More stories about how you are told that you can’t play video games. I give you details on why thousands of people will be unable to play Halloween when it comes out next month, and a Switch game that is no longer playable.
Xbox head Asha Sharma visited Bethesda HQ, and the campus had a surprise waiting for her.
We also have more news about the pending release of the Steam Frame. We also have footage of Gears of War E day multiplayer We have our patented oven-fresh, golden-brown, flame-kissed gaming and technology news!
And of course being Saturday we have some classic cartoons playing in the background. Today is the original Super Mario Bros Super Show. Starring Captain Lou Albino.
Here’s the Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer gameplay video shown in the podcast:
Here’s the news articles that were mentioned in the podcast
Gaming Rights News
- Halloween: The game is officially unplayable for millions of gamers
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite now unplayable on Switch, even if you paid $60 for it
- Amazon continues to abandon gaming by dropping 2 MMOs
Xbox News
- Purported Xbox Elite Series 3 controller prototype somehow ends up in a customer’s hands
- As Xbox head Asha Sharma reportedly visits Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside
- 30 years later, Quake gets a major update with loads of new content
- A Terminal Emulator that Works on Windows 10- And all other Operating Systems! | JS
- 3 problems a self-resetting Windows PC can solve
- 5 of the strangest Xbox controllers we’ve ever seen
- Xbox finally fixes bug that made it impossible to play physical games
- Xbox adds more perks for Game Pass members in August
- I let Xbox mode take over my gaming PC’s startup, and it solved the Windows 11 problem I never could
- Xbox officially celebrates 25th anniversary with free download for all players
- Xbox reveals stunning 3D-moulded Gears of War: E-Day limited edition controllers
- Gears of War: E-Day free open beta starts today: Horde siege, classes, and carry-over rewards
Other gaming news
- Nintendo officially makes Switch and Switch 2 game free until August 13
- 27 years later, an inaccessible PlayStation 1 classic has come to modern consoles
Valve
- SteamOS beta adds ‘preliminary support’ for Steam Frame’s wireless adapter
- Linux has better Windows game compatibility at this stage than Windows does, and Proton is why
- Steam’s controversial Battlefield 6 refund could set a dangerous precedent
- GE-Proton update brings full DualSense haptics to Linux
- Steam ‘dad gamer’ FPS shoots up best sellers list after devs urge fans not to buy it
- Linux gamers spent a decade asking for native ports, but Valve gave them something better
Technology News
- NVIDIA Finally Releases GeForce NOW for Linux | ThinkComputers.org
- Windows Task Manager has been remade by its original creator, and it’s more cyberpunk than you think
- I bought cheap server hardware for my home lab, and the electricity bill taught me an expensive lesson
- 4 free tools I keep on my USB drive to fix any Windows PC
- 4 operating systems that owe nothing to Windows, Linux, or Unix
- 5 ways to add storage to a laptop without upgrading its SSD
- USB hacks that make life easier
- I compared prices for actual RAM kits from 2007 to today and spoilers, it’s not pretty
- Linux Mint’s new kernel cleanup feature makes it even more appealing for people escaping Windows
- 5 uncomfortable truths about Proxmox every homelabber needs to hear
- You don’t need a Raspberry Pi—your old Android phone is more powerful and can do the same things for free
- I switched from NVIDIA to AMD, and one difference surprised me every day
- GPU tests show four clear upgrades over Steam Machine