he's been in America for almost 10 years.PAX East 2026 badges are on sale now! March 26-29, get in while you can. We talk about PAX attendance, the current state of VR gaming (spoiler: it's still too much effort to put the headset on), and whether Luke will finally make it to PAX Australia next year.Star Trek: Picard season 2 is still terrible and we're still mad about it. Season 3 though? Great stuff. There's a Michael Jackson biopic teaser out featuring his nephew, and we discuss the production drama around the court case that got removed from the film.In The After Party this week we'll tell you what Jeremy Renner has allegedly been up to!If you'd like to support the show and get access to The After Party, head to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasmPAX East on sale now! - https://east.paxsite.comRapper RBX sues Spotify - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/real-humans-dont-stream-drake-songs-23-hours-a-day-rapper-suing-spotify-says/Jonathan Bailey beat Luke - https://people.com/jonathan-bailey-is-sexiest-man-alive-2025-11842000Movie car museum auction - https://www.thedrive.com/news/movie-car-museum-liquidating-50-famous-vehicles-at-no-reserveEdgar Wright has written a Baby Driver 2 script - https://www.darkhorizons.com/wright-has-done-a-baby-driver-2-script/People are mad about Scream 7 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/scream-7-trailer-draws-swift-backlash/Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to star in new Mummy movie - https://www.darkhorizons.com/fraser-weisz-return-for-new-the-mummy/Star Trek to be rebooted, again - https://www.darkhorizons.com/star-trek-gets-rebooted-ends-abrams-era/Gremlins 3 - 2027 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/columbus-spielberg-set-gremlins-3-for-2027/Teaser for the MJ movie - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-michael-jackson-biopic-michael/The Thing 2 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/john-carpenter-offers-the-thing-2-update/
Luke has a desk, but not a microphone. Fingers crossed for next week. But we won’t let that stop us discussing all the latest in random stuff from the internet!Rogue Squadron is now a TV series - https://www.darkhorizons.com/rogue-squadron-to-become-a-tv-series/Margot Robbie is the new Patrick Bateman? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/margot-robbie-leads-new-american-psycho/Apparently Witcher season 4 is bad, surprising nobody - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-the-witcher-reviews-arent-good/A man has purchased a life-size "anatomically correct" Henry Cavill doll - https://www.queerty.com/man-buys-a-life-size-silicone-anatomically-correct-henry-cavill-doll-immediately-goes-viral-20251008/Sydney Sweeney wore a dress - https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2025/10/30/sydney-sweeney-sheer-dress-photos-variety/86982256007/
Luke’s got most of his stuff setup so we’re here to talk about movies and games and stuff, and we managed not to kiss anybody against their will. • Emiru assaulted at Twitchcon - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/twitch-faces-backlash-popular-streamer-emiru-says-was-assaulted-twitch-rcna238496
This week Microsoft claims Luke has nothing to worry about, Brussels refuses to get Disturbed, Tron does poorly, Luke and Dan have been to PAX Aus, and more!Microsoft says it's committed to Xbox hardware - https://www.darkhorizons.com/microsoft-denies-xbox-console-exit-reports/But now other stores are purging Xboxes and say MS didn't pay for displays - https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-disappears-from-walmart-target-stores/MS denies this as well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/microsoft-denies-xbox-store-removal-reports/Price hike is delayed, but not in the US or AUS - https://www.theverge.com/news/794032/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-changes-countriesBrussels cancels Disturbed show due to David Draiman's support of Israel - https://www.stereogum.com/2326142/belgian-city-cancels-disturbed-concert-over-safety-concerns-around-frontmans-israel-support/news/Jared Leto has murdered Tron - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tron-ares-failure-to-end-the-franchise/Apple will be THE ONLY place you can watch F1 in the US next year - https://www.theverge.com/news/801597/apple-tv-f1-exclusive-sports-racing-streaming
Luke has returned to some terrible news this week, is the Xbox empire crumbling? You’ll have to listen to find out!Xbox price hike - https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changesPeople are mad about it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-game-pass-price-hike-draws-furore/Amazon removes the gun from Bond's hand in posters - https://kotaku.com/james-bond-amazon-guns-halo-remake-gaming-news-2000631492This reboot of Frankenhooker looks good - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-trailer-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein/The Carpenter's Son - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-jesus-horror-the-carpenters-son/Gary Oldman knighted - https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/entertainment/celebrity/2025/10/01/gary-oldman-knighted
If you’re looking for Luke we promise he really does show up, eventually! Lots of James Bond talk this week, plus some rare Star Wars whinging.Gary Busey sentenced to two years probation for groping - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/gary-busey-pleads-guilty-gropingKimmel is back - https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-fully-back-abc-tv-nexstar-sinclair-1236530517/Costco will no longer sell Xboxes - https://www.thegamer.com/costco-retailer-xbox-series-x-s-microsoft-gaming-no-longer-sold-confirmation/Next Bond will be an unknown actor, casting after Dune Part Three is done - https://deadline.com/2025/09/james-bond-cast-unknown-british-actor-denis-villeneuve-dune-1236554375/Spider-man got bashed - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tom-holland-injured-on-spider-man-set/I take issue with this headline about Predator: Badlands - https://www.darkhorizons.com/predator-badlands-wont-have-a-xenomorph/The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer-the-mandalorian-grogu/
Guess who’s back, back again? Luke is back, tell a friend.Nintendo did not patent summoning characters and making them fight - https://www.theverge.com/games/779062/nintendo-pokemon-summoning-battle-patentJimmy Kimmel cancelled - https://www.darkhorizons.com/jimmy-kimmel-live-pre-empted-indefinitey/Disney+ cancellation page crashes - https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/disney-cancellation-page-crashes-as-customers-rush-to-quit-after-kimmel-suspension-033512277.htmlIndiana Jones mocks Charlie Kirk - https://www.thegamer.com/bethesda-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-charlie-kirk-tweet-deleted/Sean Astin becomes SAG-AFTRA President - https://www.darkhorizons.com/sean-astin-becomes-sag-aftra-president/Chloe Sevigny apologises for taking photos with Marilyn Manson - https://www.stereogum.com/2323197/chloe-sevigny-apologizes-for-photos-with-marilyn-manson/news/Was anybody aware that Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci were dating? - https://people.com/tim-burton-monica-bellucci-announce-split-after-2-years-together-11813347\Borderlands 4 is having performance issues? - https://www.vg247.com/borderlands-4-detailed-pc-optimisation-guide-gearbox-performance-issuesRandy Pitchford disagrees - https://clawsomegamer.com/randy-pitchford-allegedly-using-a-burner-x-account-to-trash-pc-gamers-pc-gamers-always-complain/No Mans Sky Star Destroyer - https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/1nhqpi2/imperial_class_ii_star_destroyer_corvette_made/
Luke managed to find his way onto the main show! He joins us from a pub in Laos. The rest of us are at home watching stuff.Dean Cain out of ICE on short-term injury leave - https://x.com/RealDeanCain/status/1961528729999712312Woman freaked out by beautician wearing smart glasses during brazilian - https://petapixel.com/2025/09/03/woman-freaked-out-by-beautician-wearing-meta-video-glasses/The 100x zoom on the new Pixel's is a terrifying vision of the future - https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/i-captured-these-100x-pro-res-zoom-photos-with-the-pixel-10-pro-xl-and-the-results-blew-me-away
Luke is still off galavanting around Asia, so Dan and Matt are holding down the fort. We’ve got a fair bit of nerdy news this week so strap in!Deadpool is in Avengers: Doomsday - https://www.darkhorizons.com/deadpool-really-is-back-in-avengers-doomsday/Apparently there's been some feuding on the Avengers set - https://www.darkhorizons.com/details-on-avengers-doomsday-set-clash/It wasn't RDJ or Ryan Reynolds - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-feud-wasnt-rdj-reynolds/James Cameron to make a non-Avatar movie - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-cameron-talks-hiroshima-challenge/Penis fencing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_fencingBryan Singer is back, baby - https://www.darkhorizons.com/bryan-singer-returns-to-filmmaking/Influencer makes $1M on first day of OF on 18th birthday - https://www.eonline.com/news/1420720/lil-tay-says-she-made-s1-million-within-hours-from-onlyfansGuy gets bashed and kicked out for jerking off during System of a Down - https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brad-appleton/man-accused-of-sex-act-at-system-of-a-down-concert-gets-beat-up-dragged
We’re back! Well, two of us are back in the main show. If you want all three of us you’ll have to head over to The After Party at https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm.This week Dan has seen Superman and Matt has seen F1: The Movie. Plus we talk about more movies, video games and TV stuff.Alan Tudyk was kicked off the press tour for I, Robot - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tudyk-on-being-removed-from-i-robot-press/Disney settles with Gina Carano - https://www.darkhorizons.com/disney-settles-gina-carano-mando-lawsuit/Dean Cain to join ICE - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yp8l3z0g5oHe's upset that people are mad at him - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dean-cain-ice-tim-miller-superman_n_689b78fde4b09184403effe8
Luke is away so you're stuck with Matt and Dan this week. We talk Linkin Park, 24 Hours of Lemons, the West Memphis Three plus the usual tech/movie/film/tv stuff!New DNA tests for the West Memphis Three case - https://www.kait8.com/2025/08/01/judge-orders-dna-testing-wm3-evidence/Board of Education meeting gets sexy - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/oklahomas-new-scandal-nude-women-streamed-to-tv-during-state-board-meeting/Batman and Batman Returns will be in theatres again - https://www.darkhorizons.com/burtons-batman-films-return-to-cinemas/People keeps throwing dildos onto WNBA court - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/02/wnba-sex-toy-court-incident-sky-valkyries
There's nothing I can write here that will be as funny as what South Park is doing, so just listen to find out about that instead.South Park goes hard - https://www.darkhorizons.com/south-park-premiere-reaction-continues/Astronomer CEO gets caught with his mistress at a Coldplay concert - https://nypost.com/2025/07/18/us-news/new-video-of-moment-astronomer-ceo-andy-byron-is-busted-cuddling-hr-chief-mistress-on-coldplay-kiss-cam/Microsoft games will remain the same price... for now - https://www.darkhorizons.com/microsoft-cancels-80-game-pricing-plan/Sasha Grey is most watched Doom streamer - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1264928898415814&set=a.368739908034722Bruce Willis doesn't know he's famous - https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2025/Jul/22/bruce-willis-no-longer-remembers-he-is-a-famous-film-star-reports
Matt has also seen Superman now so we chat about it a bit (spoiler free!). We also discuss Sonic the Hedgehog, The Odyssey, Tron: Ares and more!Tickets for The Odyssey will go on sale a year in advance - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/18/first-tickets-to-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-sell-out-a-year-before-its-2026-releaseTron: Ares - https://www.darkhorizons.com/second-trailer-tron-ares/
Where did you get that tie?Leisure Suit Larry for C64 - https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/07/leisure-suit-larry-in-land-of-lounge.htmlSuperman is good? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-superman-first-reactions-are-in/Dean Cain thinks it's too woke - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dean-cain-has-woke-superman-concerns/Project Hail Mary breaks trailer records - https://www.darkhorizons.com/project-hail-mary-sets-a-trailer-record/Red Sonya - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Oqql6RErHc
Don't peek under Luke's laundry pile, that's where he keeps his secrets. We talk James Bond, Missions Impossible, Formulas One, Years 28, Laughing Last, and more!James Bond director chosen - https://geektyrant.com/news/whats-next-for-denis-villeneuves-bond-movie-amazon-eyes-a-younger-007-with-elordi-holland-and-dickinson-in-the-mixF1 / Days of Thunder crossover? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/f1-days-of-thunder-crossover-talk/
We've been watching some stuff - Mission: Impossible | Final Reckoning, Cobra Kai, Blind, Last One Laughing, and some trailers.Full trailer for The Naked Gun - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-the-new-the-naked-gun/Sunshine was supposed to be a trilogy - https://www.darkhorizons.com/boyle-sunshine-was-originally-a-trilogy/
Maybe we're joking about the pants, maybe we're not. This is a waist-up podcast only so you'll never know for sure.The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-expanse-gets-a-mass-effect-style-game/Only one link for this week? You know what that means, we got distracted and went "off spreadsheet" again. You're welcome.