Nick's Nerd News

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

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

  • Episode 237: Immersion Broken

    November 24th, 2022  |  56 mins 51 secs
    across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon primer video, amy adams, anaheim, assassin's creed valhalla, atlanta, avatar 2, bayonetta, black panther, black panther wakanda forever, blumhouse, bob chapek, bob iger, bullitt, call of duty, chris hemsworth, david leitch, dc studios, dcu, dead or alive, deadpool, deadpool christmas, disney, disney+, disneyland, embracer group, escape from new york, fast and the furious, fast x, galax's edge, game freak, genie+, god of war ragnarok, green ranger, honda, indian jones, james gunn, james wan, jason blum, jason david frank, kratos, legacy of kain, lightning lane, lois lane, lord & miller, lucasfilm, mario kart 8, marvel studios, mcu, movies, namor, netflix, ninja gaiden, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, overwatch 2, paramount+, pc, phil spencer, picard, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, power rangers, ps5, quentin tarantino, riker, rise of the resistance, rtx 4090, ryan reynold, silk spider, silk: spider society, sonic the hedgehog, sony, space mountain, spider-man, splash mountain, splinter cell, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, steam, steven spielberg, superman, team ninja, the pokémon company, tommy oliver, top gun maverick, tv shows, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games, warzone 2, xbox, xbox gamepass

    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out, and not looking too hot. A major shakeup at Disney, Ubisoft drops some news, A power Ranger leaves us, and Indy goes digital. Meanwhile the future of DC is on the horizon, the MCU has some interesting things in its future, and Fast X is apparently out of control.

  • Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman

    November 16th, 2022  |  39 mins 26 secs
    a quiet place, alan wake 2, alien, andor, ash ketchum, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman arkham city, batman the animated series, bethesda, bioshock, bioware, bungie, cd projekt red, control 2, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk 2077, dave bautista, david harbour, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, dragon age, duffer bros, ea, eminem, fable, game of thrones, gears of war, geek, geoff keighley, god of war ragnarok, google, google stadia, gta, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, john wick, justice league unlimited, kevin conroy, lionsgate, margot robie, marvels avengers, mister terrific, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch 2, paramount+, penguin, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, pokémon, ps5, razer, remedy entertainment, rian johnson, rocky, sly stallone, sony, sony santa monica, squareenix, star wars, starfield, stranger things, stray, streets of rage, studio ghibli, the batman, the game awards, the santa clauses, the witcher 3, thunderbolts, tony scott, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, walter hamada, witcher: blood origin, xbox, yellowstone

    RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.

  • Episode 235: The GOAT has Spoken

    November 9th, 2022  |  30 mins 26 secs
    activisionblizzard, adult swim, andor, animal crossings new horizons, aquaman, bioware, call of duty, cod, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, degrassi, disney+, ea, fifa, gears of war, godzilla, gta v, halo, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, ian mcshane, indiana jones, infinity ward, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, kojima productions, lin manuel miranda, lobo, mass effect, mcu, modern warfare ii, movies, n7 day, netflix, nintendo, overwatch 2, percy jackson, prince of persia, project cars, quentin tarantino, red dead redemption 2, roku, spider-punk, star wars, stephen spielberg, take two interactive, the acolyte, toho, true dectective, tuca & bertie, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, vision quest, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warzone 2.0, weird, weird al yankovich, westworld, xbox, xbox series x

    Short episode, heavy on content. More Call of Duty news as the behemoth continues to dominate the industry. Now Europe is looking into Xbox, and Hideo Kojima confirms what is true and what isnt. Meanwhile, WB and HBO lay down the cancel hammer, Disney+ continues to shine, and Andor is top notch. DC films may have a new unified focus, as WB as a whole moves towards a franchise focus.

  • Episode 234: Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again?

    November 2nd, 2022  |  46 mins 55 secs
    activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, alan wake, alan wake 2, andor, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, aubrey plaza, avatar, ben stiller, black adam, blockbuster, call of duty, christina milioti, cod, cod:mwii, community, control, dc, dc studios, dcu, disney+, dodgeball, ea, geralt, god of war, god of war ragnarok, hbo, henry cavill, james gunn, jeff goldblum, joel mchale, liam hemsworth, man of steel, manifest, marvel, marvel games, mcu, modern warfare ii, movies, netflix, overwatch 2, oz, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, playstation+, ps5, psvr2, remedy, shazam 2, sony, star wars, stargirl, superman, the callisto protocol, the last of us, the penguin, the sandman, the witcher, tv shows, venom 3, video games, vince vaughn, vision quest, way of the water, wicked, wonderman, xbox, xbox gamepass, yahya abdul mateen, zootopia+

    Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?

  • Episode 233: Gotham Plights

    October 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins
    activisionblizzard, adam sandler, age of empires, ahsoka, amazon prime video, andor, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, arkham asylum, arkham city, bat family, batman, bayonetta, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, capcom, cd prokjekt red, cma, cod, commissioner gordon, creative assembly, damon lindelof, dc, dceu, dcu, death note, digimon, disney+, doctor fate, duffer bros, dumbo, dwayne johnson, fallout, game of thrones, gamepass, gcpd, gotham knights, green lantern, guardians of the galaxy, hawkman, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, james gunn, joker 2, justice society of america, kang the conqueror, kevin feige, mcu, meta, meta quest, metaverse, modern warfare ii, moon knight, movies, naughtdog, netflix, nintendo classic, nioh 2, peacock, peter safran, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 2, playstation studios, pokémon, ps plus, ps2, resident evil 4, rian johnson, rocksteady studios, ryan coogler, sausage party, snyderverse, star wars, steam, succession, superman, tales of the jedi, the batman, the rock, the witcher, tim burton, tv shows, uk, uncut gems, video games, wb montreal, xbox

    The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.

  • Episode 232: N.I.C.K.S. Nerd N.E.W.S

    October 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins
    a christmas story, activisionblizzard, alan moore, andor, battle.net, bayonetta 3, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, cod, command & conquer, damon lindelof, dc films, dceu, disney+, dualsense, dualsense edge, dungeons and dragons, ea games, elite series 2, ezra miller, g4, galadriel, game of thrones, gamestonks, gamestop, gandalf, gangs of new york, google, got, gotham knights, hagrid, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, henry cavill, house of the dragon, james gunn, joe manginello, konami, liam neeson, lonely island, lord of the rings, lotr, man of steel, mcu, meme stock, middle earth, mirrors edge, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat, movies, naked gun, nes, netflix, nintendo, nvidia, overwatch 2, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, razer, razer edge, rihanna, rings of power, robbie coltrane, rogue one, rtx4080, sauron, scorsese, she-hulk, silent hill, sony, spider-man miles morales, stadia, star trek, star trek 4, star wars, steam, stonks, superman, the batman, the flash, thunderbolt ross, tolkein, tv shows, twister, valve, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, watchmen, william hurt, xbox design lab, xbox gamepass

    Did you know the MCU is controlled by K.E.V.I.N? Just like how NNN is hosted by N.I.C.K. Anywho, ignore the man behind the curtain, this week we have some big gaming news: Valve updates the steam app, Razer is making a cloud gaming hanheld, the DualSense gets an upgrage, and Silent Hill is officially coming back. Meanwhile Scorsese is making a Gangs of New York show, and Alan Moore hates the Watchmen show too. Harrison Ford joins the MCU, while WarnerBros continues to make the strangest decisions regarding the DCEU, at least Henry is back for Man of Steel 2.

  • Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!

    October 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2k games, activisionblizzard, adriana chechick, adult swim, agatha christie, among us vr, andor, angela lansbury, ark suvival evolved, arkane studios, avatar 4, avenue 5, barbarella, blade, blockbuster, call of duty, cartoon network, chris pratt, collin farrell, comedy central, console wars, crash bandicoot, crystal dynamics, daredevil, dc, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, deathloop, discovery, dishonored, disney+, doom patrol, ea games, ezra miller, fall guys, fantastic four, fifa 23, final fantasy 7 soldier, game of thrones, google chromebooks, hbo, hbo max, hercule poirot, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, hulu, iron man vr, james cameron, john candy, keanu reeves, kenneth branagh, legacy of kain, leonardo dicaprio, lotr, mario, mcu, meta quest 2, meta quest pro, microsoft, middle earth, modern warfare 2, movies, nasa, need for speed, netflix, overwatch 2, phil spencer, playstation plus, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, ryan reynold, scooby doo, secret wars, she-hulk, silent hill, sony, square enix, star wars, steam deck, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, sydney sweeney, the daily show, the flash, the last of us, the penguin, titans, tolkien, tom cruise, trevor noah, tv shows, twitchcon, valve, velma, video games, warnerbros, wb animation, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, xbox game pass

    Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it.

  • Episode 230: Its Jorts Season

    October 5th, 2022  |  59 mins 25 secs
    activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, american pie, andor, armor wars, assassins creed, avengers: secret wars, beverly hills cop, black panther wakanda forever, blade, bloodbourne, call of duty, cd projekt red, christian bale, clerks 3, collin trevorrow, community, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dune, eddie murphy, fraiser, fromsoftware, game of thrones, games with gold, god of war ragnarok, google stadia, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, iron heart, iron man, james bond, jurassic park, jurassic world, kevin smith, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, mahershala ali, mcu, middle earth, movies, netflix, nintendo, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, planet of the apes, playstation, playstation stars, playstation studios, pokemon, ps5, psv2, rings of power, ruben fleiscer, saudi arabia, six seasons and a movie, sony, sony playstation, spawn, star wars, super mario, tencent, the daily show, the witcher, todd mcfarlane, trevor noah, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, werewolf by nignt, xbox

    Jorts? Who wears Jorts? Kevin Smith wears jorts, and Clerks 3 is out and we have a review. Is Sony making the right moves with PlayStation right now? Who knows. Google kills Stadia, finally, Overwatch 2 has a shakey launch, and who will rule the video game world, Saudi Arabia or Tencent? Meanwhile Community gets its 6 seasons and a movie, Fraiser is coming back to the airwaves, and is Blade dead?

  • Episode 229: Alpha Flight Strikes Back!

    September 29th, 2022  |  44 mins 31 secs
    007, amazon prime video, andor, avatar, avatar the last airbender, black panther, borderlands, bridgerton, call of duty, cod modern warfare ii, cod mwii, cyberpunk 2077, darth vader, deadpool, deadpool 3, dhs, disney+, e3, ea, emily in paris, enola holmes, entergalactic, extraction, game of thrones, gearbox software, glass onion, hbo, hot wheel unleashed, house of the dragon, hugh jackman, injustice 2, jack ryan, james bond, james earl jones, kid cudi, koeitechmo, manifest, mcu, movies, namor, netflix gaming, netflix tudum, nier: automata, omega force, onimusha, overwatch 2, paramount+, project amplify, ps plus, reespeecher, rings of power, ryan reynolds, samsung tvs, scanners, shadow & bone, she hulk, skate, skate 4, skull & bones, splinter cell, star trek 4, star trek lower decks, star trek the next generation, star wars, superhot, the crown, the last of us, the witcher, tiny tina's wonderlands, tom clancy, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wakanda forever, wild hearts, wolverine, xbox, xbox cloud gaming

    Whoa talk about earth shattering news! How many of y'all are excited that Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine and in Deadpool 3 of all places! Is he the MCUs Wolverine? Who knows. We also talk about Netflix Tudum, Star Wars Andor, Star Trek 4, James Bond, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Overwatch 2 and Cyberpunk's rise from the ashes.

  • Episode 228: Do you Remember?

    September 22nd, 2022  |  57 mins 14 secs
    activision blizzard, amazon prime video, andor, atlus, battlefield, blade runner, blade runner 2049, blade runner 2099, blizzard, butch & sundance, butch cassidy, capcom, cobra kai, cod, constantine, cyberpunk, dc comics, dceu, deathloop, diablo 4, disney, disney+, ea, evga, forza horizon, game of thrones, genshin impact, gta v, gta vi, halo, hbo max, hellblazer, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, karate kid, kraven the hunter, logitech, lucasfilm, madame web, man of steel, mcu, movies, netflix, nvidia, one peice, paramount+, persona 5, ps5, psvr 2, quantum leap, resident evil, rings of power, rouge squadron, rtx 3090ti, rtx 4090, scott bakula, sega, shawn layde, she hulk, sonic, sony, sony playstation, spider-man, squid game, star wars, strange world, street fighter, street fighter 6, sundance kid, team ninja, ted lasso, tekken 8, tencent, tgs, tokyo game show, tv shows, twitch, vertigo comics, video games, walt disney animation, wb

    Its the 21st night of September, do you remember? This week we have the takeaways from Tokyo Game Show, Twitch has a lot of problems on its hands, GTA VI got leaked, and Nvidia announces the RTX 4000 series. Meanwhile, Halo season 2 starts production, Amazon is making a Blade Runner show, and Andor completely blows me away. In Hollywood, WB and DC continue to make strange decisions, Sony delays some movies, and Lucasfilm scares the internet.

  • Episode 227: State of Forward Direct 23

    September 15th, 2022  |  51 mins 31 secs
    343 industries, ahsoka, amazon prime video, amy hennig, andor, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, assassins' creed, assassins' creed codename hexe, assassins' creed codename red, assassins' creed mirage, avengers: kang dynasty, battlefield 2042, black adam, bonnie ross, captain america new world order, captain marvel, d23, daredevil born again, dceu, discord, disenchanted, disney+, ea games, echo, fatal frame, fire emblem, game of thrones, glass onion, god of war ragnarok, goldeneye 007, halo infinite, haunted mansion, hbo, hocus pocus 2, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, inside out, ironheart, kamala khan, king of the hill, koeitecmo, lee jung-jae, legend of zelda breath of the wild, legend of zelda tears of the kingdom, like a dragon, like a dragon gaiden, loki, lotr, lucasfilm, mario vs rabbids, mcu, midnight suns, movies, mufasa, n64, netflix, niantic, nintendo, nintendo switch, octopath traveler 2, omega force, pacific drive, paper girls, paramount+, peter pan & wendy, pikmin 4, pixar, playstation 4, playstation 5, ps4, ps5, psvr2, resident evil, rings of power, rise of the ronin, secret invasion, sega, she hulk, skrulls, snow white, sony entertainment america, sony playstation, squid game, star trek day, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, star wars, stellar blade, syduality, tales of the jedi, team ninja, tekken 8, the bad batch, the emmys, the little mermaid, the marvels, the sims 4, the thunderbolts, the witcher, tom clancy, tron, tv shows, ubisoft, ubisoft forward, us agent, video games, walt disney studios, willow, winter soldier, xbox, xenoblade chronicles, yakuza 8, yakuza ishin, yelena bolova

    Are you a fan of Disney and Video games? Well this was the week for you. We had D23, a Nintendo Direct, a Sony State of Play and a Ubisoft Forward. So buckle in and lets get going. Also Make sure to join our brand new Discord Server!

  • Episode 226: Edgerunning back to Night City

    September 7th, 2022  |  51 mins 42 secs
    343 industries, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, andor, chadwick boseman, cyberpunk 2077, dc fandome, dc films, dceu, disney+, game of thrones, god of war ragnarok, halo, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, ihop, indiana jones 5, john williams, joker 2, mcu, microsoft, movies, mr. frundles, namor, netflix, ninja, playstation 5, pokemon, pokimane, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, sorting hat, star wars, streaming, t'challa, top gun maverick, tv shows, twitch, video games, wakanda forever, warnerdiscovery, what if..., xbox, xbox elite controller series 2, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass

    Mhmm I'm Mr. Frundles! That's Right Rick and Morty are back and destroying another universe! Is Halo Infinite in trouble? if you ask content creators, its a yes, if you ask me its a maybe? Gamepass is growing, PS5 is shrinking, and its time to go back to Night City Samurai! Netflix is in a rush to beat Disney+ and Rosario wants back into the MCU. Meanwhile Rings of Power defies all of my expectations.

  • Episode 225: A Chungus Among Us

    September 1st, 2022  |  48 mins 24 secs
    amazon prime video, batman ('89), batman: tas, batman: the caped crusader, beverly hills cop, big chungus, bioshock, creative assembly, dan lin, dceu, disney+, ezra miller, facebook gaming, fantastic four, game of thrones, games with gold, gamescom, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, harley quinn, hbo, house of the dragon, jeffery dean morgan, jordan peele, king kong, konami, logitech, lotr, mcu, monserverse, movies, multiversus, neil gaiman, netease, netflix, nintendo switch, nope, paramount+, playstation 5, portal 2, ps plus, ps5, quantic dream, rian johnson, rings of power, she hulk, snk vs. capcom, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, tencent, the boys, the flash, the last jedi, the sandman, thor love and thunder, total war, tv shows, twisted metal, umbrella academy, video games, warnerbros discovery, weird al, xbox 360, xbox live

    The Big Chungus will never be forgotten, as WB Games has registered a trademark in his honor. Video Game TV shows are coming, and we shouldn't have to wait very long. Lower Deck's Returns and doesn't pull any punches, while House of the Dragon brings back the intrigue and drama Westeros is known for. Meanwhile Axel Foley is back and I couldn't be happier.

  • Episode 224: Gamescom: House of the Controller

    August 25th, 2022  |  57 mins 5 secs
    age of empires iv, american sailor moon, aquaman 2, batgirl, batman, bruce timm, bungie, cineworld, cobra kai, community, curb your enthusiasm, dan harmon, days gone, dceu, dead island 2, death stranding, destiny 2, disney+, disney+ day, dualsense edge, dune awakening, embracer group, ferris bueller, game of thrones, gamescom, gamescom opening night, geoff keighly, george rr martin, glass onion, gotham knights, halloween ends, hbo, hbo max, high on life, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, justin roiland, knives out, kojima, kung fu panda, last of us, lord of the rings, mcu, middle earth, movie pass, movies, multiversus, neil gaiman, neil gaiman's the sandman, netflix, oceans 11, pga tour 2k23, pinocchio, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, psvr 2, regal cinemas, return to monkey island, saban, sega, sega genesis mini 2, sesame street, shazam 2, she-hulk, sonic frontiers, sony, sony playstation, squanch games, star wars, star wars jedi: fallen order, star wars jedi: survivor, the batman 2, the game awards, the hobbit, the lords of the fallen, thor: love & thunder, tiger woods, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, warnerbros discovery, xbox elite controller, xbox game pass, xbox game pass pc

    Gamescom is upon us, and that means gaming announcements geared toward the European Market. But it also means, tons of sweet new game trailers and announcements. Destiny 2 is heading for a huge 2023, Madden 23 has some issues, and WB is up to its normal shenanigans, meanwhile our return to Westeros is better then we thought.

  • Episode 223: She-Hulk Commeth

    August 17th, 2022  |  39 mins 44 secs
    academy awards, activision, amazon prime video, batfleck, batgirl, batman, ben affleck, black adam, blizzard, bungie, call of duty, d23, david zaslav, dc universe, death stranding, destiny 2, disney, disney+, duffer bros, ezra miller, ghosts of tsushima, google, google stadia, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts, hogwarts legacy, infinity ward, john wick, lego star wars: the skywalker saga, leslie grace, lord of the rings, lotr, love death + robots, lucasfilm games, marvel games, michael keaton, modern warfare ii, movies, neil gaiman, netflix, nintendo, overwatch 2, peacock, playstation, pubg, rogue one, saw, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars visions, steve martin, stranger things, the adams family, the batman, the cw, the flash, the joker, the rings of power, the sandman, the simpsons, tv shows, vertigo comics, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, wednesday adams, westworld, weta workshop, wizarding world, wizardry, xbox game pass, young justice

    HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!

  • Episode 222: Crisis of Infinite Brothers Warner

    August 11th, 2022  |  40 mins 41 secs
    arcsystems, batgirl, beyond good & evil 2, black adam, bullet train, call of duty, captain phasma, charles xavier, dc comics, dc films, dceu, discovery+, disney+, dragonball fighterz, ea sports, evo 2022, ezra miller, fatal fury, giancarlo esposito, gwendolyn christie, hbo max, hulu, infinity ward, john wick, joker 2, keanu reeves, lady gaga, madden nfl, marvel studios, mcu, modern warfare 2, movies, multiversus, nbc, netflix, netflix gaming, nintendo, nintendo switch, pac-man, prey, seth rogan, snk, snyderverse, sonic 3, splatoon 3, squareenix, star wars, super nintendo, super punch out, tekken, the eternals, the flash, the golden globes, the office, the punisher, the sandman, titanic, tmnt, top gun maverick, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warner brothers, warzone, x-men

    More woes for the WB as they continue to seem clueless in regards to HBO Max and DC Films. Is the Snyderverse back? Is it the multiverse now? Will the flash bring flashpoint? Honestly it seems like no one knows. Meanwhile the streaming wars are heating up, and the video game industry is prepping for Gamescom.