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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
Live service games seem like the future of gaming, but the tide seems to be changing. A survey of game developers says that the majority are concerned about the future of live service games and their sustainability.
Do you prefer binge watching or waiting weekly for each episode? The creator of Scott Pilgrim has very strong opinions on this, and thinks you should too.
Gamers have been named as collaborators in a scientific paper for what is possibly the first time. The minigame Borderlands Science has provided scientists with thousands of hours of data modelled by gamers taking a break from all the shooting.
Live service games sustainability doubts
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-70-of-devs-say-theyre-concerned-with-the-sustainability-of-live-service-titles
- 70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability 
- Game Developer Collective Survey March 2024: Business Models and Monetization Omdia 
Scott Pilgrim’s angst
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Creator Isn't a Fan of Streaming Dumps 
Gamers contributing to science
- Millions of Gamers Help Advance Microbiome Research | Technology Networks 
- Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game | Nature Biotechnology 
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Ross Scott's Campaign to save games has kicked off, and we're sharing his battle plans. This is something we can all do to help prevent games from being destroyed.
With the death of Funimation, anime is also at risk of being taken away from you. Paid products aren't showing up on CrunchyRoll's site. They claim everything will eventually be available, but this is yet another example of paid products being taken away from customers.
The US Government wants NASA to implement a time zone for the Moon in order to synchronise space equipment prior to the 2026 manned mission to the moon. This could be vital to making sure missions actually land in their designated location, for example.
Stop Killing Games : The Battleplan
- The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games  
R.I.P Funimation 
- Funimation's Closure Leaves 190+ Anime Titles Homeless  
Lunar Time Zone
- White House wants Moon to have its own time zone  
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For our 200th episode, we've interviewed Corissa Grant from Worthy Chaos Comics to talk about their series Redemption, a comic about love, a war involving the ancient Egyptian and Celtic pantheons, demon hunters, and a whole lot of gore. Corissa tells us about how she got into writing comics, how she found an artist, the challenges of managing a comic business and a whole lot more.
-         https://worthychaoscomics.com/
-         https://twitter.com/Worthy_Chaos
-         https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTAL-U1I4zx45SFAUWb2OIA
-         https://www.instagram.com/worthy_chaos_comics/
-         https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/worthychaoscomics/about
-         https://www.facebook.com/groups/worthychaos
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The Crow is one of BPM's favourite movies, as well as a Brandan Lee's final film role. There's talks about rebooting it with a new storyline and BPM, along with the original director, are not very happy about it.
Neuralink has begun human trials, beset with animal testing issues and beaten to market by over a decade. The Nerds discuss the sci-fi future Elon Musk wants, and the impact Neuralink might have on society.
Need a lawyer? Better call Pikachu. Pokemon Law is serious business, and an interview with the former chief lawyer of The Pokemon Company has some tips for making sure your fan project doesn't get shut down.
The Crow ReDon’t
- https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/03/18/original-the-crow-director-rejects-remake-says-film-should-remain-untouched-of-respect-for-brandon-lee-it-is-his-legacy-thats-how-it-should-remain/
- https://thatparkplace.com/new-the-crow-reboot-plot-and-story-details-allegedly-leaked/
Elon Musk Neuralink actually works….on humans
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/first-neuralink-patient-livestreams-himself-using-brain-chip/103617606
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzNHxC96rDE
Confessions of a Pokemon Lawyer
- https://aftermath.site/pokemon-lawyer-cease-desist-fan-project-pikachu-movie

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Warner Bros seem to be intent on killing everything they own. The latest casualty is Adult Swim's Games library. Professor reminisces about some of his favourite games from this publisher that will no longer be available to customers.
The Oscars and Razzies happened again this week, so the Nerds discuss the impact the winners might have on the direction of movies of the future.
Stress is making you dumber. This is a Bad Thing with bad implication for the environment and the economy. Oh, and it's contagious.
WB wipes out Adult Swim games
- As more developers confirm, it looks likely that ALL Adult Swim Games titles will be removed by May [UPDATE: Better Links] 
Razzies and Oscars recap
- These are the worst films and performances of the year, according to the Razzie Awards - ABC News
- Oppenheimer dominated the 2024 Academy Awards. But did it break the record for most Oscar wins of all time? - ABC News 
- Oscars 2024: Oscars producer apologises for Best Picture announcement blunder, Jimmy Kimmel told not to mention Trump - ABC News 
- Godzilla Minus One's Oscar win is a victory for low-budget action films. Can they disrupt the Marvel machine? - ABC News 
Chronic Stress affects the environment
- Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study 
- A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction 

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This week we bring you the latest updates in the Nintendo vs Yuzu case, the first shots in the war to save games from deletion, and the push towards even more live service games.
Executives are ruining movies. We discuss the reasons and the solutions to escape executive meddling.
Finally, we put on our boomer hats to complain about how kids these days learn.

Yuzu vs Nintendo Recap and Aftermathhttps://fxtwitter.com/PC_Focus_/status/1763601710314889356?t=xaDd6Uc3YOqdPF48O1X03A&s=19
https://fxtwitter.com/oatmealdome/status/1764704580724576465?s=46&t=YKm7FJZd9EGYS65qIVSfjQ
https://twitter.com/yuzuemu/status/1764733659444064671?t=Djc1WhGrAIkokSovP1XtRw&s=19
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/05/yuzu-and-citra-emulators-shut-down-after-legal-pressure-from-nintendo/

Ross Scott Lawsuit updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAD5iMe0Xj4

Live Service games fails https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/745920/view/
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/03/05/warner-bros-discovery-says-new-live-service-and-mobile-game-plans-will-focus-on-game-of-thrones-harry-potter-mortal-kombat-and-dc-ips/

Executive screwing uphttps://www.bustle.com/entertainment/dakota-johnson-teatime-book-club
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/rooster-teeth-shutting-down-warner-bros-discovery-1235931953/

Babies are losing words dailyhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/screen-time-and-toddlers-kids-language-speech-words-development/103541806
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2808593

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