Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!

Elon Musk’s new venture

- http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/23/technology/elon-musk-media/index.html

- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/business/elon-musk-tesla-twitter-media.html

 

Great Barrier Reef had five near misses

- http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/great-barrier-reef-has-had-five-near-death-experiences-past-30000-years

- https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tibbles-the-cat-and-stephens-island-wren-2014-12?r=US&IR=T

 

PubG is suing Fortnite

- https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/29/17404516/pubg-epic-games-fortnite-lawsuit

- https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2018/05/134_249598.html

 

ESA president defends lootboxes

- https://www.pcgamer.com/esa-president-defends-loot-boxes-warns-against-government-regulation/#comment-jump

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-25-esa-we-cant-go-to-the-lowest-common-denominator-of-government-on-loot-boxes

 

Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix horror series title announced

- http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/guillermo-del-toro-netflix-horror-anthology-series-1201964396/

 

Trailer releases for E3 2018

- Bethesda - Fallout 76 teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ye84Zrqndo&feature=youtu.be 

- Ubisoft - Assassin's Creed Odyssey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y79CZgH6G_c

- Space Hulk Tactics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okKjqyc-LaE

- One Piece World Seeker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57HPBoKl9n4

- World War 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvDvqUfmuhI

 

 

Other Topics discussed

First climate change refugee - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/22/kiribati-climate-change-refugee-told-he-must-leave-new-zealand

Penny Dreadful - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series)

Fortnite shopping cart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j1mtoZUgNQ

 

 

Shout Outs

R.I.P Ted Dabney – co-creator of Pong and co-founder of Atari - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/obituaries/ted-dabney-dead-atari-pong.html

E3 2018 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2018

International Gamer Day - https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/InternationalGamerDay

 

 

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Intro

Artist – Mountkid

Song Title – No Lullaby

Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fg8733eOkg&feature=youtu.be