https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/08/ea-says-fifa-players-actually-love-the-games-controversial-loot-boxes/ https://www.wired.com/story/john-deere-tractor-jailbreak-defcon-2022/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/new-denuvo-switch-emulator-protection-tech-launches-and-players-are-worried https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/17758/diablo-4-devs-promise-that-there-will-be-no-pay-for-power-options https://www.thedailybeast.com/laid-off-hbo-max-execs-reveal-warner-bros-discovery-is-killing-off-diversity-and-courting-middle-america https://apnews.com/article/crime-prisons-lawsuits-connecticut-074a8f643766e155df58d2c8fbc7214c

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-roomba-vacuums-most-dangerous-threatening-acquisition-in-company-history-2022-8?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds

https://gizmodo.com/epson-printer-end-of-service-life-error-not-working-dea-1849384045

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/man-who-built-isp-instead-of-paying-comcast-50k-expands-to-hundreds-of-homes/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-accused-sony-of-paying-developers-game-pass-block-fees/?s=01 "Activision Making More Off Phone Games Than Console And PC" https://kotaku.com/activision-king-mobile-call-of-duty-diablo-immortal-1849378235/amp "GameStop's NFT marketplace sold stolen indie games | PC Gamer" https://www.pcgamer.com/gamestops-nft-marketplace-sold-stolen-indie-games/

Ivy Returns for another strange episode with J her halfwit co-host. They talk about gaming news. Movies and TV both old and new. Give it a listen and give them a call on the hotline. https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/how-mark-cubans-new-drug-company-sells-medications-with-huge-discounts/

"The Sims 4 patch reminds Sims they don't want to have sex with family members | PC Gamer" https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-patch-reminds-sims-they-dont-want-to-have-sex-with-family-members/

"Nomad offers 10 percent bounty in $190 million cryptocurrency hack - The Washington Post" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/05/nomad-crypto-bounty/

"Meta Quest 2 VR headset price jumps $100 to $399, gets zero new features – Ars Technica" https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/07/meta-quest-2-vr-headset-price-jumps-100-to-399-gets-zero-new-features/?amp=1 "Madden Hotline Fields Over 1,000 Complaints About Player Ratings | Sports Illustrated" https://www.si.com/.amp/extra-mustard/2022/07/29/madden-hotline-fields-over-1000-complaints-about-player-ratings https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-tax-private-jets-cars-boats-wealthy-celebrity-emissions-climate-2022-8?r=US&IR=T

https://restofworld.org/2022/mexico-scam-loan-apps/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279562/arlo-apple-wyze-eufy-google-ring-security-camera-foortage-warrant

https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/first-100000-kg-removed-from-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

"Chess-playing robot breaks boy's finger at Moscow tournament - CNN" https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/07/25/europe/chess-robot-russia-boy-finger-intl-scli/index.html "Valve Has 'Good News' On Steam Deck Availability - IGN" https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-has-good-news-on-steam-deck-availability?amp=1 "No NFTs in Minecraft? This Crypto Group Will Make Its Own Game | WIRED" https://www.wired.com/story/minecraft-nft-worlds-new-game/ "Some "Gamers" Are Really Upset About GTA 6 Having a Female Protagonist – PlayStation LifeStyle" https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/07/30/gta-6-female-protagonist-response/amp/

We back again

BMW: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature

"Sony Introduces New Loyalty Program PlayStation Stars - IGN" https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-introduces-new-loyalty-program-playstation-stars?amp=1 "Nintendo buys animation studio, forms Nintendo Pictures group - Polygon" https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23215942/nintendo-pictures-animation-studio-dynamo-mario Calsnurry "Ubisoft says decommissioned games will remain available to current owners | PC Gamer" https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisofts-online-decommissioning-may-render-three-games-unplayable-for-people-who-bought-them/#:~:text=The%20back%20story%3A%20Last%20week,this%20action%20would%20take%20away. Cancer vacancies: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-is-developing-cancer-vaccines-with-fred-hutchinson-2022-7

Solar Chile: https://newsreleases.sandia.gov/solar_chile/

Gas going down finally: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/hitting-time-highs-gas-prices-are-finally-coming-back-rcna37107"Amazon's Alexa could soon speak in a dead relative's voice : NPR" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1107079194/amazon-alexa-dead-relatives-voice "Valve has quietly downgraded the Steam Deck SSD on some 256GB and 512GB models | PC Gamer" https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-quietly-downgraded-the-steam-deck-ssd-on-some-256gb-and-512gb-models/ "Play Xbox Without Console On Samsung TV: Release Date, Membership, FAQ - Rolling Stone" https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/electronics/play-xbox-without-console-samsung-tv-app-1368747/ "The Netherlands moves toward an outright loot box ban | PC Gamer" https://www.pcgamer.com/the-netherlands-moves-toward-an-outright-loot-box-ban/ "Diablo Immortal Actually Requires Over $500,000 to Max Character" https://gamerant.com/diablo-immortal-requires-500000-dollars-max-character/amp/ com l ads on lock screen:https://www.androidpolice.com/ad-company-us-carriers-take-over-lock-screen/

Co2 plant: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/climate-tech-firm-launch-scaled-up-plant-sucking-co2-air-2022-06-28/

"Valorant will start monitoring your voice chats starting July 13th - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/26/23184009/valorant-monitor-voice-chats-july-13th-riot-games "Halo: Master Chief Collection Could Add Microtransactions Soon - IGN" https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-master-chief-collection-could-add-microtransactions-soon?amp=1 "NFTs Have ‘Fallen Off the Cliff’ as Sales Sink to Lowest Levels in a Year - Bloomberg" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/nfts-have-fallen-off-the-cliff-as-sales-sink-to-lowest-in-year"Bobby Kotick Will Stay On Activision Board For Another Year" https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-vote-board-directo-1849093322/amp "Cyberpunk 2077 QA Team CEO Responds To Claims They Misled CDPR" https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-bugs-cd-projekt-red-quantic-lab-qa-teste-1849124066/amp Netflix sucks: https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/27/netflix-is-definietly-going-to-start-showing-adverts-exec-confirms-16896753/

Ivy and J are late this week but still just as strange. Come listen to us talk about video games and media. We'll return later to post show links.

Hair Growth: https://news.yahoo.com/first-kind-alopecia-treatment-triggers-220920505.html

10,000: https://kotaku.com/diablo-immortal-gems-legendary-spend-economy-loot-box-b-1849043437 76 Crunch: https://kotaku.com/bethesda-zenimax-fallout-76-crunch-development-1849033233 "Lollipop Chainsaw Is Making A Return, Says Former Publisher" https://sea.ign.com/lollipop-chainsaw/186798/news/lollipop-chainsaw-is-making-a-return-says-former-publisher?amp=1