This week, Darrin continues his search for a solution to the rising prices of cable and satellite TV, focusing on video-on-demand services.

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With more and more services moving to the Internet, is it only a matter of time before people start dropping Cable TV for streaming services? Darrin reviews five services competing for your attention as "Cable alternatives."

This week, Darrin weighs in on a topic that's been growing in prominence among video game fans: loot boxes. Are they harmless fun ways to reward gamers for their in-game work, or just a form of "pay-to-win" gameplay that mimics the same neurological responses triggered by gambling?

A lot of websites are starting to move away from review scores, saying they hurt a product's chance at success thanks to aggregate websites like Metacritic. But is Metacritic such a bad thing?

This week, Darrin looks at the situation DirecTV found itself in when having to deal with angry NFL fans who took issue with on-field protests.

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Darrin takes a look back at all of the video game movies Hollywood has put out... and they're all bad.

This week, Darrin expresses surprise - and yet, acceptance - with the iPhone X's big $1,000 price tag. Of course, the iPhone 8 isn't much better, coming in at $700.

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This week's episode of Batteries Not Included covers the recent hack of Equifax customer data, and how you can find out if you're affected, plus a stunning courtroom loss for Nintendo, and a follow-up on how you helped Darrin's efforts to raise money for Children's Miracle Network (you can still donate to that effort at GeekCavePodcast.com/ExtraLife2017).

This week, Darrin talks about a charity effort held every year by gamers looking to help the Children's Miracle Network.

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Darrin's had enough, after Nintendo once again has problems with providing pre-orders of a popular device to willing customers.