That glorious Fantastic Four trailer, Jurassic Park, Buffy, Dune 3, Magic the Gathering, Gundam, Rob Liefeld, Sigourney Weaver, Galaxy's Edge Luke Skywalker, Galactic Starcruisers fate, Harrison Ford, MultiCon, Rebecca's Sundance report, lots more

-Spiderman 2 has issues: https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-2-debuts-to-mixed-steam-reviews-amid-serious-pc-performance-problems

-5090 Launch round up: sadness abounds

-5080 Reviews are… mixedt: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-review

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-review

Jedi Survivor PC review

-Forza Horizon 5 coming to PS5:

https://www.theverge.com/news/603420/forza-horizon-5-ps5

-Dino Crisis coming to GOG:

-Xbox Strat

https://www.polygon.com/news/514398/nintendo-switch-2-xbox-games

-Console wars discussion

https://kotaku.com/console-wars-are-over-ps5-xbox-forza-switch-2-sony-1851752956 

-Bio BS: https://newatlas.com/energy/3d-printed-battery-fungi-sugars-empa/

-Crystal Memory advancements: https://www.techradar.com/pro/eternal-5d-memory-crystal-capable-of-storing-360-tb-of-data-for-billions-of-years-now-holds-a-full-human-genome#

-Ok this is neat for headphones: https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/headphones-with-a-built-in-vacuum-tube-amp-for-vinyl-like-sound-theyre-real-and-they-look-super-cool#

-Superb Owl Watch info: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/how-to-watch-super-bowl-2025-chiefs-vs-eagles-on-sunday-february-9-214817759.html

-Wolfbox MF100 review

-DeepSeek not so amazing: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-might-not-be-as-disruptive-as-claimed-firm-reportedly-has-50-000-nvidia-gpus-and-spent-usd1-6-billion-on-buildouts

-Origami Satellites!

https://www.ksl.com/article/51236199/byu-engineers-use-origami-techniques-to-develop-foldable-space-antennas

Sinners, Sinestro, The Odyssey, Universal Studios Fan Fest Nights, Ceti Eel Margarita, The Acolyte, Superman, Sandman, Anthony Mackie, Chris Evans, RIP John Erwin, lots more

-First Xbox Direct of 2025: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/xbox-developer-direct-2025-recap/

-DLSS 4 is the bees knees: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-nvidia-dlss-4-tested-ray-reconstruction-upgrades-deliver-radical-enhancements

-Getting a 5090/5080 is not looking good: https://www.ign.com/articles/nvidia-issues-rtx-5090-and-5080-stock-shortage-warning-to-pc-gamers-ahead-of-hotly-anticipated-release-date

-Asteroids watch: https://www.theverge.com/news/598008/atari-nubeo-asteroids-watch-retro-gaming

-Switch 2 will get Xbox games

https://www.polygon.com/news/514398/nintendo-switch-2-xbox-games

-5090 Review Roundup

-Hogwarts Legacy getting official mod support:

https://wccftech.com/hogwarts-legacy-pc-gets-modding-tool-and-built-in-support-on-january-30/

-The Steam Brick.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-mods/modder-creates-the-steam-brick-a-stripped-down-steam-deck-with-only-a-power-button-and-a-usb

-What are we even doing anymore? https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-maps-will-rename-gulf-of-mexico-to-gulf-of-america-but-only-for-us-users-043726929.html

-Blu Ray was dead for a minute: https://www.howtogeek.com/sony-hasnt-stopped-making-blu-ray-discs/

-Samsung Galaxy Phones: https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/galaxy-unpacked/?srsltid=AfmBOop-udGp2qNWvrLjGQD0NYDIifdUTZCIFN-JhsAsOiDNG4DYuAIq

-DeepSeek proves AI is a commodity:

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/01/27/nvidia-deepseek-haircut

https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/27/142255/deepseek-rattles-wall-street-with-claims-of-cheaper-ai-breakthroughs?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Tesla redesigned the Model Y:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24350768/tesla-model-y-2025-redesign-us-north-america-europe-march

-The Pebble is Back baby!

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/google-open-sources-the-pebble-smartwatchs-software-and-its-creator-is-making-a-new-model-220526568.html

-iOS 18.3 has AI enabled by default:

Apple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3

-Project StarGate

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/trump-announces-500b

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Special guest: Derek Hunter,Yellowjackets, Star Wars, Resident Evil reboot, Robert Eggers Werewulf & Labyrinth, Crossed, Toxic Avenger, Dark Horse cuts ties with Neil Gaiman, Razzies, Kerry & Leigh review Section 31, lots more

-Thin excuse for no PC version: https://www.ign.com/articles/developer-behind-ps5-exclusive-dinosaur-horror-game-says-no-to-pc-because-it-doesnt-want-modders-creating-vulgar-versions-of-the-main-character

-Diminishing returns with dual ccd X3D chips: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-9-9950x3d-dual-ccd-3d-v-cache

-Nvidia has been running a supercomputer 24/7 for 6 years: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/turns-out-theres-a-big-supercomputer-at-nvidia-running-24-7-365-days-a-year-improving-dlss-and-its-been-doing-that-for-six-years/

-Sony cancelling online projects: 

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report

https://www.eurogamer.net/looks-like-horizons-unannounced-mmo-has-been-quietly-cancelled

-Don’t call it a come back: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/havok-whose-software-is-famed-for-its-use-in-half-life-2-and-elder-scrolls-just-showed-off-its-updated-physics-engine-in-first-youtube-trailer-in-over-ten-years/

-THE FREAKING NINTENDO SWITCH 2 REVEAL

https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/449283/switch-2-announced-2025-release-date-price

-If this doesn’t grind your gears… nothing will.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/102692/elon-musk-confirms-he-cheated-to-become-top-player-in-path-of-exile-2-and-diablo-iv/index.html

-Are you good with $100 games as a standard?

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/as-some-analysts-hope-gta-6-will-normalize-usd100-games-one-baldurs-gate-3-dev-points-out-that-prices-havent-risen-with-inflation

-DJI relaxes no fly zones: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/14/24343928/dji-no-more-geofencing-no-fly-zone

-Holy Silk Road Batman: https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/donald-trump-pardons-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-010206263.html

-CMF Buds Pro 2 review

-Intel isn’t killing off it’s GPUs, yet:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337345/intel-discrete-gpu-ces-2025

-Email Research: Honey. Fascinating video and investigation

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/23/24328268/honey-coupon-code-browser-extension-scam-influencers-affiliate-marketing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4yL3YTwWk

-TikTok stares down the ban.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-5267568/tiktok-back-online

-Cheat death!

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250115-cryonics-the-start-up-that-wants-to-freeze-you-in-suspended-animation