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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.

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.

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...

Luke went to see Supergirl and came back mostly flat. His verdict: he laughed once.

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...

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.

Luke's heroics at a pub meat raffle set the tone for this week's episode. When a man grabs a woman's arm on the dance floor he'll be there, like a red bearded Batman.

An 83-year-old man's retirement fund - a warehouse's worth of vintage Star Wars LEGO he's been sitting on since the '90s - is stuck in the middle of one of the strangest internet dramas going right now. Bricks and Minifigs, Antifa, a YouTuber getting arrested in corporate lobbies, a police raid on an Airbnb to search for stolen LEGO, and a Patreon CEO...

Luke Skywalker blowing up Jabba's sail barge is the greatest war crime in Star Wars history. Not the Death Star - a military target, the sail barge full of slaves and service workers. Luke knew exactly what he was doing and he chose evil. This is the kind of analysis you get here.

Somehow a conversation about the Grogu movie leads to the discovery that Neighbours made a zombie spin-off in 2014 and it's available on YouTube. That's the kind of episode this is.

Along the way: William Shatner publicly calling his own Magic: The Gathering card AI-generated garbage, Matt's genuine distress over not being able to enjoy Stardew Valley, Luke owning 12 boxes of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 board game expansions and having opened exactly one, and a surprisingly interesting breakdown of why Spotify's new fan-verification ticket system might actually dent concert scalping. Plus GTA 6 is still November, Destiny 2 is...

Luke slept 18 hours before this episode because he was up until 3 AM playing Forza Horizon 6. That's the kind of dedication that costs nearly $200 when you factor in the premium upgrade. Meanwhile Matt was over here still playing Conan Exiles Enhanced on GeForce Now and trying to figure out mod management on a streaming service (spoiler: it's a nightmare).

We also talked about:

Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man in a black-and-white 1950s noir series that's out at the end of this month, and somehow that's not even the wildest thing discussed this week.
Asha Sharma quietly killed Xbox's Copilot integration, an AI assistant that was officially announced as recently as March. Luke is so relieved he can barely contain it. Between that, the price cuts, and the achievement system overhaul, we try to work out whether she's the real deal or if Microsoft just had a drawer full of approved changes waiting for someone new to take credit.
There's also...

Luke left a Rabbitohs game at halftime (they were up 24-0, which apparently is suspicious rather than reassuring) to record this, so you're welcome. The big Xbox news: Game Pass is cheaper now, but Call of Duty won't be day one anymore because apparently people were actually buying it and Microsoft noticed the gap in their wallet. Project Helix will be a real Xbox you can buy — not just a chip inside someone else's handheld — though the 'available as' phrasing has Matt convinced ASUS will also be selling one. The Black Flag remaster looks sick in motion even if some...

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Artemis 2 is back on Earth after 9 days in space, and the crew broke records. Elsewhere: Amazon is having a rough week, RAM and SSD prices are spiking, Xbox Achievements are getting a long-overdue update and Karl Jobst has filed a new defamation lawsuit against Billy Mitchell. All that and more this week on (probably) your favourite podcast!

Matt watched Project Hail Mary, so if you were waiting for his review the time has come. Warning - we do talk spoilers but we give you plenty of warning!

It's that special time of year when Matt and Jenna get to go to PAX East and Luke gets to be jealous. He'll have his revenge in October at PAX Aus, and then it'll be their turn to cry.

Well we know what the Firefly news is and one of us isn't happy about it.

Luke saw a movie, Matt hasn't. Let the jealousy begin!

Luke was right, again, and he's not going to let anybody forget it. He's a leaf on the wind.

What's a gamer to do when Microsoft takes away his gamerscore? Let's just hope that never actually happens. It might mean the end of this show!

Not long ago in the galaxy you're also currently occupying...

Luke is wrestling with beard envy, or is he upset about something else?

Are we getting old or is the world just getting worse? It's probably the world.

Luke's finally watching Season 5 of Stranger Things. Better late than never! And can't a person just pee in peace without fear of being filmed?

Something is different this week, can you figure out what it is? We reveal the answer at the end of the episode!

Happy New Year!!! Quick, take down your Christmas decorations before Luke sees them...

We're back and we've been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.

Matt just got back from Iceland and Luke's nursing a hangover post-Christmas party, so there’s plenty of laughs as they chat about everything from Bonny Blue’s escapades in Indonesia to the Timothy Dalton James Bond films. So hang tight and pour yourself a glass of lime cordial.

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 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?

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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...

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!

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!

Luke has returned to some terrible news this week, is the Xbox empire crumbling? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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.

Guess who’s back, back again? Luke is back, tell a friend.

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.

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!