Geekshow Podcast

-Tony’s review of the 9800X3D

-Black Mesa: Blue Shift: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life/focal-point-blue-shift-remake

-2024 game award noms are in: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-see-them-all-now/2900-5956/

-Took them long enough: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300991/playstation-portal-cloud-streaming-update-beta-ps5-games

-Jarron’s review of the 9800x3D

-Sony rumored to buy the parent of FROM Software

https://www.polygon.com/news/481294/sony-fromsoftware-kadokawa-acquisition-talks

-Microsoft still doesn’t know what they’re doing with Xbox:

Exhibit A:

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsofts-this-is-an-xbox-ad-campaign-is-confusing-and-above-all-poorly-timed

Exhibit B: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/13/1348200/microsoft-gaming-handheld-device-few-years-away-says-xbox-chief?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Internet Archive hosts classic Unreal games:

https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/181257/internet-archive-now-hosts-classic-unreal-games-epic-games-gives-blessing?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Control 2 will be an action RPG:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300511/control-2-action-rpg

-GOG Preservation Program is cool:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/gogs-preservation-program-is-the-drm-free-store-refocusing-on-the-classics/

-Minecraft Land?

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/minecraft-is-getting-its-own-theme-parks-190603375.html

-Nintendo getting sleuthy. 

https://www.ign.com/articles/surprise-nintendo-tracked-down-alleged-switch-pirate-in-arizona-via-reddit-posts-and-repair-orders

-Ok Phil, Phil Ok,

Halo NOT an exclusive? https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-gaming-boss-phil-spencer-wont-rule-out-any-xbox-exclusive-making-the-jump-to-playstation-including-halo

-But still in the console biz? 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/xbox-console-future-cloud-ceo-phil-spencer-1235166597/

-Nvida Gforce now is getting more spendy, but not in the way you think

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24289443/nvidia-geforce-now-monthly-playtime-caps-performance-membership-1440p

-Undersea Telecom Cable Sabotage: https://www.engadget.com/general/germany-says-cut-undersea-data-cables-were-sabotaged-154554172.html

-Amazon’s makes sense. Spotify’s does not…: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-music-unlimited-subscribers-can-now-borrow-audiobooks-from-audibles-library-140002085.html

-Fake Bitwarden Alert: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-bitwarden-ads-on-facebook-push-info-stealing-chrome-extension/amp/

-Wifi 8 shoots for reliability: https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/wi-fi-8-will-not-improve-transfer-speeds-the-new-standard-will-however-enhance-reliability-and-user-experience

-MEMS drivers continue to evolve:

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/mems-drivers-are-coming-to-open-wear-devices-like-xr-glasses-smart-watches-and-earbuds-150429131.html?src=rss

-Bluesky is having a moment:

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/bluesky-hits-20-million-users-143920955.html?src=rss

-The Onion bought Infowars:

https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

-Happiness vs Capitalism! Round 2 FIGHT!

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/19/156212/bhutan-after-prioritizing-happiness-now-faces-an-existential-crisis

-India’s space program…Not sure how I feel about that…

https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040

-The generic brand AI Chips.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/amazon-ready-to-use-its-own-ai-chips-reduce-its-dependence-on-nvidia/

-Need to boot an old computer from a floppy?

https://www.techspot.com/news/105411-kolibrios-incredibly-lightweight-operating-system-boots-144mb-floppy.html

https://kolibrios.org/en/index.htm

-How old do you think the oldest living organism is?

https://gizmodo.com/pando-earths-largest-living-organism-could-be-80000-years-old-2000524155

-Something new from the Black Mesa team: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-makers-of-black-mesa-reveal-their-new-project-which-has-absolutely-nothing-to-do-with-half-life/

-Grab these Sega Classics while you still can: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/sega-is-delisting-60-classic-games-from-steam-so-nows-the-time-to-grab-them/

-A wild Death Stranding appears on Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/7/24290316/death-stranding-xbox-launch

-Mass Effect TV Series:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/amazons-mass-effect-tv-series-is-actually-going-to-be-made/

-9800x3D Reviews:

https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-review#:~:text=As%20you%20might%20expect%2C%20the,games%20versus%20its%20X3D%20predecessor.

-Scalpers are struggling with the PS5 Pro:

https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/1944205/scalpers-are-struggling-to-resell-the-playstation-5-pro-because-its-in-stock-at-most-retailers?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-The Beth Deck! 

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/introducing-the-beth-deck-a-3d-printed-gaming-handheld-that-can-be-assembled-in-15-minutes-using-the-guts-of-a-framework-laptop/

-Xbox support is getting ai

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24288066/microsoft-xbox-chatbot-ai-support

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and Ensign Tony Eccles as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we journey into season 6 of The Next Generation with these episodes: Ship In A Bottle, Aquiel, Face of The Enemy, and Tapestry.

-Its about time: https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-to-finally-ban-controversial-ingredient-in-popular-decongestants

-Here’s why the Arecibo Radio Telescope collapsed: https://www.space.com/the-universe/4-years-after-the-giant-arecibo-observatory-collapsed-we-finally-know-what-happened

-Thermoworks RFX Probe Early Review

-Its happening!! It’s HAPPENING!!!! https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/nvidias-arm-based-pc-chips-for-consumers-to-launch-in-september-2025-commercial-to-follow-in-2026-report

-Hyperloop…Lives?

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2217233/the-hyperloop-lives-on-as-a-112th-scale-model-in-switzerland

-AI Voice Generation

https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/pushing-the-frontiers-of-audio-generation/

-Super Sight for Drowns!

goo://scitechdaily.com/sharper-and-smarter-robotic-cat-eyes-give-drones-super-sight/

-Switch 2 back compat confirmed today 

-Arctis Buds review 

-Dragon Age First impressions

-Go go gadget [genAi for games] at Netflix… 

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/god-of-war/days-after-shutting-its-aaa-game-studio-filled-with-former-god-of-war-and-overwatch-talent-netflix-announces-a-new-initiative-powered-by-ai/

-OH BOY! You know what day it is…. GAMEPASS UPDATE DAY!!!! oooOooOOoooOOOoOOOH!

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/11/04/xbox-game-pass-november-2024-wave-1/1

-100w power bank review: https://a.co/d/0sbB6p6 for my handheld

-Intel’s latest CPUs are a real mixed bag

-Just let it go: https://wccftech.com/woman-fell-upside-down-trying-to-retrieve-dropped-iphone/

-CIA goodies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_catalog

-Space Power

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/solar-power-from-space-actually-it-might-happen-in-a-couple-of-years/

-mRNA is very cool!!

https://gizmodo.com/covid-vaccine-tech-is-being-used-to-fight-a-nasty-diarrhea-causing-bacteria-2000514541

-Bucket list adventure, now done With robots:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/lifestyle/aquariums-star-whale-shark-shocks-visitors-because-it-turned-out-to-be-a-robot/

https://youtu.be/xoePM7uj-B4?si=3fLs_jdzyB2HXNcb (just a great whale shark video

-Well crud, I'm out of the job:

https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/jackson-lab-partners-with-animal-housing-firm-on-ai-cage-monitoring-system

Skeleton Crew, Teek, Marvel TV, Squid Game S2 trailer, Running Man, God of War, Game of Thrones, Godzilla, lots more