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Displaying items 21-30 of 62 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "activisionblizzard".
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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.
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Episode 264: It's Tom Wambsgans, were just living in it.
May 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 51 secs
8bitdo, activisionblizzard, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amy pascal, andy muschietti, barbie movie, barry, blockbuster, cd projekt red, dceu, dcu, diablo iv, disney, dolphin emulator, elizabeth olsen, game of thrones, games with gold, george rr martin, gollum, gwent, hbo, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, how to train your dragon, iron man, james gunn, john wick 5, jon favreau, kevin feige, konami, like a dragon, lord of the rings, madden nfl, martin scorsese, mcu, metal gear solid, miles morales, movies, naughtydog, netflix, nintendo 64, playstation, pokémon home, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps plus, quentin tarantino, ratchet and clank, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, sega, snyderverse, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-woman, steam, succession, the arrowverse, the flash, the flash cw, the last of us, the little mermaid, the office, the pope, the righteous gemstones, tom holland, transformers, tv shows, video games, walt disney pictures, will ferrel, witcher 3, world of warcraft, xbox, yakuza series
How about that succession ending, it stuck the landing and that's all that matters, meanwhile the Arrowverse left us, no whimper no bang, just and end. Nintendo continues its fight against itself and its fans, and Konami is just in it for the snakes. Spider-Man's future gets an uplifting update, and The little Mermaid fails to make a splash outside of the US. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 262: EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming
May 17th, 2023 | 45 mins 40 secs
abk, activisionblizzard, amazon games, archer, assassins creed, avatar 2, beetlejuice 2, blizzcon, cd projekt red, cma, crash bandicoot, crunchyroll, dbz, dcu, disney+, dragonball z, dungeons and dragons movie, duolingo, ea sports college football, echo, eu, fast x, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, gta6, guardians of the galaxy, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, jack black, james gunn, john wick 5, johnny bravo, league of legends, loki, lord of the rings, lotr mmo, mcu, microsoft, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paris has fallen, paul walker, playstation, ps5, psvr2, respawn, riot games, rockstar games, sega, sony, sqaureenix, star wars, star wars: jedi survivor, stray, super mario bros movie, superman legacy, take-two interactive, tenacious d, the cw, the mandalorian, tv shows, ubisoft, uk, video games, vin diesel, wga strike, willem dafoe, windows gaming, witcher, xbox
So here we are at a point where the EU has approved the ABK deal for the same reasons that the UK denied the deal, its unreal. We've learned that GTA 6 may be coming sooner then anyone expected. SquareEnix wants to keep growing, and Sony contracts. The WGA strike claims another victim, and who is excited for Fast X?
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Episode 261: I'm not a Racoon!
May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amc, babylon 5, beetlejuice 2, bethesda, blade, bravely default, bungie, burger king, capcom, carrie fisher, cbs, disney, disney+, doctor strange, dungeons and dragons, ea, ea games, good omens, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, harry potter, hogwarts legacy, into the spider-verse, jenna ortega, karl urban, kathleen kennedy, lotr, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man, may the 4th be with you, mcu, metroid prime remastered, middle earth, movies, neil gaiman, netflix, niantic, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, oppenheimer, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon anime, pokémon go, redfall, rings of power, riot games, rogue one, skeleton crew, star wars, star wars visions vol. 2, stranger things, street fighter 6, swat, tv shows, ubisoft, ultimate team, video games, wandavision, wga strike, xbox, yellowstone
This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.
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Episode 260: 5 Years in the can!
May 3rd, 2023 | 59 mins 26 secs
abk, activisionblizzard, alien, alita:battle angel, armored core, avatar the last airbender, babylon 5, bethesda, blade, cal kestis, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christopher robin, cinemacon, cloud gaming, counter strike, damon lindelof, deadpool 3, discord, disney+, dodgeball, dune part 2, forza motorsport, from software, game development, games with gold, gladiator 2, james gunn, kevin durant, king of the hill, marvel midnight suns, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mission impossible, movies, netflix, nintendo, optimus prime, paramount pictures, pedro pascal, playstation, ps5, psvr2, respawn, rhianna, rob delaney, sigourney weaver, smurfette, snl, sony, spider-man across the spider-verse, spongebob, star wars, star wars day, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, street fighter, super mario bros movie, super-man, sweet tooth, the simpsons, titanfall 3, tom cruise, transformers: one, tv shows, twisted metal, uk cma, uk prime minister, ukraine, vampire survivors, video games, vince vaughn, wga, wga strike, writers guild of america, writers strike, xbox, xbox games showcase
You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen.
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Episode 259: An F-Bomb drops on the MCU
April 26th, 2023 | 47 mins 41 secs
a haunting in venice, abk, activision, activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, amazon prime video, ana de armas, aquaman 2, asus, asus rog, atari, bad boys, batman caped crusader, beetlejuice 2, big mouth, black mirror, blizzard entertainment, blue beetle, boba fett, call of duty, capcom, cartoon network, chris pine, cinemacon, dcu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, duffer bros, dune, ea, elemental, gamescom, gaming, gareth edwards, ghostbusters, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, harrison ford, hercule poirot, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones, james gunn, kraven the hunter, lilo & stitch, lord of the rings, marvel studios, mcu, michael fassbender, microsoft, movies, national treasure, netflix, nick kroll, nintendo, paramount plus, pixar, playstation studios, ps plus, ps5, ridley scott, rings of power, sega, sony, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-verse, spongebob, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, steam, street fighter 6, temeura morrison, the division, the flash, the little mermaid, the mandalorian, the meg 2, the super mario bros movie, the witcher, tolkien estate, totally spies, tv shows, twitter, ubisoft, uk cma, venom, video games, walt disney pictures, warner bros, willy wonka, wish, wonder woman, xbox
Yes you read that correctly, the MCU is getting its first F-Bomb and its not coming from the merc with a mouth. The CMA blocks the Microsoft ABK deal in a shocking twist, that will surely end the way we all expect it to. SEGA unionizes, Netflix brings back a classic, and Pircard gives the D its hero moment. Cinemacon is underway and the studios brought out all the big guns. Come take a listen.
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Episode 257: HBOGO, wait no HBONOW, um, HBOMax, err, Max is coming
April 12th, 2023 | 58 mins 35 secs
activisionblizzard, ahsoka, andor, arcane, ark survival evolved, bandai namco, capcom, creature commandos, dave filoni, dawn of the jedi, dc, dcu, dcu/mcu crossover, deadpool 3, discord, disney+, donkey kong, doom, game of thrones, grand admiral thrawn, harry potter, hbo max, ike perlmutter, indiana jones, james gunn, james mangold, jk rowling, jodi foster, joseph staten, lando, max, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, new jedi order, nintendo, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, quake, quakecon, rey skywalker, rick & morty anime, rogue squadron, shazam, sony, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars celebration, star wars celebration europe, star wars celebration japan, star wars skeleton crew, star wars the acolyte, star wars visions, stranger things, succession, super mario, swamp thing, tales of the jedi, tekken 8, the bad batch, the batman, the conjuring, the continental, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the marvels, the penguin, the super mario bros movie, true detective, tv shows, uk cma, video games, xbox
Yes MAX is coming, because this is clearly the greatest name for a streaming service, while also showing off its new content. Star Wars Celebration Europe was this past weekend, and it laid out all the ways we can hope for a bright future in a galaxy far, far, away. And we go deep into the Mushroom Kingdom to bring you a review of the Super Mario Bros movie!
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Episode 256: 1.21 Gigadroids
April 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 8 mins
across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, aegon's conquest, amazon prime video, ark 2, ark: survival evolved, asus, ballerina, barbie movie, blue beetle, captain america, cd projekt red, chris evans, chris pratt, clone high, dc, dcu, disney, disney+, donald glover, dreamworks, dungeons & dragons, dungeons & dragons: honor among thieves, e3, e3 2023, ea games, fantastic 4, frank grillo, game of thrones, games with gold, gaming, god of war: ragnarok, harry potter, hbo, illumination, jack black, james gunn, john wick chapter 4, joker: folie a deux, keanu, lando calrissian, lilo & stich, lizzo, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel studios, mcu, minecraft, moana, movies, netflix, netflix gaming, nlrb, paddington bear, payday, pennywise, pokemongo, scott pilgrim, scott pilgrim vs. the world, secret invasion, seth rogan, shrek, shrek 5, sonic the hedgehog, spider-man, star fleet academy, star trek, star wars, starbreeze, stephen king, street fighter, the mandalorian, the rings of power, the rock, the super mario bros movie, the thunderbolts, tv shows, video games, welcome to derry, xbox, xbox live
What are you doing in my swamp, because Shrek 5 is closer then you think. E3 is cancelled, and probably forever if we believe the games media. Scott Pilgrim is returning to our screens, and with the same cast as the movie. The Mandalorian brings the cameos and make sure to stick around because we will have a review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
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Episode 255: I'm Thinking I'm Back
March 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k, activisionblizzard, amazonprime video, amy jo johnson, aquaman, batman v superman, brie larson, cap 4, captain america 4, curb your enthusiasm, dardevil born again, dcu, disney+, donnie yen, e3, elden ring, fast x, fromsoftware, geek, guardians of the galaxy vol 3, guerilla games, hbo, henry cavill, hitchcock, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, larry david, lego games, lionsgate, live tyler, lotr, lower decks, man of steel, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mmpr, movies, multiversus, muppets mayhem, nerd, paramount+, peta, playstation, pokémon, pokémon anime, pokémon horizons, power rangers, ps5, questlove, rings of power, roberty downey jr, sega, shazam, snyderverse, sonic, sonic origins, sony, star trek, star trek picard, star trek prodigy, star wars, steam, strange new world, streaming, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the aristocats, the bad batch, the lord of the rings, the mandalorian, tmnt, tommy wiseau, tv shows, ubisoft, vertigo, video games, vincent d'onofrio, windows 7, xbox, zachary levi, zack snyder, zack snyder's justice league
We've got a John Wick Chapter 4 review in todays episode so make sure to stick around till the end. More news on the Microsoft Activision merger, E3 faces another loss, and Guerilla clarifies why the Horizon Forbidden West DLC is on PS5 only. Star Trek announces its 2023 plans, HBO may be toying with our hearts, and Daredevil may be around longer then we expected. The MCU is growing, and shrinking at the same time, while we get more details about the DCU and Fast franchises. Come take a listen!
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Episode 254: Welcome to NNN, Home of the NNN, can I take your order?
March 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 20 mins
activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, bandainamco, barry keoghan, battlefield, bella ramsey, ben affleck, blizzard, call of duty, cirian hinds, counter strike 2, cs:go, david ayer, david lindelof, dceu, dcu, denzel washington, destiny 2, diablo iv, disney+, dwayne "the rock" johnson, ea, eldenring, epic games, farcry 5, ffxvi, final fantasy, final fantasy 16, fortnite, from software, gamestop, gears of war, gladiator 2, good burger, hbo, hyperkin, insomniac games, justin roiland, keenan & kel, lance reddick, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man, mcu, mephisto, middle-earth, mighty morphin power rangers, movies, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo 3ds, nintendo eshop, openai gpt, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, podcast, pong, ps5, rare ltd, rebel moon, sam niel, sea of theives, senuas sacrifice, shazam fury of the gods, squareenix, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, superman, the bad batch, the completionist, the daniels, the flash, the last of us, the mandalorian, the rings of power, tom cruise, tv shows, twister, twitch, ubisoft, unreal engine 5, valve, video games, wiiu, willow, xbox, xbox 360, zachari levi, zack snyder
If the title wasn't an indication of the news then I don't know how to tell you this. But Good Burger is coming Back! Good Burrger 2 was announced, among other things. But the Second Dominion war seems to be heading our way in the star trek universe, the Unreal Engine is literally forging new paths, the Power Rangers are back, and Shazam 2 was funnier then it had any business being.