It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Grok 2 for free?MORE As I Lay Dying news...Kidpool Coming to Marvel Comics from the movie.Fallout TV show castingDenzel Washington announces his involvement with the MCU...And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsGrammys - Metallica, Judas Priest, Gojira, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, all nominated for metal performance. https://blabbermouth.net/news/grammy-awards-2025-metallica-judas-priest-and-gojira-among-best-metal-performance-nominees As I Lay Dying - Tim Lambesis is committing to festival dates in 2025 already. The band has taken a spot on the Friday bill for next year’s Welcome to Rockville festival.New Music/VideoDax - Soldier Feat Tom Macdonald https://youtu.be/PYQqe27R2L0 appropriately released on Veteran’s Day.All That Remains - Forever Cold https://youtu.be/U8D_WWkYDEw?si=oMSDvdx6g8KPSHAF still no release date for the new album release date. This is almost as good as Divine.Butcher Babies - Sincerity https://youtu.be/2t0clgPkJeg First single since Carla Harvey left. Instrumentally it seems that they are maturing.Malevolence - Trenches https://youtu.be/C4VDAkyfBK8 OLD SCHOOL hardcore style. Lyrically and stylistically.Tours/FestivalsDownload Festival 2025 - Green Day, Sleep Token, and Korn set to headline the 3 days. Sex Pistols, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Filter, Spiritbox, Machine Head - support from In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth. Starts April 5 in Oakland CA, runs through May 10 in Kelowna BC.Papa Roach and Rise Against - Rise of the Roach Tour. support from Underoath. Mar 20 Houston TX through Oct 5 West Palm Beach FLKing Diamond - 2 of their Canadian Tour dates have been canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” Refunds are available forEdmonton Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Nov 20th and 21st respectively.https://blabbermouth.net/news/king-diamonds-shows-in-edmonton-and-saskatoon-canceled-due-to-unforeseen-circumstances Unto Others - Make up tour. Nov 15 in Spokane WA through Dec 13 in LA. Band says that there are MORE touring plans through 2025.https://www.stubhub.com/unto-others-tickets/performer/101881175 Cattle Decapitation - Shadow of Intent, Revocation, Vulvodynia. EU tour Jan 23 in Nuremberg Germany though Feb 23 in Tilburg Netherlands.https://www.stubhub.com/cattle-decapitation-tickets/performer/100271093 Reg ‘ol NewsGuns N Roses - Greatest hits compilation album has officially spent 700 weeks on the billboard top 100. Only the 8th band to ever do that.https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-eighth-700-week-album-chart-record/ Heilung - The band are scheduling a hiatus after their August 17 2025 show. No location for the final show has been given but they will be touring until then. The Hiatus is not permanent, but there is no scheduled end yet either.https://www.stubhub.com/heilung-tickets/performer/100279596 Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Steam Deck - Well yes and no. No there is not going to be new hardware. It IS going to be the same hardware in a white shell. DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/new-steam-deck-white-oled-announced-valve/ Nintendo Switch 2 - WILL be backward compatible. BUT the question remains, will it be FULL back-compat, or will it be only for digital purchases? https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-2-news-confirmed/ Halo 2 - PC Players now have access to the E3 2003 demo on MCC. With help from Halo Studios, modding group Digsite are celebrating 20 years of Halo 2 in style. https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3360515088 Palworld - The Pokemon lawsuit got an update. The patents are directly related to the mechanics of catching and riding the creatures. Technically the filing was not completed until months AFTER Palworld’s release last year, the process was started in 2021 before Arceus’ release. BIG strange note, the Pokemon Company and Nintendo are suing for 5M Yen, or about $65.000 US in TOTAL.https://www.pocketpair.jp/news/20241108 Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster - Free Demo up on the big 3 (Steam, Xbox, PS5) Game proper still costs $50.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-360-classic-game-free-download/ TrailersKnock Off - https://youtu.be/aDyHc6aEyTg toy fighting game. This looks like it could be pretty damn cool. Demo out now https://knockoffthegame.com Mortal Kombat 1 - Ghostface kombat kast happens after I film.Reg ‘ol NewsNvidia GeForce Now - The tech GIANT is changing things up on their cloud gaming service. Most notably a 100-hour playcap for users, which comes out to about 3.5 hours a day. According to Nvidia this should only effect about 4% of their player-base. HOWEVER, this will only take effect for CURRENT players (whose accounts are active and in good standing before Dec 31 2024) in January of 2026. Assuming the accounts stay in good standing.https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidias-upgrading-geforce-nows-usd10-...
