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In this episode, we are going to cover the news about Microsoft and Sony recent team up and what this could mean for the future of the Console Wars. We will then discuss what our opinions are on the current status of Epic’s game launcher and the hate it receives. Lastly, we will wrap up this episode talking about some of the recent games we have been playing and what about each has kept us playing them.

Show Notes

 

Microsoft and Sony

 

It was announced in the previous week that Sony and Microsoft are working on AI and cloud technology

This move makes no sense due to the continue gaming war the two companies have been in.

...then again it is possible Sony and Microsoft are wising up to what Google is planning to bring to the table.

When it comes to AI and cloud platforms Sony does not have either so it had to choose between the big 3 - Largest Amazon, Establish Microsoft, or the Youngin Google. It went with its mortal enemy

This move also took the PlayStation team by surprise but according to their leadership this has not changed any plans about their future console

We could be looking at the beginning of the end for console gaming.

We could be coming to a time when if you do want low latency input for competitive gaming then you buy a PC type device….if not you sign up for one of the game streaming services that will be available.

Microsoft console announcement could have some of the “cloud gaming attributes” as part of the architecture. - We shall see at E3

Side - note our next podcast will be an E3 pre-show where we will be talking about our expectation and wants to happen at this year's E3 

Epic 

Let’s set the scene - Stream has had a monopoly on the digital gaming distribution market and launcher since it’s launch in 2003.

For a while it was the only one launcher to rule them all - Steam had a monopoly when it came to a game launcher platform

Some popped up but those were only for their own launchers - Blizzard, Origin, Bethesda

Then Epic came along and decided to put their massive cash flow from Fortnite to use - Making a universal game launcher to compete with steam

Right out of the gate - it was a much better alternative for game developers as Epic would only take 12% compared to the current Steam rate of 30%

Some companies immediately started deployment of their game on Epic and Steam but at the same time Epic was immediately paying companies money to gain exclusive or limited exclusive rights

And this is where the controversy takes place

The hate against EPIC has been extreme….

Main points of “HATE” that Epic takes

“Unfair” Exclusives

The store has less function than Steam

Rumor of the “Less secure - security” platform

People have been used to the convenient monopoly the Stream produced

-Discussion-

 

What Have We Been Playing

Victus

Metro Exodus

Rage 2

Detached

Division 2

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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 8 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Avengers Endgame Review

In this episode, we are starting off with a spoiler-free review of Endgame for all those that have still yet to see the movie.  Then we will dive into some of the biggest scenes throughout the movie and what we thought of each. Wrapping up the podcast we will talk about our thoughts on what the future of the MCU could be.

Show Notes

Spoiler Free Review

Go see the movie! - Ok done

It is hard pressed to say that there could have been a better resolution to the end of the Infinity Saga.

Although the total run time is 3 hours, every minute was enjoyable and filled action and or interesting story

The movie is one of the best fan service movie created and that is not a bad thing

Lets talks scenes - SPOILERS

Before the Time Gap

Majority of the community was correct in that Endgame started right up where Infinity War stopped

We finally see why Hawkeye goes so far off the deep end - his ENTIRE family was dusted - that would break any man

How did Captain Marvel know to pick up Tony and Nebula? Did she go to Earth first and then head out?

Really impressed with how frail they made Tony look - Was not expecting Tony to be as beaten mentally as he was when they rescued him

The infinity stones were still usable??.....Until Thanos snapped them away...

Wow - they kill Thanos off in the first 30 mins

The Avengers were truly defeated

After Time Gap (Before Heist)

Each Avenger is coping in their own way - Almost every Avenger is broken - More so than others

Natasha is so desperate to get my to normalcy - She is now the leader of the remaining Avengers trying to get order in the world

Odd note here is you would think the world would be in worse shape than what it is in - but you know plot reasons

Pan to Scott’s van, which is now in the storage facility and we get to see the real hero of the movie - Splinter aka the random rat

Fortunately, Cassie was not dusted as that would have broken Scott and thus ended the story - but again plot reasons

Tony’s Family is probably wanna of the best and most heartfelt moments in the movie - It showed the full growth that Tony’s character has gone through since Iron Man 1

Fan service #3453 - Professor hulk - A brand new person that had both the memories of Hulk and Banner but acted more on the civilized Banner side

Thor “Big Lebowski” Odinson - Seeing the once mightiest Avenger reduced to self-pity and carelessness really brought home how much weight each of the Avengers put on themselves for not stopping Thanos - Thor more than anyone because he had the chance to stop Thanos and didn’t

Ronin/Hawkeye has gone off the deep end - He has become a no hold vigilante 

After Time Gap (The Time Heist)

Space, Time, and Mind - Cap, Banner/Hulk, Antman, Ironman

Right to the battle of New York and getting to see “America’s @$$”

Cap works for HYDRA?!?!?  JK but great call out to the Secret Empire comic

Loki stole the Space Stone?!?! - Well there goes that timeline

1970 - Plan B - Tony and dad meet

The Sorcerer Supreme is in the movie!

Power and Soul - War Machine, Nebula, Black Widow, and Hawkeye

Nebula is part of a network?

Well dang now past Thanos knows of his future success and also Avengers attempt

We knew a sacrifice was going to be made and it was only perfect that Black Widow and Hawkeye went - from a story standpoint Black Widow dying made the most sense

Reality Stone - Thor and Rocket

They are going to extract it with a needle?!?!

Renna Russo AKA Frigga had the most lines in all of MCU

This is hopefully causing Thor to eat more salads

They used old footage of Natalie Portman

Infinity stones back together and Snap everyone is back just like that - kinda forgot it included birds too

The Final

Past Thanos comes to the future and immediately bombs the Avengers

Thor with Mjolnir and Stormbreaker???!!!???

CAPTAIN AMERICA CAN WIELD MJOLNIR!!!!!

CAPTAIN SHIELD CAN BREAK?!?

How can 3 take on a world-conquering army??

“On your lef

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 7 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Bad Dad Jokes & Star Wars

In this episode, we are going to do something fun tonight. Throughout our podcast, we are going to throw out some Bad Dad Jokes. So those of you that appreciate a “bad” joke, these are for you.  Regarding topics, we will discuss what could be time period of the next Assassin's Creed Game. We will also delve into some troubling news from Bioware and how it might affect the next Dragon Age game. We will wrap up the episode talking about Avengers Endgame, The next Star Wars game Jedi Fallen Order, and our thoughts on Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.

Show Notes

Assassin’s Creed Vikings Teaser

An unusual teaser in Ubisoft’s The Division 2, highlighted weeks after the game’s release, reveals that the next Assassin’s Creed game is all about Vikings

The teaser located within the Potomac Event Center.  There are numerous posters all over this event center, picturing what appears to be a Norse god or traveler adorned with the word Valhalla.  

What’s particularly interesting is that said traveler is holding what appears to be the Apple of Eden, a pivotal piece of technology in Assassin’s Creed lore.

Dragon Age 4

The upcoming fourth entry into BioWare’s Dragon Age series was reportedly rebooted in 2017 and is allegedly influenced by a canceled Dragon Age project the studio had potentially been working on since 2015.

reports that the current version of Dragon Age 4 began development under the codename Morrison while the canceled project was known by the codename Joplin. Morrison is reportedly being made on Anthem’s tools and codebase and is planned to have a “live service component” designed to sustain long-term gameplay and revenue. The current project is reportedly being made in BioWare’s primary Edmonton offices.

Some BioWare developers allegedly said it’s possible a Dragon Age game built on Anthem’s codebase could have an offline structure. However, it appears the game will likely be online-only, but could largely still be experienced by a single player. One individual close to the Morrison project says its main story will be designed as a single-player experience, and multiplayer elements would ideally keep players engaged for post-launch content.

If the report is accurate, project Morrison is Dragon Age 4: The Dread Wolf Rises. Dragon Age 4 was teased at The Game Awards 2018, accompanied by a BioWare blog post. Nearly a year before Dragon Age 4 was teased, BioWare’s Casey Hudson said the next Dragon Age game would be a live game, explaining "I think you’ll be relieved to see what the team is working on. Story & character focused. Too early to talk details, but when we talk about ‘live' it just means designing a game for continued storytelling after the main story."

Who Will Die In Avengers End Game

Avengers End Game releases April 26th

Who’s most likely to die in End Game

The community is heavily leaning towards Captain America for sure dying

Iron Man is in a close second

Who all do we think will die?

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Announced in an episode of The Star Wars Show, an exclusive first look of Fallen Order will debut during a special panel on Saturday, April 13. The panel will feature a discussion revealing “never before heard details” ahead of the game’s release, which the hosts listed as Fall 2019. The game follows a Padawan that survived Order 66 and takes place shortly after the events Revenge of the Sith.

What would we like to see in the game

STORY, STORY, STORY - We need an amazing and engaging story that draws us into the Star Wars universe

We need true Canon - Don’t mess with the Star Wars Canon (Us LORE nerds need you to understand this)

Show us new things

New Worlds

New Weapons

New Races, People, Etc

FLYING - Let us take flight, jump into ships and space jump to another planet, or galaxy to meet new NPC’s and explore new missions!  GIVE US SPACE COMBAT!!!

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalk

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 6 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – It Is About Time

In this episode,  We’ll talk about Google’s recent announcement of their game streaming service Stadia and what we think it means for the future of gaming.  We also share our opinions on the recent completion of the Disney and Fox Entertainment buyout. X-men finally in the MCU...YAY! Finally, we’ll wrap things up talking about Microsoft's recent and the much-expected announcement that we are finally getting the Masterchief collection on PC!

Show Notes

Stadia

We talked previously about game streaming in a previous podcast

Some of the best ones so far - Nvidia Now - Playstation Now

Google tested the waters when they had people test their streaming with Google Chrome and from everyone reported it was really smooth.

With the announcement of Stadia, Google is in a prime position to be the game streaming king

Pros

They have the network to do it

The corporate presence to push ISPs to provide good internet to all

They have the micro-data centers close to users to provide low latency

What we don’t know

Price - This will be a huge indicator for the immediate success of the project - It would be smart to break out payment groups - one for ultra high-end gaming and the other for lower resolution streaming

Games - This is also another key item that needs to be well met - There needs to be a selection for all ages and type of gamer.  

Release date - Without a release date this announcement is nothing but a pipe dream.  With that said, time to advertise and promote the product will really success - They need to prompt this like the next big AAA game to hit the market.  If successful it will change the way we game

Disney and Fox merge

Every  MCU fans dream is coming true nerd's dream is coming true….and it only cost 71.1 Billion dollars to achieve

Before we nerd out on the future of Marvel movies - Disney is now the largest entertainment company with this merger. They own every movie ever produced or in the works by 20th Century Fox.

One sad note is this now means is that 20th Century Fox is no more.

Fox is now a news and Sports company

Nerd out time!

Since the beginning of the MCU fans knew we were always going to only a part of the Marvel universe in the MCU

Previous to this we have seen some amazing X-men movies and also some not so great movies -

With staple actors already taking up rolls for many of the X-men character (example James Mcavoy - Professor X and Michael Fassbender - Magneto) will they recast for when they finally introduce the Xmen into the MCU?

The one person that they can’t recast is Ryan Reynold as Deadpool - Ryan IS Deadpool - which this also means we may see our first R rated MCU movie when that does happen

The only question left is WHEN will we start to see the integration of these characters in the MCU

Master Chief Collection on PC!

It as if a million halo fans cried out in Joy!

And of course, it will only be available in the Microsoft store…….wait it’s going to be on Steam??!?!  Microsoft you are doing this right!

With the move to PC, we have been promised that all the games will play at 4K and 60FPS on capable  PCs

They are also including support for ultrawide monitors

The Games on PC will be released in chronological order and not all at once

The amount of support for this brand shows how much love people still have for it - When released redefined how FPS should be done.

It does make one wonder how long Microsoft can keep trying to make cash on the Halo franchise with old material before releasing something new

It will be interesting to track how long MCC on PC will be popular before everyone returns back to their games they are playing right now

Currently, the MCC is reported to be released in its entirety in 2019 which means we only have 9 months left to see them release.

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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 5 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Gotta Collect Them All

In this episode,  We will talk about the upcoming live-action take on pokemon and also the fastest hedgehog on earth Sonic. We also talk about some really good news about the upcoming Star Wars game and what it could mean for the success of that game.  Lastly, we’ll talk about the latest controversy regarding Anthem and how Bioware is handling the situation.

Show Notes 

Pokemon - Detective Pikachu 

First impressions “What have they done to my childhood??”

Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu….REALLY?!?

Directed by Ron Letterman - creator of Shark Tale, Monster vs Aliens, and the most recent Goosebumps

After watching it a couple of times the appeal is really starting to grow

The CGI of each character has actually kept close to what they look like as anime

With that said,.....some pokemon look horrifying as CGI

If this movie does well what does this means for the future of pokemon big screen movies

Releases May 10th 

Sonic 

Directed by new director Jeff Fowler

The first images of Sonic have not gone will with the fan base

Apparently, they are going for a more human-like appearance for Sonic

Question is why they could not do like Pokemon and the form of the character stays the same they just bring the character into the real world CGI.

We have yet to even see the adaptation of the man bad guy Doctor Eggman which according to casting will be played by Jim Carrey

As of right now, the hopes are not very high on the reception of this movie

Due to be released November 8th 

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 

Will take place in the Star Wars timeline between episode 3 and 4

Under the studio of Respawn Entertainment

They so far have executed their game very well and really mastered what each game was supposed to be with the latest success of their game APEX Legend a testament to that.

With that said the CEOs and this studio haven’t had any experience with an RPG game

One confirmed good thing about the game is that Chris Avellone (Writer for KOTOR 2 and Fallout New Vegas) has done work on the game - to what extent we do not know

He is also saying that we should be expecting a “bomb” in about a month

Maybe...just maybe we will get a Star Wars of a quality that every fan wanted 

Anthem 

It has not been a good couple PR weeks for Bioware

First, we have had the bugs - which to Bioware's defense they have been quick to fix

Some would argue they the bugs needed to not be there in the first place and a lot was found in the demo beta

Their advertisement as a Game Service has not gone well

Which means a lot of feature we want in the game are still on the way

Bioware/EA banning streaming for violation of the TOS in regards to some explorations that were found.

Although yes the terms in the TOS do cover the action in the ban - the handling of the Bans by BioWare have not been clear and only providing reasons for the ban a weeks after the ban took place

At the same time, there were reports that Anthem was bricking PS4 - this of course was a lot of misinformation spread by the Internet

The main cause was due to the amount of work they game put system through it was causing a previous problem already notated on original PS4 to occur much more often.

Regardless all this PR is not helping Anthem keep the support going - There is worry that EA will pull an Andromeda and stop work on the game as it is not doing as well as they wanted

With this bad PR for Anthem we shall see how Bioware plans to win back the masses

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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 4 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – The Good, The Bad, & The Not So Ugly

In this episode,  we will talk about Activision/Blizzard and the recent job layoffs that happened.  We will also discuss some really exciting news that came from Nintendo regarding their Nintendo Direct. We will delve into a new movie announcement that has us excited, and finally, we will wrap up the podcast by talking about our first impressions regarding Anthem.

Show Notes

 

Activision/Blizzard

 

Blizzard - the tale of a company that has become a monster governed by executives and not developers

800 employees laid off even though Activision/Blizzard made a profit for last year

At the same time, big bonuses were seen given to CEO Bobby Kotick and CFO Dennis Durkin

With this information alone the anger at Activision has shot up

But….this was not completely without forewarning - Key thing being the split from Bungie

A lot of Activision studios (not just gaming studios - marketing, people relations) were supporting Destiny 2 - Now those teams do not have a game to support or represent.

The roster for AAA games coming this year or next from either Activision or Blizzard is bleak

The future will be rough for Activision/Blizzard

 

Nintendo Direct

Several announcements were made but we are going to call out the ones that caught our eye

Super Mario Maker 2 -

For all those that really got into the creativity that was on Mario Maker 1, this will expand on it and add even more feature while fully utilizing current Gen switch hardware. - Let's see if another “Impossible” level can be made!

The be all end all killer of Fortnite - Tetris 99 -

Yes, that is sounding as weird as the name says - 99 players all with Tetris boards try to be the last one standing - unique thing is the ever line you clear can be used and sent to someone else to push them up and cause them to lose.

The Big surprise announcement that was Legend of Zelda - Link’s Awakening

The original game was a huge deal with all the new mechanics (flying on Cuccos, trading sequences, playing songs on an ocarina, fishing, and even mini-bosses) it introduced that we now see in almost every modern Zelda like game.

A complete remaking of a beloved game and it looks like they are going to completely keep to the original mechanics and spirit of the game

This will be the first complete remaster for Nintendo - Although Link between Worlds was set in the same map and zone as Link to the Past it was not a remaster -

Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Father of modern Fantasy literature

Was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor at Oxford from 1925 - 1945

He was at one time a close friend of CS Lewis...they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings.  

Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.

Tolkien Film

Documentary Drama

The film explores the orphaned author's life as he finds friendships, love, and inspiration amongst a group of fellow outcasts at school

Releases: May 10th in theaters

 

 

 

 

Anthem - Hands-on

 

This information is taken from us jumping into the actual release of Anthem that took place on the 22nd and not the early access that happened on the 15th and so our information comes with playtime with the most recent patches installed

With that said Anthem is gorgeous - The dynamic changes between the areas that you get to play keeps the areas fresh and unique. If playing on PC and you are able to get to those high-end graphics setting the world comes alive.

Regarding In-game settings - we would advise that you turn off Motion Blur and camera shake as doing those two things completely changes the way the game feels - It really felt like a better and more fluid game.

The gunplay is just as good as we saw in the Demo - Each weapon type having a unique feel to it with you having to grind out for that special perk for your endgame gear/weapons

Ev

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 3 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – All About Anthem

In this episode,  We talk about the recent “DEMO” for Anthem, What problems we encountered, Our 1st Impressions, What we thought about the gameplay and we discuss what we think the future of the game will be.

Show Notes

 Our Snapshot Opinion of the Game

Anthem feels like Mass Effect made a child with Division and they were raised by Iron Man in the world of Monster Hunter

This game is not Destiny, it is not The Division, it is not Warframe.  The one thing we can comment on is the quality of the game.

Publisher Concerns

EA - Need we say more

VIP weekend DEMO didn’t have a good start

Will they learn, and correct the issues presented during the demos - It seems like they did with the Open DEMO as server problems were much less but we did experience issues the first day

There will be microtransaction but only for cosmetics and all cosmetics in the game can be bought with a certain in-game currency - 0 items in the market currently affect your gameplay

Technical Issues

Not a technical issue but the naming could have been changed from DEMO to BETA and a lot of the PR would have been addressed - Community would have been more forgiving

Server problems

Connection Issues - for the VIP demo only

Lag - Mostly in VIP demo

Audio problems

Overall Feel

Combat

Good mix of strategy and learning needed

Teamwork oriented

Solo queue play is very challenging as you really need to be able to communicate with your team

Some mid-level tier enemies were extremely tanky.  EA will need to look at balancing the enemies vs. player shield levels

Loot

One massive key to a shooter-looter is the LOOT and it’s got to be good

The loot in this game was exciting and fun to get your hands on

Weapons

Good mix of weapons to use

Depending on what types of weapons you prefer there could be a bit of learning curve with the weapons

Situational

Each class should have a special weapon they can use, which I think would give just a bit more edge and hone in each class for specific fighting styles.  Would allow players to have a bit more customization with how they choose weapons for each of the slots

A lot of the weapons had the same look, sound and feel which made it hard to figure out what to use

Skills

Learning curve

Some skills felt very underwhelming in specific fights

Situational

Skills are somewhat customizable

Movement

Really felt like a console game that was ported to PC with how the controls were laid out

Flight and Underwater Movement was a massive learning curve

Overall movement was top notch and felt very smooth for the most part

Environments

Beautifully made worlds

Challenging to navigate first time in as most new worlds are

Exploration and hidden items 

Playing The Javelin

Each Javelin is unique - Each has a unique feel

Our Opinion of each Javelin

STORM

RANGER

COLOSSUS

INTERCEPTOR 

The Future of Anthem

We now have a road map which shows a plan with new strongholds, loot, quality of life changes, & GUILDS!

The core Bioware team is making this game

The End game has Legendary missions which are enhanced versions of the missions you get from quest givers. The drops from these missions will also be of a higher tier to match difficulty.

For the ultimate test in skill and squad cohesion, you can increase the difficulty of the mission to Grandmaster and above.   

It looks like we will have Diablo style loot in that there are rolls which will sync better depending on the play styles you are going for.  FARMING NEEDED!

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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 2 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Superhero Madness

In this episode, the geeks are back to discuss all the upcoming superhero & villain films coming out this year and what our thoughts are on each.

Show Notes

Captain Marvel

Release Date: March 8, 2019

What We Know So Far

Marvel’s first female-led superhero film will revolve around the most powerful character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.  This iteration of Captain Marvel will focus on the character of Carol Danvers, whose adventures are earthbound but whose powers are based in the cosmic realm. Joss Whedon wanted to introduce the character at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, but Marvel didn’t want to bring Captain Marvel into the MCU fully formed without first telling her origin story.

This film will be a prequel to the MCU, taking place in the 90s and bringing back Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson for the first time since The Avengers. Moreover, the comics characters the Skrulls are the villains with a story revolving around the Skrull vs. Kree war, which explains why Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou are reprising their roles from Guardians of the Galaxy as Kree. That could have major repercussions leading into Avengers 4, but Captain Marvel will also give us a two-eyed Nick Fury. Jude Law is set to co-star as the alien Mar-Vell.

Hellboy

Release Date: April 12, 2019

What We Know So Far:

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola came up with the story for this new reboot as opposed to moving forward with the third film in Guillermo del Toro‘s established franchise, and Stranger Things standout David Harbour fills the role of the titular character for director Neil Marshall, who helmed The Descent and a couple standout Game of Thrones episodes. The film has loosely based the Rise of the Blood Queen arc with Milla Jovovich filling that villainous role, while Ian McShane plays Trevor Bruttenholm and Daniel Dae Kim fills the part of Ben Daimio. Oh, and this is 100% Rated R.

Shazam

Release Date: April 5, 2019

What We Know So Far:

Making his superhero movie debut, Dwayne Johnson opted to take on the role of the villainous Black Adam in this DC comics adaptation, but Warner Bros. subsequently decided to hold Johnson for a separate Black Adam movie so Shazam will be all about that hero. Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg is directing, and this served as Warner Bros.’ next DCEU film in production after Aquaman.

Zachary Levi is the title superhero character, with Asher Angel playing his boy counterpart Billy Batson. The story revolves around a young boy who can transform into a powerful superhero simply by uttering the word “Shazam!”. Mark Strong is playing the film’s villain, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.

Avengers Endgame

Release Date: April 26, 2019

What We Know So Far:

The conclusion to the epic two-part Avengers storyline will close out Marvel’s ambitious MCU with a bang. The title, Avengers: Endgame, has finally been revealed, if not the story, confirmed cast, etc.

Dark Phoenix

Release Date: June 7, 2019

What We Know So Far:

The sequel to X-Men: Apocalypse has been firmed up as Dark Phoenix, which will tackle the beloved Jean Grey story arc from the comics that was first broached (and botched) in X-Men: The Last Stand. X-Men writer/producer Simon Kinberg has penned the script and is making his directorial debut on the project, which also stars Jessica Chastain as maybe the villain Lilandra and is bringing back pretty much the entire main X-Men cast. The movie won’t be skimping on the weirdness, as it’s been confirmed that the story will find the X-Men finally venturing to space. Hans Zimmer is coming out of superhero movie retirement to compose the score.

Spider-Man Far From Home

Release Date: July 5, 2019

What We Know So Far:

Not much. Bolstered by the positive response to Homecoming, director Jon Watts returned to direct, and screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, who came on to rewrite Homecoming, wrote the sc

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 1 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Welcome to the New Year

In this episode, We have our first ever giveaway to talk about plus we talk about setting goals and managing expectation. We delve into some of the hardware announcement from CES and what we have found most interesting. Then to finish out the episode we cover a couple non-mainstream games which have caught our attention recently.

Show Notes

Checkout Our GIVEAWAY!!!

Goals

The new year means it is resolution time!

Setting Goals are always good. Some do for health, for jobs, for hobbies.  It is always good to have an end-game goal but set milestones for yourself.

Those early wins with help keep you motivated.  Always look at what is realistic in the short term. Take time to reevaluate.

CES 2019

ASUS ROG – Mothership – Think Windows Surface but gaming –

AMD Radeon 7 – AMD’s next gen of card

AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen – First 7nm CPU on the market – 8 core CPU – Also according to the first test goes toe to toe with I9-9900k

Teslasuit

Samsung

Vive Cosmos. And Vive Pro Eye

RTX 2060

Game Review

Ashen

Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. This is a world where nothing lasts, no matter how tightly you cling to it. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships. Players can guide those they trust in their camp – together, you might just stand a chance.

Thronebreaker

The world stands on the verge of chaos, as the tensions between the power-hungry Nilfgaardian Empire and proud Northern Realms grow. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath, and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics.

Shenmue 3

First two Shenmue games were released by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999 & 2001

Story

In 1987, following the events of Shenmue II, teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki has journeyed from Yokosuka, Japan, to the mountains of Guilin, China, in search of his father’s killer, Lan Di. There he met Ling Shenhua, a mysterious girl who previously appeared in his dreams. After learning the legend of her village, which foretells a united path between them, Ryo and Shenhua embark on a new journey which reveals their shared destiny.

Mafia 3

Gritty hardcore Mafia adventure Developed by Hangar13 and published by 2k games

Released October 2016, and I’ve had it in the backlog since it came out – Yeah just now getting to it

Story

It is the first main entry in the Mafia series since 2010’s Mafia II. Set within the fictional city of New Bordeaux, based on New Orleans, the single-player story follows Lincoln Clay, a criminal who aims to build a new crime organization while seeking revenge on the Italian mob.

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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 16 of the All Things Geekery Podcast: Scrooge & Hot Cocoa

In this episode, we look at our favorite Christmas films, talk about Scrooge moments and Hot Cocoa, a review of our year and the growth of the show, plus look at a few upcoming games in 2019 that we are excited about!

Community Member Highlight

Each week we pick a new/upcoming content creator or seasoned vet in the geeky stratosphere to highlight and give a shoutout!

This Weeks Featured Community Member: 

Is Andrea Asperges, also known as PixelSword94 

Andrea is a freelance animator and pixel artist and has been freelancing since 2017.  

Make sure to swing by and check out his content

Check out his Youtube page at https://bit.ly/2Qdgpzo

Find him on his Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/PixelSword94/

Also, make sure to hit him up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PixelSword94

Check out his Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/asperges.andrea/

 

Show Notes

Favorite Christmas Films?

Victus:

Jim Carrey’s - The Grinch

All the Tim Allen - Santa Clauses

Home Alone 

Detached:

Die Hard - 1 & 2 The rest weren’t done on Christmas #FAIL

Christmas Carol - Charles Dikens

Elf

Polar Express

High-level Year in Review

The growth of the channel increased reach, and we got onto Spotify.

A Look Forward

Future updates with channel - (Moving all media outlets to All Things Geekery) Consolidating old channels and building the “BRAND” of ATG

Upcoming 2019 Games Were Excited About

Athem - Biowares last stand

Biomutant

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Valley of the Gods - From the makers of Firewatch

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