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Displaying items 1-10 of 12 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "amazon games".
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Episode 421: By the Power of Grayskull
June 10th, 2026 | 1 hr 13 mins
007 first light, 21 jump street, amazon games, asha, crazy taxi, desitny 2, devil may cry, disney+, gaming, gears of war, gears of war e-day, geek, god of war, god of war laufey, halo, he-man, house, hugh laurie, ign live, io interactive, jason momoa, kojima, lucasfilm, marjane satrapi, masters of the universe, moon studios, movies, nerd, netflix, nina theory, nintendo direct, ocarina of time, resident evil, sccoby-doo, skeletor, star wars, steam machine, summer games fest, super mario galaxy movie, the acolyte, the legend of zelda, the legend of zelda ocarina of time, the odyssey, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox games showcase
Did He-Man come out a few decades too late? I liked the movie, but does it have the power? Summer Games Fest hit Friday afternoon with a bang, Xbox brought the lancer, and immediately stepped on a rake. Meanwhile Nintendo finally revealed the game everyone knew about, as the Ocarina of time returns. Plus a new 21 Jump street is coming, but why the skip to 24?
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Episode 418: エンジンを始動してください
May 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
adult swim, ai, amazon, amazon games, amc+, anapurna games, app store, assassin's creed, avatar, bioware, borat, broken sword, comedy central, d&d, damon lindelof, dcu, doom, dr who, dungeons & dragons, ea, embracer group, epic games, ezio auditore, far cry, fornite, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, ghost recon, green lantern, halo, hasbro, hbo, james cameron, james franco, japan, lanterns, lord of the rings, los angeles chargers, lucasfilm, mixtape, movies, national recording registry, nerd, nintendo, peter jackson, playground games, playstation, playstation 5, plex, ps+, quantic dream, rambo, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, san diego chargers, seth rogan, sly stalone, sonic 4, sony interactive entertainment, south park, star wars, star wars the old republic, stranger things, supergirl, superman, tariffs, the batman part 2, the expendables, the godfather, the legend of zelda, tom kane, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox elite controller
Its time to start your engines, because a new Forza Horizon is out and ready to be driven, and all in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. Plus XBOX may have to go back to exclusives, while PlayStation is ditching PC. HBO gave us our first real look at Lanterns ahead of its August release, and PlayStation is also hoping on the price increase train, as PS+ gets a hike.
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Episode 406: Phil NOT of the future
February 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, adam driver, ai, amazon games, amazon prime video, asha sharma, assassin's creed, bioshock, bluepoint games, breaking bad, call of duty, christian bale, christopher judge, cod zombies, dave bautista, discord, dunk & egg, ed skrein, evo, far cry, game of thrones, gaming, geek, god of war, hawaii, hbo, heat, heat 2, house of the dragon, insomniac games, jackass, jason momoa, johnny cage, johnny knoxville, kraven, lucasfilm, madam web, marvel's wolverine, michael mann, microsoft, microsoft gaming, morbius, mortal kombat ii, movies, mtv, nacon, nerd, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon firered, pokémon leafgreen, ps5, radical entertainment, razer, robert carradine, sarah bond, sony, spider-man, splinter cell, star wars, steven soderbergh, take two interactive, the wrecking crew, tv, ubisoft, valve, venom, video games, warner bros, x-files, xbox, xbox series, yves guillemot
In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!"
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Episode 390: Peace in our time
October 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
a christmas carol, adam driver, ai, amazon, amazon games, austin butler, aziz ansari, battlefield 6, battlefield redsec, bbc, bob iger, console, console wars, crash bandicoot, disney+, dr who, ebenezer, fallout, fallout 4, fallout day, fallout new vegas, fantastic four, galaxies showcase, gamestop, gaming, gaming on windows, geek, ghost of yotei, ghosts of tsushima, good fortune, halo, halo campaign evolved, halo ce, halo studios, id@xbox, john williams, johnny depp, jurassic world evolution, jurassic world evolution 3, kathleen kennedy, keanu reeves, knights of ren, lego, lucasfilm, master chief, mcu, miami vice, michael b jordan, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount global, pc, playstation, pokémon legends z-a, qimir, satya nadella, scrooge, seth rogen, star wars, steam, stephen spielberg, stranger things, sucker punch, the acolyte, the console wars, the goonies, the hunt for ben solo, the pokémon company, the white house, tiktok, tv, twitch, twitchcon, video games, warner brosdiscovery, xbox
it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune.
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Episode 330: Lacking Original Content
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
007, acer, acer nitro blaze 7, alan wake, amazon games, annapurna interactive, ballistic moon, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bethesda, black myth wukong, capcom, cd projektred, chad stahelski, concord, control, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, deadlock, dino crisis, disney+, dr doom, edward cullen, enotria, eon productions, firewalk studios, gaming, gandalf, geek, george rr martin, hbo, house of the dragon, ian mckellan, indiana jones and the great circle, indiana jones and the temple of doom, jack black, james bond, jeff goldblum, jennifer hale, joker, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, manny jacinto, max, minecraft, minecraft movie, monster hunter, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, rocksteady, ryan gosling, scarjo, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars outlaws, stardew valley, steam, the acolyte, the batman, the bbc, the fall guy, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda, the penguin, tim burton, tv, twilight, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, vince mcmahon, wwf
In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!
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Episode 316: Make it Epic
May 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
activision, alex baldwin, amazon games, amazon prime video, arrowhead studios, atari, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, bethesda, black ops 6, blops, brad pitt, call of duty, cannes, capcom, cd projekt red, chris hemsworth, cody rhoades, cyberpunk 2077, damon lindelof, daniel craig, david lynch, dcu, deadpool and wolverine, disney, disney legend, doge, doom, doom dark ages, dragons quest, ea sports, embracer group, faker, furiosa, furiosa a mad max saga, gaming, garfield, geek, george clooney, george lucas, george miller, giancarlo esposito, green lanterns, gulf war, he-man, helldivers 2, id software, intellivision, james gunn, jeffery wright, just cause, knives out, konami, larian, league of legends, legend of zelda, lego, lord of the rings, mad max, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, middle earth, moana, morgan spurlock, movies, multiversus, naked gunn, naughty dog, ncaa football 25, neil druckmann, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, psvr 2, rainbow six, rainbow six siege, re code veronica, re zero, resident evil, rian johnson, richard sherman, rings of power, riot games, rob mcelhenney, silent hill, sony, spider-man, spielberg, star citizen, state of play, super size me, ted saranados, the exorcist, the last of us, the last of us show, tom bombadil, tom king, tv, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, welcome to wrexham, x-men '97
What a deal, what a day! Furiosa review coming in hot! Yes Dementus has struck a chord with me. We also learned about the next Knives Out movie, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting, and Tom Bombadil is finally getting his shot at live action. Meanwhile Sony announces a State of Play last minute, Neil Druckmann gets taken out of context, and Activision wins its lawsuit against cheaters. Cheaters never prosper. Plus thoughts on two major lawsuits affecting Hollywood and Video Games.
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Episode 288: Snubfield Legacy
November 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
90s, 90s movies, alan wake 2, amazon games, anthony starr, arcane, arkhamverse, avatar the last airbender, baldur's gate 3, borderlands, borderlands movie, brink!, call of duty, captain marvel, ces, chris pratt, cod, coyote vs acme, dcu, deadpool 3, denzel washington, disney, disney channel original movie, disney+, eli roth, exploding cats, fantastic 4, friends, garfield, hades ii, halloweentown, he-man, henry cavill, highlander, i'm just ken, inside out 2, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, john wick, kaiserpunk, larian, loki, looney tunes, madame webb, magic the gathering, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, marvel's what if..., matt groenig, matt leblanc, matthew perry, mcu, mcu on disney+, modern warfare 3, mortal kombat 1, movies, mwiii, netflix, netflix geeked week, nintendo, nintendo indieworld showcase, nintendo switch, nvidia, pedro pascal, persona, pixar, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, resident evil 4, rocksteady studios, ryan gosling, sega, sledgehammer games, smart house, sony pictures, sony playstation, sony spider-man universe, star wars, star wars hunters, starfield, steam, steam deck, stranger things, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario wonder, supergirl: woman of tomorrow, superman legacy, taika waititi, tears of the kingdom, tekken, tekken 8, the abyss, the boys, the game awards, the grammys, the marvels, the office, the simpsons, the witcher, thor 5, tiffany & co, tomb raider, top 10, tv shows, ultraman, valve corp, venom 3, video games, warnerbros, wb discovery, wonka, xbox, xbox series x, yu yu hakusho, zac effron, zelda, zenon: girl of the 21st century
The Game awards nominees have been announced, and boy are there some major snubs. Nintendo had its indieworld showcase, Rocksteady shows off more of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Valve announces the Steam Deck OLED. Meanwhile as Hollywood gets back to work, Marvel Studios delays, WB cancels, and Netflix keeps chugging along. Plus a review of The Marvels, and my top 10 Disney Channel Original Movies.
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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 241: The Power that's inside
December 22nd, 2022 | 49 mins 13 secs
000, amazon games, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arnold schwarzenegger, ash ketchum, ashoka, avatar, avatar the way of water, bad batch, barbie, barbie movie, black adam, crystal dynamics, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, disney+, donald glover, dwane johnson, embracer group, epic games, final fantasy, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, ftc, gal gadot, goat simulator, gta 6, guerilla games, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, high on life, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones 5, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, justin roiland, kojima productions, loki, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel, marvels spider-man, marvels spider-man miles morales, mcu, middle earth, movies, nintendo, pikachu, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, rockstar games, scooby-doo, secret invasion, shazam, sony pictures, spider-man, squanch games, star wars, steam controller, steam deck, the mandalorian, the rock, the santa clauses, the terminator, tomb raider, tv shows, valve, velma, video games, warhammer 40, warhammer 40k, westworld, wolverine, wonder woman
You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey. Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down.
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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.