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Displaying Episode 11 - 20 of 61 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “activisionblizzard”.
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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.
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Episode 271: Your Mission If you choose to accept it....
July 19th, 2023 | 58 mins 23 secs
activisionblizzard, assassins creed mirage, baldurs gate 3, bob iger, bungie, call of duty, casablanca, citizen kane, classic cinema, classic movies, cnbc, disney+, dumbo, ea sports, ea sports fc24, equity, ftc, grand theft auto, gta 6, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, hitchcock, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, larry hryb, major nelson, max, mcu, microsoft, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning part i, movies, netflix, nick fury, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, pinocchio, playstation, ps5, rockstar games, sag-aftra, sag-aftra strike, secret invasion, sega, sega saturn, skrulls, snow white, sony playstation, spock, star trek, star wars, star wars outlaws, strange new worlds, team fortress 2, the walt disney company, tom cruise, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, vulcan, wga, wga strike, wizard of oz, xbl, xbox, xbox live gold, xbox series x
In solidarity with the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strike this will be our last week reporting on new and newly released TV and Movie content, so we will go out with a bang a review of Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I. Also the Xbox-Activision acquisition is one step closer to completion, finally. Also we will start talking about old movies, and going over things that are already out to you san enjoy content without being a scab! Lets all take a listen!
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Episode 270: Comic-Accurate Suit
July 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
abk, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, ashoka, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie, black noir, black panther, blade, blue beetle, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, classic gaming, coen brothers, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doom patrol, ea sports, elektra, emilia clark, exoprimal, ftc, gex the gecko, godzilla, green lanter, guy gardener, homelander, hugh jackman, insidious 3, james gunn, jurassic park, kit harrington, kobe bryant, limited run games, marvel games, max, mcu, mcui, mega man, metal gear solid, microsoft, mister terrific, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat 1, movies, napoleon, nathan fillion, naughty dog, nba 2k24, neil druckman, nick fury, peacock, rebel moon, ridley scott, ryan reynolds, san diego comic con, sdcc, secret invasion, sega, sega of america, shang-chi, simu liu, skrulls, sony, star wars, stephen spielberg, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, the boys, the emmy awards, the fast and the furious, toho, tv shows, twisted metal, ufc 5, universal studios hollywood, video games, walt disney company, walt disney studios, warner bros, warzone 2.0, wga strike, wheel of time, wolverine, x-men, xbox, zack snyder
If the title doesn't give it away, Wolverine is finally wearing his comics accurate suit. THIS IS NOT A DRILL! 24 years later and its finally happening. Anyway, Microsoft seems to have won its case against the FTC, and its acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard should be able to go through. The Emmys have announced their nominees, Ashoka released a trailer, and Bog Iger isn't going anywhere anytime soon. That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode
July 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
activisionblizzard, alan arkin, alan wake remastered, amazon prime video, anime, annapurna interactive, apple vision pro, ark: survival evolved, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag, baldur's gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie movie, barney, bloober team, boba fett, christopher nolan, cleopatra, cma, crunchyroll, daedalic, disney+, double fine, ea games, ea sports, ea sports fc, elgato stream deck, fifa, football manager, friday the 13th the game, ftc, ftc v xbox, fx on hulu, gal gadot, games with gold, gattaca, gladiator, gollum, greta gerwig, hbo on netflix, hot wheels, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insecure, issa rae, james mangold, jon favreau, kevin bacon, larian, lucasfilm, max, mcu, movies, netflix, one piece, oppenheimer, playstation 5, ps+, psychonauts, russel crowe, sag-aftra, secret invasion, sega, sex education netflix, shaun of the dead, simon pegg, speed, star wars, stray, suicide squad isekai, the bear, the chronicles of narnia, the mandalorian, the sims, the sims 5, tim schafer, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warrior nun, wild card football, wo long: fallen dynasty, xbox
Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
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Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct
June 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 secs
007, activisionblizzard, among us, bethesda, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, chadwick boseman, crunchyroll, dc, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, dragon ball, e3, el meurto, ezra miller, ftc v. xbox, game pass ultimate, geoforce now, giancarlo esposito, google, harley quinn, henry cavill, hollywood walk of fame, honey i shrunk the kids, horizon forbidden west, idris elba, indian jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, james bond, james gunn, james mangold, jim ryan, lance reddick, logan, machine games, marvel, max, mcu, meta, meta quest, moff gideon, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo switch, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ps6, roland emmerich, satya nadella, secret invasion, sega, snyderverse, sony, spider-man, spider-verse, squid game, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, tears of the kingdom, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, todd howard, tv shows, video games, wow classic, xbox and barbie, xcloud, zelda
This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be.
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Episode 267: I would like the Podcast to start now
June 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
343i, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, andor, andy muschietti, aquaman, arkham trilogy, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman the brave and the bold, bbc, bridgerton, cd projekt red, chad stahleski, comic-con, crash bandicoot, cyberpunk 2077, david fincher, dcu, deadspace, death stranding, detective pikachu, disney+, dota 2, dragon quest, ea entertainment, ea game, ea sports, extraction, fubar, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, halloween horror nights, halo, halo infinite, hideo kojima, hotwheels, hulu, incredible hulk, james gunn, john wick, jonathan majors, justice league, kick, kraven the hunter, luigi's mansion, mario + rabbids, marvel studios, mcu, metal gear solid, mission impossible, movies, naughty dog, netflix tudum, netlfix, nick fury, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, one piece, paramount+, pikmin, playstation plus, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rebel moon, red dwarf wga strike, reverse flash, ryan reynolds, se7en, secret invasion, solar opposites, sony, sony playstation, spider-man, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, stranger things, super mario bros, super mario rpg, supergirl, the flash, the last of us, the witcher, tom cruise, toys for bob, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, universal stuiods, valve, video games, viewsonic, wonder woman, xbox, xbox series, xbox series x|s, xqc, yves guillemot
This week we have a review of DC's The Flash, and after a long wait, it did not disappoint. Nintendo held a long and fruitful direct. Netflix held their annual Tudum event, and the FTC is smoking the same stuff as the UK's CMA. We also got news on two PlayStation movie ventures, Star Trek Strange New Worlds returns to screens, and Sony dropped a bloody and brutal Kraven the Hunter Trailer.
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Episode 265: Across the Pod-Verse
June 7th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
activisionblizzard, ahsoka, alan wake, angry birds, apple vision pro, aquaman, ar, arkane studios, barbie, barbie movie, bethesda, bioware, black mirror, capcom, captain america, chris hemsworth, christopher nolan, community, dcu, diablo iv. microsoft, disney+, ea sports, fast and furious, fast saga, ffvii, final fantasy 7 remake, gamestop, hobbs and shaw, insomniac games, jurassic park, knights of the old republic, kotor, madden nfl 24, marvel's spider-man 2, mcu, meta, meta quest, miles morales, movies, netflix, nintendo, oppenheimer, paramount+, peacock, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, prime video, ps5, redfall, remedy entertainment, sag-aftra, seagate, six seasons and a movie, sony, spider-man 4, spider-man: across the spider-verse, squareenix, star wars, steam, street fighter 6, studio ghibli, taika waititi, the mandalorian, the old republic, the rock, toy story, tv shows, twitch, valve, verizon, video games, vr, western digital, wga strike, xbox, zenimax
This week we have a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, which you wont want to miss. We also have all the news out of both Meta and Apples new conferences, where a lot of new head based hardware was announced. We learned some major shakeups are coming at GameStop, and the WGA strike continues. No movement on the ABK Xbox merger, and The Rock is getting another standalone movie in the Fast Saga.