The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Splits Internet & New The Lord of The Rings Games In Development [Arcade Couch Podcast]

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is already proving to be a big success at the box office, but its quality is splitting the internet. Embracer may have 2 prominent studios working on The Lord of the Rings games, and Ciaran shares his impressions of Screamer

YOUR HOSTS
🎙️ Ashley Hobley
🎙️ Ciaran Marchant

CONTENT MENTIONED

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Starts Better & Then Ends Worse | Animated Wonders

EPISODE TIMECODES

00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:41 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Makes Money Despite Reviews
00:07:59 – Amazon want Mass Effect TV Series rewritten to appeal to non- gamers
00:12:39 – Embracer May Have 2 Lord of the Rings games in the works
00:25:12 – 2025 Xbox Games Showcase Date Has Been Locked In
00:33:39 – Xbox FanFest Is Coming to Sydney in 2026
00:36:44 – Peak Devs Say ‘Any Update Is a Bonus, Not a Right.’
00:40:19 – Mass Layoffs at Eidos Montreal After Game Cancellation
00:44:36 – Ciaran’s Screamer Impressions
00:50:45 – outro

RESOURCES

• • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie breaks records with $34m opening despite “unfavourable” reviews

  • Mass Effect TV show ordered to rewrite scripts and make them “more appealing to non-gamers”

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs Working on LOTR Game, It’s Claimed 

• Following rumours of Warhorse Studios visiting Middle-earth, Tomb Raider developer 

• EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Studio Working On New Lord of the Rings Game 

• The 2026 Xbox Games Showcase Has Been Dated Alongside A Direct For Gears Of War: E-Day

•  Xbox FanFest is coming to Australia later in 2026 | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games

• Peak devs remind players that ‘any update is a bonus not a right’

• Eidos Montreal To Lay Off 124 Employees

• EXCLUSIVE: Eidos Montreal Cancels 7+ Year In-Development Title That Cost Hundreds of Millions

CREDITS

• 🎵 Music: Dylan Blight
• 🎵 Sound Effect by floraphonic from Pixabay
• 🎨 Artwork: Cherie Henriques
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