web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:42:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/academy%20awards Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:15:00 -0800 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/402 cd9496bd-b41a-4bf2-9329-036445aff252 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 402 Its a trailer park Z full Nick DeFalco We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week. 59:37 yes We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Ubisoft, Prince of Persia, Pokémon, Universal Studios Japan, Metroid Prime, Nintendo, Xbox, Xbox Developer Direct, Forza Horizon, Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Playground Games, Beast of Reincarnation, Game Freak, Kiln, Double Fine, Steve Downes, Master Chief, AI, Mario Kart, Steam, Runescape, PlayStation, Sony, Elden Ring: Nightrein, From Software, Batman, DCU, Ron Pearlman, Hellboy, Guillermo Del Toro, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Maul: Shadow Lord, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Darth Maul, He-Man, Masters of the Universe, Skeletor, Invincible, Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Yoshi, James Gunn, Lobo, Supergirl, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Beerus, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, The Simpsons, Daredevil, MCU, Disney+, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Ted Lasso We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week.

]]> We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/356 a1b24942-100c-4bdd-bfea-88050b24b86b Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:00:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 356 My power bands are running low! full Nick DeFalco I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises. 42:31 yes I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Pokémon, Nintendo, Monster Hunter, Capcom, Steam, Rod Ferguson. Diablo 4, Blizzard, Rockstar, John Cena, Grand Theft Auto 6, GTA 6, Activision, AI, Black Ops, CoD Warzone, Verdansk, Black Ops 6, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, PlayStation, PS5, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Tariffs, The Last of Us, Naughty Dog, Neil Druckman, Shrek 5, Shrek, Dreamworks, Star Trek, The Wrath of Khan, Lanterns, DC Studios, Green Lantern, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Disney, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Conan Obrien, Anora, The Brutalist, Wicked, Space Ghost, Cartoon Network, Gene Hackman, Dardevil Born Again, Disney+, MCU, Marvel Studios, Marvel Television I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.

]]> I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/351 1cec5268-6bdf-4a2d-89e2-2e6ec1d7d0d9 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 351 Wide Angle Lens full Nick DeFalco How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real.... 1:00:41 yes How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real.... video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, PocketPair, Palworld, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Blops 6, CoD, Square Enix, Final Fantasy 7, PlayStation, Assassin's Creed, Assassins Creed Shadows, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox Developer Direct, Ninja Gaiden 4, Ninja Gaiden, Team Ninja, Platinum games, Doom The Dark Ages, id Software, Compulsion Games, South of Midnight, Epic Games, Resident Evil, Phil Spencer, Nintendo Switch 2, NVIDIA, Sony, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PSN, Bioware, EA, Dragon Age, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 5, Beyond Two Souls, The Oscars, Academy Awards, Emilia Perez, Robert Eggers, Labyrinth, David Bowie, Supergirl, James Gunn, DCU, DC Studios, Superman, Will Smith, The Matrix, Jurassic World, Jurassic World Rebirth, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Disney+, MCU, Agatha All Along, George RR Martin, Game of Thrones, Westeros, Dunk & Egg, HBO, MAX, Star Trek, Star Trek Section 31, Paramount+, Paramount How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....

]]> How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/318 78dc6d5a-d041-4402-9b44-13f68ec809c1 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:30:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 318 Xbox has all the games! full Nick DeFalco The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. 1:28:01 yes The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Rocksteady Games, WB Interactive, GOG, Counter Strike, Steam, CS:GO, Halo, Halo: CE, Bungie, 343, Xbox, Sonic, SEGA, Banana Game, Blumhouse, Summer Games Fest, LEGO, LEGO Games, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Horizon Zero Dawn, Quidditch Champions, Harry Potter, Civilization VII, CIV, Alan Wake 2, SKATE, EA, Valorant, Killer Bean, Palworld, Monster Hunter, Phantom Blade, Black Myth Wukong, Starship Troopers, XBOX Games Showcase, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Black Ops, Doom, Doom: The Dark Ages, State of Decay, Fallout 76, Dragon Age, Star Field, World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Perfect Dark, Age of Mythology Retold, Diablo IV, Fable, Life is Strange, Flight Simulator, Indiana Jones, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Avowed, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Gears of War, Gears of War E-Day, Phil Spencer, IGN Live, Ubisoft Forward, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Wars, Ubisoft, Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, Ninajs, Skull & Bones, Monopoly, Resident Evil, RE: Village, Dragon Age; The Veilguard, Madden 25, SUMO Digital, Hunger Games, Angry Birds, Baby Reindeer, Academy Awards, The Lion King, I am Legend, Terminator Zero, Netflix, Plankton, Spongebob, Zack Snyder, Rebel Moon, Twilight of the Gods, MAX, HBO, Tokyo Vice, Suicide Squad Isekai, War of the Rohhirim, Game of Thrones, The Boys, Gen V, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Foster's Home, Sony Pictures, Alamo Drafthouse, Moana, Disney, Blade, MCU, Bad Boys, Bad Boys Ride or Die, Bad Boys 4 The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony.

]]> The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/246 d384a175-dec2-40ec-9b61-3294c77c6bcc Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 246 The Nerd Before an MMO full Nick DeFalco Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron. 54:03 yes Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron. video games, movies, tv sows, Call of Duty, CoD, Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Ubisoft, PSVR, PSVR2, PlayStation, PS5, Sony, Riot Games, League of Legends, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Zelda, The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Marvels Avengers, SquareEnix, Crystal Dynamics, Obsidian Entertainment, Fallout New Vegas, Last of Us, The Last of Us, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk2077, WWE 2k23, John Cena, Lord of the Rings, Gollum, LotR: Gollum, 343i, 343 Industries, Halo, Master Chief, Xbox, Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter, The Wizarding World, JK Rowling, Bethesda, Xbox, Redfall, Minecraft Legends, Mojang, Forza Motorsport, Turn 10, Hi-Fi Rush, Tango Gameworks, Morrowind, Tamriel, Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls Online, Zenimax, Netflix, Reed Hastings, That 90s Show, Kobra Kai, Pokémon, Ash Ketchum, Amazon Prime Video, Invincible, Critical Roll, The Legend of Vox Machina, Apple TV+, Ted Lasso, Attack on Titan, Disney+, Star Wars, The Bad Batch, Skeleton Crew, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Rick & Morty, Rick and Morty, Justin Roiland, Hulu, Solar Opposites, Koala Man, Alec Baldwin, Rust, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tron Ares, Jared Leto, Jason Momoa, DCU, Aquaman 2, Lobo, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Steven Spielberg, John Williams, The Fabelmans, Avatar 2, James Cameron, Hot Wheels, WB, WarnerBros, Ben Affleck, Nike, Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, Kevin Feige, MCU, Marvel Studios, Jeremy Renner, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Everything Everywhere all at Once, The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin, Brendan Fraiser Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.

]]> Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/223 569a533b-66d0-4445-bcad-bd6bdad54e27 Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 223 She-Hulk Commeth full Nick DeFalco 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! 39:44 yes 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! video games, movies, tv shows, Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Wizardry, Wizarding World, Google, Google Stadia, Bungie, Destiny 2, Ghosts of Tsushima, PUBG, Disney, D23, Lucasfilm Games, Marvel Games, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, WETA Workshop, Lord of the Rings, Sony, PlayStation, Sony PlayStation, Overwatch 2, Blizzard, Activision, Call of Duty, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare II, Death Stranding, Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo, The Simpsons, Duffer Bros, Stranger Things, Netflix, Love Death + Robots, Westworld, HBO, Young Justice, HBO Max, DC Universe, John Wick, Peacock, The CW, Amazon Prime Video, The Rings of Power, LotR, Disney+, Star Wars Visions, Star Wars, Wednesday Adams, The Adams Family, The Sandman, Vertigo Comics, Neil Gaiman, WarnerBros, David Zaslav, Ezra Miller, The Flash, Batman, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Batfleck, The Joker, The Batman, Batgirl, Leslie Grace, Black Adam, Walter Hamada, Steve Martin, Academy Awards, Rogue One, Saw 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!

]]> 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!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/92 2dda560a-93e5-4708-943f-1414e91a1083 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 92 And the Ennie goes to.... full Nick DeFalco How fitting that we talk about the 92nd Academy Awards during our 92nd episode. We also discuss the departure of two major gaming executives. Got premier dates for Disney+ exclusives. and a review of birds of prey! 54:35 yes How fitting that we talk about the 92nd Academy Awards during our 92nd episode. We also discuss the departure of two major gaming executives. Got premier dates for Disney+ exclusives. and a review of birds of prey! video games, modern warfare, CoD, movies, tv shows, disney+, Netflix, Indiana Jones, Disney, lucasfilm, academy awards, the Oscars, dceu, harley quinn, batman, MCU, sam raimi, doctor strange, the fast and the furious, matrix 4, star wars, bojack horseman, activision, xbox, playstation, next gen How fitting that we talk about the 92nd Academy Awards during our 92nd episode. We also discuss the departure of two major gaming executives. Got premier dates for Disney+ exclusives. and a review of birds of prey!

]]> How fitting that we talk about the 92nd Academy Awards during our 92nd episode. We also discuss the departure of two major gaming executives. Got premier dates for Disney+ exclusives. and a review of birds of prey!

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