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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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

1. 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)
2. The Smell of history (Can scientists recreate history with smells? - ABC listen, Recreating the smells of history )
3. 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 )

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1myDrgf-PyvNQuW44mwKy1MCijKATqfTPUqy1r4nbry0/edit?usp=sharing

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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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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

1. Valve vs The UK government (Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead)
2. 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)
3. 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

1. 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 )
2. Introducing I cannot believe its not Sugar (This new sugar tastes like the real thing without the usual downsides | ScienceDaily)
3. When crossovers in comics do not matter...(https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/marvel-x-men-tom-brevoort-comic-book-events-impossible-to-matter)

Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/19IkekhPv6yq362bbkGVyMKEcg78DvTY1cxXxylIoA_k/edit?usp=sharing

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