More like WORST BUY - Feb. 11, 2022

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

NEWS SOURCES:

 

NO. BAD BUY
Best Buy profits off GPU shortage
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/best-buy-totaltech-geforce-rtx
https://imgur.com/a/120PVeh
https://www.pcmag.com/news/best-buy-restricts-gpu-sales-to-members-of-its-199-perks-program
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-buys-latest-batch-of-gpus-were-behind-a-dollar200-paywall-and-youre-right-to-be-mad/

 

BLOWIN OFF STEAM
GPD claims Steam Deck sucks
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410894-gpd-claims-steam-deck-is-worse-than-win-3-and-is-closed-platform-users-call-gpd%E2%80%99s-statement-shameful/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/som87v/gpd_steam_deck_is_worse_than_win_3_it_is_a_closed/
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/o7jzlJ85Yc6y3h8N7MNiSw
https://www.reddit.com/r/gpdwin/comments/pjsbjm/discussing_recent_change_in_attitude_in_this/
Steam game console https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwin3

 

BOULEVARD OF BROKEN PINS
Newegg Gamers Nexus update
New GN video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL-eB_Bv5Ik
Summary https://twitter.com/NambreadNam/status/1491930272450986014
Paul’s Hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADdxoewAdQw
Tip of the iceberg? https://twitter.com/GamersNexus/status/1492198233220780034

 

QUICK BITS

 

THOUSAND YEARS MARIO KART 8
Nintendo Direct
FOURTY-EIGHT new Mario Kart 8 tracks on the way https://www.engadget.com/mario-kart-8-deluxe-courses-dlc-expansion-pack-nintendo-switch-230930580.html
Switch sports https://youtu.be/TZ16-1YIRAc
Mario Strikers https://youtu.be/cLAzzYz92r4
Fire Emblem Warriors https://youtu.be/cZyZB-Zjxxo
Portal https://youtu.be/wMQASUA_1Do
No Man’s Sky https://youtu.be/K2phRfO4x8c
Kirby car mode https://youtu.be/_B-qk4_V2jY

 

OOPSIE
SSD prices could spike
https://www.howtogeek.com/785645/this-manufacturing-catastrophe-will-drive-up-ssd-prices/
https://trendforce.com/presscenter/news/19700101-11116.html

 

WE FORGOT ABOUT THE SUN
SpaceX’s bad Starlink day is getting worse
https://www.pcgamer.com/first-a-geomagnetic-storm-and-now-nasa-is-causing-a-headache-for-spacexs-satellite-internet/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/elon-musk-provides-an-update-on-starship-its-been-mindbogglingly-difficult/
launch animation https://youtu.be/-Oox2w5sMcA?t=67 @1:07

 

EYE TWITCHING
Twitch bans references to sex and drugs in usernames
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/11/22929106/twitch-changes-rules-usernames-sex-drugs
https://safety.twitch.tv/s/safety-news/detail?language=en_US&post=Community-Safety-Update-New-Username-Policy
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/twitch-username-policy-update/

 

CRIMECRAFT
Russian teen sentenced to prison for crimes in Minecraft
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410772-a-teenager-from-kanks-russia-sentenced-for-5-years-for-practicing-organized-crime-in-minecraft/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/10/russia-sentences-teens-over-terrorist-plot-to-blow-up-minecraft-fsb-building-a76328
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/russian-teenager-nikita-uvarov-jailed-over-minecraft-plot-to-blow-up-virtual-spy-hq

[adarw]

that mouth joke wasn't funny.

[Annika]

So, don't shop there?   I'm not sure why people give a business money when their business was always a ripoff.