Not long ago in the galaxy you're also currently occupying...

• Predator: Badlands - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dan-trachtenberg-on-his-predator-future/
• Avatar 3 made half as much as Avatar 1 - https://www.darkhorizons.com/third-avatar-gross-is-half-of-the-first/
• The Mandalorian and Grogu superbow trailer is weird - https://www.darkhorizons.com/big-game-spot-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/
• The Mandalorian and Grogu full trailer also looks bad - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/
• Rogue Squadron writer isn't sure what's going on with it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/rogue-squadron-writer-talks-its-status/
• Jon Favreau might be leaving Star Wars - https://www.darkhorizons.com/jon-favreau-hints-at-potential-star-wars-exit/
• 28 Years Later part three might not happen - https://www.darkhorizons.com/third-28-years-later-looking-uncertain/
• There's a shortage at the Olympic village, and it's not beer - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a70350207/2026-winter-olympics-out-of-condoms/
• Olympic Skier is having a bad week - https://kotaku.com/olympic-skiier-confesses-cheating-gf-during-live-interview-after-winning-bronze-medal-2000667324
• Robotaxi company has to pay people to go close the car doors - https://kotaku.com/waymo-ai-taxi-robocars-close-doors-pay-doordash-drivers-atlanta-real-2000668711
• Realtors are using AI generated images, with... strange consequences - https://petapixel.com/2026/02/19/horror-demon-appears-in-dc-real-estate-listing-photo/
• Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Microsoft - https://www.theverge.com/games/882363/xbox-microsoft-phil-spencer-out

Luke is wrestling with beard envy, or is he upset about something else?

• New stuff coming to Switch 2, including Indy and Fallout 4 - https://www.theverge.com/games/874282/nintendo-direct-february-2026-fallout-ff7
• Borderlands 4 is not coming to Switch 2 any time soon - https://kotaku.com/borderlands-4-switch-2-release-date-canceled-2000665470
• The Switch is Nintendo's best selling console - https://www.theverge.com/games/873098/nintendo-switch-era-best-selling-console
• AMD CEO says new Xbox in 2027 - https://kotaku.com/next-gen-xbox-on-track-for-2027-launch-says-amd-ceo-2000665496
• GTA 6 is still coming in November and they're planning big marketing stunts - https://kotaku.com/gta-6-still-confirmed-for-november-with-summer-marketing-blitz-planned-2000665452
• Baldurs Gate 3 TV series coming - https://www.darkhorizons.com/baldurs-gate-3-becoming-an-hbo-series/
• Olympic Dick News - https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/
• The Trump Phone - https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson

Are we getting old or is the world just getting worse? It's probably the world.

• No cameos in Starfighter - https://www.darkhorizons.com/starfighter-to-skip-star-wars-cameos/
• No dicks on the Switch - https://kotaku.com/nintendo-says-no-to-toxic-dong-on-switch-2-as-dispatch-devs-confirm-censored-content-2000663868
• Masters of the Universe trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/masters-of-the-universe-trailer-sparks-debate/
• Henry Cavill in Highlander - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-look-henry-cavill-in-new-highlander/
• Chris Pratt talks Star Lord being an idiot in Infinity War - https://www.darkhorizons.com/chris-pratt-talks-star-lord-avengers-backlash/

Luke's finally watching Season 5 of Stranger Things. Better late than never! And can't a person just pee in peace without fear of being filmed?

• The Bone Temple not doing well - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-bone-temple-crumbles-at-box-office/
• Kathleen Kennedy says Indy will never be done - https://www.darkhorizons.com/kennedy-indiana-jones-will-never-be-done/
• Gore Verbinski says Unreal is why CGI is bad - https://www.darkhorizons.com/verbinski-blames-unreal-for-bad-movie-cgi/
• Man from Pokemon company arrested for putting cameras in bathrooms - https://kotaku.com/pokemon-company-ben-tsai-employee-camera-starbucks-arrest-2000661238
• Google keeps messing up AI headlines - https://www.theverge.com/tech/865168/google-says-ai-news-headlines-are-feature-not-experiment

Something is different this week, can you figure out what it is? We reveal the answer at the end of the episode!

• Major Nelson has been laid off - https://kotaku.com/xbox-major-nelson-unity-layoffs-2000659406
• No more Naked Gun movies are in the works - https://www.darkhorizons.com/dont-expect-a-naked-gun-reboot-sequel/
• We have a photo of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-photo-sophie-turner-in-tomb-raider/
• The internet appears to be broadly pleased with it - https://kotaku.com/tomb-raider-sophie-turner-lara-croft-reaction-outfit-2000660188
• The Fallout TV show might be Big Brother in a vault - https://kotaku.com/fallout-amazon-tv-show-reality-vault-shelter-2000660254
• Players are remaking the Charlie Kirk assassination as missions in GTA Online - https://kotaku.com/gta-online-charlie-kirk-killing-assassination-missions-rockstar-deleting-censor-block-2000659038
• Mother of Elon's kid sues over Grok deepfakes - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/mother-of-one-of-elon-musks-offspring-sues-xai-over-sexualized-deepfakes/
• Kathleen Kennedy is gone - https://www.darkhorizons.com/kathleen-kennedy-officially-exits-lucasfilm/
• She gave an update on some stuff - https://www.darkhorizons.com/kennedy-on-status-of-star-wars-projects/

Happy New Year!!! Quick, take down your Christmas decorations before Luke sees them...

• Grok will generate nudes of anybody - https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit-bikini-pictures-minors
• It apparently assumes you must have a good reason for asking - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/grok-assumes-users-seeking-images-of-underage-girls-have-good-intent/
• James Cameron is done with the Alien franchise - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-cameron-done-with-alien-franchise/
• James Wan said he's open to directing Avatar 4. Not sure he was asked. - https://www.darkhorizons.com/james-wan-open-to-directing-avatar-4/
• New National Lampoon movie announced - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-national-lampoon-film-announced/
  Stranger Things Things
• People aren't into the coming out scene - https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-coming-out-scene-will-byers-season-5-2000655961
• Cinemas were packed for the finale - https://www.darkhorizons.com/stranger-things-finale-is-packing-cinemas/
• Netflix crashed briefly - https://www.darkhorizons.com/stranger-things-finale-briefly-crashes-netflix/
• A lot of people didn't like the finale - https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-season-5-finale-reaction-byler-acting-2000656424
• There was a theory that there was a secret final episode coming - https://kotaku.com/stranger-things-secret-finale-conformity-gate-explained-2000656704
• Netflix crashed again due ot people refreshing to find it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/minor-netflix-outages-from-conformity-gate/

We're back and we've been watching things like Avatar movies, Stranger Things, Marvel trailers, The Odyssey trailer and more.

• If he can't make more Avatar James Cameron will just hold a press conference - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-on-his-backup-avatar-plan/
• Disclosure Day - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-spielbergs-disclosure-day/
• The Odyssey Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/teaser-trailer-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey/
• People are already debating the "historical accuracy" of The Odyssey - https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-odyssey-trailer-draws-views-debate/
• Avengers: Doomsday Teaser - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-steve-rogers-teaser/

Matt just got back from Iceland and Luke's nursing a hangover post-Christmas party, so there’s plenty of laughs as they chat about everything from Bonny Blue’s escapades in Indonesia to the Timothy Dalton James Bond films. So hang tight and pour yourself a glass of lime cordial.

• Bonnie Blue will not spend 1 years in a Bali prison - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/bonnie-blue-faces-bali-court-after-studio-raid/106137670
• Fallout 5 will continue from show - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/todd-howard-says-fallout-5-will-be-existing-in-a-world-where-the-stories-and-events-of-the-show-happened-or-are-happening/
• Avengers: Doomday trailer leaks - https://www.darkhorizons.com/avengers-doomsday-teaser-leaks-online/
• Captain America is back - https://www.ign.com/articles/avengers-doomsday-trailer-officially-confirms-the-return-of-captain-america-star-chris-evans
• James Cameron is probably lying about Matt Damon's story - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-shoots-down-damons-avatar-claim/
• He also gets in a good zinger in this interview - https://www.darkhorizons.com/cameron-talks-villeneuve-dune-oscar-snub/
• Blomkamp to remake Starship Troopers - https://variety.com/2025/film/news/starship-troopers-remake-set-neill-blomkamp-1236338005/