Episode 166

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches Out Mid-Interview And Starts Speaking Cantonese

From <https://kotaku.com/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-out-mid-interview-and-starts-speaking-cantonese-2000735864>

Most Australians don’t trust AI. Why do these countries feel differently?

From <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/trust-in-ai-across-australia-and-asia-pacific/107096784>

‘Ethical’ hacker who faced prosecution doubts OpenAI will face consequences over Medicare breach

From <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/nik-cubrilovic-legal-action-over-openai-medicare-hack/107195416>

The Resident Evil Movie Wasn’t The Main Force Behind RE Games’ Recent Sales Boost

From <https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-resident-evil-movie-wasnt-the-main-force-behind-re-games-recent-sales-boost/>

“We clearly handled that responsibility poorly”: Paradox ban Discord profile pics of historical figures born after 1800, after bust-up with Hearts of Iron 4 players over Atatürk banning

From <https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-clearly-handled-that-responsibility-poorly-paradox-ban-discord-profile-pics-of-historical-figures-born-after-1800-after-bust-up-with-hearts-of-iron-4-players-over-ataturk-banning>

Video Game Menu: The Game is all about everyone’s favourite gaming pastime: pressing random buttons in the menus and seeing what they change

From <https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/video-game-menu-the-game-is-all-about-everyones-favourite-gaming-pastime-pressing-random-buttons-in-the-menus-and-seeing-what-they-change>

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO Landed That R Rating Because Its Director Refused to Cut the Scenes That Earned It

From <https://geektyrant.com/news/godzilla-minus-zero-landed-that-r-rating-because-its-director-refused-to-cut-the-scenes-that-earned-it>


PAX Australia is coming up in Melbourne from October 9 to 11, and one of the things they’ve announced is the winners of this year’s Indie Showcase.

The tabletop games.

Aqueducks.

  • Ridiculous premise, serious strategy?
  • At what point does a ridiculous theme become an advantage?
  • Would you be more interested in a Roman city-building game because it has ducks?

Deathbed

  • political manipulation, prediction and hidden information.
  • the tabletop equivalent of Machiavellian politics?

Drago’s Dreamland

  • What does it mean to work on a game for thirty years?

Wireburn . cyberpunk card game, very complicated-sounding mechanics.

Caught in the Rain. mystery TTRPG.

Thrive. cute animals, resource competition, 15-minute games.