Geekshow Podcast

-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

-These guys can’t take a hint: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-day-before-dev-cancels-failing-kickstarter-and-announces-another-game-in-the-same-breath

-Maybe Bethesda has a point with their engine: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/lead-skyrim-designer-argues-that-bethesdas-primeval-creation-engine-is-perfectly-tuned-to-the-studios-needs-so-an-unreal-swaparoo-probably-isnt-in-the-cards/

-Concord Studio officially shut down: https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline

-Nintendo has a Nintendo Switch Online Mature app? https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-online-mature-app-receives-two-additional-n64-games

-Dragon Age looks really good:

https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review

-Microsoft/DX12 rant

-Well that’s just wholesome Dev engagement.

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/no-mans-sky-dev-fixed-one-fans-611-hour-save-because-when-a-player-has-put-that-much-into-our-game-it-deserves-the-engineering-fix/

-Copyright office delivers a decision about video game preservation

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/publishers-are-absolutely-terrified-preserved-video-games-would-be-used-for-recreational-purposes-so-the-us-copyright-office-has-struck-down-a-major-effort-for-game-preservation/

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, and Commander Robert Neal 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: Chain of Command parts 1 and 2

-SSBs (solid state battery) are coming! For reals!: https://electrek.co/2024/10/23/dodge-charger-ev-getting-solid-state-batteries-2026/

-Apple M4 pro chip: https://www.engadget.com/computing/apple-introduces-the-m4-pro-chip-which-finally-brings-thunderbolt-5-support-150549096.html

-New Apple thingies:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24276043/apple-new-usb-c-magic-mouse-charging-port-bottom

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apples-new-mac-mini-is-more-mighty-more-mini-and-built-for-apple-intelligence/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date

-Lightning is dead:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24275569/apple-usb-c-magic-keyboard-mouse-trackpad-no-lightning

-Scout EVs coming out:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24277692/scout-motors-suv-truck-ev-concept-announce-price-specs

-Boeing can’t catch a break. Or… they have just always been this way.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24277073/intelsat-33e-boeing-satellite-fell-apart-space

-HUGE SURPRISE! Boeing may sell Starliner

https://gizmodo.com/boeing-may-sell-starliner-after-fumbling-its-first-crewed-flight-to-space-2000517505

-The next chapter in the McDonalds Ice Cream Machine Saga!

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279371/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-right-to-repair-copyright

Creature Commandos, Severance, Running Man, Oregon Trail, Blade, Predator, Starfleet Academy, Good Omens, Tomb Raider, Section 31, Gladiator 2 popcorn bucket, Rebecca reviews Venom 3 & Transformers One, lots more

-Squadron 42 delayed? How odd?: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/star-citizen-spinoff-squadron-42-has-been-delayed-again-until-2026-180946358.html

-Silent Hill 2 Remake PC Review

-Xbox Partner Preview:

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/466881/everything-announced-at-microsofts-xbox-partner-preview

-Nintendo Online Secret project leaked: https://www.ign.com/articles/it-took-about-2-seconds-for-nintendos-mysterious-switch-game-to-leak

-Netflix shutters its AAA studio:

https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/10/22/1829256/netflix-closes-aaa-game-studio-before-it-ever-released-a-game?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-FBC Firebreak!

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/remedys-new-game-is-fbc-firebreak-a-co-op-shooter-in-the-control-universe-180702570.html?src=rss

-God of War TV show is bringing in the big guns:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24277151/amazons-god-of-war-show-brings-ronald-d-moore-on-board

-Spider-man 2 coming to PC:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273919/spider-man-2-pc-release-date

-Analogue 4K Nintendo 64 looks amazing:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24265587/analogue-3d-nintendo-64-price-preorder-date

-NASA+JWST+Minecraft collaboration! Free space DLC.

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/new-minecraft-game/

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/free-nasa-dlc

-Alien Romulus is coming to VHS for some reason: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/alien-romulus-is-coming-to-vhs-110055668.html

-Biggest bug ever: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/18/science/arthropleura-giant-arthropod-fossil/index.html

-Its over 9000!!! https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/researchers-seem-to-have-cracked-6g-wireless-achieving-speeds-over-9-000x-faster-than-the-5g-average-at-938-gbps-would-download-black-myth-wukong-in-1-1-seconds/

-AMD X3D coming soon: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-teases-ryzen-9000x3d-chip-coming-november-7-cuts-pricing-on-all-other-ryzen-9000-chips

-US Customs is holding up DJI’s latest drone from releasing:

https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-confirms-that-us-customs-is-holding-up-its-latest-consumer-drone-123007447.html?src=rss

-Amazon finally has a color Kindle:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24271632/amazon-kindle-colorsoft-specs-price-hands-on

-Snapdragon 8 Elite announced:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/24273802/qualcomm-8-elite-oryon-cpu-android-smartphone-soc

-Marketing is great, until it works.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bluesky-x-twitter-elon-musk-block-b2630894.html

-Trains on the MOON!!

https://mashable.com/article/moon-lunar-railroad?test_uuid=01iI2GpryXngy77uIpA3Y4B&test_variant=b