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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 337: Coming Soon to VHS</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you read that right coming soon to VHS, a movie is coming to VHS in the year 2024!!! And yes Marvel has delayed Blade one again, this time seemingly forever, and NYCC had some great announcements. In the gaming space, Ronald D Moore is taking over the God of War show, and Ubisoft disbands a team that made a successful game, who does that?? Meanwhile they continue to work on Beyond Good and Evil 2, and a new Rayman is coming. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 308: Now Streaming on Quibi!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 297: 30 Rock Live</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:29:19</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:33:40</itunes:duration>
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