Episode 126. Recorded live 6th Nov 2025.
This week we explore everything from Australia’s proposed streaming content rules to The Simpsons crossover in Fortnite. We discuss Rockstar’s abandoned spy game, why GTA never returned to London, a South Park subreddit mystery, Stellar Blade’s latest controversy, backlash over The Witcher on Netflix, and a surprising detail from Evangelion’s animation history.
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References
- ABC News. “Local screen industry welcomes proposed Australian content quotas for streaming services”. ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025.
- Eurogamer. “I hate the Ready Player One-ification of all our favourite media, but can’t resist The Simpsons in Fortnite”.
- Eurogamer. “Open-world spy games don’t work — that’s why Rockstar abandoned PlayStation-exclusive spy game Agent”.
- Eurogamer. “Why did Grand Theft Auto never return to London as a setting? One of the biggest reasons was guns”.
- Cracked. “‘South Park’ Fans Are Convinced That Trey Parker and Matt Stone Are In The Subreddit”.
- Kotaku. “Stellar Blade Dev Weighs In On Small Penis Hand Gesture …”.
- IGN. “’No one is taking the books away. No one is taking the video games away’ — The Witcher showrunner responds to backlash to Netflix show.”
- Automaton Media. “Obsolete part of anime history brought to light through unusual detail on Neon Genesis Evangelion’s painstakingly hand-crafted cels”.
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