Episode 67 –Suicide Squad Impressions and E3 rumors
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I’m Ramon Mejia…….and I’m Edgar Acosta
Welcome to another episode of Geek Bytes Podcast.
Today is June 9th, 2016 and this is episode 67 of the podcast.
Every podcast we bring you the roundup of the week’s best Geek and Tech news, then we discuss that news and anything else we’re interested in that week.
In Geek News this week, we’ll talk about Samsung’s Bendable Screens, Facebook Vs Twitch, Final Fantasy 12 HD, Sega’s VR arcade, early impressions of Suicide Squad, trailers of the week and much much more..
In our Discussion section we’re going to talk about all the E3 rumors
Before we begin though, we want to give a shout out to friend of the show Marcos Bravo and his podcast “Stop Being Marcs!” The podcast where a couple of guys named Marc shoot the shit about wrestling, music, and whatever else is crawling around in their freaky minds. Listen to their podcast on soundcloud, and follow them on twitter and instagram @StopBeingMarcs
Now let’s Begin our show with Geek News
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Geek News
Samsung Bendable Screens
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Bloomberg reports it sources say Samsung is considering introducing two new smartphone models with bendable OLED screens.
One model would fold in half like a cosmetic compact. The other would have a five inch screen that could unfurl into a display as large as 8 inches.
Facebook to challenge Twitch
Blizzard and Facebook announced a partnership to integrate Facebook Live into all Blizzard games. A Facebook login option is also being added for all Blizzard’s PC titles.The Facebook integration should be in place later this month.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/6/11854622/blizzard-facebook-live-streaming-games
Final Fantasy XII re-release
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FFXII was originally released for the PS2 in 2006. Square Enix has confirmed this week that they are releasing Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, the HD version of the game. Besides revamped character models and cutscenes, the game will feature auto-save, shorter load times, and an improved turbo mode. The score has been re-recorded, but The Zodiac Age will also feature the original soundtrack.
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age is slated for a 2017 release in Japan and the US for the PS4.
http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xii-remastered-for-ps4-1780732751
Sega's Warehouse-Sized VR Shooter
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Sega has partnered with with Australian company Zero Latency to create a warehouse sized VR shooter the people can run around in. The virtual reality centre will be created in the middle of Tokyo and will use Zero Latency’s top of the line technology.
http://kotaku.com/segas-warehouse-sized-vr-shooter-looks-neat-1781166640
Batman: The Killing Joke to play in theaters for one night only
Fathom Events is teaming up with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment to bring the acclaimed graphic novel-turned-film, Batman: The Killing Joke, to select cinemas nationwide for one night only on Monday, July 25, 2016.
The film will make it’s debut at San Diego ComicCon on July 21st and be available for digital download July 26th.
Pacific Rim 2 gets new star
The Force Awakens and Attack the Block star John Boyega will lead the cast of Pacific Rim 2. While we don’t know much else about the film we do know that Boyega will be playing the lead role, currently unnamed but definitely the son of Stacker Pentecost, Idris Elba’s character from the first film.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/john-boyega-will-star-in-pacific-rim-2-1780801324
Superman to guest star on CW Supergirl
Executive producer Andrew Kriesberg announced this week that Superman himself will be introduced in Season 2 of the Supergirl. Clark Kent/Superman will appear in the first two episodes of Supergirl: Season 2, as the show moves to the CW in the fall.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/06/superman-will-be-introduced-in-supergirl-season-2
‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Wows
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, began two months of sold-out previews Tuesday night at London’s Palace Theatre and the reviews are great. No details about the storyline from the play have leaked yet. This may be due to Rowling implored theatergoers to keep the play’s secrets: “Let audiences enjoy Cursed Child with all the surprises that we’ve built into the story.”
https://deadline.com/2016/06/harry-potter-cursed-child-first-preview-report-1201768519/
Suicide Squad Screening A Hit
The Suicide Squad is slated for a official release date of August 5th. However some fans have gotten a chance to see early screenings of the movie and they were impressed.
After the disappointing reviews of Batman V Superman the producers of Suicide Squad have gone as far as reshooting some scenes to make sure they’re as fun and entertaining as the trailers have promised.
http://epicstream.com/news/Suicide-Squad-Early-Screenings-Received-Some-Wildly-Positive-Reactions
That’s it for Geek New.
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Now We’ll move on to trailers of the week.
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In our Trailers of the Week section we discuss the best trailers that came out this week. Remember you can watch the full trailers at geekbytespodcast.com; We begin this week with…
Yoga Hosers
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We finally get a trailer for Kevin Smith’s second film in his True North trilogy. Lilly Rose and Harley Quinn Smith rock the screen in their battle with the Bratzis. While there are special screenings of the movie now you can get the movie digitally July 29th.
That’s it for Trailers of the week. Now onto our Discussion section
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In our discussion section we talk about anything we find interesting that doesn’t fit in with the News section. This week we’re talking about…
The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016
E3 begins this Sunday 6/12/16 and while the press schedule has been announced there are very few official details. However we have plenty of rumors to salivate over
Electronic Arts
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Mass Effect: Andromeda, Battlefield One, and a new Star Wars game.
https://youtu.be/uG8V9dRqSsw https://youtu.be/c7nRTF2SowQ https://youtu.be/bkgzXpKbVGE
Bethesda-
the post show will be hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb.
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Dishonored 2, Doom DLC, Fallout 4 DLC, Prey 2
https://youtu.be/Z8ghgV_aEYc https://youtu.be/B0wSCFBJcSs https://youtu.be/ufikwk7_AD0
Microsoft
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Slimmer Xbox One
New Xbox Console for 2017- Code Named Scorpio
Make every Windows 10 a XboxOne
Video Games: Gears of War 4, Halo Wars, Forza, and Crackdown 3
https://youtu.be/o3f8VgQ_dqk https://youtu.be/NMiiffLQcvE https://youtu.be/0CXqEHMgiFg https://youtu.be/Ge3PQ2nQM4Q
VR and AR- More Hololens and Oculus VR integration on XboxOne and Windows 10
https://youtu.be/aThCr0PsyuA https://youtu.be/USaINZicXZs
Ubisoft
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New Watch Dogs, Ghost Recon Wildlands and South Park
Sony
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Horizon, Detroit, God of War 4, FFXII remake, FFXV
The PS4.5 Neo and Playstation VR.
https://youtu.be/sJadjqvA6GE https://youtu.be/sGP6PZJMHvc https://youtu.be/D2-bWotLKqo https://youtu.be/ec-U-kBeBgQ https://youtu.be/x4O_jyed60o
Nintendo Treehouse Live
Zelda and new Nintendo system
Injustice 2-(video Cntr+2)
There is much speculation that we’re going to get gameplay footage and playable demos for next DC fighting game Injustice 2.
That’s it for the show.
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For the Geek Bytes Podcast I’m Ramon Mejia and I’m Edgar Acosta. Now Go Geek out about something.
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Music Credits
"Happy Bee", "Movement Proposition", "Theme for Harold (var.3) ", "Take the Lead"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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