Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live: Astronomical Prices

Sentry, Wolf Man, Chucky, Foundation, Watson, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Daredevil/Echo, Battlestar Galactica, deep dive: Kerry's trip to Star wars land, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Careful With Your Spicy Game Content

-Most played Steam Deck games of 2023: https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1464257-steam-deck-most-played-2023?amp
-GTA6 Hacker is wild: https://www.gamesradar.com/hacker-behind-gta-6-leak-will-be-confined-to-a-secure-hospital-for-life-due-to-his-intent-to-return-to-cybercrime-as-soon-as-possible/
-Jarron can finally buy Peeping Dorm Manager and no one will know: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/20/24010116/steam-beta-update-hide-games-private-shopping-cart
-The earbuds we’ve all been waiting for: https://gamerant.com/sega-genesis-dreamcast-bluetooth-earbuds-console-replica/
-2023 Steam Awards Results
-FTC after MS+Activision deal….again….https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-ftc-tries-again-stop-microsofts-already-closed-deal-activision-2023-12-06/
-Be careful what you record and save to your cloud storage with Xbox. BG3 spicy moments gets a user’s MS account banned for 1 year: https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-banned-recording-baldurs-gate-3-bare-companions/

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Prime Adpocalypse

-Win11 REinstalls may become easier than ever: https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-reinstall-os-windows-update/
-Prime Adpocalypse is nigh: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/26/24015595/amazon-prime-video-ads-coming-january-29
-2024 could signal the ARM revolution for Windows PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/2024-could-be-the-year-the-pc-finally-dumps-x86-for-arm-all-thanks-to-windows-12-and-qualcomms-new-chip/
-Unraveling the OpenAI coup d'etat. Fired board member interviewed on what went down and why: https://kanebridgenews.com/the-openai-board-member-who-clashed-with-sam-altman-shares-her-side/
-Kytch v. McDonalds Update. The “smoking gun” https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/this-smoking-gun-killed-the-mcdonalds-ice-cream-hackers-startup/

Geekshow Live: Soft Wrangle

Jonathan Majors, Warner Bros/Paramount Merger Talks, Wednesday Spinoff, What We Do In The Shadows, James Wan's Call of Cthulu, Echo, podcast housekeeping, a message from drunk uncle at disneyland, everyone's top 5s for 2023

Geekshow Arcade: Our Top 5 Games 2023!

-MetalFX is AMD FSR: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-s-Metal-FX-upscaling-is-powered-by-AMD-FidelityFX-Super-Resolution-technology.784429.0.html
-Tony’s Top 5 Games: 1. Baldur’s Gate 3, 2. Spiderman2, 3. RE Village, 4. Dead Space, 5. Dying Light 2
-The Day Before Saga:https://www.eurogamer.net/the-day-before-controversies-continue-as-former-employee-says-it-was-never-an-mmo
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-day-before-publisher-apologises-for-game-as-steam-refunds-open
-Naughty Dog cancels TLOU multiplayer game: https://www.polygon.com/24002161/the-last-of-us-online-canceled-naughty-dog-tlou2-multiplayer
-Sony and its game studios need some serious help with cyber-security. Insomnia games hacked last week. Sony didn’t pay up. Sony hacked in Sept 2023, Sony hacked in Oct 2023: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/12/19/1730242/sonys-video-game-plans-leaked-by-ransomware-group
-Remembering E3: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-biggest-e3-announcements-of-all-time

Geekshow Helpdesk: Our Top 5 Tech 2023!

-BS Rocks: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/16/climate/solution-hot-rocks-renewable-energy-battery/index.html
-Last Week Tonight talks Elon Musk: https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM?si=PGlN8MB2505yMS43
Tony’s Top 5: 1. LitterRobot4, 2. ROG Ally/Steamdeck OLED, 3. Falcon Heavy, 4. Audeze Maxwell 5. Dyson Outsize plus
Creative Aurvana Ace 2 Review
-Threads is launching in the EU: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/14/1911233/threads-launches-in-the-european-union?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Apple can’t sell its Watches anymore: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/12/18/2042225/apple-to-pause-selling-new-versions-of-its-watch-after-losing-patent-dispute?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Beeper Mini Update. It ends where we thought it would: https://www.engadget.com/beeper-minis-latest-imessage-for-android-setup-requires-a-mac-200322777.html
-Toshiba… what happened to you man?...: https://slashdot.org/story/23/12/19/1558235/toshiba-to-be-delisted-after-74-years

Geekshow Live: p0st p00p z00mies

Dune 2, Superman: Legacy news, Wolf Man, Good Omens, Twisted Metal, Eyes of Wakanda, Tubi gets DC, Paramount+ w/ Showtime, E3 bye bye, The Lost Boys, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: The Game Awards 2023!

-E3 is dead for real this time: https://www.engadget.com/e3-is-officially-dead-153411735.html?guccounter=1
-Nvidia simp time: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx500-celebration-dlss-ray-tracing-new-games-win-prizes/
-2023 game awards winners: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2023-winners-the-full-list
-2023 Game Awards Announcements: https://www.theverge.com/23981532/the-game-awards-2023-biggest-news-trailers-announcements
-Valve launches wireless VR streaming: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/12/01/017252/valve-launches-official-steam-link-pc-vr-streaming-app-on-quest?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Avatar Frontiers of Pandora looks really good
-BG3 is out on Xbox, but you need to be careful or you could lose your progress.: https://gamerant.com/baldurs-gate-3-xbox-save-deleted-bug/
The other guy’s casual corner!

Geekshow Helpdesk: Inappropriate Rocket Ship!

-Epic beats Google for now: https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play
-Cool GM Hydrogen power cube: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23997306/gm-hydrotec-komatsu-mining-truck-hydrogen-power-cube
-Arc Browser is available on Windows: https://www.engadget.com/the-ultra-customizable-arc-browser-is-now-available-on-windows-in-beta-200039901.html?src=rss
-The story of Beeper Mini continues: https://www.engadget.com/beeper-minis-imessage-integration-is-on-the-fritz-211712651.html?src=rss
https://www.engadget.com/apple-confirms-it-has-blocked-imessage-exploit-012015485.html?src=rss
-Wasabi boosts memory: https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/12/07/0049253/wasabi-linked-to-substantial-boost-in-memory-japanese-study-finds?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-GeoThermal is the coolest. Google teams up with Fervo to create carbon free energy (CFE) for Nevada data center: https://www.engadget.com/googles-first-geothermal-energy-project-is-up-and-running-162630603.html
-I guess I spoke too soon about the giant flying weiner: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/after-15-months-blue-origins-new-shepard-spacecraft-will-finally-fly-again/
-Vehicle to Home (V2H) Technology and IoT partnerships are trucking along. F150 and Honeywell smart thermostat: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/ford-f-150-lightnings-will-soon-offer-home-ac-power-possibly-cheaper-than-grid/
-Google just unveiled Gemini: https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-google-gemini/
myAir.0 review!!! It came! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/myair-0-the-foldable-bluetooth-computer-mouse#/

Geekshow Live!: Dewey Kong

Grand theft Auto VI, Godzilla x Kong, HALO S2, Deadpool3, Hulu x Disney+, Soul,Turning Red, Luca, The Marvels, Steve Ditko estate, Dust Bunny, ISS, Spider-Man Noir, Sasquatch Sunset, rebecca reviews the Boy and the Heron, lots more