Episode 24 - Nintendo, PUBG and Aquaman
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Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!
Nintendo Labo Contest
- https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/15/nintendo-labo-contest-winners/
PUBG paywall
Ubisoft’s first quarter earnings
- https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-reports-record-first-quarter-pc-sales-surpass-xbox-one/
Golden age for paleontology
Aquaman movie goodies
- http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/07/17/aquaman-movie-magazine-cover-revealed/
Attack on titan season 3
Other topics discussed
Brainbox
Call of Duty vs Battlefield
- https://www.geek.com/games/call-of-duty-vs-battlefield-the-infographic-1439397/
World of Warcraft new model
Ubisoft DDoS attack
- https://www.vg247.com/2018/07/17/ubisoft-servers-ddos-attacks/
Blackwake the game
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/420290/
Black Manta’s bio
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Manta_(New_Earth)
Jason Mantzoukas’s bio
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mantzoukas
Mercury-Redstone 4
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_4
Shoutouts
Apollo 11 launch and landing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11#Launch_and_flight_to_lunar_orbit
1918 - Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner (1962-90) and South African President (1994-99), born in Mvezo, Umtata, South Africa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
1921 - John Glenn, American astronaut (1st American to orbit the earth) and politician (Senator D-Ohio), born in Cambridge, Ohio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn
1950 - Sir Richard Branson, British music entrepreneur (Virgin Group), born in London, England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
Event of Interest
1938 - Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland after a 28 hours flight, supposedly left NY flying for California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan
1968 - The Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel
Intro
Artist – DJ AJ
Song Title – Star Wars - The Imperial March (DJ AG Remix)
Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU9jdjuDA8w
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