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.

• JK also doesn't seem to like asexuals - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/j-k-rowling-faces-backlash-152421217.html
• Fincher to direct Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel - https://www.darkhorizons.com/fincher-tarantino-pitt-team-for-once-sequel/
• Christian podcast host says airport scanner make you gay - https://screenshot-media.com/culture/influencers/christian-podcaster-body-scanners-gay/

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.

• Coyote vs Acme is back - https://www.darkhorizons.com/coyote-vs-acme-sale-has-finished/
• Switch 2, baby! - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-launch-date-price-confirmed
• It has a new button - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-finally-reveals-what-the-switch-2s-mysterious-c-button-is-all-about-howling-abuse-at-your-mates
• Game Cube games - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-games-nintendo-online-controller
• Final Fantasy VII remake - https://www.vg247.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-coming-to-switch-2-launch
• The game are very expensive - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/psa-mario-kart-world-is-50-bundled-with-a-switch-2-but-80-by-itself/
• Matt can't pre-order one - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-delayed-us-market-tariff
• ESA warns the whole gaming industry will be affected by tariffs - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/not-just-switch-2-esa-warns-trumps-tariffs-will-hurt-the-entire-game-industry/
• New Bond is filming - https://www.vg247.com/next-james-bond-movie-started-filming-london

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!

• Metroid Prime 4, baby! - https://www.vg247.com/metroid-prime-4-beyond-shows-up-at-nintendo-direct-and-shows-off-samus-mind-bending-psychic-abilities
• Pillars of Eternity is getting turn based combat, 10 years after release! - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/pillars-of-eternity-is-getting-turn-based-combat-all-but-demanding-replays/
• Silent Hill F refused classification down unda - https://www.darkhorizons.com/silent-hill-f-refused-classification-in-australia/
• The Legend of Zelda - https://www.darkhorizons.com/legend-of-zelda-film-hits-march-2027/
• Rust trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer-alec-baldwin-in-rust/
• Snow White is performing... poorly - https://www.darkhorizons.com/a-closer-look-at-the-snow-white-disaster/

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.

• Severance renewed for season three - https://kotaku.com/severance-season-3-renew-finale-adam-scott-ben-stiller-1851771552
• Amouranth home invasion - https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-crime-four-teens-charged-home-invasion-online-streamer

This week Luke is sober and ready to ride! We discuss Johnny Somali, Robocop: Rogue City, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Severance and much more!

• Johnny Somali sucks - https://boingboing.net/2025/03/07/late-and-hungover-influencer-johnny-somali-pleads-guilty-in-korean-court.html
• Robocop expansion announced - https://www.ign.com/videos/robocop-rogue-city-official-unfinished-business-expansion-reveal-trailer-nacon-connect-2025

We’ve been watching some stuff, playing stuff and getting excited about some stuff. Come find out what stuff!

• Andor Season Two looks great but this trailer is weird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE4wxt70aUM
• This new Terminator 2 game looks INCREDIBLE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFYMG3QLw

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!

• Wanna be in Elder Scrolls VI? - https://www.vg247.com/elder-scrolls-6-npc-opportunity-charity-auction
• The console wars are over - https://kotaku.com/xbox-ceo-phil-spencer-console-wars-over-ps5-switch-era-1851765304
• Dune: Awakening launches in May, but only on PC - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dune-awakening-game-sets-may-pc-launch/
• Amazon now has creative control over James Bond - https://variety.com/2025/film/global/james-bond-amazon-mgm-gain-creative-control-1236313930/
• Matt Damon in Nolan's Odyssey looks like I assume he should - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-matt-damon-in-nolans-the-odyssey/
• That expensive, useless AI pin will be a paperweight - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/truly-a-middle-finger-humane-bricking-700-ai-pins-with-limited-refunds/

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!

• Netflix "accidentally" adds Apple TV support, then rolls it back - https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/14/netflix-no-apple-tv-integration/
• Marion Cotillard admits her death scene was shit - https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8890075/i-screwed-up-dark-knight-rises-scene-cotillard-says/
• Nolan to use "massive puppet" - https://www.darkhorizons.com/nolan-using-massive-puppet-in-odyssey/
• Itsa Mia joins The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/hawkins-goth-board-nolans-the-odyssey/
• There's another awesome-looking The Odyssy adaptation coming out before that - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19861162/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_1