Nerds Amalgamated

Apr 02 2025 245 ep. 59 mins 19
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A podcast brought to you by those goofballs from Nerds Amalgamated, for nerds by nerds about nerd pop-culture news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Game Acting Strike, Anime Shortages and Light Sails For Interstellar Exploration

Apr 02 2025 56 mins  
SAG-AFTRA warn you not to believe the major games companies who claim that they're close to a deal. Instead, the union is refusing to back down without getting all the concessions they want for their members.Anime is facing a staff shortage. This could mean lowering quality or reducing season length. Hopefully it means removing filler.Light sails might be the best way to get to Alp

The Anime Boom, Masahiro Sakurai on Making Japanese Games and Life in Space

Mar 25 2025 71 mins  
The anime industry is expecting some major growth, with the surprise entry of Chinese anime.Masahiro Sakurai of Super Smash Brothers thinks Japanese games should be made for Japanese gamers. How could he say something so controversial and so brave?Life in space takes a toll on your body. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth, but that's not the end of the story.We'

The Future of Warner Bros/DC, Trump Blocking Physical Games and Supernova Extinction Events

Mar 18 2025 54 mins  
Warner Bros and DC are in a bit of a sticky situation. They're failing to make money, and if their new Superman movie flops it could be the end for them.Trump's tariffs are going to have a major effect on the physical game market in the US. Of course, publishers want this to happen.At least twice in the Earth's history, a supernova has almost ended life as we know it. Good news tho

Scrub Your Celebrity History, UK Government Shutting Down Online Games and World First Human Brain Computer

Mar 11 2025 43 mins  
Should celebrities watch what they say? The latest controversy has come out after Emilia Perez was torpedoed by a castmember's comments. And why not hold them to the same standards most of us are?Urban Dead, one of the longest running zombie MMOs, is being shut down due to the new Online Safety Act in the UK. While it's sad to see something with such a cult following go, you can't

Balatro ReRated, James Bond to Amazon and Genetically Modified Mosquitos

Mar 04 2025 55 mins  
Balatro has been rerated after an appeal to PEGI. Now teenagers can legally play it.Amazon now has full control over James Bond. They promise there won't be any TV shows, but it remains to be seen what they'll do with the narrative problems the last movie left them.A company plans to release genetically modified mosquitos in Australia to control the spread of dengue fever. This can

Interview with Astral Ticket Comics

Feb 20 2025 83 mins  
This week we interviewed Issac Fox of Astral Ticket Comics.Astral Tickets ComicsWebsite - https://www.foxxycomics.com/ Youtube - Astral Ticket Comics - YouTubeFacebook - ATFoxxyComicsInstagram - Izumi Fox (@atfoxxycomics) • Instagram photos and videosX - https://x.com/ATFoxxyComics/ Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/1784220658/ Bluesky - https://bsk

No Copyright For AI, Asteroid Impact Warning And Stop Killing Games In The UK

Feb 11 2025 47 mins  
The US Copyright Office has decided that at this time, generative AI doesn't deserve copyright.We've got a small chance of a massive asteroid hitting Earth in 2032. The good news is NASA already has an astronaut who was a driller.There's been a disappointing update to the Stop Killing Games campaign with the UK rejecting changes to the law.This episode supported by Rez www.DrinkRez

Counterfeit Alpha Pokemon Cards, Tariffs Coming For Your Comics And The End of Credit Card Numbers

Feb 06 2025 42 mins  
CGC Cards has been accused of selling fake Pokemon alpha playtest cards signed by Takumi Akabane. Who is behind this devious act, and what are the implications for TCG collectors?Trump's tariffs on Canada could cause the price of comics to jump by 25%. Will this push independent comics out of business or create a new opportunity?In the next few years, Mastercard wants to get rid of

Nintendo Says Emulation Is Legal, Project Stargate, Anime AI and Sci-Fi For The Government

Jan 28 2025 47 mins  
Nintendo says emulation is legal, but what does that mean? Are they being hypocrites for going after Yuzu?Trump has announced Project Stargate to advance AI for the US government. What could they want with images of people with too many fingers?Anime studios in Japan have started using AI as a tweening tool to speed up production. What does this mean for the animators?The UK Minist

Why Games Are So Expensive To Make, Retraining Your Tastebuds and How Harrison Ford Got Blade Runner

Jan 21 2025 57 mins  
AAA games are getting so expensive to make that companies have started marketing them as AAAA games. Despite this, games haven't really increased in price. But who's responsible for spending so much money?You can retrain your tastebuds to like a food that you hate. Will this finally end the war over pineapple on pizza?Harrison Ford wasn't always the first choice to play Deckard in