web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:17:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/ashoka Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:00:00 -0700 You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/270 6f470419-a43d-4da9-8489-1577f5e5a85a Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 270 Comic-Accurate Suit full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:01:37 yes 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. video games, movies, tv shows, super mario bros movie, peacock, kobe bryant, nba 2k24, Mortal Kombat 1, SEGA, SEGA of America, Capcom, Mega Man, Street Fighter 6, Exoprimal, Baldurs Gate 3, UFC 5, EA Sports, Black Panther, Marvel Games, Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Solid, classic gaming, The Boys, Call of Duty, Warzone 2.0, Black Noir, Homelander, Modern Warfare II, Neil Druckman, Naughty Dog, Gex the Gecko, Limited Run Games, Xbox, ActivisionBlizzard, ABK, FTC, Microsoft, Sony, Emilia Clark, MCU, Secret Invasion, Nick Fury, Skrulls, James Gunn, Doom Patrol, MAX, DCU, Wheel of Time, Amazon Prime Video, Ashoka, Star Wars, Disney+, WGA Strike, The Emmy Awards, Zack Snyder, Rebel Moon, SDCC, San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros, Barbie, Barbenheimer, Simu Liu, MCUI, Shang-Chi, Deadpool 3, Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, X-Men, Ryan Reynolds, Elektra, Coen Brothers, Insidious 3, Ridley Scott, Napoleon, Stephen Spielberg, Jurassic Park, Kit Harrington, Blade, DCU, Blue Beetle, Nathan Fillion, Guy Gardener, Green Lanter, Mister Terrific, Godzilla, Toho, The Fast and The Furious, Universal Studios Hollywood, Bob Iger, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Studios 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/250 e83013e1-8bb4-45a5-9d1f-a46b521dd46c Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 250 250 in the bag! full Nick DeFalco That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. 1:11:23 yes That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. video games, movies, tv shows, Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter, WB Games, Wizarding World, JK Rowling, Dark Horse, Ubisoft, Assassins Creed, Firaxis, Civilization 7, The Last of Us, HBO, Diablo IV, Blizzard, Marvels Avengers, Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, Doom, EVO 2023, Bungie, Street Fighter 6, PlayStation, PS4, Xbox, ActivisionBlizzard, Call of Duty, Nintendo, Nvidia, Steam, CMA, CWA, European Union, FTC, Paramount+, JJ Abrams, David Fincher, Mindhunter, Netflix, Jon Favreau, Star Wars, Disney+, The Mandalorian, Ashoka, Rosario Dawson, House of the Dragon, HBO, Game of Thrones, GoT, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek, Star Trek The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek The Next Generation, I Am Legend, Michael B Jordan, Will Smith, Creed 3, Anime, DBZ, My Hero Academia, Naruto, Dardevil, Tetris, AppleTV+, MCU, The Marvels, Captain Marvel, Liam Neeson, James Bond, Ernie Hudson, Ghostbusters, Lilo and Stich, Disney, Zach Galifinakis, Oscars, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-man and the Wasp Quantumania That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.

]]> That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/241 2a819de0-a50e-4368-b0c6-c8a43cd0837c Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 241 The Power that's inside full Nick DeFalco 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. 49:13 yes 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. video games, movies, tv shows, Marvel, Marvels Spider-Man, Marvels Spider-Man Miles Morales, Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios, PlayStation, PS5, Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics, Amazon Games, Embracer Group, Death Stranding, Kojima Productions, Hideo Kojima, Guerilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn, Valve, Steam Controller, Steam Deck, Five Nights at Freddy's, Epic Games, FTC, Fortnite, Final Fantasy, High on Life, Squanch Games, Rick and Morty, Justin Roiland, GTA 6, Rockstar Games, Goat Simulator, Disney+, The Santa Clauses, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Ashoka, Bad Batch, MCU, Loki, Secret Invasion, HBO Max, Westworld, HBO, Amazon Studios, Amazon Prime Video, Rings of Power, Middle Earth, Lord of the Rings, Velma, Scooby-Doo, Pokémon, Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, Nintendo, James Cameron, The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Avatar, Avatar the Way of Water, Barbie, Barbie movie, Henry Cavill, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40k, Donald Glover, Spider-Man, Sony Pictures, Indiana Jones 5, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Lucasfilm, Deadpool, Deadpool 3, Wolverine, DCU, James Gunn, Shazam, Black Adam, The Rock, Dwane Johnson, Gal Gadot, 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/212 12f35221-d21c-4d44-8f0f-91ee9ff20af4 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:45:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 212 My time at SWCA22 full Nick DeFalco This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more. 1:14:37 yes This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more. video games, movies, tv shows, conventions, God of War Ragnarok, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Studios, Santa Monica Studio, God of War, PSVR2, Sony Entertainment America, Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo, The Witcher 4, CD Projekt Red, Phil Spencer, Raven Software, Xbox, ActivisonBlizzard, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Respawn Entertainment, EA Games, Xbox Live Games with Gold, PS+ Games, Sonic, Sonic Frontiers, SEGA, Madden NFL 23, John Madden, Pokémon, Pokémon Scarlet, Pokémon Violet, Steam Deck, True Detective, Futurama, John DiMaggio, Our Flag Means Death, Stranger Things, Netflix, Vecna, Winnie the Pooh, Ray Liotta, Pinocchio, Disney+, Top Gun, Top Gun Maverick, Tom Cruise, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration, The Mandalorian, Ashoka, The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars, Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Stance, FigPIn, ReedPop This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more.

]]> This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/197 d8705b40-2249-4dad-acd6-01a9d38c516c Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 197 Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:18:21 yes 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. video games, movies, tv shows, Microsoft, Xbox, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Series X|S, ActivisionBlizzard, Activision, Blizzard, Call of Duty, CoD, World of Warcraft, Infinity Ward, Warzone, Modern Warfare, Sony Bend, Uncharted, Nolan North, Lost Ark, Steam, Amazon Games, Horizon Forbidden West, Lego, Guerilla Games, PlayStation, Sony, PS5, Cyberpunk 2077, CDProjektRed, Horizon Zero Dawn, Capcom, Street Fighter, Netflix, Bioshock, The Last of Us, Naughty Dog, Nintendo, Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings, Amazon Prime Video, LotR, Super Bowl LVII, Disney+, Hulu, Bendergate, Futurama, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvels The Defenders, Iron Fist, Star Wars, Ashoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Moon Knight, MCU, Loki, Owen Wilson, Paramount+, South Park, Beavis and Butthead, HBO Max, Peacemaker, The Boys, The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, The Sopranos, Will Smith, DCEU, Ayer Cut, Suicide Squad, George Miller, Mad Max, Eminem, Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic Park, Universal Studios, MoviePass, Ivan Reitman, Black Adam, The Flash, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony Pictures, Gladiator, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Dune Part 2, Star Trek, Spongebob, Disney Cotino, JLA/Avengers 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/181 1acec442-2fc7-4fb3-85bb-48bc2532bc17 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:30:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 181 The Spicecast by Paul full Nick DeFalco Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets. 41:11 yes Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets. video games, movies, tv shows, activision, deadpool, high moon studios, no more heroes, seagate, Xbox, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Xbox, Halo, Halo Infinite, Master Chief, Cortana, Razer, GTA, San Andreas, Vice City, GTA III, Xbox 360, Halo 3, Far Cry 6, Ubisoft, Far Cry, Steam, PlayStation, Sony PlayStation, State of Play, HBO, HBO Max, Succession, Sopranos, Hulu, Ghost Rider, Netflix, Cowboy Bebop, Star Wars, Disney+, Darth Vader, Ashoka, Uncharted Movie, Nathan Drake, Tom Holland, Led Zeppelin, Sony, Sony Marvel, Spider-Man, MCU, DCEU, Brendan Frasier, Batgirl, Aquaman, The Trench, Black Manta, Disney, Pixar, LIghtyear, Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear, Bill Murray, MCU, Ant Man, Dune, WB, Legendary Pictures, Zendaya, Tomothee Chalamet, Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Dennis Villeneuve, Frank Herbert, House Atredies Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets.

]]> Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/136 71980a4d-9192-4182-83e0-8563139630e2 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:00:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 136 Cybertrunk 2020 full Nick DeFalco Well 2020 is the dumpster that keeps on giving. Are you enjoying Cyberpunk? Halo Infinite gets a new timeline. The Game Awards never disappoint. Disney decides to stick up its middle finger to the rest of the world. Meanwhile HBO Max may face some trouble brewing from within. 1:13:38 yes Well 2020 is the dumpster that keeps on giving. Are you enjoying Cyberpunk? Halo Infinite gets a new timeline. The Game Awards never disappoint. Disney decides to stick up its middle finger to the rest of the world. Meanwhile HBO Max may face some trouble brewing from within. video games, movies, tv shows, PlayStation 5, PS5, Sony, Sony PlayStation, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Scott Pilgrim, Halo, 343 industries, bungie, Halo Infinite, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox, Cyberpunk, Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, xbox one, ps4, next gen, warzone, call of duty, CoD, The Game Awards, Perfect Dark, Sephiroth, Smash Ultimate, Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros, Ark2, Evil Dead, Fortnite, The last of us part 2, Nicholas Cage, Netflix, HBO, HBO Max, True Blood, Funimation, Its Always sunny, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Disney+, Rouge One, Cassian Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Lando, Ashoka, The Mandalorian, Boba Fett, The Clone Wars, MCU, Marvel Studios, WandaVision, Hawkeye, Secret Invasion, Nick Fury, She Hulk, Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Disney animation, moana, Baymax, zootopia, dug, cars, The kingsmen, christopher nolan, dune, denis villanueve, spider-man 3, jon watts, fantastic 4, mcu, rogue squadron, patty jenkins, taiki waititi, indiana jones, ant-man 3, thor 4, buzz lightyear, pixar, free guy, the batman, batfleck, ben affleck, joe manginello Well 2020 is the dumpster that keeps on giving. Are you enjoying Cyberpunk? Halo Infinite gets a new timeline. The Game Awards never disappoint. Disney decides to stick up its middle finger to the rest of the world. Meanwhile HBO Max may face some trouble brewing from within.

]]> Well 2020 is the dumpster that keeps on giving. Are you enjoying Cyberpunk? Halo Infinite gets a new timeline. The Game Awards never disappoint. Disney decides to stick up its middle finger to the rest of the world. Meanwhile HBO Max may face some trouble brewing from within.

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