web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:21:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/clair%20obscur Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:30:00 -0800 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/401 8793cb1b-5f5b-49a7-b42a-611ba1019978 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 401 The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:20:15 yes 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. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, META, VR, VR Gaming, META Quest, Bobby Kotick, ActivisonBlizzard, Microsoft, Xbox, Call of Duty, God of War, Kratos, Sony, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MGM, Sophie Turner, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, Ecco the Dolphin, SEGA, Resident Evil, Disney, Steam, The Division 3, Ubisoft, Tom Clancy, Marathon, Bungie, Far Cry, Far Cry 3, Assassn's Creed, Riot Games, Razer, Life is Strange, SquareEnix, Clair Obscur, Prince of Persia, Nintendo Switch 2, Switch 2, GameStop, Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, noir, Disneyland, Galaxy's Edge, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, George RR Martin, Game of Thrones, Winds of Winter, House of the Dragon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, A Song of Ice and Fire, Westeros, Dunk and Egg, HBO, The Hollywood Reporter, THR, James Cameron, Avatar, Avatar Fire & Ash, Avatar 4, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Dave Filoni, Fallout, Amazon Prime Video, Speedy Gonzalez, Looney Tunes, Warner Bros, Avengers Doomsday, MCU, Marvel Studios, Ted Sarandos, Netflix, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter, Zootopia 2, Walt Disney Pictures, Zootopia, The Bone Temple, Batman, DCU, James Gunn, The Batman pt. 2, Invincible 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/392 e532a511-2311-4c76-a29c-eb796fe5e5c1 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 392 I ain't got time to bleed full Nick DeFalco Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back! 1:13:48 yes Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back! video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Pokémon, Pokémon Legends Z-A, The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Shroud, Arc Raiders, Clair Obscur, Game of the year, The Legend of Zelda, Link, Square Enix, Marvel 1943, Skydance, GTA 6, GTAVI, Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar Games, Nintendo Switch 2, Sony, PlayStation 5, PS5, Blizzcon, Blizzard, ActivisionBlizzard, Mass Effect, N7, Bioware, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario, The Elder Scrolls, The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard, Bethesda, Bungie, Destiny 2, Super Mario Bros Movie, Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn, NCSoft, Steam, Valve, Steam Machine, Star Trek, LEGO, Star Trek The Next Generation, USS Enterprise, Gremlins, DCU, DC Universe, Jimmy Olsen, Gorilla Grodd, V for Vendetta, Toy Story 5, Pixar, Disney, Alien: Earth, Alien, FX, Hulu, FXonHulu, Jumanji 3, Sabrina Carpenter, Devil Wears Prada, James Bond, 007, AmazonMGM Studios, Amazon, Predator Badlands, Predator, The Predator, Predators, Yuatja, WeylandYutani Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!

]]> Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/381 7e396e5d-c28c-43d4-8cff-fe03c3d87ce0 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 381 No Difficulty Options full Nick DeFalco What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow. 1:32:22 yes What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Forza Horizon, Forza Motorsport, Xbox, Turn 10, Playground Games, Gamescom, Pokémon, Mortal Kombat, Hollow Knight, Call of Duty, Black Ops 7, Call of Duty Black Ops, Activision, Treyarch, James Gunn, WB Games, Peter Parsons, Bungie, Sony Interactive, EVO, Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, Tom Clancy, Double Fine, Tim Schafer, Pyschonaughts, Devil May Cry, Squanch Games, High on Life, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Pokémon Go, Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding, Skate, EA, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo, Roblox, Mass Effect, Bioware, Amazon Prime Video, Fallout, Atari, Alex Garland, Elden Ring, Clair Obscur, Star Citizen, Bethesda, Starfield, Xbox Game Pass, Crystal Dynamics, Wizards of the Coast, Alan Cumming, MCU, Avengers Doomsday, Avengers, X2, X-Men, Nightcrawler, Chucky, Fanta, The Paper, The Office, Peacock, Peacemaker, DCU, DCEU, The Justice Gang, HBO Max, John Cena, Katee Sackhoff, The Mandalorian, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Disney+, Doctor Who, BBC, Nicolas Cage, True Detective, Superman, DCU, Kumail Nanjiani, The Eternals, MCU, South Park, Comedy Central, Paramount, LEGO, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, King of the Hill, Hulu, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix, Wednesday, Sisu, Harry Potter What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow.

]]> What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/377 0982e91b-590e-437d-8557-449319c3af5b Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 377 Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay... full Nick DeFalco I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four! 1:25:05 yes I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four! video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Battlefield 6, Battlefield, DICE, EA Games, The Las of us, Nintendo, Palworld, Pokémon, Invincible, Wolfenstein, Bethesda, Machinegames, Clair Obscur, Square Enix, Ronald D Moore, God of War, Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, PS5, Tencent, Guerilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn, EA Sports, Call of Duty, Activision, Riot Games, League of Legends, MCU, Black Panther, Eyes of Wakanda, Critical Role, Legend of Vox Machina, Amazon Prime Video, South Park, Paramount, Star Wars, Darth Maul, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Animation, Air Bud, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Batman, Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con, SDCC, Spinal Tap, This is Spinal tap, Robert Kirkman, Invincible, Gen V, The Boys, Star Trek, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Starfleet Academy, Coyote vs Acme, Warner Bros, Looney Tunes, Peacemaker, John Cena, Family Guy, Hulu, Fantastic Four, Superman, Robin Williams, Ariana Grande, Meet the Parents, Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, Friday the 13th, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Steven Yeun, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Eddy Murphy, The Pink Panther, Zootopia 2, X-Men, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks, Happy Gilmore 2, Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler, Netflix, Taron Egerton, James Bond, OO7, Rick & Morty, Fantastic Four First Steps I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!

]]> I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/375 34ceec1e-6e4b-42c0-afcf-ddf10f0351f9 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 375 Major Snubs, Potential dubs! full Nick DeFalco Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more. 1:36:37 yes Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Sea of Thieves, Rare ltd, Xbox, Microsoft, Fallout 76, Bethesda Online, Fallout, Donkey Kong Bonanza, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch 2, Ghosts of Yotei, PlayStation, PS5, Sucker Punch, PlayStation 5, Ghosts of Tsushima, Subnautica, Krafton, Dragon Quest III, Resident Evil, Overwatch 2, Blizzard, Final Fantasy, Clair Obscur, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, BBC, SEGA, Akihabara, Arcades, Japan, The Last of Us, HBO, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda, Link, Johnny Cage, Mortal Kombat, Solo Leveling, Anime, Netflix, King of the Hill, Hulu, Chief of War, Apple TV+, Jason Momoa, The Office, The Paper, Peacock, Pokémon, LEGO, Transformers, Scrubs, ABC, Zach Braff, Red Sonja, Dean Cain, Superman, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Knives Out, Harry Potter, Bluey, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, South Park, Paramount Skydance, M3GAN 2.0, Doctor Who, The Emmys, Andor, The Bear, Severance, Penguin, Walt Disney, Disneyland, Krypto the Superdog, Superman, DCU, Stranger Things, John Malkovich, Fantastic Four, James Gunn, Superman, Lex Luthor, Mr. Terrific, Green Lantern, DCU, DC Universe, Warner Bros Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more.

]]> Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/364 55616f9e-b782-4719-ad3f-b48f289e29dd Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:15:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 364 Gorilla vs 100 full Nick DeFalco No 100 dudes aren't beating 1 Gorilla, you're wild for thinking otherwise. Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty's obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24? 1:13:57 yes No 100 dudes aren't beating 1 Gorilla, you're wild for thinking otherwise. Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty's obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24? video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, EA, EA Games, EA Sports, Madden NFL 27, EA Sports College Football, EA Sports FC, Blade Runner, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Split Fiction, Sydney Sweeney, SKATE, Clair Obscur, Game Pass, Respawn Entertainment, Titanfall, Borderlands 4, Seth Rogan, Call of Duty, 4/20, Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Fortnite, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft, Gorilla, Netflix, Hollywood, Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola, Blade, MCU, Mahershala Ali, Daywalker, Hunger Games, Fantastic Four, DVD, DVD Rot, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, Ian McDiarmid, Rise of Skywalker, Palpatine, A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, The Smashing Machine, The Rock, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, A24, Bob Gale, Back to the Future, Miami Vice, Shogun, FX, DCU, Sgt. Rock, James Gunn, Roadhouse, AmazonMGM, Jake Gyllenhaal No 100 dudes aren't beating 1 Gorilla, you're wild for thinking otherwise. Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty's obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24?

]]> No 100 dudes aren't beating 1 Gorilla, you're wild for thinking otherwise. Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty's obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24?

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/352 ad576138-5862-4c33-8d8c-82a306590a9d Thu, 06 Feb 2025 01:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 352 The Console Wars have ended full Nick DeFalco Yes that's right, I'm declaring an end to the console wars, and its end comes with Forza heading to PS5. They end not with a bang, but a whimper. Also Multiversus fails to capture any market share from Super Smash Bros, and is shutting down after a year. Both Fantastic Four and Jurassic World Rebirth drop some serious trailers. And EA faces and interesting future. While Disney+ loses almost a million subs, and Buffy is returning to a screen near you. 1:09:19 yes Yes that's right, I'm declaring an end to the console wars, and its end comes with Forza heading to PS5. They end not with a bang, but a whimper. Also Multiversus fails to capture any market share from Super Smash Bros, and is shutting down after a year. Both Fantastic Four and Jurassic World Rebirth drop some serious trailers. And EA faces and interesting future. While Disney+ loses almost a million subs, and Buffy is returning to a screen near you. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Bioware, EA, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Space World, Nintendo Gamecube, Kickboxer, JCVD, Clair Obscur, Dr Disrespect, Forza Horizon 5, Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon, PlayStation 5, PS5, Xbox Game Studios, Xbox, Multiversus, WB Interactive, Simu Liu, Sleeping Dogs, Tariffs, EA, Battlefield, DICE, Capcom, Monster Hunter Wilds, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, Pokémon, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Age of Empires, Madden, Indiana Jones, Chris Evans, MCU, Avengers Doomsday, Captain America, Netflix, Squid Game, Matthew Lillard, Scream, Scream 7, Nic Cage, AI, Disney+, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy, Hulu, Fantastic 4, MCU, Jurassic World Rebirth, Jurassic World, Jurassic Park, Mobile Suit Gundam, Oscar Isaac, Star Wars Yes that's right, I'm declaring an end to the console wars, and its end comes with Forza heading to PS5. They end not with a bang, but a whimper. Also Multiversus fails to capture any market share from Super Smash Bros, and is shutting down after a year. Both Fantastic Four and Jurassic World Rebirth drop some serious trailers. And EA faces and interesting future. While Disney+ loses almost a million subs, and Buffy is returning to a screen near you.

]]> Yes that's right, I'm declaring an end to the console wars, and its end comes with Forza heading to PS5. They end not with a bang, but a whimper. Also Multiversus fails to capture any market share from Super Smash Bros, and is shutting down after a year. Both Fantastic Four and Jurassic World Rebirth drop some serious trailers. And EA faces and interesting future. While Disney+ loses almost a million subs, and Buffy is returning to a screen near you.

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