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.

Also in this episode: Luke bought a shirt in Vietnam that might have sea cucumbers on it. Matt went to a fake Warped Tour at a brewery and thinks the Green Day tribute band put in more effort than actual Green Day. The Witcher 3 Remastered looks incredible on an ultrawide with ray tracing. Luke wants Night Trap but can’t get it in Australia. Someone is selling bootleg 4K discs of The Abyss on Amazon. The Minecraft Realm still exists and nobody has logged in.

Oh, and the website has a new topics browser now: you can see that we’ve talked about Red Dead Redemption 2 fifteen times and Rogue One eighteen times. Which is a lot.

Topics discussed

• Matt went to a fake Warped Tour at a brewery
• Luke bought a bright sea-creature shirt in Vietnam
• Matt's been playing Graveyard Keeper
• The Witcher 3 remastered is out and looks incredible
• Xbox now has Mythic achievements
• Developers at The Coalition (Gears of War E-Day) are reportedly worried
• The 7 Deadly Sins of gaming and tech
• Bootleg physical media is apparently a real problem now
• Colin from Accounts season 3 is out on Paramount
• We're watching Ted Lasso season 4
• The Pokémon TCG printed so many cards in their new set that scalpers are stuck holding stock they can't flip for much profit. Extremely satisfying.
• Matt updated the Multiple Nerdgasm website with an AI-powered topics page
• Daylight saving is about to mess with their recording schedule again
• PAX Australia is next week

Links

• Paramount & Warners Become Skydance
• Report: Gears Of War: E-Day Developers Fear For Their Jobs And Bonuses - Kotaku
• The Witcher 3 Remastered Nintendo Switch 2 Can Be Unlocked For Free Even If You Borrow A Switch Physical Copy From A Friend
• Mythic achievements

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.

George Lucas came out of his box this week to say his Star Wars special editions were necessary and justified. The Ewoks blinked their disagreement. Also he claims he had three more Star Wars movies planned… we’re pretty sure he did not.

Plus: the CEO of Nvidia doesn’t know his own address so kids don’t need to learn maths apparently, an AI actress glitched into Chinese mid-interview with Piers Morgan, and someone paid thousands of dollars in API fees to generate a garbage Counter-Strike clone. Good times!

Topics discussed

• Silo Season 3
• Wheel of Games on TrueAchievements
• Jonas Brothers
• Xbox Studio Closures
• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
• Tilly Norwood, AI Actress
• Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
• Activision making the next Halo
• Star Wars original theatrical cut returning
• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Full show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/665-no-jonas/

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.

The internet is mad about Wolverine because Mystique has clothes on. Sweet Baby Inc, apparently. Blizzard announced StarCraft and Diablo 5 at BlizzCon because they had nothing else — both are 4-5 years away, both trailers are purely cinematic. Level-5 admitted they used some AI art in the Professor Layton remake announcement and everyone lost their minds. 007: First Light got delayed again on Switch 2, almost certainly because nobody wants to ship anything near GTA 6.

Buffy's 30th anniversary Emmys segment happened, it got complicated, and also we learned what gooning is. You're welcome. Plus: a dolphin named Bubbles who has figured out that if you scare a fish enough it will throw up, and then you eat that. Luke has decided he no longer likes dolphins.

• A Dolphin Named Bubbles Makes Other Fish Vomit Then Eats It
• Professor Layton Developer Level 5 Scrambles To Reupload Trailers As Ai Backlash Intensifies
• "Wolverine" Discourse Gets Toxic Over 'Gas' - Dark Horizons
• 007 First Light Delayed Again on Switch 2
• StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter
• Diablo 5 Announced Release Date 2029
• First Plot Details For Zack Snyders Escape From New York Remake
• Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Isn't Just Surprising, It's Surprisingly Good
• Demon Island
• Doctor who might be back for season 16
• ‘Buffy’ stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz asked to kiss at Emmys 2026
• Emmys 2026 speech sparks backlash over omission from Buffy reunion

Luke’s three VBs in not hungover this week, so prepare for some high energy discussion of the week’s going on!

• Bruce Campbell Says He Has Five Years Left
• Luke does not have the restriction on streaming
• Adventure awaits! Nintendo of America announces Customer Appreciation Sale - News - Nintendo Official Site
• The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable
• The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time Remake Fully Revealed
• Metroid Ravenous – Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026 - YouTube
• KALLAX STORAGEBORN, a free creation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim™ from IKEA. - YouTube
• The Wolverine reviews are in
• ‘South Park’ Is “Changing Its Name” to ‘South America’ for Season 29 to Mock Trump
• The Just-Canceled 'Spider-Noir' Wins Some Posthumous Emmys

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?

• ‘The Trial of Alec Baldwin,’ Rory Kennedy Doc About Titular Actor in ‘Rust’ Shooting Aftermath, Acquired by Abramorama (Exclusive)
• Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Soon Get More Expensive for the Players Who Use It Most
• Microsoft and Sony argue no obligation to pass on tariff refunds, file to dismiss consumer lawsuits
• The Witcher Remake Is On Hold Until The Witcher 4S Development Progresses Confirms Cd Projekt Red
• Playstation Claims Digital Games Are Not Really Owned By Players In Response To Class Action Lawsuit
• 12Tb Of Steam Files Leak As A Decades Worth Of First And Third Party Game Data Is Exposed
• James Pond Co-Creator Calls AI-Rife Remake 'Soulless'
• The New 'Star Trek' Movie Will Explore 'Bad Apples' in Starfleet
• Ridley Scott Wants To Help Alien After Romulus Was Better Than His Films
• Star Wars Effects Artist Phil Tippett Shutters Studio
• Tippet Stuff
• Nicolas Cage’s ‘Spider-Noir’ Canceled by Prime Video After One Season

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.

• Squadrom 42 delayed... again. The scam continues! : r/pcmasterrace
• Apple's Polishing Cloth is back for $9
• Xbox Disc To Digital Insiders
• Ikea’s Xbox collection includes a giant thumbstick stool
• Canceled Iron Man Game Footage From Just Cause And Mad Max Developer Leaks Online
• PlayStation Blasts Out Poorly Timed Reminder About Digital Games
• The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches September Free Upgrade For All Owners
• The Witcher 3 Songs Of The Past Expansion Confirmed To Include More Gwent And Everyone Is Already Celebrating
• The Witcher 4 Confirmed For 2028 Release In Official Cd Projekt Gamescom 2026 Announcement
• "Avengers Endgame Encore" Is

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

• Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off The Rails Creating Further Distrust Among Players
• "Wolverine" Game Under
• Bruce Campbell Wants 'Evil Dead' to Lighten the Hell Up Again
• Bruce Campbell Officially Retires From Playing Ash Williams in All Future 'Evil Dead' Projects
• Disney Sets Pre-"Avengers: Doomsday" Watchlist
• X Men Cast Confirmed To Include Inde Navarette As Rogue Adam Driver As Mister Sinister Maya Boyd As Storm And More D23 2026
• Dave Bautista Officially Cast As Kratos In God Of War Show After Ryan Hurst Drops Out Due To Injury

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.

• Thimbleweed Park 2
• The Elder Scrolls 6 Demo To Xbox Leadership Included A Giant Inflatable Rat Placed Outside Bethesda Offices In Protest At Microsofts Mass Layoffs
• Region Locked: A Documentary Series on Aussie Video Games by Region Locked Documentary — Kickstarter
• Movie-Goers Evacuate Spider-Man: Brand New Day Screening After 'Rotten' Fart Rips
• Sadie Sink’s Secret Role in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Finally Revealed
• Ryan Gosling Is Officially the MCU's New Ghost Rider
• Emma Frost has been cast
• Mahershala Ali Officially Moves on From ‘Blade’ After Marvel Cancellation
• Marvel's Giant 'Avengers: Doomsday' Comic-Con Ad Resulted In a Huge Fine
• James Bond Will Be Officially Announced This Year
• God Of War Show May Have Found Its Kratos In Dave Bautista
• Alan Ritchson Is Officially Crowned Netflix's Streaming King