Nick's Nerd News

Episode 173: That's what you call a summer?

September 2nd, 2021  |  30 mins 4 secs

activision, blizzard, call of duty, cd projekt red, cinemacon, cod warzone, cowboy bebop, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, ea games, fortnite, forza horizon, gamescom, ghostbusters, horizon forbidden west, jungle cruise 2, manifest, marvels what if...?, mccree, mcu, netflix, niantic, overwatch, paramount+, pubg, seinfeld, shazam 2, skate 4, star trek lower decks, the batman, the suicide squad, timthetatman, tom cruise, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, warzone, youtube gaming, yu-gi-oh

In a short recap of the week, Nick covers Gamescom, two major gaming personalities, Netflix is uping its ante, and DC fandom has us hyped.

Episode 172: Infinite Way Home

August 26th, 2021  |  42 mins 34 secs

343 industries, armor wars, arrowverse, batwoman, black canary, black myth wukong, black panther wakanda forever, bunige, call of duty, cinemacon, cod vanguard, cowboy bebop, destiny 2, disney+, dr. disrespect, gamescom, halo, halo infinite, halo20, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, james bond, jurassic world evolution 2, lego star wars, magic the gathering, marvels midnight suns, marvels what if..., mcu, mgm, microsoft, movies, netflix, netflix adaptation, riders republic, rocket league, saints row, spider-man no way home, spiderverse, spier-man, star trek lower decks, the batman, the eternals, the flash, the matrix 4, the office, the russo bros, tv shows, twitch, uncharted, venom, video games, warzone, xbox, xbox series x, xbox20

The Spider-Man No Way Home trailer finally dropped and you bet we are talking about it. Halo Infinite also gave us a release date. Gamescom drops some great news, and We know what this years Arrowverse crossover will be.

Episode 171: That NPC Dude

August 19th, 2021  |  42 mins 28 secs

activision, alien, anthony mackie, avatar the last airbender, batman returns, call of duty, call of duty vanguard, cap 4, captain america, clerks 3, danny devito, disney+, dune, fast and furious 10, free guy, grand theft auto iii, grand theft auto san andreas, grand theft auto vice city, gta, heir to the empire, intel, james gunn, kevin smith, marvels what if..., mcu, movies, nerf, nestflix, netflix, outriders, paramount+, pokémon, pokémon brilliant diamond, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon shinning pearl, quakecon, ryan reynolds, square enix, star trek, star trek lower decks, star wars, the bad batch, the penguin, the suicide squad, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, what we do in the shadows, xbox game pass

We finally have more news about Pokémon Legends Arceus! and boy does this game look better and better. Also with rumors swirling about a GTA Trilogy remastered, which game are you most excited to revisit? Meanwhile Star Trek Lower Decks returns in tip top form, The Bad Batch ends with a major nod to legends, and What If, knocks it out of the part with its animation. Meanwhile, Free Guy is one of the funniest films to see this summer.

Episode 170: The Suicide Batch 2.0

August 12th, 2021  |  57 mins 23 secs

activision, adult swim, blizzard, cruncyroll, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, disney+, dr. disrespect, embracer group, epic games, forza horizon 5, funimation, google, hbo max, idris elba, indie games, jackass 4, james gunn, jeopardy, mcu, microsoft flight simmulator, morbius, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, playstation, pokémon go, powerpuff girls, psvr 2, rick and morty, ryan reynolds, sonic the hedgehog, sony, south park, spider-man, stranger things, the bad batch, the suicide squad, tv shows, venom, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x

Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more!

Episode 169: Return to Form

August 5th, 2021  |  57 mins 26 secs

2k games, 343i, activision blizzard, adult swim, amazon prime video, batgirl, black widow, blue beetle, dceu, disney parks, disney+, forza motorsport, half-life 2, halo, halo infinite, hawkeye, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, jeopardy, jungle cruise, lego star wars, lord of the rings, marvels what if...?, master chief, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, paramount+, peacock, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon snap, ps5, republic commando, rick and morty, scarjo, sony playstation, star wars, star wars galactic star cruise, star wars galaxy's edge, steam, the bad batch, the fresh prince, the mandalorian, the pokémon company, the suicide squad, tmnt, tv shows, valve, video games, walt disney world, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s

Halo IS BACK! Well Halo Multiplayer is, and its still in beta, but its definitely almost back. Also Pokémon Snap gets an update, Forza 7 reaches end of life, and Sony says it will be easier to get a PS5 this year. Meanwhile, Disney plus is upping its Marvel output, and HBO Max is cementing its DC future.

Episode 168: Don't get caught in the Blizzard

July 29th, 2021  |  1 hr 7 mins

activison, activisonblizzard, adult swim, alienware, ant-man, arthur, battlefield 2042, battlefield portal, bioware, bob's burgers, bobby kotick, dceu, dead space, death stranding, disney+, ea, ea motive, games with gold, ghostbusters: afterlife, guardians of the galaxy, halo, halo infinite, halo insider, halo multiplayer, halo waypoint, hbo max, james gunn, jungle cruise, kojima productions, loki, lucifer, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, michael b jordan, microsoft, mortal komabat, movies, netflix, oculus rift, paramount+, pbs, peacock, playstation, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, psn plus, rick and morty, sony, star trek, star wars, streaming, superman, the bad batch, the coalition, the exorcist, tv shows, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x

Well a reckoning has come for ActivisionBlizzard, who will weather the storm? Also HALO Infinite flighting starts this weekend! Next Gen Consoles are outpacing their predecessors, and ComicCon@home fails to make a splash.

Episode 167: When Steam drops a deck

July 21st, 2021  |  56 mins 40 secs

The Steam Deck is real and is actually pretty great. Ubisoft drops a truckload of news and non news. EA tempers expectations, and its time Video Games get the same preservation treatment as TV and Film. Also Loki is honestly amazing, Netflix in trouble? And the DCEU comes out in full force while the MCU falls to Lebron.

Episode 166: Glorious Purpose

July 15th, 2021  |  42 mins 41 secs

adult swim, amazon prime video, barbie, bethesda, black adam, black panther, black widow, boba fett, comiccon, comiccon@home, dceu, deadpool, death stranding, deathloop, disney, disney+, double fine, encanto, ghostwire tokyo, gran turismo 7, greta gerwig, hera syndulla, jackass forever, kojima, korg, loki, margot robbie, mcu, movies, netflix gaming, nickelodeon, nicolas cage, nintendo, paramount+, pixar, playstation 5, ps4, ps5, pyschonaughts 2, rick and morty, snk, sony, star wars, stranger things, super mario64, the bad batch, the book of boba fett, the boys, the emmys, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the witcher, the witcher 3, tiger king, tv shows, video games, wakanda forever, wandavision, xbox series x|s

We are back with another rendition of the pod. This week: Black Widow Review, Netflix is looking to up their game output, and the Bad Batch hits a sour note. That and more, come take a listen.

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!

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

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!