This week on the Valentine’s edition of The DogHouse 17, love is in the air, and so is a fresh wave of gaming and tech news!

John, Lorenzo, and Abby kick things off with a wild story: Super Smash Bros. matches spotted on Amtrak, as Nintendo seemingly takes the fight to the rails. They also dive into the latest partnership update between T-Mobile and Starlink, and what it means for connectivity on the go. Discord’s newly added Ignore feature sparks discussion, has the long-requested change finally arrived?

Meanwhile, Fallout fans have reason to celebrate with the announcement of Season 2 of Prime Video’s hit adaptation. And for strategy lovers, Civilization 7 is already generating major hype, with one YouTuber sharing why the next chapter in the iconic franchise can’t come soon enough.

Plus, Abby shares her Games of the Week and highlights the Epic Free Game you’ll want to grab while it’s hot, and John and Lorenzo take on listener-submitted questions in this week’s Technical Corner.

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• Amtrak encourages Smash Bros. tournaments to pass the time on your next train ride. | The Verge
  
• T-Mobile uses Super Bowl ad to officially launch public beta of satellite-to-cell texting via Starlink – GeekWire
  
• These Are the Phones That Work With T-Mobile’s Cellular Starlink Service | PCMag
  
• T-Mobile Starlink Satellite Phone Service: A New Era in Connectivity
  
• RTX 5090 cable melting issues haven’t been replicated — testers assess various power supplies and cable types | Tom’s Hardware
  
• Der8auer shows GeForce RTX 5090 FE cables with uneven power distribution, finds 150°C hotspot – VideoCardz.com
  
• 12VHPWR on RTX 5090 is Extremely Concerning
  
• https://x.com/WinRAR_RARLAB/status/1888182682720354470?mx=2
  
• WinRAR ARCHIVE MESSENGER BAG tern®
  
• TSMC reportedly plots 2027 start date for its 3 nm US fab, but will that be in time to save next-gen GPUs from tariffs? | PC Gamer
  
• Steam Takes Down Malicious Game, But Players Could Already Be Infected
  
• Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins sure are excited for everyone to see Fallout season 2: ‘No one’s going to be able to predict what happens. There’s some big twists this time around’ | PC Gamer
  
• ‘This task is both more wonderful and dreadful than you could imagine’: After 638 days of drawing badly until Civ 7 is released, one dedicated YouTuber can finally put their skills to rest | PC Gamer
  
• “Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews – Ars Technica
  

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• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (Steam)
  
• Garden Galaxy (Steam)
  
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Steam)
  
• Epic Game of the Week: F1® Manager 2024
  

Technical Corner Link: Powercfg command-line options | Microsoft Learn

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