Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live: for awards season

Wednesday, Twisted Metal, Red Sonja, RDJ and Dominique Thorn, Superman, Netflix anime, George Lucas is going to Comic Con, Murderbot, Dr Who, The Baxter Building is for sale, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Chuck E Cheese Grows Up

-More Cyberpunk 2077 anime on the way: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/51617/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-is-now-in-production
-Xbox Layoffs Aftermath: https://www.eurogamer.net/job-losses-studio-closures-cancelled-games-what-we-know-about-xboxs-devastating-wave-of-layoffs
-Ubisoft’s eula scandal? Not that uncommon. 
https://tech4gamers.com/ubisoft-eula-destroy-all-copies-game-goes-offline/
-Credit to this person who is likely blind now. Here’s a list of a bunch of games/studios that have the same/similar language in their eula
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1luzm0v/list_of_games_whose_eula_ask_to_destroy_all_your/
-I played minecraft for the millionth time… and it’s still just as fun. -_- 
-Now with copper golems! which is the same as iron but copper colored-Chuck E. Cheese launches Chucks Arcade:
https://www.chuckecheese.com/tyler-tx/blogs/chuck-e-cheese-launches-chucks-arcade-a-classic-brand-extension-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-modern-arcade-gaming/
-I played minecraft for the first time, and i dont get it.   

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 63: Star Trek The Next Generation SERIES FINALE!

We made it, everyone! It's time for the finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, All Good Things.

Geekshow Helpdesk: 10 Milisecond Peen

-Go Home Elon, you’re drunk: https://www.engadget.com/general/im-not-losing-sleep-over-elon-musks-political-ambitions-160116542.html
-Lasers killing mosquitoes! This looks like a good story, too bad Jarron’s internet sucks… 
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/this-invention-can-use-lidar-to-shoot-down-30-mosquitoes-per-second-with-a-laser-photonmatrix-range-has-up-to-6-meter-kill-zone-can-gauge-distance-orientation-and-body-size-in-3-milliseconds
-If you’re not zapping your armpits with Cold Atmospheric Plasma, what are you even doin?!?
https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/pladeo-plasma-deodorant-alternative/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pladeo-world-s-first-bio-plasma-deodorant-device#/
-Stephen Hawking UPGRADE!!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-neural-brain-implant-provides-near-instantaneous-speech/ 
-AI music segment like Lambos, but better.  Need 1 minute 30 seconds to play a song.  
-Easy print 3d topology maps - https://www.map2stl.com/

Geekshow Live: Beaches Open

Project Hail Mary, Running Man, Eyes of Wakanda, Last of Us HBO, TMNT, Nubia,Tower of Terror, Predator:Badlands, Jim Shooter, Julian McMahon, Michael Madsen ,Admiral Piett, Rebecca reviews Jurassic World: Rebirth, lots more 

Geekshow Arcade: Come on now, Nintendo...

-Fortnite Payout: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fortnite-players-could-eligible-refund-111322796.html
-The DK Rumors were true: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-confirms-donkey-kong-bananza-is-being-made-by-the-mario-odyssey-team
-What are you all playing
-Steam’s in-game metrics are pretty neat and very easy:
https://www.theverge.com/news/695543/valve-steam-performance-monitor-frame-generation-frame-rates
-Xbox launcher live for insiders:
https://www.theverge.com/hands-on/693772/xbox-app-windows-steam-games-integration-epic-games-battle-net
-Steam Summer Sale is live!
-How shady is THIS shiz. Nintendo sending  out major Mr. Burns energy.
https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/switch-2-permabans-are-so-permanent-that-not-even-nintendo-itself-can-overturn-them-as-one-user-named-twink-link-discovered-to-their-horror/
-What’s hot for the steam summer sale? Anything you’ve been waiting for? 
-Don’t ask me why, but just use the included HDMI Cable for the switch 2
https://www.ign.com/articles/psa-make-sure-you-use-the-official-nintendo-switch-2-hdmi-cable-or-your-joy-cons-might-randomly-disconnect

Geekshow Helpdesk: The Devil WIns

-Just use Zigbee. Screw Sengled
-Nothing Phone 3: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-799-nothing-phone-3-has-four-50mp-cameras-and-a-secondary-micro-led-display-173014537.html
-Nomad Leather Mag Wallet review
-ChatGPT Psychosis:
https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/28/1859227/people-are-being-committed-after-spiraling-into-chatgpt-psychosis?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-CarFax….for PC’s? PCFax? HP tryna cut in on the secondary market…
https://spectrum.ieee.org/carmax-used-pcs
-AI and Fair Use in Court! Deep Dive
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/25/nx-s1-5445242/federal-rules-in-ai-companys-favor-in-landmark-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-authors-bartz-graeber-wallace-johnson-anthropic
-Velvet Sundown - Also an AI Story 

Geeksheopardy!

Bugonia, Roofman, Fantastic 4, and Weapons trailers. The Batman Part II script, no Akira for Waititi, Lilo & Stitch 2, Street Fighter castings, Steven Spielberg will never retire, Frozen songwriters for Princess Bride, Johhny Knoxville hosts Fear Factor, Dave Bautista Rom Com, Aaron Sorkin back for Social Network 2, Denis Villaneueve for Bond

Geekshow Arcade: Tenet is still terrible

-Big Marketing oof in the Tube: https://www.ign.com/articles/confused-nintendo-fans-spot-giant-metroid-prime-4-beyond-advert-stating-that-the-game-is-out-now-sparking-hopes-of-an-imminent-release?taid=685570adbd022a0001005d8c&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=bluesky
-Nvidia 5050 announced: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5050/
-Fast Fusion getting a big update already: https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-launch-game-fast-fusion-gets-update-to-improve-image-quality
-Halo Infinite Legacy Mode
-G Helper is super great for Asus laptops
-Is Microsoft finally taking gaming on Windows seriously?
https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/06/18/174256/xbox-president-were-working-to-ensure-windows-is-the-number-one-platform-for-gaming?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Beat Saber ending support on PSVR 1 and 2
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/beat-saber-support-is-ending-on-ps-vr-and-ps-vr2-164136655.html?src=rss
-And they’re doing yet more layoffs:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/06/24/2049205/microsoft-planning-major-xbox-layoffs-next-week?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Geekshow Helpdesk: Robotaxi or RoboHorse?

-Fiber lines don’t have copper you idiots: https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/misguided-copper-thieves-plunge-la-into-internet-blackout-perps-cut-lines-only-to-find-fiber-optic-cables
-Biggest DDOS attack yet: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/massive-ddos-attack-delivered-37-4tb-in-45-seconds-equivalent-to-10-000-hd-movies-to-one-victim-ip-address-cloudflare-blocks-largest-cyber-assault-ever-recorded
-Come on seriously? Trump Mobile?... https://www.engadget.com/mobile/god-help-us-donald-trump-is-launching-trump-mobile-and-plans-to-sell-a-phone-155830166.html
-New Beastly Drone from DJI: https://dronedj.com/2025/06/10/dji-new-drone-matrice-400/?extended-comments=1
-Type 1 Diabetes cured:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/22/0317248/people-with-severe-type-1-diabetes-are-cured-in-small-trial-of-new-drug?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-NFC is getting a range boost:
https://www.theverge.com/news/689281/nfc-15-update-tap-to-pay-range-boost
-Doc Ock Connors would be proud:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/2130210/axolotl-discovery-brings-us-closer-than-ever-to-regrowing-human-limbs?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Well, Apple went there:
https://www.theverge.com/news/692276/apple-wallet-notification-f1-movie-ad
-HDMI 2.2 specs have been finalized:
https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/hdmi-22s-full-specs-have-been-finalized-with-better-support-for-modern-displays-130020213.html?src=rss
-Robotaxi is live:
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/teslas-first-robotaxi-rides-kick-off-in-austin-texas-100015076.html?src=rss
-I waited a long time to bring this here, but here it is! Robot Riding…in 2050…
https://www.cnet.com/tech/rideable-horse-robot-viral-video-the-real-story-behind-it/
-Is nothing sacred anymore?!?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/think-twice-before-you-click-unsubscribe/ar-AA1GoBBj
-SpaceX Starship 36 blows up impressively.
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/on-pad-explosion-deals-another-setback-to-starship/