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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “activisionblizzard”.
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Episode 313: Make it Make Sense!
May 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
7eleven, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, angry birds, apple vision pro, arkane austin, baby reindeer, bernard hill, bethesda softworks, bioware, bungie, cable tv, call of duty, cbs, chris pine, cobra kai, colombia pictures, darth jar jar, dceu, deadpool, deadpool and wolverine, destiny 2, dishonored, disney+, dragon age, dreamworks, ea games, elden ring, escape from tarkov, fallout, frey allen, fromsoftware, furiosa, fury road, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george miller, giancarlo esposito, gundam, hades ii, hbo, helldivers 2, hi-fi rush, high jackman, homelander, hulu, keanu reeves, kevin feige, lego star wars, logan, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mad max, max, may the 4th be with you, mcu, microsoft, modern warfare 3, mortal kombat 1, movies, mtv, nerd, netflix, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, paramount global, peacock, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, psn, redfall, remedy, riddick, rohan, ryan reynolds, sandra bullock, shadow of the erdtree, shinji mikami, sonic rumble, sonic the hedgehog, sony, sony entertainment, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, star wars tales of the empire, steam, streaming, streaming wars, super nintendo world, supermassive games, tango gameworks, tetris, the bad batch, the boys, the crow, the evil within, the office, the witcher, theodan, thrawn, tv, universal studios, viacom, video games, vin diesl, westeros, what if..., william shatner, wolverine, wonder woman, x-men, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox one, xbox series x|s, zenimax studios
Two of our biggest stories this week are making the internet collectively ask...Make it make sense. And guess what, I'm joining them. What is Xbox's strategy, and why is it so ever changing lately. Also how did we kill cable, only for it to come back. Plus Nintendo still doesn't want to talk about the Switch 2. Also the Office is coming back, so of course that's what we get in the hellscape of 2024. But I swear its a fun episode...come and take a listen.
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Episode 299: Rocksteady has lost the plot
January 31st, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
2000 ad, 28 days later, 28 weeks later, 28 years later, 343 industries, 343i, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arkham asylum, arkham batman, arkham city, arkham knight, arkhamverse, ayo edibiri, bandainamco, barbie movie, batman, ben affleck, billy dee williams, bioshock, bioware, bob the builder, btas, bungie, cliff bleszinski, colman domingo, cronus zen, dave the diver, dc comics, dcu, deadpool 3, death stranding, death stranding 2, denis villeneuve, destiny 2, deus ex, doug liman, dragons dogma 2, duncan jones, dune, dune messiah, dune part 2, ea, ea sports, eidos montreal, epic games, evan rachel wood, family guy, final fantasy 6, final fantasy 7 remake, final fantasy vi, foamstars, fortnite, gaming, gears of war, geek, geraldine viswanatha, ghostbusters, greta gerwig, halo, halo infnite, halo wars, hbo, helldivers 2, henry cavill, hideo kojima, highlander, ios, james gunn, jlo, judas, ken levine, kevin conroy, kevin conroy batman, knives out, knives out 3, kurt russel, lando calrissian, layoffs, legendary tales 2, lewis pullman, margot robbie, marvel studios, mass effect, matt damon, max, mcu, metal gear solid, metaverse, metro awakening vr, mgm, michael jackson, microsoft, milly alcock, movies, nerd, norman reedus, palworld, people can fly, playstation, pokimane, ps5, rise of the ronin, roadhouse, rocksteady studios, sega of america, seth mcfarlane, shadow the hedgehog, silent hill 2 remake, silent hill: the short message, snil movie, sonic the hedgehog, sonic x shadow generations, sony playstation, sony state of play, spec ops: the line, square enix, star wars, stellar blade, suicide squad kill the justice league, supergirl, superman, team ninja, tekken, tekken 8, tenet, the coalition, the embracer group, the empire strikes back, the last of us show, the rogue trooper, the thunderbolts, tiffa, tiffa lockhart, tv, twitch, universal studios orlando, until dawn, v rising, video games, warnerbros, westworld, xbox, xbox series x, zenless zone zero
Hello All! Another week, another rant, but not as heated. As you can tell by the title its about Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, and boy am I not happy. We also had a state of play from Sony, Microsoft gutted Blizzard, and Mass Effect is headed to Destiny. Meanwhile The Thunderbolts loses several stars, Supergirl is found, Denis Villeneuve has plans for Dune 3. Also, there was an issue with my microphone this week, so that will explain the poor audio quality.
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Episode 293: ParamountBros:ShowMAX
December 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
3d realms, a knightmare before christmas, a24, activisionblizzard, amazon studios, andor, avatar the last airbender, axel foley, baldur's gate 3, barbie, bethesda, beverly hills cop iv, bobby kotick, christmas, christmas movies, curb your enthusiasm, dark knight trilogy, dcu, death stranding, die hard, disney, disney+, dota 2, echo, eddie murphy, embracer group, fallout76, festivus, final fantasy vii, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, fx, games workshop, gaming, gary oldman, geek, godzilla minus one, good omens, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, hideo kojima, home alone, how the grinch stole christmas, insomniac games, jack black, james gunn, james mccaffrey, jet set radio, jingle all the way, john krasinski, jonathan majors, kang the conqueror, kojima productions, larian, larry david, lord of the rings, luigi, marvels spider-man 2, marvels wolverine, matt reeves, matthew lillard, max, max payne, mcu, microsoft, movies, national lampoons christmas vacation, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, office christmas party, one piece, paramount pictures, peaky blinders, percy jackson, playstation 5, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rankin/bass, ratchet and clank, rings of power, ryan reynolds, scrooged, sega, sony, star wars, steamboat willie, the addams family, the batman, the crew, the game awards, the last of us, the lost boys, the santa clause, the x-files, the year without a santa clause, toho, tolkein estate, tv, ubisoft, uncle fester, valve, video games, warhammer 40k, warnerbros discovery, wednesday, what we do in the shadows, wonka, xbox, xbox series x|s, zack snyder
Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final seasons, and Curb is ending. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, not good. The MCU's second greatest villain may not actual be a thing anymore, and I watched Barbie. Plus my top 10 Christmas movies.
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Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast
October 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
007, 90s, 90s horror, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amptp, anime, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, arachnaphobia, ark survival evolved, baldurs gate 3, bioshock, bioware, blizzard, burt young, crunchyroll, david tenant, dceu, deep blue sea, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, doug bowser, dualsense, dune, ea games, event horizon, fallout, from dusk till dawn, halo forge, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hunger games, insomniac games, iron man, james bond, james wan, john carpenter, lake placid, larian, las vegas, lego, like a dragon, loki, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, marvel games, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, mass effect 5, mcu, metal gear solid 3: snake eater, metal gear solid delta, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning, movies, mtg secret lair, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, paddington, paddington in peru, pillars of eternity, ps5, remedy entertainment, richard roundtree, robocop, rocky, sag-aftra, scream, shaft, snyderverse, sony, sony playstation, species, sphere, star citizen, star wars dark forces, taylor swift, the boys, the boys: gen v, the eras tour, the haunting, the sphere, tremors, tv shows, twitchcon, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games
If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!
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Episode 284: I'm Just Pete
October 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
90s, 90s comedy, 90s movies, 90s teen, activisionblizzard, adult swim, akira toriyama, alan wake, alan wake: flashback, amazon prime video, american pie, amptp, analogue, avatar the last airbender, best buy, bethesda, bethesda softworks, bill & ted's bogus journey, bobby kotick, can't hardley wait, clueless, cwa, dbz, dc vs mortal kombat, deadpool 3, diablo 4, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, encino man, epic games, fire lord ozai, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, frontier developments, game pass, gargoyles, geeked week, gta, halle berry, halloween, heavyweights, hideki kamiya, invincible, mallrats, markiplier, matthew vaughn, michael cain, microsoft, minecraft live, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, netflix games, nvidia, overwatch 2, pete hines, platinum games, pleasantville, pokémon, remedy entertainment, rick & morty, roblox, sag-aftra, scott pilgrim, shawn levy, silent hill, starfield, studio ghibli, superstar, taylor swift, the boy and the heron, the endless summer ii, the eras tour, the eras tour movie, the kings man, todd howard, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warwick davis, willow, x-men 3, x3, xbox
NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaughn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!
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Episode 283: NNN: Slim Edition
October 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 24 mins
90s action, 90s action comedy, 90s comedy, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, animal crossing, appletv+, arnold schwarzenegger, assassins creed, blue streak, breaking bad, brendan frasier, call of duty, cd projekt red, chris farley, christophe waltz, cod, cruncyroll, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, daredevil, dcu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, ea games, epic games, fantastic 4, galaxy quest, guillermo del toro, guitar hero, intel, iracing, james gunn, jerry seinfeld, justice league, lego, lethal weapon, loki, mars attacks, marvel studios, mcu, minecraft, modern warfare 3, movies, netflix, nintendo, oceans 11, overwatch 2, pacific rim, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation plus, ps plus, ps+, ps5, ps5 slim, rick and morty, rocket league, roku channel, rush hour, seinfeld, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, suits, superman, telltale games, the exorcists, the mummy, the witcher 3, tv shows, ubisoft, unity, video games, vince gilligan, wga strike, wild wild west, xbox, xbox series x, zack snyder, zorro
Well the PS5 Slim is real, and its hideous, yes its hideous, but its modular. Marvel Studios has also announced a complete overhaul of how it will approach its Disney+ shows moving forward, including starting Daredevil Born Again from scratch. We also have a lot of news about Cyberpunk2077 and CDProjektRed, Ubisoft has hopes for Assassins Creed's future, Activision is prepping for its new ownership. Guillermo Del Toro opens up about Pacific Rim 2, Jerry Seinfeld teases a Seinfeld continuation, and Dan Harmon talks to Zack Snyder about a Rick and Morty Movie. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 281: When One Strike Ends, another finds a way
September 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
1980s, 80s, 80s family movies, 80s movies, abk, activisionblizzard, adult swim, ahsoka, amazon prime video, big, big bird, call of duty, capcom, cma, cyberpunk 2077, dan harmon, dardevil, david s goyer, dc studios, devil may cry, disney+, et, eve online, follow that bird, ftc, golden globes, guillermo del toro, hallmark keepsake, honey i shrunk the kids, invincible, jim ryan, justin roiland, kamiya, lara croft, like a dragon, lucasfilm, mcu, meta, meta quest, microsoft, microsoft xbox. forza motorsport, movies, netflix, pee wee herman, pee wee's big adventure, persona, platinum games, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, quantic dream, rick & morty, robert kirkman, sag-aftra, scorsese, sesame street, shelly long, spawn, squid game, star wars, star wars jedi, the division 3, the goonies, the muppets, the muppets take manhattan, the princess bride, thrawn, todd mcfarlane, tokyo game show, tom hanks, tomb raider, troop beverly hills, tv shows, ubisoft, valve, video games, warcraft, warzone, wga strike, who framed roger rabbit, xbox
You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies.
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Episode 280: The architects of their own destruction
September 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
80s horror, 80s movies, activisionblizzard, ahsoka, aliens, aquaman 2, bethesda, buffy the vampire slayer, child play, chuckie, classic horror, dark horse, dceu, disney 100, disney+, donkey kong, ed boon, evil dead: the game, f-zero, fallout 3, final fantasy vii rebirth, foamstars, friday the 13th, garrus, george rr martin, grand admiral thrawn, hades 2, hbo, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, insomniac games, john wick, keanu reeves, lando, lando calrissian, loki season 2, luigi's mansion, marvels spider-man 2, mass effect, max, mcu, microsoft, mortal kombat 1, movies, nerd, netflix, next xbox, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, one piece, paper mario, playstation, playstation studios, prince of persia, princess peach, ps5, psvr 2, resident evil 4 remake, respawn entertainment, roblox, rust game, sag-aftra, snyderverse, sony, sony state of play, splatoon, star wars, star wars rebels, starfield, super mario, super mario rpg, tales of arise, terraria, the blob, the elder scrolls, the fly, the thing, thrawn, titanfall 2, tomb raider, tv shows, ubisoft, ubisoft montreal, unity engine, venom 3, video games, warioware, wb, werewolf by night, wga, wga strike, winning time, xbox, xbox series s, xbox series x, zenimax
And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen.
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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 272: A movieless Comic Con
July 27th, 2023 | 55 mins 49 secs
abk, activisionblizzard, alfred hitchcock, andor, animators, ash ketchum, bandai namco, barbenheimer, barbie, beetlejuice 2, borderlands, captain marvel, christopher nolan, comic con international, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dolphin, dreamworks, ftc, gamecube, godzilla, gundam, high on life, homelander, insomniac, invincible, jabba the hutt, kart racing games, kevin smith, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvels spider-man, mcu, microsoft, mortal kombat 1, movies, nickelodeon, nintendo, north by northwest, omni-man, oppenheimer, peacemaker, peter pan, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rear window, rick and morty, riot games, ryan reynolds, secret invasion, shrek, singing in the rain, sony playstation, star trek, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, star wars outlaws, steam, the boys, the marvels, tmnt, tv shows, ubisoft, venmo, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney studios, xbox
What happens when all the major studios pull out of comic con? nothing really, it keeps going because comic con is more then movies and television. We also learned about some major Ubisoft shakeups, kart racers are making a comeback, and Sony's Project Q leaks. Plus Barbenheimer makes for the 4th biggest box office weekend, MOVIES are in fact back! Also due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes, i have dedicated some time talking about old movies, this week we have my favorite movies made in the 1950's.