trailers for Y2k, Secret Level, Megalopolis (FAKE!!!!), housekeeping, Tim Curry returns to the screen, Anaconda remake with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, Pacific Rim origin story series, Ruiner movie, James Spader returns as Ultron, Channing Tatum has to clarify the Gambit accent was intentional, 45 MINUTES OF ACOLYTE RAGE

-The thing that excited me most at gamescom so far: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-series-secret-level-reveals-animated-stories-for-god-of-war-sifu-warhammer-and-more

-Gsync gets cheaper: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/nvidias-new-partnership-with-mediatek-has-just-killed-the-module-which-made-g-sync-monitors-so-damned-expensive/

-Our new Patron Saint: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/how-to-hook-a-record-setting-444-game-consoles-to-a-single-tv/

-Finally some good news: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218424/hifi-rush-studio-tango-gameworks-saved-krafton-microsoft

-Game announcements:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/genshin-impact-is-coming-to-xbox-this-fall-224105925.html?src=rss

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-hits-xbox-and-pc-on-december-9-and-ps5-in-spring-2025-195751940.html?src=rss

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/borderlands-4-is-coming-in-2025-194227938.html?src=rss

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/final-fantasy-xvi-is-coming-to-pc-on-september-17-172824223.html?src=rss

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/dragon-age-the-veilguard-comes-out-on-october-31-161317701.html?src=rss

Avowed pushed to 2025

-EGS (and Fortnite) comes to iPhone:

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043896

-Activision is finally doing something about the crazy install sizes:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/activision-is-finally-addressing-those-massive-call-of-duty-download-sizes-191616063.html?src=rss

-Black Myth: Wukong is kicking butt:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/black-myth-wukong-breaks-steams-concurrent-single-player-record-within-hours-of-launch-184559634.html?src=rss

-Valve confirms they will support Ally on SteamOS

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219469/valve-steamos-asus-rog-ally-steady-progress-dual-boot

-You know I’ve got this gamepass update for the month of august!

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/08/20/xbox-game-pass-august-2024-wave-2/

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, and Ensign Tony Eccles as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue through season 5 with these episodes: Ethics, The Outcast, Cause and Effect, The First Duty, and Cost of Living

-Starlink gets super fast for Boats and Planes: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99453/starlinks-new-mobile-community-gateway-tested-8gbps-down-with-no-land-in-sight/index.html

-Apple opens up a teeny bit more: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220323/apple-iphone-tap-to-pay-nfc-api

-AMD’s latest CPUs are not wowing: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-ryzen-9000-review-impressive-efficiency-with-bugs-and-so-so-speed-boosts/

-Gemini on Pixel phones…isn’t so great:

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/14/2110234/gemini-is-replacing-google-assistant-on-pixel-phones-and-its-a-trainwreck?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Google is giving the publishes the finger:

https://www.engadget.com/ai/online-publishers-face-a-dilemma-allow-ai-scraping-from-google-or-lose-search-visibility-202246891.html?src=rss

-Boycott Anova:

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043773

-SpaceTime! 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/researchers-figure-out-how-to-keep-clocks-on-the-earth-moon-in-sync/

-Moar Space stuff. I like this better than GPU mining!

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/against-all-odds-an-asteroid-mining-company-appears-to-be-making-headway/

-AMD making a play in the AI Thunderdome!

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amd-signs-4-9-billion-deal-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-infrastructure-lead/

-Sharks(kin) on a plane!

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/lufthansa-is-using-artificial-sharkskin-to-streamline-airplanes/

-Terraforming Mars with the Dust

https://www.space.com/mars-terraforming-engineered-dust-nanoparticles

Kraven, Deadpool & Wolverine, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ghostbusters, Crossed, MOTU, Sega's Eternal Champions, Crisis part 3 update, Last of Us, Rob reviews Alien: Romulus, lots more

-Vader 4 pro review: seasoned controller user and newbie POVs

-Red Dead Redemption coming to PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/a-red-dead-redemption-pc-port-was-proudly-announced-on-the-store-page-for-the-ps4-version-of-all-places/

-PSVR2 for PC is out and reviews are….mixed.

https://www.theverge.com/games/24216389/psvr2-pc-adapter-review

-New first-person action RPG with Arkane DNA:

https://www.polygon.com/24210477/arkane-studios-successor-new-game-announcement

-Doom is back!

https://www.ign.com/articles/doom-and-doom-2-new-enhanced-versions-steam-listing-leaked-quakecon-2024

-The Verge is ruffling some feathers reporting on the new Deadlock Game

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219016/valve-deadlock-hands-on-secret-new-game

Honor code message

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/08/13/the-verge-under-fire-for-publishing-info-about-deadlock-valves-secret-shooter/

-No Switch 2 yet…

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-direct-switch-2-release-date-1851621426

-Nvidia being shady with AI training and web scraping: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai

-The origins of Gluten Intolerance: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins

-Big BIG storage on the way from Western Digital: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/wd-announces-enterprise-128tb-ssd-8tb-sd-cards-and-a-16tb-external-ssd-at-fms-2024

-Apple’s policies for Patreon are asinine:

https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/08/12/apple-patreon

-Humane is in big, big trouble:

https://www.engadget.com/ai/people-are-returning-humane-ai-pins-faster-than-the-company-can-sell-them-191523105.html?src=rss

-Google Pixel event:

https://www.theverge.com/24218825/google-pixel-9-event-announcements-products

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219825/google-says-pixel-cameras-dont-take-photos-they-create-memories

-Well we all knew this was coming. Who should we have on the podcast next week?

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/new-ai-tool-enables-real-time-face-swapping-on-webcams-raising-fraud-concerns/

https://github.com/hacksider/Deep-Live-Cam

-Intel Microcode fix is out in the wild. Check to see if  you have a Raptor Lake 13th and 14th gen. Intel releases a statement and cap the voltage at 1.55V

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-details-microcode-update-patch-has-negligible-performance-impacts-requires-bios-update

-Very cool application of the AI

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/ai-could-make-us-conversant-with-critters-unlocking-conservation-tools-and-serious-risks/

https://www.vox.com/videos/364124/ai-talk-communicate-animals-machine-learning

D23 coverage, Saturday Night, Shawn Levy's Star Wars, Until Dawn, Evil Dead, Cartoon Network, Blade, Army of the Dead, lots more 

-ROG Ally X Review: Jarron and Owen thoughts as well

-RDR2 actor suffers for his art: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/red-dead/red-dead-redemption-2-actor-says-the-hardest-part-about-playing-arthur-was-the-crouch-running-3-days-later-my-thighs-were-absolutely-killing-me/

-Farewell Game Informer: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-informer-the-longest-running-us-gaming-magazine-shuts-down-after-33-years/

-AMD AFMF2: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-introduces-fluid-motion-frames-2-better-frame-generation-with-lower-latency

-Jedi Survivor coming to old consoles:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/star-wars-jedi-survivor-is-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-on-september-17-181004549.html?src=rss

-Romhacking.net is shutting down:

https://www.polygon.com/24211944/romhacking-net-closure-internet-archive-downloads

-Bungie is really struggling:

https://www.engadget.com/bungie-is-laying-off-220-employees-200242815.html?src=rss

-Video game actors are on strike:

https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/08/05/2043252/video-game-actors-are-officially-on-strike-over-ai?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

We're doing a fun one today! This week we chat about all the Star Trek news coming out of San Diego Comic Con including Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, Section 31, Starfleet Academy, and maybe The Orville??