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Displaying Episode 41 - 50 of 56 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “activision”.
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Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it
January 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, apple tv+, black panther, blizzard, boba fett, call of duty, chicken run, cod, critical role, crysis 4, crytek, dark souls, dc, dceu, demon souls, disney+, elden ring, esl, esports, faceit, firaxis, fps, from software, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, knives out, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, marc maron, mcu, microsoft, minecraft, mission impossible, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacemaker, peter dinklage, phil spencer, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, ps plus, psn, qa testers, raven software, respawn entertainment, rey mysterio, sam raimi, sony, sony pictures, soulslike, spider-man, squid game, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars: jedi fallen order, steam deck, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rock, tom cruise, tt games, tv shows, union, video games, wb games, wwe, wwe 2k22, xbox, xbox game studios, xcom
More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox & ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way.
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Episode 186: Home is where the Halo is!
December 1st, 2021 | 43 mins 41 secs
343i, activision, batman 89, birds of prey, call of duty, capcom, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, daybreak studios, dc universe online, dceu, disney+, encanto, game of thrones, george rr martin, halo infinite, hawkeye, hbo, matrix, mcu, movies, netflix, playstation, playstation plus, qualcomm, razer, resident evil 4, snyderverse, sony, sony entertainment america, sony playstation, spider-man no way home, star wars, steam, the gorillaz, tv shows, twitch, valve, video games, warzone, xbox series x|s, zack snyder, zorro
Guess this episode never published, well here it is!
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Episode 181: The Spicecast by Paul
October 28th, 2021 | 41 mins 11 secs
activision, ant man, aquaman, ashoka, batgirl, bautista, bill murray, black manta, brendan frasier, buzz lightyear, cortana, cowboy bebop, darth vader, dceu, deadpool, dennis villeneuve, disney, disney+, dune, far cry, far cry 6, frank herbert, ghost rider, gta, gta iii, halo, halo 3, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, high moon studios, house atredies, hulu, led zeppelin, legendary pictures, lightyear, master chief, mcu, microsoft xbox, movies, nathan drake, netflix, no more heroes, pixar, playstation, razer, san andreas, seagate, sony, sony marvel, sony playstation, sopranos, spider-man, star wars, state of play, steam, stellan skarsgard, succession, the trench, tom holland, tomothee chalamet, toy story, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted movie, vice city, video games, wb, xbox, xbox 360, xbox series x, zendaya
Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets.
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Episode 176: Screaming into the void is a DeathLoop
September 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
007, 343 industries, activision, activision blizzard, amazon prime video, andy muschietti, apple, arkane lyon, balenciage, batman '89, bethesda softworks, cowboy bebop, daniel craig, david cage, deathloop, denis villeneuve, destroy all humans, disney+, embracer group, epic, ewan mcgregor, fantastic beasts, far cry 6, fortnite, god of war, god of war ragnarok, halo, halo infinite, harry potter, hbo, howard shore, hulu, jagged alliance, james bond, jeopardy, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution, ken jennings, levar burton, lord of the rings, marcia lucas, marvel vs. capcom 2, mcu, movies, neil druckman, netflix, nicolas cage, obi-wan, overwatch 2, paramount+, ps5, quantic dream, respawn entertainment, roald dahl, rugrats, santa monica studios, splitgate, star wars, the flash, the last of us, the secrets of dumbledore, thq nordic, titanfall, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, xbox, xbox series x
This week a review of DeathLoop, which is great btw. News out of THQ Nordic, 343 and Jurassic World Evolution 2. Meanwhile Epic and Apple cant squash their beef. Activision isn't out of hot water yet. Disney+ announces Disney+ day. And several high profile Hollywood A listers stir the pot.
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Episode 175: Knights of the Bel Air Film slate
September 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
007, 24, activision, alan wake remastered, analogue pocket, anime, arkane studios, battlefield 2042, bethesda, call of duty, captain america 4, christopher nolan, dan harmon, danny devito, danny trejo, darth revan, deathloop, disney+, ea games, farcry 6, flight of the navigator, fox, fresh prince of bel air, furiosa, god of war ragnarok, gran turismo 7, halloween kills, hawkeye, hayley atwell, insomniac games, jack bauer, james bond, knights of the old republic, krapopolis, kratos, lara croft, marvel, marvel studios, mcu, miles morales, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, no time to die, peacock, platinum games, playstation, project eve, ps5, remedy entertainment, shang-chi, sony playstation, spider-man, stadia, star fox zero, star wars, star wars hunters, stranger things, the batman, the matrix 4, the penguin, thor, tomb raider, tracy morgan, tv shows, ubisoft, universal pictures, venom, video games, walt disney studios, warner bros, what if...?, windows 10, wolverine, xbox app, xbox cloud gaming, xbox series x|s, zynga
The PlayStation showcase dropped some unexpected but welcomed news. The analogue pocket has unfortunately been delayed again. Nintendo does really weird things, as per usual. Fox wants to bring back 24. Disney+ is killing in with its MCU shows, except for this weeks What If...?. The Matrix Trailer is a dud, and Disney sets its eyes on the future.
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Episode 173: That's what you call a summer?
September 2nd, 2021 | 30 mins 4 secs
activision, blizzard, call of duty, cd projekt red, cinemacon, cod warzone, cowboy bebop, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, ea games, fortnite, forza horizon, gamescom, ghostbusters, horizon forbidden west, jungle cruise 2, manifest, marvels what if...?, mccree, mcu, netflix, niantic, overwatch, paramount+, pubg, seinfeld, shazam 2, skate 4, star trek lower decks, the batman, the suicide squad, timthetatman, tom cruise, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, warzone, youtube gaming, yu-gi-oh
In a short recap of the week, Nick covers Gamescom, two major gaming personalities, Netflix is uping its ante, and DC fandom has us hyped.
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Episode 171: That NPC Dude
August 19th, 2021 | 42 mins 28 secs
activision, alien, anthony mackie, avatar the last airbender, batman returns, call of duty, call of duty vanguard, cap 4, captain america, clerks 3, danny devito, disney+, dune, fast and furious 10, free guy, grand theft auto iii, grand theft auto san andreas, grand theft auto vice city, gta, heir to the empire, intel, james gunn, kevin smith, marvels what if..., mcu, movies, nerf, nestflix, netflix, outriders, paramount+, pokémon, pokémon brilliant diamond, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon shinning pearl, quakecon, ryan reynolds, square enix, star trek, star trek lower decks, star wars, the bad batch, the penguin, the suicide squad, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, what we do in the shadows, xbox game pass
We finally have more news about Pokémon Legends Arceus! and boy does this game look better and better. Also with rumors swirling about a GTA Trilogy remastered, which game are you most excited to revisit? Meanwhile Star Trek Lower Decks returns in tip top form, The Bad Batch ends with a major nod to legends, and What If, knocks it out of the part with its animation. Meanwhile, Free Guy is one of the funniest films to see this summer.
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Episode 170: The Suicide Batch 2.0
August 12th, 2021 | 57 mins 23 secs
activision, adult swim, blizzard, cruncyroll, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, disney+, dr. disrespect, embracer group, epic games, forza horizon 5, funimation, google, hbo max, idris elba, indie games, jackass 4, james gunn, jeopardy, mcu, microsoft flight simmulator, morbius, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, playstation, pokémon go, powerpuff girls, psvr 2, rick and morty, ryan reynolds, sonic the hedgehog, sony, south park, spider-man, stranger things, the bad batch, the suicide squad, tv shows, venom, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more!
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Episode 156: The Bad Cast
May 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
activision, amazon prime video, among us, arrowverse, bioware, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, call of duty warzone, consoles, crash bandicoot, crossplay, dc comics, dceu, detective pikachu, discord, disney+, doctor strange 2, ea, epic games, epic v. apple, fall guys, game streaming, google, google stadia, green lantern corps, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, he-man, indiana jones, indiana jones 5, invincible show, john wick, justice smith, loki, mass effect, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, movies, new pokémon snap, nickelodeon, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, order 66, paramount plus, paul george, pg 5, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon snap, ps5, revenge of the sith, rugrats, sledgehammer games, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man no way home, star wars, the bad batch, the clone wars, the cw, the eternals, the flash, the last of us 2, the marvels, toys for bob, tv shows, video games, walmart, wandavision, xbox, xbox series x|s, zack snyder
May the 4th be with you! And Revenge of the 5th! Hope you all had a great Star Wars Day and enjoyed the Bad Batch premier as much as I did. We also have a review of New Pokémon Snap, and a whole lot more come take a listen!
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Episode 148: Coming 2 Zenimax
March 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
activision, amazon prime video, anime, arrowverse, arsenio hall, avatar, avengers endgame, barry allen, batman, bethesda, bethesda softworks, black widow, blizzard, cancel culture, coming 2 america, crystal dynamics, culture wars, darkseid, dcue, diablo 2, disney+, doom, dr. seuss, dumbo, ea sports, eddie murphy, fallout, fifa ultimate team, games as a service, godzilla, grand theft auto v, gta, gtav, harry potter, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, lola bunny, marvels avengers, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, movies, netflix, nintendo, paramount+, patrick star, pc gaming, pepe le pew, peter pan, playstation, playstation 5, powerpuff girls', ps5, razer, rockstar, rust, skyrim, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, space jam, spongebob, square enix, star trek, steam, stephen king, steven spielberg, super mario, super nintendo world, taketwo interactive, the cw, the duffer bros, the elder scrolls, the flash, tmnt, tv shows, universal studios, v1 interactive, valve, video games, wandavision, wb interactive, wolfenstein, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series, xbox series s, xbox series x, zenimax media
The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW. Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war.