QQ News - September 2014

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

  • Dragon Quest Heroes coming to Dynasty Warriors (Joystiq)
  • Report: More Dragon Quest mobile ports on the way (Joystiq)
  • Nintendo Just Announced a New 3DS, Has Another Analog Stick (Kotaku)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles Gets A Port, But Only For The New 3DS (Kotaku)
  • Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS? (Kotaku)
  • Mario Kart's Most Hated Item Is Actually Its Best (Kotaku)
  • Xenoblade Protagonist Shulk Joins the Smash Bros. Roster (Kotaku)
  • Amazon Buys Twitch For $970 Million (Kotaku)
  • Why Google Backed Out of Buying Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
  • Amazon Exec: We Don't "Want to Change" Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
  • Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital (Joystiq)
  • Online Attacks Cripple Sony, Riot, Blizzard (Kotaku)
  • Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy (Kotaku)
  • Go GOG! 30 day money back guarantee (GOG)
  • Around 335,000 attend Gamescom 2014 (Joystiq)
  • Lohan Just Wants Publicity, Rockstar Alleges (EscapistMagazine)
  • Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren't Photos, They're 3D Renders (Kotaku)
  • The World's Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million (Kotaku)
  • Guardians of The Galaxy Becomes #1 Film of 2014 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Fighting Game (EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Its First Major Update (Kotaku)
  • Zelda And Animal Crossing Mario Kart 8 DLC (EscapistMagazine)

Quest 30 - Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
  • 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
  • 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
  • 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
  • 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
  • 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
  • 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
  • 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
  • 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
  • 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
  • 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
  • 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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QQ News - August 2014

A slightly solemn fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to August 17th, 2014.

  • Robin Williams Dies at 63 (IGN)
  • Fans Want A WoW Tribute To Robin Williams (Kotaku)
  • Obsidian Lands Paizo's Pathfinder License (EscapistMagazine)
  • Pokemon Trading Card Game Coming To iPad (Kotaku)
  • XCom: The Board Game Needs You, Commander (EscapistMagazine)
  • Kojima promises Silent Hills will make players ruin their pants (Joystiq)
  • TMNT Remains No. 1; Expendables 3 Misfires (IGN)
  • TMNT Sequel Already Confirmed For 2016 (EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition hits 58GB in EU (Joystiq)
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider Isn't Really An 'Xbox Exclusive' (Kotaku)
  • Sierra Returns With Geometry Wars & Kings Quest (RockPaperShotgun)
  • Flappy Birds is Back- But Only On Amazon (EscapistMagazine)
  • Beta characters won't transfer to full version of Destiny (Joystiq)
  • Square Enix Enjoys Strong Financial Results (IGN)
  • Big Bang Theory Stars Gets $1 Million Per Episode(EscapistMagazine)
  • Diablo 3, Reaper of Souls condemn 20 million souls (Joystiq)
  • Twitch Comes Down Hard On Unlicensed Music (IGN)
  • Twitch CEO Admits 'We Screwed Up' With New Policies (IGN)
  • Dargon Quest 4 Launched on iOS (Kotaku)

Quest 29 - What is some advice for aspiring programmers?

Quest 29 gets personal with programmer talk; advice, tips, origin stories, and mantras included! Batteries, however, are still not included.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy QQ Reviews and Introductions
  • 05:00 - What is Jordan up to, or how awesome is Bioshock Infinite?
  • 10:50 - What is Tom up to, or is who did he kill in Walking Dead Season 2?
  • 14:10 - When did Tom first start programming?
  • 18:45 - How did Jordan first start programming?
  • 23:40 - Is learning to program an iteration of hitting brick walls?
  • 30:50 - How can people start learning to program?
  • 36:40 - Do we have any advice for parents who want their kids to code?
  • 40:55 - Why are personal projects important?
  • 48:00 - Are there any programming mantras that we like?
  • 57:45 - What is the 80/20 rule?
  • 65:20 - Can you work with software and not be a programmer?
  • 72:50 - What is one piece of advice to give new developers?
  • 74:00 - Wrap up!

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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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