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We discuss PAX Aus 2025, Australia's biggest convention for video games and pop culture, highlighting some of the experiences Craig had there. We also chat about some of the strange and unusual news in media culture (links provided below).
Title Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod Shows NPC Memories When You Kill Them (Kotaku) https://www.polygon.com/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-blurbs-npc-memories-interview/
I modded RDR2 to give NPCs “real memories you are forced to watch when they die” (Reddit) https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1nve032/i_modded_rdr2_to_give_npcs_real_memories_you_are/
Japanese Government Makes Formal Request For OpenAI To Stop Copyright Infringement (GameSpot) https://www.gamespot.com/articles/japanese-government-makes-formal-request-for-openai-to-stop-copyright-infringement/1100-6535425/
Ubisoft Canceled Civil War-Based Assassin’s Creed Over Controversy Concerns – Report (GameSpot) https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-canceled-civil-war-based-assassins-creed-over-controversy-concerns-report/1100-6535320/
[removed by moderator] https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/1o14t7q/removed_by_moderator/
The CK3 production team may not know that they have the largest female fan-base of strategy games in China: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-ck3-production-team-may-not-know-that-they-have-the-largest-female-fan-base-of-strategy-games-in-china.1730881/
Sora 2 Updated With New Guardrails After Sam Altman Eats A Pokémon (Kotaku) https://kotaku.com/sora-2-update-pokemon-nintendo-openai-sam-altman-ai-2000632089
Forgotten Ghost Rider Movie Now Coming to Netflix (Superhero Hype) https://www.cbr.com/ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance-streaming-on-netflix/
No Time to Die https://www.cbr.com/james-bond-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-streaming-hit-october-2025/
Dave Franco horror film pulled from China over AI censorship https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-04/dave-franco-horror-film-pulled-from-china-over-ai-censorship/105844328
TRON Ares cast & video games) https://www.polygon.com/tron-ares-cast-video-games-picks-survival/
10 Anime Everyone Loves in Japan, But American Fans Hate (cbr.com)  https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-only-popular-european-fans/

For more info on Media Mothership go to https://mediamothership.au/

Recorded live each week from Edge Radio studios in Hobart, Tasmania. https://www.edgeradio.org.au/ 

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We discuss PAX Aus 2025, Australia's biggest convention for video games and pop culture, highlighting some of the experiences Craig had there. We also chat about some of the strange and unusual news in media culture (links provided below).
<ul>
<li>Title Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod Shows NPC Memories When You Kill Them (Kotaku) <a href="https://www.polygon.com/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-blurbs-npc-memories-interview/">https://www.polygon.com/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-blurbs-npc-memories-interview/</a></li>
<li>I modded RDR2 to give NPCs &ldquo;real memories you are forced to watch when they die&rdquo; (Reddit) <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1nve032/i_modded_rdr2_to_give_npcs_real_memories_you_are/">https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1nve032/i_modded_rdr2_to_give_npcs_real_memories_you_are/</a></li>
<li>Japanese Government Makes Formal Request For OpenAI To Stop Copyright Infringement (GameSpot) <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/japanese-government-makes-formal-request-for-openai-to-stop-copyright-infringement/1100-6535425/">https://www.gamespot.com/articles/japanese-government-makes-formal-request-for-openai-to-stop-copyright-infringement/1100-6535425/</a></li>
<li>Ubisoft Canceled Civil War-Based Assassin&rsquo;s Creed Over Controversy Concerns &ndash; Report (GameSpot) <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-canceled-civil-war-based-assassins-creed-over-controversy-concerns-report/1100-6535320/">https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-canceled-civil-war-based-assassins-creed-over-controversy-concerns-report/1100-6535320/</a></li>
<li>[removed by moderator] <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/1o14t7q/removed_by_moderator/">https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/1o14t7q/removed_by_moderator/</a></li>
<li>The CK3 production team may not know that they have the largest female fan-base of strategy games in China: <a href="https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-ck3-production-team-may-not-know-that-they-have-the-largest-female-fan-base-of-strategy-games-in-china.1730881/">https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-ck3-production-team-may-not-know-that-they-have-the-largest-female-fan-base-of-strategy-games-in-china.1730881/</a></li>
<li>Sora 2 Updated With New Guardrails After Sam Altman Eats A Pok&eacute;mon (Kotaku) <a href="https://kotaku.com/sora-2-update-pokemon-nintendo-openai-sam-altman-ai-2000632089">https://kotaku.com/sora-2-update-pokemon-nintendo-openai-sam-altman-ai-2000632089</a></li>
<li>Forgotten Ghost Rider Movie Now Coming to Netflix (Superhero Hype) <a href="https://www.cbr.com/ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance-streaming-on-netflix/">https://www.cbr.com/ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance-streaming-on-netflix/</a></li>
<li>No Time to Die <a href="https://www.cbr.com/james-bond-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-streaming-hit-october-2025/">https://www.cbr.com/james-bond-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-streaming-hit-october-2025/</a></li>
<li>Dave Franco horror film pulled from China over AI censorship <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-04/dave-franco-horror-film-pulled-from-china-over-ai-censorship/105844328">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-04/dave-franco-horror-film-pulled-from-china-over-ai-censorship/105844328</a></li>
<li>TRON Ares cast &amp; video games) <a href="https://www.polygon.com/tron-ares-cast-video-games-picks-survival/">https://www.polygon.com/tron-ares-cast-video-games-picks-survival/</a></li>
<li>10 Anime Everyone Loves in Japan, But American Fans Hate (cbr.com) &nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-only-popular-european-fans/">https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-only-popular-european-fans/</a></li>
</ul>
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