Tony:

-Big N being weird: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-reportedly-almost-discouraging-switch-2-development-as-studios-told-to-launch-games-on-switch-1-and-rely-on-backwards-compatibility-instead

-An old friend re-emerges: https://wccftech.com/acclaim-announces-playacclaim-showcase/

-Xbox Ally X 1st impressions:  https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pc/hands-on-with-the-xbox-ally-gamescom-2025

-Analogue 3D delayed again:

Analogue 3D gets yet another delay to later in 2025

Jarron:

-PC Shader Stutter sounds like it could be fixed!!

Microsoft is working on a fix for PC shader stutter

-Framework has upgradeable GPUs in a laptop!

Framework is now selling the first gaming laptop that lets you easily upgrade its GPU — with Nvidia’s blessing

-PS5 prices are going up:

Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tomorrow

-Xbox Ally launches October 16th

Microsoft and Asus’ new Xbox Ally handhelds launch on October 16th

Owen:

-Immediately clicked the link because of the name of this game, but actually looks like fun and I’m gonna watch for it to be released.

https://steamdb.info/app/3717830/

-Apparently a ton of indie game devs are delaying launch do to Silk Song

https://aftermath.site/silksong-indie-delays

A Little Witch in the Woods

Baby Steps

DemonSchool

Aeterna Lucis

CloverPit

Stomp and the Sword of Miracles

Lando:

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be out on September 4

-Indie devs are delaying games for Silksong

https://aftermath.site/silksong-indie-delays 

-Why silksong took so long

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-21/why-silksong-team-cherry-s-sequel-to-hollow-knight-took-so-long-to-make

Tony:

-Carbonation Station: FitAid Mango Sorbet

-New Bambu Printer: https://bambulab.com/en/h2s?utm_source=edm&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=h2s&sc_src=email_681173&sc_lid=72590185&sc_uid=8fsv3NQxFz&sc_llid=49117&sc_customer=glb_Gr.lantern%40gmail.com

-Bambu H1C: https://forum.bambulab.com/t/h2c-is-on-the-way-here-s-how-it-all-started/191677

-Sure, it’s prison, but come on: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned

-Trump admin kills wind farm that’s almost done: https://apnews.com/article/offshore-revolution-wind-project-stopped-trump-33214b9efb8f3f7a98c58299581bff9f

Jarron: 

-All the Pixel announcements:

Made by Google 2025: all the Pixel news and announcements

-Do you want DMs in your music app?

-Spotify is adding DMs

Owen:

-Cyborgs: Jellyfish Edition

-My garage is why we can’t have nice things.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/junk-filled-garages-hurt-ev-sales-as-people-dont-have-room-for-chargers/

Lando:

-Trying to cure cancer!

With Bees

https://www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-could-help-cure-type-cancer-2108354

With cells

https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-uncover-cancers-secret-weapon-against-immune-cells/

Futurama, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lego Batman, Highlander, Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Doomsday, Fallout S2, Star Wars: Visions, Archie, lots more

Tony:

-Gamescom announcements: https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-opening-night-live-gamescom-2025

-Asus: https://www.theverge.com/news/761481/asus-720hz-gaming-monitor-rog-swift-oled-pg27aqwp-w

Jarron:

-Silksong sounds super lame:

https://www.theverge.com/news/761451/hollow-knight-silksong-special-announcement-youtube

-Nvidia App is getting better:

https://www.theverge.com/news/760488/nvidia-app-dlss-override-control-panel-features

-RTX Hair baby!

https://www.theverge.com/news/760479/nvidia-rtx-hair-indiana-jones-game

Owen:

-The new Fallout Season 2 trailer dropped today. Looks amazing. Go check it out. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsP09cZA7o

-Oh Roblox.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/roblox-ceo-resign-cease-desist-schlep-b2807586.html

-And now the story got picked up by MSNBC…not good Roblox.

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/roblox-grooming-allegations-pedophiles-rcna225877

-Helldivers 2 and Halo ODST: This looks great.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/08/19/helldivers-2-halo-odst-crossover-warbond-xbox-launch/

Lando:

Lang:

-Leverless controller review

https://www.8bitdo.com/arcade-controller/

We're doing an insurrect!

Tony:

-Googs announces their first small nuclear reactor: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-announces-first-nuclear-site-to-power-its-data-centers-162627123.html

-New format - Mini SSD: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/china-introduces-up-to-2tb-mini-ssd-thats-3x-faster-than-the-microsd-express-used-in-the-switch-2-but-smaller-tiny-1517-ssd-is-just-15x17mm-and-boasts-impressive-performance-claims

Jarron: 

-Samsung pushing out improved mini-LED tech also:

https://www.theverge.com/news/758063/samsung-micro-rgb-tv

-HEXANITROGEN!

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/03/2042230/n6-hexanitrogen-synthesized-for-the-first-time---twice-as-energy-dense-as-tnt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Owen:

-Crypto strikes again! Be careful out there buying drives.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-spins-up-a-raid-on-a-counterfeit-hard-drive-workshop-authorities-read-criminals-writes-while-they-spill-the-beans

-AI genetics? 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ai-is-talking-behind-our-backs-about-glue-eating-and-killing-us-all/

Lando:

-New best in Baseball, according to SCIENCE! MY Story will save!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/science/baseball-statistics-babe-bonds.html

LANG, (you know the replacement for when Lando is watching baseball):

https://digitalcage-tecniplast.com/en/products/dvc-digital-ventilated-cage-for-digital-vivarium.html

Krypto, Peacemaker S2, Deadpool in Doomsday, Star Trek, Looney Tunes, Alan Tudyk, KPop Demon Hunters, One Piece, Thunderbolts, Rebecca reviews Nobody 2, lots more

Tony:

-Monitor refresh rates are officially getting crazy: https://www.techspot.com/news/108983-lg-new-oled-monitor-hits-720hz-pushing-screen.html

-Lotta weirdos playing Baldur’s Gate 3…: https://gizmodo.com/a-quarter-of-a-million-people-have-experienced-baldurs-gate-3-by-giving-withers-big-naturals-2000638548

-Big N making bigger prices: https://www.theverge.com/news/717610/nintendo-switch-original-price-increase

Jarron:

-Heretic + Hexen:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/heretic-and-hexen-have-received-a-surprise-remaster-from-nightdive-studios-205747137.html?src=rss

-Gaben’s new venture:

https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco

-Nintendy is killing it:

https://www.theverge.com/news/717163/nintendo-earnings-q1-2025-switch-2-sales

-This third-party controller can wake the Switch 2:

https://www.theverge.com/news/716763/gulikit-elves-2-controller-wake-switch-2

Lando:

https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/11/the-nintendo-switch-2-apparently-uses-dlss-3-1/

Tony:

-Carbonation Station: Mtn Dew HoneyDew

-MRI Machines are nuts: https://apnews.com/article/mri-machine-long-island-chain-necklace-24b4c34492811dd72b15c2fd26ec76fd#

-Ford is betting big on electric: https://electrek.co/2025/08/11/fords-new-universal-ev-platform-is-a-game-changer-for-30k-evs/

-Many states looking into Data Center power draw: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-among-those-states-evaluating-data-center-power-impact-on-household-bills

Jarron:

-Computer science bubble is bursting:

https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/1730250/the-computer-science-bubble-is-bursting?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Perplexity offers to buy Chrome. Hahahaha.

https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer

-Goodbye AOL dial up:

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0626249/aol-finally-discontinues-its-dial-up-internet-access---after-34-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Google is keeping goo.gl links alive afterall:

https://blog.google/technology/developers/googl-link-shortening-update/

-Epic wins again:

https://www.theverge.com/news/716856/epic-v-google-win-in-appeals-court

Owen:

-It all began when AI overcame the anti-bot checkbox. Checkmate humanity.

-ChatGPT-5 and 5-Thinking models released… and the launch was…bad.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/