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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “blizzard”.
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Episode 193: What does $70b get me
January 20th, 2022 | 57 mins 18 secs
343i, acquisition, activisionblizzard, activison, amazon studios, batgirl, batgirl of burnside, black panther wakanda forever, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, candy crush, cuphead, daniel radcliffe, dceu, diablo, dice awards, disney+, dying light 2, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hbo max, james gunn, john cena, jonah hill, joss whedon, justified, king, king of the hill, lord of the rings, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mike judge, moon knight, movies, netflix, npd, overwatch, paramount+, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pubg, real steel, star trek, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, star trek strange new worlds, starcraft, steam, steam deck, superbad, the book of boba fett, the godfather, the rings of power, the santa clause, tim allen, timothy olyphant, tv shows, valve, video games, warcraft, weird al, will arnett, xbox
Obviously the only story that matters this week is that Real Steel is getting a Disney+ show. Im kidding its Xbox purchasing ActivisionBlizzard. That and some other stuff too, come take a listen.
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Episode 173: That's what you call a summer?
September 2nd, 2021 | 30 mins 4 secs
activision, blizzard, call of duty, cd projekt red, cinemacon, cod warzone, cowboy bebop, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, ea games, fortnite, forza horizon, gamescom, ghostbusters, horizon forbidden west, jungle cruise 2, manifest, marvels what if...?, mccree, mcu, netflix, niantic, overwatch, paramount+, pubg, seinfeld, shazam 2, skate 4, star trek lower decks, the batman, the suicide squad, timthetatman, tom cruise, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, warzone, youtube gaming, yu-gi-oh
In a short recap of the week, Nick covers Gamescom, two major gaming personalities, Netflix is uping its ante, and DC fandom has us hyped.
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Episode 170: The Suicide Batch 2.0
August 12th, 2021 | 57 mins 23 secs
activision, adult swim, blizzard, cruncyroll, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, disney+, dr. disrespect, embracer group, epic games, forza horizon 5, funimation, google, hbo max, idris elba, indie games, jackass 4, james gunn, jeopardy, mcu, microsoft flight simmulator, morbius, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, playstation, pokémon go, powerpuff girls, psvr 2, rick and morty, ryan reynolds, sonic the hedgehog, sony, south park, spider-man, stranger things, the bad batch, the suicide squad, tv shows, venom, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more!
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Episode 164: Blowing the Doors Off
July 1st, 2021 | 58 mins 36 secs
343 industries, adult swim, alan wake, bethesda, blizzard, boba fett, cartoon network, clifford the big red dog, commercials, control, dceu, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange, dune, dynasty warriors, ea, ea sports, elder scrolls vi, f9, fast 9, game of thrones, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, hulu, indiana jones, justice league, loki, machine games, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount+, playstation 5, ps5, remedy, rick and morty, shang chi, slave 1, smallville, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, star wars, switch, the bad batch, the hulk, todd howard, transformers, tv shows, video games
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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Episode 154: I left my heart in Verdansk
April 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
adidas, alfred molina, amazon, amazon game studios, apex legends, arrowverse, batman, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, castlevania, cod: black ops: cold war, cod: modern warfare, cod: warzone, daredevil, dceu, dcs legends of tomorrow, discord, disney, disney+, emilia clarke, escape from new york, hulu, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, kotor, loki, lord of the rings, mario, mario kart, mcu, michael dorn, michael keaton, movies, negan, netflix, nintendo, olivia coleman, overwatch, paramount+, playstation, playstation 5, project xcloud, ps5, resident evil, resident evil 8, rockem sockem robots, scream 5, secret invasion, shang chi, sony, sony pictures, south park, spider-man, star trek, star wars, super mario, the cw, the falcon and the winter soldier, the flash, the ten rings, the walking dead, tv shows, ubisoft, verdansk, video games, vin diesel, wandavision, warzone, wyatt russel, xbox cloud gaming
Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk, Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 152: Giant Monkey x Giant Lizard X Giant Robot
April 8th, 2021 | 43 mins 29 secs
007, adult swim, apex legends, april fools, aquaman, ava duvernay, baron zemo, bioware, blizzard, captain america, creed 3, darkseid, dc comics, dceu, diablo 2, disney+, e3, first contact day, godzilla, godzilla vs kong, gta v, guardians of the galaxy 3, hbo, hbomax, hitman 3, hulu, io interactive, james bond, james gunn, jeopardy, joss whedon, justice league, king kong, lego, lego star wars, levar burton, loki, lower decks, marvels avengers, mass effect legendary edition, mass effect trilogy, mcu, mister miracle, mlb, mlb the show 2021, monsterverse, movies, netflix, picard, playstation, playstation 5, playstation now, ps5, q, respawn entertainment, rick and morty, rocky, solar opposites, sony, sony interactive, sony japan studio, star trek, star trek day, star trek discovery, sylvester stalone, the falcon and the winter solider, the last us, the new gods, the power broker, the suicide squad, the trench, the witcher, titanfall, tom king, tv shows, uncharted, video games, warner bros, xbox gamepass, xbox one, xbox series, xbox series x|s, zack snyder's justice league
Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q. Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!
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Episode 148: Coming 2 Zenimax
March 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
activision, amazon prime video, anime, arrowverse, arsenio hall, avatar, avengers endgame, barry allen, batman, bethesda, bethesda softworks, black widow, blizzard, cancel culture, coming 2 america, crystal dynamics, culture wars, darkseid, dcue, diablo 2, disney+, doom, dr. seuss, dumbo, ea sports, eddie murphy, fallout, fifa ultimate team, games as a service, godzilla, grand theft auto v, gta, gtav, harry potter, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, lola bunny, marvels avengers, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, movies, netflix, nintendo, paramount+, patrick star, pc gaming, pepe le pew, peter pan, playstation, playstation 5, powerpuff girls', ps5, razer, rockstar, rust, skyrim, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, space jam, spongebob, square enix, star trek, steam, stephen king, steven spielberg, super mario, super nintendo world, taketwo interactive, the cw, the duffer bros, the elder scrolls, the flash, tmnt, tv shows, universal studios, v1 interactive, valve, video games, wandavision, wb interactive, wolfenstein, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series, xbox series s, xbox series x, zenimax media
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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Episode 146: Nick's Nerd Nursery
February 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 28 mins
amazon studios, analogue pocket, anthem, aquaman, avatar, beavis and butthead, bioware, blizzard, blizzcon, bloodlines 2, blue beetle, bungie, cd projekt red, danny elfman, dceu, destiny 2, diablo 2, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange 2, donald glover, dying light 2, ea, fall guys, fantastic four, fraiser, google, gran turismo, green lantern, halo, harley quinn, hbo max, henry cavil, james gunn, link, loki, mass effect, mcu, metallica, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, nvidia, overwatch, overwatch 2, paramount+, playstation, ps5, psvr, reno 911, republic commando, ronald d moore, rugrats, sony playstation, spider-man no way home, stadia, star trek, star wars, supergirl, switch, the bad batch, the clone wars, the cw, the embracer group, the flash, the legend of zelda, the snyder cut, thq nordic, tv shows, twisted metal, video games, wandavision, warcraft, workaholics, world of warcraft, wow, xbox, xbox series x
Its a video game centric week as we discuss the official death of Anthem, Blizzcon announcements, trouble is brewing at several developers while other studios are growing. Sony continues to go in a strange trajectory, while Chicago Lawmakers make the billionth attempt at outlawing violent video games. Plus big news from the TCA upfronts for Disney+ and Paramount+. What's new on streaming, and also more information about the Snyder Cut and what to expect from Spider-Man.
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Episode 144: Video Game Jurisprudence
February 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins
activison, agent 47, amazon, amazon game studios, batman, bethesda softworks, black myth wukong, blizzard, bluesky, califonia adventure, call of duty, cd projekt red, clone high, console scalpers, controller drift, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, diablo 4, disneyland, ea games, epic games, gina carano, glu mobile, goldeneye, goldeneye 007, hbo max, hitman 3, ice age, io interactive, ioi, joker, legends of tomorrow, lucasfilm, mass effect, mcu, metahuman creator, movies, nemesis system, overwatch, parliament, patents, playstation 5, pokemon, pokemon cards, powerpuff girls, ps dualsense, ps5, resident evil movie, rio, scooby doo, shadow of mordor, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, spider-man, star wars, the cw, the falcon and the winter solider, the flash, the last of us, the last of us hbo, the mandalorian, the snydercut, the withcher 3, the x-men, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uk, unreal engine, video games, wandavision, warcraft, wb interactive, zenimax
New Amazon CEO recommits to gaming, as we all watch and wonder why. The PS5 may have a dualsense problem, while gamers debate the morality of the nemesis system patent, and CD Projekt Red faces ransomware. Earnings call news: F2P for both Ubisoft and Blizzard, and of course a new CoD, and the future of Anthem may be in clear view. Scalpers in the UK may be a think of the past, as us scalpers focus their attention on a new target. CW lays down some renewals, and Lucasfilm cuts ties. Rumors about a highly requested scene circle the SnyderCut and we say goodbye to a Star Trek Villain. That and more.
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Episode 142: Podcast Stonks
January 28th, 2021 | 59 mins 7 secs
activision, age of empires, amd, apple, blizzard, casian andor, cyberpunk 2077, destruction all stars, diablo 2, dice, disney+, gabe newel, game of thrones, games with gold, gamestonks, gamestop, gears 5, ghosbusters, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, halo infinite, harry potter, hbo max, hedgefunds, hitman 3, io interactive, k2s-0, kevin hart, king kong, knights of the old republic, konami, kong skull isalnd, kotor, mcu, mechagodzilla, monsterverse, morbius, movies, nextflix, peter moore, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, psn plus, resident evil, resident evil viii, short sale, spykids, star trek, star wars, steam, stockmarket, stocks, stonks, thor 4, tomb raider, tv shows, uncharted movie, valve, vicarious visions, video games, vr headset, wandavision, xbox live gold, xbox series x
GameStop? You know it. Also Hitman 3 review gets pushed to next week. Xbox makes a decision and reverses course. We have games with gold and PSN plus. No Konami isnt quitting games. WandaVision continues to impress, not. Anime Adaptations are raining from the sky. GoT is looking to expand its offerings. More movie delays, are you surprised? And how about that Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer?