Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: The Commodore 64 returns!

-Yeah, shove it in there: https://www.ign.com/articles/bbc-blamed-for-on-air-nintendo-hardware-blunder-as-uk-games-body-distances-itself-from-snes-snafu
-Subnautica 2 craziness: https://www.ign.com/articles/subnautica-2-drama-gets-even-messier-as-krafton-confirms-internal-document-leak-is-real
-Xbox stream your own game feature is coming to PC:
https://www.theverge.com/news/707739/xbox-stream-your-own-game-pc-app
-Analogue’s 4K N64 delayed again:
https://www.theverge.com/news/707586/analogue-3d-4k-n64-delay-august-2025
-New 8BitDo controller looks pretty decent:
https://www.theverge.com/news/706967/8bitdo-pro-3-wireless-bluetooth-controller-tmr-swappable-buttons
-Gaming event of the year:
https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3lu27rfveyt2f
-Comoadore 64 new hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-commodore-64-ultimate-computer-is-the-companys-first-hardware-release-in-over-30-years-pre-orders-start-at-usd299

Geekshow Heldpesk: Nuke You Ler

-The FCC wants our Wifi spectrum: 
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned
-Have you had your hack today: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/mcdonalds-serves-up-super-size-ai-botch-with-a-mchire-platform-that-allowed-admin-access-to-64-million-candidate-chats-with-the-username-and-password-123456/
-Musk wants to bail himself out: https://electrek.co/2025/07/13/musk-will-ask-tesla-shareholders-to-vote-on-bailout-for-twitter-xai/
-Sony’s new camera is small, pricey, and very fun looking:
https://www.engadget.com/cameras/sonys-61mp-rx1r-iii-fixed-lens-compact-camera-is-finally-here-after-a-ten-year-wait-152707087.html?src=rss
-Goodbye, Wemo:
https://www.theverge.com/news/705136/belkin-wemo-smart-home-support-ending-homekit-thread
-xAI wants you to tall in love with something fake:
https://www.theverge.com/news/706988/elon-musk-ai-bot-grok-supergrok-anime-companion-ani-rudy
-How about a fanless noctua cooler?
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-fans/noctua-nh-p1-review
-Trailer sized nuclear power plant. Mobile Nuclear?!?
https://gizmodo.com/these-mini-nuclear-plants-fit-on-a-flatbed-and-thats-exactly-the-point-2000627089
-New Fusion Record!!
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63868941/fusion-machine-plasma/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-results-bring-fusion-power-closer-to-reality/
-Humans are becoming more AI
https://gizmodo.com/humans-are-starting-to-talk-more-like-chatgpt-study-claims-2000628916

Geekshow Live: for awards season

Wednesday, Twisted Metal, Red Sonja, RDJ and Dominique Thorn, Superman, Netflix anime, George Lucas is going to Comic Con, Murderbot, Dr Who, The Baxter Building is for sale, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Chuck E Cheese Grows Up

-More Cyberpunk 2077 anime on the way: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/51617/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-is-now-in-production
-Xbox Layoffs Aftermath: https://www.eurogamer.net/job-losses-studio-closures-cancelled-games-what-we-know-about-xboxs-devastating-wave-of-layoffs
-Ubisoft’s eula scandal? Not that uncommon. 
https://tech4gamers.com/ubisoft-eula-destroy-all-copies-game-goes-offline/
-Credit to this person who is likely blind now. Here’s a list of a bunch of games/studios that have the same/similar language in their eula
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1luzm0v/list_of_games_whose_eula_ask_to_destroy_all_your/
-I played minecraft for the millionth time… and it’s still just as fun. -_- 
-Now with copper golems! which is the same as iron but copper colored-Chuck E. Cheese launches Chucks Arcade:
https://www.chuckecheese.com/tyler-tx/blogs/chuck-e-cheese-launches-chucks-arcade-a-classic-brand-extension-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-modern-arcade-gaming/
-I played minecraft for the first time, and i dont get it.   

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 63: Star Trek The Next Generation SERIES FINALE!

We made it, everyone! It's time for the finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, All Good Things.

Geekshow Helpdesk: 10 Milisecond Peen

-Go Home Elon, you’re drunk: https://www.engadget.com/general/im-not-losing-sleep-over-elon-musks-political-ambitions-160116542.html
-Lasers killing mosquitoes! This looks like a good story, too bad Jarron’s internet sucks… 
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/this-invention-can-use-lidar-to-shoot-down-30-mosquitoes-per-second-with-a-laser-photonmatrix-range-has-up-to-6-meter-kill-zone-can-gauge-distance-orientation-and-body-size-in-3-milliseconds
-If you’re not zapping your armpits with Cold Atmospheric Plasma, what are you even doin?!?
https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/pladeo-plasma-deodorant-alternative/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pladeo-world-s-first-bio-plasma-deodorant-device#/
-Stephen Hawking UPGRADE!!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-neural-brain-implant-provides-near-instantaneous-speech/ 
-AI music segment like Lambos, but better.  Need 1 minute 30 seconds to play a song.  
-Easy print 3d topology maps - https://www.map2stl.com/

Geekshow Live: Beaches Open

Project Hail Mary, Running Man, Eyes of Wakanda, Last of Us HBO, TMNT, Nubia,Tower of Terror, Predator:Badlands, Jim Shooter, Julian McMahon, Michael Madsen ,Admiral Piett, Rebecca reviews Jurassic World: Rebirth, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Come on now, Nintendo...

-Fortnite Payout: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fortnite-players-could-eligible-refund-111322796.html
-The DK Rumors were true: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-confirms-donkey-kong-bananza-is-being-made-by-the-mario-odyssey-team
-What are you all playing
-Steam’s in-game metrics are pretty neat and very easy:
https://www.theverge.com/news/695543/valve-steam-performance-monitor-frame-generation-frame-rates
-Xbox launcher live for insiders:
https://www.theverge.com/hands-on/693772/xbox-app-windows-steam-games-integration-epic-games-battle-net
-Steam Summer Sale is live!
-How shady is THIS shiz. Nintendo sending  out major Mr. Burns energy.
https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/switch-2-permabans-are-so-permanent-that-not-even-nintendo-itself-can-overturn-them-as-one-user-named-twink-link-discovered-to-their-horror/
-What’s hot for the steam summer sale? Anything you’ve been waiting for? 
-Don’t ask me why, but just use the included HDMI Cable for the switch 2
https://www.ign.com/articles/psa-make-sure-you-use-the-official-nintendo-switch-2-hdmi-cable-or-your-joy-cons-might-randomly-disconnect

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Devil WIns

-Just use Zigbee. Screw Sengled
-Nothing Phone 3: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-799-nothing-phone-3-has-four-50mp-cameras-and-a-secondary-micro-led-display-173014537.html
-Nomad Leather Mag Wallet review
-ChatGPT Psychosis:
https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/28/1859227/people-are-being-committed-after-spiraling-into-chatgpt-psychosis?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-CarFax….for PC’s? PCFax? HP tryna cut in on the secondary market…
https://spectrum.ieee.org/carmax-used-pcs
-AI and Fair Use in Court! Deep Dive
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/25/nx-s1-5445242/federal-rules-in-ai-companys-favor-in-landmark-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-authors-bartz-graeber-wallace-johnson-anthropic
-Velvet Sundown - Also an AI Story 

Geeksheopardy!

Bugonia, Roofman, Fantastic 4, and Weapons trailers. The Batman Part II script, no Akira for Waititi, Lilo & Stitch 2, Street Fighter castings, Steven Spielberg will never retire, Frozen songwriters for Princess Bride, Johhny Knoxville hosts Fear Factor, Dave Bautista Rom Com, Aaron Sorkin back for Social Network 2, Denis Villaneueve for Bond