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Geek Cave Podcast 190.1 | COMICS | JLA/Avengers, Satellite Sam, and The Nice House on the Lake

This month, the boys answer a dermatology-related question concerning Johnny Storm, visit a Nameless City, explore Batman's Dark Patterns, enjoy a mega crossover between the two biggest companies in comics, look at a crime noir involving kids' TV and a murder mystery, and consider an alien's offer of immortality at the small price of everything else on Earth. 

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Xbox Wire has published a message sent out to Team Xbox employees informing them about a "significant restructure." This restructure includes employee reductions of 3,200 throughout 2027's fiscal year, with 1,600 "role eliminations" today. According to the message, in some areas there are 14 layers of management. The goal is to reduce management down to 3-5 layers. Helen Chiang has also been promoted to Chief Operating Officer with an aim to bring the company "together under one operating model, making sure we make clear investment decisions, learn from our successes and failures, and hold ourselves accountable for results."

Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will transition back to independent studios "with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games." Meanwhile, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will join new ownership with funding to complete their games. Arkane Studios is consulting with its Works Council reviewing its options. The goal is to "help independent creators succeed by providing open development tools and audiences to realize their vision" instead of trying to own several studios.

Xbox will also make reductions across other studios. However, none of Xbox's "first party publicly announced games or projects are being cancelled as part of these reductions."  (Xbox Wire)

Dark Horse has announced that another of Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft adaptations is getting an English translation and release. H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark is written and drawn by Tanabe and translated by Zack Davisson.

"Robert Blake is dead—killed by lightning through an oddly unbroken window, the features of his half-burned face set in a cadaveric spasm. Surely his final look was not one of real fear…after all, he was a writer and artist of imagined horrors and weird fiction. It must have been that imagination too that led young Blake to explore an abandoned church in Providence, its steeple shunned even by the birds—that caused him to write his wild ravings in his diary, of the former Starry Wisdom cult that once worshipped there, of their relic the Shining Trapezohedron, of Azathoth, the blind idiot god who sprawls at the center of all chaos." (Dark Horse)

H.P. Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark goes on sale on April 27, 2026.

Live-Action Moana "Music of Moana" Featurette

Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia, and Lin-Manuel Miranda talk about returning to the music of Moana and bringing it to live-action.

In order to save her home, Moana will answer the Ocean's call, voyage beyond her reef, and enlist the aid of the demi-god Maui to restore the Heart of Te Fiti.

Disney's live-action Moana stars Catherine Laga'aia (Moana) and Dwayne Johnson (Maui), John Tui (Chief Tui), Frankie Adams (Sina), Rena Owen (Gramma Tala). Thomas Kail directs.

Once Rockstar did it with Grand Theft Auto VI, we were afraid this would happen, and we were right.

Sony announced this morning on the PlayStation Blog that physical media production for the PS5 and beyond will officially end in less than two years from now, citing "consumer preferences" and trends in the "broader entertainment industry."

They also announced that the digital storefronts for the PS3 and PS Vita will be shutting down next year.

Splash City Trailer

Juju and Slim are two brothers living in San Francisco. "While Slim sees basketball as his way out, Juju falls deeper into a life of smash-and-grab robberies under the control of a backstabbing crew leader. As tensions rise, the brothers must choose between fighting for a brighter future or succumbing to the violent legacy that threatens to consume them both." (Lionsgate)

Splash City stars Reed Shannon, TJ Atoms, Christopher A'mmanuel, and Hazel Green. The film is directed by Alex Ferrufino and Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr., aka Berner, from a screenplay by Milam Jr. and David Mansanalez.

Her Private Hell Trailer

A futuristic metropolis is engulfed in a mysterious mist that unleashes a deadly entity. A young woman's quest to find her father collides with that of an American GI trying to rescue his daughter from Hell.

Her Private Hell stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Kristine Froseth, Havana Rose Liu, Diego Calva, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada, Dougray Scott, and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and is written by Refin and Esti Giordani.

Not Alone Teaser Trailer

Sparks fly when Joe, a rocket mechanic, and Fran, an astro-botanist working on a plant-fueled rocket, are brought together for their rocket's inaugural launch. However, three aliens on the run have taken refuge at Joe's house. The rocket could be their way home.

Not Alone stars the voice talents of Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan, Jamie Demetriou, Brett Goldstein, Allison Janney, and Lamorne Morris. The film is directed by Eric Guillon, Claire Dodgson, and Jonathan Del Val.

The Devil's Mouth Trailer

A group of five friends and their guide explore The Devil's Mouth cave system for one last adventure. Their final vacation becomes a fight for survival as something hunts them from the water.

The Devil's Mouth stars Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor, Nico Hiraga, Gavin Casalegno, Tommi Rose, and Tayme Thapthimthong. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow.

Werwulf Trailer *Graphic

Set in England in the 13th century, Werwulf follows a farmer cursed to transform into a monster.

Werwulf is directed by Robert Eggers from a screenplay by Eggers and Sjón. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Inseon, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach.

The Angry Birds Movie 3 Trailer

Red has to save the world and raise kids.

The Angry Birds Movie 3 stars the voice talents of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Emma Myers, Rachel Bloom, Walker Scobell, Danny McBride, Marcello Hernández, Tim Robinson, Anna Cathcart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, MrBeast, Salish Matter, Psalm West, Sam Richardson, James Austin Johnson, Lily James, and Keke Palmer. The film is directed by John Rice from a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman.

Just in time for Archie's 85th Anniversary, Oni Press and Archie Comics are releasing a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series from Corinna Bechko, Kano, and Nick Cagnetti.

"Who’d ever want to be ordinary when you could be a teenage witch instead? Still reeling from the surprise revelation of her secret birthright and with Halloween just around the corner, high schooler Sabrina Spellman is honing her craft one hex at a time and figuring out how to balance her magical new life with the crushing responsibilities of being 16 years old. But when her feline familiar Salem drops a mythical trickster on Sabrina’s literal doorstep, she might not be able to keep her two worlds from smashing together like two busted pumpkins on All Hallow’s Eve. No time for fate. No time for destiny. No time for homework. Being a teenager is far from magical . . . even when you’re a witch!" (Oni Press)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 goes on sale in September 2026. The main cover is by Kano with variant covers by Kano, Marguerite Sauvage, Naomi Franq, Caroline Cash, Dan Parent, Erica Henderson, and Mahmud Asrar.

In related news, Archie gets a new #1 in September 2026 and Archie In Hell #1 will goes on sale in November 2026.

The Love Hypothesis Teaser Trailer

Two scientists fake a relationship to test out their theories about love.

Based on the novel by Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon from a screenplay by Sarah Rothschild.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Teaser Trailer

After the death of his wife, a devout hit man finds himself on a journey across Houston to protect his kids while his beliefs threaten to unravel and forces close in around him.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is written and directed by Bassam Tariq. The film stars Mahershala Ali

Xbox's are getting more expensive worldwide. On August 1, 2026, the price of Xbox consoles will increase by US$100 for 512 GB models and US$150 for 1 TB models. The 2 TB model will no longer be released.

According to Microsoft, the price hike is due to console storage and memory price increases due to the components crisis.

The Jackbox Party Pack 12 Game Reveal

Jackbox Party Pack 12 features 5 games:

Idol Factions in which two teams race to sort answers into categories.

We Forgot a Card where you create greeting cards.

Debate and Switch where you have to persuade fellow players to your side.

Megapals will show you how connected you are with your friends.

Hyperface has you warping selfies and stock photos to respond to prompts.