Tales from IT – Upgrading Home Automation Before a Protocol is Discontinued July 20, 2024
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Welcome back to Tales from IT! Today, Maniac tells a story about a time he worked with a good friend of his father. He had mobility issues and set up an early automation service in his home to assist him with controlling things like his lights and room temperature. Since these predated the prevalence of smart devices, his devices did not connect to Wi-Fi, they used a different protocol that needed a compatible control hub to operate. However, the control hub his devices were using was reliant on a central online server, and that server was being shut down. The clock was ticking, he needed Maniac to help him migrate his devices so they could still be functional before his existing automation service shut down.
Maniac had never messed with home automation before, but he did have a lot of ideas for ways to improve and upgrade this man’s home. Could he finish the job before the old service shut down? Watch and find out!
Emio: The Smiling Man – New Famicom Detective Club Game Announced July 17, 2024
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Earlier this week we asked “Who is Emio?” Today, we found out! An all-new game in the Famicom Detective Club series is coming!
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club August 29th, 2024 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch!
Pokémon Go Fest 2024 Global Starts Today July 13, 2024
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In about eight minutes, Pokémon Go Fest 2024 will officially start on the East Coast! This is a major yearly event for Pokemon Go players and this year is shaping up to be just as big as the previous!
Tickets for the Go Fest 2024 research challenge will cost $14.99US. Get it before the event starts!
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS devices.
Nintendo World Championships NES Edition Overview July 11, 2024
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Since it was first announced, gamers have been interested in just what is going to be possible with the upcoming Nintendo World Championships game coming to the Switch. What kind of challenges will be presented by the game? How are multiple players expected to share their scores? What games will be offering challenges? Hopefully this video will answer a lot of questions.
Nintendo fans have always had a soft spot for their World Championship tournament.
Nintendo World Champions is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
Who is Emio? July 11, 2024
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Yesterday, Nintendo posted this very cryptic video on their official YouTube Channel. I’ll let the video speak for itself.
No release date or further information was included with the video. Obviously it’s meant to get people talking so….talk away everyone.
VAY Updated for 64-Bit iPhone/Apple TV/iPad July 10, 2024
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Here’s a big surprised for you guys today! Most people don’t remember, but one of the very first CD-ROM RPGs was a little known title called VAY. Released in 1993 for the SEGA CD, VAY offered full RPG gameplay alongside full-motion video. While not a major success at release, other studios would come along and further refine the design, and herald in a new era of JRPGs.
However, VAY was not totally forgotten. In 2008, the iPhone’s App Store was first opened alongside the release of the iPhone 3G. Not a lot of studios were sure of what would work on this new type of handheld device, but I distinctly remember a port of VAY was one of the earliest titles released on it. However, as one of the first games released on the iPhone platform, it was coded for iPhone’s early 32-bit processors. Over time, starting with the iPhone 5s, Apple exclusively began to ship their smartphones with faster 64-bit processors, and eventually made the decision to completely end 32-bit application support with the launch of iOS 11. This meant a player would be unable to play a game like VAY, or any other programs that were no longer receiving developer support, on the more recent iOS platforms. Unsupported applications are incapable of surviving a device transfer, and cannot be purchased or redownloaded on modern devices. That’s what VAY had become, and remained like that for six years.
Four days ago, VAY reappeared in the App Store, with an all-new update bringing in a 64-bit game engine. More than that, any existing customers who purchased the game back in the day have found their ability to reinstall the game officially restored on their Apple device of choice including the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
VAY is out now (again) for iOS devices.
Capcom NEXT – Summer 2024 July 2, 2024
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Yesterday, publisher Capcom (famous for Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Mega Man) streamed their CAPCOM NEXT summer event, where they previewed some of their upcoming games. Fans of Dead Rising are going to be very happy to watch, as the biggest news of this event is a first look of a remaster of the first game. If you missed it, you can give it a watch below!
And here is the official post-show stream:
Maniac’s Kitchen – JOYRIDE Classic Strawberry Twists Review July 1, 2024
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Welcome back to Maniac’s Kitchen. Today, we’re doing an initial try of a new snack, JOYRIDE Candy! A product by YouTube Legend Ryan Trahan, JOYRIDE has completely sold out in most of the Target stores it is being sold at. Luckily, we were able to find some of the Classic Strawberry Twists, and now we will see how we like it on this initial taste test video! Enjoy.
FAIL – How and Why Hollywood’s Streaming Services Will Fail June 29, 2024
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Welcome back to FAIL, where Maniac discusses some of the worst executive decisions in the gaming and film industries.
Since Netflix proved there was a major market for digital streaming services with their massive subscriber number, the suits running major Hollywood studios who owned the content Netflix was broadcasting believed they were smart enough to launch a competing service and cut Netflix out as a middle man.
Several years ago, a major conglomerate decided to break itself up. The consequences were as immediate as they were disastrous to both companies. Their last remaining plan to save face was to create their own exclusive streaming service and create an exclusive show for it that would serve as a continuation of a beloved franchise. Other major companies have since followed suit, and all have seen low to lukewarm success.
What these companies failed to realize was that building and maintaining an exclusive video on demand streaming service is not free. More importantly, they may have known you will need to release exclusive shows on your service for people to want to sign up for it, it is not free to make them.
So what happens when you spend millions upon millions of dollars of your studio’s money on movies and shows that only have one potential revenue stream, a monthly streaming subscription fee that many consumers are unwilling to see as a good value? Watch the video below and see our perspective on it.
All opinions in this video are protected under the First Amendment.
UploadVR Showcase 2024 June 26, 2024
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If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve recently started covering Virtual Reality on this website. Earlier today, UploadVR hosted their 2024 Showcase and revealed previews for all new VR games coming to various platforms!
If you missed the event, you can check it out below. If you’re like me and interested in what kind of game experiences we have to look forward to in VR, this is a MUST watch!
All games previewed will likely come to the Meta Quest or Steam VR
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