From the archive

June 2018

24 posts

Sonderlund Responds to Backlash Against Women in Battlefield V

Electronic Arts (EA) unveiled a Battlefield V trailer that included some women soldiers, and a cover for the game that features a woman soldier. It wasn't long before some disgruntled men took to Twitter to complain that women shouldn't be in Battlefield V. EA Chief Creative Officer Patrick Soderlund has responded to the backlash. Gamasutra interviewed Patrick Soderlund, who said

Bethesda Announced DOOM Eternal at E3

Only one stood to face Hell’s fury. The DOOM Slayer returns in DOOM Eternal, the sequel to #DOOM. #BE3 pic.twitter.com/4eq4E7UBGQ

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Yahoo Messenger to be Shut down

Yahoo Messenger is to be shut down on July 17th marking a 20-year run when it competed with likes of ICQ. What happened to ICQ anyway? I give you the folks the lowdown on what is happening here and so far the feedback from everyone has been happy with the slightly shorter shows. I also talk about my upcoming travel

Preorder Bungie’s Music of Destiny on Vinyl

Bungie has something special on the Bungie Store that should attract not only fans of Destiny, but also those who collect vinyl records. You can now preorder The Music of Destiny, Volume I, Collector's Edition Vinyl Box Set. It is priced at $99.00, and is estimated to ship late 2018. The Music of Destiny, Volume 1 is a Collector's Edition

Activision is Terminating the GHTV Service

Activision announced that it is in the process of terminating the GHTV mode within Guitar Hero Live. As of December 1, 2018, GHTV will no longer be available to play. On that date, Activision will terminate the service for GHTV and servers will be shut down. Console versions of the GH Live mode will continue to operate as usual. Some

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Amazon 4k Fire TV

The Amazon 4k Fire TV is not available for those of your that are looking to get as much 4k content as possible. My bedroom TV is not 4k so until I upgrade I see no reason to get the cube. Plus a lot of other tech news in the space today. I talk about my upcoming schedule and whats

Steam Store will Contain “Something That You Hate”

Valve posted a blog titled “Who Gets To Be On The Steam Store?” The short answer appears to be: everyone. Steam has decided to opt-out of making decisions about whether or not a specific game should be removed from the Steam Store – except for things they “decide are illegal, or straight up trolling.” In the blog post, Valve says:

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Apple WWDC

The tech news is dominated by the Apple WWDC conference and all the announcements. A little underwhelming to be honest with you but there are some good changes and updates coming especially for Apple Watch users. An update and a rant on some things going on but otherwise all good here in Geek land. Be sure to join our new

Microsoft has Acquired GitHub

Microsoft announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world's leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share, and collaborate. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. Subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review, the acquisition is expected to close by

Facebook Announced that it is Removing Trending

Facebook announced that it is removing Trending soon to make way for future news experiences. Trending was launched in 2014 as a way to help people discover news topics that were popular across the Facebook community. Facebook is exploring ways to help people stay informed on Facebook. However, it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than

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Amazon Counterfeit’s

Amazon Counterfeits are becoming a real problem with consumers getting ripped of and name brands loosing business. Over 56,000 items being sold were determined to be counterfeit. They need to fix this to not only protect consumers but to protect these name brands. Plus I talk about my current gym strategy and hitting the wall like a rock today. GeekNews.Chat

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