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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 11 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “darth vader”.
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Episode 383: To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before
September 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
activision, alien romulus, amazon prime video, andor, bethesda, black ops 6, black ops 7, call of duty, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, creative arts emmys, dan houser, darth vader, dc, dcu, dead island, dead island 3, deadpool, disney+, fede alvarez, firaxes, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, gta vi, harry potter, hollow knight, hollow knight: silksong, john c mcginley, john candy, jumanji, k-pop demon hunters, life is strange, machine games, man of tomorrow, mcu, michael caine, movies, nbc, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pete hines, rockstar games, ryan reynold, scrubs, silksong, spider-man, star trek, star trek day, star wars, street fighter, sucker punch, superman, the conjuring, the office, the paper, tom holland, tomb raider, tony gilroy, treyarch, tv, video games, wolfenstein, xbox game pass
The Paper is out, the hotly anticipated sequel to the office, does it live up? Full review at the end of the episode. Silksong is out and it has dominate the charts, Nomura gives an update on Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy, and Treyarch walks things back a bit. Plus Michael Caine is coming out of retirement, Ryan Reynolds admits to what we all know and Star Trek day comes and goes with little fanfare. Come take a listen.
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Episode 368: The Host Returns
May 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
a24, activision, ai, ai vader, alex garland, atomfall, avengers doomsday, avengers secret wars, avowed, batman, bioncle, black panther, boderlands 4, bungie, cheers, chicago, clash of clans, conan obrien, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, deadpool, death stranding, destiny 2, dice, donkey kong, doom, doom the dark ages, doug bowser, ea, ea games, elden ring, elder scrolls, fortnite, frankenstein, gamescom, gaming, gearbox interactive, gears of war, geek, george rr martin, george wendt, geralt, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, guillermo del toro, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, id software, james gunn, jurassic world rebirth, kieran culkin, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, kojima, lego, lilo & stich, marathon, marvel, marvel comics, marvel studios, mcu, mission impossible, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, norm!, obsidian, paramount, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon go, pokémon go fest, pokémon legends z-a, ralph fiennes, rambo, randy pitchford, scrubs!, sesame street, shigeru miyamoto, spider-man, square enix, star wars, star wars battlefront ii, street fighter, take two interactive, the elder scrolls oblivion, the hunger games, the last airbender, the last of us, the witcher, tom cruise, toy story 5, tv, video games, wheel of time, wizarding world, xbox game pass, zach braff, zootopia 2
Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!
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Episode 367: Beachballs with Swords
May 21st, 2025 | 1 hr 7 mins
a24, ai, artificial intelligence, assassins creed shadows, avalanche software, avowed, cosmo jarvis, darth vader, death stranding 2, dogma, elder scrolls, expedition 33: clair obscur, fortnite, gaming, geek, ghost of tsushima, ghost of yotei, harry potter, hell divers 2, hogwarts legacy 2, james earl jones, kevin smith, marvel rivals, miami vice, miami vice movie, movies, nerd, oblivion remastered, obsidian, overwatch 2, red dead redemption 2, shogun, skyrim, star wars, switch 2, take-two, the phoenician scheme, top gun 2 maverick, top gun maverick, tv, video games, warner bros, wes anderson, young stalin
On this week of Nicks Nerd News, we are joined by guest hosts Dan and Shaan. You can expect less of a focus on the top stories, considering we recorded this episode two days after episode 366. The guys cover a few stories from the world of gaming and cinema, while also discussing the games they have been enjoying and things they are excited about. We cover topics such as AI Darth Vader joining the Fortnite universe, Red Dead Redemption possibly coming to the Switch 2, first impressions on Expedition 33: Clair Obscur, Oblivion Remastered Vs. Skyrim, Marvel Rivals Vs Overwatch, Wes Andersons upcoming film, news on the upcoming Miami Vice Movie and many more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Episode 279: Unity or Unionization
September 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
80s movies, 80s teen movies, ahsoka, ai art, alan moore, among us, anakin skywalker, attack on titan, bad bunny, bethesda, bethesda studios, bill & ted, bill mahr, captain rex, clone wars, cupnoodles, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, disney+, drew barrymore, e3, ea games, elder scrolls, epic games, fallout, fast times at ridgemont high, ferris bueller, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, final fantasy xvi, fortnite, george a romero, goosbumbs, harry potter, hulu, ian mckellen, iatse, jean claude vandame, jimmy fallon, john hughes, life is strange, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mario, marvel studios, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, murder she wrote, nba 2k24, netflix, night of the living dead, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, pokémon, ramen, rebels, respawn entertainment, scream, shawn levy, shigeru miamoto, sony, spider-man, squareenix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, steam, super mario, teen wolf, the breakfast club, the crow, the tonight show, tim burton, tv shows, ubisoft, unity engine, valve, vfx artists, video games, war games, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, weird science, wga strike, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, xdefiant, zaslav
unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry. Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.
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Episode 229: Alpha Flight Strikes Back!
September 29th, 2022 | 44 mins 31 secs
007, amazon prime video, andor, avatar, avatar the last airbender, black panther, borderlands, bridgerton, call of duty, cod modern warfare ii, cod mwii, cyberpunk 2077, darth vader, deadpool, deadpool 3, dhs, disney+, e3, ea, emily in paris, enola holmes, entergalactic, extraction, game of thrones, gearbox software, glass onion, hbo, hot wheel unleashed, house of the dragon, hugh jackman, injustice 2, jack ryan, james bond, james earl jones, kid cudi, koeitechmo, manifest, mcu, movies, namor, netflix gaming, netflix tudum, nier: automata, omega force, onimusha, overwatch 2, paramount+, project amplify, ps plus, reespeecher, rings of power, ryan reynolds, samsung tvs, scanners, shadow & bone, she hulk, skate, skate 4, skull & bones, splinter cell, star trek 4, star trek lower decks, star trek the next generation, star wars, superhot, the crown, the last of us, the witcher, tiny tina's wonderlands, tom clancy, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wakanda forever, wild hearts, wolverine, xbox, xbox cloud gaming
Whoa talk about earth shattering news! How many of y'all are excited that Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine and in Deadpool 3 of all places! Is he the MCUs Wolverine? Who knows. We also talk about Netflix Tudum, Star Wars Andor, Star Trek 4, James Bond, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Overwatch 2 and Cyberpunk's rise from the ashes.
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Episode 215: Not to infinity or beyond
June 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, blizzard, bruce campbell, call of duty, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christian bale, cruncyroll, darth vader, dceu, disney+, dragons dogma 2, ea, ezra miller, ffviii, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake part 2, game of thrones, gamescom, google stadia, got, gotham city, gotham knights, guy ritchie, hades, hbo, hbo max, hercules, high on life, id@xbox, james woods, jon snow, jurassic world dominion, justin roiland, kotor ii, kraven the hunter, lightyear, lord of the rings: the rings of power, lotr, mario movie, mcu, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 12, movies, netflix, obi-wan kenobi, overwatch 2, pixar, playstation, sony, squanch games, squareenix, star wars, stranger things, super mario bros, the flash, thor love and thunder, thps 3, thps 4, tom cruise, tom hardy, tony hawk, tony hawk pro skater, top gun maverick, trigun, tv shows, umbrella academy, uncarted movie, valve, valve index, venom 3, vicarious visions, video games, wb montreal, wonder man, xbox, xbox controllers
This week continues the not E3 news, like and overview of Overwatch 2, and news about the Final Fantasy VII Remake part 2. Activision investigates itself, and also cancels a guaranteed blockbuster. Is a Jon Snow spinoff really necessary at HBO? Because HBO thinks so. Obi-Wan Kenobi ends in a perfect way. Meanwhile Sony is continuing to push its Non Spidey, Spidey Films, Top Gun Maverick is TC's best preforming movie, and Buzz lightyear fails to draw a crowd.
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Episode 214: Its a word of Jurassic's and were just living in it
June 16th, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
amazon prime video, ant-man, arkane studios, aztec batman, blizzard, capcom, darth vader, devolver digital, diablo iv, disney+, duke nukem, elder scrolls, embracer group, fall guys, fallout, forza horizon 5, forza motorspot, freedom game showcase, funko, ghostbusters, god of war, god of war ragnarok, guerilla collective, hotwheels, joker 2, jurassic world dominion, knives out, mcu, mondo, movies, ms. marvel, netflix games, netflix geeked, obi-wan kenobi, overwatch 2, persona, resident evil 4, riot games, scorn, spider-man: no way home, squidgame, star wars, starfield, street fighter, street fighter 6, summer game fest 2022, the boys, the queens gambit, todd howard, tv shows, video games, vr showcase, xbox & bethesda showcase, xbox gamepass
Summer Game fest was in full swing this weekend, and we go over just about every game announced. Which is probably the last time ill ever do that again, lol. We also have a review of Jurassic World Dominion; hint, its not as bad as the internet would have you believe. Also other gaming news, and movie news. As well as reviews for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5, and Ms. Marvel episode 2.
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Episode 212: My time at SWCA22
June 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 14 mins
activisonblizzard, ashoka, attack of the clones, cd projekt red, conventions, darth vader, disney+, ea games, figpin, futurama, god of war, god of war ragnarok, gran turismo, horizon forbidden west, john dimaggio, john madden, madden nfl 23, movies, netflix, obi-wan kenobi, our flag means death, phil spencer, pinocchio, playstation 5, playstation studios, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps+ games, psvr2, raven software, ray liotta, reedpop, respawn entertainment, santa monica studio, sega, sonic, sonic frontiers, sony entertainment america, stance, star wars, star wars celebration, star wars jedi: survivor, steam deck, stranger things, the bad batch, the clone wars, the mandalorian, the witcher 4, tom cruise, top gun, top gun maverick, true detective, tv shows, vecna, video games, winnie the pooh, xbox, xbox live games with gold
This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more.
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Episode 201: Is this thing On?
March 17th, 2022 | 36 mins 51 secs
activisionblizzard, alligator loki, amazon prime video, bethesda, blizzard entertainment, cheers, damon lindelof, daredevil, darth vader, dcau, dceu, deadpool 3, disney+, dr. disrespect, dune 2, ea games, ea play, elden ring, elite dangerous, ew, free guy, from software, game of thrones, gamescom, george rr martin, halo, hbo, hbomax, hollywood, james t. kirk, jessica jones, john hamm, kite man, loki, mcu, movies, ms. marvel, netflix, netflixgeeked, obi-wan, overwatch 2, paramount+, pirates, pubg mobile, rick and morty, skull and bones, sonic the hedgehog 2, speedrun, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star trek, star wars, starfield, strange new worlds, super nintendo world, the adam project, the batman, the boys, the umbrella academy, toei, trek to yomi, tunic, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, universal studios, video games, warframe, wendys, whalefall, x-men, xbox indie showcase, xbox series x, youtube gaming
Just your standard news: Skull and Bones is still alive, The Batman, James T. Kirk recast, George RR Martin still hasn't finished the winds of winter. You know standard fare.
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Episode 181: The Spicecast by Paul
October 28th, 2021 | 41 mins 11 secs
activision, ant man, aquaman, ashoka, batgirl, bautista, bill murray, black manta, brendan frasier, buzz lightyear, cortana, cowboy bebop, darth vader, dceu, deadpool, dennis villeneuve, disney, disney+, dune, far cry, far cry 6, frank herbert, ghost rider, gta, gta iii, halo, halo 3, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, high moon studios, house atredies, hulu, led zeppelin, legendary pictures, lightyear, master chief, mcu, microsoft xbox, movies, nathan drake, netflix, no more heroes, pixar, playstation, razer, san andreas, seagate, sony, sony marvel, sony playstation, sopranos, spider-man, star wars, state of play, steam, stellan skarsgard, succession, the trench, tom holland, tomothee chalamet, toy story, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted movie, vice city, video games, wb, xbox, xbox 360, xbox series x, zendaya
Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets.