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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 310: Okey Dokey
April 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
alien, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, baby reindeer, bafta, bafta game awards, baldurs gate 3, bethesda game studios, bethesda softworks, black panther ea, brotherhood of steel, captain america 4, christopher nolan, cinemacon, d&d, dan harmon, deadpool & wolverine, disney, dragon age, fallout, fallout 3, fallout 4, fallout 76, fallout tv show, final fantasy, final fantasy 7 remake, final fantasy vii, frank sinatra, game, gamescom, gaming, geek, ghosts of tsushima, ghouls, gi joe, gladiator 2, golden axe, hades 2, hasbro, heather locklear, henry cavill, inside out 2, interstellar, invincible, jabba the hutt, jonathan nolan, keanu reeves, kendrick lamar, kevin feige, leonardo dicaprio, liam neeson, mcu, melrose place, moana 2, monarch, monsterverse, movies, mufasa, naked gun, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo indie world showcase, old boy, one punch man, palworld, pamela anderson, paramount+, participant media, playstation, playstation 5 pro, pokémon, ps5, ps5 pro, quentin tarantino, scar movie, scorsese, sega, shang-chi, simu liu, sonic the hedgehog 3, sony playstation, south park, squareenix, star trek, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, star wars outlaws, steve buscemi, taketwo interactive, todd howard, transformers, transformers one, tv, ubisoft, vault dwellers, video games, wednesday, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, xbox series x
Welcome Vault Dwellers! If you cant tell, this is a Fallout centric episode as we cover all the news of the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of Fallout! Plus a full review of the series! Also layoffs continue to plague the industry, even its top dogs, plus More news on the PS5 Pro, and its goals, but is it for everyone? Also We have more news from Cinemacon, reboots continue to proliferate, and Star Trek loses another red shirt.
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Episode 295: Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it
January 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
adam driver, ahsoka, air, aquaman, aquaman and the lost kingdom, asteroid city, baldurs gate 3, blumhouse, cd projektred, chad stahelski, christopher judge, coyote vs. acme, craig robinson, dc comics, dceu, dcu, disney, disney+, dungeons and dragons honor among thieves, forza motorsport, fraiser, fubar, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gen v, god of war, god of war ragnarok, godzilla, godzilla minus one, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, harley quinn, hbo, hi-fi rush, high on life, history of the world part ii, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west: burning shores, hulu, jack black, john wick chapter 4, john williams, kratos, larian, lucasfilm, margot robie, mario, marvel's what if, marvels spider-man 2, mcu, minecraft, miyamoto, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, nes, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacock, playstation 5, playstation plus, ps plus, ps+, ps5, rey skywalker, sakurai, scott pilgrim takes off, secret invasion, shigeru miyamoto, sie, snyderverse, sony, square enix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, star wars outlaws, starfield, steamboat willie, steven yeun, super nintendo, super smash bros, super smash bros ultimate, tetris, that 90s show, the boys, the creator, the office, the super mario bros movie, the thunderbolts, they cloned tyrone!, tv, twisted metal, twitch, ubisoft, universal pictures, universal studios, video games, walt disney pictures, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, wes anderson, wonka, xbox, zelda
Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office.
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Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast
October 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
007, 90s, 90s horror, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amptp, anime, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, arachnaphobia, ark survival evolved, baldurs gate 3, bioshock, bioware, blizzard, burt young, crunchyroll, david tenant, dceu, deep blue sea, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, doug bowser, dualsense, dune, ea games, event horizon, fallout, from dusk till dawn, halo forge, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hunger games, insomniac games, iron man, james bond, james wan, john carpenter, lake placid, larian, las vegas, lego, like a dragon, loki, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, marvel games, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, mass effect 5, mcu, metal gear solid 3: snake eater, metal gear solid delta, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning, movies, mtg secret lair, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, paddington, paddington in peru, pillars of eternity, ps5, remedy entertainment, richard roundtree, robocop, rocky, sag-aftra, scream, shaft, snyderverse, sony, sony playstation, species, sphere, star citizen, star wars dark forces, taylor swift, the boys, the boys: gen v, the eras tour, the haunting, the sphere, tremors, tv shows, twitchcon, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games
If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!
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Episode 273: Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you
August 2nd, 2023 | 57 mins 18 secs
007, 1960s, alien, bad boys, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie, billy dee williams, call of duty, classic film, dcu, dead by daylight, discord, disenchantment, disney+, divinity original sin, dolly, donald glover, dungeons and dragons, final fantasy, final fantasy 14, from russia with love, gal gadot, ghostbusters, goldfinger, hello, incredible mr. limpet, james bond, karate kid, kraven the hunter, lando, lando calrissian, larian, loki, mario + rabbids, mary poppins, mcu, microsoft, modern warfare 2, modern warfare 3, movies, nasa, nasa+, netflix, nickelodeon, nickelodeon all star brawl, nicki minaj, nintendo, nintendo switch, one hundred and one dalmatians, oppenheimer, paramount, path of exile, paul reubens, pee wee herman, planet of the apes, playstation, playstation 5, pollyanna, ps5, respawn entertainment, sag strike, sakurai, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man beyond the spider-verse, square enix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, stephen amell, sucker punch, super mario, super smash bros, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the jungle book, the odd couple, the parent trap, the sound of music, the sword in the stone, tmnt, to kill a mockingbird, turner classic movies, tv shows, venom 3, video games, warzone 2.0, wga strike, wonder woman, yellow submarine, zack snyder
Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen.
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Episode 271: Your Mission If you choose to accept it....
July 19th, 2023 | 58 mins 23 secs
activisionblizzard, assassins creed mirage, baldurs gate 3, bob iger, bungie, call of duty, casablanca, citizen kane, classic cinema, classic movies, cnbc, disney+, dumbo, ea sports, ea sports fc24, equity, ftc, grand theft auto, gta 6, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, hitchcock, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, larry hryb, major nelson, max, mcu, microsoft, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning part i, movies, netflix, nick fury, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, pinocchio, playstation, ps5, rockstar games, sag-aftra, sag-aftra strike, secret invasion, sega, sega saturn, skrulls, snow white, sony playstation, spock, star trek, star wars, star wars outlaws, strange new worlds, team fortress 2, the walt disney company, tom cruise, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, vulcan, wga, wga strike, wizard of oz, xbl, xbox, xbox live gold, xbox series x
In solidarity with the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strike this will be our last week reporting on new and newly released TV and Movie content, so we will go out with a bang a review of Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I. Also the Xbox-Activision acquisition is one step closer to completion, finally. Also we will start talking about old movies, and going over things that are already out to you san enjoy content without being a scab! Lets all take a listen!
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Episode 270: Comic-Accurate Suit
July 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
abk, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, ashoka, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie, black noir, black panther, blade, blue beetle, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, classic gaming, coen brothers, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doom patrol, ea sports, elektra, emilia clark, exoprimal, ftc, gex the gecko, godzilla, green lanter, guy gardener, homelander, hugh jackman, insidious 3, james gunn, jurassic park, kit harrington, kobe bryant, limited run games, marvel games, max, mcu, mcui, mega man, metal gear solid, microsoft, mister terrific, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat 1, movies, napoleon, nathan fillion, naughty dog, nba 2k24, neil druckman, nick fury, peacock, rebel moon, ridley scott, ryan reynolds, san diego comic con, sdcc, secret invasion, sega, sega of america, shang-chi, simu liu, skrulls, sony, star wars, stephen spielberg, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, the boys, the emmy awards, the fast and the furious, toho, tv shows, twisted metal, ufc 5, universal studios hollywood, video games, walt disney company, walt disney studios, warner bros, warzone 2.0, wga strike, wheel of time, wolverine, x-men, xbox, zack snyder
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.
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Episode 266: Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!
June 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
33 imortals, akira toriyama, alan wake 2, apex legends, arnold, assassins creed, atlus, avatar, avatar: frontiers of pandora, avowed, baldurs gate 3, bambi, beast wars, bethesda softworks, capcom, christopher nolan, cities skylines, clockwork revolution, compulsion games, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dcu, dead by daylight, deadcells, deadpool 3, diablo iv, e3, embracer group, exoprimal, fable, fallout, ffvii rebirth, flight simulator, fornite, forza motorsport, friday the 13th, geoff keighly, hellblade 2, high on life, inxile, james mangold, john carpenter, john wick, kevin smith, like a dragon, lionsgate, lord of the rings: return to moria, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvels spider-man 2, mcdonalds, mcu, mega man, mortal kombat 1, movies, netflix, nickmercs, obsidian games, palworld, path of exile, persona, prince of persia, respawn entertainment, sandland, sea of thieves, sega, sonic superstarts, south of midnight, spider-man: across the spider-verse, star trek infinite, star wars, star wars outlaws, starfield, summer games fest, the cw, the leprachaun, the secret of monkey island, the witcher, timthetatman, titanfall, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, tv shows, twister metal, ubisoft, ubisoft forward, video games, walt disney studios, warhammer 40k, wednesday, whoopi goldberg, xbox games showcase, young rock
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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Episode 251: State of Presents Earnings Call
March 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
amazon studios, andy muschietti, arkhamverse, baldurs gate 3, batman, battlefield 2042, bethesda, beyond good and evil 2, call of duty, capcom, captain pikachu, chris pine, cocaine bear, dcu, destiny 2, dice, disney+, dune, dune prequel, e3, ea games, elden ring, ffxvi, forspoken, forza horizon 5, forza motorsport, fromsoftware, games with gold, glass onion, guillermo del toro, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, io interactive, it, it prequel, knives out, lord of the rings, mcu, meta quest 2, meta quest 3, middle earth, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat 12, movies, netflix, new line cinema, nintendo, occulus, paramount+, peter jackson, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon anime, pokémon concierge, pokémon presents, pokémon scarlet, pokémon sleep, pokémon violet, ps5, psvr2, resident evil, resident evil 4 remake, ring of power, rockstead studios, rogers: the musical, shazam, shigeru miyamoto, shinji mikami, sony, square enix, star trek, star wars, state of play, steven yeun, stranger things, street fighter 6, succession, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, tango gameworks, the evil within, the mandalorian, the night manager, the thunderbolts, tom cruise, top gun maverick, tv shows, ubisoft, vaporware, video games, warnerbros, wb, xbox, xbox series x
We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB's earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen.