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.

  • Episode 165: Podcasts are nothing without Family

    July 8th, 2021  |  53 mins 19 secs
    adult swim, america: the motion picture, anime, assassins creed, bungie, codemasters, comic con, comiccon@home, dan house, destiny, disney+, ea, ea sports, f9, facebook gaming, fear street, gears of war, gta, gtr vi, injustice, lego, lethal weapon, loki, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, ncaa football, netflix, netherealm, nintendo, nintendo switch, pokémon, richard donner, rick and morty, robocop, rockstar, rockstar games, seinfeld, star wars, star wars visions, switch lite, switch oled, swtor, the bad batch, the clone wars, the coalition, the fast and the furious, the terminator, tv shows, ubisoft, universal pictures, unreal engine 5, video games, wb games, wb interactive, zack snyder

    If the title was any indication, we have a review of Fast 9. Also Nintendo finally announces the not Switch Pro. The future of Assassins' Creed is in flux yet again. Netflix drops a dud with the first Fear Street, while it launches fireworks with America the Motion Picture. Also Loki is nuking the multiverse, and the Bad Batch finally makes a good post war point.

  • Episode 164: Blowing the Doors Off

    July 1st, 2021  |  58 mins 36 secs
    343 industries, adult swim, alan wake, bethesda, blizzard, boba fett, cartoon network, clifford the big red dog, commercials, control, dceu, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange, dune, dynasty warriors, ea, ea sports, elder scrolls vi, f9, fast 9, game of thrones, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, hulu, indiana jones, justice league, loki, machine games, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount+, playstation 5, ps5, remedy, rick and morty, shang chi, slave 1, smallville, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, star wars, switch, the bad batch, the hulk, todd howard, transformers, tv shows, video games

    Todd Howard tells us about things we cant have yet, Sony makes a purchase, or two, and Remedy is growing! Meanwhile The Bad Batch, Loki and Rick and Morty just blew up their respective cannon, in a good way, and streaming services are knocking it out of the park in July. Over in the MCU Shang Chi is bringing back some Phase 1 love, F9 is a powerhouse at the box office, and something is afoot at Lucasfilm.

  • Episode 163: The 3 CEOs of Gaming

    June 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins
    343i, adult swim, alan wake, beast wars, cad bane, dan harmon, dceu, disney+, doug bowser, e3 2021, ea, ea sports, epic games store, f9, fast 9, five nights at freddy's, forza horizon 5, halo infinite, harrison ford, hellblade 2, how it ends, idris elba, imax, indiana jones, james gunn, jim ryan, john cena, jurassic world dominion, justin roiland, kevin feige, loki, madden nfl, mcu, microsoft, movies, nathan pyle, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, pax, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ratchet and clank rift apart, rick and morty, shazam, solar opposites, sony entertainment america, sony entertainment online, sony playstation, star wars, starro, strange planet, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, tekken x street fighter, the bad batch, the boys, the flash, the suicide squad, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, tv shows, video games, xbox, xbox series x|s

    Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!

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    Episode 162: The Return of the Chief

    June 17th, 2021  |  45 mins 45 secs
    343i, andor, anime, aquaman, assassins creed, avatar, batman, bethesda, book of boba fett, breath of the wild, dceu, disney+, e3, e32021, elden ring, fallout, farcry 6, final fantasy, flight simulator, forza horizon 5, forza motorsport, from software, frontier, geeked week, gta, gta online, guardians of the galaxy, halo infinite, helms deep, jurassic world evolution 2, kenobi, kojima productions, lego batman, link, loki, lord of the rings, mario + rabbids, marvels the avengers, mcu, metroid, metroid dread, microsoft xbox, movies, netflix, ninteno, no way home, paramount+, picard, playground games, rainbow 6, razer, riders republic, rocksmith+, rockstar games, rohan, samus, spider-man, splinter cell, square enix, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, summer of gamming, the bad bath, the flash, the legend of zelda, the mandaloria, turn10, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox games showcase, xbox series x, zelda

    E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus

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    Episode 161: T'was the night before E3

    June 10th, 2021  |  35 mins 2 secs
    amd, astrobot, batman 89, battlefield 2042, cowboy bebop, crossplay, dceu, deep silver, disney+, dualsense, e3, ea, fast9, geeked week, guerilla collective, halo, harrison ford, hulu, indian jones 5, into the spiderverse, john wick 4, jurassic world, league of super pets, loki, maneater, mcu, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, oddworld, overwatch, playstation 5, ps5, rainbow 6, sandman, shazam 2, sony playstation, splinter cell, star wars, stranger things, the bad batch, the flash, tv shows, ubisoft, umbrella academy, video games, vince vaughn, wedding crashers, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x|s, y: the last man

    Well its that time of year again folks. E3 is on the horizon, and Nick has small, but major predictions for E3, lets see if I get it right. Also it looks like some exciting Indie games are on their way to our screens. Meanwhile Netflix Geeked week is leaving us asking for more, and Jurassic World Dominion Plants its flag.

  • Episode 160: A Ragnarok for another day

    June 2nd, 2021  |  54 mins 33 secs
    black panther, borderlands 3, danai gurira, dark horse comics, dceu, disney+, doctor strange 2, e3 2021, evo 2021, farcry, farcry 6, gearbox, god of war, god of war ragnarok, guerilla games, hellboy, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones, joker, jungle cruise, jupiters legacy, lootcrate, mark millar, mcu, millarworld, moonknight, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, okoye, oscar isaac, playstation 5, ps5, scott derrickson, sega, seth rogan, shazam, sonic the hedgehog, sony interactive entertainment, sony pictures, sony playstation, sony santa monica, spider-man, spumc, star wars, the bad batch, the rock, tmnt, todd phillips, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wakanda

    Hot off the delay of God of War Ragnarok, we take the time to discuss Horizon Forbidden West and Far Cry 6. Sonic turns 30, and Dark Horse Comics wants to get into the games business. Meanwhile Netflix changes its plans for Jupiters Legacy, The Bad Batch picks up steam again, and Jungle Cruise looks to be a wild ride, no pun intended. Plus Loot Crate earns points with me again.

  • Episode 159: Podcast of the Dead

    May 27th, 2021  |  58 mins 22 secs
    amazon studios, army of the dead, arrowverse, bethesda, black adam, blizzcon, crusader kings, crysis, crytek, cw, dc comics, dceu, disney+, dualsense, e3, free radicals, green lantern, hbo max, hearts of iron, henry cavill, highlander, hocus pocus, jackass 4, james bond, jj abrams, johnny knoxville, loki, marvels eternals, mcu, mgm, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, overwatch league, paradox interactive, playstation, playstation 5, playstation plus, pokemon, powerpuff girls, ps5, rockstar games, sonic 2, sony playstation, star wars, the bad batch, the flash, the mitchells vs. the machines, the rock, the sandman, timsplitters, transformers the movie, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games, watch dogs, xbox, xbox live, zack snyder

    This week we take a bit of a dive into gaming history, and gaming's future as we get closer and closer to E3. The CW is making waves, while Disney+ is having some missteps. Meanwhile is Marvel looking at a potential bomb? Amazon buys MGM and lets hope James Bond lasts forever. Also Army of the Dead is a fun mindless movie to kickback and enjoy.

  • Episode 158: Its Threeson Then

    May 20th, 2021  |  57 mins 27 secs
    adult swim, arnold schwarzenegger, attack the block, batgirl, batman, bethesda softworks, bioware, call of duty, cod, cod warzone, crazy taxi, dc comics, dcau, dceu, die hard, discovery, disney plus, dualsense, dynasty warriors, ea games, ea play, friend, gi joe, gta 5, gta v, hbo max, injustice, insomniac games, jet set radio, john boyega, jungle cruise, koei techmo, marvels what if, mass effect legendary edition, mass effect trilogy, mcu, michael jordan, microsoft, monolith, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, playstation 5, ps5, rambo, rick and morty, rocksteady, sega, snake eye, sonic, sony interactive, sony playstation, space jam 2, star wars, starfield, sunset overdrive, superman, the bad batch, the rock, tt games, tv shows, video games, warnermedia, wb interactive, wb montreal, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x|s, zenimax studios

    Wow, I have spent three years annoying the hell out of all of you. We've got a fun show this week: Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Nintendo Switch Shortages, WB Games and the changes at WarnerMedia. HBO Max is upping its DC output. Rick and Morty is getting a spin off. I want a Star Wars Dynasty Warriors game, and a whole lot more. Come Take a Listen!

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    Episode 157: NNN: Podcast

    May 13th, 2021  |  55 mins 38 secs
    adidas, adult swim, aqua teen hunger force, aubrey plaza, bioware, blade, bungie, call of duty, call of duty warzone, cod, csi, csi:vegas, cw, danny devito, dark horse, dave bautista, dceu, destiny 2, die hard, disney+, dragon ball super, drax, ea, fxx, gal gadot, guardians of the galaxy, harley quinn, htc vive, hulu, john mclain, john rambo, joss whedon, justice league, knives out, legends of the hidden temple, lily james, margot robbie, mass effect, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, metalocalypse, movies, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, nintendo switch, order 66, paramount+, phil lord and chris miller, playstation 5, playstation studios, poison ivy, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr 2, rambo, sebastian stan, skull and bones, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars celebration, steam, stranger things, target, the bad batch, the clone wars, the division, the venture bros, toei, tom clancy, tommy and pamela, tv shows, ubisoft, valve, video games, xbox

    Well, well well, it looks like Nintendo is the juggernaut that everyone expected, while you might be able to get a switch, despite its massive sales, good luck finding a PS5. Some 80s icons are coming to Warzone, if official tweets are to be believed. Ubisoft makes some strange decisions. CSI is returning to screens this fall, while the Golden Globes is being forced out. Paramount Plus wants to be like HBO Max and bring movies home to you, Venom 2 looks boring as hell, and dont expect Drax to hang out forever.

  • Episode 156: The Bad Cast

    May 6th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
    activision, amazon prime video, among us, arrowverse, bioware, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, call of duty warzone, consoles, crash bandicoot, crossplay, dc comics, dceu, detective pikachu, discord, disney+, doctor strange 2, ea, epic games, epic v. apple, fall guys, game streaming, google, google stadia, green lantern corps, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, he-man, indiana jones, indiana jones 5, invincible show, john wick, justice smith, loki, mass effect, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, movies, new pokémon snap, nickelodeon, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, order 66, paramount plus, paul george, pg 5, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon snap, ps5, revenge of the sith, rugrats, sledgehammer games, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man no way home, star wars, the bad batch, the clone wars, the cw, the eternals, the flash, the last of us 2, the marvels, toys for bob, tv shows, video games, walmart, wandavision, xbox, xbox series x|s, zack snyder

    May the 4th be with you! And Revenge of the 5th! Hope you all had a great Star Wars Day and enjoyed the Bad Batch premier as much as I did. We also have a review of New Pokémon Snap, and a whole lot more come take a listen!

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    Episode 155: Mortal Podkast

    April 28th, 2021  |  43 mins 12 secs
    adam wingard, anakin skywalker, army of the dead, battlefield, captain america, cartoon network, cd projekt red, chloe zhao, clone wars, cod, cod warzone, cyberpunk 2077, dc fandome, dcau, disney parks, disney+, ea, godzilla vs kong, groot, guardians of the galaxy, hbo max, imagineers, indiana jones 5, ironheart, james gunn, justice league unlimited, kung lao, little big planet, matt lanter, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, parasite, playstation 5, ps3, ps4, ps5, raiden, respawn, russel crowe, sackboy, scorpion, sony, sony playstation, star wars, sub zero, super mario party, the eternals, the falcon and the winter solider, the oscars, thor 4, thor love and thunder, tv shows, verdansk, verdansk 84, video games, xbox, xbox series x|s

    If it wasn't blatantly obvious, todays top story is the review of Mortal Kombat! Also PS5 is outdoing projections. Xbox has a solid Q3, Titanfall 2 sees a spike, and Little Big Planet is up in the air. The Falcon and The Winter Solider nails its landing, and we haven't seen the last of Justice League Unlimited. The Oscar goes to a MCU director, Captain America 4 is in the works. Adam Wingard might not be done with the Monsterverse, and the streaming wars aren't slowing down.

  • Episode 154: I left my heart in Verdansk

    April 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 9 mins
    adidas, alfred molina, amazon, amazon game studios, apex legends, arrowverse, batman, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, castlevania, cod: black ops: cold war, cod: modern warfare, cod: warzone, daredevil, dceu, dcs legends of tomorrow, discord, disney, disney+, emilia clarke, escape from new york, hulu, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, kotor, loki, lord of the rings, mario, mario kart, mcu, michael dorn, michael keaton, movies, negan, netflix, nintendo, olivia coleman, overwatch, paramount+, playstation, playstation 5, project xcloud, ps5, resident evil, resident evil 8, rockem sockem robots, scream 5, secret invasion, shang chi, sony, sony pictures, south park, spider-man, star trek, star wars, super mario, the cw, the falcon and the winter soldier, the flash, the ten rings, the walking dead, tv shows, ubisoft, verdansk, video games, vin diesel, wandavision, warzone, wyatt russel, xbox cloud gaming

    Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk, Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen.

  • Episode 153: Heavy is the console crown

    April 15th, 2021  |  58 mins 8 secs
    age of empires, age of empires iv, anime, army of the dead, batman v superman, bethesda, black adam, call of duty, captain america, chris terrio, cod, dave bautista, dceu, deathloop, disney plus, epic games store, fast 9, fast and furious, fez, free guy, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: afterlife, godzilla singular pointe, gundam, hasbro, house of the dead, indian jones, indy 5, io interactive, jordan vogt-roberts, jupiters legacy, justice league, justin lin, m:i 7, mark millar, mcu, mission impossible, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo indie showcase, nintendo switch, nvidia, oculus, oculus quest 2, optimus prime, paramount, phoebe waller bridge, playstation, playstation 5, powerpuff girls, ps3, ps5, ryan reynolds, sony playstation, star trek, star trek picard, star trek prodigy, stay puft marshmallow man, steam, the cw, the falcon and the winter soldier, the jungle cruise, the rock, the witcher, the witcher: blood origin, top gun, transformers, tv shows, video games, warnermedia, wb, wololo, wwe 2k22, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass, zack snyder

    PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

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    Episode 152: Giant Monkey x Giant Lizard X Giant Robot

    April 8th, 2021  |  43 mins 29 secs
    007, adult swim, apex legends, april fools, aquaman, ava duvernay, baron zemo, bioware, blizzard, captain america, creed 3, darkseid, dc comics, dceu, diablo 2, disney+, e3, first contact day, godzilla, godzilla vs kong, gta v, guardians of the galaxy 3, hbo, hbomax, hitman 3, hulu, io interactive, james bond, james gunn, jeopardy, joss whedon, justice league, king kong, lego, lego star wars, levar burton, loki, lower decks, marvels avengers, mass effect legendary edition, mass effect trilogy, mcu, mister miracle, mlb, mlb the show 2021, monsterverse, movies, netflix, picard, playstation, playstation 5, playstation now, ps5, q, respawn entertainment, rick and morty, rocky, solar opposites, sony, sony interactive, sony japan studio, star trek, star trek day, star trek discovery, sylvester stalone, the falcon and the winter solider, the last us, the new gods, the power broker, the suicide squad, the trench, the witcher, titanfall, tom king, tv shows, uncharted, video games, warner bros, xbox gamepass, xbox one, xbox series, xbox series x|s, zack snyder's justice league

    Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q. Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!

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    Episode 151: NNN patch 1.5.1

    April 1st, 2021  |  53 mins 20 secs
    #restorethesnyderverse, adult swim, analogue pocket, anime, attack on titan, band and olufsen, black adam, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare, cdprojektred, chroma, cod, cyberpunk 2077, cyberpunk bugs, dc comics, dceu, discord, disney+, ea sports, ever given, games with gold, george rr martin, hulu, jar jar binks, john hamm, lucifer, marvel, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, modok, mortal kombat, movies, nbcuniversal, netflix, obi wan kenobi, oculus quest 2, oddworld, pax east, peacock, playstation, playstation 4, playstation 5, powepuff girls, project hazel, ps4, ps5, psn plus games, razer, rgb, rick and morty, russell crowe, san diego comic con, sdcc, shazam, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars the clone wars, suez canal, the arrowverse, the bad batch, the cw, the falcon and the winter solider, the flash, the foo fighters, the rock, the suicide squad, the witcher, thor 4, thor love and thunder, tv shows, venom 2, video games, warner bros, warzone, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s

    Welcome All, welcome In! This week we wonder if Discord will become part of the Microsoft family. Cyberpunk finally addresses most of its bugs. Razer wants to RGB and chroma the world. While Netflix is increasing its theatrical and Anime Output. The Streaming wars are heating up in response. Obi-Wan will have returning characters, but not the ones you think. The Suicide Squad looks great, and I mean that. All that, and Comic-Con may be back in a new way. Come take a listen.

  • Episode 150: 150? We hit 150?

    March 25th, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins
    2k games, ace ventura, activision blizzard, age of empires, amazon prime video, among us, avatar, avengers endgame, batman the animated series, batwoman, bethesda, black adam, black widow, college football, cowboy bebop, cw, dceu, discord, disney+, dr. fate, durge, ea play, ea sports, evo, ewoks, fall guys, game of thrones, game pass, gamescom, genndy tartakosky, gotham knights, hbo, hbo max, indiana jones, king of the hill, marvel stuidos, marvels avengers, mcu, microsoft, movies, ncaa 13, netflix, nier: automata, oscar, oscar noms, outriders, pga tour 2k21, play at home, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, pubg mobile, regal cinemas, shang chi, sony playstation, square enix, star wars holiday special, star wars:clone wars, the arrowverse, the falcon and the winter solider, the last of us, tiger woods, tv shows, video games, wallis day, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, xbox network, zatana

    We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that's wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what's up with the Oscars this year.