Nick's Nerd News
Nerd Unfiltered
Displaying items 41-50 of 62 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "activision".
-
Episode 215: Not to infinity or beyond
June 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, blizzard, bruce campbell, call of duty, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christian bale, cruncyroll, darth vader, dceu, disney+, dragons dogma 2, ea, ezra miller, ffviii, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake part 2, game of thrones, gamescom, google stadia, got, gotham city, gotham knights, guy ritchie, hades, hbo, hbo max, hercules, high on life, id@xbox, james woods, jon snow, jurassic world dominion, justin roiland, kotor ii, kraven the hunter, lightyear, lord of the rings: the rings of power, lotr, mario movie, mcu, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 12, movies, netflix, obi-wan kenobi, overwatch 2, pixar, playstation, sony, squanch games, squareenix, star wars, stranger things, super mario bros, the flash, thor love and thunder, thps 3, thps 4, tom cruise, tom hardy, tony hawk, tony hawk pro skater, top gun maverick, trigun, tv shows, umbrella academy, uncarted movie, valve, valve index, venom 3, vicarious visions, video games, wb montreal, wonder man, xbox, xbox controllers
This week continues the not E3 news, like and overview of Overwatch 2, and news about the Final Fantasy VII Remake part 2. Activision investigates itself, and also cancels a guaranteed blockbuster. Is a Jon Snow spinoff really necessary at HBO? Because HBO thinks so. Obi-Wan Kenobi ends in a perfect way. Meanwhile Sony is continuing to push its Non Spidey, Spidey Films, Top Gun Maverick is TC's best preforming movie, and Buzz lightyear fails to draw a crowd.
-
Episode 204: The whole thing sounds pretty stupid to me!
April 7th, 2022 | 55 mins 9 secs
343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amc, apple tv+, bad boys 4, batman, capcom, david attenborough, dceu, disney+, doctor strange and the multiverse of madness, e3, estelle harris, ezra miller, ghost recon, gillian anderson, guardians of the galaxy, halo, halo infinite, hans zimmer, hbo max, jason momoa, jim carrey, jurassic world dominion, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, max payne, mcu, michael bay, microsoft, monkey island, moon knight, morbius, movies, netflix, paramount plus, picard, prehistoric planet, ps5, remedy entertainment, rockstar games, seinfeld, sherlock holmes, squid game, star trek, star trek: the next generation, star wars, star wars obi-wan, strange new worlds, the crow, the walking dead, the witcher, tom clancy, tomb raider, transformers, tt games, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine 5, video games, wargamming, warnerbros, wb games, will smith, wordle, world of tanks, x-files, xbox series x, young justice
You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan.
-
Episode 203: When the Slaps fall silent
March 31st, 2022 | 51 mins 4 secs
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon game studios, andrew garfield, apple tv+, blizzard, breath of the wild, bruce willis, bungie, call of duty, chris rock, coda, crunchyroll, dceu, destiny 2, disney+, dune, epic games, fortnite, game developers conference, game of thrones, gdc, george rr martin, gran turismo 7, grand theft auto, gta v, gta+, gundam, halo, hbo max, house of the dragon, james bond, mcu, microsoft, moon knight, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nova, paramount+, playstation plus, polyphony digital, psn plus, rockstar games, sonic the hedgehog, spy kids, star trek, the batman, the falcon and the winter solider, the legend of zelda, the oscars, the slap, tv shows, video games, warzone, will smith, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, zack snyder
Activision oh Activision, what can go wrong next. Meanwhile BotW 2 is delayed, again. PlayStation announces is new and improved PlayStation Plus, and the Halo show is just sorta there. And the Oscar goes to....Zack Snyder?
-
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!
-
Episode 197: Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people
February 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon games, amazon prime video, ashoka, ayer cut, beavis and butthead, bendergate, bioshock, black adam, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cdprojektred, chip and dale rescue rangers, cod, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dceu, disney cotino, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, dune part 2, eminem, futurama, george miller, gladiator, grand admiral thrawn, guerilla games, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, hulu, infinity ward, iron fist, ivan reitman, jessica jones, jla/avengers, jurassic park, jurassic world dominion, lego, loki, lord of the rings, lost ark, lotr, luke cage, mad max, marvels the defenders, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, modern warfare, moon knight, moviepass, movies, naughty dog, netflix, nintendo, nolan north, owen wilson, paramount+, peacemaker, playstation, ps5, rings of power, sony, sony bend, sony pictures, south park, spider-man: no way home, spongebob, star trek, star wars, steam, street fighter, suicide squad, super bowl lvii, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the flash, the last of us, the mandalorian, the sopranos, tv shows, uncharted, universal studios, video games, warzone, will smith, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox series x|s
I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale.
-
Episode 195: Sony's Moon is haunted
February 2nd, 2022 | 48 mins 9 secs
activision, american mcgee's alice, batfleck, batman, battlefield 2042, bungie, call of duty, cod, dceu, destiny, destiny 2, discord, disney+, doctor strange 2, double fine, ea, episode i: the phantom menace, fast 10, fast and furious, fight club, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, halo, hellboy 3, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, jason momoa, lucasarts, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, mlb the show, modern warfare, movies, nathan drake, naughty dog, nfts, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation studios, ron pearlman, san diego studio, sega, shovel knight, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star trek, star wars, star wars 1313, starfleet academy, steam deck, strange new worlds, suicide squad kill the justice league, system shock, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the mandalorian, the new york time's, tim schaefer, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, warcraft, wb games, wordle, xbox, xbox gamepass
Well Sony is laying down the gauntlet, and keeping things multiplatform? Meanwhile the NFT battle heats up among gamers, developers and publishers, Sega exits the arcade business, and Wordle goes to the NYT? Paramount+ doubles, well more like triples down on Star Trek, and Matt Reeves dishes on The Batman.
-
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.
-
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!
-
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.
-
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.