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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 16 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “crystal dynamics”.
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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 382: He makes websites...
September 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
007, 007 first light, activision, alan ritchson, alien, amazon prime video, amazonmgm, apple tv+, back to the future, batman, battlefield 6, bella ramsey, call of duty, capcom, chris pratt, clayface, crystal dynamics, d23, david corenswet, dcu, dice, disney, disney+, dwayne "the rock" johnson, gaming, geek, gladiator, harry potter, haven studios, hbo, hbo max, helldivers 2, hitman, hollow knight, hollow knight silksong, indiana jones, io interactive, ioi, james bond, james gunn, knives out, konami, laura croft, lego, lex luthor, lucasfilm, machinegames, man of tomorrow, marvel zombies, mcu, metal gear solid, metal gear solid 3, michelle yeoh, monster hunter, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicolas hoult, paramount, paramount+, peacock, perfect dark, phoebe wallers bridge, pixar, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, ps6, rayman, resident evil, ridley scott, ryan gosling, scrubs, sie, sony pictures, sophie turner, star trek, star trek section 31, star trek: strange new worlds, star wars, star wars starfighter, superman, taketwo interactive, the initiative, the last of us, the office, the paper, the studio, the thursday murder club, tlou, tomb raider, toy story, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney, walt disney animation, walt disney world, war of the worlds, warner bros, warwick davis
Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more.
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Episode 381: No Difficulty Options
August 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
activision, alan cumming, alex garland, amazon prime video, assassin's creed mirage, atari, avengers, avengers doomsday, bbc, bethesda, bioware, black ops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops, chucky, clair obscur, comedy central, crystal dynamics, dceu, dcu, death stranding, devil may cry, disney+, doctor who, double fine, ea, elden ring, evo, ewan mcgregor, fallout, fanta, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gamescom, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, hideo kojima, high on life, hollow knight, hulu, james gunn, john cena, k-pop demon hunters, katee sackhoff, king of the hill, kumail nanjiani, lego, lucasfilm, mass effect, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicolas cage, nightcrawler, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obi-wan kenobi, paramount, peacemaker, peacock, peter parsons, pirates of the caribbean, playground games, pokémon, pokémon go, pyschonaughts, roblox, sisu, skate, sony interactive, south park, splinter cell, squanch games, star citizen, star wars, starfield, superman, the eternals, the justice gang, the mandalorian, the office, the paper, tim schafer, tom clancy, treyarch, true detective, turn 10, tv, ubisoft, video games, wb games, wednesday, wizards of the coast, x-men, x2, xbox, xbox game pass
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.
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Episode 302: Kangless 97: No Cake for you
February 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
alan wake 2, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aquaman and the lost kingdom, auquaman 2, avengers 5, bafta, ballerina, bandai namco, batman beyond, bcu, ben mendelsohn, blade runner 2099, blu-ray. gareth edwards, borderlands, borderlands movie, bounty hunters, call of duty, cameron monaghan, colombia pictures, council of kangs, crazy taxi, crystal dynamics, dcu, dcue, dice awards, disco elysium, disney, disney+, dvd, ea sports, ea sports college football, elden ring, embracer group, epic games, epic games store, epic mickey, erd tree, fallout, fandango, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, google, grounded, hbo, helldivers 2, hi-fi rush, invincible, jason momoa, john wick, joker 2, jurassic world, kang, kang the conqueror, las vegas, laura croft, linda hamilton, madame webb, mandalorians, marvel animation, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, max, mcu, mother 3, movies, napoleon, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, pals, palworld, pentiment, phil spencer, playstation, playstation portal, pokémon, pokémon concierge, pokémon presents, post malone, ps5, ps5 slim, respawn entertainment, sakurai, salems lot, sam mendez, sea of thieves, sega, shin megai tensai, sie, silk: spider society, sony, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man, star wars, star wars battlefront, star wars jedi:survivor, steam, stephen king, super monkey ball, super smash bros, terminator, the beatles, the crow, tomb raider, tv, umbrella academy, universal pictures, video games, vudu, warner bros, wb, wwe 2k24, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series s|x, xmen 97
X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 250: 250 in the bag!
February 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 11 mins
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, dark horse, david fincher, dbz, diablo iv, disney, disney+, doom, ernie hudson, european union, evo 2023, firaxis, ftc, game of thrones, ghostbusters, 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, mcu, michael b jordan, mindhunter, movies, my hero academia, naruto, netflix, nintendo, nvidia, oscars, paramount+, playstation, ps4, rosario dawson, square enix, star trek, star trek picard, star trek the next generation, star trek the wrath of khan, star wars, steam, street fighter 6, tetris, the last of us, the mandalorian, the marvels, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wb games, will smith, wizarding world, xbox, 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 246: The Nerd Before an MMO
January 27th, 2023 | 54 mins 3 secs
343 industries, 343i, academy awards, adult swim, air jordan, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, ash ketchum, attack on titan, avatar 2, ben affleck, bethesda, breath of the wild, brendan fraiser, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare ii, cartoon network, cd projekt red, cod, critical roll, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk2077, dcu, disney+, elder scrolls, elder scrolls online, everything everywhere all at once, fallout new vegas, forza motorsport, gollum, halo, harry potter, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hot wheels, hulu, 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, mcu, michael jordan, minecraft legends, modern warfare ii, mojang, morrowind, movies, netflix, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, peter safran, playstation, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr2, redfall, reed hastings, rick & morty, rick and morty, riot games, rust, skeleton crew, solar opposites, sony, squareenix, star wars, 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 legend of zelda, 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, xbox, 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 241: The Power that's inside
December 22nd, 2022 | 49 mins 13 secs
000, amazon games, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arnold schwarzenegger, ash ketchum, ashoka, avatar, avatar the way of water, bad batch, barbie, barbie movie, black adam, crystal dynamics, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, disney+, donald glover, dwane johnson, embracer group, epic games, final fantasy, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, ftc, gal gadot, goat simulator, gta 6, guerilla games, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, high on life, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones 5, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, justin roiland, kojima productions, loki, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel, marvels spider-man, marvels spider-man miles morales, mcu, middle earth, movies, nintendo, pikachu, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, rockstar games, scooby-doo, secret invasion, shazam, sony pictures, spider-man, squanch games, star wars, steam controller, steam deck, the mandalorian, the rock, the santa clauses, the terminator, tomb raider, tv shows, valve, velma, video games, warhammer 40, warhammer 40k, westworld, wolverine, wonder woman
You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey. Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down.
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Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman
November 16th, 2022 | 39 mins 26 secs
a quiet place, alan wake 2, alien, andor, ash ketchum, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman arkham city, batman the animated series, bethesda, bioshock, bioware, bungie, cd projekt red, control 2, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk 2077, dave bautista, david harbour, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, dragon age, duffer bros, ea, eminem, fable, game of thrones, gears of war, geek, geoff keighley, god of war ragnarok, google, google stadia, gta, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, john wick, justice league unlimited, kevin conroy, lionsgate, margot robie, marvels avengers, mister terrific, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch 2, paramount+, penguin, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, pokémon, ps5, razer, remedy entertainment, rian johnson, rocky, sly stallone, sony, sony santa monica, squareenix, star wars, starfield, stranger things, stray, streets of rage, studio ghibli, the batman, the game awards, the santa clauses, the witcher 3, thunderbolts, tony scott, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, walter hamada, witcher: blood origin, xbox, yellowstone
RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k games, activisionblizzard, adriana chechick, adult swim, agatha christie, among us vr, andor, angela lansbury, ark suvival evolved, arkane studios, avatar 4, avenue 5, barbarella, blade, blockbuster, call of duty, cartoon network, chris pratt, collin farrell, comedy central, console wars, crash bandicoot, crystal dynamics, daredevil, dc, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, deathloop, discovery, dishonored, disney+, doom patrol, ea games, ezra miller, fall guys, fantastic four, fifa 23, final fantasy 7 soldier, game of thrones, google chromebooks, hbo, hbo max, hercule poirot, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, hulu, iron man vr, james cameron, john candy, keanu reeves, kenneth branagh, legacy of kain, leonardo dicaprio, lotr, mario, mcu, meta quest 2, meta quest pro, microsoft, middle earth, modern warfare 2, movies, nasa, need for speed, netflix, overwatch 2, phil spencer, playstation plus, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, ryan reynold, scooby doo, secret wars, she-hulk, silent hill, sony, square enix, star wars, steam deck, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, sydney sweeney, the daily show, the flash, the last of us, the penguin, titans, tolkien, tom cruise, trevor noah, tv shows, twitchcon, valve, velma, video games, warnerbros, wb animation, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, xbox game pass
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 208: This is where the Fun Begins
May 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
activisionblizzard, amanda waller, antman and the wasp, arrowverse, barbie movie, batwoman, bethesda, call of duty, captain marvel, clippy, cod, crystal dynamics, cw, dceu, deus ex, disney+, eidos, embracer group, expend4bles, expendables 4, fantastic 4, fast and furious, fast x, fifa, games with gold, halo infinite, halo show, hasbro, hbo max, jackass, john watts, jurassic world dominion, justin lin, kenobi, legends of tomorrow, lucasfilm, mcu, meta, meta quest, modern warfare, moon knight, mortal kombat, movies, neal adams, netflix, obi-wan, oculus, oculus quest, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, prince of persia, ps plus, saved by the bell, sonic 2, squareenix, star wars, that 70s show, that 90s show, the miz, the suicide squad, tomb rader, tv shows, ubisoft montreal, video games, viva pinata, warcraft, weird al, xbox
May the 4th be With You! Its a Star Wars day episode! Plus we have more Activision News. The Embracer Group takes some studios out of SquareEnixs hands, and Meta has plans for the Quest. Meanwhile, the CW kills off two more Arrowverse shows, Jackass is coming back to TV, and Halo drops another dud, and Moon Knight Kills it! Also FastX finds a new director, the MCU Fantastic Four loses a director, and Jurassic World Dominion is setting up a great finish. Meanwhile, its Star Wars day so here is another rant complaining about JJ Abrams.