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http://hockshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Hock-Show-Episode31.mp3 1. Montae Te’o’s Fake Girlfriend Is Cooler Than Your Real Girlfriend. Just a month ago, Motae Te’o was on top of the world. A serious contender for the Heisman as a linebacker, preparing for the National Title game with undefeated Notre Dame, and riding that into a top ten spot in the NFL Draft. Then his grandma died. Then his girlfriend died. Only, she didn’t. Only she didn’t exist. And he knew that. Only he didn’t. It was all a scam. It was all a cover-up. It was all his plan. It was all some dude’s long game. Only people knew her and she was real. Only she’s not. http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/01/18/monti-teo-catfish-producers-girlfriend-hoax/ 2. The Glee Is a Lie. When the producers of Glee wanted to cover “Baby Got Back” on the show, they wanted to do it in some crazy way. So they turned to the Internet, of course, and found Jonathan Coulton’s weird, folksy cover of it. Then, depending on who you believe, they might have just lifted the music track wholesale without telling Coulton and recorded new vocals for it. They certainly refer to “Johnny C” and not “Sir Mix-A-Lot” on the track. But thankfully, Coulton owns the rights to the song and he...wait...no. He doesn’t. Sort of. http://www.salon.com/2013/01/18/did_glee_rip_off_jonathan_coultons_cover_of_baby_got_back/ 3. Lance Armstrong Is a Cheating Cheater Who Cheated. In a desperate grab for attention on both their parts, Lance Armstrong appeared on a special on Oprah’s OWN to admit that he used performance enhancing blood treatments throughout his storied career. It wasn’t a big shock to people in cycling, all of whom do the exact same thing but haven’t been caught. However, he is now excluded from ever being elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/sport/armstrong-doping/?hpt=hp_t1 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/17/forgive-lance-armstrong-redemption/1843073/ 4. Apple Locking Screenshots to 1.0 Versions of Apps. In order to curb apps that use mocked up screenshots and shots from other programs to sell programs, Apple is making significant changes to its store submission policies, including locking developers from changing their screenshots after the app has been posted to the store. This will prevent scams  from occurring, however, will also lock out legitimate programmers from advertising new features without resubmitting the entire program. http:

http://hockshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hock-Show-Episode29.mp3 1. The National (Hockey League) Nightmare Is Over. Just in time to play five games and send everybody back home, the NHL and its player union finally reached an agreement to end their lockout. In the end, players will get $300 million in transition payments, a higher salary cap (and floor), better pension, and the owners get a contract termination clause. This deal is set to expire in 2020, so get ready for another lockout then! http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/NHL-union-reach-tentative-agreement-to-end-lockout-010613 2. Samsung Eliminating Android Phones. Starting later this year, Samsung is starting to move towards the Linux Tizen operating system.They’re not willing to fully get off the Google train quite yet, but if they can roll out Tizen efficiently, it’ll be a big hit to Google, leaving Motorola as the only major manufacturer of Android phones. http://bgr.com/2013/01/03/samsung-tizen-phones-confirmed-280492/ 3. Sorry, Virginia, There’s No Firefly MMO. Weird social media pranksters “The Yes Men” announced that they would be launching a Kickstarter as Dark Cryo Entertainment for their Firefly MMO FUO, with the consent of Fox, despite no licensing deal and Fox cancelling their own Firefly MMO. Well, it’s all one big hoax. Sorry, Firefly fans, the series is still dead. http://kotaku.com/5973406/firefly+inspired-mmo-appears-to-have-foxs-blessing-to-go-ahead?popular=true 4. Newsweek Ends Its Run. After 80 years, Newsweek ended its print run with a simple picture reading #LastPrint Issue. They will be going forward with online and tablet editions of the magazine, but it’s a huge loss to the print industry as well as doctors offices everywhere. I’ll miss it, but as I know too well, it’s an increasing reality of the print industry. http://mashable.com/2012/12/23/newsweek-final-cover/ 5. Happy Caturday, Jail! A cat was captured sneaking into the Arapiraca prison in Brazil this week. That wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy, except that it had a cellphone. drill bits, and jigsaw blades taped to its back. No prisoners have come forward to claim the incredibly useful cat, but Dr. Evil and Dr. Claw are the top suspects. http://news.yahoo.com/cat-caught-sneaking-saw-phone-brazil-prison-145407675.html Matt: Top Movies imdb.com Dan: Top Games http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=amb_link_6857402_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1D

http://hockshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hock-Show-Episode28.mp3 1. Apple Maps Kill. Australian authorities this week stated that anybody looking for the city of Mildura in southeastern Australia should not use the iPhone’s map app to find...

http://hockshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hock-Show-Episode27.mp3 1. Square Enix Doesn’t Have the Best Marketing Department. When searching for clever ways to get people interested in the new Hitman game, there are a few marketing strategies to turn to. I mean, grassroots, ARG type campaigns are really popular for a reason, right? Something you probably shouldn’t do: Allow people to take out fake “hits” on their Facebook friends, complete with the app sending wall postings letting them know that an infamous Hitman is coming to kill them for their “Duck Lips.” Yeah. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/square-enix-invents-horribly-insulting-facebook-promotion-for-hitman-absolution-subsequently-apologizes/4467/ 2. Capcom’s Officially Gone Nuts. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of it’s two biggest franchises, Capcom has announced a free downloadable PC game scheduled for release December 17th. Megaman X Street Fighter will put you in the boots of Megaman II-era Megaman as he takes on eight Street fighter characters and gains their powers. It’s...uh...ok? http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/08/street-fighter-x-mega-man-is-a-free-pc-8-bit-crossover-availabl/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews 3. You Can No Longer Tweet Your Grainy Photos. After a spat about their photo sharing services, Instagram pictures can no longer be displayed on Twitter. They can’t actually stop you from Tweeting them, but they show up badly cropped on Twitter’s photo cards. I’m not sure why you would think anybody would want Instagram if you can’t use it for something like Twitter, but then again, I don’t understand why you would want Instagram in the first place. http://mashable.com/2012/12/05/twitter-instagram-issues/ 4. Google and Apple Together Again. In a weird Superhero team-up akin to Iron Man and Superman buying up land in Georgia in a Walking Dead comic, Apple and Google are pairing up to bid more than $500 million to buy the remnants of Kodak. At stake is Kodak’s digital patents including photo-sharing patents that neither Google nor Apple have been able to make use of previously. By the way, this isn’t the weirdest pairing for patent buy-ups, Microsoft and Apple (along with others) bought Nortel last year for $4.5 billion. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-08/apple-joins-google-in-500-million-plus-bid-for-kodak-patents.html 5. G4 Officially Rebranded as Esquire TV, Will Begin New Programming in Early 2013. Attempting to corner the app

http://hockshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hock-Show-Episode26.mp3 1. Bungie Marketing Materials Leaked. Details on Bungie’s next gaming product were leaked online this week, showing their new game called “Destiny” about humans 700 years in the future trying to protect earth from an alien invasion. I’m just guessing you’ll play a guy named Blaster Chef trying to put a stop to the Convent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20529785 2. Hamburger Sorry for Being Ham. Angus T. Jones, who is shockingly not a new McDonalds Land Character, came out this week and said that he feels that his show “Two and a Half Men” is “from the Devil” and “complete filth” on a video that circulated around the internet this week. Charlie Sheen agreed. Angus quickly recanted parts of that statement before hopping into a hot air balloon with Birdy and the Fry Guys. http://www.eonline.com/news/366472/angus-t-jones-apologizes-for-two-and-a-half-men-misunderstanding-i-m-blessed-to-be-on-the-show 3. This Story Blows. Bazooka Gum is ending the comic strip included on the gum wrapper, which has been included since 1953. The wrappers will now be “fuschia and yellow” to match “skateboard and graffiti culture,” so it’s nice to know it’s still 1985. The comics will be replaced by “codes for videos and video games” so expect to be able to buy “Destiny” in a pack of gum soon. http://gawker.com/5964623/after-nearly-60-years-bazooka-gum-is-killing-its-iconic-comic-strip 4. David Beckham Leaves, Having Accomplished His Goal of Even One American Watching Soccer. David Beckham arrived in the United States five years ago with a goal. To continue playing semi-competitive soccer well into his 30s. No. To make it as a movie star. No. To change the minds of just one person in the U.S. to think soccer was cool. And he did that. So now he’s headed back to his home planet, having won the MLS title. Until he buys the team, or that Spice Girls Re-Re-Re-Re-Reunion tour doesn’t work out. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2241909/David-Beckham-hailed-peers-LA-Galaxy-stint-ends.html?ito=feeds-newsxml 5. THQ Coming Back, One Penny at a Time. THQ launched their own Humble Bundle this week, and has raised more than $2.4 million selling their back catalog of games. The bundle (usually used by Indie companies looking to get exposure) isn’t the highest grossing of all time yet, but for $6 (or whatever you want to pay) you can get six - seven* T

1. $1 Billion Spent Online on Black Friday. Probably due to a ton of sales as companies are refusing to wait for Cyber Monday sales and shoppers are refusing to go out in the cold and shop. One of the bigger winners was Amazon, who was matching online sales prices (and undercutting Steam with some of their sales). Tablets and clothing made up the largest percentages of sales this year, with Apple taking in over 80% of new tablet sales. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57553937-93/shoppers-spent-record-$1b-online-on-black-friday/ 2. “Gangnam Style” the Most Viewed Video on YouTube. Move over “Baby,” Psy’s awesome K-Pop hit has reached 817 million views on YouTube (and still hitting several million per day) and 5.5 million “likes” (the next most “liked” video is “Party Rock Anthem” which has 1.6 million). Now, to be fair, half of those views came from “Hock Show” cohost Laura Gough, but still, it’s pretty impressive. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/gangnam-style-most-viewed-youtube-video-time-134533498.html 3. You Shall Not Pass (Products Online!)! Tolkien Estates continues their love/hate relationship with Warner Brothers by leveling a $80 million dollar suit against the company this week. While Warner Brothers is preparing to release the first Hobbit movie in December, the Tolkien family is unhappy with how Warner is handling the licensing of online products, mainly that they don’t have the right. And thus the LotR slot machine and other online products are violations of their licensing deal.  Which is too bad because those slot machines are amazing and fun. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/tolkien-estate-sues-warner-bros-393212 4. HP Isn’t Worth Much. Hewlitt-Packard admitted to what amounts to an $8.8 billion dollar accounting error this week after severely overvaluing the software company (Autonomy) that they acquired earlier this year. Autonomy apparently made themselves seem like a $10 billion dollar investment after counting hardware sales as software bundles, counting shipments as sales (something that software companies do all the time anyway), and selling “service” contracts as software sales. In total now, HP is down $12.7 billion for this year. http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/surprise-hp-discovers-new-internal-disaster-takes-8-8b-charge/ 5. Somebody’s Got to Like the Surface, Right? Microsoft’s Surface tablet has come under some fire since debuting alongside the just as abysmally

1. Hostess Is Dead, Long Live Hostess. The Hostess Food company officially closed its doors last week, ending a long bankruptcy and strike process, and officially opening its classic brands for liquidation. And companies are already lining up to buy the brands like fat kids lining up to buy Twinkies. The top bidder right now appears to be Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo Foods, the owners of Sara Lee. I always knew that Sara Lee was a Bimbo. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/17/15245611-mexican-company-bimbo-may-be-eyeing-twinkies?lite http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4PVFXX60X44/TAje57Lv6WI/AAAAAAAADcQ/1Gr3QfddrLE/s1600/bimbo+promo.jpg 2. THQ Is Dead, Long Live THQ. Once one of the biggest gaming companies in the industry, THQ is currently being valued at around $1.00 per share and less than $75 million for the whole company. The company has pushed back the release of all games on its current slate indefinitely and is probably looking at a firesale fairly soon. One industry giant, Ubisoft, is rumored to be looking to acquire THQ, though THQ officials are saying they’d rather have an injection of cash to release their current publishing table. Though, I’d be excited if we had Ezio in WWE ‘14. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/11/05/thq-seeking-more-cash-south-park-game-release-slips/ 3. Silicon Knights Is Dead, Lon...You Know What? Never Mind. Silicon Knights, the makers of infamous flops Too Human and X-Men Destiny, lost its court case against Epic Games this week. They were suing Epic over the use of Unreal Engine 3 code, saying that Epic was limiting access to key features and tech support so that SK (among others) couldn’t get any Unreal 3 games to market until Gears of War launched. Epic countersued, however, saying that SK broke its contract with them and wasn’t authorized to use the Unreal 3 Engine for any games. A judge ruled this week in favor of Epic, meaning SK has to destroy any unsold copies of its games using Unreal 3 (which is all of them, including two they’re making right now), and essentially destroying the company. Unless they just remake Too Human as a Skyrim mod and put it up on Kickstarter, I guess. http://www.webpronews.com/court-orders-silicon-knights-to-destroy-copies-of-too-human-x-men-destiny-2012-11 4. In News Not Involving Death, John McAfee...Aw, Damn It. John McAfee, the creator of McAfee Anti-Virus is on the run from police after being accused of killing his neighbor in Belize. What’s even worse, he’s

1. May the Magic of Disney Be With You. Disney purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion this week, which basically means that George Lucas got $4 billion (don’t worry he’s giving basically all of it to educational trusts). What does Disney get out of the deal? Star Wars, which was rushed into production, ILM, the Lucas Arts company (which they really don’t have any interest in), and Skywalker sound. So expect that next John Carter movie to be killer. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/30/disney-star-wars-lucasfilm/1669739/ 2. Hurricane Sandy a Weird Social Media Storm. People were live tweeting how wet they were during Katrina, but I don’t know that it was ever this bad. Before the storm had even hit, photoshopped pictures of Sandy destroying New York like some kind of Godzilla movie. And people live tweeted how much battery they had left without power. We live in a strange world. http://www.imediaethics.org/News/3558/Fake_photos_abound_in_hurricane_sandy_coverage.php 3. The End Has Finally Come for Bucky Balls. Super powerful magnetic balls that were popular for no real reason and then put on a production hold because people thought it would be cool to give tiny magnets to children are officially off the market according to manufacturers Maxfield and Oberton in a snooty letter on their website. News that is truly not changing your world. http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/02/magnetic-buckyballs-toys-discontinued/ 4. 14 Year Old Boy to Play the Masters. At what point is it too far? I guess if they can compete then they can play, right? Well, chances are this guy can’t compete and so this is just some weird attempt to get exposure for him and the event. In case you’re curious, his name is Guan Tianlang, he’s from China, he is their amateur champion and he likes Power Rangers, cookies, and can’t sleep without a nightlight. So we have that in common. http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/11/14-year-old-chinese-amateur-earns-spot-in-2013-masters.html?hpt=hp_c3 5. No Doubt Is Totall Racist, You Guys. No Doubt released a new album this year to the shock of just about everybody, and was ready to release a video for their single “Looking Hot.”  The video was pulled hours after a promotional clip leaked online however, showing Gwen Stefani dressed up as a Native American princess being abducted by the band dressed up as cowboys (later to be saved by English Indian band member Tony Kanal). Apparently, this is TOO FAR! However,