Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: Flappy Bird is now Crappy Bird

-EA looooooves AI but not for what you think yet: https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-is-launching-a-new-social-app-that-mixes-its-sports-game-tech-ultimate-team-and-live-sports
-New Netflix Witcher Cartoon: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/geralt-broods-by-the-campfire-in-the-first-clip-from-netflixs-the-witcher-sirens-of-the-deep-203810425.html
-Intel was in the running for PS6? https://www.eurogamer.net/sonys-playstation-6-will-reportedly-include-amd-chips-for-backwards-compatibility
-Steam families is live and it’s great:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/steam-families-is-live-and-you-can-all-play-at-the-same-time-231044827.html?src=rss
-Unity is finally killing that awful fee:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/1615225/unity-is-killing-its-controversial-runtime-fee?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Jedi Survivor is mostly fixed on PC
-I bet they’ll only share with their family. - Valve probably.
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-families-household-rule/
-Game Developer Tea! Annapurna Interactive team quits… all of them…
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/all-of-annapurna-interactive-has-resigned
More Sauce material: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annapurna-president-nathan-gary-exits-1235993653/
-Flappy Bird. This is a good story!
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/how-crypto-bros-wrested-flappy-bird-from-its-creator/
https://blockchainreporter.net/flappy-bird-returns-launches-on-ton-and-telegram-with-support-from-notcoin/ - Web3 stuff re:flappybird

Geekshow Helpdesk: Tut tut, looks like an apocalypse

-Weaponized Pagers: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/pagers-explode-simultaneously-in-hundreds-of-hezbollah-members-pockets-190304565.html
-Starlink for Spying: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-scientists-use-starlink-signals-to-detect-stealth-aircraft-and-drones
-Starlink for planes: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243594/united-airlines-free-starlink-wi-fi-connectivity
-Trump Gets into Crypto: https://www.engadget.com/general/trump-jumps-into-cryptocurrency-appears-to-know-nothing-about-it-130022525.html
-What the heck is this: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/snaps-fifth-generation-spectacles-bring-your-hands-into-into-augmented-reality-180026541.html
-OpenAI’s new model can lie to you differently now:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24243884/openai-o1-model-research-safety-alignment
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-o1-preview/
-Do NOT ask OpenAI o1 to show you how the sausage is made, or we’ll ban you. -OpenAI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-threatens-bans-for-probing-new-ai-models-reasoning-process/
-OpenAi: SVU
Sam Altman abandoning Non-profit. Corporate Greed always wins.
https://fortune.com/2024/09/13/sam-altman-openai-non-profit-structure-change-next-year/
Elon Musk isn’t having it!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/03/01/elon-musk-sues-openai-and-ceo-sam-altman-over-abandoned-non-profit-promise/
-AI and Fires!
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/16/1103962/google-is-funding-an-ai-powered-satellite-constellation-that-will-spot-wildfires-faster/
(don’t open this link too many times, it will time you out.)
-Impulse buy you DJI Drone now!
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/your-dji-drone-might-soon-be-banned-in-the-us-and-yes-this-news-is-just-as-bad-as-it-sounds
 

Geekshow Live!: Mr. Sheffield!

Venom: The Last Dance, The Franchise, Beetlejuice drink, Green Lantern, Spider-Man 4, Crime 101, Jonathan Majors, The Boys, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Pricey PS5 Pro

-Rockstar is low-balling: https://www.ign.com/articles/rock-star-tells-rockstar-to-go-f-yourself-after-extremely-low-offer-to-use-hit-song-in-gta-6
-Executive is tone deaf? Yep: https://www.eurogamer.net/games-industry-layoffs-not-the-result-of-corporate-greed-and-those-affected-should-drive-an-uber-says-ex-sony-president
-Everything old is new again: https://www.howtogeek.com/new-cartridge-releases-are-taking-retro-gaming-to-another-level/
-PS5 Pro announced!
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24167932/ps5-pro-sony-specs-announcement
-PSVR2 on PC review
-Minecraft trailer:
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/a-minecraft-movie-trailer-gives-us-our-first-look-at-jason-momoa-and-jack-black-ahead-of-its-2025-release-143741392.html?src=rss
Thoughts?
-Lightning round - Balatro on Mobile
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/balatro-is-coming-to-mobile-and-its-going-to-ruin-my-life-173039968.html?guccounter=1

Geekshow Helpdesk: Doritos First Aid

-Huawei tri fold: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/huaweis-first-tri-fold-phone-starts-at-an-eye-watering-2800-145113669.html?guccounter=1
-Doritos make you invisible?: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dye-doritos-used-experiment-magic-142003405.html?guccounter=1
-Apple Event
https://www.theverge.com/24239739/apple-iphone-16-event-announcements-watch-series-10-airpods
-New DJI drone to drool over:
https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-neo-hands-on-a-powerful-and-lightweight-200-drone-130039169.html?src=rss
-OTC glucose monitor is out;
https://www.engadget.com/wearables/abbotts-otc-glucose-monitor-is-now-available-in-the-us-170036887.html?src=rss
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/abbott-dexcom-over-the-counter-cgm-launch/719928/
-A different type of apple event.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/apple-must-pay-e13-billion-in-back-taxes-after-losing-final-appeal/
-Starliner is back:
https://www.engadget.com/science/space/boeings-starliner-is-back-without-the-astronauts-it-flew-to-the-iss-110013469.html?src=rss

Geekshow Live! Connecticut?

Minecraft movie, Alien: Earth, Alison Brie is Evil-Lyn, Todd Stashwick joins Marvel's Vision, Ice Cream Man, Beetlejuice cartoon, Star Trek Day,Twilight, Rebecca reviews Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: The Zelda Multiverse

-Zelda officially has a multiverse: https://kotaku.com/zelda-nintendo-breath-of-the-wild-timeline-1851637896
-Remedy teams up with Anapurna: https://www.remedygames.com/article/remedy-and-annapurna-announce-a-strategic-cooperation-agreement
-Gamestop wants a piece of the Retro Pie: https://www.gamestop.com/retro-store-locator
-Farewell Concord, we hardly knew ye:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/09/03/193238/sony-pulls-concord-from-sale-after-disastrous-launch?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-EmuDeck Machines:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046260
-Star Wars Outlaws early impressions
-Headset? More like Head-Dent! Amirite?!?
https://www.headphonesty.com/2021/04/headphone-dent/

Geekshow Helpdesk: A Scientist made of AI?

-So long Anandtech, thanks for all the fish: https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell
-Its about time someone did this: https://www.engadget.com/science/self-storage-rooftops-will-become-a-nationwide-100mw-solar-farm-223004138.html
-Control Panel is safe for now: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/27/24229436/microsoft-windows-control-panel-removal
-Don’t work at Wells Fargo:
https://slashdot.org/story/24/08/30/2246222/wells-fargo-worker-dies-at-desk-nobody-notices-for-four-days?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Intel might have something good?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24233957/intel-lunar-lake-core-ultra-200v-launch
-Don’t worry about that brain cancer:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24234869/theres-no-link-between-cellphone-use-and-brain-cancer-who-says
-Edge lit LCDs have a type of “burn-in’ of their own:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/08/02/1918228/edge-lit-lcd-tv-durability-concerns-emerge-in-new-test?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-You KNOW we have to have an AI story. Meet the AI Scientist
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/research-ai-model-unexpectedly-modified-its-own-code-to-extend-runtime/
-Samsung TV’s get 7 year update commitment. Neat. 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/samsung-tvs-will-get-7-years-of-updates-starting-with-2023-models/

Geekshow Live! Name 3 Women

Borderlands, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Marvels 85th, Dead Boy Detectives, Disneyland news, Amandla Stenberg, Dr Who, The Crow, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: James Makes Noises

-Who could have ever seen this coming?: https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-makes-playstation-splatoon-shooter-foamstars-free-to-play-8-months-after-launch
-Nintendo Direct announcements: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-august-2024-everything-announced
-Borderlands heads to VoD: https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-movie-digital-release-date-announced
-Worms is back: https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/worms-armageddon-anniversary-edition-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch
-PS5 Price Hike: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sony-hikes-the-playstation-5-price-in-japan-by-19-percent-160557944.html
-Sony makes their controllers better on PC:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/you-can-now-customize-playstation-dualsense-edge-controllers-on-pc-151715163.html?src=rss
-Civilization 7 was announced:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/08/20/224251/civilization-7-captures-the-chaos-of-human-history-in-manageable-doses?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Peter Molyneaux has another god game:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/peter-molyneux-is-back-with-yet-another-new-take-on-the-god-game/
-Mouse PI for Hire. I love when things enter the public domain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzeInmapu-Y
https://www.ign.com/games/mouse
-Black Myth: Wukong is doing… really good.
https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-sells-an-incredible-10-million-copies-in-just-3-days
Blew past 10mil in sales in 3 days and 3mil concurrent players across pc and ps5
The Lore: https://www.ign.com/articles/knowing-this-lore-makes-black-myth-wukong-way-more-enjoyable
-Discussion: Do you prefer the new and unseen? Or do you like refinement and depth? 
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mass-effect-and-assassins-creed-vet-says-sequels-rule-because-thats-when-devs-can-make-the-game-they-really-wanted-to-make-the-first-time/