Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: Jarron has a Rant

-These guys can’t take a hint: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-day-before-dev-cancels-failing-kickstarter-and-announces-another-game-in-the-same-breath
-Maybe Bethesda has a point with their engine: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/lead-skyrim-designer-argues-that-bethesdas-primeval-creation-engine-is-perfectly-tuned-to-the-studios-needs-so-an-unreal-swaparoo-probably-isnt-in-the-cards/
-Concord Studio officially shut down: https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline
-Nintendo has a Nintendo Switch Online Mature app? https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-online-mature-app-receives-two-additional-n64-games
-Dragon Age looks really good:
https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review
-Microsoft/DX12 rant
-Well that’s just wholesome Dev engagement.
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/no-mans-sky-dev-fixed-one-fans-611-hour-save-because-when-a-player-has-put-that-much-into-our-game-it-deserves-the-engineering-fix/
-Copyright office delivers a decision about video game preservation
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/publishers-are-absolutely-terrified-preserved-video-games-would-be-used-for-recreational-purposes-so-the-us-copyright-office-has-struck-down-a-major-effort-for-game-preservation/
 

Geekshow Helpdesk: Boeing Sucks. Again.

-SSBs (solid state battery) are coming! For reals!: https://electrek.co/2024/10/23/dodge-charger-ev-getting-solid-state-batteries-2026/
-Apple M4 pro chip: https://www.engadget.com/computing/apple-introduces-the-m4-pro-chip-which-finally-brings-thunderbolt-5-support-150549096.html
-New Apple thingies:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24276043/apple-new-usb-c-magic-mouse-charging-port-bottom
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apples-new-mac-mini-is-more-mighty-more-mini-and-built-for-apple-intelligence/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date
-Lightning is dead:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24275569/apple-usb-c-magic-keyboard-mouse-trackpad-no-lightning
-Scout EVs coming out:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24277692/scout-motors-suv-truck-ev-concept-announce-price-specs
-Boeing can’t catch a break. Or… they have just always been this way.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24277073/intelsat-33e-boeing-satellite-fell-apart-space
-HUGE SURPRISE! Boeing may sell Starliner
https://gizmodo.com/boeing-may-sell-starliner-after-fumbling-its-first-crewed-flight-to-space-2000517505
-The next chapter in the McDonalds Ice Cream Machine Saga!
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279371/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-right-to-repair-copyright
 

Geekshow Live! RoboBach

Creature Commandos, Severance, Running Man, Oregon Trail, Blade, Predator, Starfleet Academy, Good Omens, Tomb Raider, Section 31, Gladiator 2 popcorn bucket, Rebecca reviews Venom 3 & Transformers One, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: That Game is Never Getting Finished

-Squadron 42 delayed? How odd?: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/star-citizen-spinoff-squadron-42-has-been-delayed-again-until-2026-180946358.html
-Silent Hill 2 Remake PC Review
-Xbox Partner Preview:
https://www.polygon.com/gaming/466881/everything-announced-at-microsofts-xbox-partner-preview
-Nintendo Online Secret project leaked: https://www.ign.com/articles/it-took-about-2-seconds-for-nintendos-mysterious-switch-game-to-leak
-Netflix shutters its AAA studio:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/10/22/1829256/netflix-closes-aaa-game-studio-before-it-ever-released-a-game?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-FBC Firebreak!
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/remedys-new-game-is-fbc-firebreak-a-co-op-shooter-in-the-control-universe-180702570.html?src=rss
-God of War TV show is bringing in the big guns:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24277151/amazons-god-of-war-show-brings-ronald-d-moore-on-board
-Spider-man 2 coming to PC:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273919/spider-man-2-pc-release-date
-Analogue 4K Nintendo 64 looks amazing:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24265587/analogue-3d-nintendo-64-price-preorder-date
-NASA+JWST+Minecraft collaboration! Free space DLC.
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/new-minecraft-game/
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/free-nasa-dlc

Geekshow Helpdesk: No Laser Disc!

 
-Alien Romulus is coming to VHS for some reason: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/alien-romulus-is-coming-to-vhs-110055668.html
-Biggest bug ever: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/18/science/arthropleura-giant-arthropod-fossil/index.html
-Its over 9000!!! https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/researchers-seem-to-have-cracked-6g-wireless-achieving-speeds-over-9-000x-faster-than-the-5g-average-at-938-gbps-would-download-black-myth-wukong-in-1-1-seconds/
-AMD X3D coming soon: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-teases-ryzen-9000x3d-chip-coming-november-7-cuts-pricing-on-all-other-ryzen-9000-chips
-US Customs is holding up DJI’s latest drone from releasing:
https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-confirms-that-us-customs-is-holding-up-its-latest-consumer-drone-123007447.html?src=rss
-Amazon finally has a color Kindle:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24271632/amazon-kindle-colorsoft-specs-price-hands-on
-Snapdragon 8 Elite announced:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/24273802/qualcomm-8-elite-oryon-cpu-android-smartphone-soc
-Marketing is great, until it works.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bluesky-x-twitter-elon-musk-block-b2630894.html
-Trains on the MOON!!
https://mashable.com/article/moon-lunar-railroad?test_uuid=01iI2GpryXngy77uIpA3Y4B&test_variant=b

Geekshow Live! RamBro

The Electric State, Wallace & Gromit, Invincible, The Running Man, Until Dawn, Spider-Man, Krypto in Superman, Comics Art Against Project 2025, Rebecca reviews The Wild Robot & Smile 2, Leigh reviews Hellboy: The Crooked Man, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Pokemon Leakage

-Huge Pokemon Hack and Leak: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/massive-pokemon-leak-exposes-beta-designs-source-codes-and-plans-for-upcoming-titles-180208503.html
-Xbox showcase this week: https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-partner-preview-announced-for-this-week-featuring-alan-wake-2-expansion-and-more
-PSX version of Quake 2 for download: https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/a-modder-has-recreated-the-1999-playstation-version-of-quake-2-into-quake-2-remaster-and-will-release-it-for-free-on-october-5th/
-Xbox Game Studios gets new leader: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/craig-duncan-to-succeed-alan-hartman-as-xbox-game-studios-head-170254040.html
-Microsoft v Random gamers; Activision acquisition.
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-settles-gamers-antitrust-lawsuit-over-69-billion-activision-blizzard-acquisition
-How about a wireless controller for your original nintendo?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266019/nintendo-nes-expansion-port-retrotime-bluetooth-wireless-controller
-Jackbox meets board games!
https://kotaku.com/sunderfolk-preview-blizzard-gloomhaven-jackbox-d-d-1851669222

Geekshow Helpdesk: Normal after 7min 25sec

-Google Goes Nuclear: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-strikes-a-deal-with-a-nuclear-startup-to-power-its-ai-data-centers-201403750.htm
-Windows 10 goes EOL in 1 year: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-will-end-windows-10-support-in-exactly-one-year
-If only I had a reason… https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-air-3s-review-lidar-and-improved-image-quality-make-for-a-nearly-faultless-drone-130002876.html
-Tesla’s “We, Robot: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/13/24269131/tesla-optimus-robots-human-controlled-cybercab-we-robot-event
-Dell computers return to office: https://www.businessinsider.com/dell-staff-return-office-order-sparks-panic-parents-childcare-wfh-2024-10
-Reddit didn’t like it when their free help protested. So they fixed that.
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/reddit-policy-changes-make-sitewide-protests-nearly-impossible-183754240.html
-Starship Launch. SNATCHED the rocket out of the air.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/spacex-catches-returning-rocket-in-mid-air-turning-a-fanciful-idea-into-reality/
-New space station
https://gizmodo.com/heres-what-the-space-station-that-could-replace-the-iss-looks-like-2000511988

Geekshow Live! Pectin

Lower Decks, Heretic, Voltron, Lanterns, Monarch, Velma, KAOS, Wild Robot, Over The Garden Wall, Disneyland, Exorcist edition Ouija board, Rebecca reviews The Apprentice, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Big Halo News!

-And then there were none: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/switch-emulator-ryujinx-is-kaput-after-nintendo-pressure-211524968.html
-Red Dead coming to PC: https://www.ign.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-finally-has-a-pc-release-date-14-years-after-it-first-launched
-Big Halo News: https://www.ign.com/articles/future-halo-games-moving-to-unreal-engine-as-developer-343-industries-officially-changes-its-name
-BG3 Mods are out of control!
https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-players-have-downloaded-more-than-15-million-mods-since-patch-7-arrived
-Fighting game troll of epic proportions
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-vs-capcom-2-justin-wong-wazzler-1235104191/