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Displaying 7 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "double fine".
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Episode 402: Its a trailer park Z
January 29th, 2026 | 59 mins 37 secs
academy awards, ai, batman, beast of reincarnation, beerus, daredevil, darth maul, dcu, disney+, double fine, dragon ball, dragon ball super, elden ring: nightrein, fable, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, from software, game freak, gaming, geek, guillermo del toro, he-man, hellboy, henry cavill, highlander, invincible, james gunn, kiln, lobo, lucasfilm, mario kart, master chief, masters of the universe, maul: shadow lord, mcu, metroid prime, movies, nerd, nintendo, one battle after another, playground games, playstation, pokémon, prince of persia, ron pearlman, runescape, sam raimi, sinners, skeletor, sony, spider-man, star wars, steam, steve downes, super mario galaxy movie, supergirl, ted lasso, the oscars, the simpsons, tv, ubisoft, universal studios japan, video games, xbox, xbox developer direct, yoshi
We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week.
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Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en
December 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
2k games, activision, alien: earth, apple tv+, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, avowed, bethesda, black bag, black ops 7, black panther, bong joon ho, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, caught stealing, cd projekt red, chadwick boseman, clair obscur: expedition 33, compulsion games, console sales, daredevil: born again, dcu, death by lightning, deli boys, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, double fine, f1, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, gog, good ole games, grosse pointe garden society, hulu, id software, ironheart, isiah whitlock jr, james gunn, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution 3, keeper, knives out, mafia the old country, malcolm in the middle, mcu, mickey 17, mobland, movies, naked gun, nerd, netflix, nintendo, obsidian, one battle after another, paramount+, peacock, pillars of eternity, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends: z-a, predator: badlands, ryan coogler, seth rogan, snl50, south of midnight, stick, stranger things, superman, the four seasons, the residence, the studio, thor, thunderbolts*, top 10, top ten, tv, ubisoft, video games, wake up dead man, x-men, xbox, your friends & neighbors
No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!
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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 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode
July 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
activisionblizzard, alan arkin, alan wake remastered, amazon prime video, anime, annapurna interactive, apple vision pro, ark: survival evolved, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag, baldur's gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie movie, barney, bloober team, boba fett, christopher nolan, cleopatra, cma, crunchyroll, daedalic, disney+, double fine, ea games, ea sports, ea sports fc, elgato stream deck, fifa, football manager, friday the 13th the game, ftc, ftc v xbox, fx on hulu, gal gadot, games with gold, gattaca, gladiator, gollum, greta gerwig, hbo on netflix, hot wheels, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insecure, issa rae, james mangold, jon favreau, kevin bacon, larian, lucasfilm, max, mcu, movies, netflix, one piece, oppenheimer, playstation 5, ps+, psychonauts, russel crowe, sag-aftra, secret invasion, sega, sex education netflix, shaun of the dead, simon pegg, speed, star wars, stray, suicide squad isekai, the bear, the chronicles of narnia, the mandalorian, the sims, the sims 5, tim schafer, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warrior nun, wild card football, wo long: fallen dynasty, xbox
Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
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Episode 195: Sony's Moon is haunted
February 2nd, 2022 | 48 mins 9 secs
activision, american mcgee's alice, batfleck, batman, battlefield 2042, bungie, call of duty, cod, dceu, destiny, destiny 2, discord, disney+, doctor strange 2, double fine, ea, episode i: the phantom menace, fast 10, fast and furious, fight club, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, halo, hellboy 3, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, jason momoa, lucasarts, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, mlb the show, modern warfare, movies, nathan drake, naughty dog, nfts, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation studios, ron pearlman, san diego studio, sega, shovel knight, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star trek, star wars, star wars 1313, starfleet academy, steam deck, strange new worlds, suicide squad kill the justice league, system shock, the batman, the book of boba fett, the boys, the mandalorian, the new york time's, tim schaefer, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, warcraft, wb games, wordle, xbox, xbox gamepass
Well Sony is laying down the gauntlet, and keeping things multiplatform? Meanwhile the NFT battle heats up among gamers, developers and publishers, Sega exits the arcade business, and Wordle goes to the NYT? Paramount+ doubles, well more like triples down on Star Trek, and Matt Reeves dishes on The Batman.
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Episode 166: Glorious Purpose
July 15th, 2021 | 42 mins 41 secs
adult swim, amazon prime video, barbie, bethesda, black adam, black panther, black widow, boba fett, comiccon, comiccon@home, dceu, deadpool, death stranding, deathloop, disney, disney+, double fine, encanto, ghostwire tokyo, gran turismo 7, greta gerwig, hera syndulla, jackass forever, kojima, korg, loki, margot robbie, mcu, movies, netflix gaming, nickelodeon, nicolas cage, nintendo, paramount+, pixar, playstation 5, ps4, ps5, pyschonaughts 2, rick and morty, snk, sony, star wars, stranger things, super mario64, the bad batch, the book of boba fett, the boys, the emmys, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the witcher, the witcher 3, tiger king, tv shows, video games, wakanda forever, wandavision, xbox series x|s
We are back with another rendition of the pod. This week: Black Widow Review, Netflix is looking to up their game output, and the Bad Batch hits a sour note. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 114: Its in the cloud, man
July 15th, 2020 | 51 mins 29 secs
2k games, abc, amazon games, amazon prime video, assassins creed, assassins creed valhalla, batman, battle royal, black widow, breath of the wild, bungie, capcom, captain hook jude law, cbs all access, chris hemsworth, constantine, dceu, destiny, disney, disney+, double fine, ennio morricone, epic games, ernest cline, farcry 6, fast 9, final fantasy vii remake, giancarlo esposito, gotham city, hbo max, hulk hogan, hyperscape, la noire, legend of zelda, leigh whanell, link, lower decks, mcu, monster hunter, movies, netflix, next gen, ninja, nintendo, percy jackson, ps4, ps5, pyschonaughts 2, ready player 2, ready player one, sabrina the teenage witch, shang chi, sony, star trek, the batwoman, the boys, the cw, the fast and the furious, the umbrella academy, the wolfman, the wonder years, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, watch dogs legion, wb games, wb interactive, wonder woman 1984, wwe 2k battlegrounds, xbox, xbox game studios, xbox series x, youtube gaming, zatanna
So BOTW2 is practically confirmed. Will xbox buy WB interactive? Ninja joins youtube. The sims are headed to TV, Sony gets part of EPIC. Ubisoft blows the roof off with FarCry 6. The Boys season 2 and Umbrella Academy season 2 look amazing. The wonder years is coming back, just not as you think. HBO Max is cashing in on the BAT. Lower Decks looks amazing. The UK to allow movies to resume filming, Chris Hemsworth is bulking up for hulk hogan. The DCEU is maybe gonna get more mystical, and the MCU is laying down its future. And Ready Player two is announced.