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According to surveys, most gamers Smurf - that is high level players using a low level account to stomp noobs. So why do you do it, and is it as bad as it sounds?
The end of anime's Golden Age may be upon us. Miyazaki says so, but he's just won an award for anime. So is it self-deprecating humour or bragging?
The Australian government has suggested social media should be for adults only. The Nerds discuss why this won't work.
Fecal matter transplants are a seemingly miracle treatment for a variety of conditions, and might even slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. You'll have to get over some ick before you go for this treatment though.
Smurfing and no its not about the Smurfs
- https://news.osu.edu/gamers-say-they-hate-smurfing-but-admit-they-do-it/
Miyazaki : The Golden age of anime is over
- https://comicbook.com/anime/news/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-anime-over/
- https://geektyrant.com/news/hayao-miyazaki-feels-that-the-golden-age-of-anime-is-over
Australia wants a Social Media Ban for under 16 year olds
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/21/anthony-albanese-social-media-ban-children-under-16-minimum-age-raised
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/21/australia-social-media-ban-children-state-government-nsw-qld-sa-vic
Poo Pills Part 2
- https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/gut-bacteria-transplant-may-improve-parkinsons-movement-symptoms
- https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/research-bacteria-gut-reveals-how-they-potentially-cause-and-affect-progression-parkinsons
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537024001421

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The UK has issued a response to the Stop Killing Games campaign with a possible angle of attack. Remember to keep signing your local petitions to help make a change.
The creator of Ghost in the Shell Arise thinks Isekais are off the rails and that the real world doesn't suck that much. Has he been outside recently?
AI deepfakes are being used in a new type of scam called Pig Butchering. Keep yourselves safe.
Joycon Lawsuits 
- Two Joy-Con lawsuits against Nintendo are dismissed | GamesIndustry.biz  
 Rob Scotts’s Stop Killing Games lawsuit update
- UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign | GamesIndustry.biz 
Why The Isekai hate
- 'Does Everyone Hate Real World?': Ghost In The Shell: Arise Director Bemoans The Rise Of Isekai Anime - Animehunch 
New A.I Scam : Pig Butchering
- How South-East Asia's pig butchering scammers are using artificial intelligence technology - ABC News 
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Helldivers 2 players have achieved a major victory over Sony, leading to the PSN account requirement being retracted. Good work troops.
WBD are planning some more Lord of the Rings movies, starting with The Hunt for Gollum. The Nerds discuss why they've picked such an overdone part of the story to cover.
Plastic eating nanobots may be coming to a water treatment plant near you. Scientists have developed a type of nanobot that "eats" plastic and can be filtered out of the water supply.
Helldivers vs Sony Saga
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-backtracks-on-helldivers-2-psn-log-in-requirement
DJ – New Lord of the Rings movies
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-lord-of-the-rings-movies-2026-peter-jackson-1235894513/
Nanobots farming microplastics
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202402567
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The USA's TikTok ban coming into effect could affect game developers too. We'll break it down and go over the possible effects.
If you want to preserve your body for the future, you might turn to cryonics. If you can't afford a full body, you can just preserve your brain and hope someone grows you a new body in the future.
Marvel movies suck. Everyone's saying it. Even the cast and crew are saying it. Here's why.
Tiktok bans affects gaming
- The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next? | This Week in Business | GamesIndustry.biz 
Cryonic brains...the next evolution to brains in a jar
- How a Controversial Cryonics Procedure Could Finally Make Immortality Possible 
Why do Marvel movies suck?
- Avengers Directors Say Marvel Flops Aren't Superhero Fatigue 
- Avengers: Endgame directors say they don't believe in superhero fatigue and that the MCU's current problems are part of a "generational divide"
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: e-petitions – Parliament of Australia
How does NASA repair a spacecraft nearly a light day from Earth? NASA engineers have spent the last few months working on a solution to a faulty RAM chip, and we'll discuss the changes they had to make to save the stricken craft.
The Entertainment Software Association are vehemently against video game libraries. This makes some sense from a copyright perspective, but absolutely none from a preservation perspective. Professor has his own strong opinions on this topic.
Crowdsourcing references for your resume seems to be the next big thing in Hollywood. Directors are having their careers made or broken by the reviews they get on Rotten Tomatoes. DJ and BPM have some thoughts on how this might be inappropriate.
Voyager data fix from a galaxy far far away
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/voyager-1/103761504
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth
- https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/04/04/engineers-pinpoint-cause-of-voyager-1-issue-are-working-on-solution/
ESA’s take on game preservation
- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/esa-org-won-t-cooperate-game-preservation
Using Rotten Tomatoes on Directors 
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/directors-jail-1235879871/
- https://screenrant.com/rotten-tomatoes-scores-directors-influence-hiring-report/
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080
Live service games seem like the future of gaming, but the tide seems to be changing. A survey of game developers says that the majority are concerned about the future of live service games and their sustainability.
Do you prefer binge watching or waiting weekly for each episode? The creator of Scott Pilgrim has very strong opinions on this, and thinks you should too.
Gamers have been named as collaborators in a scientific paper for what is possibly the first time. The minigame Borderlands Science has provided scientists with thousands of hours of data modelled by gamers taking a break from all the shooting.
Live service games sustainability doubts
- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-70-of-devs-say-theyre-concerned-with-the-sustainability-of-live-service-titles
- 70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability 
- Game Developer Collective Survey March 2024: Business Models and Monetization Omdia 
Scott Pilgrim’s angst
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Creator Isn't a Fan of Streaming Dumps 
Gamers contributing to science
- Millions of Gamers Help Advance Microbiome Research | Technology Networks 
- Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game | Nature Biotechnology 
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