Geekshow Podcast

Recorded LIVE at FanX Comic Con in Salt lake City. (9/23/23)  Hear us do it Live, in front of people. Some News, some games, some name calling.  geekshow.store is live for merch!

-All the highlights of the Microsoft leaked stuff: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880165/xbox-leak-ftc-documents-new-xbox-series-x-controller-next-gen -Sony State Of Play recap: https://www.polygon.com/23874130/playstation-state-of-play-showcase-september-2023-all-games-summary-recap -Nintendo Direct Recap: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2023-everything-announced -Unity promises “changes” https://arstechnica.com/?p=1968985 -Ascendant Studios has layoffs :( https://www.polygon.com/23873880/immortals-of-aveum-studio-layoff -Out of the ashes of the Microsoft v FTC documents comes… a turd. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/ftc-v-microsoft-document-leak-outs-detailed-plans-for-mid-gen-xbox-refresh/ Phil Spencer's response. https://www.engadget.com/xbox-head-phil-spencer-responds-to-a-day-of-massive-leaks-220326175.html -Unity receiving credible threats? I mean, I know you're mab bro but…c'mon. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/potential-threat-shuts-two-unity-offices-after-per-install-fee-announcement/ -Fortnite v. FTC settlement is live. If you got slammed with in game purchases, you can get ‘some money back' (read: $0.50) https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880687/fortnite-ftc-settlement-epic-games-apply -BLUEY!!! https://www.ign.com/articles/first-ever-bluey-video-game-launches-november Lando's Casual Corner - Casual Game review

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 3 episodes: The Mark of Gideon, That Which Survives, The Lights of Zetar, Requiem for Methuselah, and The Way to Eden

-Microsoft Hololens Rides again: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871859/us-army-microsoft-ivas-ar-goggles-success-new-contract-hololens -Boeing and NASA unveil new greener passenger  jet: https://scitechdaily.com/sustainable-skies-nasa-and-boeing-unveil-the-x-66a-aircraft/ -More stuff like this please, Intel: https://www.engadget.com/intels-core-ultra-meteor-lake-chips-arrive-on-december-14-153515292.html -Bose trots out new Headphones/earbuds: https://www.engadget.com/bose-debuts-quietcomfort-ultra-headphones-and-earbuds-with-spatial-audio-183032611.html -Invesre Vaccine can heal autoimmune diseases. Friggin awesome: https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0156244/new-inverse-vaccine-shows-potential-to-treat-ms-and-other-autoimmune-diseases?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Want to ride a folding table like a scooter? Honda has something for you. https://www.engadget.com/hondas-adorable-80s-microscooter-is-back-and-electrified-for-the-21st-century-130010531.html -Cool new iphone 15 feature: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/19/iphone-15-80-percent-battery-limit-option/ -Hackerman news. MGM in Las Vegas is having a bad day. https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/a-phone-call-to-helpdesk-was-likely-all-it-took-to-hack-mgm/ -Google wants more free labor! Road-Mapper program expanding https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/19/google-wants-to-map-more-of-the-worlds-roads-with-expansion-of-road-mapper-volunteer-community/ -Humans ruin everything. A new English word is born. Noctalgia - Sky Grief https://www.space.com/light-pollution-loss-dark-skies-noctalgia But don't fret. You should check out this Dark Sky Reserve site. https://darksky.org/places/ Utah specific https://www.visitutah.com/Places-To-Go/Dark-Sky-Parks -The Moon is moving and making the days longer https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/moon-drifting-away-earth-impact-2665582406  

Aquaman, Pet sematary: Bloodlines, Fall of the House of Usher, Monster Squad!, Lando, Werewolf By Nite, Alan Moore, Warner Bros thinks they have not used their franchises enough, they also think you've been taking advantage of them, Marvel VFX workers vote yes to union, Paranormal Activity...the stage play! lots more

-Switch 2 Rumors: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-demoed-switch-2-to-developers-at-gamescom -Paid for Mods are OK DRM Mods are… problematic: https://www.pcgamer.com/a-dollar5-starfield-mod-to-enable-dlss-frame-generation-has-been-cracked-to-remove-modders-drm/ -Xbox 360 Nostalgia baby!: https://www.engadget.com/this-xbox-360-building-set-is-a-nostalgic-halo-infused-thrill-161350310.html -iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are interesting (not necessarily good) gaming devices. Could be Apple's solution to their AAA gaming problem…maybe? https://www.ign.com/articles/apple-iphone-15-pro-officially-announced-release-date-specs-price -Unity doesn't know what they're doing: https://www.polygon.com/23870247/unity-engine-pricing-model-install-fee -Update: https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/unity-runtime-fee-policy-marc-whitten -Embracer to sell Gearbox probably: https://www.engadget.com/embracer-may-sell-borderlands-creator-gearbox-amid-financial-woes-161505145.html?src=rss -Steam 20th anniversary sale https://gamerant.com/steam-20th-anniversary-sale/ -Best check your PC cooling system before the new CP 2077 DLC https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-players-warned-to-check-their-pc-cooling-systems-before-phantom-liberty-launch/1100-6517637/

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 3 episodes: Wink of an Eye, The Empath, Elaan of Troyius, Whom Gods Destroy, and Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.

-NASA's SLS is in trouble: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/nasa-finally-admits-what-everyone-already-knows-sls-is-unaffordable/amp/ -BMW learns what we don't like: https://www.engadget.com/bmws-terrible-heated-seats-subscription-didnt-even-make-it-to-a-second-winter-184536200.html -3rd party testing with Tesla Semi: https://electrek.co/2023/09/12/tesla-semi-proves-itself-fascinating-new-independent-test/ -Thunderbolt 5 connector looking rad: https://www.engadget.com/intel-thunderbolt-5-launch-130006804.html -Apple Event https://www.engadget.com/everything-announced-at-todays-apple-event-iphone-15-usb-c-apple-watch-series-9-and-more-200111613.html?src=rss -New Roombas: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/11/23864923/irobot-roomba-combo-j9-plus-robot-vacuum-mop-price-features -Is Net Neutrality back from the dead? https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863365/anna-gomez-fcc-commissioner-senate-confirmation-net-neutrality -Drawable LED screen! https://newatlas.com/science/inks-stretchable-leds-ballpoint-pen/

Recorded Live at Brewvies: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ,Godzilla Minus One, Gen V,The Exorcist: Believer, Eli Roth's Thanksgiving, Pirates of the Caribbean, Stray: the movie, Barbie , Very Short Treks, Star Trek meets Kid Cudi?, the Business of Show, Tony reviews Barbie, lots more

-Starfield: Review In Progress -Portal in N64 update: https://www.pcgamer.com/legend-has-spent-years-making-portal-for-the-n64-and-by-gaben-hes-done-it/ -Good Guy Epic?: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843018/epic-games-store-first-run-developers-revenue -Vampire Bloodlines 2 gets a lifeline: https://www.engadget.com/vampire-the-masquerade---bloodlines-2-returns-from-the-shadows-with-a-new-developer-200008403.html -Volition Closes its doors: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/saints-row-red-faction-studio-volition-closes-suddenly-after-30-years/ -Jedi Survivor is acceptable now. https://www.polygon.com/23859569/star-wars-jedi-survivor-patch-update-bugs-performance -PS Plus is getting a price hike https://www.polygon.com/23852373/playstation-plus-price-increase-yearly-cost-12-month -Legion Go is official. https://www.polygon.com/23852815/lenovo-legion-go-portable-pc-switch-features-specs-price -Modders are here to save your Starfield DLSS…. For a price. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/starfields-missing-nvidia-dlss-support-has-been-added-by-a-free-mod/ -Free Version DLSS 2.0 https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/111 -“Beta” Version - DLSS 3.0 https://www.patreon.com/PureDark -Lenovo makes a gaming showing at IFA 2023 https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2023/09/01/ifa-2023-lenovo-reveals-its-first-windows-11-gaming-handheld-new-3d-monitor-for-business/

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson with special guest Leigh George Kade as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 3 episodes: Spectre of The Gun, Day of The Dove, For The World is Hollow and I Have Touched The Sky, The Tholian Web, and Plato's Stepchildren.

-Really cool Android option: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/fairphone-5-sets-a-new-standard-with-8-10-years-of-android-support/ -LG brief case TV? Wtf?: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853578/lg-standbyme-go-suitcase-tv-hands-on -Teeny Tiny Jlabs Jbuds Mini: https://www.jlab.com/products/jbuds-mini-earbuds?variant=39953390633032 -X is adding Voice and Video Calls: https://wccftech.com/twitter-getting-video-and-audio-calling-feature/ -Always renew your domain name folks https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/01/lidl-recalls-paw-patrol-snacks-after-website-on-packaging-displayed-porn/?guccounter=1 -New Model 3 announced https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/1/23855176/tesla-new-model-3-design-highland -Philips Hue adds Matter Support: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23852589/philips-hue-matter-support-adds-bridge -Pixel event announced https://www.engadget.com/googles-pixel-8-event-is-set-for-october-4th-170334767.html?src=rss -Pixel Pass is dead. Another for the Google Graveyard: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964271 -Are we ready for 3d monitors?! (trick question! They already exist! But here's a new one!) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/lenovo-adds-glasses-free-3d-to-a-27-inch-monitor-for-2999/ -What is IFA?!? (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin aka International Radio Exhibition) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFA_Berlin -You can tell that it's neat by the way that it is. https://pocketnow.com/best-of-ifa-2023/

(NSFW!) Do not text Chucky, Our Flag Means Death S2 ,ONE PIECE on Netflix, Warrior Nun,4dollar movie day, OG Jurassic Park, Doom Patrol, AMC on HBOMax, Disney + is dropping Spiderwick and Nautilus, Marvel shuffles TV calendar, strike update, Rebecca reviews Bottoms, lots more

-AMD says they aren't blocking DLSS: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-claims-starfield-devs-have-the-power-to-add-dlss-support -If true Lenovo did it wrong: https://windowsreport.com/legion-go-price-specs-release-date/ -FSR 3 appears!: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-amd-reveals-long-awaited-fsr-3-tech-and-frame-gen-for-every-dx11dx12-game -Baldur's gate 3 review in progress -Dark Forces and Turok 3 are getting remasters: https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-dark-forces-and-turok-3-to-be-remastered-by-nightdive-studios-114002864.html?src=rss -Immortals of Aveum review in progress -The PlayStation Portal costs $200 and is a swing and a miss. https://www.polygon.com/2023/8/23/23842770/playstation-portal-handheld-price-features-pulse-elite-explore -Sony is buying Audeze for some reason: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/08/24/1830226/sony-is-buying-gaming-headphone-maker-audeze?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -ESRB is scanning faces to verify age - I vote we call it PP-FAE. https://gizmodo.com/esrb-rating-face-scan-age-verification-1850674601

Join Lieutenant Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 3 episodes: Spock's Brain, The Enterprise Incident, The Paradise Syndrome, And the Children Shall Lead, and Is There in Truth No Beauty? **Apologies for the audio on this episode! Not sure why I (Rebecca) sound like I'm calling from a car phone. Accidents happen!

-Much easier shower phoning: https://www.techradar.com/phones/oneplus-phones/oneplus-just-fixed-a-phone-screen-problem-not-even-apple-or-samsung-have-solved -MSI leaks next intel CPUs… OOPs!: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-accidentally-confirms-raptor-lake-refresh-specs -Cool Atmos feature that will probably go nowhere: https://www.engadget.com/dolby-atmos-will-use-your-tv-to-expand-living-room-speaker-setups-123021095.html -New robot vacuum promises no-touch cleaning: https://www.theverge.com/23845579/switchbot-s10-robot-vacuum-mop-launch-ifa -Web Threads is finally here: https://www.engadget.com/the-web-version-of-threads-is-finally-here-174909701.html?src=rss -Apple supports Right to Repair bill in California: https://www.engadget.com/apple-backs-right-to-repair-bill-in-california-072227964.html?src=rss -Hookworms really are our friends: https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/22/230234/hookworms-successfully-prevent-type-2-diabetes-in-human-trial?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -iPhone event announced -  September 12th, 2023 -Nobody really cared about Threads, they just wanted that sweet sweet @jarron handle. Threads has basically flatlined. https://gizmodo.com/threads-has-lost-more-than-80-of-daily-active-users-1850707329 -Have you ever used Google Flights? I did not know this existed. https://www.cnn.com/travel/google-flights-changes-searched-winter-destinations/index.html -Netflix sees more usage and nearly 25% increase in new signups… wonder why? https://deadline.com/2023/08/netflix-added-subscribers-july-password-sharing-crackdown-antenna-streaming-data-1235526018/ -Go India. 4th country to land something on the moon… https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/india-becomes-the-fourth-country-to-land-a-spacecraft-on-the-moon/ -McDonalds may have a new way to fix their ice cream machines https://gizmodo.com/ifixit-congress-right-to-repair-mcdonalds-ice-cream-1850784450   

Rebel Moon, Star Trek Day, Dune2, Gzilla x Kong, LOTR, Barbie IMAX, Rick & Morty, Gen V, WandaVision Loki and Mando, Atari 2600 is back, The Last Ronin game, TMNT will put their hands in cement at Hollywood Chinese Theatre, Tony reviews Blue Beetle, lots more

-Charles Martinet steps back from voicing Mario: https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-the-voice-of-mario-is-stepping-away-from-games-after-nearly-three-decades-111640482.html -MS sells Activision/Bliz streaming to Ubisoft to appease UK: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-will-sell-activision-blizzard-streaming-rights-to-ubisoft-in-attempt-to-win-uk-approval-075237079.html -Gamescom Announcements so far: https://www.ign.com/articles/gamescom-opening-night-live-2023-everything-announced -Half-Life 2 RTX looks amazing: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23840484/half-life-2-rtx-remix-remake-nvidia-raytracing-community-mod -DLSS 3.5 fixes the only problem with ray-tracing: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-dlss-3-5-ray-reconstruction/ -Xbox 360 store shutting down https://www.polygon.com/23835645/xbox-360-store-offline-shut-down-july-2024 -Is Atari crazy? Or are they Geniuses? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/08/atari-launches-replica-2600-console-to-go-with-all-its-replica-2600-cartridges/  

Join Lieutenant Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these last season 2 episodes: Patterns of Force, By Any Other Name, The Omega Glory, The Ultimate Computer, Bread and Circuses, and Assignment: Earth. 

-LTT problems update? -AI art can't be copyrighted (yet): AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US federal judge - The Verge -Synthetic Salmon Sub: I try synthetic salmon and enter the “uncanny valley” of taste | Ars Technica -Reading brainwaves: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/scientists-reconstruct-dark-side-of-the-moon-from-patients-brainwaves -So…we really can't detect AI? https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/25/191208/openai-quietly-shuts-down-its-ai-detection-tool?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -FollowUp on WorldCoin; I definitely didn't make this connection when we first talked about it: Original story: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/more-than-100000-people-have-had-their-eyes-scanned-for-free-cryptocurrency/ Update: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/24/worldcoin-launch-sam-altman/ -Facebook is fishing for the Babel Fish: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/metas-massively-multilingual-ai-model-translates-up-to-100-languages-speech-or-text/

Scott Pilgrim, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Percy Jackson, Barbie, Prey, Across the Spider-verse, Ahsoka, Supermans suit, Kraven the Hunter, Blue Beetle, Lucasfilm, XBox360, lots more

-OK fine GEEZ! I'll play Baldur'd Gate 3: https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3?ref=hp -Saudi's backed out of Embracer deal: https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-groups-partner-who-walked-from-2-billion-deal-finally-revealed -Quake 2 remaster: https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-2-remaster-release/ -ULTRARAM!!!: https://www.pcgamer.com/ultraram-may-be-a-silly-name-but-its-the-holy-grail-for-memory-tech-and-means-your-pc-could-hibernate-for-over-1000-years/ https://theceruleanproject.com/ -The Wiglett plush is…ahem…interesting: https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/23827459/wiglett-polygon-pokemon-plush-toys-gen-9-scarlet-violet -Jedi Survivor is coming to last-gen consoles: https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-jedi-survivor-will-be-ported-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-after-all-064100551.html?src=rss -Jumping backpack makes VR jumping feel more immersive: https://www.engadget.com/the-jumpmod-haptic-backpack-makes-virtual-leaps-more-realistic-160003718.html?src=rss -RDR is coming to Playstation and Switch: https://www.engadget.com/take-two-ceo-says-50-for-red-dead-redemption-port-is-great-value-093553782.html?src=rss -My Linux minecraft server Nerd flex is getting annoying. -Quake 2 is BACK! https://kotaku.com/quake-2-remaster-steam-switch-quakecon-64-release-date-1850727131/

Join Lieutenant Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about Wrath of Khan and these season 2 episodes: The Gamesters of Triskelion, A Piece of The Action, The Immunity Syndrome, A Private Little War, and Return to Tomorrow.

-Gamer's Nexus goes after LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGW3TPytTjc -LTT's 1st response: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1526180-gamers-nexus-alleges-lmg-has-insufficient-ethics-and-integrity/page/16/ -Samsung prototypes massive SSD: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-256tb-ssd-teased-fms-2023/ -Fusion breakthrough happened a second time: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/06/2251255/us-scientists-repeat-fusion-power-breakthrough-for-a-second-time?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Automakers team up to create a new charging network: https://www.engadget.com/major-automakers-team-up-to-create-new-north-american-ev-charging-network-171532385.html?src=rss -Lockheed Martin is building a nuclear rocket to go to Mars: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-picks-lockheed-martin-to-build-the-nuclear-rocket-thatll-take-us-to-mars-170035659.html?src=rss -So… Aliens exist… and nobody is surprised… https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190390376/ufo-hearing-non-human-biologics-uaps -Echo Buds Follow up (For Tony!)

Toast of Tinsletown, Archer, The Changeling, Jurassic Park at 30 and in 3D, The Franchise, Good Omens S3, Spiderverse first 10 minutes free on youtube, Ayer cut of Suicide Squad?, Wonder Woman 3?, Marvel VFX workers file to join union, Galactic Cruiser shutdown is costly, theseruleanproject.com, a 'skit'. Lots more. 

Join us for an episode of Gadget Spot Classics! Part 2 of our episode from October 16th 2018 where we get into our great crowdfunding experiment and you'll see the genesis of our love for Bidets and the running gag of Jarron never getting his foldable bike helmet

Join Lieutenant Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 2 episodes: Friday's Child, The Deadly Years, Obsession, Wolf in The Fold, and The Trouble with Tribbles.

Join us as we revisit a Gadget Spot Classics from October 16 2018 where we talk about the latest and greatest of Google, Apple, and Palm!!!

Loki S2, ST:SNW, Disenchantment, Scream 7,Elemental, Post Malone bought the One Ring magic card, Stephen Amell and Zachery Levi, AI movie extras,Hasbro,Barbie movie is ending relationships, rebecca reviews TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, lots more

-Repair your own Xbox Controller! https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-starts-selling-replacement-parts-for-xbox-gamepads-174023573.html -8bitdo breaking into keyboards: https://www.ign.com/articles/8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard-wireless-mechanical-keyboard -Current Gen Consoles finally have sales -The Switch 2 Rumor mill is about to take off: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-switch-2-targets-2024-with-next-gen-console/ -What do you do when you run into P3 while playing Fallout 76? You drop heals and stims of course. https://gamerant.com/xbox-fallout-76-gamer-phil-spencer-encounter/ -In the first half of August Gamepass is losing 4 games and adding 6 to its library.

Join Lieutenant Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 2 episodes: The Doomsday Machine, Catspaw, I Mudd, Metamorphosis, and Journey to Babel.

-Like Energy Star but for security: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798153/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-biden-security -3D VNAND Mobile CPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-3d-v-cache-comes-to-laptops-ryzen-9-7945hx3d-cpu-listed -Ask Abe Linciln for Advice: https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-an-abe-lincoln-chatbot-as-part-of-a-public-ai-push-190922903.html -FTC swings for the fences. Faces down Amazon. https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/26/0041223/ftc-readies-lawsuit-that-could-break-up-amazon -RIP incandescent bulbs… mostly. https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816510/incandescent-light-bulb-2023-sale-ban-usa -Echo Buds Review from someone who isn't Tony

Gen V, Lando series, Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen movies, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Mask of the Phantasm, Beetlejuice 2, WandaVision, more booze in Disneyland, Spider-verse Kraven and more delayed amid strikes, let's talk them strikes with lawyer Mike, Rebecca reviews Barbie, lots more

-Pizza Controller for Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805501/microsoft-xbox-pizza-scented-controller-tmnt-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles -More Acquisitions: https://www.ign.com/articles/tencent-buys-dying-light-developer-techland -Ubisoft almost really stepped in it: https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-accounts-pc-games-not-eligible-deletion/ -Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake: https://www.ign.com/articles/awesome-looking-the-simpsons-hit-and-run-fan-remake-is-complete-but-it-will-never-be-released -Shoutout to PC Gaming Wiki -Epic Games summer sale is live: https://www.polygon.com/deals/23800725/epic-games-stores-summer-sale-rewards-deals -Blizzard is beginning to thaw (HAR HAR HAR). Overwatch 2 coming to Steam: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23982127/overwatch-2-coming-to-steam-on-august-10 -Ubisoft throws shade at its own unfinishable games. Star Wars Outlaws news: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-outlaws-devs-promise-it-wont-be-a-300-hour-epic-unfinishable-rpg -AntStream? Never heard of it… but it's available as a service now on your Xbox! https://kotaku.com/retro-games-arcade-xbox-x-s-antstream-mortal-kombat-1850669127 -“Intimacy Coordinators”? For a video game? ok. https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-used-intimacy-coordinators-for-sex-scenes-i-never-felt-yuck-in-a-recording-session-at-all-says-actor/ https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-looks-like-its-gonna-eat-starfields-lunch-when-it-comes-to-romances/

Here's a quick update and placeholder for this week's episode of The Space Show Show.

-That didn't last long Chevy Bolt is back: https://www.engadget.com/gm-says-a-next-gen-chevy-bolt-is-on-the-way-144518735.html -DJI Air 3: https://www.engadget.com/dji-air-3-review-a-high-quality-zoom-adds-new-creative-options-130020261.html -New Sony Earbuds: https://www.whathifi.com/advice/sony-wf-1000xm5-release-date-rumours-potential-price-features-and-spec-leaks -New drug to slow Alzheimer's progression: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954453 -Yes, it can always get worse. Twitter is throwing away it's valuable brand: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-is-rebranding-twitter-to-x-and-killing-the-bird-logo-165944573.html?src=rss -Fed launches instant payments service. No more waiting! https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/20/1445203/fed-launches-long-awaited-instant-payments-service-modernizing-system?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Nissan is the next domino: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1955084 -Electric air taxis are coming! https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2023/07/19/electric-air-taxi-startup-completes-maiden-flight-at-70kph/ -Arc Browser now available for everyone https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/25/1914242/the-arc-browser-is-now-available-for-all-ios-and-mac-users?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -De-extinction Science. Like Jurassic Park https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/07/09/2116236/real-world-jurassic-park-startup-argues-not-de-extincting-animals-would-be-even-scarier -Once more around the toilet bowl. Elon officially changes Twitter's brand trademark… https://futurism.com/facebook-owns-trademark-x-social-media https://www.engadget.com/twitters-rebrand-to-x-could-worsen-its-legal-and-financial-problems-233914973.html  

The Marvels, Harley Quinn S4, Invincible S2, Dead City, Daryl Dixon, John Wick prequel, MOTU, Giant Robot Hellboy, Dreamworks Land, Sarah reviews Barbie, Kerry reviews Dial of Destiny, lots more

-Probably shouldn't be excited for this but I kind of am: https://www.ign.com/videos/invincible-guarding-the-globe-official-announcement-trailer -For Jarron to cry over: https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-17000-variations-on-its-ending-a-number-that-gives-me-a-headache-just-thinking-about-it/ -Black Panther game announced: https://www.polygon.com/23787530/marvel-black-panther-video-game-ea-cliffhanger-games-announcement -Documents leak for mid-90s Sega: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/07/06/1334229/mid-1990s-sega-document-leak-shows-how-it-lost-the-second-console-war-to-sony?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Preorders are live for Framework's modular laptop: https://www.engadget.com/you-can-pre-order-frameworks-modular-gaming-laptop-16-today-183702718.html?src=rss -Sony agrees to 10 year CoD deal: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954258 -PS Plus July Lineup. CoD: Black Ops Cold War; Alan Wake Remastered; Ending - Extinction is forever. Are these good? https://www.engadget.com/playstation-plus-free-july-games-include-cod-black-ops-cold-war-and-alan-wake-remastered-183056964.html -Goodbye Xbox Gold, you were a good friend. https://www.darkhorizons.com/game-pass-core-replacing-xbox-live-gold/

Join LIEUTENANT Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we begin season two: Amok Time, Who Mourns for Adonais?, The Changeling, Mirror, Mirror, and The Apple.

-Aspertame bad?: https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/aspartame-diet-sodas-and-cancer-risk-making-sense-of-the-new-who-classification/ -BT audio getting another upgrade: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/06/qualcomm-s3-gen-2-sound-platform-portfolio-extended-to-deliver-b -VanMoof declared bankruptcy: https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/099236/vanmoof-the-most-funded-e-bike-company-in-the-world-declared-bankrupt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -A competitor is making VanMoof's software available for customers: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954394 -Corsair is buying Drop: https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/07/17/168213/corsair-is-buying-mechanical-keyboard-maker-drop?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Honor Magic V2 is the thinnest foldable smartphone: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1953631 -Threads usage drops by half: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/003225/threads-usage-drops-by-half-from-initial-surge?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -TikTok being banned from govt devices? Here's a compelling argument for that, and maybe the US in general. https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/07/11/225202/tiktok-executive-admits-australian-users-data-accessed-by-employees-in-china -Remember that book that James shilled so much he bought a random person a copy of it? American Kingpin? Here's a related followup. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791602/silk-road-variety-jones-prison -Threads says it isn't trying to copy Twitter, but it kinda is… Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limit Http://gizmodo.com/threads-introduces-new-rate-limits-just-like-twitter-1850650673 -AI in Politcal ADs. Is there a solution? https://gizmodo.com/ron-desantis-unleashes-ai-attack-ad-against-trump-1850650671

Wolverines yellow suit, all your shows have stopped, Superman casts Metamorpho and more, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Twisted Metal, Blue Beetle, Ahsoka, what is The Starstriker Bandits, Tron: Ares, Alita, Ms. Marvel comics, genre Emmy noms, Rebecca loved Mission Impossible, lots more

MS beats Sony! Er, I mean the FTC: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.htmlhttps://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html The UK's CMA starts to flip flop on the MS + Activision deal: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html All the old games are lost: https://kotaku.com/classic-games-history-foundation-preservation-yakuza-1850623857 Console Countdown (James's Game)