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Shacknews Presents: Pop! Goes the Culture! Episode 149

Let's talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sony's new video game movies for our first show of 2025!

Donovan Erskine

January 9, 2025 12:52 PM

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PGTC is back for 2025! Join us as we kick off the year by catching up on everything we missed during the break.

Episode 149 of Pop! Goes the Culture! goes live on the Shacknews Twitch Channel today at 1 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. ET. The stream is available to watch right here using the embed below.

Here’s a rundown of some of the news topics featured on today’s episode of Pop! Goes the Culture!:

• First teaser for James Gunn’s Superman
• Jason Momoa to play Lobo in Supergirl
• Helldivers and Horizon Zero Dawn movies in development
• Sonic franchise crosses $1 billion at the box office, 4th movie in the works

It's our first PGTC of 2025! We've got new branding! We're catching up on some of the stories we missed over break! Join us for a laid-back show as we kick off our new season.

Thanks for coming by to watch Pop! Goes the Culture! If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can subscribe to our Twitch channel at no additional charge with Prime Gaming.

Happy New Year! It's time for Episode 149 of Shacknews Presents: Pop! Goes the Culture!

Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_