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Nerds Amalgamated

Nerds Amalgamated

Your weekly dose of nerdy chaos — straight from the Aussie nerdverse. 🎮🍿📺 We’re DJ and The Professor: lifelong geeks breaking down the week in movies, TV, gaming, and pop culture, with a healthy obsession for indie devs, comics, and creators who are shaping the future of fandom. Every week, we serve up: 🎙️ Hot takes and deep dives on what’s blowing up (or bombing) in nerd culture. 🕹️ Spotlights on indie games, comics, and creators — real talk, straight from the people making the stuff we

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1:04:08

William Shakesbot, Games Wraparound & Cyberhack 2077 V2

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2021/03/08

Now the robots are coming for the writers' jobs too. The first AI written play has been performed. And it gets dark and raunchy. BONK. Go to Hornybot jail. GPT is a really amazing piece of tech.Bethesda are being sued for advertising the season pass as containing ALL the Fallout DLC. Players are upset that it doesn't contain the Creation Club content. Does this look like a man who has had ALL the DLC? Frogwares are saying you shouldn't buy The Sinking City, because the publisher pirated the game

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1:31:15

NVIDIA Cypto, Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, Pokemon...

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2021/03/01

There's nothing funny about NVIDIA's ridiculous CMP cryptocurrency mining cards, from taking chips away from gamers to being single use electronics. Hopefully this goes better than anyone outside NVIDIA thinks it will, but we'll have to see. Maybe AMD will keep their cards competitive and keep out of trouble so we have one consumer neutral producer to buy from.NASA's Perseverance Mars Lander touched down recently and is sending out awesome high quality videos of the landing and some interesting

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1:03:41

Microsoft A.I Summit, Beneath The Ice, Facebook vs...

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2021/02/24

The Microsoft AI and Gaming summit is about to begin. How long until I get strap on a VR headset and go into a game perfectly designed to keep me interested forever and ever?Strange creatures living at the bottom of the ocean under a polar ice cap is probably not a big issue, but just in case we should be equipping Antarctic research sites with nukes. It's the only way to be sure.Facebook and the Australian government are going to war over the proposed laws requiring sites like Facebook and Google

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1:30:51

Three Years On - We Are Still Here - Australian Games...

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2021/02/15

Last week we had some terrible ideas. And we are sorry, because we've had more. There's a reason none of us are allowed to work at CSIRO anymore.The Australian games industry grew last year, following worldwide trends. We've got some interesting statistics on the industry and why it isn't doing as well as it could be.Last week we spoke about your gut microbiome affecting your parenting skills. Well now we know that your childhood diet has lifelong impacts on that biome. This is making that salad

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1:22:13

Gearbox, Garry's Mod Sequel, Golden Globes & Microbiota

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2021/02/10

The infamous Gearbox, creator of many mediocre licensed games, has now been bought by the former THQ Nordic, now Embracer Group, owned by Deep Silver, the publisher owned by the Koch Brothers. Yeah, this is why it's so hard to track down the correct owners of game IP.Before Minecraft and Roblox, there was Garry's Mod. And Garry's back, with a fully overhauled sequel on the Source 2 engine, currently named S&box. Us old timers aren't done kicking yet.Last week Dev-i made a big deal about

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1:10:52

VR Breakdancing, GameStop Stonks, Google's Latest...

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2021/02/02

What does thousands of dollars of VR tracking gear get you? A way to compete in fully virtual breakdancing battles. South Koreans are still at home, and are working hard on creating Ready Player One’s Oasis in order to show off their sick dance moves. And the tracking is surprisingly good.If you haven’t invested in GameStop, it’s probably too late. If you have, you already know what we’re talking about. Reddit users have discovered an infinite money glitch and are really upsetting the billionaires

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1:07:12

NBA Jam, Bacteria Data Storage, Console Energy...

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2021/01/26

If you're old enough, you might remember NBA Jam. This old basketball game has enough of a following that modders add new characters based on yearly rosters, and now there's going to be a documentary about NBA Jam and the start of sports video games.What would you write in 72 bits? Currently, that's the amount of data that can be stored in a self replicating colony of E. Coli. You can't quite fit Shakespeare in there yet, but the team are working on multiplexing the data across multiple cells.Is

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1:19:16

A LucasFilm Comeback, Games Industry 2020 Report, Air...

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2021/01/18

We have another long one for you, but that's ok because LucasFilm is back to making games. EA's tyranny is over! Rejoice!2020 was an interesting year for the games industry. It turns out people really like Animal Crossing when they can't go outside. Gamesindustry.biz have provided a detailed article of numbers from the year in review.Staying inside might make you crazy. It also makes you slightly more eco friendly. Air pollution dropped massively in places that locked down to avoid COVID

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1:09:58

Visual Number Sense, Death of Flash, Rap Lyrics &...

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2021/01/11

This week we bring you the terrifying story of an AI that knows too much. It taught itself to count, which is pretty cool.Flash is dead, long live Flash. Now it's all gone, it's time to find out more from the people behind some of the big games on Flash Game HistoryShould art be valid as evidence in court? Some courts think so. The nerds have a debate about art as criminal evidence.Apple leaks indicate a folding phone. Never to beat anyone to the punch, Apple must think they have some special

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56:37

2020 Year Review

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2021/01/06

This week we offered remembrance to all the victims of COVID-19. Rather than the 500 000 we quoted, there are more than 1.8 million COVID deaths.It's early days for 2021, and things seem to be going well. So far. I'll try not to jinx us.So we're taking a chill week to talk about some of the most significant things that happened last year.This week DJ watched a retro anime and Professor was pleasantly surprised by the Doctor Who special.2020 in Science-

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58:26

Revenge of the Nerds reboot, UK Parliment VS Online...

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2020/12/28

Is it that time again, Mr Freeman? We hope you've all recovered from feasting, but if you haven't, sit back and relax for another episode of Nerds Amalgamated.First Nerds were uncool. Then they had their Revenge, then their Triumph, then their King was crowned. Now being a Nerd is cool, but now Seth McFarlane thinks it's time for another bout of Revenge. It's a dish best served cold, but when Nerds are on top of the world who are they getting revenge on? Seth wants to reboot the movie, but there are

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54:27

EA buys Codemasters, Prison For A Copyright Strike on...

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2020/12/21

It's episode 150! DJ thinks that's an important number for some reason.EA bought a Christmas present for itself. Now they own Codemasters. RIP racing games.If you stream copyrighted content you might soon go to jail. All games are technically copyrighted material, so it has been an honour streaming with you, gentlemen.The Hyabusa2 probe has successfully been retrieved and scientists are studying the makeup of the asteroid. Let's hope there's no alien spores in there.Vin Diesel is leading an animated

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1:02:31

Warner Bros./HBO Max Fallout, Damselfish Farming,...

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2020/12/14

Christopher Nolan is upset again. Not because we can't hear him, but because all Warner Brothers movies are going direct to streaming.DJ keeps trying to make a terrible nursery rhyme happen and we won't let him. Meanwhile, Damselfish farm algae with the help of their shrimp friends in the first example of a vertebrate species domesticating another species.Cyberpunk 2077 is out, but it's a bit buggy. And it can give you epilepsy. Be careful out there, samurai.Why do some players play their games with

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53:51

Metro 4, Chinese Submarines & Chris Claremont

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2020/12/08

THERE IS ONLY METRO. Dev-i and Professor are very excited for Metro 4, the movie, and 4A's continued projects. There's a lot of ground to cover, so hopefully Dimitry keeps writing.China now has the second best submarines in the world. The Fendouzhe has come just 20m short of the world record for submarine depth in the Mariner trench. That's pretty deep.Chris Claremont wants to focus on character, not plot. He's sick of fighting. And that's just fine with us. As long as Avengers doesn't turn entirely

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1:04:01

Christopher Nolan's Sound, PS5 Cat Food, Nintendo Vs...

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2020/11/30

Christopher Nolan, we need to talk. A group of fellow film workers have sent a letter to Christopher Nolan telling him nobody can understand his movies because of the poor audio mixing. He completely missed the point.If you ordered a Playstation 5, you might have gotten cat food instead. Which is going to be useful since you spent all your food money on a PS5.Nintendo have chosen to target The Big House, the biggest Smash Bros tournament in the US, with a Cease and Desist for using a modified game

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1:27:46

2020 Game Awards, FIFA Playtime, Live Action Lilo &...

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2020/11/23

It's time to vote for the 2020 Game Awards. There's a lot of categories and nominations and we'd probably stay here all night talking about them, but we picked some of our favourites including Best Multiplayer and Best VR/AR.If you have a gaming problem, EA's new tool might help. Yes, I feel just as bad as you do acknowledging that EA has done something at least a little right. FIFA Playtime will let players limit their play time and microtransaction purchases.Disney have announced a live action

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1:28:08

Big Console Release News starring Playstation & XBOX,...

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2020/11/16

Our recurring guest Dev-i-Boy has returned from witness protection.It's time for the new consoles to be released, and on paper, they sound pretty powerful. The Nerds discuss the weaknesses of the hardware and why they might not be as powerful as they seem, including tiny hard drives and giant games.An atomic scale 3D printer has been used to create a model of the Voyager from Star Trek. It's tiny and adorable, and we just need a tiny crew to go with it.Crunchyroll think the West wants to take over

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1:07:20

Delisted Games, DC Graphic Novels & Evolution of Dogs

Nerds Amalgamated ·

2020/11/09

Old games never die. They just get removed from storefronts and put on abandonware sites. But if you want to know the latest news on which games are staying and which are going, it would be helpful if someone kept track. Well they do. Professor and DJ discuss what delisted games actually mean for gamers, and why the industry takes them away.DC has a new series of comics for young teenagers. The Nerds don't think they look very interesting. But it has been a while since either of them were 12, so

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57:02

Bussells Spider Orchids, New HTC VR & Blade Runner...

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2020/11/02

Bringing a fungus eating plant back from near extinction sounds like a bad idea. But it's actually pretty cool. The Bussells Spider Orchids has a special relationship with a fungus that it allows to grow then digests. And if you think mushrooms are gross you can fight me.HTC's FCC filings leaked a new Vive headset. It looks like a possible replacement for the Vive Focus line. More VR competition is good, considering recent Oculus revelations.Yet another Blade Runner comic is coming out soon,

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1:01:56

No She Hulk, Swedish Super Car Carrier, NBA...

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2020/10/26

ALERT - THIS IS A DRILL. Tatiana Maslany is not She-Hulk. Or at least that's what she tells us.Wallenius Marine is building a sail ship to carry cars. The Oceanbird is predicted to produce less than 10% of the emissions of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen HERO class carrier, with only a small decrease in carrying capacity. Hopefully we'll see these sailing the seven seas soon.2K have screwed up. Again. This should be old news, but this time 2K have "accidentally" put unskippable ads in the loading screens

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