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Displaying items 1-10 of 12 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "bobby kotick".
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Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast
January 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, a song of ice and fire, activisonblizzard, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, assassn's creed, avatar, avatar 4, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, batman, bobby kotick, bungie, call of duty, clair obscur, dave filoni, dcu, disney, disneyland, dunk and egg, ecco the dolphin, fallout, far cry, far cry 3, galaxy's edge, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, god of war, hans zimmer, harry potter, hbo, house of the dragon, indiana jones, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, kathleen kennedy, kratos, lara croft, life is strange, looney tunes, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marathon, marvel studios, mcu, meta, meta quest, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo switch 2, noir, peter jackson, prince of persia, razer, resident evil, riot games, sega, sonic, sonic the hedgehog, sony, sophie turner, speedy gonzalez, squareenix, star wars, steam, switch 2, ted sarandos, the batman pt. 2, the bone temple, the division 3, the hollywood reporter, thr, tom clancy, tomb raider, tv, ubisoft, video games, vr, vr gaming, walt disney pictures, warner bros, westeros, winds of winter, xbox, zootopia, zootopia 2
Well Star Wars fans can continue to argue, because Kathleen Kennedy stepping down certainly wont stop them. But something to stop to listen to, is George RR Martin telling all to the Hollywood Reporter. Plus, Fallout Season 2 is not falling behind season 1, people just don't remember how TV works. Ubisoft decided to lay a big one on the gaming industry by cancelling another Prince of Persia game, and Netflix wants to keep WB movies on the big screen if the merger goes through. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 353: Read Beyond the Headlines
February 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
activision, activisionblizzard, back to the future, baldur's gate 3, batman, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, capcom, connecticut, crysis 4, crytek, days gone, diablo 4, disney+, dragon age, ea, elden ring, friendly neighborhood spider-man, gaming, geek, grand theft auto, gta, gta 6, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, john lithgow, johnny cage, karl urban, kendrick lamar, larian, lucasfilm, magic the gathering, mcu, metal gear solid, mortal kombat, movie theaters, movies, nerd, netherealm, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, onimusha, overwatch 2, playstation, playstation state of play, ps5, psn, resident evil, roblox, rocksteady, sonic racers, super bowl lix, thunderbolts*, tv, video games, warcraft, wb games, wonder woman, world of warcraft
Was it just me or were the commercials at the Super Bowl just not as good as they used to be? Even movie trailers were lacking. Anyway, PlayStation had a state of play and announced another remaster of a game that's less than 10 years old (-_-). An American in a major Harry potter role? A law about movie roles? How bout no, and A new Rocksteady Batman???
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Episode 293: ParamountBros:ShowMAX
December 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
3d realms, a knightmare before christmas, a24, activisionblizzard, amazon studios, andor, avatar the last airbender, axel foley, baldur's gate 3, barbie, bethesda, beverly hills cop iv, bobby kotick, christmas, christmas movies, curb your enthusiasm, dark knight trilogy, dcu, death stranding, die hard, disney, disney+, dota 2, echo, eddie murphy, embracer group, fallout76, festivus, final fantasy vii, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, fx, games workshop, gaming, gary oldman, geek, godzilla minus one, good omens, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, hideo kojima, home alone, how the grinch stole christmas, insomniac games, jack black, james gunn, james mccaffrey, jet set radio, jingle all the way, john krasinski, jonathan majors, kang the conqueror, kojima productions, larian, larry david, lord of the rings, luigi, marvels spider-man 2, marvels wolverine, matt reeves, matthew lillard, max, max payne, mcu, microsoft, movies, national lampoons christmas vacation, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, office christmas party, one piece, paramount pictures, peaky blinders, percy jackson, playstation 5, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rankin/bass, ratchet and clank, rings of power, ryan reynolds, scrooged, sega, sony, star wars, steamboat willie, the addams family, the batman, the crew, the game awards, the last of us, the lost boys, the santa clause, the x-files, the year without a santa clause, toho, tolkein estate, tv, ubisoft, uncle fester, valve, video games, warhammer 40k, warnerbros discovery, wednesday, what we do in the shadows, wonka, xbox, xbox series x|s, zack snyder
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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Episode 284: I'm Just Pete
October 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
90s, 90s comedy, 90s movies, 90s teen, activisionblizzard, adult swim, akira toriyama, alan wake, alan wake: flashback, amazon prime video, american pie, amptp, analogue, avatar the last airbender, best buy, bethesda, bethesda softworks, bill & ted's bogus journey, bobby kotick, can't hardley wait, clueless, cwa, dbz, dc vs mortal kombat, deadpool 3, diablo 4, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, encino man, epic games, fire lord ozai, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, frontier developments, game pass, gargoyles, geeked week, gta, halle berry, halloween, heavyweights, hideki kamiya, invincible, mallrats, markiplier, matthew vaughn, michael cain, microsoft, minecraft live, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, netflix games, nvidia, overwatch 2, pete hines, platinum games, pleasantville, pokémon, remedy entertainment, rick & morty, roblox, sag-aftra, scott pilgrim, shawn levy, silent hill, starfield, studio ghibli, superstar, taylor swift, the boy and the heron, the endless summer ii, the eras tour, the eras tour movie, the kings man, todd howard, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warwick davis, willow, x-men 3, x3, xbox
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!
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Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct
June 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 secs
007, activisionblizzard, among us, bethesda, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, chadwick boseman, crunchyroll, dc, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, dragon ball, e3, el meurto, ezra miller, ftc v. xbox, game pass ultimate, geoforce now, giancarlo esposito, google, harley quinn, henry cavill, hollywood walk of fame, honey i shrunk the kids, horizon forbidden west, idris elba, indian jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, james bond, james gunn, james mangold, jim ryan, lance reddick, logan, machine games, marvel, max, mcu, meta, meta quest, moff gideon, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo switch, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ps6, roland emmerich, satya nadella, secret invasion, sega, snyderverse, sony, spider-man, spider-verse, squid game, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, tears of the kingdom, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, todd howard, tv shows, video games, wow classic, xbox and barbie, xcloud, zelda
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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Episode 249: The Big Game Spot
February 16th, 2023 | 58 mins 39 secs
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon, ant man and the wasp, apex legends, appletv+, arrested development, barney, barney the purple dinosaur, batfleck, batgirl, batman, batman 89, bob iger, bobby kotick, breath of the wild, call of duty, dcu, dead island 2, dead space, deadpool 3, disney+, ea games, ea sports, english premier league, ezra miller, fantastic four, fast x, fifa, general zod, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, hbo max, how to train your dragon, james gunn, joker, kevin feige, league of legends, link, lord and miller, magic mike, marvel studios, mattel, mcu, michael keaton, microsoft, modern warfare ii, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, patrick stewart, respawn, riot games, roblox, sony, spider-man, spider-man noir, squid game, star wars, super mario bros movie, supergirl, tears of the kingdom, ted lasso, the bad batch, the division 2, the fast and the furious, the flash, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the super bowl, tom clancy, transformers, tv shows, ubisoft, velma, video games, warzone, xbox, xbox gamepass, zack snyder, zelda
Well the Super Bowl dropped some serious Batman on us, and some guardians too. But mostly here for the I'm Batman in the Flash. Respawn Entertainment thinks they can keep Apex going for 20 years, and EA signs a deal with the English Premier League. Mattel is rebooting Barney for some reason, and Arrested Development is leaving Netflix in a surprise move. Meanwhile Kevin Feige gets real about the MCU and and James Gunn gets praise from Zack Snyder.
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Episode 200: 200 in the Bag
March 9th, 2022 | 43 mins 7 secs
343 industries, activisionblizzard, advance wars, alien, aquaman 2, black adam, bobby kotick, capcom, dc, dc super pets, dceu, disney+, dune part 2, evo2022, faze, fede alvarez, final fantasy, florence pugh, game of thrones, ghostwire tokyo, god of war, gotham knights, gotham pd, gta v, halo infinite, hbo max, house of the dead, i am legend, isle of the dead, keanu reeves, kenobi, lego star wars, microsoft, movies, negan, netflix, nicolas cage, nintendo, playstation state of play, returnal, rockstar games, shazam 2, snoop dogg, sony, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, square enix, star wars, the adam project, the batman, the flash, the muppets, the penguin, the walking dead, tmnt, tv shows, video games, warnerbros, wb montreal
Nick hits his 200th episode! Yes you read that right 200 hundred episodes of Nick's Nerd News! We appreciate all of our loyal listeners. And this week, the most important thing is our review of The Batman (2022), everything else is just a toy!
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Episode 199: Nick's Glorious Return
March 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
#bendergate, 2k games, activision, aloy, amc theaters, avengers endgame, bethesda, beyblade, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, crunchyroll, cuphead, daredevil, dceu, destiny 2, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, elden ring, epic games, euphoria, evo 2022, fallout, fantastic beasts, fast and furious 10, fifa 22, from software, funimation, futurama, gabe newell, game of thrones, game pass, games with gold, guerilla games, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, housemarque, hulu, indiana jones 5, indy 5, jason momoa, john dimaggio, john williams, justice league, lego games, loki, lucasfilm, mad max, marvel netflix, mcu, movies, netflix, nhl 22, nintendo, obi wan, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, playstation4, pokémon, pokémon scarlett, pokémon violet, ps5, psn+, psvr 2, sid meier, smash bros, sony playstation, spider-man: no way home, stalker 2, star wars, steam deck, stranger things, street fighter, street fighter vi, the batman, the flash, the house of the dragon, the office, tv shows, twisted metal, ukraine, uncharted movie, video games, x-men, xbox
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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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 185: Everybody gets a Smash clone!
November 25th, 2021 | 46 mins 12 secs
activisionblizzard, ahsoka, bel-air, black panther 2, blade, bobby kotick, call of duty, call of duty warzone, capcom, chris pratt, columbia pictures, comic-con, disney, epic games, fresh prince, ghostbusters, ghostbusters: afterlife, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, halo20, henry cavill, hideo kojima, hulu, ivan reitman, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world dominion, kathleen kennedy, kojima productions, letitia wright, lucasfilm, mandalorian, mando, mario, marvel stuidos, mcu, microsoft, miyazaki, movies, multiversus, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl, nintendo, pam & tommy, peacock, playstation 5, ps5, sabine wren, scarlett johansson, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man, star wars, studio ghibli, super mario bros, super smash bros, super smash bros melee, super smash bros ultimate, the vulture, the witcher, tv shows, ubisoft, universal studios, video games, wakanda forever, warzone, wb games, will smith, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s, xbox20
Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time.