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Displaying items 91-100 of 153 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "call of duty".
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Episode 250: 250 in the bag!
February 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 11 mins
Dark Horse, Ghostbusters, MCU, Netflix, Oscars, PS4, Playstation, Square Enix, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Tetris, Xbox, activisionblizzard, anime, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, appletv+, ashoka, assassins creed, blizzard, bungie, call of duty, captain marvel, civilization 7, cma, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cwa, dardevil, david fincher, dbz, diablo iv, disney, disney+, doom, ernie hudson, european union, evo 2023, firaxis, ftc, game of thrones, got, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, i am legend, james bond, jj abrams, jk rowling, jon favreau, liam neeson, lilo and stich, marvels avengers, michael b jordan, mindhunter, movies, my hero academia, naruto, nintendo, nvidia, paramount+, rosario dawson, star trek picard, star trek the next generation, star trek the wrath of khan, steam, street fighter 6, the last of us, the mandalorian, the marvels, ubisoft, video games, wb games, will smith, wizarding world, zach galifinakis
That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.
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Episode 249: The Big Game Spot
February 16th, 2023 | 58 mins 39 secs
Batgirl, EA Games, Fantastic Four, Joker, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon, ant man and the wasp, apex legends, appletv+, arrested development, barney, barney the purple dinosaur, batfleck, batman, batman 89, bob iger, bobby kotick, breath of the wild, call of duty, dcu, dead island 2, dead space, deadpool 3, disney+, ea sports, english premier league, ezra miller, fast x, fifa, general zod, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, hbo max, how to train your dragon, james gunn, kevin feige, league of legends, link, lord and miller, magic mike, marvel studios, mattel, michael keaton, modern warfare ii, movies, multiversus, nintendo, nintendo switch, patrick stewart, respawn, riot games, roblox, spider-man noir, squid game, 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 mandalorian, the super bowl, tom clancy, transformers, ubisoft, velma, video games, warzone, 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 246: The Nerd Before an MMO
January 27th, 2023 | 54 mins 3 secs
343 industries, 343i, Academy Awards, Adult Swim, Ben Affleck, Bethesda, COD, Cartoon Network, Halo, Hulu, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Rick and Morty, Sony, Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, air jordan, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, ash ketchum, attack on titan, avatar 2, breath of the wild, brendan fraiser, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare ii, cd projekt red, critical roll, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk2077, dcu, disney+, elder scrolls, elder scrolls online, everything everywhere all at once, fallout new vegas, forza motorsport, gollum, harry potter, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hot wheels, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, jeremy renner, jk rowling, john cena, john williams, justin roiland, kevin feige, koala man, kobra kai, last of us, league of legends, lobo, lord of the rings, lotr: gollum, marvel studios, marvels avengers, master chief, michael jordan, minecraft legends, modern warfare ii, mojang, morrowind, movies, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, peter safran, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr2, redfall, reed hastings, rick & morty, riot games, rust, skeleton crew, solar opposites, squareenix, steven spielberg, tamriel, tango gameworks, tears of the kingdom, ted lasso, that 90s show, the bad batch, the banshees of inisherin, the fabelmans, the last of us, the legend of vox machina, the oscars, the whale, the wizarding world, tron, tron ares, tron legacy, turn 10, tv sows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warzone 2.0, wb, wwe 2k23, zelda, zenimax
Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.
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Episode 244: Everywhere the Banshees of the White Lotus Elementary
January 12th, 2023 | 51 mins 34 secs
Dungeons & Dragons, MCU, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Playstation, Ridley Scott, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Verizon, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adam devine, amazon prime video, andy muschietti, ant-man, ant-man & the wasp quantomania, avatar, avatar the way of water, borderlands, call of duty, ces2023, collin farrell, commander cody, community, dave filoni, dcu, deadpool, digital game sales, disney+, francis ford coppola, game of thrones, george rr martin, gladiator 2, got, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, htc, htc vive, hugh jackman, into the spider-verse, james cameron, jerrod carmichael, joel mchale, jonathan majors, kang the conqueror, kevin fiege, m3gan, marvel studios, meta quest, modok, movies, nicolas cage, paramount+, peacock, phase 5, playstation 5, ps5, razer, simon pegg, skull and bones, steam, the adams family, the bad batch, the batman, the clone wars, the flash, the golden globes, the last of us, the penguin, troy baker, ubisoft, uk government, video games, vr, warnerbros, warnerbrosdiscovery, wednesday adams, wolverine, workaholics, x-men
Well the Golden Globes huh, how about them apples? Also how are no physical games being sold in the UK, that makes absolutely no sense. Some genre defining directors are making some missteps, WarnerBros is trying out a "were sorry" approach, Paramount+ makes some interesting choices for non Star Trek Properties.
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Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!
December 7th, 2022 | 54 mins 22 secs
343 industries, Daredevil, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, analogue, analogue pocket, aquaman, avatar the last airbender, batman, beast wars, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, blue beetle, call of duty, capcom, ccxp, cd projekt red, cyberpunk2077, dceu, dcu, disney+, dune, dune: sisterhood, ed boon, gameboy, gen v, google, google doodle, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, gwent, halo infinite, hbo max, indian jones and the dial of destiny, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jerry lawson, justice league, league of legends, margot robbie, movies, netherrealm, nintendo, optimus primal, oswald the lucky rabbit, pirates of the caribbean, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, rings of power, riot games, sifu, simon pegg, snyderverse, sonic, steam, steam deck, street fighter 6, the boys, the flash, the game awards, the last of us, the mandalorian, toejam and earl, transformers, transformers rise of the beasts, unionize, valve, video games, wonder woman 3, zenimax media
Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?
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Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo
November 30th, 2022 | 52 mins 42 secs
AMC, Bethesda, Bruce Lee, David Cage, EA, Fallout, Lucasfilm, MCU, Mario, Microsoft, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starship Troopers, TV shows, The Walking Dead, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, andor, ang lee, arma 3, barbie, battlefield, black adam, call of duty, cocaine bear, dc animation, dc kingdom come, dc studio, dcu, disney+, easy rider, game freak, greta gerwig, guardians of the galaxy holiday special, henry cavill, indian jones 5, james gunn, mass effect, mcu ranking, movies, nintendo, overwatch 2, paramount+, phase 4, picard, pokémon, quantic dream, sega, shazam, star trek the next generation, star trek tng, super mario bros, superman, the federal trade comission, the rock, top gun maverick, video games
Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!
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Episode 237: Immersion Broken
November 24th, 2022 | 56 mins 51 secs
Black Panther, Lois Lane, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, PC, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon primer video, amy adams, anaheim, assassin's creed valhalla, atlanta, avatar 2, bayonetta, black panther wakanda forever, blumhouse, bob chapek, bob iger, bullitt, call of duty, chris hemsworth, david leitch, dc studios, dcu, dead or alive, deadpool, deadpool christmas, disney, disney+, disneyland, embracer group, escape from new york, fast and the furious, fast x, galax's edge, game freak, genie+, god of war ragnarok, green ranger, honda, indian jones, james gunn, james wan, jason blum, jason david frank, kratos, legacy of kain, lightning lane, lord & miller, mario kart 8, marvel studios, movies, namor, ninja gaiden, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, overwatch 2, paramount+, picard, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, power rangers, ps5, quentin tarantino, riker, rise of the resistance, rtx 4090, ryan reynold, silk spider, silk: spider society, sonic the hedgehog, space mountain, splash mountain, splinter cell, star trek picard, steam, steven spielberg, superman, team ninja, the pokémon company, tommy oliver, top gun maverick, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games, warzone 2, xbox gamepass
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out, and not looking too hot. A major shakeup at Disney, Ubisoft drops some news, A power Ranger leaves us, and Indy goes digital. Meanwhile the future of DC is on the horizon, the MCU has some interesting things in its future, and Fast X is apparently out of control.
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Episode 235: The GOAT has Spoken
November 9th, 2022 | 30 mins 26 secs
Adult Swim, COD, EA, GTA V, Halo, MCU, Netflix, Red Dead Redemption 2, Roku, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, andor, animal crossings new horizons, aquaman, bioware, call of duty, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, degrassi, disney+, fifa, gears of war, godzilla, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, ian mcshane, indiana jones, infinity ward, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, kojima productions, lin manuel miranda, lobo, mass effect, modern warfare ii, movies, n7 day, nintendo, overwatch 2, percy jackson, prince of persia, project cars, quentin tarantino, spider-punk, stephen spielberg, take two interactive, the acolyte, toho, true dectective, tuca & bertie, ubisoft, video games, vision quest, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warzone 2.0, weird, weird al yankovich, westworld, xbox series x
Short episode, heavy on content. More Call of Duty news as the behemoth continues to dominate the industry. Now Europe is looking into Xbox, and Hideo Kojima confirms what is true and what isnt. Meanwhile, WB and HBO lay down the cancel hammer, Disney+ continues to shine, and Andor is top notch. DC films may have a new unified focus, as WB as a whole moves towards a franchise focus.
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Episode 234: Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again?
November 2nd, 2022 | 46 mins 55 secs
COD, DC, Dodgeball, EA, God of War, MCU, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Xbox, activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, alan wake, alan wake 2, andor, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, aubrey plaza, avatar, ben stiller, black adam, blockbuster, call of duty, christina milioti, cod:mwii, community, control, dc studios, dcu, disney+, geralt, god of war ragnarok, hbo, henry cavill, james gunn, jeff goldblum, joel mchale, liam hemsworth, man of steel, manifest, marvel, marvel games, modern warfare ii, movies, overwatch 2, oz, playstation 5, playstation+, ps5, psvr2, remedy, shazam 2, stargirl, superman, the callisto protocol, the last of us, the penguin, the sandman, venom 3, video games, vince vaughn, vision quest, way of the water, wicked, wonderman, xbox gamepass, yahya abdul mateen, zootopia+
Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?
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Episode 233: Gotham Plights
October 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
COD, DC, Dwayne Johnson, Fallout, Green Lantern, MCU, Meta, Netflix, PS Plus, PS2, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, UK, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adam sandler, age of empires, ahsoka, amazon prime video, andor, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, arkham asylum, arkham city, bat family, batman, bayonetta, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, capcom, cd prokjekt red, cma, commissioner gordon, creative assembly, damon lindelof, dceu, dcu, death note, digimon, disney+, doctor fate, duffer bros, dumbo, game of thrones, gamepass, gcpd, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy, hawkman, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, james gunn, joker 2, justice society of america, kang the conqueror, kevin feige, meta quest, metaverse, modern warfare ii, moon knight, movies, naughtdog, nintendo classic, nioh 2, peacock, peter safran, playstation 2, playstation studios, pokémon, resident evil 4, rian johnson, rocksteady studios, ryan coogler, sausage party, snyderverse, steam, succession, superman, tales of the jedi, the batman, the rock, tim burton, uncut gems, video games, wb montreal
The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.