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 293: ParamountBros:ShowMAX
December 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
3d realms, a knightmare before christmas, a24, activisionblizzard, amazon studios, andor, avatar the last airbender, axel foley, baldur's gate 3, barbie, bethesda, beverly hills cop iv, bobby kotick, christmas, christmas movies, curb your enthusiasm, dark knight trilogy, dcu, death stranding, die hard, disney, disney+, dota 2, echo, eddie murphy, embracer group, fallout76, festivus, final fantasy vii, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, fx, games workshop, gaming, gary oldman, geek, godzilla minus one, good omens, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, hideo kojima, home alone, how the grinch stole christmas, insomniac games, jack black, james gunn, james mccaffrey, jet set radio, jingle all the way, john krasinski, jonathan majors, kang the conqueror, kojima productions, larian, larry david, lord of the rings, luigi, marvels spider-man 2, marvels wolverine, matt reeves, matthew lillard, max, max payne, mcu, microsoft, movies, national lampoons christmas vacation, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, office christmas party, one piece, paramount pictures, peaky blinders, percy jackson, playstation 5, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rankin/bass, ratchet and clank, rings of power, ryan reynolds, scrooged, sega, sony, star wars, steamboat willie, the addams family, the batman, the crew, the game awards, the last of us, the lost boys, the santa clause, the x-files, the year without a santa clause, toho, tolkein estate, tv, ubisoft, uncle fester, valve, video games, warhammer 40k, warnerbros discovery, wednesday, what we do in the shadows, wonka, xbox, xbox series x|s, zack snyder
Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final seasons, and Curb is ending. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, not good. The MCU's second greatest villain may not actual be a thing anymore, and I watched Barbie. Plus my top 10 Christmas movies.
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Episode 292: The Game Awards Minus Two
December 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 19 mins
adam driver, andre braugher, anne hathaway, arkane lyon, asgards wrath 2, avatar 4, baldur's gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie, bethesda, blade, bone, brooklyn nine-nine, call of duty, capcom, crazy taxi, dcu, dead by daylight, dennis villeneuve, disney games, disney+, dragon ball, dune, e3, epic games, esa, eyes of wakanda, fortnite, fortnite festival, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, god of war ragnarok, godzilla, godzilla minus one, golden axe, guilty gear strive, harry potter, hello games, hogwarts legacy, home alone, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, jet set radio, jim ryan, jj abrams, jordan peele, jurassic park, kaiju, kenan thompson, kojima, kotor remake, kung fu panda, kung fu panda 4, kylo ren, lego fortnite, lex luthor, mahershala ali, mario kart 8, mark whalberg, marvel games, marvel studios, max, mcu, meta quest, miyazaki, monster hunter wilds, moon studios, movies, national film registry, nerd, netflix, nine-nine, nintendo, nintendo japan, oppenheimer, outlast trials, paddington, paramount+, playstation, playstation 5, portkey games, ps5, rich eisen, rocket league, saw 11, sega, showtime, skull & bones, sony interactive entertainment, spider-man 2, splatoon 3, square enix, star wars, star wars knights of the old republic, studio ghibli, superman legacy, tales of mana, team ninja, terminator 2, the batman, the boy and the heron, the completionist, the day before, the force awakens, the game awards, the last of us, the legend of zelda, the penguin, the rise of skywalker, timesplitters, toho, tubi, tv, twisted metal, twitch, ubisoft, uncharted movie, video games, visions of mana, warhammer 40k space marine, wb games, world of goo, xbox, xbox cloud gaming
We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Episode 291: Return of the VICE
December 7th, 2023 | 1 hr 18 mins
300, 343 industries, a24, all in the family, amazon prime video, ark: survival evolved, arkham trilogy, banjokazooie, barbie, bethesda, beyonce, bioware, bunige, cd projekt red, christopher nolan, codemasters, cyberpunk 2077, d&d, dcu, deadpool 3, desitny 2, disney, donkey kong, dragon age, ea games, ea sports, ed boon, eli roth, fallout, fallout tv show, family guy, fortnite, furiosa, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, godzilla, godzillaxkong, grand theft auto 6, gta 6, gta vi, halo infinite, halo show, harmonix, hbo, hbo max, homeworld 3, house of the dragon, iron man, james gunn, kevin conroy, kevin feige, lego, luca, mad max, mad max fury road, man of steel, margot robbie, max, mcu, miyazaki, mk1, mortal kombat 1, movies, ncaa football, nerd, netflix, nic cage, nintendo, normal lear, paramount +, phil spencer, pixar, playstation, ps+, psn, pysonix, rob reiner, robert downey jr, rocket league, rockstar games, ryan reynolds, sanford and son, sega, solid snake, sony, soul, spider-man, squid game, starbreeze, starfield, super nintendo world, the boys, the game awards, the jeffersons, the last of us 2 remastered, the legend of zelda, the marvels, the witcher, tom holland, turning red, tv, twitch, universal studios, vice city, video games, watchmen, windows central, xbox, xbox gamepass, zack snyder
We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen.
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Episode 290: The Courage to podcast
November 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
90s, 90s drama, 90s movies, alien, amazon prime video, american history x, any given sunday, apollo 13, ark: survival evolved, avatar, beetlejuice, bethesda, beyond good and evil, blue beetle, blumhouse, bob iger, brokedown palace, bungie, bytedance, casino, cd projekt red, chris evans, cyberpunk 2077, david zaslav, destiny 2, disney, disney 100, disney's wish, fallout, five nights at freddy's, free radicals, frontier, gabe newell, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, good will hunting, goodfellas, gta definitive edition, gta online, hamlet, hbo, kang the conqueror, lego 2kdrive, life is beautiful, looney tunes, lord gaben, marvel snap, massive entertainment, max, mcu, michael waldron, movies, namcobandai, naruto, naughtydog, ncsoft, nerd, netflix, netflix games, nuvrse, october sky, peacock, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon, ps plus, ps5, rdr online, red dead online, red dead redemption 2, rockstar games, sag-aftra, sebastian stan, seth mcfarlane, silent hill, sonic 3, sony, sony interactive entertainment, spider-man 2, star wars, steam, taika waititi, team17, ted, tekken 8, the arkham trilogy, the avengers, the batman, the boys, the division, the game awards, the hunger games, the kang dynasty, the last of us, the last of us 2, the snydercut, the witcher, this is spinal tap, tiktok, timesplitters, timothy olyphant, todd howard, tom clancy, tony todd, tv, twitter, ubisoft, unity engine, valve corp, video games, warhammer, warnerbros discovery, wb games, wbd, weta fx, willem dafoe, wish, worms, xbox, zack snyder
We should all have courage like David Zaslav (; ̄Д ̄). Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films.
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Episode 289: This Podcast is out of clay
November 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 34 mins
90s, 90s movies, aardman, adam sandler, amazon studios, bbc, ben stiller, borderlands 3, call of duty, cameron diaz, cd projeckt red, claymation, cod, creed, cyberpunk2077, daisy ridley, dave filoni, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, donald glover, dragons dogma, dune pt. 2, embracer group, empire at war, family guy, fortnite, frozen, gaming, geek, ghost, good burger 2, harley quinn, hogwarts legacy, hunger games, jackie chan, james gunn, james may, jason bourne, jenna ortega, julia roberts, knightmare before christmas, kotor, la story, lucasfilm, mario kart 8, max, meg ryan, metal gear solid 4, michael b jordan, monolith productions, movies, my best friends wedding, nemesis system, nerd, netflix, nvidia, out to sea, paramount+, patrick swayze, peacock, percy jackson, pretty woman, prince of persia, ralph macchio, rockstar games, rockstar social club, saber interactive, sandra bullock, scott pilgrim, scream, seth mcfarlane, star wars, steve martin, superman, ted, the beautician and the beast, the game awards, the karate kid, the mandalorian, the wedding singer, there's something about mary, tim allen, tim burton, tom hanks, top gear, toy story, tv, ubisoft, video games, wallace and grommet, wga, while you were sleeping, wonder woman, you've got mail, zootopia
Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk's re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list!
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Episode 288: Snubfield Legacy
November 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
90s, 90s movies, alan wake 2, amazon games, anthony starr, arcane, arkhamverse, avatar the last airbender, baldur's gate 3, borderlands, borderlands movie, brink!, call of duty, captain marvel, ces, chris pratt, cod, coyote vs acme, dcu, deadpool 3, denzel washington, disney, disney channel original movie, disney+, eli roth, exploding cats, fantastic 4, friends, garfield, hades ii, halloweentown, he-man, henry cavill, highlander, i'm just ken, inside out 2, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, john wick, kaiserpunk, larian, loki, looney tunes, madame webb, magic the gathering, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, marvel's what if..., matt groenig, matt leblanc, matthew perry, mcu, mcu on disney+, modern warfare 3, mortal kombat 1, movies, mwiii, netflix, netflix geeked week, nintendo, nintendo indieworld showcase, nintendo switch, nvidia, pedro pascal, persona, pixar, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, resident evil 4, rocksteady studios, ryan gosling, sega, sledgehammer games, smart house, sony pictures, sony playstation, sony spider-man universe, star wars, star wars hunters, starfield, steam, steam deck, stranger things, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario wonder, supergirl: woman of tomorrow, superman legacy, taika waititi, tears of the kingdom, tekken, tekken 8, the abyss, the boys, the game awards, the grammys, the marvels, the office, the simpsons, the witcher, thor 5, tiffany & co, tomb raider, top 10, tv shows, ultraman, valve corp, venom 3, video games, warnerbros, wb discovery, wonka, xbox, xbox series x, yu yu hakusho, zac effron, zelda, zenon: girl of the 21st century
The Game awards nominees have been announced, and boy are there some major snubs. Nintendo had its indieworld showcase, Rocksteady shows off more of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Valve announces the Steam Deck OLED. Meanwhile as Hollywood gets back to work, Marvel Studios delays, WB cancels, and Netflix keeps chugging along. Plus a review of The Marvels, and my top 10 Disney Channel Original Movies.
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Episode 287: Oh what a Glorious Day!
November 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
007, 343i, activision, amptp, army of the dead, batman v superman, bioware, blade, blizzard, blizzcon, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, cd projekt red, cod, counterstrike 2, cs: go, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dceu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dr. doom, echo, entertainment tonight, fortnite, forza motorsport, fx, game mods, game of thrones, gamefuel, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: frozen empire, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hitman, homer simpson, house of the dragon, hulu, insomniac games, invincible, io interactive, iron man, james bond, jeremy alan white, kang, kevin feige, kingpin, legend of zelda, lies of p, mahershala ali, man of steel, marvel, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, master chief, max, mcu, mean girls, modern warfare iii, mortal kombat 1, mountain dew, movies, n7, naughty dog, netflix, nic cage, nintendo, nintendo switch, omni-man, overwatch 2, overwatch league, paramount+, planet of the apes, platinum trophy, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps plus, ps+, ps5, rebel moon, resident evil, rockstar games, sag-aftra, snyderverse, sonic the hedgehog, star wars, starcraft, strange things, super mario wonder, superman, superman & lois, the avengers, the bear, the cw, the flash, the last of us, the marvels, the simpsons, the witcher, tina fey, turn10, tv shows, ubisoft, variety, video games, walt disney company, warcraft, wga, world of warcraft, wow, x-men, xbox game studios, yellowstone, zack snyder
Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore.
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Episode 286: Spared Every Expense
November 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
90s movies, 90s sci fi, alan wake, alan wake 2, aquaman 2, arkham knight, assassins creed 2, bioshcok, bloodbourne, blumhouse, bungie, capcom, channing tatum, cliff bleszinski, daredevil born again, dark souls, david hayter, david lynch, david yates, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, destiny 2, disney, disney dreamlight valley, disney+, edgar wright, elden ring, fantastic beasts, five nights at freddy's, from software, gambit, game of thrones, gears of war, god of war, guillermo del toro, harry potter, imax, insomniac games, insomniacs wolverine, jack black, jurassic park, jurassic world, kingdom hearts, lena headey, lost in space, luc besson, magic the gathering, marathon, marvel studios, marvels' spider-man 2, matthew perry, max payne, mcu, men in black, metal gear solid, mgm studios, mgs, microsoft, mighty morphin power rangers the movie, modern warfare 3, movies, mtg, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl 2, nintendo switch, oppenheimer, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, poltergeist, ps5, ps5 slim, remedy entertainment, resident evil, rocksteady studios, ryan reynolds, sag-aftra, sakurai, salem's lot, scott pilgrim, shawn levy, skull and bones, small soldiers, snow white remake, star trek, star trek first contact, star wars, star wars episode i the phantom menace, stardew valley, studio ghibli, super smash ultimate, the fifth element, the lost world jurassic park, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, xbox, xbox game studios
Happy Halloween everyone! Sony shakeups Bungie, Xbox shakes up its leadership, and Cliff Bleszinski wants to shake up Gears again. Ubisoft is prepping to dump old online services, Stardew Valley creator wants Studio Ghibli version of Stardew Valley, and Five Nights at Freddy's wins the weekend box office. Over in Hollywood, Marvel studios finds its new creative team for Daredevil Born Again, WB parks "Fantastic Beasts", while Disney shifts some dates. The Actors are still negotiating, Plus a top 10 of 90s Sci-Fi movies.
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Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast
October 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
007, 90s, 90s horror, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amptp, anime, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, arachnaphobia, ark survival evolved, baldurs gate 3, bioshock, bioware, blizzard, burt young, crunchyroll, david tenant, dceu, deep blue sea, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, doug bowser, dualsense, dune, ea games, event horizon, fallout, from dusk till dawn, halo forge, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hunger games, insomniac games, iron man, james bond, james wan, john carpenter, lake placid, larian, las vegas, lego, like a dragon, loki, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, marvel games, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, mass effect 5, mcu, metal gear solid 3: snake eater, metal gear solid delta, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning, movies, mtg secret lair, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, paddington, paddington in peru, pillars of eternity, ps5, remedy entertainment, richard roundtree, robocop, rocky, sag-aftra, scream, shaft, snyderverse, sony, sony playstation, species, sphere, star citizen, star wars dark forces, taylor swift, the boys, the boys: gen v, the eras tour, the haunting, the sphere, tremors, tv shows, twitchcon, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games
If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!
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Episode 284: I'm Just Pete
October 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
90s, 90s comedy, 90s movies, 90s teen, activisionblizzard, adult swim, akira toriyama, alan wake, alan wake: flashback, amazon prime video, american pie, amptp, analogue, avatar the last airbender, best buy, bethesda, bethesda softworks, bill & ted's bogus journey, bobby kotick, can't hardley wait, clueless, cwa, dbz, dc vs mortal kombat, deadpool 3, diablo 4, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, encino man, epic games, fire lord ozai, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, frontier developments, game pass, gargoyles, geeked week, gta, halle berry, halloween, heavyweights, hideki kamiya, invincible, mallrats, markiplier, matthew vaughn, michael cain, microsoft, minecraft live, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, netflix games, nvidia, overwatch 2, pete hines, platinum games, pleasantville, pokémon, remedy entertainment, rick & morty, roblox, sag-aftra, scott pilgrim, shawn levy, silent hill, starfield, studio ghibli, superstar, taylor swift, the boy and the heron, the endless summer ii, the eras tour, the eras tour movie, the kings man, todd howard, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warwick davis, willow, x-men 3, x3, xbox
NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaughn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!
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Episode 283: NNN: Slim Edition
October 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 24 mins
90s action, 90s action comedy, 90s comedy, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, animal crossing, appletv+, arnold schwarzenegger, assassins creed, blue streak, breaking bad, brendan frasier, call of duty, cd projekt red, chris farley, christophe waltz, cod, cruncyroll, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, daredevil, dcu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, ea games, epic games, fantastic 4, galaxy quest, guillermo del toro, guitar hero, intel, iracing, james gunn, jerry seinfeld, justice league, lego, lethal weapon, loki, mars attacks, marvel studios, mcu, minecraft, modern warfare 3, movies, netflix, nintendo, oceans 11, overwatch 2, pacific rim, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation plus, ps plus, ps+, ps5, ps5 slim, rick and morty, rocket league, roku channel, rush hour, seinfeld, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, suits, superman, telltale games, the exorcists, the mummy, the witcher 3, tv shows, ubisoft, unity, video games, vince gilligan, wga strike, wild wild west, xbox, xbox series x, zack snyder, zorro
Well the PS5 Slim is real, and its hideous, yes its hideous, but its modular. Marvel Studios has also announced a complete overhaul of how it will approach its Disney+ shows moving forward, including starting Daredevil Born Again from scratch. We also have a lot of news about Cyberpunk2077 and CDProjektRed, Ubisoft has hopes for Assassins Creed's future, Activision is prepping for its new ownership. Guillermo Del Toro opens up about Pacific Rim 2, Jerry Seinfeld teases a Seinfeld continuation, and Dan Harmon talks to Zack Snyder about a Rick and Morty Movie. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 282: It's October 3rd(4th)...
October 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
80s drama, 80s movies, adidas, ahsoka, amc+, aspyr, barney, blumhouse, call of duty, cod, community, counter strike, counter strike 2, cs:go, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, daniel radcliffe, dcu, diablo 4, discovery+, disney+, doom, doom shotgun, driving miss daisy, ed boon, embracer group, epic games, filed of dreams, fortnite, france, french government, full metal jacket, gamestop, gareth edwards, gordon gecko, grand admiral thrawn, harry potter, hbo max, jim ryan, knights of the old republic, kotor, marvel studios, mattel, mcu, mean girls, michael gambon, minecraft, minecraft dungeons, miyazaki, mojang, mortal kombat, movies, n64, naughty dog, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo 64, nintendo switch, nvidia, overwatch 2, patrick stewart, paw patrol, peacemaker, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon, red dead redemption, rip & tear, saber interactive, sag-aftra, scarface, sci-fi, six seasons and a movie, sony interactive entertainment, spider-man 2, spongebob, star trek, star trek nemesis, star trek picard, star wars, star wars rogue one, steam, the creator, the last of us, tom hardy, tony montana, tv, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine, valve, van gogh, video games, wall street, x-men
Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama.
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Episode 281: When One Strike Ends, another finds a way
September 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
1980s, 80s, 80s family movies, 80s movies, abk, activisionblizzard, adult swim, ahsoka, amazon prime video, big, big bird, call of duty, capcom, cma, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, dardevil, david s goyer, dc studios, devil may cry, disney+, et, eve online, follow that bird, ftc, golden globes, guillermo del toro, hallmark keepsake, honey i shrunk the kids, invincible, jim ryan, justin roiland, kamiya, lara croft, like a dragon, lucasfilm, mcu, meta, meta quest, microsoft, microsoft xbox. forza motorsport, movies, netflix, pee wee herman, pee wee's big adventure, persona, platinum games, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, quantic dream, rick & morty, robert kirkman, sag-aftra, scorsese, sesame street, shelly long, spawn, squid game, star wars, star wars jedi, the division 3, the goonies, the muppets, the muppets take manhattan, the princess bride, thrawn, todd mcfarlane, tokyo game show, tom hanks, tomb raider, troop beverly hills, tv shows, ubisoft, valve, video games, warcraft, warzone, wga strike, who framed roger rabbit, xbox
You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies.
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Episode 280: The architects of their own destruction
September 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
80s horror, 80s movies, activisionblizzard, ahsoka, aliens, aquaman 2, bethesda, buffy the vampire slayer, child play, chuckie, classic horror, dark horse, dceu, disney 100, disney+, donkey kong, ed boon, evil dead: the game, f-zero, fallout 3, final fantasy vii rebirth, foamstars, friday the 13th, garrus, george rr martin, grand admiral thrawn, hades 2, hbo, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, insomniac games, john wick, keanu reeves, lando, lando calrissian, loki season 2, luigi's mansion, marvels spider-man 2, mass effect, max, mcu, microsoft, mortal kombat 1, movies, nerd, netflix, next xbox, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, one piece, paper mario, playstation, playstation studios, prince of persia, princess peach, ps5, psvr 2, resident evil 4 remake, respawn entertainment, roblox, rust game, sag-aftra, snyderverse, sony, sony state of play, splatoon, star wars, star wars rebels, starfield, super mario, super mario rpg, tales of arise, terraria, the blob, the elder scrolls, the fly, the thing, thrawn, titanfall 2, tomb raider, tv shows, ubisoft, ubisoft montreal, unity engine, venom 3, video games, warioware, wb, werewolf by night, wga, wga strike, winning time, xbox, xbox series s, xbox series x, zenimax
And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen.
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Episode 279: Unity or Unionization
September 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
80s movies, 80s teen movies, ahsoka, ai art, alan moore, among us, anakin skywalker, attack on titan, bad bunny, bethesda, bethesda studios, bill & ted, bill mahr, captain rex, clone wars, cupnoodles, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, disney+, drew barrymore, e3, ea games, elder scrolls, epic games, fallout, fast times at ridgemont high, ferris bueller, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, final fantasy xvi, fortnite, george a romero, goosbumbs, harry potter, hulu, ian mckellen, iatse, jean claude vandame, jimmy fallon, john hughes, life is strange, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mario, marvel studios, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, murder she wrote, nba 2k24, netflix, night of the living dead, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, pokémon, ramen, rebels, respawn entertainment, scream, shawn levy, shigeru miamoto, sony, spider-man, squareenix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, steam, super mario, teen wolf, the breakfast club, the crow, the tonight show, tim burton, tv shows, ubisoft, unity engine, valve, vfx artists, video games, war games, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, weird science, wga strike, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, xdefiant, zaslav
unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry. Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.
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Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold
September 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
80s animated, 80s movies, aaron paul, adam driver, ahsoka, akira, amc networks, an american tail, animalympics, barbie, bethesda games, bethesda softworks, beyond good and evil, boderlands 3, cdprojektred, charles martinet, chicken run, cyberpunk, daredevil, dcu, disney+, doug bowser, ea sports, embracer group, final fantasy xvi, gen v, godzilla, handheld pc, late night hosts, lenovo, lucasfilm, mario, max, mcu, miyazaki, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pete hines, red faction, redfall, rotten tomatoes, sag-aftra, saints row, skull & bones, square enix, stalker 2, star wars, stardew valley, starfield, stgray, super mario bros, taylor swift, the boys, the eras tour, the exorcist, the flash, the land before time, the little mermaid, the walking dead, tmnt, todd howard, toho, tv shows, ubisoft, ukraine, video games, volition, warner bros, what if...?, wrc, x-men 97
Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull & Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout.