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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 the question of what Peter Molyneux knew and when, as his new Fable-adjacent game Masters of Albion gets caught up in accusations that its predecessor Legacy was a crypto rug pull. We trace the full sorry arc from CryptoZoo to Hawk Tuah to Johnny Depp drinking his investment wine, and end up somewhere near 'nobody learns anything.'On the genuinely good news side: Alien Isolation 2 is real, Conan Exiles got a surprise free

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 of the screenshots are weirdly picked. Conan Exiles is getting a free UE5 glow-up on PC, which interrupted Matt's current Dune Awakening era where he basically just pops in every few days to top up his shields. In other news: the guy who leaked the new Avatar movie is in serious trouble in Singapore (Luke's taxi driver once warned him not to pick up a leaf from the ground there, so yeah, that tracks). Tim Cook is out at

If you've ever emailed a movie to someone, write in and let us know: podcast@multiplenerdgasm.comThe attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI worldThree Californian Men Arrested In Million Dollar Lego Heist - KotakuEven Xbox's New Boss Thinks Game Pass Is Too ExpensiveActor Leaks The Existence Of Spider-Man 3 At Insomniac GamesGTA Online Makes Over $1 Million A Day According To Leaked DataRockstar Games Confirms Data BreachStreet Fighter TrailerAvatar Movie Leaks Six Months Before It’s OutWarners Sets "The Hunt For Gollum" CastSony Sets R-Rated Animated "Bloodborne" Film

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!First photos of solar eclipse from Artemis II crew look almost too good to be realArtemis II astronauts break a record, name a craterFour astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon - Ars TechnicaAmazon Issues A Stark Reminder That Digital Ownership Is A LieAmazon Luna Removing Paid Games And Offering No RefundsNvidia DLSS takedpwnKarl Jobst Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Donkey Kong Record Holder Billy MitchellThe AI RAM shortage is also driving up SSD prices | The VergeNetflix Ordered To Reimburse Italian SubscribersSegue - Podcast PlanningXbox Achievements Get Overdue Update To Address FeedbackSpielberg: I Was Going To Do "Interstellar" - Dark Horizon

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!“Hail Mary” Author Apologies To “Star Trek” Chief - https://www.darkhorizons.com/hail-mary-author-gives-star-trek-apology/Artemis II, NASA’s boldest mission in generations, launches crew to the Moon - https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/four-astronauts-depart-for-the-moon-with-a-fiery-send-off-from-cape-canaveral/Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon - https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/four-astronauts-are-now-inexorably-bound-for-the-moon/As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly - https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/as-artemis-ii-zooms-to-the-moon-everything-seems-to-be-going-swimmingly/“Spaceballs 2” Set For April 2027 Release - https://www.darkhorizons.com/spaceballs-2-set-for-april-2027-release/“Avatar 4” & “Avatar 5” Are ‘Full Speed Ahead’? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avatar-4-avatar-5-are-ful

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.BOBA - https://www.bostonoba.orgGNAW - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/Guardians MH - https://guardiansmh.orgGame Tank - https://gametank.zoneAnother Pint - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3150160/Another_Pint/Omara Scent Display - https://www.ovrtechnology.comAcquisitions Inc - https://www.acq-inc.comDaggerheart - https://www.daggerheart.comArnie is in training for the new Conan - https://www.darkhorizons.com/schwarzenegger-prepping-for-king-conan/Ayaneo Next 2 cancelled due to RAM/storage price increases - https://kotaku.com/new-pc-gaming-handheld-would-have-to-cost-4000-because-of-storage-prices-so-its-being-canceled-instead-2000681516Crimson Desert has AI art in it - https://kotaku.com/crimson-desert-ai-art-peal-abyss-2000680884The Expanse: Osiris Reborn devs are using AI during dev and people

Well we know what the Firefly news is and one of us isn't happy about it.Firefly MIGHT be coming back, in animated form - https://www.darkhorizons.com/firefly-to-return-as-an-animated-series/Someone leaked it three years ago but nobody cared at the time - https://www.reddit.com/r/LeaksAndRumors/comments/zph1t6/unannounced_shadowmachine_production/No Buffy reboot - https://www.darkhorizons.com/hulu-scraps-its-new-buffy-series-plans/Maybe it's for the best? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/more-details-about-scrapped-buffy-reboot/Apparently the script is bad - https://kotaku.com/buffy-vampire-slayer-new-sunnydale-reboot-script-canceled-2000679693The Oscars occurred - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-2026-oscar-winners-updating-live/The KPop Demon Hunter crew got cut off mid speech - https://www.darkhorizons.com/disney-exec-on-that-oscar-speech-cut-off/Dune Part 3 Posters - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dune-part-three-first-posters-trailer-set/Dune Part 3 Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer

Luke saw a movie, Matt hasn't. Let the jealousy begin!GeForce Now listens to our podcast - adds GOG support - https://www.engadget.com/gaming/geforce-now-adds-gog-syncing-and-90fps-game-streaming-in-vr-headsets-130656731.htmlSony testing dynamic pricing for PlayStation games - https://www.theverge.com/games/891085/sony-dynamic-pricing-playstation-gamesTop PlayStation trophy hunter banned - https://kotaku.com/top-playstation-trophy-hunter-permabanned-blames-hacker-sony-2000677954Project Helix isn't coming until 2027 - https://www.theverge.com/games/893119/xbox-project-helix-jason-ronald-gdc-2026People aren't sure about Zach Cregger's Resident Evil script - https://kotaku.com/zach-cregger-resident-evil-movie-script-leak-spoilers-2000676977Arnie is back for more Conan and Predator? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/schwarzenegger-talks-predator-conan-return/Avatar 4 is "very likely" - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-cameron-avatar-4-is-very-likely/Apparently Project Hail Mary is very go

Luke was right, again, and he's not going to let anybody forget it. He's a leaf on the wind.New Xbox is happening - https://kotaku.com/xbox-project-helix-codename-next-gen-pc-games-2000676398Highguard is shutting down after only a few months - https://kotaku.com/highguard-shutting-down-less-than-50-days-after-launch-2000675453F1 races in Middle East might have to be rescheduled - https://www.thedrive.com/news/f1-races-in-bahrain-and-saudi-in-question-amid-middle-east-conflictAss Creed: Black Flag remake - https://www.darkhorizons.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-confirmed/Despite rumours, Valve says Steam Machine will launch this year - https://www.theverge.com/games/890986/valve-steam-machine-frame-controller-delay-ram-memorySomething Firefly is coming... - https://www.darkhorizons.com/fillion-teasing-big-firefly-announcement/

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!Disney are concerned about the reaction to the Super Bowl trailer as well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/disneys-star-wars-avatar-marvel-challenges/First photo from God of War draws mixed reactions - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-amazons-god-of-war-tv-series/Apparently Resident Evil: Requiem is amazing - https://www.darkhorizons.com/resident-evil-requiem-draws-rave-reviews/Asha Sharma first interview as head of xbox - https://www.trueachievements.com/news/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-protect-thousands-of-dollars-invested-by-playersDr Disrespect is being weird again - https://kotaku.com/drdisrespect-marathon-stream-youtube-2000673727

Not long ago in the galaxy you're also currently occupying...Predator: Badlands - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dan-trachtenberg-on-his-predator-future/Avatar 3 made half as much as Avatar 1 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/third-avatar-gross-is-half-of-the-first/The Mandalorian and Grogu superbow trailer is weird - https://www.darkhorizons.com/big-game-spot-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/The Mandalorian and Grogu full trailer also looks bad - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/Rogue Squadron writer isn't sure what's going on with it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/rogue-squadron-writer-talks-its-status/Jon Favreau might be leaving Star Wars - https://www.darkhorizons.com/jon-favreau-hints-at-potential-star-wars-exit/28 Years Later part three might not happen - https://www.darkhorizons.com/third-28-years-later-looking-uncertain/There's a shortage at the Olympic village, and it's not beer - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a70350207/2026-winter-olymp

Luke is wrestling with beard envy, or is he upset about something else?New stuff coming to Switch 2, including Indy and Fallout 4 - https://www.theverge.com/games/874282/nintendo-direct-february-2026-fallout-ff7Borderlands 4 is not coming to Switch 2 any time soon - https://kotaku.com/borderlands-4-switch-2-release-date-canceled-2000665470The Switch is Nintendo's best selling console - https://www.theverge.com/games/873098/nintendo-switch-era-best-selling-consoleAMD CEO says new Xbox in 2027 - https://kotaku.com/next-gen-xbox-on-track-for-2027-launch-says-amd-ceo-2000665496GTA 6 is still coming in November and they're planning big marketing stunts - https://kotaku.com/gta-6-still-confirmed-for-november-with-summer-marketing-blitz-planned-2000665452Baldurs Gate 3 TV series coming - https://www.darkhorizons.com/baldurs-gate-3-becoming-an-hbo-series/Olympic Dick News - https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/The Trump Phone - https://www.the

Are we getting old or is the world just getting worse? It's probably the world.No cameos in Starfighter - https://www.darkhorizons.com/starfighter-to-skip-star-wars-cameos/No dicks on the Switch - https://kotaku.com/nintendo-says-no-to-toxic-dong-on-switch-2-as-dispatch-devs-confirm-censored-content-2000663868Masters of the Universe trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/masters-of-the-universe-trailer-sparks-debate/Henry Cavill in Highlander - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-look-henry-cavill-in-new-highlander/Chris Pratt talks Star Lord being an idiot in Infinity War - https://www.darkhorizons.com/chris-pratt-talks-star-lord-avengers-backlash/

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?The Bone Temple not doing well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-bone-temple-crumbles-at-box-office/Kathleen Kennedy says Indy will never be done - https://www.darkhorizons.com/kennedy-indiana-jones-will-never-be-done/Gore Verbinski says Unreal is why CGI is bad - https://www.darkhorizons.com/verbinski-blames-unreal-for-bad-movie-cgi/Man from Pokemon company arrested for putting cameras in bathrooms - https://kotaku.com/pokemon-company-ben-tsai-employee-camera-starbucks-arrest-2000661238Google keeps messing up AI headlines - https://www.theverge.com/tech/865168/google-says-ai-news-headlines-are-feature-not-experiment

Something is different this week, can you figure out what it is? We reveal the answer at the end of the episode!Major Nelson has been laid off - https://kotaku.com/xbox-major-nelson-unity-layoffs-2000659406No more Naked Gun movies are in the works - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dont-expect-a-naked-gun-reboot-sequel/We have a photo of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-sophie-turner-in-tomb-raider/The internet appears to be broadly pleased with it - https://kotaku.com/tomb-raider-sophie-turner-lara-croft-reaction-outfit-2000660188The Fallout TV show might be Big Brother in a vault - https://kotaku.com/fallout-amazon-tv-show-reality-vault-shelter-2000660254Players are remaking the Charlie Kirk assassination as missions in GTA Online - https://kotaku.com/gta-online-charlie-kirk-killing-assassination-missions-rockstar-deleting-censor-block-2000659038Mother of Elon's kid sues over Grok deepfakes - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/mother-of-one-of-elon-musks-offspr

Happy New Year!!! Quick, take down your Christmas decorations before Luke sees them...Grok will generate nudes of anybody - https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit-bikini-pictures-minorsIt apparently assumes you must have a good reason for asking - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/grok-assumes-users-seeking-images-of-underage-girls-have-good-intent/James Cameron is done with the Alien franchise - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-cameron-done-with-alien-franchise/James Wan said he's open to directing Avatar 4. Not sure he was asked. - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-wan-open-to-directing-avatar-4/New National Lampoon movie announced - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-national-lampoon-film-announced/Stranger Things ThingsPeople aren't into the coming out scene - https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-coming-out-scene-will-byers-season-5-2000655961Cinemas were packed for the finale - https://www.darkhorizons.com/stranger-things-finale-is-packing-cinemas/Netflix crashed briefly - ht

We're back and we've been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.If he can't make more Avatar James Cameron will just hold a press conference - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-on-his-backup-avatar-plan/Disclosure Day - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-spielbergs-disclosure-day/The Odyssey Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey/People are already debating the "historical accuracy" of The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-odyssey-trailer-draws-views-debate/Avengers: Doomsday Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-steve-rogers-teaser/

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.Bonnie Blue will not spend 1 years in a Bali prison - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/bonnie-blue-faces-bali-court-after-studio-raid/106137670Fallout 5 will continue from show - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/todd-howard-says-fallout-5-will-be-existing-in-a-world-where-the-stories-and-events-of-the-show-happened-or-are-happening/Avengers: Doomday trailer leaks - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-teaser-leaks-online/Captain America is back - https://www.ign.com/articles/avengers-doomsday-trailer-officially-confirms-the-return-of-captain-america-star-chris-evansJames Cameron is probably lying about Matt Damon's story - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-shoots-down-damons-avatar-claim/He also gets in

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 final