Episode 669
Clayface, You Can See Everything, Lake Placid vs Anaconda & Grok's Odyssey
01:07:07
Welcome to Episode 669, which has a 69 in it. We didn’t do 67 jokes because Luke says it’s not a thing, which just proves he’s too old for it. Anyway.
Luke saw Clayface and liked it, mostly because it’s just Clayface with no post-credits scene and no teaser for the next movie. It’s also properly body horror, so he got uncomfortable. I saw You Can See Everything, the Nathan Fielder / Elizabeth Holmes documentary, and I was so absorbed I’d have forgotten to eat popcorn from the clear A24 bucket that is technically a bucket for seeing everything. Luke can’t see it for a couple more weeks because Australia, so you’ll have to wait for the full chat. I also retell the gas station episode of Nathan for You where the attendant recommends drinking his grandson’s pee, and Nathan nearly breaks.
Episode 668
Mass Effect 5 Cancelled, Epic Goes AI-First, and Why You Don't Really Own Your Games
01:05:45
A leaked trailer has made Mass Effect fans angrier than anything BioWare has done recently. With the studio shut down and Mass Effect 5 cancelled, a petition is circulating to force EA to sell the franchise. Luke and Matt go through the whole sad run from Andromeda to Anthem to the purple Dragon Age game, and they ask whether EA might still have plans for the IP (probably involving microtransactions).
Episode 667
PAX Aus 2026, Flying Teslas & AI Mashups
01:11:19
Luke went to PAX Aus! What did he do there? What does he hate about conventions? And what was Matt playing this week? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
Episode 666
The Podcast of the Beast: The 7 Deadly Sins of Gaming - From Unity's Greed to Star Citizen's Pride
01:03:26
It’s episode 666, so naturally we spent a chunk of it assigning the Seven Deadly Sins to the gaming industry’s worst offenders. Unity took Greed for trying to charge developers retroactively per install (still unforgivable). AI took Gluttony. Microsoft took… also Gluttony, basically. Luke took Sloth personally and voluntarily. Chris Roberts, who has been making Star Citizen since 2012, has taken over a billion dollars, and still hasn’t released the game, nearly got Sloth but ended up on Pride, which honestly tracks more.
Episode 665
No Jonas: Xbox Merges Studios & The Elizabeth Holmes Doco
01:10:39
Nathan Fielder moved into Elizabeth Holmes’ house for 10 days before she went to jail, made a documentary about it, and somehow it’s rated R for graphic nudity. We have no idea what’s going on and we cannot wait.
Also: Luke watched all of Silo Season 3 instead of going for a swim (the pool wasn’t warm enough), Matt went to see the Jonas Brothers and actually enjoyed it (being supportive, he insists), and Xbox had another rough week -Ninja Theory is being shut down after Microsoft couldn’t sell them, and Halo is now Activision’s problem.
Episode 664
Goon Squad: Resident Evil Review & Wolverine Game Backlash
01:04:09
Luke goes full cinema hermit and catches two movies in one day — the 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie (verdict: fun but makes absolutely no sense, Hot Rod forever) and Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil (verdict: actually good, go see it, the padlock jokes are perfect). Meanwhile Matt is still playing Yoshi and the Mysterious Book with his daughter, who apparently blasted through the new Bluey game in a single weekend like some kind of toddler speedrunner.
Episode 663
Dix to Digital: Ocarina of Time Remake & iPhone Duo Foldable
01:05:06
Luke’s three VBs in not hungover this week, so prepare for some high energy discussion of the week’s going on!
Episode 662
Insert Coin: Xbox Cloud Gaming Hour Limits & Tariff Refunds Kept
01:08:03
This week Microsoft quietly kneecaps Xbox Cloud Gaming with new monthly hour limits, and they’re also keeping the tariff refunds. The future of gaming may not be financially viable?
Episode 661
Green. With Envy. – Green Xbox Sells Out & Squadron 42 Delayed
01:07:27
Xbox’s limited-edition green throwback console sold out in under a minute this week, and is now sitting on eBay for $3,300 AUD. Reasonable? You be the judge. Actually no, we’ll be the judge. That’s ridiculous.
Episode 660
Shtar Shitizen: Star Citizen Dev Stream Disaster & X-Men Cast Revealed
01:05:58
Luke’s back from the actual flu (not the fake flu, the ‘couldn’t get an achievement for 5 days’ flu), and Matt’s walking around post-spinal surgery like a champ, albeit with a physiotherapist who apparently learned her craft from a Bond villain
Episode 659
My Spidey Scents is Stinkling: Spider-Man Brand New Day & Thimbleweed Park 2
01:08:24
We’re back, baby! Matt had surgery, Luke got sick, got better, went back to work, and got sick again with something different. Classic Luke. Anyway, we pushed through because we missed you.
Episode 658
Bicepeus: The Odyssey Review, Avengers Doomsday Trailer & Mandalorian Ends
01:08:37
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.
Episode 657
Burn Baby, Burn: Evil Dead Rise Review & Obsession Review
01:04:39
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.
Episode 656
Firing Squad: Xbox Mass Layoffs & Sony Deletes 551 Movies
01:08:21
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 New Vegas. The bad news: it’s happening because Microsoft bought literally everything and then panicked.
Episode 655
🇺🇸 Happy Birthday 🇺🇸: Supergirl, Steam Machine & Xbox Price Increase
01:09:03
Luke went to see Supergirl and came back mostly flat. His verdict: he laughed once.