On top of some headlines that are both sad and strange, this week is still following up on a huge slew of video game announcements—from big releases to major updates—as we continue to sweat through the thick of a summer of showcases and games shows.

Voice actor Billy Kametz passed away. On top of having had an extensive catalog of work dubbing various anime, Kametz also contributed his talent to games like 13: Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Persona 5 Royal, and the Fire Emblem series.

A Duke Nukem movie adaptation is apparently in the works. The creators of Cobra Kai are currently set to produce it with Legendary Entertainment. Speaking of the Duke…

What in the world is Jon St. John doing? Gianni Matragrano is a voice actor who is mostly known online by imitating his fellow actors in the industry, such as going viral for doing Duke Nukem impressions. Duke’s original voice actor, Jon St. John, has been sending some…bizarre, somewhat threatening messages to Gianni for a while now.

Ark 2, sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved is currently expecting to come out in 2023. To accompany this, the original Ark is getting a major update and ARK: The Animated Series, which features talents such as Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, and Karl Urban, is slated to release this year. Vin Diesel is hyped af.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl is now officially delayed to be released in 2023. Alongside a new game trailer, the game’s developers also shared an extensive, harrowing look into their day-to-day lives working on the game in the midst of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. While some of the game’s development will continue to wrap up in their original Ukraine location, the dire circumstances has influenced the team’s decision to open shop in the Czech Republic in order to finalize its completion.

Zachtronics announced Last Call BBS, which they are officially declaring to be their last game.

Final Fantasy and Dragon’s Dogma fans are eatin’ good today. In a rare case of all around W’s, Square Enix in their showcase announced an HD remaster of Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, a Steam port of Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade, and the second part in this remake trilogy coming in the form of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth set to release next winter. Dragon’s Dogma II was also confirmed to be in development during their presentation, and here’s hoping they bring the old theme song back.

And last, but not least…

Hideo Kojima met Michael Bay. We have been warned.

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Niall took a grind through the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 remakes, and Rose took a dive into the strange with The House in Fata Morgana and the Alan Wake expansion for Control.  We also wonder if Duke Nukem practices kisses on his hand and we talk about Vtubers.

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Delving into question the gang takes a dive into MTV, SFM, and MMDs. OMG. And Travis Touchdown’s marriage might fall apart, but he can always get married again by the newly ordained Minister Duke Nukem. Bucca di Beppo!

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The Video Game Choo Choo is rolling straight through CEO 2019! Join John, Scott, Michael, and Zack for our first ever live podcast performance where possible topics may include: Our terrible characters and how they’d fare against AEW, Duke Nukem and his opinions on internet pornography, the concept of Sodamilk with Gamer Goo, Vegeta’s favorite wings from Applebees, etc. Come aboard! Posi-vibes only. Powered by Gamer Goo.

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It’s a quick one this week as John and Niall sit down to disrespect Easter, and chat about choice paralysis, the Build Engine, the upcoming Duke Nukem movie, Detective Pikachu being nuts, young children listening to episode 69, the Medusa Tofin, and whether Reggie Fils-Aime or Todd Howard would be the better father.

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John Cena is in talks with Paramount to play Duke Nukem.

The story is scant. According to the Hollywood Reporter, one of wrestling’s biggest names is continuing his acting career by portraying the blonde-haired, blustering action “hero” on the big screen. The film, apparently titled Duke Nukem, is being produced by Michael Bay’s company, Platinum Dunes. That’s all we know. But really, it’s all we need to.

Platinum Dunes, mostly known for The Purge and remakes of films such as Friday The 13th, is apparently trying to muscle into the video game adaptation vacuum left by  Resident Evil’s conclusion last year. The Hollywood Reporter story calls Duke Nukem a “star vehicle” for John Cena, which is a generous statement – the way things have been going for Duke, he needs this film more than Cena does.

That being said, does anyone really need this film? Absolutely not, but Duke Nukem will likely happen anyway. Embrace it. The universe is granting us a gift, and I need to pray to whatever dark gods conspired to make it happen.

Check out Duke’s finest moment below with the E3 2008 trailer for The Duke Nukem Trilogy:

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