Geekshow Podcast

-Microsoft backtracks on Win11 requirements: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2550265/microsoft-now-allowing-windows-11-on-older-incompatible-pcs.html -Googles Quantum Computing Hullaballoo: https://www.engadget.com/computing/googles-willow-quantum-chip-breakthrough-is-hidden-behind-a-questionable-benchmark-224707174.html -Possible new Bambu printer leak: https://all3dp.com/4/did-bambu-labs-large-3...

28 years Later, Kraven, Skeleton Crew, Joker 2, Dr Who Christmas, #ReleaseTheAyerCut, Walt Disney robutt, lots more

-Freaking sweet playstations startups are back: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/2/24311112/playstation-30th-anniversary-psx-boot-sequence-ps5-update -MS asks GoG to delist Warcraft I-II: https://www.ign.com/articles/gog-delisting-warcraft-1-and-2-at-blizzards-request-but-promises-continued-support-and-a-discount-in-the-meantime -Game pickups during the sales -Intel is launching new GPUs: https://...

-Elon is jealous of OpenAI: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/elon-musk-asks-court-to-stop-openai-from-becoming-a-for-profit-165051728.html -Intel has to keep its foundry to get CHIPs money: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/101921/intel-is-not-allowed-to-sell-its-foundry-business-even-if-it-wants/index.html -Intel CEO “retires”: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/intel-ceo-forced-out-after-bo...

Nosferatu, Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Voltron, Mighty Mouse, Minor Threats, Predator Badlands, lots more

-Ok, this is a cool case: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/retro-beige-pc-case-goes-from-april-fools-joke-to-retail-silverstones-sleeper-pc-with-modern-internals-ships-in-q1-2025 -Sorry China, No Nintendo for you: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-eshop-and-online-services-are-ending-in-china-in-2026/ -Finally! A great OG Xbox wireless controller: https://...

-Huawei says they are done with Android: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/huawei-launches-its-android-free-os-133021431.html -16tb ssd can be yours! For a price: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/teamgroup-unveils-16tb-external-ssd-with-speeds-up-to-1-8-gb-s-t-create-expert-p32-stores-up-to-672-minutes-of-4k-120-fps-n-raw-video-files -New OLED tech show promise: https://ww...

Alien: Earth, Star Trek: Unification, MOTU, Sgt Rock, Scott Pilgrim, SW:Visions, LOST, Muppets 3D, LOTR popcorn bucket, Rebecca reviews Juror #2, Gladiator 2 and Wicked, lots more

-Tony’s review of the 9800X3D -Black Mesa: Blue Shift: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life/focal-point-blue-shift-remake -2024 game award noms are in: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-see-them-all-now/2900-5956/ -Took them long enough: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300991/playstation-portal-cloud-streaming-update-beta-ps5-games -Jarron’s review of the...

-Undersea Telecom Cable Sabotage: https://www.engadget.com/general/germany-says-cut-undersea-data-cables-were-sabotaged-154554172.html -Amazon’s makes sense. Spotify’s does not…: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-music-unlimited-subscribers-can-now-borrow-audiobooks-from-audibles-library-140002085.html -Fake Bitwarden Alert: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake...

Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, What if, Blade, Agatha All Along, Star Wars, Lara Croft, Forbidden Planet, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Lanterns lots more

-Something new from the Black Mesa team: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-makers-of-black-mesa-reveal-their-new-project-which-has-absolutely-nothing-to-do-with-half-life/ -Grab these Sega Classics while you still can: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/sega-is-delisting-60-classic-games-from-steam-so-nows-the-time-to-grab-them/ -A wild Death Stranding appears on Xbox: https://www.theverge...

-Its about time: https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-to-finally-ban-controversial-ingredient-in-popular-decongestants -Here’s why the Arecibo Radio Telescope collapsed: https://www.space.com/the-universe/4-years-after-the-giant-arecibo-observatory-collapsed-we-finally-know-what-happened -Thermoworks RFX Probe Early Review -Its happening!! It’s HAPPENING!!!! https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gamin...

Dear Santa, Star Was, Alien: Romulus, Gambit, Vampirina, The Fly, RIP Tony Todd, Rebecca reviews Heretic, lots more

-Switch 2 back compat confirmed today  -Arctis Buds review  -Dragon Age First impressions -Go go gadget [genAi for games] at Netflix…  https://www.gamesradar.com/games/god-of-war/days-after-shutting-its-aaa-game-studio-filled-with-former-god-of-war-and-overwatch-talent-netflix-announces-a-new-initiative-powered-by-ai/ -OH BOY! You know what day it is…. GAMEPASS UPDATE DAY!!!! oooOooOOoooOOOoOOOH!...

-Intel’s latest CPUs are a real mixed bag -Just let it go: https://wccftech.com/woman-fell-upside-down-trying-to-retrieve-dropped-iphone/ -CIA goodies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_catalog -Space Power https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/solar-power-from-space-actually-it-might-happen-in-a-couple-of-years/ -mRNA is very cool!! https://gizmodo.com/covid-vaccine-tech-is-being-used-to-fight-a-...

Skeleton Crew, Teek, Marvel TV, Squid Game S2 trailer, Running Man, God of War, Game of Thrones, Godzilla, lots more

-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-c...

-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 htt...

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

-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-ninte...

  -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-...

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

-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-recreat...

-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-...