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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “activision”.
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Episode 325: I'm smelling what you're stepping in
August 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
20th century fox, activision, amazon, amazon prime video, amy hennig, arkhamverse, assassin's creed, astro bot, avengers, batman, battlestar galactica, bethesda, bioshock, bungie, call of duty, captain america, castle crashers, chris hemsworth, comic con, creature commandos, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, dexter, discord, disney+, doctor doom, dr. doom, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, ea games, fallout, fantastic four, fortnite, galactus, galaxy quest, games workshop, gaming, geek, gundam requiem, james gunn, james mangold, joker, jonathan majors, legacy of kain, mario and sonic at the olympics, mark hamill, marvel studios, max, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, palworld, peaky blinders, penguin, playstation vr, psvr 2, quidditch champions, rdj, red hulk, reddit, rings of power, road house, robert downey jr, rocksteady, roll20, russo bros, sag-aftra, sam wilson, san diego comic con, sbmm, sdcc, shaun of the dead, showtime, sie, skeleton crew, soldier boy, sony, spongebob, squid game, star trek, star trek fleet command, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, starborn, starfield, superman, tales of the tmnt, the batman, the boys, the oiympics, thunderbolts*, tmnt, todd phillips, transformers, tv, twitch, ubisoft, video games, voice actors, warhammer, wb interactive, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
Comic-Con 2024 has come and gone, and with it some pretty major news. And Marvel did not disappoint during their return to Hall H, and the Russo's brought us a very unexpected gift. SAG-AFTRA is back with a new strike, this time for Video Game Voice actors, Bungie gets hit with a massive lay off. And to top it all off, we have a review of Deadpool and Wolverine! LFG!
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Episode 324: The Great Journey is at an End
July 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
24, activision, amazon prime video, animation, apex legends, apple, apple tv+, bethesda, blizzard, bob newhart, call of duty, cod, cod: modern warfare, college football 25, comic-con, cwa, cyberpunk edgerunners, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, disney, dragon age, dune, dune prophecy, ea games, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, edgar wright, evo 2024, fortnite, ftc, gaming, geek, glen powell, guilty gear strike, halo, hugh jackman, hulu, humble games, inside out 2, jack bauer, jack quaid, james gunn, jamie lee curtis, joker, kiefer sutherland, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lego, mario+rabbids, max, mcu, monopoly, monopoly go, monty python, movies, multiversus, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, paramount+, peacemaker, pixar, ps5, respawn, runescape, ryan reynolds, splatoon 3, street fighter 6, supergirl, superman, tekken 8, the batman, the boys, the running man, tv, twisters, ubisoft, video games, walt disney pictures, wb games, what we do in the shadows, wolverine, world of warcraft, wow, xbox, xbox game pass
We can finally have peace, as the Halo show has been put out of its misery. Fighting games seem to be getting a lot of new content this year, EA Sports hits the jackpot on College Football 25, and Unions make waves. Plus 24 may be coming back to a screen near you, James Gunn clarifies the DCU a little more, and the world preps for Deadpool & Wolverine. Meanwhile Pixar takes over the world inside our heads, Glen Powell seems poised to take over the actual world, and Twisters takes you on a thrilling ride.
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Episode 316: Make it Epic
May 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
activision, alex baldwin, amazon games, amazon prime video, arrowhead studios, atari, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, bethesda, black ops 6, blops, brad pitt, call of duty, cannes, capcom, cd projekt red, chris hemsworth, cody rhoades, cyberpunk 2077, damon lindelof, daniel craig, david lynch, dcu, deadpool and wolverine, disney, disney legend, doge, doom, doom dark ages, dragons quest, ea sports, embracer group, faker, furiosa, furiosa a mad max saga, gaming, garfield, geek, george clooney, george lucas, george miller, giancarlo esposito, green lanterns, gulf war, he-man, helldivers 2, id software, intellivision, james gunn, jeffery wright, just cause, knives out, konami, larian, league of legends, legend of zelda, lego, lord of the rings, mad max, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, middle earth, moana, morgan spurlock, movies, multiversus, naked gunn, naughty dog, ncaa football 25, neil druckmann, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, psvr 2, rainbow six, rainbow six siege, re code veronica, re zero, resident evil, rian johnson, richard sherman, rings of power, riot games, rob mcelhenney, silent hill, sony, spider-man, spielberg, star citizen, state of play, super size me, ted saranados, the exorcist, the last of us, the last of us show, tom bombadil, tom king, tv, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, welcome to wrexham, x-men '97
What a deal, what a day! Furiosa review coming in hot! Yes Dementus has struck a chord with me. We also learned about the next Knives Out movie, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting, and Tom Bombadil is finally getting his shot at live action. Meanwhile Sony announces a State of Play last minute, Neil Druckmann gets taken out of context, and Activision wins its lawsuit against cheaters. Cheaters never prosper. Plus thoughts on two major lawsuits affecting Hollywood and Video Games.
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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 312: Itz gonna be MAY!
May 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
aaron sorkin, activision, activisonblizzard, avengelyne, batman, batman arkham, bethesda softworks, biolante, blizzard entertainment, blizzcon, bungie, capcom, chris hemsworth, crunchyroll, daniel radcliffe, deadpool and wolverine, destiny 2: the final shape, diablo iv, disney, doctor who, dragons dogma, dragons dogma 2, escape from tarkov, fallouot, fathom events, final fantasy, final fantasy vii rebirth, final fantasy vii remake, funko fusion, funko pop, gaming, geek, goat simulator, goat simulator 3, godzilla, godzilla minus one, google play, hades 2, harry potter, hasbro, he-man, heisei era, id@xbox, indie games, jeff bridges, karate kid, kerbal space program, kingdom of the planet of the apes, koeitechmo, kraven the hunter, lord of the rings, manor lords, margot robbie, masters of the universe, mcu, meta, meta quest 3, microsoft xbox, movies, mufasa, ncuti gatwa, nerd, netflix, new line cinema, oculus quest 3, olivia wilde, paramount, paramount global, ps plus, ps5, returnal, rise of the ronin, rob liefeld, roguelike, scooby-doo, sega, shinji mikami, sonic, sony, spider-man, squareenix, star wars, star wars hunters, starfield, street fighter, street fighter 6, take two interactive, tango gameworks, tekken, tekken 8, the legend of zelda, the lion king, the rock, the simpsons, the social network, thor, thor love and thunder, todd howard, tomb raider 3, tron, tv, ubisoft, video games, vt, wanerbros, wb interactive, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x|s, zenimax studios
Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes us more Thor, and Quiet on Set is still in the headlines.
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Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer
March 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
activision, adult swim games, akira toriyama, al pacino, amazon prime video, american fiction, barbie, barbie 2, bethesda softworks, bethesda studios, blizzard, chrono trigger, cowboy bebop, crunchyroll, cwa, daisy ridley, daredevil, dbz, dcu, denis villeneuve, deviation games, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, dragon quest, dreamworks animation, dune part 2, fallout, funimation, fx, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, greta gerwig, halo, hulu, inside out, insomniac games, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, john cena, john mulaney, jon bernthal, lego, lucasfilm, mar10 day, mario bros, mario kart, master chief, matt reeves, max, mcu, michael keaton, miyazaki, morbius, movies, multiversus, national treasure, nerd, neve campbell, nicolas cage, nintendo, oppenheimer, overwatch 2, paramount+, patty jenkins, payday 3, peacemaker, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, poor things, pubg, qa testers, salems lot, scream, scream 7, shawn layden, shogun, shrek, shrek 2, sie, sig asmussen, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man 2, spider-man the great web, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, starbreeze, stephen king, summer games fest, super mario, superman, system shock, the academy awards, the batman, the batman ii, the boy and the heron, the holdovers, the oscars, toonami, toyota, turtle beach, tv, venom, venom 3, video games, wb games, x-men '97, xbox, zone of interest
And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!
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Episode 300: For Tonight We Dine In Hell!
February 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 32 mins
across the spider-verse, activision, apollo creed, argylle, avengers, backyard baseball, backyard football, beetlejuice, bethesda, brad pitt, butch hartman, call of duty, capcom, carl weathers, catherine ohara, christopher nolan, chubbs, cobra kai, community, creature commandos, crunchyroll, danny phantom, daredevil born again, david leitch, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, dino crisis, disney, disney+, donald glover, donnie yen, elden ring, epic games, espn, evil dead, evo 2024, ewan mcgregor, final fantasy 14, final fantasy 7, final fantasy vii rebirth, final fantasy vii remake, fortnite, fox sports, frozen, ftc, funimation, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gina carano, happy gilmore, henry cavill, hi-fi rush, hideo kojima, homeworld 3, hulu, indiana jones and the great circle, infinity ward, insomniac games, james bond, james gunn, jason kelce, jeremy renner, jim carrey, jurassic world, king fu, kumail nanjiani, lucasfilm, machinegmaes, matthew vaughn, mcu, megamind, meto awakening, metro 2033, mlb, moana, moana 2, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nba, neil druckman, nerd, netflix, nfl, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, peacock, percy jackson, pixar, playstation, predator, ps5, psv2, quentin tarantino, rare, resident evil 4, rob liefield, robert downey jr, rocky, sea of thieves, six seasons and a movie, sledgehammer games, sonic the hedgehog 3, spider-man 2, spongebob squarepants, square enix, squid game, star wars, starfield, street fighter 6, superman legacy, sweet victory, sylvester stallone, tango gameworks, taylor swift, tekken 8, the dark knight trilogy, the day before, the eras tour, the eternals, the last of us, the mandalorian, thunderbolts, tnt, tom raider, toy story, toys for bob, tv, universal pictures, video games, warhammer 40k, wonder man, wwe2k24, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x, zootopia
We made it! 300 episodes! Look at us, who woulda thunk? But hey we still got news to talk about. Top stories include Disney's investment into Epic Games and a new Fortnite partnership. Microsoft and Xbox are facing a massive wave of distrust, doubt, and sadness after rumors spark a wildstorm, and Gina Carano is suing Disney over "free speech". Plus we have Final Fantasy news, EVO news, and Hollywood just sending a flood of news down the pike. Including a river of Disney news.
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Episode 287: Oh what a Glorious Day!
November 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
007, 343i, activision, amptp, army of the dead, batman v superman, bioware, blade, blizzard, blizzcon, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, cd projekt red, cod, counterstrike 2, cs: go, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dceu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dr. doom, echo, entertainment tonight, fortnite, forza motorsport, fx, game mods, game of thrones, gamefuel, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: frozen empire, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hitman, homer simpson, house of the dragon, hulu, insomniac games, invincible, io interactive, iron man, james bond, jeremy alan white, kang, kevin feige, kingpin, legend of zelda, lies of p, mahershala ali, man of steel, marvel, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, master chief, max, mcu, mean girls, modern warfare iii, mortal kombat 1, mountain dew, movies, n7, naughty dog, netflix, nic cage, nintendo, nintendo switch, omni-man, overwatch 2, overwatch league, paramount+, planet of the apes, platinum trophy, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps plus, ps+, ps5, rebel moon, resident evil, rockstar games, sag-aftra, snyderverse, sonic the hedgehog, star wars, starcraft, strange things, super mario wonder, superman, superman & lois, the avengers, the bear, the cw, the flash, the last of us, the marvels, the simpsons, the witcher, tina fey, turn10, tv shows, ubisoft, variety, video games, walt disney company, warcraft, wga, world of warcraft, wow, x-men, xbox game studios, yellowstone, zack snyder
Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore.
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Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!
August 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
80 action movies, 80s movies, abk, action hero, activision, activisionblizzard, age of empires, ahsoka, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, apple tv+, armored core 6, atari, atari 2600, atari 2600+, batman 89, bethesda softworks, blue beetle, call of duty, certain affinity, charles martinet, classic movies, cloud gaming, cloud streaming, commando, cyberpunk 2077, david ayer, dc comics, dceu, dcu, diablo 4, die hard, disney+, dumb money, embracer group, epic, epic games, ewan mcgregor, fraiser, frozen 2, game stop, gamescom, gaming handhelds, godzilla, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the last crusade, james gunn, kenobi, lenovo, lethal weapon, lord of the rings, mario, marvel comics, marvel snap, microsoft, middle earth, miyamoto, modern warfare iii, monsterverse, mortal kombat 1, movies, nerf, netflix, nintendo, obi-wan kenobi, percy jackson, phil spencer, playstation 5, playstation portal, predator, prey, ps5, quantic dream, remedy entertainment, robocop, rocky, rocky iv, rovio, sag strike, sega, sledgehammer games, sonic, sony playstation, star wars, star wars dark forces, star wars obi-wan, star wars visions, starfield, stonks, streaming, suicide squad, suits, super mario, superman, superman ii, tekken 8, the game awards, the joker, the terminator, tolkien estate, treyarch, turok 3, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, unionization, video games, wga strike, workinman interactive, xbox, xbox 360, xbox game pass, xbox series x, zack snyder
If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies.
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Episode 275: Puck Man Returns
August 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1980s, 80s comedies, 80s movies, activision, airplane!, ali g, amptp, ant-man, anthony mackie, assassins creed, barbenheimer, barbie, barbie movie, bethesda, beverly hills cop, blizzard, bruce lee, bungie, caddyshack, call of duty, coming to america, dale gribble, daybreak games, dc universe online, dcu, destiny 2, epic games, gal gadot, ghostbusters, hbo, house of the dragon, id software, indiana jones, james gunn, johnny hardwick, keith david, king of the hill, lucasfilm, major league, marvel studios, max, mcu, metro 2033, metro series, microsoft, mission impossible, modern warfare, modern warfare 3, movies, national lampoons vacation, netflix, nintendo, one crazy summer, overwatch 2, paramount, parks & rec, peacock, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, quake, quake 2, rick & morty, russia, sacha baron cohen, sag-aftra strike, savvy games group, scott pilgrim, sony, sony pictures, spaceballs, stephen king, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the dark tower, the embracer group, the emmys, the pokémon company, thq, thq nordic, three amigos, tmnt: the last ronin, tom cruise, tom holland, toxic avenger, tron, tv shows, tv viewership, twisted metal, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, wga strike, wonder woman, xbox, xbox gamepass
Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.