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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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01:21:28

Game Developers Suck At Cybersecurity, Da Vinci's DNA...

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2026/01/13

Game devs suck at cybersecurity and we're all paying for it. Not only does it ruin the gaming experience, it puts us at risk of fraud and theft.Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA might have been found on an old drawing. Maybe. Or maybe it's just someone else's. Hard to say.Sword Art Online's director says anime shouldn't try to appeal to the west. That won't stop anime from trying though.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website

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01:19:43

AI is Ruining Computers, Wombat Poo, Atlas Robots and...

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2026/01/08

Computer hardware has increased in price by 300% recently. We talk about why it happened and why it won't improve any time soon.Wombats poo cubes. There's a good reason for that.Boston Dynamics have announced their new robot model. Behind the CGI, what can it do?Indian TV is going to be bigger than China's soon. DJ has some thoughts about that.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources

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54:24

2025 Year In Review

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2025/12/31

We're joined by Mr Rant from Lights, Camera Rant for our review of the year that was.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources Mentioned2025 in video games (2025 in video games - Wikipedia)2025 in movies (2025 in film - Wikipedia)2025 in anime (2025 in anime - Wikipedia)2025 in science (2025 in science - Wikipedia)Lights Camera Rant (weekly pop culture fix, where I dish out reviews of

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43:26

How Warhammer Became The Biggest Tabletop, Mining...

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2025/12/09

Warhammer is the biggest tabletop war game around. How did they get to the top?Viruses suck. But they can also be modified to collect rare earth elements from mines. Netflix has purchased Warner Bros, giving them the largest share of the streaming market. This can only be good for consumers, right?***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com***Resources MentionedWarhammer Won. Now We Explore Why

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53:05

Batman Makes You Nicer, Definitive Editons Bad For...

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2025/12/03

A new study found that subconciously perceiving Batman on a train makes people more likely to give up their seat to a pregnant woman. Is it because he's going to break your back?Sega has been publishing definitive editions of games they've released. Could that actually be harming sales of their games? Death games have been around for thousands of years, but Quintin Tarantino has gotten his knickers in a knot over Hunger Games ripping off Battle Royale.***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can

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41:32

New Steam Hardware, Live Action My Hero Academia and...

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2025/11/20

Valve have finally announced the new Steam hardware, including the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and the Steam Controller 2. We're hyped.My Hero Academia is getting a live action adaptation. Live action ALL THE THINGS, while at the same time, anime ALL THE OTHER THINGS. Surely one of the two will work.The Universe is decelerating, according to a new study. That means we're a few billion years closer to the end of the universe than we thought. Don't Panic. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you

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47:48

Ending on a Cliffhanger, Dr Who Minus Disney and...

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2025/11/05

Live Service games with an ongoing story have to end sometime, right? Destiny 2 did, and suddenly nobody wants to play anymore. Does this mean future games will drag on forever? Hopefully not.The BBC and Disney have officially split, meaning we won't get Doctor Who for over 12 months. Is it time for another charity single to save the Doctor?Mirror life is a hypothetical form of life which is molecularly reversed compared to existing life. Scientists think this could be apocalyptic, so what are they

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56:10

Australia's Gamers Revealed, Dance Dance Revolution...

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2025/09/16

A new study tells us all the statistics about Australian gamers. Turns out we're all getting older and less social. We have some theories why.Dance Dance Revolution can be adapted into a memory trainer for people with dementia, and it actually works to reduce the rate of decline.A fully AI movie will be presented at Cannes soon, and we expect it to be bad. ***We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at

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1:08:09

An Interview with Isaac Fox from Astral Ticket Comics...

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2025/08/12

This week we interviewed Isaac Fox, creator of popular comics like SuccuBUSTED and Cremisi about his new project, The Manti-Corps.We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.comAstral Tickets ComicsWebsite - https://www.foxxycomics.com/Youtube - Astral Ticket Comics - YouTubeFacebook - ATFoxxyComicsInstagram - Izumi Fox (@atfoxxycomics) • Instagram photos and videosX - https://x.com/ATFoxxyComics/Kickstarter

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52:10

An Interview with Savas Savidis

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2025/07/30

This week we interviewed Savas Savidis about his game Tales of Grimace and what it takes to be a an indie game developer in high school.We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.comTales of Grimace The GameWebsite - https://www.talesofgrimace.com/Steam Page - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223310/Tales_of_Grimace/Facebook -

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1:05:53

Steam is EVIL... Maybe, Direwolves and Moa...

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2025/07/16

The famous modder behind the Special K mod has deleted their steam account and written a manifesto about why Steam is evil. We disagree.The resurrected Direwolves are doing well, and Peter Jackson is promising to bring back the Moa next. Let's just skip straight to the dinosaurs.Movies used to be based on comics. But now movies are bigger than comics, and people think comics are worse for it.We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the

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50:47

Stop Killing Games Update, The End of Xbox, Killer...

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2025/07/08

Stop Killing Games has reached 1 million signatures on the European Citizens Initiative. But the battle isn't won yet. Due to invalid signatures, the petition could use as many extra signatures as it can get.Microsoft have laid off 9000 people from their gaming division, while also planning for a third party Xbox handheld. Could this be the end of the Xbox hardware?Killer Whales are not whales, but they are indeed killers. They also want to have lunch with you. All around the world, killer whales

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1:07:31

The End of Stop Killing Games, Lab Grown Meat and...

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2025/07/01

Stop Killing Games has nearly reached its conclusion, unless hundreds of thousands of European gamers come out of the woodwork. Aaaand here they come.You will soon be able to buy lab grown meat in Australia. Will you eat it?Duke Nukem is coming to TV. Maybe this icon of the 90s should have been left there though.We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com Stop Killing Games Update- The end of Stop

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59:40

An Interview with Neural Forge

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2025/06/10

This week we're interviewing Neural Forge, creator of the board game Nimbus.Neural Forge official website– Neural ForgeNeural Froge Etsy Store– NeuralForge - Etsy AustraliaNeural Forge Facebook page– Neural ForgeNeural Forge Instagram– Neural Forge (@neural_forge) • Instagram photos and videosNeural Forge Nimbus Kickstarter– Nimbus by Neural Forge — KickstarterFull Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4d6ovrzeZNYDK5ijlDwTPkji3B4iX3rNQypRL29Xes/edit?usp=sharing Follow us onDiscord -

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1:11:08

Everything Wrong With The Switch 2, The Science of...

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2025/06/03

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

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55:33

Japan's Cultural Victory, An Interview with Strauss...

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2025/05/27

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

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1:04:39

The Year of the Linux Gaming PC, Literal Alchemy at...

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2025/05/20

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 journeyFinally, 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

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53:31

The Truth Behind More Expensive Consoles, Marvel's...

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2025/05/13

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 TechnicaMarvel has

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56:46

The Future of Subscription Gaming, Ancient Fire and...

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2025/05/07

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

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1:02:22

Just Watch The Movies, Yet Another Ubisoft Lawsuit...

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2025/04/29

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.comand with a 15% discount using the code word :

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