Nick's Nerd News
Nerd Unfiltered
About the show
You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things.
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Episodes
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Episode 344: The Gods will decide
December 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
a song of ice and fire, aardman, adam sandler, amazon prime video, american pyscho, austin butler, ben stiller, bethesda, ccxp 24, cd projekt red, chris evans, creature commandos, cyberpunk 2077, dc studios, dcu, denzel washington, disney, disney+, disneyland, eminem, foamstars, fortnite, from software, game of thrones, games workshop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, gladiator, gladiator 2, golden globes, grand theft auto iii, happy gilmore, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, indiana jones and the great circle, jabba the hutt, james gunn, jeremy allen white, jeremy renner, jim carrey, kadokawa group, league of legends, lucasfilm, machine games, marvel rivals, mcu, meet the parents, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch, paul mescal, pedro pascal, people can fly, playstation, playstation 2, pokémon, ps5, red dead redemption, ridley scott, riot games, robert de niro, sonic the hedgehog, sony, square enix, star wars, superman, tangled, tencent, the bear, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, wallace & gromit, warhammer 40k, warner bros, winds of winter, wizarding world, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 343: You may now retrieve the Index.
December 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
2k games, 343 guilty spark, alien, alien romulus, aliens, amazon prime video, amblin, audible, bethesda, bioware, borderlands, casey hudson, cd projekt red, christopher nolan, courtney b vance, crunchyroll, d23, dennis villeneuve, disney, disney+, dune, elden ring, et, from software, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, gladiator 2. wicked, halo, harry potter, hitman, horizon zero dawn, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, io interactive, james bond, james gunn, jude law, lance reddick, lego, lucasfilm, machine games, moana, moana 2, movies, mr. beast, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo, one piece, palworld, percy jackson, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, playstation, pokémon tcg pocket, randy pitchford, reddit, ridley scott, ripley, severus snape, sie, sony, star wars, star wars skeleton crew, tencent, the game awards, the goonies, the rock, the witcher, troy baker, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, watch dogs, xbox, xbox avatars, xdefiant, youtube, zack snyder
It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus.
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Episode 342: The Happiest Podcast on Earth
November 27th, 2024 | 42 mins 20 secs
ac odyssey, andor, arcane, assassin's creed odyssey, avengers campus, baldur's gate 3, big hero six, cars land, disney, disney parks, disney's california adventure, disney+, disneyland, gaming, geek, gladiator, gladiator ii, henry cavill, highlander, larian studios, league of legends, lilo & stich, lucasfilm, movies, nerd, netflix, paramount, playstation, playstation 2, playstation portable, ps vita, ps2, psp, riot games, rogue one, season passes, sega, sega genesis, skeleton crew, sonic 3, sonic the hedgehog, sony, spider-man, splash mountain, star wars, star wars galaxy's edge, star wars outlaws, steam, theme parks, tiana's bayou adventure, tony gilroy, toontown, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney pictures, wicked
A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.
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Episode 341: This is an Xbox!
November 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
alien, alien earth, amazon prime video, anime, arcane, assassins creed, blizzard, cd projekt red, creature commandos, daniel craig, dc studios, dcu, disney, dogma, dune, dune prophecy, elden ring, final fantasy 14, fortnite, from software, game of the year, gaming, geek, gog, good ol games, green lantern, half life, half life 2, hbo max, how to train your dragon, jack black, james gunn, kevin smith, lanterns, lara croft, league of legends, legoland, lucasfilm, merlin entertainment, millhouse, minecraft, movies, nerd, netflix, optimus prime, palworld, paramount plus, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon go, predator, rainbow six siege, remedy, riot games, roblox, scott pilgrim, shadow of the erdtree, sony, sophie turner, south korea, splinter cell, star wars, star wars visions, starcraft, steam, studio trigger, the game awards, the simpsons, this is an xbox, tomb raider, transformers, transformers one, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney company, walt disney pictures, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass
Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines.
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Episode 340: The Tropes are Hungry
November 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon mgm, amazon prime, andor, andrew wilson, batman, ben stiller, bioware, black myth wukong, blade, blizzard entertainment, bob iger, boderlands 4, borderlands, borderlands movie, captain america, colin ferrel, d23, daredevil, david zaslav, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, denzel washington, disney, ea, ea sports, fallout, fortnite, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo 2, happy gilmore, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, hideo kojima, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, ironheart, joker 2, lady gaga, lionsgate, lucasfilm, madden nfl, marvel studios, mass effect, matt reeves, mcu, miles morales, mission impossible, miyamoto, mortal kombat, movies, multiversus, n7, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, persona 5, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon, ps5, red hulk, rey skywalker, rockstar games, scarlet witch, simon kinberg, sonic 3, sony, spider-man, star wars, super mario, take two interactive, tcg pocket, the batman, the penguin, thunderbolts*, tom cruise, tony todd, tv, venom 3, video games, warcraft, warcraft 2, warcraft 3, warner bros, wb interactive, wednesday adam, westeros, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x
Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and "WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx", all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more.
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Episode 339: Vote for Kramer
November 6th, 2024 | 50 mins 47 secs
agatha all along, arcane, arkane, back to the future, baldur's gate 3, bioware, black ops 6, blops 6, borderlands, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, cliffhanger, cronenberg, days of thunder, disney+, dragon age, game of thrones, gaming, geek, godzilla, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, konami, league of legends, legend of zelda, lego, lego movie, mass effect, mcu, metal gear solid, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paul w.s. anderson, private division, ridley scott, sega, squid game, stalone, star wars, star wars outalws, star wars skeleton crew, take two interactive, the fly, the house of the dead, tom cruise, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, video games, virtua fighter, warner bros
The only election that matters is the Condo President of Del Boca Vista! Also in the news, the Switch's eventual successor will be backwards compatible, in what form, we don't actually know, and the Netflix animated series Arcane based on League of Legends cost more than most movies to make??? Plus 3 new LEGO movies are in development at Universal, and we got a full trailer for the new Star Wars show Skeleton Crew. The Goonies vibes are high! That plus a hell of a lot more.
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Episode 338: The Witching Hour
October 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
20th century studios, 28 years later, agatha all along, ai, alien: romulus, amazon prime video, apex legends, apple, black ops 6, braavos, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, concord, daisy ridley, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, disney+, ea, eddie redmayne, fantastic beasts, firewalk studios, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, good omens, insomniac games, jack ryan, john krasinski, joker, jumanji 3, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvel tv, master & commander, max, mcu, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo music, nintendo switch, oregon trail, penguin, playstation, predator, press reset, ps5, ps5 pro, psn, ralph fiennes, rdj, respawn, roblox, sag, satya nadella, scary movie, sony, sony playstation, speed, spider-man 4, star wars, switch online, teri gar, titanfall, tom clancy, tomb raider, treyarch, tv, venom, venom 3, venom the last dance, video game history foundation, video games, wayans bros, wizarding world
You are here for one thing, and one thing only, Black Ops 6, and guess what, I got exactly what you are looking for. Full Black Ops Coverage! Campaign review, multiplayer preview, and all the launch news. We also have news about a new scary movie, with the WAYANS BROS returning, but as one franchise returns, another fades. We may have seen the end of the Fantastic Beasts spin offs. Plus Nintendo dropped a music app, so are we all gonna have Nintendo Wrapped at the end of the year?
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Episode 337: Coming Soon to VHS
October 24th, 2024 | 58 mins 2 secs
alien romulus, amazon prime video, american psycho, arma, arma 4, assassins' creed shadows, batman hush, battlestar galactica, beef, beyond good and evil, black ops 6, blizzard entertainment, blumhouse, call of duty, call of duty black ops, carrie, certain affinity, creature commandos, daredevil born again, dcu, disney+, dune, fallout 76, fallout day, fallout london, five nights at freddy's, gaming, geek, god of war, harry potter, hbo, home video, horizon lego adventures, horizon zero dawn, insomniac, john wick, kratos, legend of vox machina, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, max, mcu, movies, ncsoft, nerd, netflix, netflix games, new york comic con, nintendo, nintendo switch, nycc, prince of persia, rayman, ronald d moore, sakurai, santa monica studio, skeleton crew, spider-man, spider-man 4, star trek deep space nine, star wars, star wars ewoks, stephen king, super smash bros, the day before, tom hardy, tom holland, tv, ubisoft, unity 6, unity engine, venom, vertigo comics, vhs tape, video games, warcraft, warner bros, wizarding world, xbox, xbox partner preview, xbox series s, xbox series x
Yes you read that right coming soon to VHS, a movie is coming to VHS in the year 2024!!! And yes Marvel has delayed Blade one again, this time seemingly forever, and NYCC had some great announcements. In the gaming space, Ronald D Moore is taking over the God of War show, and Ubisoft disbands a team that made a successful game, who does that?? Meanwhile they continue to work on Beyond Good and Evil 2, and a new Rayman is coming.
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Episode 336: Live from New York...
October 16th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
007, aardman, analogue 3d, bandai namco, cd projekt red, dcu, destiny, destiny 2, don't nod, doraemon, electronic gaming monthly, fifa, football manager 25, freakier friday, freaky friday, gaming, geek, henry cavill, i, invincible, io interactive, james bond, james gunn, jj abrams, joker 2, knull, konami, krypto, lilo & stich, lucasarts, microsoft, mobile game, movies, my hero academia, nerd, nintenod, one piece, playstation 30th anniversary, playstation the concert, pokémon, ps5, riot games, robot, saturday night, saudi arabia, snl, star wars, steam, studio ghibli, superman, the rock, the witcher, tomb raider, tron, tv, venom, video games, viewmaster, voltron, xbox, xbox app
Did anyone of you know that one of the biggest leaks in Pokémon history happened this past weekend? but hey, now you can buy and play Xbox games right from your phone so that's pretty cool. Disney announces release dates for Lilo & Stich and Freakier Friday, meanwhile Joker 2 has one of the worst second weekends at the box office. That plus a review of Saturday Night.
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Episode 335: Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...
October 9th, 2024 | 50 mins 34 secs
343i, alien isolation, atari, bungie, civ 7, civilization 7, david hayter, dc studios, dcu, destiny 2, disney, disney+, dragonball, dragonball z, edgar wright, epic games store, ewan mcgregor, firaxis, gaming, geek, glen powell, google, green lanterns, haley joel osment, halo, halo studios, hbo, horizon zero dawn, james gun, joker, joker 2, juaquin phoenix, kaos, konami, lady gaga, legend of zelda, lucasfilm, marvel studios, master chief, mcu, metal gear solid, metal gear solid delta, movies, nerd, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo switch, obi wan kenobi, paramount, pc, red dead redemption, roblox, saber interactive, sebastian stan, sega, shinobi, shroud, solid snake, sony, star wars, steam, tetris, the last airbender, the running man, todd phillips, tv, ubisoft, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, velma, video games, xbox, xbox studios, yars revenge
Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...
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Episode 334: Moo Deng's Favorite Podcast
October 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
aew, all elite wrestling, attitude era, bane, blizzard, california law, child's play, chucky, colonel sanders, daniel day lewis, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, deathstroke, dick grayson, digital media, drm, dynamic duo, epic games, final fantasy, francis ford coppola, gaming, geek, ghostface, henry cavill, hi-rez, hideo kojima, horizon zero dawn, james gunn, jason schrier, jason todd, john amos, john ashton, john wick, ken page, kfc, kojima productions, kris kristofferson, liam hemsworth, lionsgate, maggie smith, max, megalopolis, movies, mr. mcmahon, nerd, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, paramount, physical media, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, robin, rugrats, scream, scream 7, shigeru miyamoto, sie, smite 2, sony, sony interactive, space marine 2, square enix, starcraft ii, steven spielberg, stone cold steve austin, super hero, syfy, tekken, tekken 8, tgs, the day before, the undertaker, the witcher, tim sweeney, tokyo games show, triple h, tv, ubisoft, unreal fest, video games, vince mcmahon, warhammer 40k, wcw, wrestling, wwe, xbox
Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!
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Episode 333: This is Fine...
September 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
amazon studios, annapurna interactive, assassins creed, assassins creed shadows, batfleck, batman, batman '89, batman day, battinson, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, disney+, dumbledore, gaming, geek, ghosts of tsushima, ghosts of yutei, green lanterns, hal jordan, harry potter, hbo, hellboy, hi-fi rush, horizon zero dawn, jared harris, jimmy stewart, john ford, john wayne, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, krafton, kyle chandler, league of legends, like a dragon, marvel studios, mcu, memes, meta, meta quest, mgm, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nomura, oculus, palworld, playstation, playstation 5, pocketpair, pokémon, ps5, psv 2, riot games, robocop, sag-aftra, sega, shadow the hedgehog, silent hill 2, skyrim, skyrim grandma, sonic, sonic the hedgehog, sony, splinter cell, square enix, squid game, star wars, star wars outlaws, state of play, tango gameworks, the man who shot liberty valance, the pokémon company, this is fine, thunderbolts*, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, westerns, xbox, xbox ambassadors, yakuza
AC Shadows Delayed, Ghosts of Yutei is coming, Meta announces the Quest 3s, and DC has found its Hal Jordan. Plus we got Sonic News, a Sony state of Play, and why Nintendo is suing Palworld. Ubisoft seems to be in a death spiral, hopefully they get out of it soon. We also have a Thunderbolts* trailer, more Netflix Geeked week trailers, and Robocop is headed to the small screen. Also a classic movie review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starting John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.
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Episode 332: Lawyers for Nintendon't
September 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 34 mins
4a games, activision, agatha all along, age of mythology retold, amd, baby reindeer, battlefield, borderlands, bungie, constantine, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, donald glover, dragon age, ea, embracer group, final fantasy 16, flappy bird, gaming, gary oldman, geek, gi joe, harry potter, hbo, horizon zero dawn, htc, htc vive, inside out 2, intel, james cameron, james gunn, knull, krypto the super dog, lando, lando calrissian, lego star wars, lego star wars rebuild the galaxy, lionsgate, marvel studios, mcu, metacritic, microsoft, microsoft gaming, movies, mr. beast, neil degrasse tyson, nerd, netflix, netflix geeked week, nintendo, nintendo switch, palworld, payday 3, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon cards, ps4, ps5, ps5 pro, ps5 slim, ps6, saber interactive, shogun, skate., star wars, superman, superman 78, switch, the bear, the crew, the emmy's, tony hawk, tony hawks pro skater, transformers, tv, ubisoft, venom, video games, vince zampella, wizarding world, xbox, xbox studios, xdefiant
I am Not currently being sued by Nintendo, which seems to be a shrinking club everyday. LOL, I kid, but Nintendo isnt, as they win a lawsuit and begin a new one. Tony Hawk is teasing a 25th Anniversary announcement, Sony is all up in the news for good and bad reasons, and Vince Zampella has some wild takes. Borderlands ends its sad run, Donald Glover wants to bring fun back to star wars, and Gary Oldman is open to going back to the Wizard World. That plus more.
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Episode 331: Everything the light touches
September 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
gaming, geek, movies, nerd, tv, video games
This is CNN...sorry I mean Nick's Nerd News! RIP to James Earl Jones, the voice of a generation, and more. Sony has decided to not sell any PS5 Pros by pricing it at $700 WITHOUT A DISC DRIVE, and barely upping the graphics output. The video game voice actors strike has some light, and WB is prioritizing a Hogwarts Legacy sequel. Meanwhile, Lucasfilm is facing a lawsuit 8 years after the release of Rogue One, Shogun breaks Emmy records, Spider-Man 4 finds a director.
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Episode 330: Lacking Original Content
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
007, acer, acer nitro blaze 7, alan wake, amazon games, annapurna interactive, ballistic moon, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bethesda, black myth wukong, capcom, cd projektred, chad stahelski, concord, control, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, deadlock, dino crisis, disney+, dr doom, edward cullen, enotria, eon productions, firewalk studios, gaming, gandalf, geek, george rr martin, hbo, house of the dragon, ian mckellan, indiana jones and the great circle, indiana jones and the temple of doom, jack black, james bond, jeff goldblum, jennifer hale, joker, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, manny jacinto, max, minecraft, minecraft movie, monster hunter, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, rocksteady, ryan gosling, scarjo, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars outlaws, stardew valley, steam, the acolyte, the batman, the bbc, the fall guy, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda, the penguin, tim burton, tv, twilight, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, vince mcmahon, wwf
In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!
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Episode 329: There are no Strings on ME!
August 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
activision, age of ultron, amandla stenberg, amazon game studios, atari, atari 2600, atari 7800, atari 7800+, awoved, bioware, black myth wukong, borderland movie, borderlands 4, call of duty, call of duty black ops, call of duty black ops 6, call of duty warzone, call of duty zombies, cod, concord, crysis, crytek, disney+, dragon age, ea sports, epic games, final fantasy, foamstars, gamescom, gaming, gearbox, geek, greedfall, harry potter, infinity nikki, james gunn, james spader, keanu reeves, lee jung jae, like a dragon, lionsgate, live service games, lord of the rings, lord of the rings war of the rohirrim, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, martian manhunter, mcu, microsoft, middle earth, mmo, movies, nerd, netflix, nhl '25, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, one piece, peter jackson, playstation, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, quentin tarantino, quidditch, randy pitchford, raven software, sega, shadow the hedgehog, sonic 3, sonic the hedgehog, sony interactive entertainment, spuerman, square enix, star trek, star wars, star wars outlaws, star wars the acolyte, steam, ted lasso, tetris, the crow, todd phillips, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, ultron, valve, verdansk, video games, vision, wandavision, white vision, xbox, xbox game studios, yakuza kiwami
Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek.