Nick's Nerd News
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Displaying items 1-10 of 50 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "blizzard".
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Episode 409: What have we here? Matching uniforms?
March 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
AI, Assassin's Creed, Bethesda, Bradley Cooper, Fortnite, Green Lantern, Hulu, MCU, Matt Reeves, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Pokémon GO, Resident Evil, Scooby Doo, Sony, Spider-Man, Studio Ghibli, TV, Xbox, a quiet place, a24, aaron pierre, activision, amazon prime video, blizzard, bloodsport, bluepoint, buffy the vampire slayer, capcom, dc studios, dcu, disney, dlss 5, dune pt. 3, epic games, fallout 4, family guy, firefly, fox, gaming, geek, jack ryan, james gunn, jcvd, jeff kaplan, kpop demon hunters, krafton, lilo & stich, movies, nathan fillion, nerd, niantic, nvidia, oceans 11, one battle after another, overwatch, paul thomas anderson, payday, pegi, pixar, resident evil requiem, robert pattinson, ryan coogler, seth mcfarlane, sinners, spider-man: brand new day, starbreeze, starfield, steam, steam machine, stewie, subnautica 2, superman, take two interactive, the 98th academy awards, the batman, the incredibles, the last of us, the oscars, tom clancy, ubisoft, vbucks, video games
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.
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Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed
November 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
007, Bethesda, FX, Hulu, Ratchet and Clank, Sony, Square Enix, Star Trek, TV, The Legend of Zelda, activisionblizzard, alien, alien: earth, amazon, amazonmgm studios, arc raiders, bioware, blizzard, blizzcon, bungie, clair obscur, dc universe, dcu, destiny 2, devil wears prada, disney, fxonhulu, game of the year, gaming, geek, gorilla grodd, grand theft auto 6, gremlins, gta 6, gtavi, horizon zero dawn, james bond, jimmy olsen, jumanji 3, lego, link, marvel 1943, mass effect, movies, n7, ncsoft, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, predator, predator badlands, predators, ps5, rockstar games, sabrina carpenter, shigeru miyamoto, shroud, skydance, star trek the next generation, steam, steam machine, super mario, super mario bros movie, super mario galaxy movie, the elder scrolls, the elder scrolls 6, the pokémon company, the predator, todd howard, toy story 5, uss enterprise, v for vendetta, valve, video games, weylandyutani, yuatja
Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!
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Episode 380: Kneel before Zod, right meow!
August 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
Halo, Harley Quinn, Hollow Knight, Hulu, MCU, McDonalds, Nintendo Direct, Ryan Reynolds, TV, Xbox, anime, anna farris, archie comics, asus, avengers, avengers doomsday, best buy, bioshock, black ops 7, blizzard, broken lizard, call of duty, david hayter, dcu, deadpool, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, espn, gamescom, gaming, geek, geoff keighley, guile, halo 3 odst, hbo max, helldivers 2, home alone, homelander, hugh jackman, hyperkin, james bond, james gunn, king of the hill, kirby, lord & miller, margot robbie, metal gear solid 5, mission impossible, movies, nerd, nintendo switch 2, opening night live, paramount, paypal, pokémon, ps5, regina hall, rod fergusson, sakurai, scary movie 6, sekrio, spider-man: brand new day, steam, street fighter, super troopers, superman, the boys, video games, wayans brothers, wolverine, wuchang fallen feathers, xbox game pass, xbox rog ally, youtube
Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen,
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Episode 379: Not for Clankers
August 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
Daredevil, EA, FX, Flight Simulator, Fortnite, Halo, Hulu, IDW, Legend of Zelda, MCU, Mario, Netflix, PUBG, Ryan Reynolds, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, Xenomorph, alien earth, avatar, avengers doomsday, ballerina, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, black bag, blizzard, borderlands, borderlands 4, channing tatum, civ 7, civilization 7, contraband, daredevil: born again, dc studios, dcu, demon slayer, dice, dreamworks, eminem, forza horizon, forza motorsport, fx on hulu, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halo 3: odst, helldivers, helldivers 2, inzoi, jack sparrow, james cameron, james gunn, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, john wick, johnny depp, jurassic park, jurassic world, kojima, lionsgate, lord of the rings, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo indie world showcase, nintendo switch 2, odst, one piece, paramount pictures, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, randy pitchford, rod fergusson, rog, rog ally, shrek 5, simon pegg, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, steven soderbergh, straus zelnick, street sharks, superman, take two interactive, tencent, the batman, the batman 2, the office, the paper, top gun, transformers, turn 10 studios, twisted metal, video games, warnerbros, weapons, xbox rog ally, zaslav
Xbox just keeps taking hits, and there is no way to spin it. Sony takes one on the chin too, as their Live Service goals aren't playing out the way they hoped. Plus Blizzard loses Rod, Strauss is the ultimate hype man, and Battlefield is back? Plus Paramount sets its sights on its new future, DC Studios has a plan, Captain Jack Sparrow might be back. Plus Reviews of Black Bag, Twisted Metal Season 2 and the first two episodes of Alien Earth.
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Episode 375: Major Snubs, Potential dubs!
July 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 36 mins
Fallout, Fantastic Four, Final Fantasy, Green Lantern, Hulu, Lex Luthor, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Resident Evil, Scrubs, Sea of Thieves, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, abc, akihabara, andor, anime, apple tv+, arcades, bbc, bethesda online, blizzard, bluey, chief of war, clair obscur, dc universe, dcu, dean cain, disneyland, doctor who, donkey kong bonanza, dragon quest iii, fallout 76, gaming, geek, ghosts of tsushima, ghosts of yotei, guitar hero, harry potter, hbo, james gunn, japan, jason momoa, john malkovich, johnny cage, king of the hill, knives out, krafton, krypto the superdog, lego, link, m3gan 2.0, matt stone, mortal kombat, movies, mr. terrific, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, overwatch 2, paramount skydance, peacock, penguin, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rare ltd, red sonja, rian johnson, sega, severance, solo leveling, stranger things, subnautica, sucker punch, superman, the bear, the emmys, the last of us, the office, the paper, tony hawk's pro skater, transformers, trey parker, video games, walt disney, warner bros, zach braff, zelda
Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 361: Nintendo's and Dont's of Tariffs
April 9th, 2025 | 57 mins 3 secs
AI, Fortnite, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, TV, Xbox, ang, arrowhead, avatar, avengers doomsday, bafta, battle royales, blizzard, bungie, copilot, dcu, death stranding, diablo iv, dune, esa, gaming, geek, hades 2, hbo, helldivers 2, jack black, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, laurence fishburne, marathon, mario kart, minecraft, moon knight, morpheus, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, oscar isaac, peacemaker, predator, predator: killer of killers, quake, quake ii, razer, razer blade 16, revenge of the sith, robert pattison, shenmue, simu liu, star wars celebration, superman, tariffs, the last airbender, the last of us, the matrix, the minecraft movie, the naked gun, the outer worlds, tron, video games
The Switch 2 faces an uphill battle, and its only half Nintendo's fault. Plus more trailers from Cinemacon, The Predator gets animated, and Robert Pattison may be heading to Arrakis. Meanwhile, Minecraft breaks the box office in more ways than one, Bungie pulls the lid off of Marathon.
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Episode 360: Xbox 360 2
April 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
Assassin's Creed, Donkey Kong, Fantastic Four, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Rick and Morty, RuneScape, Scooby Doo, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, activision, apple tv+, asus, asus rog, asus rog ally, avengers, avengers doomsday, blizzard, call of duty, chainsaw man, cinemacon, coyote vs acme, david fincher, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, dune, finn jones, from software, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, grant theft auto 6, gta vi, guy ritchie, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, iron fist, jason momoa, john wick, looney tunes, mario kart, marvel, marvel studios, movies, neil druckman, nerd, nier: automata, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, nuaghty dog, once upon a time in hollywood, quentin tarantino, rockstar, sean bean, seth rogan, starcraft, the last of us, the residence, the studio, ubisoft, val kilmer, video games, warner bros, x-men
The wait it finally over, The Nintendo Switch 2 finally has a release date, a price and some games! Nintendo isnt playing anymore. Plus the MCU decided to blow up the internet the one week I record a day early. CinemaCon is staging a bright future for Hollywood, and Asus may be behind the first Xbox handheld. Plus Ubisoft, Sean Bean, and Coyote vs Acme!
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Episode 357: Mickey357
March 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
007, DC, Discord, EA, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Pokémon GO, Spider-Man, TV, activisionblizzard, amazonmgm, apex legends, batman, batman 89, battlefield, battlefield 6, blizzard, blizzcon, bong joon ho, burtonverse, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, call of duty warzone, cw, death stranding, devil may cry, dice, disney, disney+, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, hideo kojima, james bond, jeff bezos, jon favreau, kevin conroy, lilo and stich, mar10, mickey17, minecraft, minecraft movie, mojang, monopoly go, movies, nerd, niantic, nintendo, oswald the lucky rabbit, powerpuff girls, ps5, respawn, robert pattison, sadie sink, sag-aftra, sam raimi, scar jo, scopely, skate, spider-man 4, super mario, tim burton, titanfall, ubisoft, verdansk, video games
We've got a movie review! Mickey17 is out and I highly recommend it! Plus its a great placeholder before Verdansk returns to Warzone in a few weeks! Also in the news Pokémon GO is now somehow owned by the Saudis, Jeff Bezos really said FAFO, and even Minecraft is getting a popcorn bucket. Plus and Xbox handheld may be closer than you think, Kevin Conroy has another posthumous role, and major casting news for Spider-Man 4.
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Episode 356: My power bands are running low!
March 5th, 2025 | 42 mins 31 secs
AI, Academy Awards, Cartoon Network, Green Lantern, Lucasfilm, MCU, Monster Hunter, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, activision, anora, black ops, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cod warzone, conan obrien, dardevil born again, dc studios, disney, disney+, dreamworks, gaming, geek, gene hackman, grand theft auto 6, gta 6, john cena, kathleen kennedy, lanterns, marvel studios, marvel television, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, nintendo, pokémon, ps5, rockstar, rod ferguson. diablo 4, shrek, shrek 5, sony interactive entertainment, space ghost, steam, tariffs, the brutalist, the last of us, the oscars, the wrath of khan, tony hawk, tony hawks pro skater, verdansk, video games, wicked
I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.
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Episode 354: Cowabung-NO
February 19th, 2025 | 55 mins 41 secs
Bethesda, Christopher Nolan, Final Fantasy, MCU, Matt Damon, Microsoft, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Rainbow Six Siege, TMNT, TV, Xbox, amazon prime video, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, captain america: brave new world, elder scrolls, elder scrolls 6, everwild, game of thrones, gaming, geek, hbo, magic the gathering, marvel rivals, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, netease, niantic, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo eshop, okami, overwatch 2, pokemon go, rare, rings of power, saturday night live, snl, snl 50, street fighter, the accountant, the defenders, the last of us, the last of us hbo, the odyssey, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games
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.