QQ News - July 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to July 21st, 2014!

  • Marvel's New Thor Is A Woman (IO9)
  • Technically, Thor Is Now A Disney Princess (Kotaku)
  • Marvel Announces Release Dates Through 2019 (IO9)
  • The Falcon is Marvel's New Captain America (EscapistMagazine)
  • Dota 2 plus ESPN2 equals televised 2014 International (Joystiq)
  • Hearthstone's Naxxramas Coming Next Week (EscapistMagazine)
  • Doom 4 Is A Reboot. And It's Not Called Doom 4. (Kotaku)
  • Robert Orci Not Scripting Amazing Spider-Man 3 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Roberto Orci to Produce Power Rangers Reboot (EscapistMagazine)
  • The (48) Million Dollar Game: Star Citizen (RockPaperShotgun)
  • The Wii U Will Take Digital Money in Japan (Kotaku)
  • Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division (Kotaku)
  • Microsoft to Lay Off 18,000 Employees (IGN)
  • Murdoch Fails to Buy Time Warner for $80 Billion (EscapistMagazine)
  • Dominion Creator's New Game is Temporum (EscapistMagazine)
  • Three More Characters Announced For Super Smash Bros. (Kotaku)
  • Ghostbusters Returns to Theaters This Labor Day (EscapistMagazine)
  • RiffTrax to Take Down Godzilla '98 (IGN)

Quest 28 - What happens when we don't record for a month?

Quest 28 is a kitchen sink of stories, news, and rambling because it's been a month since our last recording! On the plus side, we are a lot louder this time.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:50 - What is Jordan up to, or is his computer plugged in?
  • 07:25 - What is Tom up to, or what happens when you skip a flight?
  • 13:00 - What makes a hotel "fancy"?
  • 15:05 - Is Firefall coming out of beta?
  • 15:50 - Which World of WarCraft dungeon is about to change?
  • 18:05 - Did Sony really change their E3 speech at the last minute?
  • 21:10 - How was Chris Evans' Snowpiercer?
  • 22:20 - Will creating unique DLC hinder the creative process?
  • 26:40 - Which console is Dragon Quest X coming to next?
  • 28:20 - What is new in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition?
  • 36:10 - Could Wizards of the Coast be the next Marvel?
  • 39:00 - How awesome is Chromecast?
  • 40:40 - Which E-Sport has a ten million dollar prize pool?
  • 41:30 - How fast is the Mario Brothers speed run world record?
  • 42:15 - Are you looking forward to new Hearthstone content?
  • 43:30 - Is an Idiot Aboard worth watching?
  • 44:40 - How much does it take to kick start a potato salad?
  • 46:55 - Can you sell early access in a retail box?
  • 51:00 - What does it mean when you Farkle a motorcycle?
  • 57:30 - Who do you call when your PS4 bricks?
  • 58:15 - What did you buy on the Steam summer sale?
  • 60:10 - Wrap up!

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QQ News - June 15th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to June 15th, 2014, including our E3 experiences!

  • Splatoon is a Family Friendly Shooter for WiiU (Escapist)
  • Nintendo Unveils Mario Maker for Wii U (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 Coming to PS4 and Xbox One (Escapist)
  • Mii Fighter Joins Super Smash Bros. Roster (IGN)
  • Nintendo's white PlayStation 4 Debuts (Kotaku)
  • A White Version of the PS4 Drops On September 9th (Kotaku)
  • Star Fox Project for Wii U Revealed at E3 (Theepochtimes)
  • Lara Croft Returns in Rise of the Tomb Raider (Escapist)
  • The Wii U's First Big JRPG Is A Sequel To Xenoblade (Kotaku)
  • Apple implements random MAC address on iOS 8 (Techtimes)
  • Mother Surprises Daughter With Bus Load Of Cosplayers (Kotaku)
  • Brazil start first match of the World Cup with own goal (Sports)
  • A computer just passed the Turing Test (Washington Post)
  • Mario Kart 8 Quadruopled Wii U Weekly Sales (Joystiq)
  • Steve Wozniak Got Banned from Nintendo Power (Gizmodo)
  • Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift. Oh, The Possibilities. (Kotaku)
  • Fans watched 2.4 billion hours of eSports in 2013 (Joystiq)
  • Star Citizen Multiplayer Roll-Out Begins (Roberts Space Industries)
  • Yoshi's Woolly World Revealed at E3 (IGN)

Quest 27 - What was so exciting about WWDC?

Special Guest: Jegan Chen!

Quest 27 reviews the excitement from Apple's WWDC announcements! Oh, and to make Tom happy we also talk about the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:10 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is Mario Kart 8?
  • 05:20 - What is Jordan up to, or how cool is Swift?
  • 08:00 - What is Jegan up to, or what do you play on the train?
  • 11:30 - What was announced at WWDC?
  • 15:30 - Is the era of Tim Cook all about software?
  • 19:50 - Is Swift a "moderization" of Apple development?
  • 29:00 - What design changes are coming to iOS?
  • 37:20 - Are UX changes getting harder for users to adapt to?
  • 43:30 - What do we think of the Surface 3?
  • 48:50 - Is "laptop replacement" perfect marketing for the Surface Pro?
  • 53:10 - Do you remember pico projectors?
  • 55:10 - Is the younger generation only experiencing the internet on phones?
  • 58:20 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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QQ News - June 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to June 1st, 2014.

  • YouTube Is Buying Twitch For $1 Billion (Kotaku)
  • Oculus partnering with Samsung for VR device (Joystiq)
  • Oculus Rift Coming Soon to Chuck E. Cheese's (Escapist)
  • Microsoft's Ballmer Buys LA Clippers For $2 Billion (Escapist)
  • Microsoft's Nadella: We're Not Getting Rid Of Xbox (Escapist)
  • LeVar Burton Kickstarting More Reading Rainbow (IGN)
  • Reading Rainbow May Come to Consoles (IGN)
  • Nintendo Made A GameCube Controller Adapter For Wii U (Kotaku)
  • EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment (Kotaku)
  • Star Wars: Attack Squadrons Cancelled (IGN)
  • Warcraft Movie "Officially" Finished Filming (Escapist)
  • Superman/Batman Title Revealed, And It's Hilarious (Escapist)
  • Superman Writer Called Out For Sexist She-Hulk Shaming (Escapist)
  • CryEngine license subscriptions now available on Steam (Joystiq)
  • Impa playable in Hyrule Warriors (IGN)
  • You'll Be Able To Play Dragon Quest VIII On iOS Soon (Kotaku)
  • Journey studio nets $7 million (Joystiq)
  • AOL Outspends Google on Net Neutrality Issues (Escapist)
  • Google Fiber Working with Netflix, not Charging Fast Lane (Escapist)
  • Nintendo Has A Plan To Share Money With YouTubers (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy III is now available on Steam. (Kotaku)

Quest 26 - Is Star Trek amazing or what?

Special Guest: Matthew "Chewie" Cunningham!

Quest 26 totally geeks out on Star Trek and related Space Operas! We may or may not read Shakespeare in its original Klingon form, you'll have to listen to find out. Qapla!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 01:50 - What is OC Geek?
  • 03:45 - What is Chewie up to, or how do you window shop online?
  • 07:45 - What is Tom up to, or how was X-Men: Days of Future Past?
  • 09:15 - What is Jordan up to, or how final is the Final Fantasy X remake?
  • 12:50 - Does Guardians of the Galaxy take itself seriously?
  • 17:30 - Are Marvel movies getting too complicated?
  • 21:00 - How impactful has the Disney acquisition been to Marvel?
  • 23:30 - Is there still room for traditional animation in films?
  • 26:20 - How much Star Trek have we all watched?
  • 31:10 - Which episode of the animated series is considered cannon?
  • 34:00 - Is Babylon 5 still worth watching? (Spoilers: Yes)
  • 39:20 - Just how terrible is Star Trek: Enterprise?
  • 43:10 - What is the prime directive, and which captains follow it?
  • 48:20 - Does Enterprise have parallels to the Star Wars prequels?
  • 52:45 - Is there anything unique or memorable about the Enterprise cast?
  • 55:50 - Why was Voyager so popular?
  • 58:00 - What was the year of hell, and was it the best of Voyager?
  • 60:00 - When were the Borg introduced?
  • 64:30 - Where should you start watching Star Trek: The Next Generation?
  • 67:40 - Why didn't everyone get into Deep Space 9?
  • 72:30 - Is the Star Trek franchise best when it changes hands?
  • 76:00 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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