Australia has now brought in an R18 rating for games featuring gambling. We discuss the merits behind this change and whether it will really protect the children from gambling addictions. Lionsgate have decided to use AI to create AI generated "augmentations" to their films. We go deep on deep fakes, and appropriate usage of AI. New research explains how sleep resets your brain and prepares it for learning more the next day. So learn how science might help you reach your full potential by sleeping more. New changes to Australian gaming - Australia introduces new "mandatory classifications ..read more

A New Nerd Approaches and his name is Phoenix If you own the game Oxenfree through Itch.io, you're about to lose access to it. The Netflix owned games studio is pulling the game from storefronts and libraries, leaving nothing in its wake. This time, even if you own it, you won't be able to download it. This should be completely unacceptable, so how do we fight back? Disney didn't have the rights to use Peter Cushing's likeness in Rogue One, and they're being sued about it. We discuss IP law and the right someone has to their own face. Gene editing is a new technology that could allow us to ..read more

Suda51 and Shinji Mikami got together to talk about Japan's CERO system of games classification. They've raised some excellent points about the inconsistencies in the system. Humans don't like the heat much. New research shows that the fatal limit for temperature and humidity might be much lower than expected. Jenna Ortega thinks more women led franchises should be original IPs, not gender flipped traditionally male roles. This take is certainly not controversial and won't lead to heated arguments in comment sections around the internet. Pushback against Japanese Censorship in games - Shinj ..read more

Epic Games Store's long running free games program seems to be paying off for their user acquisition strategy, despite their low sales of exclusives. They still can't hold a candle to Steam though. The Marshmallow test is supposed to determine a child's future. The latest studies actually debunk it, and prove that you really aren't limited. At least not that way. The US FTC has finally banned fake reviews. YAY. We'll see how they enforce it but hopefully this leads to a major reduction in fraud. Epic games free giveaway  - Epic Games' free game giveaways have been "magical" for user ac ..read more

Roblox is now banned in another country for child exploitation. These are serious allegations, so we're lucky serious journalists have investigated and uncovered the reasons why Roblox isn't great for kids. We discuss the issues and whether Australia should follow suit. Mathematicians have worked out the optimum swimming stroke, and are training swimmers to perform it at the Olympics. We also discuss the just past Paris Olympics and some of the standout memes from the event. Disney have announced everything they're working on, and it's a field as empty of originality as the Sea of Tranquilit ..read more

The CEO of Warframe developer Digital Extremes has explained why he thinks there hasn't been another Live Service hit like Warframe. Jim Shooter, a former Marvel head, has some thoughts on modern comics - There isn't enough dialogue apparently. Sharks in Brazil have gotten their fins on large amounts of cocaine from drug smugglers. Everything humans do affects the environment, including dumping contraband in the ocean. Is Live Service game an actual good model - Big publishers ‘eject too soon’ from live service titles, says Warframe boss | VGC  The current state of modern comics books ..read more

A species of carpenter ants will perform surgery on their wounded comrades. These gory scenes take place after vicious battles with other ant colonies. This is the first time that surgery has been observed in non-human animals. Much has been made of video game addiction, which is a real and scary thing. But not every case is medical addiction, and there might be good reasons why people are turning to games. Crunchyroll have decided to close their comment section permanently. The exodus of commenters must go somewhere else to rant about anime. Surgical ants - Ants can carry out life-saving a ..read more

Scientist have found that whales are happier when humans are not around, and this was during the first year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, when human activity on the ocean was limited. Which begs the question do whales really hate humans? Eve Online's creator CCP Games have decided to go open source...will this make the game immortal? Only time will tell... Hollywood is facing an exodus of film crew workers, is this the sign that the Hollywood cinema is coming to an end? Whales hate humans - University of Queensland research finds whales were less stressed during early COVID pandemic - ABC News ..read more

A classic MMO designer thinks modern MMOs aren't giving players enough ways to play together. MMOs have changed over the last 20 years, and are no longer the only way to play with your friends. So what's really behind the changes? A new study suggests geoengineering might actually just move the issue from one place to another. Who will bear the consequences of trying to prevent global warming? GTA has never been made into a movie. One of the Rockstar founders has come forwards to explain why. Modern MMO…. - MMOs 'don't give people the tools to build community anymore,' says EverQuest 2 crea ..read more

Team Fortress 2 has been overrun by bots. A new campaign to save this game from the hackers and cheaters who are ruining it begs Valve to make a difference. We discuss how this relates to the Stop Killing Games campaign and the various ways Valve and the community can save the game. By all accounts, The Crow's reboot will not be any good. Can it be saved? Who will watch it? The Arctic Fox is on the brink of extinction, except for the diligent work of a team of fox breeders working to save the population through captive breeding. Will they be successful or will the fox go the way of the dodo ..read more