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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 12 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “2k games”.
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Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en
December 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
2k games, activision, alien: earth, apple tv+, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, avowed, bethesda, black bag, black ops 7, black panther, bong joon ho, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, caught stealing, cd projekt red, chadwick boseman, clair obscur: expedition 33, compulsion games, console sales, daredevil: born again, dcu, death by lightning, deli boys, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, double fine, f1, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, gog, good ole games, grosse pointe garden society, hulu, id software, ironheart, isiah whitlock jr, james gunn, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution 3, keeper, knives out, mafia the old country, malcolm in the middle, mcu, mickey 17, mobland, movies, naked gun, nerd, netflix, nintendo, obsidian, one battle after another, paramount+, peacock, pillars of eternity, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends: z-a, predator: badlands, ryan coogler, seth rogan, snl50, south of midnight, stick, stranger things, superman, the four seasons, the residence, the studio, thor, thunderbolts*, top 10, top ten, tv, ubisoft, video games, wake up dead man, x-men, xbox, your friends & neighbors
No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!
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Episode 378: A Podcast? What is it?
August 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
2k games, 8bitdo, a new hope, a quiet place, activision, amazonmgm, annabelle, assassin's creed, audible, avengers, batman 89, batman returns, battlefield, battlefield 2042, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, black panther, bloober team, call of duty, cartoon network, chris hemsworth, darksiders, darksiders 4, dice, disney, disney+, dune, dynasty warriors, ea, ea games, ea sports, epic games, evo, evo los angeles, eyes of wakanda, f1, fantastic four, fc 26, fortnite, gaming, geek, guitar hero, hamilton, harrison ford, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, hideo kojima, ice cube, it, jason momoa, jeremy renner, john krasinski, jurassic world rebirth, kpop demon hunters, liam neeson, lin manuel miranda, lucasfilm, margot robbie, marvel studios, mastercard, mcu, metal gear solid, microsoft, movies, mr. beast, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, pamela anderson, paramount, pokémon, pokémon tcg, power rangers, prime video, rare ltd, raven software, sony, spider-man, spider-man brand new day, star wars, star wars 50, star wars starfighter, steam, superman, the hulk, the naked gun, the puinisher, the sims, thor, thq nordic, tim burton, tv, ubisoft, video games, war of the worlds, xbox
Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor.
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Episode 366: Another Rebrand?
May 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 39 mins
2k games, a knight of the seven kingdoms, able gamers, activision, alien, alien earth, all-star superman, amc, andor, back to the future, bog iger, cassian andor, daredevil born again, dc, dc studios, disney+, dungeons and dragons, ea, fallout, fan fest nights, ftc, game of thrones, gaming, geek, geoguesser, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gta 6, gta vi, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, illumination, ironheart, james bond, james gunn, jessica jones, jurassic world, king kong, kingdom hearts, krysten ritter, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, mafia the old country, marvel 1943, mavel studios, mcu, microsoft, middle earth, monsterverse, movies, nbcuniversal, ncc-1701-d, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacemaker, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, prime video, rogue one, sony, spider-man, spider-noir, square enix, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, super mario land, superman, switch 2, tekken, the hunt for gollum, the mummy, thug, thunderbolts*, tony hawk, tony hawks underground, tv, universal fan fest, universal studios hollywood, uss enterprise-d, video games, waffle house, westeros, x-men, xanathar, xbox
A lot of big news out of the Studio Upfronts, the biggest being the return of HBO Max! Also we need to talk about the things Nintendo is doing, because i gotta say, NitenDONT! Plus Waffle House in Tekken is still not any closer, and we got to see our first look at Spider-Noir. Plus I break down my day at Universal Studios Hollywood!
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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 327: Darkness falls on the (Para)mount...
August 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
2k games, a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, andor, asus rog, bandai namco, batman caped crusader, black ops 6, borderlands, borderlands movie, bungie, call of duty, call of duty zombies, cartoon network, cbs studios, control, creature from the black lagoon, d23, daredevil, dbz, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, disney, disney+, doom, doom 2, doom eternal, dragon ball z, fallout london, frozen, game of thrones, gamepass, gaming, gaming strike, gearbox, geek, gog, grogu, hbo, hi-fi rush, james wan, jon snow, kingmakers, kit harrington, krafton, kraven the hunter, like a dragon, lilo & stich, looney tunes, m night, marvel, mcu, moana, moba, movies, nerd, netflix, one piece, paramount global, paramount plus, paramount television studios, paramount+, pixar, pokémon, pubg, quakecon, remedy entertainment, saturday night live, snow white, spider-man, star wars, steam os, strauss zelnick, take-two interactive, tango gameworks, the eternals, the incredibles, the lion king, the mandalorian, the witcher 4, tony stark, toy story, treyarch, tron, tv, umbrella academy, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, walt disney studios animation, westeros, wolverine, x-men, x-men '97, yakuza, zootopia
We are back, and this time...on time. Tango Gameworks has been saved, and so has Hi-Fi Rush! as the PUBG owners swoop in to save it, Borderlands fails to find loot at the box office, and Strauss Zelnick has a lot to say about the game industry. Meanwhile, Kit Harrington opens up about GoT and Marvel. Disney brings the smoke at D23, and Paramount is diving off its peak. That and More, come take a listen.
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Episode 315: Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable
May 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 19 mins
2k games, a24, activision, adam wingard, adult swim, appletv+, blizzard, call of duty, call of duty black ops, cartoon network, club 33, cod:blops, colombia pictures, comcast, comcast/xfinity, creative assembly, daisy ridley, dc, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, digital foundry, disney+, dragon ball z kai, ea, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, espn, eurogamer, francis ford coppola, friday the 13th, fs1, game of thrones, gamesindustry.biz, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gollum, grand theft auto, gta 5, gta 6, gundam, gunpla, hellblade ii, helldivers 2, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, hulu, ign, james gunn, jason vorhees, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, king kong, kingdom hearts, kraven the hunter, lego, liam hemsworth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, luke cage, madden nfl 25, marvel animation, mcu, megalopolis, mobile gamers, monsterverse, movies, multiversus, naruto, ncca football, nerd, netflix, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, playstation, playstation 4, ps4, ps5, rock paper shotgun, rockstar games, sailor moon, sakurai, sega, shogun, simon kinberg, sony, sony pictures, spider-man, sports streaming, star trek, star wars, star wars skeleton crew, steam, steve carell, super smash bros ultimate, superman, taketwo interactive, terry matalas, the batman 2, the matrix, the rock, the witcher, toonami, total war, tv, valve corp, venom 3, venu sports, video games, vision, walt disney studios, wandavision, warnerbros, white vision, wolverine, x-men, x-men '97
Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain.
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Episode 242: Nick's Nerd New Year, 5th Edition
December 28th, 2022 | 59 mins 19 secs
2k games, 343 industries, amazon prime video, andor, avatar the way of water, black panther wakanda forever, bullet train, call of duty modern warfare ii, cinema, clerks iii, dc comics, death on the nile, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, film, game of thrones, glass onion, god of war ragnarok, gotham knights, halo, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, house of the dragon, jackass forever, john cena, jurassic world dominion, kevin smith, knives out, lego star wars, lord of the rings, madden nfl 23, marvel, matt reeves, mcu, moon knight, movies, nba 2k23, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps5, rian johnson, she-hulk, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rings of power, the suicide squad, top 10, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, xbox, xbox series x
Nick spend the episode reflecting on 2022. That's it, no news, no updates. Just his top 10s in video games, movies and tv shows. Enjoy and be ready for a strong 2023.
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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.
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Episode 199: Nick's Glorious Return
March 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
#bendergate, 2k games, activision, aloy, amc theaters, avengers endgame, bethesda, beyblade, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, crunchyroll, cuphead, daredevil, dceu, destiny 2, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, elden ring, epic games, euphoria, evo 2022, fallout, fantastic beasts, fast and furious 10, fifa 22, from software, funimation, futurama, gabe newell, game of thrones, game pass, games with gold, guerilla games, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, housemarque, hulu, indiana jones 5, indy 5, jason momoa, john dimaggio, john williams, justice league, lego games, loki, lucasfilm, mad max, marvel netflix, mcu, movies, netflix, nhl 22, nintendo, obi wan, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, playstation4, pokémon, pokémon scarlett, pokémon violet, ps5, psn+, psvr 2, sid meier, smash bros, sony playstation, spider-man: no way home, stalker 2, star wars, steam deck, stranger things, street fighter, street fighter vi, the batman, the flash, the house of the dragon, the office, tv shows, twisted metal, ukraine, uncharted movie, video games, x-men, xbox
Yes you read that right Nick is back in a double feature episode, featuring two weeks worth of news! Shout out to Scott for hosting last week as well. But yes you guessed it two weeks worth of news, that includes the Pokémon news, Street Fighter, Horizon Forbidden West, Peacemaker, #Bendergate and a hell of a lot more!
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Episode 169: Return to Form
August 5th, 2021 | 57 mins 26 secs
2k games, 343i, activision blizzard, adult swim, amazon prime video, batgirl, black widow, blue beetle, dceu, disney parks, disney+, forza motorsport, half-life 2, halo, halo infinite, hawkeye, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, jeopardy, jungle cruise, lego star wars, lord of the rings, marvels what if...?, master chief, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, paramount+, peacock, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon snap, ps5, republic commando, rick and morty, scarjo, sony playstation, star wars, star wars galactic star cruise, star wars galaxy's edge, steam, the bad batch, the fresh prince, the mandalorian, the pokémon company, the suicide squad, tmnt, tv shows, valve, video games, walt disney world, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s
Halo IS BACK! Well Halo Multiplayer is, and its still in beta, but its definitely almost back. Also Pokémon Snap gets an update, Forza 7 reaches end of life, and Sony says it will be easier to get a PS5 this year. Meanwhile, Disney plus is upping its Marvel output, and HBO Max is cementing its DC future.