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    <itunes:summary>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. 
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  <title>Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>388</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:34:29</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 358: Service Guarantees Citizenship</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Service Guarantees Citizenship</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:08</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 341: This is an Xbox!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>341</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is an Xbox!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:30</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 333: This is Fine...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>333</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is Fine...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>AC Shadows Delayed, Ghosts of Yutei is coming, Meta announces the Quest 3s, and DC has found its Hal Jordan. Plus we got Sonic News, a Sony state of Play, and why Nintendo is suing Palworld. Ubisoft seems to be in a death spiral, hopefully they get out of it soon. We also have a Thunderbolts* trailer, more Netflix Geeked week trailers, and Robocop is headed to the small screen. Also a classic movie review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starting John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:43</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 322: Angōs, Meleys.</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>322</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Angōs, Meleys.</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well, GamePass is getting a price hike, but are you surprised? Inside Out 2 keeps raking it in, movies are so back! Kevin Feige had to explain a certain act to MCU execs for a Deadpool joke. Meanwhile, the Horizon Zero Dawn show is dead at Netflix. Also Gladiator II and Agatha All Along get trailers that do not dispel any confusion, Palworld wants to expand beyond gaming, and Nintendo goes off brand. Plus, Shrek 5 is official now, Temuera wants to steal an episode of the Mandalorian and Norman Reedus plans for more Darryl Dixon. Then, a Beverly Hills Cop review to wrap it all up. RIP Rhaenys.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:36:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 307: The Juice is Loose</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>307</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Juice is Loose</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus my full Ghostbusters review. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:29:35</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 301: I am Marvel Jesus!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>301</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I am Marvel Jesus!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 283: NNN: Slim Edition</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>283</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>NNN: Slim Edition</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the PS5 Slim is real, and its hideous, yes its hideous, but its modular. Marvel Studios has also announced a complete overhaul of how it will approach its Disney+ shows moving forward, including starting Daredevil Born Again from scratch. We also have a lot of news about Cyberpunk2077 and CDProjektRed, Ubisoft has hopes for Assassins Creed's future, Activision is prepping for its new ownership. Guillermo Del Toro opens up about Pacific Rim 2, Jerry Seinfeld teases a Seinfeld continuation, and Dan Harmon talks to Zack Snyder about a Rick and Morty Movie. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:24:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well the PS5 Slim is real, and its hideous, yes its hideous, but its modular. Marvel Studios has also announced a complete overhaul of how it will approach its Disney+ shows moving forward, including starting Daredevil Born Again from scratch. We also have a lot of news about Cyberpunk2077 and CDProjektRed, Ubisoft has hopes for Assassins Creed's future, Activision is prepping for its new ownership. Guillermo Del Toro opens up about Pacific Rim 2, Jerry Seinfeld teases a Seinfeld continuation, and Dan Harmon talks to Zack Snyder about a Rick and Morty Movie. That and more come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 275: Puck Man Returns</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>275</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Puck Man Returns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 266: Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>266</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I've been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I've been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I&#39;ve been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 262: EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>262</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;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?</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;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?</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 250: 250 in the bag!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>250</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>250 in the bag!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:23</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 230: Its Jorts Season</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>230</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Its Jorts Season</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:25</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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  <title>Episode 196: Good News Everyone!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>196</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Good News Everyone!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp;amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>If that headline doesn&#39;t give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don&#39;t expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that&#39;s ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon&#39;s Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 188: Games get Awards?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>188</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Games get Awards?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:25</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 165: Podcasts are nothing without Family</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3d050c46-83f3-4114-a1a7-2829bec493f3.mp3" length="46490755" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>165</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Podcasts are nothing without Family</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If the title was any indication, we have a review of Fast 9. Also Nintendo finally announces the not Switch Pro. The future of Assassins' Creed is in flux yet again. Netflix drops a dud with the first Fear Street, while it launches fireworks with America the Motion Picture. Also Loki is nuking the multiverse, and the Bad Batch finally makes a good post war point. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/3/3d050c46-83f3-4114-a1a7-2829bec493f3/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>If the title was any indication, we have a review of Fast 9. Also Nintendo finally announces the not Switch Pro. The future of Assassins' Creed is in flux yet again. Netflix drops a dud with the first Fear Street, while it launches fireworks with America the Motion Picture. Also Loki is nuking the multiverse, and the Bad Batch finally makes a good post war point.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>If the title was any indication, we have a review of Fast 9. Also Nintendo finally announces the not Switch Pro. The future of Assassins&#39; Creed is in flux yet again. Netflix drops a dud with the first Fear Street, while it launches fireworks with America the Motion Picture. Also Loki is nuking the multiverse, and the Bad Batch finally makes a good post war point. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 162: The Return of the Chief</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/dd13e376-1f0a-4793-a8a2-24713e82fd5b.mp3" length="41345057" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Return of the Chief</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/dd13e376-1f0a-4793-a8a2-24713e82fd5b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus 
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 138: Nick's Nerd New Year Ver. 3.0</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/28386a42-8139-494c-962b-44dfdcebe327.mp3" length="66041287" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>138</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd New Year Ver. 3.0</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well! 2020 is finally over! In our annual year in review episode we talk about my personal favorite Top 8 movies, To 10 TV Shows, and Top 10 Video Games! Also we review Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar's Soul!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:49</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/2/28386a42-8139-494c-962b-44dfdcebe327/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well! 2020 is finally over! In our annual year in review episode we talk about my personal favorite Top 8 movies, To 10 TV Shows, and Top 10 Video Games! Also we review Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar's Soul! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well! 2020 is finally over! In our annual year in review episode we talk about my personal favorite Top 8 movies, To 10 TV Shows, and Top 10 Video Games! Also we review Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar&#39;s Soul!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 132: Now thats Next Gen</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/0de8da98-6666-4be4-83de-a2cca8912a55.mp3" length="34401497" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>132</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Now thats Next Gen</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Nick jumps right in with his first week in Next Gen gaming with the Xbox Series X. Also first looks at AC Valhalla, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. Plus a review of The Mandalorian. Some Disney+ and HBO Max News. And The movie front is still leaking pretty bleak, but at least we have some MCU news. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 129: Eighth Gen Retrospective</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Today we are doing something different, and its a look back at everything surrounding the Eight Generation of Video Game Consoles. What worked and what didn't, what I loved and what I thought was a great addition to the gaming community. One last hurrah for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 123: Next Gen Series N</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>So we finally know that the Xbox Series S is real, but we also got a release and price for the Series  X, and Nintendo finally enters the 4K world. Ubisoft teases use again with Sam Fisher, and no new splinter cell. Kenobi is one off, Robocop without Robocop, and Q is coming back to Starfleet.  Borat 2 may already be done, Star Wars is broken, Dune is woken, Cyborg is soaken and Fast 9 is jokin. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:08</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 114: Its in the cloud, man</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>114</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Its in the cloud, man</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>So BOTW2 is practically confirmed.  Will xbox buy WB interactive? Ninja joins youtube. The sims are headed to TV, Sony gets  part of EPIC.  Ubisoft blows the roof off with FarCry 6. The Boys season 2 and Umbrella Academy season 2 look amazing. The wonder years is coming back, just not as you think. HBO Max is cashing in on the BAT. Lower Decks looks amazing. The UK to allow movies to resume filming, Chris Hemsworth is bulking up for hulk hogan. The DCEU is maybe gonna get more mystical, and the MCU is laying down its future. And Ready Player two is announced. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:29</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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