Has EVERYONE Lost Their Minds? | Week In Nerdom

Has EVERYONE lost their minds? This is the Week in Nerdom!

Music Highlights
- New releases from As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel, Mastodon & Lamb of God, Dead Icarus, and more.
- Tours announced: Deftones with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater, Bullet for My Valentine & Trivium's Poisoned Ascendancy Tour, Primus' Sessanta V2.0 with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle.
- Jane's Addiction cancels tour remainder due to internal conflicts.
- Ice Nine Kills to provide opening song for "Terrifier 3" (Oct 11 in theaters).
- Dead Icarus announces debut album "Zealot" (Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy).
- Elon Musk and Tom Morello engage in Twitter spat over "raging for the machine."

Links:
https://www.deftones.com
https://www.trivium.org/tour
http://www.tour.puscifer.com
https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt
https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM
https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA
https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp
https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg
https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU
https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0
https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU
https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms
https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc
https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948
https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4

Gaming & Tech News
- Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection getting physical release on Switch.
- GameStop closing approximately 650 stores due to falling sales.
- Ubisoft announces offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest.
- Microsoft lays off 650 employees, mostly upper management.
- Tony Hawk in talks with Activision for potential new project.
- PS6 development begins, focusing on backward compatibility.

Links:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees
https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/

Comics & Books
- Rippaverse launches "The Horseman" series by Chuck Dixon and Joe Bennett.
- Batman getting a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- X-Men "Raid on Graymalkin" crossover event announced.
- Grant Morrison returning to comics with Image project.
- New "Hellhunters" miniseries teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in WWII setting.

Links:
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/
https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/
https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/

TV & Streaming
- "Dead Boy Detectives" canceled by Netflix.
- "The Penguin" series receiving positive critic reviews.
- "Dexter: Original Sin" prequel series announced for Paramount+ and Showtime.
- Peter Renaday, voice of Master Splinter in 1987 TMNT, passes away at 89.
- "The Bear" wins 11 Emmy Awards.
- Netflix developing live version of "Hot Ones."

Links:
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-metal-gear-solid-2-voice-actor-peter-renaday-passes-away-at-89/

Movies
- "Salem's Lot" and "Venom 3: Last Dance" trailers released.
- Francis Ford Coppola files $15 million defamation lawsuit against Variety.
- The Sims movie in development for Amazon.
- Baz Luhrmann to direct Joan of Arc film.

Links:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/francis-ford-coppola-ap-megalopolis-los-angeles-variety-b2611997.html
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/baz-luhrmann-jehanne-darc-joan-of-arc-1236147612/

Rumor Mill
- Knull confirmed for "Venom 3" by creator Donny Cates.
- "Goonies 2" production rumors debunked by cast members.
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Zero remakes rumored to be in development.
- MCU rumors: Knull as future big bad, Norman Reedus not playing symbiote god, Spider-Man 4 details, and potential X-Men projects.
- Nintendo Switch 2 manufacturing reportedly starting, possible trailer this week.

Remember, while we strive for accuracy, some of this information is based on rumors and speculation. Stay tuned for official announcements and confirmations!

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