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Displaying 5 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "console wars".
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Episode 390: Peace in our time
October 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
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it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune.
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Episode 384: Mileage may vary
September 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 37 mins
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While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy
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Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
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Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it.
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Episode 129: Eighth Gen Retrospective
October 28th, 2020 | 46 mins 42 secs
assassins creed, assassins creed odyssey, console wars, consoles, crash bandicoot, far cry 4, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gaming, god of war, halo, halo 5, horizon zero dawn, metal gear solid, microsoft, mortal kombat, playstation 4, playstation 4 pro, sony, sony playstation, spider-man ps4, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox one, xbox one s, xbox one x
Today we are doing something different, and its a look back at everything surrounding the Eight Generation of Video Game Consoles. What worked and what didn't, what I loved and what I thought was a great addition to the gaming community. One last hurrah for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
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Episode 98: Flatten the Curve
March 25th, 2020 | 53 mins 11 secs
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Well things aren't getting better just yet, but they aren't exactly the end of the world. We finally got the official specs for Xbox Series X and PS5. We know how Ashoka is doing in the Clone Wars, and also what her future holds. Some movies are getting delayed, but you'll also get to watch some movies at home at lot sooner then expected. Also a lootcrate has arrived.