Nick DeFalco
Host of Nick's Nerd News
Nick DeFalco has hosted 384 Episodes.
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Episode 433: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall!
September 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
alien, alien romulus, alien: covenant, amc theaters, anne hathaway, arcraiders, ardaman, capcom, cd projekt red, christopher judge, days of thunder, disney+, ea games, ea motive, eyeore, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, gaming, gargoyles, geek, god of war, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo, hbo max, hooters, iron man, jeremy renner, jimmy carr, kratos, lego, mcu, microsoft, movies, nerd, optimus prime, peter cullen, phil tippet, physical media, playground games, playstation, playstation 5, playstation 6, pokemon, pokemon go, pokemon tcg, project helix, psone, resident evil, ridley scott, rockstar games, sony, sony interactive entertainment, square enix, steam, street fighter, the bbc, the witcher 4, timthetatman, tom cruise, toonami, top gear, transformers, tv, video games, warner bros, xbox, zach cregger
Autobots, Roll Out! Why'd it have to be Optimus too! Full Coverage of all the GTA VI news, and breakdown of all the post deep dive announcements. PlayStation tries to argue against consumers, AMC Theaters want to bring you more movies, and Cole Trickle is coming back to the track in 2028. Plus a Hollywood Legend closes up shop.
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Episode 432: Clam Bake
August 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 15 mins
2k games, a24, activision, alien, amazon prime video, anthony bourdain, atari, cd projekt red, charles melton, dave bautista, dcu, destin daniel cretton, disney+, dolly parton, dragon ball z, ewan mcgregor, final fantasy vii, gamescom, gaming, geek, gilderoy lockhart, god of war, gorilla grodd, green lanterns, gta, gta 6, gta vi, hal jordan, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, he-man, ikea, jimmy olsen, kit harrington, kratos, lanterns, masters of the universe, mcu, microsoft, movies, naruto, nba 2k27, nerd, netflix, obi-wan kenobi, physical media, razer, ridley scott, robin hood, rockstar games, sicario, star wars, superman, the witcher, the witcher 3, the witcher 4, tim curry, tony, tv, twitch, video games, wonderman, xbox
It’s a solo wanderer’s dispatch from the front lines of nerd culture — one host moving through comic shops, midnight movie premieres, maker garages, and the digital back‑alleys where fandoms thrive. No hype, no corporate gloss. Just raw, street‑level reporting on what’s new, weird, and worth caring about.
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Episode 431: Catch-D23
August 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
ahsoka, aloy, ash williams, avengers doomsday, barbie 2, bruce campbell, chris carter, coco, control, control resonant, d23, dcu, deadpool, deus ex, disney parks, doctor who, dune, dune part iii, embracer group, evil dead, galaxy's edge, gaming, geek, ghost rider, green lantern, gta vi, guerilla games, hal jordan, hayden panettiere, hogwarts legacy, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, insomniac games, it: welcome to derry, jerry bruckheimer, john stewart, johnny depp, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, lanterns, marvel's wolverine, mcu, microsoft, movies, naughty dog, nbc universal, nerd, odyssey, peacock, phantom blade, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, pokemon, pokemon bank, pokemon home, remedy, simu liu, sleeping dogs, sony state of play, spider-man, spider-man brand new day, square enix, star wars, star wars smugglers bounty, system shock, the batman, the end of oak street, the incredibles, the simpsons, the simpsons hit & run, tomb raider, tv, video games, visionquest, warnerbros, warren spector, wb, x-files, x-men, xbox
D23 brought the heat, in gaming and more. How about that VisionQuest trailer, oh yeah, THE X-MEN HAVE ARRIVED! Kingdom Hearts is going to the land of the dead to make sure we don't forget about it. Hogwarts Legacy is coming back, while Spider-Man continues to dominate the box office. Plus Warren Spector is having his Deus Ex moment.
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Episode 430: The Power of Meow
August 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon, asha sharma, bethesda, broken lizard, cd projekt red, christopher judge, cyclops, dcu, disney+, doom, ewan mcgregor, five nights at freddy's, fnaf, gaming, ganandorf, gareth edwards, gears of war, geek, ghost recon, ghost recon wildlands, ghosts of yotei, god of war, grand theft auto, gta vi, harry potter, hbo, hollywood, id software, james gunn, japan, jim carrey, john madden, jurassic park, jurassic world, lethal weapon 5, link, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel's wolverine, mcu, mel gibson, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicholas hoult, nicolas cage, nintendo, obi-wan kenobi, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation 5, pokemon, rockstar games, spider-man, squid game, star wars, steam, steam deck, steam os, strauss zelnick, super troopers, super troopers 3, supergirl, superman, supermassive games, take two interactive, the elder scrolls 6, the jetsons, the legend of zelda, the odyssey, the simpsons, the witcher, tom clancy, tv, twitch, ubisoft, universal pictures, usa, video gamesgta 6, warner bros, x-men, xbox
Will Paramount actually leave California? Will RamRod ever bee a thing? Will Nicholas Hoult be a good Gilderoy Lockhart? Is Netflix the right place for a GTA extended look? Why was there a Giant Rat outside of the Bethesda office? And will Jim Carrey really be George Jetson? The Answer to all those questions and more in this weeks episode.
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Episode 429: Small Potato Stuff
August 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
70mm, activision, amd, barbie, black ops 1 & 2, blade, booster gold, call of duty, call of duty black ops, christopher nolan, clueless, dave bautista, dcu, disney, disney+, dnd, dungeons & dragons, ea, ea games, elden ring, final fantasy vii, from software, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, god of war, gpu, henry cavill, imax, james may, jeremy clarkson, kratos, lucasfilm, mcu, midnight club, moana, movies, nerd, nvidia, oded fehr, paramount+, pif, playstation, pokemon, ps5, ram, richard hammond, rockstar games, samsung, sony, sony columbia pictures, sony interactive entertainment, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-man brand new day, squareenix, star wars, steam, steam machine, the grand tour, the mandalorian, the mummy, the odyssey, tiktok, tv, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, warhammer, warhammer40k, warnerbros, wonder man, world of warcraft, wow, x-men, xbox
Spider-Man swung back into theaters, and it did exactly what we knew it would. The question is though, was it good? The RAMageddon becomes the RAMpocalypse, as it comes for every component, and will continue forever. Black Ops 1 & 2 jump the sales charts, and EA goes private. Meanwhile we should have listened to Wesley when he said he was the only Blade.
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Episode 428: Purge the Algorithm
July 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
adult swim, amazon luna, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avengers doomsday, battlefield, bioware, black panther 3, comic-con, comics, crunchyroll, d&d, dan hauser, dc studios, doublefine, dragon age, dungeons & dragons, ea, ea games, family guy, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george lucas, george rr martin, ghost rider, god of war, god of war laufey, grand theft auto 6, gta vi, hall h, halo, halo campaign evolved, halo studios, kratos, lanterns, lord of the rings, lucas museum, marvel studios, mcu, miyamoto, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, ocarina of time, paramount, peacock, playstation, playstation 5, playstation network, president curtis, ragebait, resident evil, resident evil 2 remake, resident evil 5, rick & morty, rings of power, ryan gosling, san diego comic-con, sdcc, seth green, seth macfarlane, simon pegg, sony interactive entertainment, spaceballs, star fox, star wars detours, steam, steam deck, stewie, the legend of zelda, tomb raider, tv, ubisoft, valve corp, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, youtube premium, yves guillmot
We've got Comic-Con Updates! Marvel did not disappoint, as it lit up the airwaves, DC brought the Lanterns, and Spaceballs went to ludicrous speed! PlayStation got a big reality check as to why going digital is bad. Rick and Morty gave President Curtis his own show. And I went back to Installation 04 on legendary!
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Episode 427: Zeus's Law
July 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
70mm, a24, activision, ai, amazon prime video, aston martin, avengers, avengers doomsday, backrooms, bethesda, bungie, call of duty, chrisotpher nolan, clayface, coleman domingo, days of thunder, dc, dcu, deadpool, disney, doctor doom, donkey kong, ebay, fallout, fallout 5, gamestop, gaming, geek, god of war, grand theft auto 6, gta 6, harada, hoppers, hulu, imax, infinity ward, jason bourne, knights of the old republic, kotor, kratos, lego, marathon, marvel comics, marvel studios, matt damon, mcu, modern warfare 4, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, paramount pictures, physical media, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, pokemon, pokemon go, roblox, robocop, ryan reynolds, saber interactive, sony, space marine 2, star wars, starfield, tekken, the elder scrolls, the elder scrolls 6, the odyssey, the princess and the frog, the x-files, tom cruise, toy story 5, tv, video games, walt disney pictures, warhammer, warhammer 40k, warner bros, xbox
If you are looking for a review of the odyssey, you wont find it here, but we have other exciting news. Like Disney cuts Pixar staff, even after making a billion dollars. Or Is Nintendo justified in telling consumers to stuff it after tariff refunds? PlayStation ain't budging on ditching discs, and some sales numbers back them up. But hey, at least we got a trailer for Avengers Doomsday!
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Episode 426: Life Found A Way...
July 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
a nightmare on elm street, activision, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag resyched, bethesda, black ops 1, black ops 2, blue beetle, call of duty, christopher nolan, compulsion games, danny mcbride, dc studios, dcu, digger, disney, doom, ea, ea sports, ea sports college football '27, elder scrolls online, far cry, fx, gaming, geek, george lucas, gi joe, glenn schofield, god of war, god of war laufey, id software, imax, imax 70mm, james gunn, john carmack, laufey, lord of the rings, marvel, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, moana, movies, nerd, nova, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, ps4, ps5, sam niel, santa monica studio, sony santa monica, steam, steve buschemi, superman, the batman, the batman part ii, the grand tour, the hunt for golum, the odyssey, tom cruise, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, valve inc, video games, walt disney pictures, xbox, zenimax online
From The Batman part II being delayed, to Steam making $11b in 6 months. From the rising tide in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynched, to the lack of IMAX 70mm. Yet that all couldn't save Moana from Te Fiti, you're welcome?
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Episode 425: The Console Wars?
July 8th, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
007, activision, ai, arkane, asha sharma, assassin's creed, avatar, bethesda, black flag resynched, bungie, christopher nolan, compulsion games, danny mcbride, dcu, dennis villenueve, destiny 2, double fine, dune, dune part 3, fallout, fast & furious, gaming, geek, gene wilder, gi joe, hollywood, id software, jackass, jackass: best and last, james bond, john romero, johnny knoxville, marvel toko: fighting souls, mecha chamleon, microsoft, mister terrific, moana, movies, nerd, netflix, nickelodeon, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, paramount+, playstation, playstation 5, pokemon, senua, sony, steve-o, supergirl, the avatar: the last airbender, the emmys, the rock, tv, ubisoft, undead labs, universal pictures, video games, xbox, xbox game pass
XBOX finally reveals its reset, as the Sony fallout continues. Are the console wars back on, or are we marching to a collapse. Jackass: Best and Last is definitely the last, but is it the best? The Emmy nominees are out, Hollywood shifts to gaming, and what's is going on with Fast & Furious?
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Episode 424: Not my Monkeys, Not My Circus
July 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 25 mins
absolute batman, arkane, blade, bungie, dcu, destiny 2, disney, esa, far cry, gaming, geek, gta 6, gta vi, hasbro, hbo, hbo max, io interactive, james gunn, jesse eisenberg, joker, lizzy kaplan, marathon, microsoft, minecraft, mojang, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, peppa pig, persona, physical media, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, quantic dream, ratatouille, sie, sony, sony interactive entertainment, star wars, supergirl, tekken, the social network, the sopranos, tv, ubisoft, undead labs, video games, xbox, xbox series x
Supergirl or Super girl? We have a full review of Supergirl, does it deserve all the hate? Xbox just unleashed a culling, and really they need to squash the rumors, and stop raising prices. Physical media is king, and we just multiple reasons for that, as the finger can be pointed purely at Sony.
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Episode 423: The Vice City of it All
June 24th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
ai, amazon prime video, avengers doomsday, batman, batman knightfall, call of duty, cheers, dc, dc studios, dcu, disney, dr. seuss, epic games, epic games store, famke janssen, gaming, gears of war, geek, george lucas, god of war, god of war laufey, gta, gta vi, halo campain evolved, halo studios, how the grinch stole christmas, james bond, james burrows, jim carrey, keanu, lucasfilm, marvel studios, mcu, mgm, micron, microsoft, minions, movies, nerd, netflix, nic cage, open ai, paramount, pixar, playstation, powerpuff girls, ps5, rockstar games, sea of thieves, sesame street, shaolin soccer, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, sony santa monica, star wars, steam, steam machine, the grinch, the lego movie, toy story, tv, valve corp, video games, walt disney studios, warner bros, x-men, xbox, xbox game studios
The wait is over for GTA VI....information. WE have all the details on GTA VI, and no its not getting delayed anymore. Valve also dropped the curtain on the Steam Machine and it is not cheap. Toy Story dominated the weekend, and no surprise there, and George Lucas is popping up in a very likely place. That and more this week!
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Episode 422: Stepping on rakes again
June 18th, 2026 | 54 mins 16 secs
anya taylor joy, austin powers, batman, bbc, commodore, compulsion games, dc comics, dc studios, dcu, dead by daylight, death stranding, dont nod, double fine, dr. who, dreamworks, ea, epic games, fortnite, fox, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, george miller, gorilla grodd, harry potter, hbo, housemarque, jimmy olsen, kojima, kpop demon hunters, lego, lobo, lord of the rings, luna abyss, mad max, microsoft, movies, nerd, niantic, ninja scroll, ninja theory, nintendo, obsidian, palworld, paramount games, peter sarsgaard, playstation, pokemon, pokemon go, ps5, roku, shang chi, shrek 5, sie, sony, spider-man, supergirl, superman, taylor sheridan, tencent, the batman part 2, the hunt for golum, the last of us, tulsa king, tv, video games, weird al, xbox, yellowstone
Xbox can't help itself; it finds rakes out of nowhere to step on, and its all self-inflicted. There won't be any trips in the Tardis anytime soon, and who is to blame? George Miller wants to sell Mad Max, but why? And Fox buys Roku, which feels oddly familiar.
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Episode 421: By the Power of Grayskull
June 10th, 2026 | 1 hr 13 mins
007 first light, 21 jump street, amazon games, asha, crazy taxi, desitny 2, devil may cry, disney+, gaming, gears of war, gears of war e-day, geek, god of war, god of war laufey, halo, he-man, house, hugh laurie, ign live, io interactive, jason momoa, kojima, lucasfilm, marjane satrapi, masters of the universe, moon studios, movies, nerd, netflix, nina theory, nintendo direct, ocarina of time, resident evil, sccoby-doo, skeletor, star wars, steam machine, summer games fest, super mario galaxy movie, the acolyte, the legend of zelda, the legend of zelda ocarina of time, the odyssey, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox games showcase
Did He-Man come out a few decades too late? I liked the movie, but does it have the power? Summer Games Fest hit Friday afternoon with a bang, Xbox brought the lancer, and immediately stepped on a rake. Meanwhile Nintendo finally revealed the game everyone knew about, as the Ocarina of time returns. Plus a new 21 Jump street is coming, but why the skip to 24?
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Episode 420: To be Phranque...
June 3rd, 2026 | 57 mins 56 secs
007 first light, a minecraft movie, a24, activision, amazon prime video, backrooms, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare, call of duty warzone, dcu, escape from new york, fable, gaming, geek, god of war, god of war laufey, insomniac games, io interactive, lex luthor, man of tomorrow, marcia lucas, marvel's wolverine, mcu, minecraft, modern warfare 4, movies, nerd, nvida, obesession, onimusha, playground games, playstation, rambo, rtx spark, sony, sony playstation, sony santa monica, spider-man, spider-noir, star wars, stargate, state of play, steam, steam deck, superman, taylor swift, tekken, tom holland, toy story, toy story 5, tv, valve corp, video games, warzone, xbox, xbox game studios, zack snyder
God of War Returns, and Wolverine is set for September. But so is every other game apparently. So while we all wait for GTA VI, we can now also wait even longer for Fable. Steam may have been hiding in plain sight as a villain all along, we now look to Lord Gaben for guidance. Spider-Noir is more Groucho than Cagney, but it might work in its favor. And Call of Duty is bringing us to East Asia.
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Episode 419: Hutt Stuff
May 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
adult swim, adventure time, alan wake, amazonmgm, arnold schwarzenegger, blizzard entertainment, bowie knife99, bungie, cartoon network, cd projekt red, christopher nolan, dave filoni, destiny, destiny 2, disney+, epic games, fallout 4, forza horizon 6, gaming, geek, harada, henry cavill, jack ryan, jack ryan: ghost war, king conan, ladies first, lucasfilm, mando, marathon, marvel studios, marvel television, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch, overwatch 2, playground games, playstation plus, pokemon, pokemon cards, pokemon tcg, prime video, ps+, psyonix, red dead redemption, red dead redemption 2, remedy, rick & morty, rocket league, rockstar games, sacha baron cohen, sony, sony interactive entertainment, stan lee, star citizen, star wars, steam deck, take-two interactive, tekken, the boys, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, the odyssey, the witcher 3, the witcher 3 blood & wine, tom clancy, tv, unreal 5, unreal 6, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, unreal engine 6, valve corp, video games, voltron, waffle house, warhammer, warhammer 40k, warhammer skulls, x-men '97, xbox, zorro
Let's do Hutt Stuff while Mando is away. We've got a review of The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Nick updates his Star Wars Ranking. Plus The Steam Deck is the latest gaming device to get a price hike, but hey at least a new Witcher 3 DLC is coming out! Excelsior! Stan Lee is coming back, but i'm not so sure everyone will be happy about that, and Bungie is taking the light out of Destiny 2.
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Episode 418: エンジンを始動してください
May 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
adult swim, ai, amazon, amazon games, amc+, anapurna games, app store, assassin's creed, avatar, bioware, borat, broken sword, comedy central, d&d, damon lindelof, dcu, doom, dr who, dungeons & dragons, ea, embracer group, epic games, ezio auditore, far cry, fornite, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, ghost recon, green lantern, halo, hasbro, hbo, james cameron, james franco, japan, lanterns, lord of the rings, los angeles chargers, lucasfilm, mixtape, movies, national recording registry, nerd, nintendo, peter jackson, playground games, playstation, playstation 5, plex, ps+, quantic dream, rambo, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, san diego chargers, seth rogan, sly stalone, sonic 4, sony interactive entertainment, south park, star wars, star wars the old republic, stranger things, supergirl, superman, tariffs, the batman part 2, the expendables, the godfather, the legend of zelda, tom kane, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox elite controller
Its time to start your engines, because a new Forza Horizon is out and ready to be driven, and all in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. Plus XBOX may have to go back to exclusives, while PlayStation is ditching PC. HBO gave us our first real look at Lanterns ahead of its August release, and PlayStation is also hoping on the price increase train, as PS+ gets a hike.