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Displaying items 41-50 of 62 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "activisionblizzard".
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Episode 237: Immersion Broken
November 24th, 2022 | 56 mins 51 secs
Black Panther, Lois Lane, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, PC, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon primer video, amy adams, anaheim, assassin's creed valhalla, atlanta, avatar 2, bayonetta, black panther wakanda forever, blumhouse, bob chapek, bob iger, bullitt, call of duty, chris hemsworth, david leitch, dc studios, dcu, dead or alive, deadpool, deadpool christmas, disney, disney+, disneyland, embracer group, escape from new york, fast and the furious, fast x, galax's edge, game freak, genie+, god of war ragnarok, green ranger, honda, indian jones, james gunn, james wan, jason blum, jason david frank, kratos, legacy of kain, lightning lane, lord & miller, mario kart 8, marvel studios, movies, namor, ninja gaiden, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, overwatch 2, paramount+, picard, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, power rangers, ps5, quentin tarantino, riker, rise of the resistance, rtx 4090, ryan reynold, silk spider, silk: spider society, sonic the hedgehog, space mountain, splash mountain, splinter cell, star trek picard, steam, steven spielberg, superman, team ninja, the pokémon company, tommy oliver, top gun maverick, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games, warzone 2, xbox gamepass
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out, and not looking too hot. A major shakeup at Disney, Ubisoft drops some news, A power Ranger leaves us, and Indy goes digital. Meanwhile the future of DC is on the horizon, the MCU has some interesting things in its future, and Fast X is apparently out of control.
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Episode 235: The GOAT has Spoken
November 9th, 2022 | 30 mins 26 secs
Adult Swim, COD, EA, GTA V, Halo, MCU, Netflix, Red Dead Redemption 2, Roku, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, andor, animal crossings new horizons, aquaman, bioware, call of duty, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, degrassi, disney+, fifa, gears of war, godzilla, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, ian mcshane, indiana jones, infinity ward, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, kojima productions, lin manuel miranda, lobo, mass effect, modern warfare ii, movies, n7 day, nintendo, overwatch 2, percy jackson, prince of persia, project cars, quentin tarantino, spider-punk, stephen spielberg, take two interactive, the acolyte, toho, true dectective, tuca & bertie, ubisoft, video games, vision quest, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warzone 2.0, weird, weird al yankovich, westworld, xbox series x
Short episode, heavy on content. More Call of Duty news as the behemoth continues to dominate the industry. Now Europe is looking into Xbox, and Hideo Kojima confirms what is true and what isnt. Meanwhile, WB and HBO lay down the cancel hammer, Disney+ continues to shine, and Andor is top notch. DC films may have a new unified focus, as WB as a whole moves towards a franchise focus.
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Episode 234: Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again?
November 2nd, 2022 | 46 mins 55 secs
COD, DC, Dodgeball, EA, God of War, MCU, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Xbox, activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, alan wake, alan wake 2, andor, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, aubrey plaza, avatar, ben stiller, black adam, blockbuster, call of duty, christina milioti, cod:mwii, community, control, dc studios, dcu, disney+, geralt, god of war ragnarok, hbo, henry cavill, james gunn, jeff goldblum, joel mchale, liam hemsworth, man of steel, manifest, marvel, marvel games, modern warfare ii, movies, overwatch 2, oz, playstation 5, playstation+, ps5, psvr2, remedy, shazam 2, stargirl, superman, the callisto protocol, the last of us, the penguin, the sandman, venom 3, video games, vince vaughn, vision quest, way of the water, wicked, wonderman, xbox gamepass, yahya abdul mateen, zootopia+
Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?
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Episode 233: Gotham Plights
October 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
COD, DC, Dwayne Johnson, Fallout, Green Lantern, MCU, Meta, Netflix, PS Plus, PS2, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, UK, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adam sandler, age of empires, ahsoka, amazon prime video, andor, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, arkham asylum, arkham city, bat family, batman, bayonetta, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, capcom, cd prokjekt red, cma, commissioner gordon, creative assembly, damon lindelof, dceu, dcu, death note, digimon, disney+, doctor fate, duffer bros, dumbo, game of thrones, gamepass, gcpd, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy, hawkman, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, james gunn, joker 2, justice society of america, kang the conqueror, kevin feige, meta quest, metaverse, modern warfare ii, moon knight, movies, naughtdog, nintendo classic, nioh 2, peacock, peter safran, playstation 2, playstation studios, pokémon, resident evil 4, rian johnson, rocksteady studios, ryan coogler, sausage party, snyderverse, steam, succession, superman, tales of the jedi, the batman, the rock, tim burton, uncut gems, video games, wb montreal
The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.
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Episode 232: N.I.C.K.S. Nerd N.E.W.S
October 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
Alan Moore, COD, EA Games, Konami, MCU, Netflix, Silent Hill, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, a christmas story, activisionblizzard, andor, battle.net, bayonetta 3, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, command & conquer, damon lindelof, dc films, dceu, disney+, dualsense, dualsense edge, dungeons and dragons, elite series 2, ezra miller, g4, galadriel, game of thrones, gamestonks, gamestop, gandalf, gangs of new york, google, got, gotham knights, hagrid, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, henry cavill, house of the dragon, james gunn, joe manginello, liam neeson, lonely island, lord of the rings, lotr, man of steel, meme stock, middle earth, mirrors edge, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat, movies, naked gun, nes, nintendo, nvidia, overwatch 2, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, razer, razer edge, rihanna, rings of power, robbie coltrane, rogue one, rtx4080, sauron, scorsese, she-hulk, spider-man miles morales, stadia, star trek 4, steam, stonks, superman, the batman, the flash, thunderbolt ross, tolkein, twister, valve, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, watchmen, william hurt, xbox design lab, xbox gamepass
Did you know the MCU is controlled by K.E.V.I.N? Just like how NNN is hosted by N.I.C.K. Anywho, ignore the man behind the curtain, this week we have some big gaming news: Valve updates the steam app, Razer is making a cloud gaming hanheld, the DualSense gets an upgrage, and Silent Hill is officially coming back. Meanwhile Scorsese is making a Gangs of New York show, and Alan Moore hates the Watchmen show too. Harrison Ford joins the MCU, while WarnerBros continues to make the strangest decisions regarding the DCEU, at least Henry is back for Man of Steel 2.
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Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k games, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Crash Bandicoot, DC, DC comics, Daredevil, Dishonored, EA Games, Fantastic Four, Hulu, MCU, Mario, Microsoft, NASA, Need for Speed, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Rick and Morty, Scooby Doo, Silent Hill, Sony, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adriana chechick, agatha christie, among us vr, andor, angela lansbury, ark suvival evolved, arkane studios, avatar 4, avenue 5, barbarella, blade, blockbuster, call of duty, chris pratt, collin farrell, console wars, crystal dynamics, dceu, deadpool, deathloop, discovery, disney+, doom patrol, ezra miller, fall guys, fifa 23, final fantasy 7 soldier, game of thrones, google chromebooks, hbo, hbo max, hercule poirot, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, iron man vr, james cameron, john candy, keanu reeves, kenneth branagh, legacy of kain, leonardo dicaprio, lotr, meta quest 2, meta quest pro, middle earth, modern warfare 2, movies, overwatch 2, playstation plus, ps5, rings of power, ryan reynold, secret wars, she-hulk, steam deck, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, sydney sweeney, the daily show, the flash, the last of us, the penguin, titans, tolkien, trevor noah, twitchcon, valve, velma, video games, warnerbros, wb animation, xbox cloud gaming, xbox game pass
Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it.
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Episode 230: Its Jorts Season
October 5th, 2022 | 59 mins 25 secs
American Pie, Kevin Smith, MCU, Netflix, Planet of the Apes, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, andor, armor wars, assassins creed, avengers: secret wars, beverly hills cop, black panther wakanda forever, blade, bloodbourne, call of duty, cd projekt red, christian bale, clerks 3, collin trevorrow, community, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dune, eddie murphy, fraiser, fromsoftware, game of thrones, games with gold, god of war ragnarok, google stadia, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, iron heart, iron man, james bond, jurassic park, jurassic world, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, mahershala ali, middle earth, movies, nintendo, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, playstation stars, playstation studios, pokemon, ps5, psv2, rings of power, ruben fleiscer, saudi arabia, six seasons and a movie, sony playstation, spawn, super mario, tencent, the daily show, todd mcfarlane, trevor noah, ubisoft, video games, werewolf by nignt
Jorts? Who wears Jorts? Kevin Smith wears jorts, and Clerks 3 is out and we have a review. Is Sony making the right moves with PlayStation right now? Who knows. Google kills Stadia, finally, Overwatch 2 has a shakey launch, and who will rule the video game world, Saudi Arabia or Tencent? Meanwhile Community gets its 6 seasons and a movie, Fraiser is coming back to the airwaves, and is Blade dead?
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Episode 226: Edgerunning back to Night City
September 7th, 2022 | 51 mins 42 secs
343 industries, Halo, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Rick and Morty, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, andor, chadwick boseman, cyberpunk 2077, dc fandome, dc films, dceu, disney+, game of thrones, god of war ragnarok, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, ihop, indiana jones 5, john williams, joker 2, movies, mr. frundles, namor, ninja, playstation 5, pokemon, pokimane, ps5, rings of power, sorting hat, streaming, t'challa, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, wakanda forever, warnerdiscovery, what if..., xbox elite controller series 2, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass
Mhmm I'm Mr. Frundles! That's Right Rick and Morty are back and destroying another universe! Is Halo Infinite in trouble? if you ask content creators, its a yes, if you ask me its a maybe? Gamepass is growing, PS5 is shrinking, and its time to go back to Night City Samurai! Netflix is in a rush to beat Disney+ and Rosario wants back into the MCU. Meanwhile Rings of Power defies all of my expectations.
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Episode 215: Not to infinity or beyond
June 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
EA, Jon Snow, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Xbox, 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, 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, jurassic world dominion, justin roiland, kotor ii, kraven the hunter, lightyear, lord of the rings: the rings of power, lotr, mario movie, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 12, movies, obi-wan kenobi, overwatch 2, pixar, squanch games, squareenix, stranger things, super mario bros, the flash, thor love and thunder, thps 3, thps 4, tom hardy, tony hawk, tony hawk pro skater, top gun maverick, trigun, umbrella academy, uncarted movie, valve, valve index, venom 3, vicarious visions, video games, wb montreal, wonder man, 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.
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Episode 211: Celebrations Eve
May 25th, 2022 | 36 mins 28 secs
DC, Daredevil, Deus Ex, EA Games, MCU, Netflix, Star Wars, TV shows, Tomb Raider, activisionblizzard, appletv+, at&t, baymax, borderlands, call of duty, celebration anaheim, cod: modern warfare, control, daybreak games, dceu, death stranding, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, gearbox, godzilla, gotham knights, halo combat evolved, halo the series, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west, margot robbie, mission impossible dead reckoning, modern warfare 2, monsterverse, movies, multiversus, next gen update, nintendo switch, norman reedus, oceans 11, paramount+, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon legends: arceus, ps+ premium, ps5, raven software, remedy, sony playstation, squid game, star wars celebration, star wars: acolyte, stranger things, the CW, the embracer group, the mandalorian, the umbrella academy, the wonder twins, thor love and thunder, tiktok, tony soprano, top gun, top gun maverick, video games, warnerbros, witcher 3
Yes we are on the Eve of Star Wars Celebration, and that means talking about star wars as little as possible until after the show. But no worries, we have Mission Impossible to talk about, and Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, Pokémon and more.