Nick's Nerd News

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

354 episodes of Nick's Nerd News since the first episode, which aired on May 9th, 2018.

  • Episode 210: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more spice

    May 19th, 2022  |  42 mins 18 secs
    adult swim, alan wake, amc, andor, arkane studios, battlefield 2042, bethesda softworks, black mirror, bullet train, christopher guest, christopher walken, codemasters, criterion games, david tennant, dead space, disney+, doctor who, dune, dune part 2, epic games, fall guys, halo series, hulu, jon watts, league of extraordinary gentlemen, loki, marvel studios, mcu, modok, moon knight, movies, multiversus, need for speed, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl, nintendo switch, norm macdonald, obi wan kenobi, paramount+, playstation 5, pokemon, pokemon home, pokemon legends: arceus, predator, ps+, redfall, rick and morty, rob reiner, rock, sega, she-hulk, spinal tap, stan lee, star trek, star wars, starfield, strange new worlds, the 10th doctor, the mandalorian, this is spinal tap, tv shows, twisted metal, ubisoft+, unreal engine 5, video games

    If the title didn't give it away, this will, Christopher Walken is joining Dune Pt. 2, and that's honestly the coolest thing I've heard this week. Starfield is delayed, and Fall Guys finally releases. Meanwhile, The Boys promises more action in Season 3, She-Hulk is thirsty, and Rick and Morty are going Anime. Star Wars is shifting focus to TV and Spinal Tap isn't done turning things up to 11.

  • Episode 209: Getting back on the Lunchbox

    May 11th, 2022  |  49 mins 5 secs
    343i, activisionblizzard, ahsoka, amazon prime video, avatar: the way of water, batman, bbc, benedict cumberbatch, bioware, black bolt, blizzard, bungie, ccp games, charlize theron, david fincher, destiny 2, disney+, doctor strange, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, doctor who, ea games, ea sports, ea sports fc, ea sports fifa, elden ring, elizabeth olsen, eve online, ffxvi, fifa 23, final fantasy, game of thrones, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy, halo, halo infinite, halo series, hbo max, house of the dragon, intel, ipod, jack ryan, james cameron, james gunn, knightwing, marvel studios, mass effect, mcu, microsoft flight simulator, movies, mr. fantastic, nbc, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation studios, professor x, ps5, quantum leap, red hood, sam raimi, sony entertainment america, sony online entertainment, square enix, star trek picard, star wars, the santa clause, thor love and thunder, tim allen, toxic avenger, tv shows, video games, wanda maximoff, westeros, westworld, wwe

    Are you looking for a review of Doctor Strange? Well we've got one, you'll just have to listen till the end of the episode, and beware spoilers within. We've also got news on the EA and FIFA split, as well as a review for Picard and Halo!

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    Episode 208: This is where the Fun Begins

    May 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins
    activisionblizzard, amanda waller, antman and the wasp, arrowverse, barbie movie, batwoman, bethesda, call of duty, captain marvel, clippy, cod, crystal dynamics, cw, dceu, deus ex, disney+, eidos, embracer group, expend4bles, expendables 4, fantastic 4, fast and furious, fast x, fifa, games with gold, halo infinite, halo show, hasbro, hbo max, jackass, john watts, jurassic world dominion, justin lin, kenobi, legends of tomorrow, lucasfilm, mcu, meta, meta quest, modern warfare, moon knight, mortal kombat, movies, neal adams, netflix, obi-wan, oculus, oculus quest, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, prince of persia, ps plus, saved by the bell, sonic 2, squareenix, star wars, that 70s show, that 90s show, the miz, the suicide squad, tomb rader, tv shows, ubisoft montreal, video games, viva pinata, warcraft, weird al, xbox

    May the 4th be With You! Its a Star Wars day episode! Plus we have more Activision News. The Embracer Group takes some studios out of SquareEnixs hands, and Meta has plans for the Quest. Meanwhile, the CW kills off two more Arrowverse shows, Jackass is coming back to TV, and Halo drops another dud, and Moon Knight Kills it! Also FastX finds a new director, the MCU Fantastic Four loses a director, and Jurassic World Dominion is setting up a great finish. Meanwhile, its Star Wars day so here is another rant complaining about JJ Abrams.

  • Episode 207: NNN: A Walking Dead Spinoff

    April 27th, 2022  |  48 mins 48 secs
    343i, app store, apple, aquaman 2, arcardes, asypr, avatar 2, bad bunny, bad robot, batman '89, beatsaber, bethesda softworks, bethesda.net, black adam, borderlands 3, buzz lightyear, call of duty, call of duty warzone, chip 'n' dale rescue rangers, cinemacon, cod: modern warfare, crossplay, darryl dixon, dc comics, dceu, disney+, dungeons & dragons, el muerte, fast 10, fast and furious, fast x, game preservation, ghostbusters, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, halo show, hot wheels, house of the dead remake, indie games, into the spider-verse, jack sparrow, jackass, jason momoa, jj abrams, johnny depp, justin lin, kevin feige, king kong, kraven the hunter, lego, lego games, lego star wars, light guns, lightyear, madame webb, mcu, meta quest, modern warfare, monsterverse, moon knight, movies, netflix, netflix animation, norman reedus, occulus quest 2, overwatch 2, paramount+, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, playstation, shazam 2, sony, sony pictures, spider-man, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, steam, stranger things, super mario bros movie, the batman, the bbc proms, the flash, the simpsons, the walking dead, tmnt, toy story, tt games, tv shows, ubisoft, venom, video games, vr, warner bros, zombie games

    This podcast is now a walking dead spinoff show. I kid, CoD news is starting to ramp up, as we get closer to its annual release, Borderlands 3 gets crossplay 2.5 years later, Halo struggles a bit, and Bethesda is headed to Steam. Meanwhile, Netflix is spending money in the weirdest ways, The Simpsons is introducing a new character, and Norman Reedus loses his co-star. Also we breakdown all the news and play telephone in regards to everything shown at Cinemacon!

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    Episode 206: How Could Anyone not Like you?

    April 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins
    24, across the spider-verse, activision blizzard, amy hennig, andy serkis, animal farm, blue beetle, bungie, call of duty, cd project red, crazy taxi, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, destiny 2, ed fries, exploding kittens, fantastic beasts and the secrets of dumbledore, fast 10, fast and furious, halo, halo show, harry potter, hayden christensen, hbo max, it takes two, jack bauer, jackass 4.5, jackass forever, jason momoa, jet set radio, kareem abdul jabbar, keifer sutherland, kenobi, kj apa, kojima productions, mcu, meta quest 2, microsoft, minecraft, moon knight, movies, netflix, paramount plus, playstation, pokémon tcg, riverdale, roblox, sega, seth macfarlane, skydance new media, snoop dogg, sonic, sony, spider-man, squirrel girl, star trek picard, ted, the batman, the pokémon company, the rock, the wizarding world, thor, thor love and thunder, top gun maverick, tv shows, twisted metal, video games, visceral games, warner bros discovery, warzone, winning time, wondertwins, xbox, xenoblade chronicles

    Hey Taxi! Yes Crazy Taxi is coming back! Ads in Video Games? How do you feel? Amy Hennig is making a Star Wars game again, this is glorious news. Seth MacFarlane is making a Ted Prequel show, and I'm all for it. Netflix is facing a subscriber issue, and is Jack Bauer back? not yet. Meanwhile the Halo show is boring, and TV shows need to stop having filler episodes. Also Fantastic Beasts is not as bad as the internet wants you to believe.

  • Episode 205: LEGO x Sony Billionaire Blitz

    April 13th, 2022  |  35 mins 55 secs
    activision blizzard, aladdin, aqualad, aquaman, bandai namco, batman, bethesda, better call saul, breaking bad, brie larson, call of duty, cd projekt red, charlize theron, dceu, dfeh, disney+, dumbledore, dune 2, dungeons & dragons, epic games, fantastic beasts, fast and furious, gavin newsome, ghost of tsushima, gilbert gottfried, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, harry potter, hasbro, hbo max, hello games, iago, jeff goldblum, josh brolin, jurassic world dominion, kh4, kingdom hearts, lego, mcu, metaverse, moon knight, movies, national treasure, netflix, no mans sky, paramount+, percy jackson, playstation, quakecon, sam raimi, sonic the hedgehog, sony, spider-man, square enix, star wars, state of california, stranger things, the batman, the mandalorian, the witcher 3, toby maguire, tv shows, ubisoft, vicarious visions, video games, warner bros, warzone, watch dogs, will ferrell, will smith, wizards of the coast, xbox

    What do Sony and LEGO and Epic have to do with each other? Just a thing called the METAverse. Kingdom Hearts 4 is coming, and the world let out a collective sigh. HBO Max is increasing its DC output, while the future of the Fantastic Beast franchise is in doubt.

  • Episode 204: The whole thing sounds pretty stupid to me!

    April 7th, 2022  |  55 mins 9 secs
    343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amc, apple tv+, bad boys 4, batman, capcom, david attenborough, dceu, disney+, doctor strange and the multiverse of madness, e3, estelle harris, ezra miller, ghost recon, gillian anderson, guardians of the galaxy, halo, halo infinite, hans zimmer, hbo max, jason momoa, jim carrey, jurassic world dominion, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, max payne, mcu, michael bay, microsoft, monkey island, moon knight, morbius, movies, netflix, paramount plus, picard, prehistoric planet, ps5, remedy entertainment, rockstar games, seinfeld, sherlock holmes, squid game, star trek, star trek: the next generation, star wars, star wars obi-wan, strange new worlds, the crow, the walking dead, the witcher, tom clancy, tomb raider, transformers, tt games, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine 5, video games, wargamming, warnerbros, wb games, will smith, wordle, world of tanks, x-files, xbox series x, young justice

    You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan.

  • Episode 203: When the Slaps fall silent

    March 31st, 2022  |  51 mins 4 secs
    activision, activisionblizzard, amazon game studios, andrew garfield, apple tv+, blizzard, breath of the wild, bruce willis, bungie, call of duty, chris rock, coda, crunchyroll, dceu, destiny 2, disney+, dune, epic games, fortnite, game developers conference, game of thrones, gdc, george rr martin, gran turismo 7, grand theft auto, gta v, gta+, gundam, halo, hbo max, house of the dragon, james bond, mcu, microsoft, moon knight, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nova, paramount+, playstation plus, polyphony digital, psn plus, rockstar games, sonic the hedgehog, spy kids, star trek, the batman, the falcon and the winter solider, the legend of zelda, the oscars, the slap, tv shows, video games, warzone, will smith, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, zack snyder

    Activision oh Activision, what can go wrong next. Meanwhile BotW 2 is delayed, again. PlayStation announces is new and improved PlayStation Plus, and the Halo show is just sorta there. And the Oscar goes to....Zack Snyder?

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    Episode 202: No Delays Here

    March 24th, 2022  |  41 mins 35 secs
    amazon, call of duty, cd projekt red, cod, cod: vanguard, daniel radcliffe, daredevil, david cage, dceu, detroit become human, disney+, ea sports, epic games, far cry 6, fast 10, fortnite, godfall, godzilla, gran turismo 7, gryffindor, gt7, harry potter, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, hufflepuff, james bond, james gunn, johnny carson, jumanji, justice league, king kong, lego, mcu, merlin entertainments, mgm, monsterverse, movies, netflix, nfl, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacemaker, playstation, playstation studios, polyphony digital, portkey games, ps4, ps5, quantic dream, resident evil, rocksteady games, scream 6, snoop dogg, star wars, star wars eclipse, steam, steam deck, suicide squad kill the justice league, tekken, the batman, the incredible hulk, the mandalorian, the witcher 3, the witcher 4, tv shows, unreal engine 5, valve, video games, voltron, warzone, wb interactive, xbox game pass

    Video Game delays? No way (pretends to be shocked). Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty? Sure that's reasonable. Gran Turismo down for 30 hours? That's unreasonable. New Godzilla move? Thats unexpected. These questions and more on this weeks episode.

  • Episode 201: Is this thing On?

    March 17th, 2022  |  36 mins 51 secs
    activisionblizzard, alligator loki, amazon prime video, bethesda, blizzard entertainment, cheers, damon lindelof, daredevil, darth vader, dcau, dceu, deadpool 3, disney+, dr. disrespect, dune 2, ea games, ea play, elden ring, elite dangerous, ew, free guy, from software, game of thrones, gamescom, george rr martin, halo, hbo, hbomax, hollywood, james t. kirk, jessica jones, john hamm, kite man, loki, mcu, movies, ms. marvel, netflix, netflixgeeked, obi-wan, overwatch 2, paramount+, pirates, pubg mobile, rick and morty, skull and bones, sonic the hedgehog 2, speedrun, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star trek, star wars, starfield, strange new worlds, super nintendo world, the adam project, the batman, the boys, the umbrella academy, toei, trek to yomi, tunic, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, universal studios, video games, warframe, wendys, whalefall, x-men, xbox indie showcase, xbox series x, youtube gaming

    Just your standard news: Skull and Bones is still alive, The Batman, James T. Kirk recast, George RR Martin still hasn't finished the winds of winter. You know standard fare.

  • Episode 200: 200 in the Bag

    March 9th, 2022  |  43 mins 7 secs
    343 industries, activisionblizzard, advance wars, alien, aquaman 2, black adam, bobby kotick, capcom, dc, dc super pets, dceu, disney+, dune part 2, evo2022, faze, fede alvarez, final fantasy, florence pugh, game of thrones, ghostwire tokyo, god of war, gotham knights, gotham pd, gta v, halo infinite, hbo max, house of the dead, i am legend, isle of the dead, keanu reeves, kenobi, lego star wars, microsoft, movies, negan, netflix, nicolas cage, nintendo, playstation state of play, returnal, rockstar games, shazam 2, snoop dogg, sony, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, square enix, star wars, the adam project, the batman, the flash, the muppets, the penguin, the walking dead, tmnt, tv shows, video games, warnerbros, wb montreal

    Nick hits his 200th episode! Yes you read that right 200 hundred episodes of Nick's Nerd News! We appreciate all of our loyal listeners. And this week, the most important thing is our review of The Batman (2022), everything else is just a toy!

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    Episode 199: Nick's Glorious Return

    March 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
    #bendergate, 2k games, activision, aloy, amc theaters, avengers endgame, bethesda, beyblade, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, crunchyroll, cuphead, daredevil, dceu, destiny 2, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, elden ring, epic games, euphoria, evo 2022, fallout, fantastic beasts, fast and furious 10, fifa 22, from software, funimation, futurama, gabe newell, game of thrones, game pass, games with gold, guerilla games, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, housemarque, hulu, indiana jones 5, indy 5, jason momoa, john dimaggio, john williams, justice league, lego games, loki, lucasfilm, mad max, marvel netflix, mcu, movies, netflix, nhl 22, nintendo, obi wan, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, playstation4, pokémon, pokémon scarlett, pokémon violet, ps5, psn+, psvr 2, sid meier, smash bros, sony playstation, spider-man: no way home, stalker 2, star wars, steam deck, stranger things, street fighter, street fighter vi, the batman, the flash, the house of the dragon, the office, tv shows, twisted metal, ukraine, uncharted movie, video games, x-men, xbox

    Yes you read that right Nick is back in a double feature episode, featuring two weeks worth of news! Shout out to Scott for hosting last week as well. But yes you guessed it two weeks worth of news, that includes the Pokémon news, Street Fighter, Horizon Forbidden West, Peacemaker, #Bendergate and a hell of a lot more!

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    Episode 198: Scott's Big Break: A 101 League Story

    February 23rd, 2022  |  26 mins 3 secs
    arthur, arthur meme, arthur reed, capcom, disney+, elden ring, fgc, from software, guerilla games, hello games, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, jon watts, movies, nintendo switch, no man's sky, occulus, oled, pbs, playstation 5, ps5, psvr 2, retro games, sony pictures, sony playstation, sony psvr, soulslike, spider-man no way home, star wars, star wars high republic, street fighter, street fighter 6, tv shows, uncharted, uncharted movie, valve index, video games, vr

    Well Nick takes another break, he is always taking breaks, what gives?? So Nick's Friend Scott from the 101 League steps in to fill his shoes for a quick bite. Uncharted the movie, Horizon Zero Dawn talk. And an unexpected topic on Nick's Nerd News but Scott talks about Arthur, yes that Arthur. Street Fighter 6 is in the works, and Jon Watts of the Spider-Man Home trilogy is rumored to be directing a Star Wars High Republic series. Sony PSVR 2 is finally shown off and a whole lot more.

  • Episode 197: Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people

    February 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins
    activision, activisionblizzard, amazon games, amazon prime video, ashoka, ayer cut, beavis and butthead, bendergate, bioshock, black adam, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cdprojektred, chip and dale rescue rangers, cod, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dceu, disney cotino, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, dune part 2, eminem, futurama, george miller, gladiator, grand admiral thrawn, guerilla games, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, hulu, infinity ward, iron fist, ivan reitman, jessica jones, jla/avengers, jurassic park, jurassic world dominion, lego, loki, lord of the rings, lost ark, lotr, luke cage, mad max, marvels the defenders, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, modern warfare, moon knight, moviepass, movies, naughty dog, netflix, nintendo, nolan north, owen wilson, paramount+, peacemaker, playstation, ps5, rings of power, sony, sony bend, sony pictures, south park, spider-man: no way home, spongebob, star trek, star wars, steam, street fighter, suicide squad, super bowl lvii, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the flash, the last of us, the mandalorian, the sopranos, tv shows, uncharted, universal studios, video games, warzone, will smith, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox series x|s

    I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale.

  • Episode 196: Good News Everyone!

    February 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins
    21 jump street, ac valhalla, activision blizzard, amazon prime video, andor, assassins creed, battlefield 2042, bruce willis, buzz lightyear, cassian andor, chrono cross, dice, disney+, ea games, fire emblem warriors, fornite, futurama, gamestop, google stadia, goosebumps, gran turismo 7, gta v, gta vi, gumby, hideo kojima, hulu, jack and daxter, kenobi, lightyear, live a live, lord & miller, lord of the rings, lotr, madame webb, mario kart, meg 2, men in black, mib, mib 23, microsoft, mission impossible, movies, nft, nickelodeon, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, phil spencer, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, scream 6, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star wars, steam deck, the book of boba fett, the matrix, the meg, the oroville, the oscars, the razzies, the rings of power, the wolf among us, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, warcraft, x-men '97, xbox, xbox game pass, xenoblade chronicles 3

    If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord & Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point.

  • Episode 195: Sony's Moon is haunted

    February 2nd, 2022  |  48 mins 9 secs
    activision, american mcgee's alice, batfleck, batman, battlefield 2042, bungie, call of duty, cod, dceu, destiny, destiny 2, discord, disney+, doctor strange 2, double fine, ea, episode i: the phantom menace, fast 10, fast and furious, fight club, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, halo, hellboy 3, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, jason momoa, lucasarts, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, mlb the show, modern warfare, movies, nathan drake, naughty dog, nfts, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation studios, ron pearlman, san diego studio, sega, shovel knight, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star trek, star wars, star wars 1313, starfleet academy, steam deck, strange new worlds, suicide squad kill the justice league, system shock, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the mandalorian, the new york time's, tim schaefer, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, warcraft, wb games, wordle, xbox, xbox gamepass

    Well Sony is laying down the gauntlet, and keeping things multiplatform? Meanwhile the NFT battle heats up among gamers, developers and publishers, Sega exits the arcade business, and Wordle goes to the NYT? Paramount+ doubles, well more like triples down on Star Trek, and Matt Reeves dishes on The Batman.