Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live! Franklactus

Welcome to Derry, Doomsday, Secret Wars, Toy Story 5 , Street Fighter, Hunger Games, Elden Ring, GTA VI, Wheel of Time, Star Wars, Alex Ross, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Fortnite is back?...

-Randy Pitchford can’t read the room: https://www.ign.com/articles/as-gamers-express-concern-about-borderlands-4-potentially-costing-80-gearbox-chief-randy-pitchford-says-if-youre-a-real-fan-youll-find-a-way-to-make-it-happen
-MSI doing an AMD Claw: https://www.theverge.com/news/670096/msi-claw-a8-amd-z2-extreme-computex-2025
-Bungie is looking bad: https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-discuss-marathon-developer-bungies-future-after-yet-another-plagiarism-row-rocks-studio-make-no-mistake-this-is-an-existential-struggle-for-bungie-at-this-point
-Did Epic win?
https://www.theverge.com/news/661290/fortnite-ios-iphone-epic-games-back-apple-app-store
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/05/19/the-first-rule-of-legal-fight-club
-Game News: 
Steller Blade coming to PC on June 11:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/stellar-blade-heads-to-pc-on-june-11-185536164.html?src=rss
Prince of Persia remake coming in early 2026:
https://www.theverge.com/news/667061/ubisoft-prince-of-persia-remake-release-date-by-april-2026
New Uncharted coming!!!!!!
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/naughty-dog-new-game-confirmed-uncharted/
-Sony halting services in Russia.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/19/7512924/
-Would you put steamOS on your ROG?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/valve-adds-steamos-compatible-game-label-as-it-prepares-to-expand-beyond-steam-deck/

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 60: Star Trek The Next Generation S7 Eps 14-17

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, ensign Tony Eccles, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Sub Rosa, Lower Decks, Thine Own Self, and Masks

Geekshow Helpdesk: So much AI JUNK

Custom Crispr is here: https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/us-baby-receives-first-ever-customized-crispr-treatment-for-genetic-disease
ol wut, google?: https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-wants-250-per-month-in-return-for-its-new-ai-ultra-plan-180248513.html
Chicago Sun-Times invented a bunch of fake books:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/2019221/chicago-sun-times-prints-summer-reading-list-full-of-fake-books?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Google I/O Slop:
https://www.theverge.com/news/669408/google-io-2025-biggest-announcements-ai-gemini
Data breaches are not a joke
https://decrypt.co/321076/coinbase-data-breach-will-lead-to-people-dying-techcrunch-founder-says
23andMe buyer announced… rip your genome privacy
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2039213/regeneron-pharmaceuticals-to-buy-23andme-and-its-data-for-256-million
Ok really though… maybe “World” (formerly worldcoin) is worth talking about?
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/sam_altman_startup_world/
Elgato Stream Deck Everywhere
https://www.theverge.com/news/669323/elgato-stream-deck-modules-vsd-scissor-switches

Geekshow Live: Trampoline!

Superman, Ironheart, Alien: Earth, Fail-Safe, Gears of War, Hunger Games, Buffy, Skeleton Crew, ST:SNW, Fallout, Odyssey, TMNT, ST:Prodigy, Rebecca reviews Mission Impossible, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Nintendo throwing Bricks

-Epic knows its launcher sucks: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/props-for-the-honesty-tim-sweeney-says-the-reason-people-characterize-the-epic-games-launcher-as-clunky-is-wait-for-it-because-the-epic-games-launcher-is-clunky/
-Fallout Season 2 update: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-season-2-teaser-trailer-confirms-a-december-release-and-drives-the-point-home-that-were-going-to-new-vegas/
-Don’t piss off Nintendo. Or else they will show you that you don’t really own your console:
Nintendo Can Render Your Switch 2 'Permanently Unusable' If You Break Their Rules
-ROG Ally 2 leaked:
Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photos
-Marvel 1943 delayed:
Amy Hennig's 'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' is delayed to 2026
-Giant Bomb is going independent:
https://www.theverge.com/news/664747/giant-bomb-independent-gaming-site-employee-owned
-Not all heroes wear capes.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-1-and-2s-source-code-isnt-lost-after-all-thanks-to-one-hero-programmer-i-made-it-a-quest-to-snapshot-everything/
-Seriously though… don’t piss of Nintendo.
https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-modders-are-restoring-mechanics-pocketpair-was-forced-to-patch-out-due-to-nintendo-and-the-pokmon-companys-patent-lawsuit
-Steam Os Compatibility
https://www.polygon.com/hardware/598822/valves-steamos-now-has-compatibility-ratings-for-devices-other-than-steam-decks 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Lando Herds the Cats

-Samsung goes on an audio buying spree: https://www.engadget.com/audio/samsung-is-paying-350-million-for-audio-brands-bowers--wilkins-denon-marantz-and-polk-131514754.html?guccounter=1
-Tokamak reactor magnet is beefy: https://gizmodo.com/iter-just-assembled-the-worlds-most-powerful-fusion-magnet-2000597387
-Philips is debuting 3D printed replaceable parts:
Philips Debuts 3D Printable Components To Repair Products
-The alchemists were right all along:
Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider)
-Amazfit Active 2 review
-DJI is sort of giving up on the US:
DJI is skipping the US with its most advanced drone yet
-China is slowing everyone’s roll
https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/china-disrupts-earths-rotation-nasa-confirms-massive-project-is-slowing-the-planet-with-unprecedented-global-consequences/
-Cyber Skirmishes. Walz Telemessage usage and GlobalX air hack.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/05/2044211/messaging-app-used-by-mike-waltz-trump-deportation-airline-globalx-both-hacked-in-separate-breaches
-Google is going ham with it’s new G logo!
https://9to5google.com/2025/05/12/google-icon-update/
-Rich Peeps suck!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/07/two-thirds-of-global-heating-caused-by-richest-study-suggests

Geekshow Live! Country of Mattel

Peacemaker, The Old Guard 2, The Long Walk, Together, Squid Game, Ted, Godzilla x Kong, X-Men, Thunderbolts, Doomsday, Superman, LOTR: Hunt for Gollum, Evil Dead, 'Supernatural' reunion, Rebecca reviews Fight or Flight, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Xbox, What are you doing?!...

-Xbox raises prices…:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/microsoft-raised-the-prices-of-xbox-consoles-and-some-games-are-next/
-South of Midnight Review
-GTA VI delayed to May 2026 and got a new trailer:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-delayed-to-may-2026-120405517.html?src=rss
-Ecco the Dolphin is BACK:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-new-ecco-the-dolphin-game-and-remasters-are-on-the-way-205338160.html?src=rss
-Goodbye Polygon:
https://kotaku.com/polygon-sold-vox-media-valnet-layoffs-digital-gaming-1851778655
-Gears of War remastered is coming on August 26th:
https://www.theverge.com/news/661169/gears-of-war-reloaded-remaster-release-date
-Riot games isn’t messing around
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/03/how-riot-games-is-fighting-the-war-against-video-game-hackers/

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 59: Star Trek The Next Generation S7 Eps 10-13

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Inheritance, Parallels, The Pegasus, and Homeward.