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# Goodies: August 25
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/goodies-aug4/
- Published: 2015-08-25T12:19:09.000Z
- Updated: 2015-08-25T12:19:09.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: goodies, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Good morning, everyone!

Video game fans, I hope you took the next couple weeks off of work, because the landscape for the next 2 weeks is dense with new releases. Even though Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain comes out next week, the review embargo dropped, and the reviews are universally stellar. This is my favorite video game series behind The Legend of Zelda, and I can't wait to get my hands on it next week.

In the meantime, get hypnotized by this video of some truly amazing driving in the game Trackmania 2 Canyon. The amount of work that went into making this track and the precision needed to pull off this line is truly spectacular.

## New Games

- Dishonored: Definitive Edition (PS4/XBO)
- Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (XBO)
- Madden NFL 16 (PS4/PS3/XBO/360)
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (PS4/XBO/PC)
- Until Dawn (PS4)
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (XBO) (Wednesday)
- Lara Croft Go (iOS/Android/Windows Phone) (Thursday)
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (Everything!) (Sunday)

## New Movies

- [Furious 7](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/furious-7-extended-edition/id980365747?at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me)
- [Mad Max: Fury Road](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/mad-max-fury-road/id990549112?at=10l8rH&ref=birchtree.me)

## Links of note

- [Dataviz](http://dadaviz.com/?ref=birchtree.me) is my new favorite blog. It has amazing data visualizations everyday.
- [Reddit thread compiling all Metal Gear Solid 5 reviews](https://www.reddit.com/r/games/comments/3i4y2q/metal%5Fgear%5Fsolid%5Fv%5Fthe%5Fphantom%5Fpain%5Freview%5Fthread/?ref=birchtree.me)
- TV is Not the New Film - [Filmmaker](http://filmmakermagazine.com/95009-tv-is-not-the-new-film?ref=birchtree.me)
- Inventor Portrait: Alan Adler (AeroPress; Aerobie) - [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/137090060?ref=birchtree.me)
- Ihnatko: A dozen true things about smartwatches - [Chicago Sun-Times](http://chicago.suntimes.com/business/7/71/899905/ihnatko-smartwatches-wearables-apple-watch?ref=birchtree.me)
- Why You Should Be A Morning Person - [Andrew Merie](https://medium.com/keep-learning-keep-growing/why-you-should-be-a-morning-person-8dc34fbe592b?ref=birchtree.me)
- How My Mom Makes Everyone Around Her Better - [Zen Habits](http://zenhabits.net/mom/?ref=birchtree.me)
- McDonalds claims Android Pay is launching tomorrow, August 26 - [Engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/24/android-pay-mcdonalds-leak/?ref=birchtree.me)
- Leaked AshleyMadison Emails Suggest Execs Hacked Competitors - [Krebs on Security](http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/leaked-ashleymadison-emails-suggest-execs-hacked-competitors/?ref=birchtree.me)
- Comcast: We'll cover our entire footprint with 10 Gpbs-capable DOCSIS 3.1 tech as soon as 2018 - [FierceCable](http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcast-well-cover-our-entire-footprint-10-gpbs-capable-docsis-31-tech-soon/2015-08-21?ref=birchtree.me)

## Swag of the Week

```
  <img src="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/558e2322e4b0f74ef3e717b7/558ea28be4b08a526530b76c/55dc5d55e4b0703ec75c15c5/1440505174228//img.png" alt=""/>

```

Last week [I mentioned](http://www.birchtree.me/blog/goodies-aug3?ref=birchtree.me) that I watch Casey Neistat's daily vlog with my breakfast. Well, my other morning routine habit is to read Ben Thompson's [Stratechery](https://stratechery.com/?ref=birchtree.me) daily update. The update tends to be on the lengthy side, but is a solid high-level analysis of the tech news of the day. I find it to be a great way to get myself thinking about tech news in a deeper way than just cruising by the usual tech news sites.

Membership to [The Daily Update](https://stratechery.com/membership/?ref=birchtree.me) is $10/month.