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Displaying Episode 11 - 20 of 49 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “blizzard”.
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Episode 341: This is an Xbox!
November 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
alien, alien earth, amazon prime video, anime, arcane, assassins creed, blizzard, cd projekt red, creature commandos, daniel craig, dc studios, dcu, disney, dogma, dune, dune prophecy, elden ring, final fantasy 14, fortnite, from software, game of the year, gaming, geek, gog, good ol games, green lantern, half life, half life 2, hbo max, how to train your dragon, jack black, james gunn, kevin smith, lanterns, lara croft, league of legends, legoland, lucasfilm, merlin entertainment, millhouse, minecraft, movies, nerd, netflix, optimus prime, palworld, paramount plus, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon go, predator, rainbow six siege, remedy, riot games, roblox, scott pilgrim, shadow of the erdtree, sony, sophie turner, south korea, splinter cell, star wars, star wars visions, starcraft, steam, studio trigger, the game awards, the simpsons, this is an xbox, tomb raider, transformers, transformers one, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney company, walt disney pictures, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass
Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines.
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Episode 334: Moo Deng's Favorite Podcast
October 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
aew, all elite wrestling, attitude era, bane, blizzard, california law, child's play, chucky, colonel sanders, daniel day lewis, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, deathstroke, dick grayson, digital media, drm, dynamic duo, epic games, final fantasy, francis ford coppola, gaming, geek, ghostface, henry cavill, hi-rez, hideo kojima, horizon zero dawn, james gunn, jason schrier, jason todd, john amos, john ashton, john wick, ken page, kfc, kojima productions, kris kristofferson, liam hemsworth, lionsgate, maggie smith, max, megalopolis, movies, mr. mcmahon, nerd, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, paramount, physical media, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, robin, rugrats, scream, scream 7, shigeru miyamoto, sie, smite 2, sony, sony interactive, space marine 2, square enix, starcraft ii, steven spielberg, stone cold steve austin, super hero, syfy, tekken, tekken 8, tgs, the day before, the undertaker, the witcher, tim sweeney, tokyo games show, triple h, tv, ubisoft, unreal fest, video games, vince mcmahon, warhammer 40k, wcw, wrestling, wwe, xbox
Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!
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Episode 328: Back to the Motherland!
August 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
activision, age of mythology, alien franchise, alien: romulus, anaconda, avowed, backyard baseball, backyard sports, batgirl, batman, batman arkham, batman arkham shadows, bethesda softworks, biopic, bioware, black myth wukong, black ops 6, blizzard, boba fett, boderlands 4, borderlands, bungie, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, chick-fil-a, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, cod: blops, crazy taxi, dc comics, dceu, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, detroit become human, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dont nod, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, dragon ball, dune, dying light, ea, epic games, eternal champions, fatal fury, fede alvarez, final fantasy, francis ford coppola, gamescom, gaming, geek, genshin impact, geoff keighly, goat simulator, gta: san andreas, hbo, hbo max, hifi rush, hulu, ian mckellan, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, infinity nikki, italy, jack black, james gunn, john madden, king kong, king of meat, kingdom come deliverance, kingdom of the planet of the apes, krafton, legacy of kain, lionsgate, logan, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, mafia, mafia the oid country, mars attacks, marvel rivals, marvel studios, marvel television, masters of the universe, matthew perry, megalopolis, meta, michael keaton, monster hunter wilds, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix games, nicolas cage, no more room in hell, opening night live, pacific rim, path of exile 2, paul rudd, planet of the apes, quantic dream, ridley scott, sega, sega dreamcast, sicily, squid game, star wars, starfield, starship troopers, streaming, superman, tango gameworks, the acolyte, the last of us, the mandalorian, tim walz, tv, ubisoft, uwe boll, vfx, video games, warcraft, warhammer, warhammer 40k space marine, world of warcraft, wow, x-men '97, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x
Well folks its finally happening, a Mafia game set in Sicily at the turn of the 20th Century! I am very excited! But that wasn't the only news out of Gamescom this week, another Bethesda title is going multiplatform, old franchises are returning, and new adaptations are unexpectedly coming! Also, don't go after actors for roles they play, they aren't really those characters! Meanwhile, Deadpool & Wolverine continues to break records, Indiana Jones's hat sells for over $600k, and The Acolyte is sent packing. Nic Cage, now here's a guy, will be playing John Madden, and forget the chicken sandwich war, Chick-fil-a is jumping into the streaming wars.
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Episode 324: The Great Journey is at an End
July 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
24, activision, amazon prime video, animation, apex legends, apple, apple tv+, bethesda, blizzard, bob newhart, call of duty, cod, cod: modern warfare, college football 25, comic-con, cwa, cyberpunk edgerunners, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, disney, dragon age, dune, dune prophecy, ea games, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, edgar wright, evo 2024, fortnite, ftc, gaming, geek, glen powell, guilty gear strike, halo, hugh jackman, hulu, humble games, inside out 2, jack bauer, jack quaid, james gunn, jamie lee curtis, joker, kiefer sutherland, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lego, mario+rabbids, max, mcu, monopoly, monopoly go, monty python, movies, multiversus, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, paramount+, peacemaker, pixar, ps5, respawn, runescape, ryan reynolds, splatoon 3, street fighter 6, supergirl, superman, tekken 8, the batman, the boys, the running man, tv, twisters, ubisoft, video games, walt disney pictures, wb games, what we do in the shadows, wolverine, world of warcraft, wow, xbox, xbox game pass
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 & 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.
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Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!
June 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon prime video, among us, ark survival evolved, bethesda, blade, blizzard, blue beetle, creature commandos, dcu, discord, disney, donkey kong, dragon quest, dsney+, elden ring, embracer group, fallout, francis ford coppola, fromsoftware, game of thrones, gaming, geek, hbo, house of the dragon, inside out 2, james gunn, jordan peele, josh gad, lord of the rings, lords of the fallen, luigi's mansion, mad max, mario, mario and luigi, marvel vs capcom, max, mcu, megalopolis, mel brooks, metal slug, metroid, metroid prime 4, miyazaki, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, nvidia, paradox interactive, pixar, playstation 5, playstation portal, sakurai, shovel knight, spaceballs, star citizen, star wars, starfield, street fighter, super mario party, switch sports, the acolyte, the boys, the elder scrolls, the legend of zelda, todd howard, tom hardy, totally spies, tv, uncharted, video games, warcraft, watchmen, wb interactive, wesley snipes, will ferrel, wonder woman, world of warcraft, zelda
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?
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Episode 315: Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable
May 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 19 mins
2k games, a24, activision, adam wingard, adult swim, appletv+, blizzard, call of duty, call of duty black ops, cartoon network, club 33, cod:blops, colombia pictures, comcast, comcast/xfinity, creative assembly, daisy ridley, dc, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, digital foundry, disney+, dragon ball z kai, ea, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, espn, eurogamer, francis ford coppola, friday the 13th, fs1, game of thrones, gamesindustry.biz, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gollum, grand theft auto, gta 5, gta 6, gundam, gunpla, hellblade ii, helldivers 2, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, hulu, ign, james gunn, jason vorhees, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, king kong, kingdom hearts, kraven the hunter, lego, liam hemsworth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, luke cage, madden nfl 25, marvel animation, mcu, megalopolis, mobile gamers, monsterverse, movies, multiversus, naruto, ncca football, nerd, netflix, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, playstation, playstation 4, ps4, ps5, rock paper shotgun, rockstar games, sailor moon, sakurai, sega, shogun, simon kinberg, sony, sony pictures, spider-man, sports streaming, star trek, star wars, star wars skeleton crew, steam, steve carell, super smash bros ultimate, superman, taketwo interactive, terry matalas, the batman 2, the matrix, the rock, the witcher, toonami, total war, tv, valve corp, venom 3, venu sports, video games, vision, walt disney studios, wandavision, warnerbros, white vision, wolverine, x-men, x-men '97
Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain.
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Episode 309: Total Eclipse of the Pod
April 11th, 2024 | 56 mins 44 secs
amazon prime video, amc, avatar the last airbender, barbie, batman, beau wilimon, bethesda, blizzard, blumhouse, bungie, christian bale, cinemacon, crunchyroll, dcu, dead space, desitny 2, diablo, disney, disney+, dune 2, dune popcorn bucket, ea, ea play, embracer group, ermac, fallout, five nights at freddy's, frakenstein, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gillian anderson, grand admiral thrawn, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hellbade, hellblade 2, heroes, iron man, jabba the hutt, james gunn, james mangold, joker, joker: foile a deux, jon snow, jonathan majors, jonathan nolan, legally blonde, lenovo, lucasfilm, margot robbie, massive entertainment, mcu, meme culture, michael j fox, microsoft, middle earth: shadow of war, mk1, moana, monolith, monopoly, moral kombat, movies, nemesis system, nerd, netease, netflix, ninja theory, nolanverse, pixar, rdj, reese witherspoon, relic entertainment, robert downey jr, saber interactive, saw xi, sonic the hedgehog, star wars, star wars galaxy of heroes, star wars outlaws, star wars tales of the empire, star wars tales of the jedi, starcraft ii, superman, the blair witch project, the crow, the final shape, the witcher, the x-files, toy story, toy story 5, troy baker, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, wb montreal, westworld, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox studios, zack snyder
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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Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer
March 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
activision, adult swim games, akira toriyama, al pacino, amazon prime video, american fiction, barbie, barbie 2, bethesda softworks, bethesda studios, blizzard, chrono trigger, cowboy bebop, crunchyroll, cwa, daisy ridley, daredevil, dbz, dcu, denis villeneuve, deviation games, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, dragon quest, dreamworks animation, dune part 2, fallout, funimation, fx, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, greta gerwig, halo, hulu, inside out, insomniac games, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, john cena, john mulaney, jon bernthal, lego, lucasfilm, mar10 day, mario bros, mario kart, master chief, matt reeves, max, mcu, michael keaton, miyazaki, morbius, movies, multiversus, national treasure, nerd, neve campbell, nicolas cage, nintendo, oppenheimer, overwatch 2, paramount+, patty jenkins, payday 3, peacemaker, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, poor things, pubg, qa testers, salems lot, scream, scream 7, shawn layden, shogun, shrek, shrek 2, sie, sig asmussen, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man 2, spider-man the great web, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, starbreeze, stephen king, summer games fest, super mario, superman, system shock, the academy awards, the batman, the batman ii, the boy and the heron, the holdovers, the oscars, toonami, toyota, turtle beach, tv, venom, venom 3, video games, wb games, x-men '97, xbox, zone of interest
And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!
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Episode 287: Oh what a Glorious Day!
November 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
007, 343i, activision, amptp, army of the dead, batman v superman, bioware, blade, blizzard, blizzcon, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, cd projekt red, cod, counterstrike 2, cs: go, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dceu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dr. doom, echo, entertainment tonight, fortnite, forza motorsport, fx, game mods, game of thrones, gamefuel, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: frozen empire, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hitman, homer simpson, house of the dragon, hulu, insomniac games, invincible, io interactive, iron man, james bond, jeremy alan white, kang, kevin feige, kingpin, legend of zelda, lies of p, mahershala ali, man of steel, marvel, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, master chief, max, mcu, mean girls, modern warfare iii, mortal kombat 1, mountain dew, movies, n7, naughty dog, netflix, nic cage, nintendo, nintendo switch, omni-man, overwatch 2, overwatch league, paramount+, planet of the apes, platinum trophy, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps plus, ps+, ps5, rebel moon, resident evil, rockstar games, sag-aftra, snyderverse, sonic the hedgehog, star wars, starcraft, strange things, super mario wonder, superman, superman & lois, the avengers, the bear, the cw, the flash, the last of us, the marvels, the simpsons, the witcher, tina fey, turn10, tv shows, ubisoft, variety, video games, walt disney company, warcraft, wga, world of warcraft, wow, x-men, xbox game studios, yellowstone, zack snyder
Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore.
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Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast
October 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
007, 90s, 90s horror, 90s movies, activisionblizzard, adult swim, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amptp, anime, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, arachnaphobia, ark survival evolved, baldurs gate 3, bioshock, bioware, blizzard, burt young, crunchyroll, david tenant, dceu, deep blue sea, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, doug bowser, dualsense, dune, ea games, event horizon, fallout, from dusk till dawn, halo forge, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hunger games, insomniac games, iron man, james bond, james wan, john carpenter, lake placid, larian, las vegas, lego, like a dragon, loki, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, marvel games, marvel's spider-man 2, mass effect, mass effect 5, mcu, metal gear solid 3: snake eater, metal gear solid delta, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning, movies, mtg secret lair, netflix, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, paddington, paddington in peru, pillars of eternity, ps5, remedy entertainment, richard roundtree, robocop, rocky, sag-aftra, scream, shaft, snyderverse, sony, sony playstation, species, sphere, star citizen, star wars dark forces, taylor swift, the boys, the boys: gen v, the eras tour, the haunting, the sphere, tremors, tv shows, twitchcon, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games
If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!