Mike and Ting talk about Udio, deepfakes and the AI Pin.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Triple-I, Switch Indies and Now Playing.

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Pre-Chat

• Udio | Dune the Broadway Musical, Showtunes, Soundtrack by BobbyB
• Udio, the Mysterious GPT Update, and Infinite Attention (YouTube)
• NIIC the Singing Dog
• ChatGPT may be coming for our jobs. Here are the 10 roles that AI is most likely to replace.
• There was a video I watched with a pyramid showing AI billionaires and everyone else and I can’t find it!
• Butlerian Jihad | Dune Wiki
• The Culture - Wikipedia
• Basic Assistance | The Expanse Wiki
• Janet Yellen - Wikipedia
• Janet Yallen gives an update on crypto regulation in the US…
• The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now (YouTube)
• Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
• Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – $230M AI Twist on an Old Scam – KGOnTech

Mike and Ting talk about Cookie Clicker.

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What is Cookie Clicker?

• Hover (YouTube)
• Cookie Clicker
• DashNet | creating video games | Patreon
• Cow Clicker - Wikipedia
• #Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers (YouTube)
• Incremental game - Wikipedia
• AdVenture Capitalist - Hyper Hippo Games
• Universal Paperclips decisionproblem.com
• Perfect Tower II
• Ting’s Cookie Clicker stats
• Mike’s Cookie Clicker stats
• Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

Playing Cookie Clicker

• Click (YouTube)
• Building | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Heavenly Chips | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Sugar Lump | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Minigame | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Golden Cookie | Cookie Clicker Wiki | Fandom
• Dopamine - Wikipedia
• Use Mouse Keys to move the mouse pointer - Microsoft Support
• Achievement | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs | Psychology Today
• Grandmapocalypse | Cookie Clicker Wiki

Summary

• Ascend (YouTube)
• News Ticker | Cookie Clicker Wiki
• Stellaris - Paradox Interactive
• Idle Champions
• Diablo (series) - Wikipedia
• BigDecimal (Java Platform SE 8 )
• Fortnite Bird Is The Word (Peter Griffin Emote) (YouTube)

Mike and Ting talk about oversized phones and Inside Out 2.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Cookie Clicker.

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Pre-Chat

• Does the iPhone 15 Pro Max bend and crack easily? Consumer Reports says no - 9to5Mac
• Hands-on with the Apple Watch Ultra: It's not too big. | Mashable
• Short People Are Angrier, More Violent Than Tall People, CDC Says - CBS Philadelphia
• Mamil - Wikipedia
• Insights to Keeping Your Marathon Performance Strong as You Age
• The Coolest Phones at MWC 2024 From Samsung, Honor, Motorola and More - CNET
• Inside Out 2 | Official Trailer (YouTube)
• Here's what to know about the collapse of China's Evergrande property developer
• Bitcoin price briefly tops $69,000 for new all-time high
• Milady Meme Coin price today, LADYS to USD live price, marketcap and chart | CoinMarketCap

Mike and Ting talk about Hogwarts Legacy.

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What is Hogwarts Legacy?

• Hogwarts Legacy Official Soundtrack | Full Album | 4K (YouTube)
• Hogwarts Legacy controversy explained | GamesRadar+
• Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023’s best-selling game worldwide | VGC
• Hogwarts Legacy - Metacritic
• Hogwarts Legacy setting: When is Hogwarts Legacy set? | VGC
• Uproar over Rishi Sunak’s crass trans jibe as Brianna Ghey’s mother visits Commons | The Independent
• The new Harry Potter game is a hit. Here's why some trans gamers wish it wasn't | CBC News
• Addressing allegations of “collusion” among gaming journalists | Ars Technica
• Harry Potter and the sad grown-ups | The Independent
• Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
• Sirona Ryan | Harry Potter Wiki
• Sirona Ryan is Not Canonically Transgender
• Hogwarts Legacy trans character Sirona Ryan slammed by gamers
• Gladwin Moon | Hogwarts Legacy Wiki

Playthrough

• Rubeus Hagrid | Harry Potter Wiki
• Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian to win best actress Oscar
• USC and Gold House Study Calls for Culturally Specific Asian Representation and More Stories Transcending Race
• Our Hogwarts Legacy characters: Archie Thect (Mike) and Travers Hagrid (Ting)
• Richard Ayoade - Wikipedia
• Sebastian Sallow | Hogwarts Legacy Wiki
• Hogwarts founders | Harry Potter Wiki
• 1995 Sorting Hat's song | Harry Potter Wiki
• Updated Hogwarts Legacy Stats Reveal Most Popular House
• Hogwarts Legacy: Every House Exclusive Quest, Ranked
• All 4 Hogwarts Legacy Common Rooms, Ranked Worst To Best
• Who lived longer, the ghost or the poltergeist? (YouTube)
• Thestral | Harry Potter Wiki
• The Elf, The Nab-Sack, and the Loom - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
• In The Shadow Of Time - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN

More Playthrough

• Hogwarts Legacy Room Of Requirement Building Tips
• The Daedalian Keys Quest and Daedalian Key Locations - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
• How to get Alohomora and pick locks in Hogwarts Legacy - Polygon
• How to solve Arithmancy door puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy - Polygon
• All Merlin Trials Solutions - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN
• Hogwarts Legacy cast: List of voice actors, including Simon Pegg
• Hogwarts Legacy: Arachnophobia Mode, Explained
• Enemies - Hogwarts Legacy Guide - IGN

Summary

• Hogwarts Legacy: How To Solve Depulso Puzzle Room 1 & 2
• Hogwarts Legacy: Why Headmaster Black Actually Canceled Quidditch
• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ‘was delayed by over a year for polish’ | VGC
• Hidden Data Of Hogwarts Legacy's Cut Morality System Is Bewildering
• Hogwarts Legacy companions explained
• All Hogwarts Legacy Choices & Consequences
• Dishonored: 10 Differences Between High & Low Chaos In The Series
• 'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit Max In 2026: Everything We Know About The Cast, What J.K. Rowling Says & More – Update

Mike and Ting talk about pineapple for breakfast, salt in tea and more revenge bedtime procrastination.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Hogwarts Legacy.

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Pre-Chat

• Bienvenue à Londres City - Le Relais De Venise
• English Breakfast Society recommends swapping tomato for pineapple
• Big Chef Takes on Little Chef: part 7 (YouTube)
• Arabica vs Robusta Coffee Beans | Starbucks® Coffee at Home
• US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea
• The Magic of Salt in Coffee (YouTube)
• The psychology behind 'revenge bedtime procrastination'

Mike and Ting talk about the games and hardware they're looking forward to in 2024.

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Looking Forward

• Palworld | Early Access Launch Trailer | Pocketpair (YouTube)
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Ubisoft (US)
• Palworld sells 1 million copies in just 8 hours, and the servers are struggling to handle the load | PC Gamer

Genuinely Want to Play

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Official Trailer
• Nintendo Needs To Make Good On Its Metroid Prime 4 Promise Before The Switch 2
• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH | SQUARE ENIX
• Rebuild of Evangelion - Wikipedia
• It's Time for a New Mario 3D Game
• Dragon's Dogma 2 official web page｜CAPCOM

Interested in Playing

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Announce Trailer - 4K (YouTube)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: The Next Generation of the Legendary Franchise
• Elden Ring Fans Ravenous For Shadow of the Erdtree Announcement After Backend Steam Update - IGN
• The Rise of the Golden Idol on Steam
• Visions of Mana | Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Gameplay Reveal (YouTube)
• Baby Steps
• DEATH STRANDING 2（Working Title）- TGA 2022 Teaser Trailer - [ESRB] 4K
• Rift of the NecroDancer - Brace Yourself Games
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• ANIMAL WELL

Academic Interest

• Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
• EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
• Outpost: Infinity Siege - Official Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
• Dragon Age: Dreadwolf has another new trailer, and promises more details in ‘Summer 2024’ - The Verge
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 (YouTube)
• Princess Peach: Showtime! - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 (YouTube)
• METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER Official Website
• Zenless Zone Zero Official Site
• Persona 3 Reload Official Website
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Extremely OK : Earthblade
• Thank Goodness You’re Here! - Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)

Hardware

• Pokemon Sword/Shield - Slumbering Weald Remix (YouTube)
• Xbox's First Ever Handheld Console Leaks
• Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console - Polygon

Resolutions

• File:Auld Lang Syne.ogg - Wikipedia
• 2023 Look Forward
• Super Mario World - Wikipedia
• X-COM: UFO Defense - Wikipedia
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Disco Elysium
• Lethal Company on Steam

Mike and Ting talk about the Clicks keyboard, the Rabbit r1 and streaming service ads.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2024 Look Forward.

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Pre-Chat

• BlackBerry - Wikipedia
• Clicks for iPhone Founders Edition
• Rick and Morty: Jerry's playing (YouTube)
• Rabbit
• Introducing r1 (YouTube)
• Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th - The Verge
• YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an Adblock Plus bug | Ars Technica

Mike and Ting look back on 2023.

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Year in Review

• Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war - Wikipedia
• Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions - CNA
• Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September | Coronavirus | The Guardian
• AI can do your homework. Now what? (YouTube)
• DALL·E 3
• Super Mario Wonder
• @Historiographos - I will never recover from this student email.
• Starfield | Official Website | Bethesda.net
• Diablo 4
• Bethesda responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam | Eurogamer.net
• Report: Blizzard Wonders If You'll Pay $100 For Diablo IV DLC
• #Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers (YouTube)
• Resident Evil 4 - Metacritic
• Metroid Prime Remastered - Metacritic
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition - Metacritic
• Your Only Move Is HUSTLE on Steam
• Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover - IGN
• All the big tech layoffs of 2023
• Unity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness | TechCrunch
• The Escapist veterans form Second Wind | GamesIndustry.biz
• Call of Duty Fans Wave Goodbye to the Original Warzone, Which Shuts Down Forever Today
• Modern Warfare 3 Is the Worst-Rated Game in Call of Duty History
• PS5 Trophies Treat Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Like DLC For MW2
• Is Lethal Company outselling CoD? - Dot Esports
• ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Is Beating ‘Modern Warfare 3’ As The Best-Selling Game Of 2023
• Death of a Game: Redfall (YouTube)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb
• Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - IMDb
• News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"
• The BioShock Movie: Everything We Know About The Live-Action Netflix Adaptation
• Everything We Know About the Fallout TV Series | Rotten Tomatoes
• Tears of the Kingdom's new thing is actually pretty old (YouTube)
• Can A Game Be Too Realistic? (YouTube)
• No Take, Only Throw | Know Your Meme
• Only Up! - Wikipedia
• Suika Game - Wikipedia
• You Should Play Outward Definitive Edition (YouTube)
• The Cruelest Video Game (YouTube)
• E3 is officially over forever - The Verge
• The Game Awards 2023: All the game announcements and trailers - Polygon
• If The Game Awards Is All About The Devs, Then Let Them Speak
• The Game Awards Orchestra Performs Music from Game Of The Year 2023 Nominees at The Game Awards 2023 (YouTube)
• How 'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Winning Score | Vanity Fair (YouTube)

Stats

• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Shrine Battle Remix (YouTube)
• 2023 Stats Spreadsheet
• Cookie Clicker
• The Talos Principle 2 | Launch Trailer (YouTube)
• Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (YouTube)
• Storyteller - Annapurna Interactive
• The Password Game
• Puzzmo
• BattleBit Remastered
• Lethal Company on Steam
• You Cheated Not Only the Game, But Yourself | Know Your Meme
• THE FINALS

Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Ting)
• Fortnite (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Best Game

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Ting)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2023

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Ting)
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Ting)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Mike)

Mike and Ting talk about Spotify Wrapped, cruise holidays and Pictionary vs AI.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2023 Wrap Up.

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Pre-Chat

• The Stand
• Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
• Mike and Ting’s Spotify Wrappeds
• UNLEASHED - 13. Unleashed (YouTube)
• Grouplove - Tongue Tied [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (YouTube)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - YouTube
• Wet Leg - Chaise Longue (Official Video) (YouTube)
• ハレ晴レユカイ (YouTube)
• ウッチーズ♥Noria - Let's go out! (YouTube)
• Spectrum of the Seas | Cruise Ships
• Windjammer | Global & Delicious Food | Royal Caribbean Cruises
• Chope
• Two70 Bar | Amazing Views Day & Night | Royal Caribbean Intl.
• Main Dining Room | Multiple Course Dining | Royal Caribbean Cruises
• Pictionary® Vs. AI (YouTube)
• Jackbox Games - Drawful
• Cards Against Humanity

Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Baldur's Gate 3.

Contains SPOILERS for Baldur's Gate 3!

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Background

• 01 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Main Theme Part I (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate 3 - Metacritic
• Baldur's Gate 3 Proves Modern Gaming is Getting Worse + Western Devs Attack Larian Studios Success (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate - Wikipedia
• Anthem (video game) - Wikipedia
• Divinity: Original Sin - Wikipedia
• Icewind Dale (series) - Wikipedia
• Planescape: Torment - Wikipedia
• Torment: Tides of Numenera - Wikipedia
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - IMDb
• D&D rule change will let your druid turn into an owlbear after all - Polygon
• Dragon Age: Origins - Wikipedia
• Fallout (series) - Wikipedia

Characters and Party

• 04 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Who Are You
• Who Is Tav In Baldur's Gate 3?
• The Paladin Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Dungeons & Dragons Sets Up Big Changes to the Drow
• The Half-Elf Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Druid Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Barbarian Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Tiefling Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Warped Headband of Intellect - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Mary Sue - Wikipedia
• A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge | Goodreads
• The Monk Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Companions - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Moonrise Towers - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Goblin Camp - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Crèche Y'llek - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Should you take The Mountain Pass or The Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3
• Free True Soul Nere - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Adamantine Forge (Location) - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Where to find the Everburn Blade in Baldur's Gate 3 | PC Gamer

Moments

• 14 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Twisted Force (YouTube)
• Where to Find and Recruit Gale - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
• Where to Find and Recruit Minthara - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
• Baldur's Gate 3: What Should You Do With The Dying Mindflayer On The Beach?
• Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3 | Push Square
• Scratch - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Strange Ox - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Timber - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Gandrel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Vampire Bite - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Defeat the Goblins - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Brand of the Absolute - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Iron Flask - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Disco Elysium - Wikipedia
• What is Karmic Dice in Baldur’s Gate 3? - Polygon
• Inspiration - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Edowin - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Baldur's Gate 3: Should You Use Your Illithid Powers?
• Gerringothe Thorm - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Find Your Belongings - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Auntie Ethel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• 4 Halfling Barbarians (YouTube)

Summary

• 06 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Quest For A Cure (YouTube)
• Cookie Clicker - Wikipedia
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Wikipedia
• Prologue: Escape - Divinity: Original Sin II Guide - IGN

Mike and Ting talk about the Inside Out 2 teaser trailer, the Humane Ai Pin and buying an Apple Watch.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Baldur's Gate 3.

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Pre-Chat

• Inside Out 2 | Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
• Inside Out (2015) - IMDb
• Rule 34 - Wikipedia
• How to Tell Whether You've Got Angst, Ennui, or Weltschmerz
• Loving-Kindness Meditation | Practice | Greater Good in Action
• This is the Humane Ai Pin (YouTube)
• Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
• Jony Ive and OpenAI are planning the ‘iPhone’ of AI - The Verge
• SoftBank paid WeWork lenders almost $1.5bn before bankruptcy filing
• Millennials: It's ok to mourn the death of social media
• YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers globally
• It's Patty, chump! (YouTube)
• Apple Watch Series 9 vs. Ultra 2 Buyer's Guide: 25 Differences Compared - MacRumors
• Affordable Art Fair Singapore
• Anchoring effect - Wikipedia