Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Arcade: Butt Controllers

-Last chance to buy from the old xbox marketplace: https://xboxera.com/2024/07/16/xbox-360-marketplace-gets-final-price-drops-before-july-29-closing/
-BG3 is getting more large updates than we thought: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-patch-7-wont-be-the-rpgs-final-update-after-all-as-larian-promises-extra-support-including-cross-play-and-photo-mode/
-MW3 comes to gamepass on the 24th: https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-is-headed-to-xbox-game-pass-tomorrow-july-24
-Butt controllers: https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/now-theres-a-wolverine-butt-xbox-controller-to-go-with-deadpool/
-Humble Bundle closes is publishing arm: https://www.engadget.com/humble-games-reportedly-lays-off-its-entire-staff-201923446.html
-Everyone wants an assassin’s creed in feudal japan… except japan.
https://screenrant.com/assassins-creed-shadows-japanese-government-investigation-controversy/
-Paramount+ Cancels Halo. Xbox is looking for a new home for it.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paramount-has-cancelled-its-halo-show-after-2-seasons/-The super bowl of Fighting games, EVOLUTION FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS were this last weekend.
- 10262 participants.- 30K winning purse per title game divided among the top 8 finalists.
-Results, USA- 6/24 places, Japan with 7
-Street Fighter 3 highlight - Hayao stole the show, and his comeback!
-Tin hat conclusion - smash brothers?-Homework:https://youtu.be/sPiG605a0ok?si=ZIerX6aFxy_q3PqB

Geekshow Helpdesk: A Bad Week for IT Folks

-Lisan Al Gaib!!!: https://www.engadget.com/a-new-spacesuit-design-can-recycle-astronauts-urine-into-purified-drinkable-water-175235587.html
-Really Rad long term storage: https://www.techradar.com/pro/battery-powered-robot-crabs-4tb-glass-discs-and-hololens-tech-a-deep-dive-into-project-silica-reveals-how-microsoft-doesnt-want-petabyte-capacity-quartz-disks-just-yet
-Ok. have you tried Barrier?
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier?tab=readme-ov-file#readme
-CrowdStrike. Let the finger pointing begin
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/microsoft-says-8-5m-systems-hit-by-crowdstrike-bsod-releases-usb-recovery-tool/
-Microsoft throwing some shots at the EU re:Crowdstrike
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/22/microsoft-blames-eu-rules-worlds-biggest-tech-outage/
-On the other hand… one guy from Sevco Security(?) blames Microsoft….
https://www.channelfutures.com/security/crowdstrike-or-microsoft-to-blame-global-it-outage
-Zuckerman Vs Zuckerberg! FIGHT!
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/meta-asks-court-to-toss-half-baked-suit-over-facebook-feed-killing-tool/
-Florida ruins everyone’s fun, as always
https://dronexl.co/2024/07/17/reckless-drone-pilot-endangers-blue-angels/
Example from detroit… idiots: https://youtu.be/ZmJSoiB0Drg?si=pC9ZDTlmikgophSX
 

Geekshow Live! ..a lot..like..A LOT

Beetlejuice 2, Dune: Prophecy, Alien: Romulus, Russo Bros, Superman, Predato, Toxic Avenger, Video Killed the Radio Star, Rebecca reviews Twisters, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Valve is a tiny Behemoth

-Valve is smaller than you think: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/13/24197477/valve-employs-few-hundred-people-payroll-redacted
-Sega Dreamcast fpga emulator https://search.app/wB7z7mToDgKTrDRs8
What are you playing?
Playing massive amounts of Halo. Must. Reach. Onyx. Must beat Twyman.
-AMD Ryzen 9 launch date confirmed… and 9950x price potentially leaked?
Launch date announced - https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-9000-release-date-official
-Price Leak - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/98866/amd-ryzen-9-9950x-price-leak-suggests-itll-be-good-deal-cheaper-than-7950x-cpu/index.html
-Do you wait for the X3D? Explain your answer. 
-Take a minute to thank your local Nintendo Translator… no one else is crediting them.
https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title
-Retro Mac/PC games on iOS!
https://www.cultofmac.com/862444/first-pc-emulator-iphone-hits-app-store/

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Lost Boys

-You were a good boy, RedBox. Look at the flowers: https://www.engadget.com/say-goodbye-to-redbox-130044411.html?guccounter=1
-Interesting competition for Harmony remotes:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/24/24184673/switchbot-smart-home-universal-remote-matter-bluetooth
-New LLM for spreadsheets!!!!!!
https://slashdot.org/story/24/07/15/2330243/microsoft-unveils-a-large-language-model-that-excels-at-encoding-spreadsheets?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-New A/C tech uses much less energy:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/16/2112235/cutting-edge-technology-could-massively-reduce-the-amount-of-energy-used-for-air-conditioning?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Apple trained their AI on scraped YouTube videos:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037316
-Prime Day pickups?
-Samsung Galaxy Unpacked:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24194881/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-ring-ai-z-fold-6-flip-watch-7-ultra-buds
-Oh. Dear… another breach.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/business/att-customers-massive-breach/index.html
-Class action time!
https://www.pcmag.com/news/atts-major-data-breach-sparks-another-class-action-lawsuit
-Am I screwed? Maybe not directly?
-Owen Showcases his gadget dominance. New 12bay NAS M.2 2280 nvme storage array.
-Life sucks, Everything sucks, We are all going to die!
 https://bgr.com/science/changes-in-ocean-currents-could-destroy-the-planet-new-study-suggests/
-Dark Comets will be the thing that gets us!
https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/dark-comets-may-be-a-much-bigger-threat-to-earth-than-we-thought-new-study-warns
 

Geekshow Live! You can use a Towel

Captain America: Brave New World, Watchmen, Time Bandits, Futurama, Agatha All Along, Inside Out 2 ,Xmen 97, Barbaric, Godzilla, Rebecca reviews Longlegs, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Gamepass is going up

-Steamdeck gets game recording: https://www.engadget.com/steam-deck-gets-a-built-in-game-recorder-120019196.html
-AMD wants to improve texture compression: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ai-shrink-game-download-size
-Overwatch 2 Transformers crossover: https://www.engadget.com/overwatch-2-shows-off-transformers-skins-in-animated-trailer-222358657.html
-Gamepass prices are increasing:
​​https://www.engadget.com/xbox-is-increasing-game-pass-prices-and-adding-a-standard-plan-234657957.html?src=rss
-Fortnite is coming back to iOS:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/2332233/apple-approves-epic-games-store-app-for-ios?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Xbox cloud gaming on Fire TV sticks:
https://www.engadget.com/xbox-cloud-gaming-is-now-available-on-some-amazon-fire-tv-sticks-181530197.html?src=rss
-Palworld is going big:
https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/sony-music-entertainment-japan-aniplex-and-pocketpair-jointly-establish-palworld-entertainment
-KIEN!
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/07/04/144200/kien-the-most-delayed-video-game-in-history-released-after-22-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Lando is playing a new game, and wants to talk about it…

Geekshow Helpdesk: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

-Yer gonna need a license for that poop: https://www.ksl.com/article/51051266/fda-warns-company-selling-products-with-human-fecal-matter-without-approval
-Boeing, rightfully so, owes more money: https://www.engadget.com/boeing-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-defraud-the-us-government-124009566.html
-Japan has reinvented the train:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/06/27/2232202/japan-plans-310-mile-conveyor-belt-that-can-carry-freight-of-25000-trucks-a-day?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Don’t buy a new car in the EU:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/09/1640243/speed-limiters-now-mandatory-in-all-new-eu-cars?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Google is testing popup ads in Maps.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/1911241/google-maps-tests-new-pop-up-ads-that-give-users-an-unnecessary-detour?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Nothing CMF 1 is a cool looking budget phone:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24191666/nothing-cmf-phone-1-cases-accessories-lanyard-wallet
https://www.engadget.com/nothings-budget-friendly-brand-cmf-announced-three-new-products-including-a-200-smartphone-100417261.html?src=rss
-Be careful sneezing:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2035167
-Mor Rokets!
https://www.space.com/europe-ariane-6-rocket-debut-launch
-Software built on software is always a recipe for disaster
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/384000-sites-link-to-code-library-caught-performing-supply-chain-attack/
Some background: https://qz.com/646467/how-one-programmer-broke-the-internet-by-deleting-a-tiny-piece-of-code
-/r/cyberstuck Talk

Geekshow Live! RIP Shannon

Hellboy, Sandman S2, Venus Prime, Arkham Asylum, Deadpool & Wolverine, Six Flags-Knott's Mega Merger, The Acolyte continues with hidden Beastie Boys references, lots more
go fund me for Shannon's Services: https://gofund.me/4bf69b11

Arcade: Geek Mecca is in Oregon

-Forza Horizon 4 is being delisted: https://www.ign.com/articles/forza-horizon-4-will-be-delisted-from-digital-stores-in-december
-Intel may actually stick it out in the GPU market: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99069/intel-arc-battlemage-x2-and-x3-gpus-spotted-up-to-448-eus-on-256-bit-memory-bus/index.html
-The long journey of Retroarch
-New RE is in the works:
https://www.polygon.com/24190672/resident-evil-9-capcom
-Steam summer sale. What are your pickups?
-Dead Rising remaster:
https://www.polygon.com/24186644/dead-rising-remaster-capcom-release-date
-Xbox went down today. My kids were not amused.
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/xbox-live-suffers-a-major-outage-thats-keeping-people-from-logging-in-microsoft-says-fixing-it-is-taking-longer-than-expected/
-Im not sure this is a good thing. BBC hosting an Edu-Training area in Roblox.
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/the-bbc-dons-its-game-dev-cap-to-combine-2-things-i-fear-and-dont-understand-the-uk-general-election-and-roblox/
-Lang loves fighting games- Marvel vs Capcom collection announced!!! (so what if it’s over 20 years old.) 
-Field trip to Next level pinball, Oregon’s pinball museum