Nick DeFalco
Host of Nick's Nerd News
Nick DeFalco has hosted 348 Episodes.
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Episode 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!
December 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
a christmas carol, aang the last airbender, ai, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avatar: fire and ash, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, beauty and the beast, bethesda, braniac, bungie, call of duty, captain america, christmas movies, christopher nolan, clair obscur: expidition 33, daisy ridley, dcu, disney, ea, ebenezer scrooge, fallout, fifa, games workshop, gaming, gaston, geek, history, horizon zero dawn, id software, io interactive, james bond 007 first light, james cameron, jason isaacs, johnny depp, labubu, lex luthor, macauly culkin, magnificent 7, marathon, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix games, nintendo, paramount, peanuts, perfect dark, respawn entertainment, roblox, rupert grint, sony, spider-punk, spider-verse, spuerman, squadron 42, squareenix, star citizen, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars jedi, tangled, tencent, the hunger games, the odyssey, the terminator, titanfall, tomb raider, tv, video games, vince zampella, walt disney pictures, warhammer 40k, wii, wiimote, xbox game studios, youtube
Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn't a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007's video game return.
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 395: You might have to run for RAM
December 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
ai, ayaneo, batman, bayonetta, blade, bungie, capcom, cd projekt red, ciri, clair obscur: expedition 33, dan hauser, dc elseworlds, dcu, disney, epic games, escape from tarkov, final fantasy, fortnite, gamestop, gaming, geek, gengar, god of war, helldivers, hitman, io interactive, james cameron, jennifer hale, justin lin, kill bill, marathon, mcu, metroid prime 4, mia goth, micron crucial, monster hunter, movies, namco, nerd, netflix, nintendo, open ai, paradox interactive, paranormal activity, pokémon legends z-a, pokémon tcg, predator badlands, ram, samus, scar jo, sonic, splatoon, splinter cell, stranger things, the batman, the predator, the punisher, the witcher, thomas jane, tim sweeney, tv, ubisoft, vampire: the masquerade, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, wuxia, zootopia, zootopia 2
RAM prices are skyrocketing, are you ready? CD Projekt Red has a release schedule for its next Witcher Trilogy, Clair Obscur did even better than we all thought and Gamestop fights back against haters. Plus Zootopia laid waste to the 2025 box office, Netflix went to the upside down and Predator isnt stuck in the badlands anymore.
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Episode 394: Happy Little Trees
November 26th, 2025 | 57 mins 32 secs
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, activisionblizzard, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, attack on titan, battlefield 6, black ops 7, bob ross, brett ratner, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, charlie cox, clair obscur: expedition 33, disney, donald trump, duffer bros, ea, farcry, friends, frozen, frozen 2, fx, fx on hulu, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hoppers, house of the dragon, hulu, james cameron, joey, john oliver, lucasfilm, mcu, mike flannagan, movies, naruto, nerd, netflix, noah hawley, paramount, pbs, pixar, rob mac, rush hour 4, scarjo, star wars, star wars visions, steam, steam machine, stranger things, sunrise on the reaping, the academy awards, the exorcist, the game awards, the hunger games, toy story, toy story 5, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wicked, wicked for good, wonder man, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox partner preview
Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 393: Richards Lives!
November 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
activision, ai, amazon prime video, apple tv, arc raiders, asus, asus rog ally, bioshock, black ops 7, braniac, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, clair obscur: expedition 33, crystal dynamics, dcu, death by lightning, death stranding, disney+, dragon ball z, edgar wright, fallout, family guy, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, glen powell, godzilla, hbo max, hulu, josh gad, lex luthor, mad men, marvel studios, mcu, mega pokémon, moana, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, paramount, peacock, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, red dead redemption, rockstar games, sharknado, shogun, shroud, splinter cell, squid game, star trek, stargate, stargate sg-1, steam, steam machine, stephen king, superman, syfy, the game awards, the legend of zelda, the running man, toho, treyarch, tv, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games, wonder man, xbox, xdefiant
You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear Nick's review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn't nominated by GOTY. Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it's live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed
November 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
007, activisionblizzard, alien, alien: earth, amazon, amazonmgm studios, arc raiders, bethesda, bioware, blizzard, blizzcon, bungie, clair obscur, dc universe, dcu, destiny 2, devil wears prada, disney, fx, fxonhulu, game of the year, gaming, geek, gorilla grodd, grand theft auto 6, gremlins, gta 6, gtavi, horizon zero dawn, hulu, james bond, jimmy olsen, jumanji 3, lego, link, marvel 1943, mass effect, movies, n7, ncsoft, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, predator, predator badlands, predators, ps5, ratchet and clank, rockstar games, sabrina carpenter, shigeru miyamoto, shroud, skydance, sony, square enix, star trek, star trek the next generation, steam, steam machine, super mario, super mario bros movie, super mario galaxy movie, the elder scrolls, the elder scrolls 6, the legend of zelda, the pokémon company, the predator, todd howard, toy story 5, tv, uss enterprise, v for vendetta, valve, video games, weylandyutani, yuatja
Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!
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Episode 391: IMHOTEP! IMHOTEP!
November 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
amazon game studios, arc raiders, brendan fraser, call of duty, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, dan hauser, dragon quest, edgar wright, fallout new vegas, fortnite, gaming, geek, godzilla, godzilla minus one, godzilla minus zero, grand theft auto, highlander, hulu, johnny silverhand, k-pop demon hunters, keanu reeves, king of the hill, lego, lord of the rings, megazord, miss piggy, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, open ai, palworld, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation 5, playstation portal, pokémon, power rangers, ps5, rambo, robert pattinson, rockstar games, russel crowe, russo bros, shaun of the dead, star trek, steam, taylor sheridan, the mummy, the muppets, the witcher, tv, universal pictures, v for vendetta, video games, warner bros, x-men
If the title wasn't a dead giveaway, we are getting a fourth Mummy movie! And Brendan is back! Sony may be finally copying Xbox when it comes to cross buying games. The Call of Duty movie gets a director and a writer and the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to do numbers. Plus Godzilla minus 1 is getting a sequel! That and a whole lot more, come take a listen!
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Episode 390: Peace in our time
October 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
a christmas carol, adam driver, ai, amazon, amazon games, austin butler, aziz ansari, battlefield 6, battlefield redsec, bbc, bob iger, console, console wars, crash bandicoot, disney+, dr who, ebenezer, fallout, fallout 4, fallout day, fallout new vegas, fantastic four, galaxies showcase, gamestop, gaming, gaming on windows, geek, ghost of yotei, ghosts of tsushima, good fortune, halo, halo campaign evolved, halo ce, halo studios, id@xbox, john williams, johnny depp, jurassic world evolution, jurassic world evolution 3, kathleen kennedy, keanu reeves, knights of ren, lego, lucasfilm, master chief, mcu, miami vice, michael b jordan, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount global, pc, playstation, pokémon legends z-a, qimir, satya nadella, scrooge, seth rogen, star wars, steam, stephen spielberg, stranger things, sucker punch, the acolyte, the console wars, the goonies, the hunt for ben solo, the pokémon company, the white house, tiktok, tv, twitch, twitchcon, video games, warner brosdiscovery, xbox
it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune.
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Episode 389: Thank the Maker?
October 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
007, ai, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, apple tv, arkham, assassin's creed, asus, atari, batgirl, battlefield 6, ben solo, bethesda, daredevil, darkseid, dcu, dead or alive, dead space, dice, disney, disney+, doublefine, dr who, ea, event horizon, fallout, gamescom, gaming, geek, gen v, george lucas, glen powell, god of war, grand theft auto, gta vi, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, intellivison, james bond, james gunn, keeper, kylo ren, marvel studios, mcu, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, pocketpair, pokémon, quantic dream, rockstar games, settlers of catan, sleeping dogs, sony, south park, star wars, stephen king, stranger things, superman, tencent, the boys, the flash, the hulk, tv, twitch, twitchcon, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warnerbros discovery, xbox, xbox game studios, xbox rog ally
George has moved on, we need to accept that, elsewhere in a Galaxy Far Far Away Ben Solo is staying dead. Warner Bros has finally accepted its time to sell, after saying no to unwanted solicitors, Amazon paid pennies for James Bond. Xbox is sticking with the high prices, ಠ_ಠ, and more drama out of Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed. That and more on tonight's episode.
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Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, a minecraft movie, amazon prime video, amd, apple tv, assassins creed, backyard sports, batman knightfall, battlefield 6, bbc, besthesda, black ops 7, blops 7, bogart, bop-it, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, dcu, diane keaton, discord, disney+, doctor who, ea, elder scrolls 6, everwild, fallout, friends, game freak, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, ghost of yotei, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo max, ign fan fest, infinity ward, invincible, james gunn, jar jar, jennifer anniston, jim carey, k-pop demon hunters, marvel studios, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo pictures, nycc, peacemaker, pikmin, playstation, pokémon, predator badlands, ps5, ps6, rare ltd, skyrim, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, stranger things, suckerpunch, the jetsons, the simpsons movie, the walking dead, tron, tron: ares, tv, ubisoft, video games
Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...
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Episode 387: Family....on a budget
October 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
a24, amasonmgm, assassin's creed, battlefield 6, blops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, constantine, daredevil born again, dc comics, disney+, dungeons & dragons, dwayne "the rock" johnson, elijah wood, elon, everybody loves raymond, fast and furious, fast x, gaming, geek, george clooney, grok, halo, halo show, heat, heat 2, impossible creatures, keanu reeves, kingmakers, marvel comics, mcu, minecraft, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oceans 11, oceans 14, paramount+, payday, peaky blinders, phil rosenthal, predator, predator: badlands, ray romano, spider-man, starbreeze, steam, superman, taylor swift, the fast and the furious, the lord of the rings, the smashing machine, toasty, tron, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, video games, vin diesel, walt disney pictures, xai, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series s, xbox series x, xbox series x|s
TOASTY! Guess the Fast Franchise is not as dialed in as we thought. Plus all the fallout from the Xbox Gamepass price increase, Call of Duty and Battlefield are duking it out even more so, and Nintendo does what Nintendo does. Plus Clooney is heading back to the Oceans, Taylor Swift knocks out the Rock, and Disney bets big on the next magical British kid. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 386: Let's just not nitpick over the passwords
October 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 40 mins
ai, assassin's creed, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, batman, battlefield, bowser, call of duty, clayface, collin farrell, dan house, dcu, dice, disney+, doug bowser, dwight schrute, ea, ea games, elder scrolls, fallout, fallout 76, far cry, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake, fornite, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, furby, gaming, geek, god of war, grand theft auto, hbo max, helldivers, helldivers 2, james gunn, jaws, kratos, leonardo dicaprio, magic the gathering, marvel studios, marvel zombies, mcu, mel brooks, microsoft, movies, nathan drake, nerd, nintendo, nintendo of america, one battle after another, paul thomas anderson, peacemaker, pedro pascal, pete davidson, pif, playground games, playstation, ps4, ps5, ranbow six, rockstar games, rog ally, russo bros, saudi arabia, secret lair, sie, skyrim, skyrim grandma, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spaceballs, spider-man, star wars, star wars visions, studio trigger, superman, tencent, the batman 2, the ghoul, the last of us, the office, the simpsons, the simpsons movie, tokyo game show, tom clancy, tom holland, tv, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, walton goggins, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox rog ally
One Battle After Another, is what I should rename this podcast, because the movie was that good, and a full review is inside. Plus Xbox takes another self imposed L, Sony gives itself a gold medal, and EA goes private. The Simpsons are headed back to the big screen, and an AI "actress" has Hollywood in a fervor. Plus Forza Horizon is finally headed to the land of the Rising Sun, and Ubisoft gives Assassin's Creed a new home.
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Episode 385: Hey Bub....This is the way
September 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 19 mins
007, 2 bears 1 cave, activision, alien, alien: earth, amazon prime video, amazonmgm, avatar, avengers doomsday, batman, black ops 7, borderlands, borderlands 4, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, comedy central, dardevil born again, dcu, deus ex remastered, discord, disney+, fortnite, gabe newell, gaming, geek, gen v, guerilla games, hideo kojima, horizon zero dawn, hulu, insomniac, james bond, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, kimmel, kojima productions, lucasfilm, marvel, marvel zombies, mcu, mgm, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, noah hawley, palworld, paramount+, perfect dark, playstation, playstation stars, pocketpair, reddit, roblox, ryan gosling, sony interactive entertainment, sony state of play, south park, spider-man, stan lee, star wars, star wars starfighter, steam, tencent, the boys, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, tokyo game show, tom segura, tv, twitch, video games, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox series s, xbox series x, xenomorph
New Trailers for Insomniacs Wolverine and The Mandalorian and Grogu have blown me away. Black Ops 7 gives a full multiplayer reveal, Xbox jacks up prices in an unprecedented move, and Nintendo is trying to rewrite the rules. Plus Daredevil is getting more screen time, Disney+ is hiking up prices, Alien: Earth needs more time, and James Gunn says Batman has to be done right. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 384: Mileage may vary
September 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 37 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, amy poehler, anaconda, assassin's creed, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, bethesda, boderlands 4, central perk, comedy central, console wars, dice, disney+, dr. doom, ea, elder scrolls online, eso, final fantasy vii, fire emblem, friends, game of thrones, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halle berry, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, highlander, hollow knight silksong, house of the dragon, jack black, jimmy kimmel, joseph kosinski, mark hamill, mass effect, mega pokémon, miami vice, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, paul rudd, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, ricky gervais, robert redford, sega, seth rogan, sonic, south park, star wars, stephen king, super mario, super mario bros, super mario galaxy, superman, the batman pt 2, the elder scrolls, the emmys, the long walk, the muppet show, the muppets, the oscars, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox
While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy
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Episode 383: To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before
September 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
activision, alien romulus, amazon prime video, andor, bethesda, black ops 6, black ops 7, call of duty, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, creative arts emmys, dan houser, darth vader, dc, dcu, dead island, dead island 3, deadpool, disney+, fede alvarez, firaxes, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, gta vi, harry potter, hollow knight, hollow knight: silksong, john c mcginley, john candy, jumanji, k-pop demon hunters, life is strange, machine games, man of tomorrow, mcu, michael caine, movies, nbc, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pete hines, rockstar games, ryan reynold, scrubs, silksong, spider-man, star trek, star trek day, star wars, street fighter, sucker punch, superman, the conjuring, the office, the paper, tom holland, tomb raider, tony gilroy, treyarch, tv, video games, wolfenstein, xbox game pass
The Paper is out, the hotly anticipated sequel to the office, does it live up? Full review at the end of the episode. Silksong is out and it has dominate the charts, Nomura gives an update on Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy, and Treyarch walks things back a bit. Plus Michael Caine is coming out of retirement, Ryan Reynolds admits to what we all know and Star Trek day comes and goes with little fanfare. Come take a listen.
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Episode 382: He makes websites...
September 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
007, 007 first light, activision, alan ritchson, alien, amazon prime video, amazonmgm, apple tv+, back to the future, batman, battlefield 6, bella ramsey, call of duty, capcom, chris pratt, clayface, crystal dynamics, d23, david corenswet, dcu, dice, disney, disney+, dwayne "the rock" johnson, gaming, geek, gladiator, harry potter, haven studios, hbo, hbo max, helldivers 2, hitman, hollow knight, hollow knight silksong, indiana jones, io interactive, ioi, james bond, james gunn, knives out, konami, laura croft, lego, lex luthor, lucasfilm, machinegames, man of tomorrow, marvel zombies, mcu, metal gear solid, metal gear solid 3, michelle yeoh, monster hunter, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicolas hoult, paramount, paramount+, peacock, perfect dark, phoebe wallers bridge, pixar, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, ps6, rayman, resident evil, ridley scott, ryan gosling, scrubs, sie, sony pictures, sophie turner, star trek, star trek section 31, star trek: strange new worlds, star wars, star wars starfighter, superman, taketwo interactive, the initiative, the last of us, the office, the paper, the studio, the thursday murder club, tlou, tomb raider, toy story, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney, walt disney animation, walt disney world, war of the worlds, warner bros, warwick davis
Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more.