Nick's Nerd News
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
341 episodes of Nick's Nerd News since the first episode, which aired on May 9th, 2018.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it
January 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, apple tv+, black panther, blizzard, boba fett, call of duty, chicken run, cod, critical role, crysis 4, crytek, dark souls, dc, dceu, demon souls, disney+, elden ring, esl, esports, faceit, firaxis, fps, from software, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, knives out, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, marc maron, mcu, microsoft, minecraft, mission impossible, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacemaker, peter dinklage, phil spencer, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, ps plus, psn, qa testers, raven software, respawn entertainment, rey mysterio, sam raimi, sony, sony pictures, soulslike, spider-man, squid game, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars: jedi fallen order, steam deck, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rock, tom cruise, tt games, tv shows, union, video games, wb games, wwe, wwe 2k22, xbox, xbox game studios, xcom
More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox & ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way.
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Episode 193: What does $70b get me
January 20th, 2022 | 57 mins 18 secs
343i, acquisition, activisionblizzard, activison, amazon studios, batgirl, batgirl of burnside, black panther wakanda forever, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, candy crush, cuphead, daniel radcliffe, dceu, diablo, dice awards, disney+, dying light 2, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hbo max, james gunn, john cena, jonah hill, joss whedon, justified, king, king of the hill, lord of the rings, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mike judge, moon knight, movies, netflix, npd, overwatch, paramount+, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pubg, real steel, star trek, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, star trek strange new worlds, starcraft, steam, steam deck, superbad, the book of boba fett, the godfather, the rings of power, the santa clause, tim allen, timothy olyphant, tv shows, valve, video games, warcraft, weird al, will arnett, xbox
Obviously the only story that matters this week is that Real Steel is getting a Disney+ show. Im kidding its Xbox purchasing ActivisionBlizzard. That and some other stuff too, come take a listen.
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Episode 192: A Zynga party
January 13th, 2022 | 44 mins 38 secs
aloy, amazon studios, amd radeon, armored core, batman, ben affleck, bob saget, ces 2022, converse, days gone, dying light 2, e3, e3 2022, fallout, from software, golden globes, gta, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, intel, james bond, james gunn, justice league, mario kart 9, midnight club, movies, netflix, nft, nintendo, nvidia, peacemaker, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, psvr, razer, red notice, roald dahl, sag awards, scott pilgrim, sega, shazam 2, show american story, sony bend studio, spider-man, star wars, take-two interactive, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the cw, the flash, the suicide squad, tom holland, tv shows, uncharted, video games, wes anderson, zynga
Well no one saw that coming, Take Two is buying Zynga. E3 may be cancelled, Dying Light 2 demands a month of your time and From Software may be reviving an old IP. They boys is coming back and we have a return date, Scott Pilgrim may return in animated form, and The Suicide Squad may soon invade your TV. Meanwhile Ben Affleck talks about his Batman future, Pixar sticks to Disney+ and The Batman is not what you think it was.
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Episode 191: Its 2022? Are you sure?
January 6th, 2022 | 26 mins 7 secs
amx networks, batman, beavis and butthead, betty white, ces2022, disney+, ea, game of thrones, george rr martin, goldeneye 007, halo infinite, harry potter, hbo max, house of the dragon, jackass, jackass forever, joel schumacher, johnny knoxville, marvel studios, mcu, michael keaton, mike judge, morbius, movies, netflix, paramount+, parks and rec, patton oswalt, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, psv2, rainbow six extraction, spider-man, squid game, star wars, steam, the book of boba fett, tim burton, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox game pass
Just a quick roundup of this weeks news, as we come back from the holidays. Also we look forward to the future!
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Episode 190: Nick's Nerd New Year: Four from Over
December 30th, 2021 | 57 mins 14 secs
007, age of empires iv, csi: vegas, deathloop, disney+, doom, dune, epic games, far cry 6, fast 10, fast 9, final fantasy 16, fortnite, forza horizon 5, free guy, ghostbusters afterlife, godzilla vs kong, guillermo del toro, halo infinte, hawkeye, hitman 3, house of gucci, james bond, jurassic world evolution 2, lego sonic, loki, marvels eternals, marvels guardians of the galaxy, mcu, movies, mr. mayor, netflix, new pokemon snap, no time to die, no way home, ratchet & clank: rift apart, remedy, riot games, rutherford falls, shang-chi, sonic the hedgehog, spider-man: no way home, squid game, star wars, tencent, the bad batch, the batman, the book of boba fett, the crew, the falcon and the winter solider, the matrix resurrections, the suicide squad, tv shows, video games, wandavision, what if..., zack snyder's justice league
Who cares about the news, its time for Nick's Nerd Year in review for 2021. Ok there is some news. But anywho, we have our Top 10's for gaming, TV and Movies, come take a listen to the final episode of 2021!
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Episode 189: Podcast Man: Its time to go home
December 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins
#blackoutstarwarseclipse, 343 industries, amazon prime video, andrew garfield, batgirl, blue beetle, dark horse comics, david cage, dceu, disney+, doctor strange 2, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, embracer group, fresh prince, ghost of tsushima, green goblin, guillermo del toro, hades, halo championship series, halo infinite, halo20, hawkeye, hcs, hugo awards, jackie chan, john wick, jurassic world dominion, kick-ass, lucasfilm, mcu, microsoft, movies, nickelodeon, nickelodeon all star brawl, pacific rim, paramount+, quantic dream, shang chi 2, spider-man, spider-man 2, spider-man: no way home, star wars, tencent, the amazing spider-man, the batman, the flash, the goonies, toby maguire, tom holland, turtle rock studios, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wheel of time, willem dafoe, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s, xbox20
Happy Festivus! I know yall are here for Spider-Man and dont worry, its all there. That plus DCEU news, more Halo Infinite Impressions, Hawkeyes major implications for the MCU and more!
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Episode 188: Games get Awards?
December 16th, 2021 | 47 mins 25 secs
343i, alan wake, among us, analogue pocket, assassins creed, cortana, cowboy bebop, cuphead, deathloop, diablo 2, disney+, dr. dre, elden ring, fantastic beasts and where to find them, fast 10, forspoken, forza horizon 5, golden globes, gotham knights, gta 5, gta online, halo, halo infinite, harry potter, hellblade 2, it takes two, jeopardy, kingsman 3, marvel studios, marvels eternals, master chief, mcu, mega man, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, pokemon, sakurai, snoop dogg, sonic the hedgehog, spider-man: across the spider-verse, spider-man: no way home, splinter cell, star wars, star wars acolyte, star wars eclipse, super smash, super smash bros, the banished, the covenant, the cw, the game awards, tunic, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, wonder woman, xbox, xbox game studios, xbox one, xbox series x|s
Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular. The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year. Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 187: Some people just cant do anything right
December 8th, 2021 | 43 mins 15 secs
activision blizzard, amazon prime video, battlefield, blockchain, bungie, call of duty warzone, colin farrell, daredevil, dceu, destiny 2, dice, disney+, epic, fortnite, gamepass, ghost recon, guillermo del toro, halo infinite, halo tv show, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, james cameron, kevin feige, mcu, movies, nfts, paramount plus, patty jenkins, peacemaker, playstation, raven software, respawn, rogue squadron, secret invasion, shang chi, spider-man, spider-man: across the spider-verse, star wars, the batman, the boys, the penguin, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine 5, venom 3, verdansk, video games, vince zampella, wonder woman 3
This week, we just have to wait for Halo. Meanwhile, Bungie celebrates its 30th Anniversary and brings some Halo Flare to Destiny 2, Fortnite moves to Unreal Engine 5, Verdansk is gone, and Activision continues to shoot it self in the foot. Meanwhile Ubisoft is gonna make NFTs? Also Maria Hill is back in the MCU, Peacemaker is gonna be good, and Colin Farrell is treading in familiar waters as we get another Gotham show about the Penguin. Also Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse gets a trailer, Kevin Feige confirms Charlie Cox's retrun, and Patty Jenkins isnt out of Rogue Squadron yet.
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Episode 186: Home is where the Halo is!
December 1st, 2021 | 43 mins 41 secs
343i, activision, batman 89, birds of prey, call of duty, capcom, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, daybreak studios, dc universe online, dceu, disney+, encanto, game of thrones, george rr martin, halo infinite, hawkeye, hbo, matrix, mcu, movies, netflix, playstation, playstation plus, qualcomm, razer, resident evil 4, snyderverse, sony, sony entertainment america, sony playstation, spider-man no way home, star wars, steam, the gorillaz, tv shows, twitch, valve, video games, warzone, xbox series x|s, zack snyder, zorro
Guess this episode never published, well here it is!
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Episode 185: Everybody gets a Smash clone!
November 25th, 2021 | 46 mins 12 secs
activisionblizzard, ahsoka, bel-air, black panther 2, blade, bobby kotick, call of duty, call of duty warzone, capcom, chris pratt, columbia pictures, comic-con, disney, epic games, fresh prince, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: afterlife, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, halo20, henry cavill, hideo kojima, hulu, ivan reitman, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world dominion, kathleen kennedy, kojima productions, letitia wright, lucasfilm, mandalorian, mando, mario, marvel stuidos, mcu, microsoft, miyazaki, movies, multiversus, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl, nintendo, pam & tommy, peacock, playstation 5, ps5, sabine wren, scarlett johansson, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man, star wars, studio ghibli, super mario bros, super smash bros, super smash bros melee, super smash bros ultimate, the vulture, the witcher, tv shows, ubisoft, universal studios, video games, wakanda forever, warzone, wb games, will smith, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s, xbox20
Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time.
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Episode 184: A Legend turns 20
November 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
activisionblizzard, baymax, bethesda, blockbuster, bobby kotick, crystal dynamics, disney animation studios, disney+, disney+ day, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, dragon ball xenoverse, dragon ball z, eidos montreal, elder scrolls vi, gta iii, gta san andreas, gta trilogy, gta vice city, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, halo20, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, hocus pocus 2, hulu, lethal weapon, lucasfilm, marvels avengers, marvels eternals, marvels spider-man, mcu, mel gibson, microsoft, moon knight, movies, netflix, obi-wan, olaf present's, paramount plus, patty jenkins, pinocchio, pixar, playstation, predator, reno 911!, rockstar games, she hulk, solar opposites, spider-man: no way home, square enix, star trek discovery, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, the game awards, the rock, tv shows, video games, will smith, x-men '97, xbox, xbox backwards compatibility, xbox20
As we celebrate #HALO20 and #XBOX20 lets not forget our future. We also have more depression ActivisionBlizzard news, The Game Awards announces its nominees. Disney+ celebrates it's Disneyplusaversary, and Marvel Nukes the internet with the new Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer. Also Nick finally watched Eternals, and has some thoughts.
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Episode 183: Weta my Furious Squids
November 10th, 2021 | 29 mins 57 secs
andor, anime, anime fighter, beast wars, bethesda softworks, bioware, chris columbus, disney+, dwayne johnson, elder scrolls, fallout, fast 10, fast and furious, geth, gi hun, green goblin, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, jump force, mass effect, mcu, movies, ms marvel, n7, n7 day, namco bandai, netflix, paramount, patty jenkins, peter jackson, rogue squadron, spider-man no way home, squid game, star trek, star wars, starfield, steam, steam deck, stranger things, the rock, todd howard, transformers, transformers rise of the beasts, tv shows, unity engine, valve, video games, vin diesel, weta vfx, weta workshop, wizarding world of harry potter, wonder woman 3
Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.
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Episode 182: Guardians of the Empire of Ages
November 4th, 2021 | 41 mins 24 secs
activisonblizzard, adidas, age of empires iv, ana de armas, aoe iv, attack the block, chris pratt, cyberpunk2077, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange 2, doctor who, donkey kong, edgar wright, eidos montreal, eternals, games with gold, garfield, groot, hbo max, joe cornish, john wick, marvel's guardians of the galaxy, mcu, microsoft xbox, movies, national treasure, netflix, nintendo, overwatch 2, pax south, playstation, playstation 5, playstation pc, psn+, psvr, relic entertainment, sega, seth rogen, sony, square enix, star lord, star wars, streaming, thanos, the book of boba fett, the simpsons, tv shows, video games, worlds edge, xbox game pass, xbox game studios, xbox live
Square Enix's Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and Age of Empires IV lead the stories this week. Meanwhile, more updates and interesting news out of ActivisionBlizzard. Cyberpunk continues to take the L's, and Xbox and Adidas give me a shoe I want to wear. Also, Edgar Wright wants to play with the Doctor, The Book Of Boba Fett lays down the vibroblade, and Chris Pratt is just the voice of everything now apparently.