Greg Miller

I'm not saying that he isn't leaving it off the table, but the fact that it was more skewed to, well, we believe in, you know, quality versus what you're paying for, blah, blah, blah. I was expecting... on an earnings call, I'd be like, hey, nothing's off the table, man.

I'm not saying that he isn't leaving it off the table, but the fact that it was more skewed to, well, we believe in, you know, quality versus what you're paying for, blah, blah, blah. I was expecting... on an earnings call, I'd be like, hey, nothing's off the table, man.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Tariffs, whatever, you just want to throw out there. Like, I'm shocked that they didn't lean further in that way because that... You could tell the public one thing in a press release or whatever, but then the earnings calls are a bit different. The earnings calls are where you kind of get more into the dirty shit. You do the rich people laugh. Exactly. You twist your mustache or whatever.

Tariffs, whatever, you just want to throw out there. Like, I'm shocked that they didn't lean further in that way because that... You could tell the public one thing in a press release or whatever, but then the earnings calls are a bit different. The earnings calls are where you kind of get more into the dirty shit. You do the rich people laugh. Exactly. You twist your mustache or whatever.

I don't know. I'm kind of surprised that that didn't happen there.

I don't know. I'm kind of surprised that that didn't happen there.

I don't foresee things changing for a while. My question about going free-to-play or the thing that I'm kind of doubting that the free-to-play model will even happen is because the numbers are still there for games like Madden and NCAA had a successful year. I don't know if the EAFC thing was... an anomaly for what happened with it seeing a lot of revenue loss.

I don't foresee things changing for a while. My question about going free-to-play or the thing that I'm kind of doubting that the free-to-play model will even happen is because the numbers are still there for games like Madden and NCAA had a successful year. I don't know if the EAFC thing was... an anomaly for what happened with it seeing a lot of revenue loss.

But, like, they're still doing microtransactions within the game. People are still paying for ultimate teams and things like that. Like, I... you just kind of wish that they would be okay with what they had. And that's like the most idealist thing to ever say. But, you know, we'll see what the future is for these sports games.

But, like, they're still doing microtransactions within the game. People are still paying for ultimate teams and things like that. Like, I... you just kind of wish that they would be okay with what they had. And that's like the most idealist thing to ever say. But, you know, we'll see what the future is for these sports games.

Yeah. Story number five. Be careful what you read on an Elden Ring, about an Elden Ring movie. This comes from Jay Peters at The Verge. There's been a lot of sort of conflicting stuff, so we'll kind of get into it.

Yeah. Story number five. Be careful what you read on an Elden Ring, about an Elden Ring movie. This comes from Jay Peters at The Verge. There's been a lot of sort of conflicting stuff, so we'll kind of get into it.

This comes from Jay Peters at The Verge. On Tuesday, a publication called Nexus Point News published a headline for what looked to be a major piece of entertainment news. Exclusive, Alex Garland set to direct Elden Ring film for A24. What a sentence. The article claimed that Elden Ring is expected to be Garland's next film and that shooting is expected to start in 2026.

This comes from Jay Peters at The Verge. On Tuesday, a publication called Nexus Point News published a headline for what looked to be a major piece of entertainment news. Exclusive, Alex Garland set to direct Elden Ring film for A24. What a sentence. The article claimed that Elden Ring is expected to be Garland's next film and that shooting is expected to start in 2026.

But don't get your hopes up. Soon after the article was published, Nexus Point News pulled it, and the publication won't say why. How this news article made the rounds is an interesting case study in the way news travels on the internet.

But don't get your hopes up. Soon after the article was published, Nexus Point News pulled it, and the publication won't say why. How this news article made the rounds is an interesting case study in the way news travels on the internet.

We first saw the Nexus Point News article from a Wario64 post on X. Generally, Wario64 is a great account to follow to see breaking news in video games almost as soon as it happens, and the account is quite popular with more than 1 million followers on X. But none of us at The Verge had ever heard of Nexus Point News, let alone recognize it as a place that reliably breaks entertainment news, so something didn't seem right.

We first saw the Nexus Point News article from a Wario64 post on X. Generally, Wario64 is a great account to follow to see breaking news in video games almost as soon as it happens, and the account is quite popular with more than 1 million followers on X. But none of us at The Verge had ever heard of Nexus Point News, let alone recognize it as a place that reliably breaks entertainment news, so something didn't seem right.