Geeky Geezers - 13 July 2025

Join Aged Boomer and Last Call w/Troy Pacelli for Geeky Geezers! Tonight – You can’t hate the game industry enough, Update on Skydance/Paramount, and the return of Chuck E. Cheese.

Good Ol’ Days –

In Memoriam
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Gaming
• Ubisoft Makes Unpopular Changes to EULA https://tinyurl.com/pjsus9d9
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is missing 80% of the original soundtrack https://tinyurl.com/3wyzfdc9
• Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations https://tinyurl.com/4men7y8f
o Nintendo Switch games, imported from Japan, will cost 25% more if tariff persists. https://tinyurl.com/22wvu7dc
• AAA Publishers Speak Out Against the Stop Killing Games Initiative https://tinyurl.com/yc3f88vw
• Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests https://tinyurl.com/2693bdvr
• Switch 2 users - be careful buying used Switch 1 games https://tinyurl.com/2hert7js
• G/O Media sells Kotaku to digital publishing company Keleops https://tinyurl.com/yduddm2w
• Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton confirms 2026 delay, says the change 'was not influenced by any contractual or financial considerations' (from Marc) https://tinyurl.com/yyc9mm5p

Streaming
• ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Ordered to Series at HBO Max (from Marc) https://tinyurl.com/mhss7whj
• ‘Doctor Who’ Is Leaving Streaming—What’s Next for the Beloved British Show? (from Nate) https://tinyurl.com/y2rese7n

Cinema
• Karate Kid: Legends Box Office Hits A Crucial Global Milestone In Less Than Month https://tinyurl.com/k7wkcub5
• The last film David Lynch worked on will debut at Locarno Film Festival https://tinyurl.com/4xuwcpjd
• Cosmo Jarvis Pulls Out Of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’; ‘Shōgun’ Star Replaced By Logan Marshall Green (From Marc) https://tinyurl.com/y3ztz9pc
• David Zaslav Pushed Back on Ta-Nahesi Coates’ Black ‘Superman’ Movie for Being ‘Too Woke’ https://tinyurl.com/2s4f4zry

Misc.
• Paramount/Skydance Merger Gets Final Approval Extension Following Controversial Lawsuit Settlement (From Nate) https://tinyurl.com/58fz2z2z
• Chuck E. Cheese Has Launched a New Arcade, and It's for Adults https://tinyurl.com/5n6skwhj
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