Geekshow Podcast

Tony:

-Bethesda teases Elder Scrolls 6 (Don’t hold your breath): https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-6-sentinel-name-logo-officially-revealed-as-bethesda-marks-40th-anniversary

-DirectX update may massively increase RT performance: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/10/microsoft-overhauls-directx-raytracing-boosting-frame-rates-and-cutting-vram?shem=aimgspe,

Jarron:

-CRKD Atom+ review

-Winhanced is freaking awesome

-Goodbye Bioware. You were too beautiful for this world. 

BioWare Shutting Down, Next Mass Effect Canceled

-Control Resonant first impressions

-UNCHARTED TRILOGY IS ON PC OMG

-SCSKiller

Owen:

-Games in politics again? Canadian Politician wants to help BioWare

https://www.ign.com/articles/canadian-politician-wants-government-bail-out-bioware?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

-Hey this is neat.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/googles-legend-of-zelda-easter-egg-transports-you-back-to-1998/

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Star Trek fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we talk about these Next Generation episodes: Too Short A Season, When The Bough Breaks, Home Soil, Coming of Age, and Heart of Glory.

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Tony:

-Carbonation Station: Monster Vanilla Shot

-Late but great: https://www.engadget.com/2305420/microsoft-has-listed-some-concrete-ways-that-windows-11-is-getting-better-with-8gb-of-ram/

-How the Binance hack happened: https://www.reuters.com/world/binance-says-hackers-used-fake-job-interview-compromise-computer-before-63-2026-11-03/

-Good luck with that, France: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/social-media/french-lawmakers-approve-usd11-2-billion-internet-tax-based-on-traffic-usage-costs-usd0-65-per-gigabyte-of-content-accessed-us-tech-giants-like-google-and-meta-face-new-levies-on-content-delivered-to-french-subscribers?shem=aimgspe,

Jarron: 

-Maybe Crypto has failed in its goals? 

Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist

-New Macbook Pro:

MacBook Pro Pricing and Configurations for M6, M5 Pro, and M5 Max

-Can we put all the billionaires on a rocket to the sun?

Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk

Owen:

-No good deed goes unpunished.Brave Browser being sued.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/nyt-demands-brave-shut-down-its-paywall-blocker-and-end-deals-with-ai-firms/

Lando:

-The end is near, AI that makes AI, that makes AI, that makes AI,...

https://gizmodo.com/anthropic-claims-to-be-closing-in-on-recursive-self-improvement-2000834175

-AI App and Games Follow up: Anthropic is cracking down

Patrick Stewart, Dune 3, Crystal Lake, PUBG, The Birds, Hunger Games Sunrise on the Reaping, Ghost Rider, The Suicide Squad, Walter Keonig RIP, Eric Bauza RIP, Dune 3 double sandworm popcorn bucket, lots more

We are in season 4 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss the two-parter Homefront and Paradise Lost

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Tony:

-Carbonation Station: Mtn Dew Trolli Mango Pineapple (Sugar)

-Apple Watch Ultra 4

-Mapquest continues to read the room: https://www.engadget.com/2288729/mapquest-will-now-show-you-where-flock-cameras-are-in-your-neighborhood/

-Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-employees/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-employees/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social

Jarron: 

-Duo Reviews

-New Apple stuff announced

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018467/apple-imac-m6-chip-announced-price-release

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017664/apple-macbook-pro-m6-processor-upgrade

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017801/ipad-mini-oled-display-apple-announce

-My love for small full-frame cameras continues:

https://petapixel.com/2026/10/22/sigma-fp2-review-the-brick-with-a-heart-of-gold/

Owen:

-Mozilla is mad that Microsoft is Edging its users

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/10/19/0655217/mozilla-is-calling-out-microsoft-for-forcing-edge-on-users

Lando:

-Snow Blankets

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/nx-s1-5703575/wrapping-snow-in-blankets-can-that-save-the-ski-season

https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/07/aspen-snowmass-considers-snow-storage-pilot-a-success/

-Airpods 5 Review 

-Apple Watch Series 12 Review

Tony:

-Get it together Bethesda: https://www.ign.com/articles/fan-uses-ai-to-fix-oblivion-remastered-pc-performance

-Xbox Showcase: https://www.ign.com/articles/idxbox-showcase-october-2026-everything-announced

-FSR 4.1 for Xbox: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/10/amd-announces-fsr-4-1-for-xbox-series-xs-z2-extreme-and-z2a-handhelds-rx-6000-gpus-and-more

-QSSR is pretty great for PS5: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/10/hands-on-with-qssr-ai-driven-upscaling-for-the-standard-ps5

-Anyone playing a Spooky game for October? RE9 and Cronos: The Last Dawn

Owen:

-Minecraft Dungeons II Review

-Potential ‘right to own’ legislation

https://www.ign.com/articles/rep-ritchie-torress-introduces-legislation-to-ensure-gamers-own-their-digital-games?utm_source=bluesky,threads,twitter

-It’s not ready for prime time…but the concept is neat. PortPS5 Project

https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/proekt-portps5-zapuskaet-igry-playstation-5-na-windows-bez-emulyatsii-protsessora?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Star Trek fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, and Commander Robert Neal as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we talk about these Next Generation episodes: Haven, The Big Goodbye, Datalore, Angel One, 11001001

Email us! [email protected]