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    <description>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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    <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 409: What have we here? Matching uniforms?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>409</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>What have we here? Matching uniforms?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Oscars were this weekend, and surprise surprise, PTA won big, while Chalamet went home with nothing. We also got two big trailers this week, Dune Pt. 3 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day!  Pokémon Go was used to farm us for AR images and map data, and Nvidia says we're wrong about DLSS5. Plus we have the Scooby gang all casted for Netflix's upcoming adaptation. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:58</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 405: The San Diego Freeway Cast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A week after the Super Bowl and we finally got The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, took long enough. Also Warner Bros seems to finally relent and gives Paramount 7 days to try again. If the Simpsons ever ends, which is probably more likely than you think, it wont spend time on a grand finale. PlayStation held a state of play last week, and it was heavy on Kratos, plus if you are waiting on a steam deck, blame AI. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:25</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 399: You Can't Sit With Us!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>399</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>You Can't Sit With Us!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:41</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026.  
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  <title>Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>398</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:30</itunes:duration>
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  <description>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>397</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;t a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007&#39;s video game return. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;t a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007&#39;s video game return. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 396: These go to eleven</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>396</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:24:51</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We&#39;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&#39;s eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>392</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I ain't got time to bleed</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 389: Thank the Maker?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/33ccf6f3-e65a-4f6f-ba42-c3fb00b9d637.mp3" length="75703918" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>389</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Thank the Maker?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:10</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;s Creed. That and more on tonight&#39;s episode. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;s Creed. That and more on tonight&#39;s episode. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 384: Mileage may vary</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/fb117fa3-6674-4f37-9a64-10e7cbade697.mp3" length="84640590" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>384</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Mileage may vary</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:37:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 383: To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>383</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:07</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/3/3151f6e5-54c0-44a2-a7aa-d2b9b8bb2d0c/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 381: No Difficulty Options</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>381</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>No Difficulty Options</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/0982e91b-590e-437d-8557-449319c3af5b.mp3" length="96981370" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>377</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:25:05</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/0/0982e91b-590e-437d-8557-449319c3af5b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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!</p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 376: No More Tears</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>376</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>No More Tears</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:43:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 373: Imperfect Dark</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Imperfect Dark</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 369: A Michael Bay Production</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>A Michael Bay Production</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Guess what, there's another reason to question the existence of the PS5 Pro! The Sony Sate of Play was pretty solid today, and its mainly due to the James Bond game trailer. Microsoft pushes back its handheld plans, Nintendo keeps it close to the vest, and Activision has a blunder. Plus Netflix has its Tudum, Mark Hamill shares his future, and thank god we don't live in the Michael Bay Superman Timeline. Plus my review of Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:24</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Guess what, there's another reason to question the existence of the PS5 Pro! The Sony Sate of Play was pretty solid today, and its mainly due to the James Bond game trailer. Microsoft pushes back its handheld plans, Nintendo keeps it close to the vest, and Activision has a blunder. Plus Netflix has its Tudum, Mark Hamill shares his future, and thank god we don't live in the Michael Bay Superman Timeline. Plus my review of Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning.  
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  <title>Episode 359: Go Go Disney Rangers!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Go Go Disney Rangers!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Disney is making a crack at the Power Rangers, will they succeed where others failed? GameInformer rises from the ashes, and Nintendo is hitting the pitchers mound. Meanwhile, the future of James Bond gets a little clearer as its new producers are named, Assassin's Creed Shadows is out and in the wild, and Minecraft hopes to dominate at the box office. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Disney is making a crack at the Power Rangers, will they succeed where others failed? GameInformer rises from the ashes, and Nintendo is hitting the pitchers mound. Meanwhile, the future of James Bond gets a little clearer as its new producers are named, Assassin's Creed Shadows is out and in the wild, and Minecraft hopes to dominate at the box office.  
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  <title>Episode 354: Cowabung-NO</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Cowabung-NO</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another week another round of gaming layoffs, are you shocked? Didn't think so. Should CoD go Free to Play? Some gamers think so after the newest crossover. SNL celebrated its 50th and it was a damn good show, The Accountant finally shows off its sequel, and we have a full review of Captain America: Brave New World. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Another week another round of gaming layoffs, are you shocked? Didn't think so. Should CoD go Free to Play? Some gamers think so after the newest crossover. SNL celebrated its 50th and it was a damn good show, The Accountant finally shows off its sequel, and we have a full review of Captain America: Brave New World.  
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  <title>Episode 347: Nick's Nerd New Year 6.0</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>347</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Happy New Year! Its that time again where there isn't really any news, so instead we look back on what was 2024. Nick breaks down his Top 10's for the year. We've got Movies, we've got games, and we've got TV shows. No sense in spoiling it all, so you will just have to listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:38</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year! Its that time again where there isn&#39;t really any news, so instead we look back on what was 2024. Nick breaks down his Top 10&#39;s for the year. We&#39;ve got Movies, we&#39;ve got games, and we&#39;ve got TV shows. No sense in spoiling it all, so you will just have to listen!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 344: The Gods will decide</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>The Gods will decide</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:25</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 343: You may now retrieve the Index.</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>343</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>You may now retrieve the Index.</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:20</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 330: Lacking Original Content</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Lacking Original Content</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:49</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 326: Winter is coming...again</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Winter is coming...again</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Did y'all know that winter is coming? Its not just the Starks that say it, now the Targaryen's say it too, and in high Valyrian. Anyway, we must now wait another two years for more House of the Dragon, but we are getting more Westeros next year! GameStop announces the end of GameInformer....is nothing sacred anymore? Meanwhile WB Gaming is imploding, Bungie done messed up, and Intel is whoa. Plus More Deadpool &amp; Wolverine news, Inside Out 2 passes another milestone, and John Wick's world is about to expand.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 325: I'm smelling what you're stepping in</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Comic-Con 2024 has come and gone, and with it some pretty major news. And Marvel did not disappoint during their return to Hall H, and the Russo's brought us a very unexpected gift. SAG-AFTRA is back with a new strike, this time for Video Game Voice actors, Bungie gets hit with a massive lay off. And to top it all off, we have a review of Deadpool and Wolverine! LFG!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:33:42</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 324: The Great Journey is at an End</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>324</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Great Journey is at an End</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We can finally have peace, as the Halo show has been put out of its misery. Fighting games seem to be getting a lot of new content this year, EA Sports hits the jackpot on College Football 25, and Unions make waves. Plus 24 may be coming back to a screen near you, James Gunn clarifies the DCU a little more, and the world preps for Deadpool &amp; Wolverine. Meanwhile Pixar takes over the world inside our heads, Glen Powell seems poised to take over the actual world, and Twisters takes you on a thrilling ride. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:33</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>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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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>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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. 
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  <title>Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>319</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>We have a (2)-319!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 317: No longer in 8k</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>No longer in 8k</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the summer game showcase season has begun, and the Sony State of Play kicked it all off! More Video game adaptations are also hitting our screens this year, as the industry continues to flip flop between healthy and layoffs. Hollywood seems to finally be bouncing back from the pandemic and the dual strikes as new projects are aplenty. Plus The Acolyte seems to be a shining star in the Star Wars Galaxy!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well the summer game showcase season has begun, and the Sony State of Play kicked it all off! More Video game adaptations are also hitting our screens this year, as the industry continues to flip flop between healthy and layoffs. Hollywood seems to finally be bouncing back from the pandemic and the dual strikes as new projects are aplenty. Plus The Acolyte seems to be a shining star in the Star Wars Galaxy! 
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  <title>Episode 316: Make it Epic</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 19:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Make it Epic</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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  <title>Episode 314: A Sixth fit for the gods</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>A Sixth fit for the gods</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well would you look at that, 6 years in, we are still rambling about nonsense. Ubisoft finally announces and shows off its newest Assassin's Creed, Shadows, set in feudal Japan, allowing everyone to play out their Shogun dreams. Meanwhile, Square Enix is finally going to support a multiplatform agenda, and Helldivers breaks a record. Also Hollywood upfronts are going on, so we have a ton of TV news, not to be outdone, by the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings movie, or the return of Happy Gilmore. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well would you look at that, 6 years in, we are still rambling about nonsense. Ubisoft finally announces and shows off its newest Assassin's Creed, Shadows, set in feudal Japan, allowing everyone to play out their Shogun dreams. Meanwhile, Square Enix is finally going to support a multiplatform agenda, and Helldivers breaks a record. Also Hollywood upfronts are going on, so we have a ton of TV news, not to be outdone, by the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings movie, or the return of Happy Gilmore.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well would you look at that, 6 years in, we are still rambling about nonsense. Ubisoft finally announces and shows off its newest Assassin&#39;s Creed, Shadows, set in feudal Japan, allowing everyone to play out their Shogun dreams. Meanwhile, Square Enix is finally going to support a multiplatform agenda, and Helldivers breaks a record. Also Hollywood upfronts are going on, so we have a ton of TV news, not to be outdone, by the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings movie, or the return of Happy Gilmore. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 309: Total Eclipse of the Pod</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>309</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Total Eclipse of the Pod</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Don't worry, no need to wear protective eyewear to listen to this weeks episode. This week, EA makes a few announcements, some of them late, some of them unexpected, and some of them booed. Ubisoft finally gives us a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, and gives the Prince of Persia a roguelike makeover. Meanwhile, Disney makes big announcements for 2026, Joker gets a trailer, and AMC says "hindsight is 20/20". That and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Don't worry, no need to wear protective eyewear to listen to this weeks episode. This week, EA makes a few announcements, some of them late, some of them unexpected, and some of them booed. Ubisoft finally gives us a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, and gives the Prince of Persia a roguelike makeover. Meanwhile, Disney makes big announcements for 2026, Joker gets a trailer, and AMC says "hindsight is 20/20". That and more.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Don&#39;t worry, no need to wear protective eyewear to listen to this weeks episode. This week, EA makes a few announcements, some of them late, some of them unexpected, and some of them booed. Ubisoft finally gives us a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, and gives the Prince of Persia a roguelike makeover. Meanwhile, Disney makes big announcements for 2026, Joker gets a trailer, and AMC says &quot;hindsight is 20/20&quot;. That and more. </p>]]>
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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>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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 a full review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and my top 10 90s comedies.  
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  <title>Episode 304: Cerveza Cristal!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Cerveza Cristal!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y'all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur's Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Meanwhile Superman Legacy becomes Superman, Disney cancels movies, and 6 Seasons and a Movie is no longer in doubt. Plus! A review of Dune Pt. 2!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 300: For Tonight We Dine In Hell!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>300</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>For Tonight We Dine In Hell!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We made it! 300 episodes! Look at us, who woulda thunk? But hey we still got news to talk about. Top stories include Disney's investment into Epic Games and a new Fortnite partnership. Microsoft and Xbox are facing a massive wave of distrust, doubt, and sadness after rumors spark a wildstorm, and Gina Carano is suing Disney over "free speech". Plus we have Final Fantasy news, EVO news, and Hollywood just sending a flood of news down the pike. Including a river of Disney news.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:37</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>298</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Here it is, your moment of Ken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that&#39;s what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew &quot;Pokémon with guns&quot; would be this successful. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 293: ParamountBros:ShowMAX</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>293</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>ParamountBros:ShowMAX</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final seasons, and Curb is ending. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, not good. The MCU's second greatest villain may not actual be a thing anymore, and I watched Barbie. Plus my top 10 Christmas movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final seasons, and Curb is ending. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, not good. The MCU's second greatest villain may not actual be a thing anymore, and I watched Barbie. Plus my top 10 Christmas movies.  
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  <title>Episode 292: The Game Awards Minus Two</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>292</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Game Awards Minus Two</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:19:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 291: Return of the VICE</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>291</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Return of the VICE</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 290: The Courage to podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>290</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Courage to podcast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:04</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films.  
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  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Lord GabeN, Gabe Newell, Steam, Valve Corp, GTA Online, Rockstar Games, Tekken 8, NamcoBandai, Destiny 2, Bungie, ByteDance, Nuvrse, Marvel Snap, TikTok, Team17, Worms, Red Dead Redemption 2, RDR Online, Red Dead Online, Tony Todd, Spider-Man 2, Warhammer, Frontier, Geoff Keighly, The Game Awards, The Division, Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft, Tom Clancy, Five Nights at Freddy's, Blumhouse, Avatar, Silent Hill, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher, Amazon Prime Video, Fallout, Todd Howard, Bethesda, Sony, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation, PS5, NCSoft, The Last of Us, Max, HBO, The Last of Us 2, Naughtydog, Xbox, Phil Spencer, The Batman, The Arkham Trilogy, WB Games, Ark: Survival Evolved, Beyond Good and Evil, GTA Definitive Edition, Netflix Games, Free Radicals, Timesplitters, Unity Engine, Weta FX, PS Plus, LEGO 2kDrive, Taika Waititi, Star Wars, SAG-AFTRA, Naruto, Willem Dafoe, Beetlejuice, The Hunger Games, Disney, WISH, Disney's Wish, Disney 100, Michael Waldron, The Avengers, THe Kang Dynasty, Kang the Conqueror, MCU, Looney Tunes, This is Spinal Tap, Chris Evans, Timothy Olyphant, Alien, The Boys, Avatar, Pokémon, Netflix, Twitter, David Zaslav, WBD, WarnerBros Discovery, Ted, Peacock, Seth McFarlane, Zack Snyder, The Snydercut, Sebastian Stan, Bob Iger, Sonic 3, Blue Beetle, 90s movies, 90s drama, 90s, Hamlet, October Sky, Any Given Sunday, Apollo 13, Brokedown Palace, American History X, Life is Beautiful, Good Will Hunting, Goodfellas, Casino  </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 284: I'm Just Pete</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>284</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I'm Just Pete</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaughn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:06</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaugn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaugn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!</p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaugn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 280: The architects of their own destruction</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/280</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/050aa6a1-82cd-4357-92a4-67539bdf2a74.mp3" length="25537826" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>280</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The architects of their own destruction</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:45</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/0/050aa6a1-82cd-4357-92a4-67539bdf2a74/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when &quot;private&quot; emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when &quot;private&quot; emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 279: Unity or Unionization</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/279</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>279</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Unity or Unionization</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:28</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/dea3c4a9-6da4-4388-b035-45bfed2e1a47/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 275: Puck Man Returns</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/275</link>
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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:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <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 274: Pokémon Presents: Tekken 8</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>274</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Pokémon Presents: Tekken 8</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We had some big gaming news over the last week between EVO 2023 and Pokémon Presents, thus giving us something to feast on before Gamescon. Meanwhile there has been a lot of movement out of Hollywood, not necessarily on the strike front, but news nonetheless. Barbie made a billion in under 20 days, Disney+ is following in Netflix's footsteps, and while Max is pulling a pandemic Netflix. Lin Manuel Miranda wants to adapt a classic for the stage, and Pixar isn't worried about the future. We cap off the show with the best movies from the 1970s. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:24</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We had some big gaming news over the last week between EVO 2023 and Pokémon Presents, thus giving us something to feast on before Gamescon. Meanwhile there has been a lot of movement out of Hollywood, not necessarily on the strike front, but news nonetheless. Barbie made a billion in under 20 days, Disney+ is following in Netflix's footsteps, and while Max is pulling a pandemic Netflix. Lin Manuel Miranda wants to adapt a classic for the stage, and Pixar isn't worried about the future. We cap off the show with the best movies from the 1970s.  
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  <title>Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/243bb33b-48eb-4cc3-b00d-cd975275a438.mp3" length="67609120" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>268</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This Podcast is just a social construct</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be.  
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 265: Across the Pod-Verse</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3f4a3f80-bf40-4ce5-98d1-169258dfd434.mp3" length="77297639" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>265</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Across the Pod-Verse</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week we have a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, which you wont want to miss. We also have all the news out of both Meta and Apples new conferences, where a lot of new head based hardware was announced. We learned some major shakeups are coming at GameStop, and the WGA strike continues. No movement on the ABK Xbox merger, and The Rock is getting another standalone movie in the Fast Saga. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:25</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/3/3f4a3f80-bf40-4ce5-98d1-169258dfd434/cover.jpg?v=2"/>
  <description>This week we have a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, which you wont want to miss. We also have all the news out of both Meta and Apples new conferences, where a lot of new head based hardware was announced. We learned some major shakeups are coming at GameStop, and the WGA strike continues. No movement on the ABK Xbox merger, and The Rock is getting another standalone movie in the Fast Saga.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week we have a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, which you wont want to miss. We also have all the news out of both Meta and Apples new conferences, where a lot of new head based hardware was announced. We learned some major shakeups are coming at GameStop, and the WGA strike continues. No movement on the ABK Xbox merger, and The Rock is getting another standalone movie in the Fast Saga. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 261: I'm not a Racoon!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/f1824bcb-298d-484f-8bfc-0911fcb9bd2e.mp3" length="85065631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>261</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I'm not a Racoon!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:10</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/f/f1824bcb-298d-484f-8bfc-0911fcb9bd2e/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 260: 5 Years in the can!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 19:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/46524878-e34d-4fc5-a638-263fd503ebcf.mp3" length="69258676" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>260</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>5 Years in the can!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:26</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/4/46524878-e34d-4fc5-a638-263fd503ebcf/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen.  
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  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA&#39;s decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA&#39;s decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 253: The Ides of March</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/920cd866-2799-4454-a6c2-d27780e9251e.mp3" length="43673614" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>253</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Ides of March</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Yes on this Ides of March we have a new episode. We've got Oscars Coverage, and Mando reviews. More news from the Microsoft Activision merger plus DC and Marvel news you wont want to miss. Just make sure to let Caesar know before he sees Brutus. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:05</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/9/920cd866-2799-4454-a6c2-d27780e9251e/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Yes on this Ides of March we have a new episode. We've got Oscars Coverage, and Mando reviews. More news from the Microsoft Activision merger plus DC and Marvel news you wont want to miss. Just make sure to let Caesar know before he sees Brutus.  
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  <title>Episode 252: When Myths Become Reality</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>252</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>When Myths Become Reality</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Will the ActivisionBlizzard deal ever stop making for great content? Because at this point its the gift that keeps on giving. Paradox interactive announces a slew of new games and DLC including Cities: Skylines II, Starfield finally has a new release date, and Google Admits it can't do cloud games alone. Paramount+ pulls the plug on Star Trek Discovery, maybe? Jon Bernthal joins the MCU, The Mandalorian shows a Star Wars beast of mythical proportions and Star Trek Picard brings back and old enemy.  Also what's going on at Lucasfilm in regards to Star Wars film future?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:12</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 251: State of Presents Earnings Call</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>251</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>State of Presents Earnings Call</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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.  
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  <title>Episode 246: The Nerd Before an MMO</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>246</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Nerd Before an MMO</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron. 
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  <itunes:duration>54:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.  
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  <title>Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/a4bb268d-9788-4e23-882f-969f87552718.mp3" length="59170631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>238</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nintendo gonna Nintendo</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:42</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/a/a4bb268d-9788-4e23-882f-969f87552718/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren&#39;t Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>236</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:26</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/b/bf5f61aa-ec00-4074-8824-1aa864f9ea42/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 208: This is where the Fun Begins</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>208</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is where the Fun Begins</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>May the 4th be With You! Its a Star Wars day episode! Plus we have more Activision News. The Embracer Group takes some studios out of SquareEnixs hands, and Meta has plans for the Quest. Meanwhile, the CW kills off two more Arrowverse shows, Jackass is coming back to TV, and Halo drops another dud, and Moon Knight Kills it! Also FastX finds a new director, the MCU Fantastic Four loses a director, and Jurassic World Dominion is setting up a great finish. Meanwhile, its Star Wars day so here is another rant complaining about JJ Abrams. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:55</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 205: LEGO x Sony Billionaire Blitz</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What do Sony and LEGO and Epic have to do with each other? Just a thing called the METAverse. Kingdom Hearts 4 is coming, and the world let out a collective sigh. HBO Max is increasing its DC output, while the future of the Fantastic Beast franchise is in doubt. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:55</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 201: Is this thing On?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>201</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Is this thing On?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Just your standard news: Skull and Bones is still alive, The Batman, James T. Kirk recast, George RR Martin still hasn't finished the winds of winter. You know standard fare. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>36:51</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 199: Nick's Glorious Return</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>199</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick's Glorious Return</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you read that right Nick is back in a double feature episode, featuring two weeks worth of news! Shout out to Scott for hosting last week as well. But yes you guessed it two weeks worth of news, that includes the Pokémon news, Street Fighter, Horizon Forbidden West, Peacemaker, #Bendergate and a hell of a lot more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Yes you read that right Nick is back in a double feature episode, featuring two weeks worth of news! Shout out to Scott for hosting last week as well. But yes you guessed it two weeks worth of news, that includes the Pokémon news, Street Fighter, Horizon Forbidden West, Peacemaker, #Bendergate and a hell of a lot more! 
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  <title>Episode 184: A Legend turns 20</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>A Legend turns 20</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>As we celebrate #HALO20 and #XBOX20 lets not forget our future. We also have more depression ActivisionBlizzard news, The Game Awards announces its nominees. Disney+ celebrates it's Disneyplusaversary, and Marvel Nukes the internet with the new Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer. Also Nick finally watched Eternals, and has some thoughts.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:42</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/3/38f1009c-d60b-4468-9444-9baa1929b314/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
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  <title>Episode 175: Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The PlayStation showcase dropped some unexpected but welcomed news. The analogue pocket has unfortunately been delayed again. Nintendo does really weird things, as per usual. Fox wants to bring back 24. Disney+ is killing in with its MCU shows, except for this weeks What If...?. The Matrix Trailer is a dud, and Disney sets its eyes on the future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 166: Glorious Purpose</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>166</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Glorious Purpose</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We are back with another rendition of the pod. This week: Black Widow Review, Netflix is looking to up their game output, and the Bad Batch hits a sour note. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We are back with another rendition of the pod. This week: Black Widow Review, Netflix is looking to up their game output, and the Bad Batch hits a sour note. That and more, come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 164: Blowing the Doors Off</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>164</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Blowing the Doors Off</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Todd Howard tells us about things we cant have yet, Sony makes a purchase, or two, and Remedy is growing! Meanwhile The Bad Batch, Loki and Rick and Morty just blew up their respective cannon, in a good way, and streaming services are knocking it out of the park in July. Over in the MCU Shang Chi is bringing back some Phase 1 love, F9 is a powerhouse at the box office, and something is afoot at Lucasfilm. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:36</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Todd Howard tells us about things we cant have yet, Sony makes a purchase, or two, and Remedy is growing! Meanwhile The Bad Batch, Loki and Rick and Morty just blew up their respective cannon, in a good way, and streaming services are knocking it out of the park in July. Over in the MCU Shang Chi is bringing back some Phase 1 love, F9 is a powerhouse at the box office, and something is afoot at Lucasfilm.  
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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>
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  <itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Return of the Chief</itunes:title>
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  <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>
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  <title>Episode 159: Podcast of the Dead</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>159</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week we take a bit of a dive into gaming history, and gaming's future as we get closer and closer to E3. The CW is making waves, while Disney+ is having some missteps. Meanwhile is Marvel looking at a potential bomb? Amazon buys MGM and lets hope James Bond lasts forever. Also Army of the Dead is a fun mindless movie to kickback and enjoy. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 153: Heavy is the console crown</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>153</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Heavy is the console crown</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:08</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 
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  <title>Episode 150: 150? We hit 150?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>150</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>150? We hit 150?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that's wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what's up with the Oscars this year. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:33</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 148: Coming 2 Zenimax</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>148</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Coming 2 Zenimax</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:18</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/b/b197d340-9ae9-4b1d-85c0-229377ceb2aa/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war.  
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  <title>Episode 140: Lucasfilm Games Strikes Back</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>140</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lucasfilm Games Strikes Back</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down.  
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  <title>Episode 131: And you Wagered?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>131</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>And you Wagered?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Are you ready for Next Gen? Some studios are and some aren't. Sega is saying goodbye to a major facet of its history. Nintendo continues to dominate. The PS5 falls short in one big area. What's next for the future of Mass Effect? A mediocre showing for the Mandalorian. Jurassic World completes production, and Johnny Depp Departs the Fantastic Beast franchise. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:53</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 130: Shaken, not stirred</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Shaken, not stirred</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The final week before the next gen we talk about watch dogs legion, the passing of Sean Connery, the return of The Mandalorian and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:30</itunes:duration>
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  <description>It's Wednesday my dudes! So lest listen to a new episode of the podcast!
We are live on #Spotify #googlepodcasts  and #applepodcasts or click the link in our bio! 
https://linktr.ee/Nicksnerdnews
This week: #watchdogslegion #ps5 #xboxseriesx #spidermanmilesmorales #intothespiderverse #cyberpunk2077 #psnplusgames #gameswithgold #haloinfinite #occulus #ubisoft 
dexter #powerrangers #disnyplus #netflix #falconandwintersoldier #tinytoons #arrowverse #TheMandalorian
jamesbond #007 #seanconnery #snydercut
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We are live on #Spotify #googlepodcasts  and #applepodcasts or click the link in our bio! <br>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/Nicksnerdnews" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/Nicksnerdnews</a><br>
This week: #watchdogslegion #ps5 #xboxseriesx #spidermanmilesmorales #intothespiderverse #cyberpunk2077 #psnplusgames #gameswithgold #haloinfinite #occulus #ubisoft </p>

<h1>dexter #powerrangers #disnyplus #netflix #falconandwintersoldier #tinytoons #arrowverse #TheMandalorian</h1>

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    <![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s Wednesday my dudes! So lest listen to a new episode of the podcast!<br>
We are live on #Spotify #googlepodcasts  and #applepodcasts or click the link in our bio! <br>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/Nicksnerdnews" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/Nicksnerdnews</a><br>
This week: #watchdogslegion #ps5 #xboxseriesx #spidermanmilesmorales #intothespiderverse #cyberpunk2077 #psnplusgames #gameswithgold #haloinfinite #occulus #ubisoft </p>

<h1>dexter #powerrangers #disnyplus #netflix #falconandwintersoldier #tinytoons #arrowverse #TheMandalorian</h1>

<h1>jamesbond #007 #seanconnery #snydercut</h1>]]>
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  <title>Episode 125: The Doom Fallout VI: WolfenElder</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>125</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Doom Fallout VI: WolfenElder</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox has no games? You sure about that? Because I don't think that's a viable diss anymore. Did you get an Xbox Series X? Was it easier then PS5? Harder? Amazon has entered the game Streaming fray. Supergirl is super no more, while WandaVision and Nick Fury are taking off. Meanwhile John Cena gets his own comic book show. Disney issues more delays, and 2020 is the first year since 2010 without an MCU movie. Also Transformers: BeastWars are coming back baby!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:33</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Xbox has no games? You sure about that? Because I don't think that's a viable diss anymore. Did you get an Xbox Series X? Was it easier then PS5? Harder? Amazon has entered the game Streaming fray. Supergirl is super no more, while WandaVision and Nick Fury are taking off. Meanwhile John Cena gets his own comic book show. Disney issues more delays, and 2020 is the first year since 2010 without an MCU movie. Also Transformers: BeastWars are coming back baby! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox has no games? You sure about that? Because I don&#39;t think that&#39;s a viable diss anymore. Did you get an Xbox Series X? Was it easier then PS5? Harder? Amazon has entered the game Streaming fray. Supergirl is super no more, while WandaVision and Nick Fury are taking off. Meanwhile John Cena gets his own comic book show. Disney issues more delays, and 2020 is the first year since 2010 without an MCU movie. Also Transformers: BeastWars are coming back baby!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox has no games? You sure about that? Because I don&#39;t think that&#39;s a viable diss anymore. Did you get an Xbox Series X? Was it easier then PS5? Harder? Amazon has entered the game Streaming fray. Supergirl is super no more, while WandaVision and Nick Fury are taking off. Meanwhile John Cena gets his own comic book show. Disney issues more delays, and 2020 is the first year since 2010 without an MCU movie. Also Transformers: BeastWars are coming back baby!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 124: Pre-Order? Who said anything about pre-ordering</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/c57f17fb-da54-4e5d-9854-627074d3e0d1.mp3" length="27155809" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>124</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Pre-Order? Who said anything about pre-ordering</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Did you get a PS5? Probably not, and its not your fault. Facebook double down on the Oculus platform. No Bungie and Microsoft aren't getting back together.  Beyond Good and Evil has lost its head, but luckily not every body needs a head. Also more PS5 news. Small Screen shenanigan's like Disney+, The Mandalorian drops a trailer, and DC Universe falls to HBO Max. Is Ant-Man 3 setting up the big bad for phase 4 in the MCU? And Noah Hawleys Star Trek sounded like a snooze fest. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Did you get a PS5? Probably not, and its not your fault. Facebook double down on the Oculus platform. No Bungie and Microsoft aren't getting back together.  Beyond Good and Evil has lost its head, but luckily not every body needs a head. Also more PS5 news. Small Screen shenanigan's like Disney+, The Mandalorian drops a trailer, and DC Universe falls to HBO Max. Is Ant-Man 3 setting up the big bad for phase 4 in the MCU? And Noah Hawleys Star Trek sounded like a snooze fest.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Did you get a PS5? Probably not, and its not your fault. Facebook double down on the Oculus platform. No Bungie and Microsoft aren&#39;t getting back together.  Beyond Good and Evil has lost its head, but luckily not every body needs a head. Also more PS5 news. Small Screen shenanigan&#39;s like Disney+, The Mandalorian drops a trailer, and DC Universe falls to HBO Max. Is Ant-Man 3 setting up the big bad for phase 4 in the MCU? And Noah Hawleys Star Trek sounded like a snooze fest. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Did you get a PS5? Probably not, and its not your fault. Facebook double down on the Oculus platform. No Bungie and Microsoft aren&#39;t getting back together.  Beyond Good and Evil has lost its head, but luckily not every body needs a head. Also more PS5 news. Small Screen shenanigan&#39;s like Disney+, The Mandalorian drops a trailer, and DC Universe falls to HBO Max. Is Ant-Man 3 setting up the big bad for phase 4 in the MCU? And Noah Hawleys Star Trek sounded like a snooze fest. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 118: This Podcast is exclusive to Podcasts</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/6f5da126-277e-4b02-80b0-dbd8ea834994.mp3" length="72734300" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>118</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This Podcast is exclusive to Podcasts</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do you like Spider-Man? cool cause now he is not allowed on xbox, because, "corporate synergy" or something lame. Also do you want to play your xbox games on your phone or tablet if you arent home? yeah im sure you do, just dont be an apple user, cause apparently apple hates you.  Also the Doc is back! Plus more gaming news. Ren and Stimpy is being re-imagined and I could not be angrier. The animaniacs reboot is coming sooner then you may have thought. PLus Star Trek Lower Decks is AMAZING!!!!!! Is Jurassic World teasing a flashback? Site B? Looks like we have to wait until release. James Wan wants to bring Knight Rider to the big screen. John Wick 5 is happening!!!!!!!! Plus the RIck and Morty Crate and the standard Loot Crate. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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