Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: Lsndo has the Sniffles

-Epic gets its Apple Dev account back: https://www.engadget.com/apple-reinstates-epics-developer-account-two-days-after-banning-it-184118270.html
-Xbox dev preview:
https://www.polygon.com/24092248/xbox-partner-showcase-preview-2024-announcements-release-dates
-Epic will charge for non-gaming engine development:: https://www.engadget.com/epic-will-charge-non-game-developers-1850-per-seat-to-use-unreal-engine-162015997.html
-Ghost of Tsushima coming to PC!
https://www.engadget.com/ghost-of-tsushima-is-coming-to-pc-on-may-16-171130401.html?src=rss
-System Shock remake for consoles coming May 21:
https://www.engadget.com/the-system-shock-remake-finally-hits-consoles-on-may-21-190550537.html?src=rss
-AMD says 144Hz or higher is necessary for Freesync:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/03/08/2050227/amd-stops-certifying-monitors-tvs-under-144-hz-for-freesync?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-New triple A game studio Giant Skull.
https://www.eurogamer.net/star-wars-jedi-director-stig-asmussen-opens-new-triple-a-studio-giant-skull
https://www.giantskull.com/

Geekshow Heldpesk: Tony's Worst Earbuds

-Terrible Earbuds Review (Ambie)
-Rivian R2 looks rad: https://www.engadget.com/rivians-r2-pre-order-numbers-hint-at-pent-up-demand-for-musk-free-ev-innovation-211755052.html
-New chip Startup promises 100x efficiency gains: https://www.reuters.com/technology/chip-startup-efficient-computer-raises-16-million-led-by-eclipse-2024-03-07/
-Let him have it: https://www.engadget.com/activision-blizzards-ex-ceo-bobby-kotick-reportedly-wants-to-buy-tiktok-210826589.html
-Apple’s plan for EU app stores: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093437/apple-iphone-third-party-app-store-dma-eu
-Apple continues to screw with devs: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/12/apple-announces-app-downloads-from-websites/
-Rivian R3 and R3X:
https://www.engadget.com/rivian-reveals-the-45000-r2-electric-suv-and-its-siblings-the-r3-and-r3x-185640727.html?src=rss
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008759
-First OTC blood glucose monitor:
https://www.engadget.com/fda-approves-the-first-over-the-counter-continuous-glucose-monitor-130008629.html?src=rss
-What useful bits could be scavenged from the Apple Car project?
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/03/12/2021236/apple-developed-chip-equivalent-to-four-m2-ultras-for-apple-car-project
-PSA if you have a Roku Account (meaning any device or the roku app)
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/03/11/2319210/over-15000-roku-accounts-sold-to-buy-streaming-subscriptions-devices
-More Bad Climate News
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/ice-free-summers-in-arctic-possible-within-next-decade-scientists-say
-3D WiFi!
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-say-they-can-fix-your-internet-connection-wi-1851326379

Geekshow Live: 50 Shades of Madame Web

Fallout, Avatar the Last Airbender, CERVEZA CRISTAL! , Disneyland news, Blu rays, Nicholas Holt, Dune 2, RIP Akira Toriyama, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: WB continues to make terrible deicions...

-MSI Claw gets release date: https://www.ign.com/articles/msi-claw-finally-has-a-release-date-and-its-coming-out-soon
-BG3 is HUUUUGE: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-physical-release-is-four-discs-on-xbox-series-x/1100-6521569/
-So long Yuzu: https://www.engadget.com/makers-of-switch-emulator-yuzu-quickly-settle-with-nintendo-for-24-million-203204698.html
-The PC Spring sales begin with GMG: https://www.greenmangaming.com/spring-sale/?utm_source=Fandom%20-%20Gamespot&utm_medium=impact&utm_campaign=&utm_content=1219987&irclickid=yFQTE-TRHxyPR4ZXQGSaRxkuUkH3aUxNMWCOxg0&irgwc=1
-Saber Interactive may escape the Embracer’s touch of death:
https://www.engadget.com/saber-interactive-may-escape-embracers-death-hug-and-become-a-private-company-203623311.html?src=rss
-More job cuts at EA:
https://www.polygon.com/24086077/electronic-arts-ea-layoffs-february-2024
-WB Games doubles down on idiocy:
https://www.ign.com/articles/wb-games-says-it-plans-to-double-down-on-live-service-despite-suicide-squad-failing-to-meet-expectations
-One step closer to obscurity: An Ai tale.
https://gamerant.com/sony-patents-ai-game-streams/
-Fallout is Cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQ8i2FpRDk
April 12
Fallout 5
https://kotaku.com/fallout-prime-series-fallout-5-1851300965

Geekshow Helpdesk: Lando gets Hosty

-Creality K1 Max Review
-Apple Releases M3 Macbook Air: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/03/apple-unveils-the-new-13-and-15-inch-macbook-air-with-the-powerful-m3-chip/
-iPhone side-loading is here! Well, not HERE here… Europe here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090161/ios-17-4-update-released-dma-eu-third-party-app-store-nfc-payments
-If Dyson made a trash can, this would be it: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091220/mill-smart-kitchen-trash-can-second-generation-price-specs
-Rivian will show of the R2 on the 7th: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091079/rivian-r2-ev-launch-suv-price-live
-No more Android apps on Windows: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/05/1839259/microsoft-to-end-its-android-apps-on-windows-11-subsystem-in-2025?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-TikTok Ban
https://www.engadget.com/lawmakers-have-a-new-plan-to-force-bytedance-to-sell-tiktok-220408004.html
-Humans don’t have tails!
https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/we-finally-know-why-humans-dont-have-tails

Geekshow Live! STD

The Crow, Naked Gun, Tron: Ares, Superman Legacy, Deadpool 3, Kevin Conroy, Avatar: The last Airbender, Last of Us S2, Coyote vs Acme, Neuromancer, the popcorn bucket, rebecca and Leigh review Dune 2, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Still Talking about a Pillow

-Sony takes its turn for layoffs: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-significant-playstation-layoffs-affecting-900-staff-london-studio-to-close
-PSVR2 coming to PC! https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24079928/sony-psvr2-pc-support-2024
-Update on What Doug Bowser actually did that landed him in jail and fines: See Sqinky’s email
-Nvidia finally updates its app: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24079529/nvidia-app-geforce-experience-control-panel-windows
-Nintendo is suing Yuzu, because of course it is:
https://www.polygon.com/24085140/nintendo-totk-leaked-yuzu-lawsuit-emulator
-Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree!!
https://www.engadget.com/elden-ring-expansion-shadow-of-the-erdtree-arrives-on-june-21-160953368.html?src=rss
-The Virtual Boy rides again!
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/02/virtual-boy-finally-comes-to-nintendo-3ds-but-not-in-the-way-youd-think/
-Thrifty 50-ish Lap/gaming pillow review
https://www.amazon.com/Homguava-Reading-Perfectly-Fitting-Working/dp/B0CN41MYQK
-Sure wish I had old nes games…
https://www.gamesradar.com/young-gamer-lists-rare-copy-of-nes-zelda-hoping-for-something-like-dollar15000-or-dollar20000-sells-it-at-auction-for-dollar288000-after-scrupulous-ebay-users-informed-him-what-i-had/

Geekshow Helpdesk: Jarron Gets Hosty

-Reddit files for IPO: https://www.engadget.com/reddit-files-for-ipo-and-will-let-some-longtime-users-buy-shares-234127305.html
-Reddit starts farming its greatest asset: https://www.engadget.com/reddit-is-licensing-its-content-to-google-to-help-train-its-ai-models-200013007.html
-The Zuck is here to save us from typing: https://www.pcgamer.com/metas-experimental-neural-wristband-controller-will-be-a-real-product-that-lets-you-type-just-by-thinking-because-zuck-doesnt-want-a-chip-that-you-jack-into-your-brain/
-Nvidia is rich:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/02/24/nvidia
-Apple Car. We never knew ye:
https://www.engadget.com/the-apple-car-project-is-reportedly-dead-203012885.html?src=rss
-Disc-based storage just grew by leaps and bounds:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/02/25/2026232/scientists-create-dvd-sized-disk-storing-1-petabit-125000-gigabytes-of-data?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Hyperloop One is shutting down:
https://slashdot.org/story/23/12/21/1924206/hyperloop-one-to-shut-down?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Reddit is getting it’s piece of the pAie
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/02/reddit-has-already-booked-203m-in-revenue-licensing-data-for-ai-training/
-Blue Origin shows off the New Glenn rocket.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/big-year-ahead-says-jeff-bezos-as-new-glenn-rocket-rolls-to-launch-pad/
 
-MWC
https://www.engadget.com/tag/mwc-2024/
Lenovo Project Crystal. This Star Trek lookin laptop is pretty neat. https://www.engadget.com/lenovos-project-crystal-is-the-worlds-first-laptop-with-a-transparent-microled-display-230025521.html
Google Passes coming to WearOS (Finally) https://www.engadget.com/google-finally-brings-wallet-passes-to-wear-os-watches-along-with-transit-directions-080010242.html
The Samsung Galaxy Ring https://www.engadget.com/samsung-unveils-the-galaxy-ring-as-a-way-to-simplify-everyday-wellness-080134421.html
-AR Glasses that look good - MWC
https://mashable.com/article/oppo-ar-glasses

Geekshow Live! Horny Teen Show

Riker statue, Borderlands, ST: Discovery S5, Jurassic World, Luc Besson's Dracula, Naruto movie, EC Comics, Marvel Studios, Ferris Bueller spinoff, Rebecca reviews Madame Web, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Xbox Nothing Burger

-Xbox Fanboys freak out over nothing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073691/microsoft-xbox-games-ps5-nintendo-switch-exclusivity
-No new 1st party PS5 games this year: https://gamerant.com/new-ps5-exclusive-games-2024/#:~:text=Sony%20confirmed%20no%20big%20first,the%20console's%20exclusive%20library%20value.
-New Invincible Mobile Game: https://www.ign.com/articles/invincible-mobile-game-available-now-from-ubisoft
-Halo season 2 ep1 review
-Helldivers 2 is going crazy
https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-devs-temporarily-cap-concurrent-players-to-around-450000-to-help-with-server-stability
-PS5 sales have peaked:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/02/14/232233/sonys-ps5-enters-latter-stage-of-its-life-cycle?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Kingmakers looks amazing and I am most definitely buying it:
https://www.ign.com/videos/kingmakers-official-announcement-trailer
-Next-gen Switch delayed to next year:
https://www.polygon.com/24075215/nintendo-switch-2-delay-2025-reports
-Largest technical leap in a generation?
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/02/15/2059212/microsoft-teases-next-gen-xbox-with-largest-technical-leap-new-unique-hardware?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Diablo 4 coming to game pass in March:
https://www.polygon.com/24074326/diablo-4-xbox-game-pass-release-date-blizzard
-Avatar Frontiers of Pandora review update!
-Hackers have ALMOST made the PS Portal Useful!
https://gizmodo.com/google-hacker-run-psp-games-on-playstation-portal-1851271425
-Also, PS5… vertical or horizontal?
Top 10 Games of [Insert a secret console here] game!