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Blizzard are suing another World of Warcraft fan server. This doesn't set good standards for game preservation, but where is the line between preservation and copyright infringement?Researchers have found a massive whale necropolis in the deep ocean. We're scared of anything big enough to hunt whales, so hopefully it's not a hunting ground for Cthulu.Production companies are leaving Hollywood. Where are they going, and can Hollywood as a concept survive?***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 MentionedNot another Blizzard lawsuit (Blizzard sues private World of Warcraft server for "large-scale, egregious, and ongoing infringement of Blizzard's intellectual property" | GamesIndustry.biz)There is now a whale graveyard (A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone | Nature)The Great Hollywood Exodus (Hollywood’s Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTDMmmsfWX7FLUhFP9VK8fRc8dgGk5e1msAp5vgZoBw/edit?usp=sharing ***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

The next release of Call of Duty will have the lowest potential player base of any COD in nearly a decade. Where are they all going?Aiming high is a good idea, unless you aim too high, in which case you won't perform as well. Science has finally attempted to quantify just how high you should aim.A recent spate of Youtuber movies has meant a resurgence of low budget horror movies. Will it last?***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 MentionedCOD Withdrawal (Analyst: Call of Duty's withdrawal from last-gen consoles means it's selling into the smallest install base since 2017 | GamesIndustry.biz, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 finally revealed, and it's officially leaving last-generation consoles behind | Eurogamer.net )Don’t aim high...just aim ABOVE AVERAGE (Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests | Science | The Guardian, Optimal ambition in business, politics, and life | Phys. Rev. E)Youtubers are now making movies... (From 'Backrooms' to 'Obsession': Why YouTubers Are Turning Hollywood Upside Down, Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUzlUyng3V_knk9rT-qiLWEDHFfGrirO8xD7CK_DgFY/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/cb9G4sVCPkAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

Developers are dropping Epic Games Store in favor of releasing on multiple platforms. Can Epic keep throwing money at the problem, or will they admit defeat?You'd think being hungry for snacks would make you fat, but rats treated with marijuana extract stayed thin. Ozempic, watch out.AI driven Anime avatars might be the next way for psychologists to reach their clients. Things are gonna get weird.***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 MentionedLords of the Fallen 2 Is Escaping Epic — And It's Bigger Than You Think (CI GAMES S.E.: Ujawnienie opóźnionej informacji poufnej dotyczącej zawarcia Porozumienia rozwiązującego Binding Term Sheet z Epic Games Inc. - Bankier.pl, Lords of the Fallen 2 Drops Epic Games Store Exclusivity )The Munchies Paradox: New Research Reveals Why Cannabis Users Have Lower Obesity and Diabetes Risk — And It's Not THC (Cannabis Linked to Lower Weight And Reduced Diabetes Risk in Mouse Study : ScienceAlert, Cannabis compounds may boost metabolic health while supporting weight loss | UCR News | UC Riverside, Δ9 Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabis extracts differentially improve adipoinsular dysfunction in diet‐induced obesity - Avalos - The Journal of Physiology - Wiley Online Library)Can Anime Cure Depression? Inside Japan's Anime Therapy Trial — And What It Says About the Mental Health System We Built ('Filter of fantasy': Japan trials anime therapy to treat depression)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/15rK2JLhPxHHUhUKX1TcoHmwyXYQT-RM7MneW0XoYO70/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/m6G5n8XQ8PAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

If you've heard anything about Build a Rocket Boy, you know that things aren't going well. Here's why.Sitting near a window makes you smarter. Time to encase yourself in a glass cube so you can windowmax.Sag-Aftra have reached a deal with studios to restrict the use of generative AI. Samwise Gamgee has led us through the darkness again.***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 MentionedMind’s-eye drama gets wilder and wilder (Sabotage, Crunch Culture, And Spying: Meet The MindsEye Developer Speaking Out About The Chaos)Sitting by the windows makes you smarter (The cognitive benefit of a window view - ScienceDirect)Is the Sag-Aftra war finally over? (It's Done! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach New (& Bigger) Deal [Exclusive])Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gvZimgMJzD1_hcCULTp6PuXa108jX17c5xT0zCCNdPc/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

Flinders University have worked with a team of researchers to model an ancient Roman board game and find out how it would have been played.Cloning is not the secret to immortality we thought it might be. Repeated cloning leads to increased mutations and eventually sterility, preventing the clones from reproducing further.Stephen Colbert has announced that he is advising on a new Lord of the Rings movie about the Hobbits in their old age. It's rare to see such a turbo nerd working on a project like this.***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 MentionedFinders Uni discovers an ancient game (AI sheds light on an ancient gaming mystery – News, Ludus Coriovalli: using artificial intelligence-driven simulations to identify rules for an ancient board game | Antiquity | Cambridge Core )Serial Cloning and its Dangers (Limitations of serial cloning in mammals | Nature Communications)A New Lord of the Rings movie….yay (Colbert to co‑write new ‘Lord of the Rings’ film after late-night show ends | Reuters, Stephen Colbert Set to Adapt Next 'Lord of the Rings' Movie)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yxrbWjTPJAUgANQ14iyRG36Zid29w8PmwLM5tXFr93U/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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 MentionedNVIDIA’s Secret Empire (NVIDIA: WTF?)From Dirt to Dialogue: How Wombats Talk Through Poop (Why do wombats have square poop? - UGA Today)The Rise of the Factory Humanoids: Atlas Unleashed (Boston Dynamics Atlas Unveils New Factory Ready Humanoid Robot at CES 2026)India’s Streaming Boom: Real Growth or Just Vanity Numbers? (Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, With India Overtaking China in SVOD Subscriptions, Report Forecasts, Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VEDlPzGmQMCtKQEFIG7QMJ6oUGv4J2jQsGyx3Q94jLk/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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 Everyone Else Lost. (How Warhammer won)Engineering Viruses for Profit — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Biomining viruses deliver rare earth elements but no toxic horrors of mining)Warner Bros. + Netflix = Chaos: The Merger That Broke Hollywood (Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry)Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gHzkWzWsy5TKz8TQBONh7lQ3D-AmlrJFirxVy5AkAFI/edit?usp=sharing***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

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 can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com ***Resources MentionedOne headset, endless VR worlds. Steam Frame promises to merge PC and Android VR libraries — but will it create harmony or chaos? Stick around to find out. (Steam's new VR headset, Steam Frame, will support Android games | GamesIndustry.biz)Netflix is turning My Hero Academia into a live-action movie… and the original creator is calling all the shots. Will it be a faithful masterpiece or a Hollywood disaster? Stick around — we’re breaking down every risk, every hope, and every fan freakout you need to know. (Netflix’s Upcoming Anime Live-Action Adaptation Is Getting the Same Treatment as One Piece - ComicBook.com)A decelerating universe? It sounds impossible, but a shocking new analysis of supernovae may force us to rewrite cosmic history — and the debate is just getting started. (https://www.sci.news/astronomy/decelerating-universe-14336.html )Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TWGe6nDFPTbcJN_X5PnAwzni2_f6Skel4va5i0Tk0aw/edit?usp=sharing ***If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comFollow us on: Facebook || Twitter || TwitchJoin the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5aAnd watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube