The Game Awards and the Streisand Effect: A Night to Remember

Last night's 7th annual Game Awards was a night to remember, with The Last of Us Part II taking home the most statues, including Best Direction, Narrative, Action-Adventure Game, and Game of the Year. However, it's not just about the awards – it's also about the new game trailers and announcements that kept fans on the edge of their seats.

Back for Blood, a four-player co-op zombie shooter from the developers of Left 4 Dead, was one of the most anticipated announcements. The game promises to deliver intense gameplay and a thrilling experience, with players working together to survive in a world overrun by hordes of undead. Additionally, Perfect Dark, a reboot everyone had been waiting for, made its official debut, promising to bring back the classic espionage thriller that fans loved. And, in a surprise move, Disney announced a new IP, Desi the Dinosaur Survival Game, which will star Vin Diesel in a Horizon Zero Dawn-looking sequel.

But what really got people talking was the announcement of Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII taking Mario's place in Super Smash Bros. The news sent shockwaves through the gaming community, with many fans expressing their excitement and disappointment on social media. Disney+ also made headlines with announcements and updates for over 50 movies and TV shows coming to its service, which has apparently convinced investors that the streaming platform is a must-have.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe also made an appearance at The Game Awards, with a trailer for Loki: Series One Division released to the public. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier were also shown off, looking pretty good if we do say so ourselves. Apparently, the success of The Mandalorian has convinced Disney that fans need more Star Wars content, with eight new shows and a movie about Rogue Squadron on the way.

Other quick bits brought to us by Manscaped included an overview of their performance package kit, which comes with a ton of goodies like a lawnmower, waterproof trimmer, advanced skin-safe technology, crop preserver, ball deodorant, weed whacker nose and ear trimmer, and luxury nail kit. Ladies, don't forget about your nail scaping – Manscaped has got you covered.

In related news, Hyundai announced that it's bought Boston Dynamics, the robot company behind the adorable and gymnastically skilled Atlas and Spot robots. Yes, we're sad about this one. But Hyundai is actually working on walking cars, so maybe Spot will evolve into a more robotic Clifford situation, and we can ride him off into the never-ending story together.

The world of mobile apps has also been making headlines, with Apple being sued by Cydia over its alleged monopoly on iOS app distribution. Meanwhile, Epic Games is suing Apple for similar reasons, but Cydia, in a unique twist, was actually predating Apple's own App Store by a year and yet remains largely unknown.

Microsoft announced the latest Insider Preview Build of Windows 10 on Arm, which brings support for x64 emulation to devices like the Surface Pro X. However, conspicuously absent from this announcement was any claim that said apps would run well on the new platform.

In other tech news, Google and Apple have decreed that developers must remove tracking software known as x-mode social from their Android and iOS apps, citing concerns over user location data being sold to third parties. The scientists behind a mysterious head injury reported by U.S. diplomats in Cuba concluded that the most plausible mechanism behind these injuries was a device that shoots microwave radiation at people's heads. Yes, you read that right – we're talking about microwave-powered head-shooting devices.

In conclusion, last night's Game Awards were an event to remember, with new game trailers and announcements making headlines all over the gaming world. From The Last of Us Part II to Sephiroth in Super Smash Bros., there was something for everyone at this year's show. So, come back on Monday for more tech news – we promise not to turn you into a hot pocket (we already are delicious).

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enman i gotta get a playstation 4 today so i can play cyberpunk that's a bad idea dumb there's a bit of a scandal rocking the pc youtube community at the moment as tech channel hardware unbox claims nvidia told them that they would not be sending any more founders and gpu samples to the youtuber the reason hardware unboxed gpu reviews focused more on traditional rasterization performance and not enough on ray tracing apparently and here's the real kicker in an email nvidia told the channel that they'll revisit the issue should your editorial direction change big oof i mean no matter what you think about the importance of ray tracing if these guys are telling the truth nvidia is essentially trying to force them to cover nvidia more positively unfortunately for team green i think this is going to be a bit of a streisand effect situation that's where every time someone says barbra streisand you take a shot we're just everyday people games were awarded last night at the 7th annual game awards with the last of us part 2 unsurprisingly coming away with the most statutes including best direction narrative action adventure game and game of the year but the real reason most people tune in to the show is arguably the plethora of new game trailers and announcements and this year that included back for blood a four player co-op zombie shooter from the developers of left 4 dead they like force there's also a reboot that everyone was asking for on the way perfect dark and the desi the dinosaur survival game arc apparently made enough money to hire vin diesel to star in their horizon zero dawn looking sequel and sephiroth from final fantasy vii is taking mario's place in smash bros because he killed him what is this okay and disney has justified disney plus existence to their investors at least with announcements and updates for over 50 movies and tv shows coming to their service that's apparently justifying a price increase of one dollar to 7.99 per month for the streaming service which will happen in march the company that single-handedly holds society's collective imagination and nostalgia in an iron grip released a trailer for the loki series one division the falcon and the winter soldier all these marvel movies they all look pretty good probably and the mandalorian success apparently convinced disney that fans need eight new star wars shows and a movie about rogue squadron i think disney might need a ghost kenobi to tell them to wait wait be now time for quick bits brought to you by manscaped performance package kit it's a thing that comes with a ton of stuff like their new lawnmower waterproof trimmer with advanced skin safe technology which helps reduce nicks and cuts their crop preserver ball deodorant the weed whacker nose and ear trimmer and the new shears 2.0 luxury nail kit ladies because you can't forget about your nail scaping head to manscape.com forward slash tech and get 20 off and free shipping internationally and you'll get their shed travel bag and a pair of their anti-chafing boxer briefs this is too many ants and it's for a limited quick with the bits and the bits won't quit hyundai the car company has bought boston dynamics the robot company oh why does this make me sad for 921 million dollars they're the ones who make the gymnastically skilled atlas and adorable four-legged spot robots this seems super weird on his face but hyundai is actually working on walking cars so maybe spot will evolve into more of a robot clifford situation and we could ride him off into the neverending story together suing apple over the app store is in vogue right now so the alternative ios app store cydia has done so accusing apple of maintaining an illegal monopoly over ios app distribution classic that's exactly why epic games is suing apple but cydia is in the unique position of actually predating apple's own app store by a year and yet i haven't heard of them so if my legal know-how is up to date this means apple has to concede they must they get free ipads apple gets free ipads oh microsoft has announced the latest insider preview build of windows 10 on arm brings support for x64 emulation meaning that insiders with devices like the surface pro x can now install and run any app that wasn't built natively for arm processors conspicuously absent from microsoft announcement was any claim that said apps would run well but we can't all be an m1 mac can we i've tried google and apple have decreed that developers must remove the tracking software known as x mode social from their android and ios apps the software sells users location data to third parties and that is not cool okay only google and apple are allowed to do that good job guys keep up the good work gotta get that money and a committee of scientific experts have concluded that the most plausible mechanism behind these strange head injuries reported by u.s diplomats in cuba is a device that shoots microwave radiation at people's heads what the hell this is terrifying the scientists don't say who could have used such advice but some reports point to russia who along with the u.s have researched microwave weapons in the past i'm not saying russia is going to invade and turn us all into hot pockets but if you're one of those tin foil hat people watch out i'm already too delicious you see that sick joke i made there didn't fall a hat tinfoil in the microwave off the cuff ladies and gentlemen this episode has to be ruled out also so come back on monday for more tech news and i swear we won't turn you into hot pockets they're already hot we have the sexiest audience am i rightman i gotta get a playstation 4 today so i can play cyberpunk that's a bad idea dumb there's a bit of a scandal rocking the pc youtube community at the moment as tech channel hardware unbox claims nvidia told them that they would not be sending any more founders and gpu samples to the youtuber the reason hardware unboxed gpu reviews focused more on traditional rasterization performance and not enough on ray tracing apparently and here's the real kicker in an email nvidia told the channel that they'll revisit the issue should your editorial direction change big oof i mean no matter what you think about the importance of ray tracing if these guys are telling the truth nvidia is essentially trying to force them to cover nvidia more positively unfortunately for team green i think this is going to be a bit of a streisand effect situation that's where every time someone says barbra streisand you take a shot we're just everyday people games were awarded last night at the 7th annual game awards with the last of us part 2 unsurprisingly coming away with the most statutes including best direction narrative action adventure game and game of the year but the real reason most people tune in to the show is arguably the plethora of new game trailers and announcements and this year that included back for blood a four player co-op zombie shooter from the developers of left 4 dead they like force there's also a reboot that everyone was asking for on the way perfect dark and the desi the dinosaur survival game arc apparently made enough money to hire vin diesel to star in their horizon zero dawn looking sequel and sephiroth from final fantasy vii is taking mario's place in smash bros because he killed him what is this okay and disney has justified disney plus existence to their investors at least with announcements and updates for over 50 movies and tv shows coming to their service that's apparently justifying a price increase of one dollar to 7.99 per month for the streaming service which will happen in march the company that single-handedly holds society's collective imagination and nostalgia in an iron grip released a trailer for the loki series one division the falcon and the winter soldier all these marvel movies they all look pretty good probably and the mandalorian success apparently convinced disney that fans need eight new star wars shows and a movie about rogue squadron i think disney might need a ghost kenobi to tell them to wait wait be now time for quick bits brought to you by manscaped performance package kit it's a thing that comes with a ton of stuff like their new lawnmower waterproof trimmer with advanced skin safe technology which helps reduce nicks and cuts their crop preserver ball deodorant the weed whacker nose and ear trimmer and the new shears 2.0 luxury nail kit ladies because you can't forget about your nail scaping head to manscape.com forward slash tech and get 20 off and free shipping internationally and you'll get their shed travel bag and a pair of their anti-chafing boxer briefs this is too many ants and it's for a limited quick with the bits and the bits won't quit hyundai the car company has bought boston dynamics the robot company oh why does this make me sad for 921 million dollars they're the ones who make the gymnastically skilled atlas and adorable four-legged spot robots this seems super weird on his face but hyundai is actually working on walking cars so maybe spot will evolve into more of a robot clifford situation and we could ride him off into the neverending story together suing apple over the app store is in vogue right now so the alternative ios app store cydia has done so accusing apple of maintaining an illegal monopoly over ios app distribution classic that's exactly why epic games is suing apple but cydia is in the unique position of actually predating apple's own app store by a year and yet i haven't heard of them so if my legal know-how is up to date this means apple has to concede they must they get free ipads apple gets free ipads oh microsoft has announced the latest insider preview build of windows 10 on arm brings support for x64 emulation meaning that insiders with devices like the surface pro x can now install and run any app that wasn't built natively for arm processors conspicuously absent from microsoft announcement was any claim that said apps would run well but we can't all be an m1 mac can we i've tried google and apple have decreed that developers must remove the tracking software known as x mode social from their android and ios apps the software sells users location data to third parties and that is not cool okay only google and apple are allowed to do that good job guys keep up the good work gotta get that money and a committee of scientific experts have concluded that the most plausible mechanism behind these strange head injuries reported by u.s diplomats in cuba is a device that shoots microwave radiation at people's heads what the hell this is terrifying the scientists don't say who could have used such advice but some reports point to russia who along with the u.s have researched microwave weapons in the past i'm not saying russia is going to invade and turn us all into hot pockets but if you're one of those tin foil hat people watch out i'm already too delicious you see that sick joke i made there didn't fall a hat tinfoil in the microwave off the cuff ladies and gentlemen this episode has to be ruled out also so come back on monday for more tech news and i swear we won't turn you into hot pockets they're already hot we have the sexiest audience am i right\n"