This week we're interviewing Neural Forge, creator of the board game Nimbus.

Neural Forge official website

– Neural Forge

Neural Froge Etsy Store

– NeuralForge - Etsy Australia

Neural Forge Facebook page

– Neural Forge

Neural Forge Instagram

– Neural Forge (@neural_forge) • Instagram photos and videos

Neural Forge Nimbus Kickstarter

– Nimbus by Neural Forge — Kickstarter

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The Switch 2 is not without controversy. The big issues center around hardware ownership. So why are Nintendo getting this wrong?

Happiness is tricky to pin down, but the latest research gives some hints on how to get there.

Years ago, Captain America was revealed to be a Hydra agent. This led to no end of problems for the writers, mostly caused by the fans. Let's hope their next big plot twist goes better.

Nintendo Switch 2 early bricked

- Nintendo Switch 2 is already in some users’ hands, but a mandatory update means they can’t be played | VGC

The science of joy

- The Surprising Science of Joy: What Research Got Wrong | Psychology Today Australia

Marvel editor reflects on Cap Hydra reveal

- Marvel Comics Exec Editor Reflects On Captain America Hydra Reveal: "We Were Perhaps Under-Concerned About The Impact That This Moment Was Going To Have"

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Crunchyroll have published a report on anime revealing that a majority of people under 50 watch it. Yet the company still wants growth. What are the implications?

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two has some thoughts on the games industry, and they're... interesting. Is he completely out of touch, or is it the kids who are wrong?

A supervolcano might wipe all of us out. The good news is scientists are discovering ways to defuse it before it happens. Let's hope they manage to save us all.

Crunchy roll report on anime and its hold

- New Crunchyroll Data Report Reveals Anime's 'Pop Culture Chokehold' on Gen Z & Millennial Fans

Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick interview

- Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick on game prices, Civilization 7's launch and Switch 2 | GamesIndustry.biz

Rise of the italian supervolcano

- Scientists May Have Found a Way To Stop Italy’s Awakening Supervolcano

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Wow 250 episodes and we are still going…what an achievement...We would like to thank each and every one of you for being part of this magical journey

Finally, Valve are releasing SteamOS onto third party devices. Is this finally the year of the Linux gaming PC?

The Large Hadron Collider has turned lead into gold through shooting two lead atoms at each other and missing.

Europe has achieved a victory over generative AI dubbing through unions and laws. Yay.

We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com

Steam OS and compatibility

- Steam :: Steamworks Development :: SteamOS Compatibility

Hydron Collider now makes gold

- ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC | CERN

Europe is winning the fight against AI

- How Europe's Film and TV Dubbers Are Leading the Fight Against AI

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There's a variety of reasons consoles are getting more expensive instead of cheaper, and they aren't all because of greed. Chips just aren't improving like they used to.

Marvel has a new strategy. Will they finally start making good content?

A new technique from MIT allows scientists to photograph atoms with a microscope. Finally, we can see what they're up to.

Why are consoles getting expensive

- Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts - Ars Technica

Marvel has a new strategy according to Disney CEO

- Bob Iger Says ‘Thunderbolts*’ Is ‘First and Best’ Example of Marvel’s New Movie Strategy: ‘We Lost a Little Focus by Making Too Much’

Atoms can now be seen on 4K

- MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms

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A new analysis indicates that subscription gaming has no room to grow. Of course, that won't stop them trying to take away our game ownership.

Humans have been using fire for hundreds of thousand of years. But during the Ice Age, there's a gap in the evidence. What were humans doing with fire during that time?

Netflix's CEO claims that Netflix is saving the movie industry. Of course he would say that. What's the truth?

Subscription gaming and its failures

- Subscription spending has been flat since 2021, analyst says subs are not the future of gaming

Ancient Fire

- Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago

Streaming services can save Hollywood

- https://boundingintocomics.com/movies/netflix-ceo-says-movie-theater-system-is-an-outdated-concept-believes-streamer-is-saving-hollywood/

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At last, the Oscars have added a rule that voters have to watch the movie. Somehow, people are complaining about doing their job.

Ubisoft are being threatened with a complaint about their data collection. The GDPR hammer is raised and ready.

Scientists want to grow astronaut food from scratch using bioreactors. This totally won't make a giant meat blob that consumes the Earth.

We're supported by Rez, which you can get from the REZ website at www.drinkrez.com and with a 15% discount using the code word : NERDS15

We had a nice drink as DJ made a concoction with REZ and orange juice. Find out how it went.

New Oscar rules

– Oscar Voters Can No Longer Vote in a Category Unless They’ve Seen All Nominees

– Films made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says

Not Another Ubisoft Lawsuit

– NGO files complaint against Ubisoft for data protection concerns and forcing "always online" connections | GamesIndustry.biz

Space food

– Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

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We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com and with a 15% discount using the code word : NERDS15

DJ went wild and mixed a sachet of REZ with a bottle of coke, while the professor went with the traditional approach of mixing a sachet with water....how did it pan out? Find out....

Gacha games have seen rising popularity in the past few years, but with that comes a new wave of concern. This time it isn't over your anime waifu, but the ridiculous amounts of money people are pouring into them.

China's response to the tariffs has been to ban US movies. And just like that, the world got a little smaller.

A new study has found signs of life on an exoplanet. Could this be it? Have we really found aliens? Maybe.

There is something about Gacha games

- Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST

- Aussie gamers out of pocket from 'manipulative' tactics: research - ABC listen

China’s cinematic solution to the US Tarrifs

- China to 'Moderately Reduce' Number of US Film Imports in Response to Tariffs

There might be life in space after all...

- Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b

- Scientists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Potential Life on Exoplanet K2-18 b

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