Geeky Geezers 5 October 2025

Join Aged Boomer and Last Call w/Troy Pacelli for Geeky Geezers! Tonight – Xbox Game Pass price hike and fallout, Netflix in trouble, and we say Goodbye to Hyacinth Bucket and The Chimpanzee Lady.

Good Ol’ Days –

In Remembrance
• Dame Patricia Routledge; 96 https://tinyurl.com/mr3r22hy
• Jane Goodall; 91 https://tinyurl.com/3avds4vn

Gaming
• Blood: Refreshed Supply Announced – Remaster Launches on December 4th https://tinyurl.com/c65d6waf
• Xbox Game Pass Pricing Skyrockets as Gamers Cancel Service in Droves https://tinyurl.com/22e5rswv
• Microsoft gave up $300 million in Call of Duty sales as a result of Game Pass https://tinyurl.com/22p7dnh9
• From real sport to esports - why Saudi Arabia spent $55bn on EA https://tinyurl.com/5dp4y9my
• Blizzard boss tells Xbox fans the console market isn't a "successful business" unless "you do it right" https://tinyurl.com/6ejb8zzr

Streaming
• In YouTube TV Carriage Battles, Media Companies Say Tech Giant Is After Their Streaming Lunch Money https://tinyurl.com/urk8dzt3
• Netflix loses over $15B in market value after Elon Musk calls for subscription cancellation https://tinyurl.com/krtc2wfh

Rowling vs. Watson
• Rowling dismisses Watson as “ignorant” over trans rights row https://tinyurl.com/22h9dbrs
• @TheAmalaEkpunobi “Apology REJECTED? J.K. Rowling Responds to Emma Watson” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-TbHUpoOog

Kimmel Corporate Fallout Continues
• Shareholders Have Nothing From Disney About Suspension; Legal Threat Looms https://tinyurl.com/3pmp3nfv
• Disney Urged to Shut Down ABC to Avoid Political Turmoil https://tinyurl.com/5358ctec

Cinema
• James Gunn Calls Fans “Racists” and Admits He Has No Oversight from WB on DCU Projects https://tinyurl.com/3nbb8zkh
• ‘Highlander’: Jeremy Irons to Play Villain Opposite Henry Cavill in Amazon MGM’s Remake https://tinyurl.com/2dwkx8bf

Misc.
• CBS Announces ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ 30th Anniversary Special https://tinyurl.com/2f5ca85c
• Fanhome Bringing Back 20 Eaglemoss XL Star Trek Models; First Ships Launch At NYCC https://tinyurl.com/3dyspu3z

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