Luke has returned to some terrible news this week, is the Xbox empire crumbling? You’ll have to listen to find out!

• Xbox price hike - https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes
• People are mad about it - https://www.darkhorizons.com/xbox-game-pass-price-hike-draws-furore/
• Amazon removes the gun from Bond's hand in posters - https://kotaku.com/james-bond-amazon-guns-halo-remake-gaming-news-2000631492
• This reboot of Frankenhooker looks good - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-trailer-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein/
• The Carpenter's Son - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-jesus-horror-the-carpenters-son/
• Gary Oldman knighted - https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/entertainment/celebrity/2025/10/01/gary-oldman-knighted

If you’re looking for Luke we promise he really does show up, eventually! Lots of James Bond talk this week, plus some rare Star Wars whinging.

• Gary Busey sentenced to two years probation for groping - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/gary-busey-pleads-guilty-groping
• Kimmel is back - https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-fully-back-abc-tv-nexstar-sinclair-1236530517/
• Costco will no longer sell Xboxes - https://www.thegamer.com/costco-retailer-xbox-series-x-s-microsoft-gaming-no-longer-sold-confirmation/
• Next Bond will be an unknown actor, casting after Dune Part Three is done - https://deadline.com/2025/09/james-bond-cast-unknown-british-actor-denis-villeneuve-dune-1236554375/
• Spider-man got bashed - https://www.darkhorizons.com/tom-holland-injured-on-spider-man-set/
• I take issue with this headline about Predator: Badlands - https://www.darkhorizons.com/predator-badlands-wont-have-a-xenomorph/
• The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer-the-mandalorian-grogu/

Guess who’s back, back again? Luke is back, tell a friend.

• Nintendo did not patent summoning characters and making them fight - https://www.theverge.com/games/779062/nintendo-pokemon-summoning-battle-patent
• Jimmy Kimmel cancelled - https://www.darkhorizons.com/jimmy-kimmel-live-pre-empted-indefinitey/
• Disney+ cancellation page crashes - https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/disney-cancellation-page-crashes-as-customers-rush-to-quit-after-kimmel-suspension-033512277.html
• Indiana Jones mocks Charlie Kirk - https://www.thegamer.com/bethesda-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-charlie-kirk-tweet-deleted/
• Sean Astin becomes SAG-AFTRA President - https://www.darkhorizons.com/sean-astin-becomes-sag-aftra-president/
• Chloe Sevigny apologises for taking photos with Marilyn Manson - https://www.stereogum.com/2323197/chloe-sevigny-apologizes-for-photos-with-marilyn-manson/news/
• Was anybody aware that Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci were dating? - https://people.com/tim-burton-monica-bellucci-announce-split-after-2-years-together-11813347\
• Borderlands 4 is having performance issues? - https://www.vg247.com/borderlands-4-detailed-pc-optimisation-guide-gearbox-performance-issues
• Randy Pitchford disagrees - https://clawsomegamer.com/randy-pitchford-allegedly-using-a-burner-x-account-to-trash-pc-gamers-pc-gamers-always-complain/
• No Mans Sky Star Destroyer - https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/1nhqpi2/imperial_class_ii_star_destroyer_corvette_made/