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Displaying items 1-10 of 141 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "call of duty".
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Episode 406: Phil NOT of the future
February 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, adam driver, ai, amazon games, amazon prime video, asha sharma, assassin's creed, bioshock, bluepoint games, breaking bad, call of duty, christian bale, christopher judge, cod zombies, dave bautista, discord, dunk & egg, ed skrein, evo, far cry, game of thrones, gaming, geek, god of war, hawaii, hbo, heat, heat 2, house of the dragon, insomniac games, jackass, jason momoa, johnny cage, johnny knoxville, kraven, lucasfilm, madam web, marvel's wolverine, michael mann, microsoft, microsoft gaming, morbius, mortal kombat ii, movies, mtv, nacon, nerd, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon firered, pokémon leafgreen, ps5, radical entertainment, razer, robert carradine, sarah bond, sony, spider-man, splinter cell, star wars, steven soderbergh, take two interactive, the wrecking crew, tv, ubisoft, valve, venom, video games, warner bros, x-files, xbox, xbox series, yves guillemot
In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!"
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Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast
January 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
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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 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en
December 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
2k games, activision, alien: earth, apple tv+, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, avowed, bethesda, black bag, black ops 7, black panther, bong joon ho, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, caught stealing, cd projekt red, chadwick boseman, clair obscur: expedition 33, compulsion games, console sales, daredevil: born again, dcu, death by lightning, deli boys, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, double fine, f1, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, gog, good ole games, grosse pointe garden society, hulu, id software, ironheart, isiah whitlock jr, james gunn, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution 3, keeper, knives out, mafia the old country, malcolm in the middle, mcu, mickey 17, mobland, movies, naked gun, nerd, netflix, nintendo, obsidian, one battle after another, paramount+, peacock, pillars of eternity, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends: z-a, predator: badlands, ryan coogler, seth rogan, snl50, south of midnight, stick, stranger things, superman, the four seasons, the residence, the studio, thor, thunderbolts*, top 10, top ten, tv, ubisoft, video games, wake up dead man, x-men, xbox, your friends & neighbors
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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Episode 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!
December 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
a christmas carol, aang the last airbender, ai, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avatar: fire and ash, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, beauty and the beast, bethesda, braniac, bungie, call of duty, captain america, christmas movies, christopher nolan, clair obscur: expidition 33, daisy ridley, dcu, disney, ea, ebenezer scrooge, fallout, fifa, games workshop, gaming, gaston, geek, history, horizon zero dawn, id software, io interactive, james bond 007 first light, james cameron, jason isaacs, johnny depp, labubu, lex luthor, macauly culkin, magnificent 7, marathon, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix games, nintendo, paramount, peanuts, perfect dark, respawn entertainment, roblox, rupert grint, sony, spider-punk, spider-verse, spuerman, squadron 42, squareenix, star citizen, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars jedi, tangled, tencent, the hunger games, the odyssey, the terminator, titanfall, tomb raider, tv, video games, vince zampella, walt disney pictures, warhammer 40k, wii, wiimote, xbox game studios, youtube
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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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
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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Episode 394: Happy Little Trees
November 26th, 2025 | 57 mins 32 secs
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, activisionblizzard, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, attack on titan, battlefield 6, black ops 7, bob ross, brett ratner, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, charlie cox, clair obscur: expedition 33, disney, donald trump, duffer bros, ea, farcry, friends, frozen, frozen 2, fx, fx on hulu, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hoppers, house of the dragon, hulu, james cameron, joey, john oliver, lucasfilm, mcu, mike flannagan, movies, naruto, nerd, netflix, noah hawley, paramount, pbs, pixar, rob mac, rush hour 4, scarjo, star wars, star wars visions, steam, steam machine, stranger things, sunrise on the reaping, the academy awards, the exorcist, the game awards, the hunger games, toy story, toy story 5, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wicked, wicked for good, wonder man, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox partner preview
Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 393: Richards Lives!
November 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
activision, ai, amazon prime video, apple tv, arc raiders, asus, asus rog ally, bioshock, black ops 7, braniac, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, clair obscur: expedition 33, crystal dynamics, dcu, death by lightning, death stranding, disney+, dragon ball z, edgar wright, fallout, family guy, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, glen powell, godzilla, hbo max, hulu, josh gad, lex luthor, mad men, marvel studios, mcu, mega pokémon, moana, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, paramount, peacock, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, red dead redemption, rockstar games, sharknado, shogun, shroud, splinter cell, squid game, star trek, stargate, stargate sg-1, steam, steam machine, stephen king, superman, syfy, the game awards, the legend of zelda, the running man, toho, treyarch, tv, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games, wonder man, xbox, xdefiant
You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear Nick's review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn't nominated by GOTY. Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it's live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 391: IMHOTEP! IMHOTEP!
November 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
amazon game studios, arc raiders, brendan fraser, call of duty, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, dan hauser, dragon quest, edgar wright, fallout new vegas, fortnite, gaming, geek, godzilla, godzilla minus one, godzilla minus zero, grand theft auto, highlander, hulu, johnny silverhand, k-pop demon hunters, keanu reeves, king of the hill, lego, lord of the rings, megazord, miss piggy, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, open ai, palworld, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation 5, playstation portal, pokémon, power rangers, ps5, rambo, robert pattinson, rockstar games, russel crowe, russo bros, shaun of the dead, star trek, steam, taylor sheridan, the mummy, the muppets, the witcher, tv, universal pictures, v for vendetta, video games, warner bros, x-men
If the title wasn't a dead giveaway, we are getting a fourth Mummy movie! And Brendan is back! Sony may be finally copying Xbox when it comes to cross buying games. The Call of Duty movie gets a director and a writer and the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to do numbers. Plus Godzilla minus 1 is getting a sequel! That and a whole lot more, come take a listen!
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Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, a minecraft movie, amazon prime video, amd, apple tv, assassins creed, backyard sports, batman knightfall, battlefield 6, bbc, besthesda, black ops 7, blops 7, bogart, bop-it, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, dcu, diane keaton, discord, disney+, doctor who, ea, elder scrolls 6, everwild, fallout, friends, game freak, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, ghost of yotei, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo max, ign fan fest, infinity ward, invincible, james gunn, jar jar, jennifer anniston, jim carey, k-pop demon hunters, marvel studios, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo pictures, nycc, peacemaker, pikmin, playstation, pokémon, predator badlands, ps5, ps6, rare ltd, skyrim, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, stranger things, suckerpunch, the jetsons, the simpsons movie, the walking dead, tron, tron: ares, tv, ubisoft, video games
Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...
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Episode 387: Family....on a budget
October 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
a24, amasonmgm, assassin's creed, battlefield 6, blops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, constantine, daredevil born again, dc comics, disney+, dungeons & dragons, dwayne "the rock" johnson, elijah wood, elon, everybody loves raymond, fast and furious, fast x, gaming, geek, george clooney, grok, halo, halo show, heat, heat 2, impossible creatures, keanu reeves, kingmakers, marvel comics, mcu, minecraft, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oceans 11, oceans 14, paramount+, payday, peaky blinders, phil rosenthal, predator, predator: badlands, ray romano, spider-man, starbreeze, steam, superman, taylor swift, the fast and the furious, the lord of the rings, the smashing machine, toasty, tron, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, video games, vin diesel, walt disney pictures, xai, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series s, xbox series x, xbox series x|s
TOASTY! Guess the Fast Franchise is not as dialed in as we thought. Plus all the fallout from the Xbox Gamepass price increase, Call of Duty and Battlefield are duking it out even more so, and Nintendo does what Nintendo does. Plus Clooney is heading back to the Oceans, Taylor Swift knocks out the Rock, and Disney bets big on the next magical British kid. That and more, come take a listen.