Nerds Amalgamated

UK courts have determined that stealing in game gold is a real world crime. That wasn't on my bingo card, and it has some interesting implications for other games like EVE Online.
Would you recreate the smell of ancient times to find out what it was like? Some scientists are trying. Professor is really not convinced though.
Markiplier released his Iron Lung film. Is this the new rise of indie films?
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Resources Mentioned
You Can Go to Jail for Stealing RuneScape Gold Now (Specialist media lawyer outlines why UK Court of Appeals' judgment on RuneScape's Gold theft is so "significant for the games industry" | GamesIndustry.biz)
The Smell of history (Can scientists recreate history with smells? - ABC listen, Recreating the smells of history )
Markipiler vs Hollywood (How Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Proved the Studios Wrong: “There Is Still a Stigma Against YouTube”, Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Removed From Box Office Charts, Returns Making 7x Its Budget )

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Valve are going to court in the UK for locking gamers in to buying on Steam. Can the saviours of mainstream Linux gaming really be the bad guys?
Terry Pratchett's work might hold the key to diagnosing dementia early through breadth of vocabulary. We're yet to see if this research can be applied to your DMs.
DC admit that Manga is great and superheroes are rubbish. Enough said there.
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Resources Mentioned
Valve vs The UK government (Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead)
The Dementia Code by Terry Pratchett (Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests)
Manga is beating Western Comics according to DC Boss Jim Lee (DC Boss Jim Lee Says Genre Diversity Gives Manga Major "Advantage" Over Western Comics: "It's Not Just Superhero Stories")

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d4363II3bFfZMk1wLZ_PGwgckLfv0_xNlt95IoPsV-8/edit?usp=sharing
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Hytale has finally launched just when we thought it might never happen. How did we get here, and is it just Minecraft at Home?
A new sugar substitute provides almost as much sweetness, with 60% of the calories. And it's made by bacteria. Yummy.
Comic crossover events are hugely popular, but are they actually a bad thing?
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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
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Resources Mentioned
The story of Hytale (Hytale - Wikipedia, Hytale vs Minecraft: 5 key differences you should know about | PC Gamer, Here's one big benefit to Hytale not being on Steam: its refund policy is way better than Valve's | PC Gamer )
Introducing I cannot believe its not Sugar (This new sugar tastes like the real thing without the usual downsides | ScienceDaily)
When crossovers in comics do not matter...(https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/marvel-x-men-tom-brevoort-comic-book-events-impossible-to-matter)

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Game devs suck at cybersecurity and we're all paying for it. Not only does it ruin the gaming experience, it puts us at risk of fraud and theft.
Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA might have been found on an old drawing. Maybe. Or maybe it's just someone else's. Hard to say.
Sword Art Online's director says anime shouldn't try to appeal to the west. That won't stop anime from trying though.
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Resources Mentioned
Ubisoft Under Fire: Rainbow Six Siege’s Latest Security Nightmare (Rainbow Six Siege Has Been Hacked Again, And Players Are Reportedly Getting 67-Day Bans)
Da Vinci Uncovered: The Genetics of a Genius (https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/leonardo-da-vincis-dna-may-be-embedded-in-his-art-and-scientists-think-theyve-managed-to-extract-some)
Sword Art Online’s Warning: Don’t Chase the West ('Sword Art Online' Director Thinks Anime Making Significant Gains On Hollywood, But Warns That Pandering To Global Audiences "Often Leads To failure")

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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.
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Resources Mentioned
NVIDIA’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)

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