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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 68 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “bethesda”.
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Episode 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!
December 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
a christmas carol, aang the last airbender, ai, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avatar: fire and ash, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, beauty and the beast, bethesda, braniac, bungie, call of duty, captain america, christmas movies, christopher nolan, clair obscur: expidition 33, daisy ridley, dcu, disney, ea, ebenezer scrooge, fallout, fifa, games workshop, gaming, gaston, geek, history, horizon zero dawn, id software, io interactive, james bond 007 first light, james cameron, jason isaacs, johnny depp, labubu, lex luthor, macauly culkin, magnificent 7, marathon, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix games, nintendo, paramount, peanuts, perfect dark, respawn entertainment, roblox, rupert grint, sony, spider-punk, spider-verse, spuerman, squadron 42, squareenix, star citizen, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars jedi, tangled, tencent, the hunger games, the odyssey, the terminator, titanfall, tomb raider, tv, video games, vince zampella, walt disney pictures, warhammer 40k, wii, wiimote, xbox game studios, youtube
Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn't a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007's video game return.
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed
November 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
007, activisionblizzard, alien, alien: earth, amazon, amazonmgm studios, arc raiders, bethesda, bioware, blizzard, blizzcon, bungie, clair obscur, dc universe, dcu, destiny 2, devil wears prada, disney, fx, fxonhulu, game of the year, gaming, geek, gorilla grodd, grand theft auto 6, gremlins, gta 6, gtavi, horizon zero dawn, hulu, james bond, jimmy olsen, jumanji 3, lego, link, marvel 1943, mass effect, movies, n7, ncsoft, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, predator, predator badlands, predators, ps5, ratchet and clank, rockstar games, sabrina carpenter, shigeru miyamoto, shroud, skydance, sony, square enix, star trek, star trek the next generation, steam, steam machine, super mario, super mario bros movie, super mario galaxy movie, the elder scrolls, the elder scrolls 6, the legend of zelda, the pokémon company, the predator, todd howard, toy story 5, tv, uss enterprise, v for vendetta, valve, video games, weylandyutani, yuatja
Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!
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Episode 389: Thank the Maker?
October 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
007, ai, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, apple tv, arkham, assassin's creed, asus, atari, batgirl, battlefield 6, ben solo, bethesda, daredevil, darkseid, dcu, dead or alive, dead space, dice, disney, disney+, doublefine, dr who, ea, event horizon, fallout, gamescom, gaming, geek, gen v, george lucas, glen powell, god of war, grand theft auto, gta vi, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, intellivison, james bond, james gunn, keeper, kylo ren, marvel studios, mcu, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, pocketpair, pokémon, quantic dream, rockstar games, settlers of catan, sleeping dogs, sony, south park, star wars, stephen king, stranger things, superman, tencent, the boys, the flash, the hulk, tv, twitch, twitchcon, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warnerbros discovery, xbox, xbox game studios, xbox rog ally
George has moved on, we need to accept that, elsewhere in a Galaxy Far Far Away Ben Solo is staying dead. Warner Bros has finally accepted its time to sell, after saying no to unwanted solicitors, Amazon paid pennies for James Bond. Xbox is sticking with the high prices, ಠ_ಠ, and more drama out of Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed. That and more on tonight's episode.
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Episode 384: Mileage may vary
September 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 37 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, amy poehler, anaconda, assassin's creed, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, bethesda, boderlands 4, central perk, comedy central, console wars, dice, disney+, dr. doom, ea, elder scrolls online, eso, final fantasy vii, fire emblem, friends, game of thrones, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halle berry, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, highlander, hollow knight silksong, house of the dragon, jack black, jimmy kimmel, joseph kosinski, mark hamill, mass effect, mega pokémon, miami vice, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, paul rudd, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, ricky gervais, robert redford, sega, seth rogan, sonic, south park, star wars, stephen king, super mario, super mario bros, super mario galaxy, superman, the batman pt 2, the elder scrolls, the emmys, the long walk, the muppet show, the muppets, the oscars, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox
While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy
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Episode 383: To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before
September 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
activision, alien romulus, amazon prime video, andor, bethesda, black ops 6, black ops 7, call of duty, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, creative arts emmys, dan houser, darth vader, dc, dcu, dead island, dead island 3, deadpool, disney+, fede alvarez, firaxes, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, gta vi, harry potter, hollow knight, hollow knight: silksong, john c mcginley, john candy, jumanji, k-pop demon hunters, life is strange, machine games, man of tomorrow, mcu, michael caine, movies, nbc, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pete hines, rockstar games, ryan reynold, scrubs, silksong, spider-man, star trek, star trek day, star wars, street fighter, sucker punch, superman, the conjuring, the office, the paper, tom holland, tomb raider, tony gilroy, treyarch, tv, video games, wolfenstein, xbox game pass
The Paper is out, the hotly anticipated sequel to the office, does it live up? Full review at the end of the episode. Silksong is out and it has dominate the charts, Nomura gives an update on Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy, and Treyarch walks things back a bit. Plus Michael Caine is coming out of retirement, Ryan Reynolds admits to what we all know and Star Trek day comes and goes with little fanfare. Come take a listen.
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Episode 381: No Difficulty Options
August 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
activision, alan cumming, alex garland, amazon prime video, assassin's creed mirage, atari, avengers, avengers doomsday, bbc, bethesda, bioware, black ops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops, chucky, clair obscur, comedy central, crystal dynamics, dceu, dcu, death stranding, devil may cry, disney+, doctor who, double fine, ea, elden ring, evo, ewan mcgregor, fallout, fanta, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gamescom, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, hideo kojima, high on life, hollow knight, hulu, james gunn, john cena, k-pop demon hunters, katee sackhoff, king of the hill, kumail nanjiani, lego, lucasfilm, mass effect, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicolas cage, nightcrawler, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obi-wan kenobi, paramount, peacemaker, peacock, peter parsons, pirates of the caribbean, playground games, pokémon, pokémon go, pyschonaughts, roblox, sisu, skate, sony interactive, south park, splinter cell, squanch games, star citizen, star wars, starfield, superman, the eternals, the justice gang, the mandalorian, the office, the paper, tim schafer, tom clancy, treyarch, true detective, turn 10, tv, ubisoft, video games, wb games, wednesday, wizards of the coast, x-men, x2, xbox, xbox game pass
What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow.
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Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...
July 30th, 2025 | 1 hr 25 mins
activision, adam sandler, air bud, amazon prime video, ariana grande, avatar: fire and ash, avatar: the last airbender, batman, battlefield, battlefield 6, bethesda, black panther, buffy the vampire slayer, call of duty, clair obscur, comic con, coyote vs acme, critical role, darth maul, dice, disney, dreamworks, ea games, ea sports, eddy murphy, eyes of wakanda, family guy, fantastic four, fantastic four first steps, friday the 13th, gaming, geek, gen v, god of war, guerilla games, happy gilmore, happy gilmore 2, horizon zero dawn, hulu, invincible, james bond, james cameron, john cena, league of legends, legend of vox machina, looney tunes, lucasfilm, lucasfilm animation, machinegames, mcu, meet the parents, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oo7, palworld, paramount, peacemaker, playstation, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rick & morty, riot games, robert kirkman, robin williams, ronald d moore, san diego comic con, sdcc, south park, spinal tap, square enix, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, steven yeun, superman, taron egerton, tencent, the bad guys 2, the boys, the las of us, the pink panther, this is spinal tap, tv, video games, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wolfenstein, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, zootopia 2
I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!
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Episode 376: No More Tears
July 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 43 mins
alamo drafthouse, alien: earth, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, avengers doomsday, bethesda, beyond the spider-verse, booster gold, captain marvel, captain planet, cbs, critical roll, dcu, disney, disney+, doctor doom, donkey kong, dredd, fc 26, final fantasy xiv, futurama, fx, fx on hulu, gabe newell, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hellraiser, hulu, invincible, james gunn, jeopardy, judge dredd, kevin feige, king of the hill, lego, lego gameboy, leonardo dicaprio, loki, madden, madden curse, malcolm jamal warner, mario kart world, marvel studios, mcu, miles morales, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, ozzy osbourne, paramount, paramount+, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends za, pokémon presents, popcorn bucket, reed richards, resident evil 2, robert downey jr, south park, spider-man, square enix, star wars, stephen colbert, stranger things, superman, supermassive, taika waititi, the avengers, the chines room, the elder scrolls, the fantastic four, the late show, the outer worlds, the outer worlds 2, thunderbolts*, tron, tron ares, tv, ubisoft, unreal engine, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, wandavision, warner bros, wednesday, wednesday adams, windows 10, x-men, xbox
Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV!
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Episode 373: Imperfect Dark
July 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 22 mins
amanda waller, amazon, andy weir, assassin's creed black flag, assassin's creed iv, bandai namco, bethesda, black ops 7, black panther, blumhouse, brad pitt, call of duty, capcom, christopher nolan, dcu, disney, dr. seuss, ea sports, ea sports college basketball, everwild, eyes of wakanda, f1, f1 the movie, fast and furious, fast x, gaming, gareth edwards, geek, ghost recon, glen powell, halo, halo studios, hbo, hulu, hyperkin, ironheart, james gunn, lilo & stitch, luke skywalker, m3gan 2.0, magic the gathering, mark hamill, matt reeves, matt stone, mcu, mephisto, microsoft, movies, mtg, my hero academia, naughty dog, ncaa basketball, neil druckman, nerd, netflix, nintendo, paramount, perfect dark, project hail mary, rare, rdr2, red dead redemption 2, reddit, resident evil, rockstar games, rogue one, ryan coogler, ryan gosling, sam raimi, sonic the hedgehog, south park, spider-man, spider-man 2, spider-man 3, spider-man no way home, squid game, star wars, steam, stephen king, superman, the batman, the bear, the cat in the hat, the initiative, the last jedi, the last of us, the odyssey, the running man, the simpsons, tmnt, tom clancy, trey parker, turn 10, tv, ubisoft, valve, video games, vin diesel, xbox, zenimax online studios
Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there's major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight's episode.