Pondering Nerdcast Episode 66: Video Game Backlash

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Summary

On this episode we talk about the real motivations behind the YouTube advertiser boycott, Death Note’s new trailer and what’s with the Mass Effect: Andromeda hate? All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.

Show Notes

Tech

• Google Maps can now temporarily share your real-time location with friends. (http://bit.ly/2mtLKDR)

• The real motivations behind the growing YouTube advertiser boycott. (http://read.bi/2mtM0Tl)

Film

• The First Look At "Death Note" Is Amazing (If You Don't Dwell On The Casting). (http://bit.ly/2mtAxTz)

• First look at Black Panther in action for upcoming film. (http://bit.ly/2mtH3tT)

Gaming

• MOST ANTICIPATED VIDEO GAME FAILS OF THIS DECADE. (http://bit.ly/2mtSnGi)

• What's Up With The 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Backlash? (http://bit.ly/2mtAGX7)

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Pondering Nerdcast Episode 65: A trip around the Moon

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Summary

On this episode we talk about The Oscars, SpaceX doing trips around the moon, and Microsoft Game Pass. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.

Show Notes

Tech

• SpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018. (http://bbc.in/2m4KFkC)

• Microsoft will bring mixed reality to Xbox One and Project Scorpio in 2018. (http://bit.ly/2ltDq1C)

Film

• The Oscars

Gaming

• Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass, Netflix-style gaming for the Xbox One (update). (http://bit.ly/2m4BjoL)

• Bolivia is not pleased about its depiction in Ghost Recon Wildlands. (http://bit.ly/2mfWTXu)

• Friend codes return on Switch but with more options. (http://bit.ly/2mg7eTb)

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Pondering Nerdcast - Episode 64: Hollywood is Over

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Summary

On this episode we talk about the new discovery of earth size planets, Martin Scorsese's comment about hollywood, and Street Fighter V hitting TBS. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.

Show Notes

Tech

• Exoplanet discovery: seven Earth-sized worlds found orbiting nearby star. (http://bit.ly/2lrM1Fa)

• Stanford researchers develop brain-controlled typing for people with paralysis. (http://bit.ly/2lrJcUx)

Film

• Ronda Rousey is returning to the small screen. (http://nyp.st/2lrJ3jX)

• Martin Scorsese's Next Film is Heading to Netflix Because Hollywood as We Knew It is Over. (http://bit.ly/2lrMjvO)

Gaming

• The Nintendo Switch Is A Technological Work Of Art. (http://bit.ly/2mixZUI)

• Street Fighter V Heads to TBS through $250,000 ELEAGUE Invitational. (http://pvp.live/2miijRg)

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Pondering Nerdcast - Episode 63: #SoManyIssues

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On this episode, we talk about VR and its issues, PewDiePie and Ben Affleck and their issues, and GameStop and their issues... All this and more the Pondering Nerdcast.

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Show Notes

Tech

• HTC Vive’s upcoming tracker hacked to work with Google Daydream. (http://bit.ly/2l6wudX)

• 'He's not an anti-Semite': YouTubers rally behind PewDiePie. (http://read.bi/2l6tRZf)

Film

• Ben Affleck’s life is falling apart. (http://pge.sx/2l6ypPo)

• Super Bowl 2017: watch all the movie trailers that aired during the game. (http://bit.ly/2k50FDi)

Gaming

• Nintendo Switch Overview Video Shows What Makes It Unique. (http://bit.ly/2k4YXC0)

• New GameStop Program Leads Employees To Mislead Customers. (http://bit.ly/2k6BY7D)

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Pondering Nerdcast Episode 62: Right to Repair

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Summary

On this episode, we talk about the Right to Repair Law, a movie so gross critics walked out and a study saying video games are a better stress reliever than sex. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.

Show Notes

Tech

• States aim to legalize the “Right to Repair” your gear. (http://tcrn.ch/2jD4LxX)

• A thousand moviegoers will get their minds monitored all at once. (http://engt.co/2jD1XB5)

Film

• This Movie Was So Gross, Even Critics Walked Out of It. (http://bit.ly/2jCYgvn)

• 'A Dog's Purpose' was supposed to be a hit, until animal-abuse controversy threw the studio's plan out the window. (http://lat.ms/2jCX3E3)

Gaming

• Marvel announces new Avengers game from the developers behind Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. (http://bit.ly/2jD9JuX)

• Study Finds Video Games Are Better At Relieving Stress Than Sex. (http://bit.ly/2jD5mzH)

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Pondering Nerdcast Episode 61: Nintendo Switch

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It's the new year and it's a new Season for the Pondering Nerdcast, and we are back with a show mostly about the Nintendo Switch. Join us on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.

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