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Displaying items 51-60 of 94 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "game of thrones".
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Episode 250: 250 in the bag!
February 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 11 mins
Dark Horse, Ghostbusters, MCU, Netflix, Oscars, PS4, Playstation, Square Enix, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Tetris, Xbox, 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, david fincher, dbz, diablo iv, disney, disney+, doom, ernie hudson, european union, evo 2023, firaxis, ftc, game of thrones, 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, michael b jordan, mindhunter, movies, my hero academia, naruto, nintendo, nvidia, paramount+, rosario dawson, star trek picard, star trek the next generation, star trek the wrath of khan, steam, street fighter 6, the last of us, the mandalorian, the marvels, ubisoft, video games, wb games, will smith, wizarding world, 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 244: Everywhere the Banshees of the White Lotus Elementary
January 12th, 2023 | 51 mins 34 secs
Dungeons & Dragons, MCU, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Playstation, Ridley Scott, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Verizon, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adam devine, amazon prime video, andy muschietti, ant-man, ant-man & the wasp quantomania, avatar, avatar the way of water, borderlands, call of duty, ces2023, collin farrell, commander cody, community, dave filoni, dcu, deadpool, digital game sales, disney+, francis ford coppola, game of thrones, george rr martin, gladiator 2, got, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, htc, htc vive, hugh jackman, into the spider-verse, james cameron, jerrod carmichael, joel mchale, jonathan majors, kang the conqueror, kevin fiege, m3gan, marvel studios, meta quest, modok, movies, nicolas cage, paramount+, peacock, phase 5, playstation 5, ps5, razer, simon pegg, skull and bones, steam, the adams family, the bad batch, the batman, the clone wars, the flash, the golden globes, the last of us, the penguin, troy baker, ubisoft, uk government, video games, vr, warnerbros, warnerbrosdiscovery, wednesday adams, wolverine, workaholics, x-men
Well the Golden Globes huh, how about them apples? Also how are no physical games being sold in the UK, that makes absolutely no sense. Some genre defining directors are making some missteps, WarnerBros is trying out a "were sorry" approach, Paramount+ makes some interesting choices for non Star Trek Properties.
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Episode 242: Nick's Nerd New Year, 5th Edition
December 28th, 2022 | 59 mins 19 secs
2k games, 343 industries, DC comics, Halo, Kevin Smith, MCU, Matt Reeves, Netflix, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Top 10, Xbox, amazon prime video, andor, avatar the way of water, black panther wakanda forever, bullet train, call of duty modern warfare ii, cinema, clerks iii, death on the nile, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, ea sports, film, game of thrones, glass onion, god of war ragnarok, gotham knights, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, house of the dragon, jackass forever, john cena, jurassic world dominion, knives out, lego star wars, lord of the rings, madden nfl 23, marvel, moon knight, movies, nba 2k23, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps5, rian johnson, she-hulk, star trek strange new worlds, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rings of power, the suicide squad, top gun maverick, video games, xbox series x
Nick spend the episode reflecting on 2022. That's it, no news, no updates. Just his top 10s in video games, movies and tv shows. Enjoy and be ready for a strong 2023.
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Episode 240: The Game Awards 2: Electric Boogaloo
December 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
Ben Affleck, Days Gone, EA Games, Ghostbusters, Hellboy, Jon Snow, MCU, Microsoft, Miyazaki, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, TV shows, The Dark Tower, Universal Studios, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, aquaman, armored core vi, batman, bayonetta, bend studio, black adam, crime boss, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, dcu, death stranding 2, diablo iv, disney+, dune part 2, elden ring, fantastic 4, fast and furious, final fantasy xvi, from software, ftc, game of thrones, george rr martin, god of war ragnarok, golden globes, hades ii, hbo max, henry cavill, hobbs & shaw, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west; the burning shores, idris elba, into the spider-verse, iron man, jackie chan, james gunn, john krasinski, john wick, joker 2, justice league, kevin conroy, kratos, mega man battle network, megan man, mike flanagan, movies, my hero academia, nintendo, norman reedus, patty jenkins, peter safran, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, reebok, respawn entertainment, riot games, rocksteady, rush hour 4, scream vi, snyderverse, star wars jedi: survivor, stephen king, stray, street fighter 6, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, super nintendo world, superman, tekken 8, the game awards, the rock, true lies, video games, wednesday, westworld, wonder woman
That's right, we got a lot more sequel announcements at The Game Awards then anyone may have expected! And we aren't done with awards, as the Golden Globe Nominees were announced as well, and it looks like were in for an interesting ride. Meanwhile what the hell is going on at DC, James Gunn seems to have a massive amount of possible or not possible leaks on his hands. Meanwhile, the FTC is now the third regulatory body to "look deeper" into the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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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
Bethesda, DC, Dragon Age, EA, GTA, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, TV shows, The Witcher 3, Xbox, a quiet place, alan wake 2, alien, andor, ash ketchum, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman arkham city, batman the animated series, bioshock, bioware, bungie, cd projekt red, control 2, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk 2077, dave bautista, david harbour, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, duffer bros, eminem, fable, game of thrones, gears of war, geek, geoff keighley, god of war ragnarok, google, google stadia, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, john wick, justice league unlimited, kevin conroy, lionsgate, margot robie, marvels avengers, mister terrific, movies, nerd, overwatch 2, paramount+, penguin, pirates of the caribbean, pokémon, ps5, razer, remedy entertainment, rian johnson, rocky, sly stallone, sony santa monica, squareenix, starfield, stranger things, stray, streets of rage, the batman, the game awards, the santa clauses, thunderbolts, tony scott, top gun maverick, video games, walter hamada, witcher: blood origin, 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 233: Gotham Plights
October 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
COD, DC, Dwayne Johnson, Fallout, Green Lantern, MCU, Meta, Netflix, PS Plus, PS2, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, UK, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adam sandler, age of empires, ahsoka, amazon prime video, andor, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, arkham asylum, arkham city, bat family, batman, bayonetta, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, capcom, cd prokjekt red, cma, commissioner gordon, creative assembly, damon lindelof, dceu, dcu, death note, digimon, disney+, doctor fate, duffer bros, dumbo, game of thrones, gamepass, gcpd, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy, hawkman, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, james gunn, joker 2, justice society of america, kang the conqueror, kevin feige, meta quest, metaverse, modern warfare ii, moon knight, movies, naughtdog, nintendo classic, nioh 2, peacock, peter safran, playstation 2, playstation studios, pokémon, resident evil 4, rian johnson, rocksteady studios, ryan coogler, sausage party, snyderverse, steam, succession, superman, tales of the jedi, the batman, the rock, tim burton, uncut gems, video games, wb montreal
The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.
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Episode 232: N.I.C.K.S. Nerd N.E.W.S
October 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
Alan Moore, COD, EA Games, Konami, MCU, Netflix, Silent Hill, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, a christmas story, activisionblizzard, andor, battle.net, bayonetta 3, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, command & conquer, damon lindelof, dc films, dceu, disney+, dualsense, dualsense edge, dungeons and dragons, elite series 2, ezra miller, g4, galadriel, game of thrones, gamestonks, gamestop, gandalf, gangs of new york, google, got, gotham knights, hagrid, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, henry cavill, house of the dragon, james gunn, joe manginello, liam neeson, lonely island, lord of the rings, lotr, man of steel, meme stock, middle earth, mirrors edge, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat, movies, naked gun, nes, nintendo, nvidia, overwatch 2, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, razer, razer edge, rihanna, rings of power, robbie coltrane, rogue one, rtx4080, sauron, scorsese, she-hulk, spider-man miles morales, stadia, star trek 4, steam, stonks, superman, the batman, the flash, thunderbolt ross, tolkein, twister, valve, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, watchmen, william hurt, xbox design lab, xbox gamepass
Did you know the MCU is controlled by K.E.V.I.N? Just like how NNN is hosted by N.I.C.K. Anywho, ignore the man behind the curtain, this week we have some big gaming news: Valve updates the steam app, Razer is making a cloud gaming hanheld, the DualSense gets an upgrage, and Silent Hill is officially coming back. Meanwhile Scorsese is making a Gangs of New York show, and Alan Moore hates the Watchmen show too. Harrison Ford joins the MCU, while WarnerBros continues to make the strangest decisions regarding the DCEU, at least Henry is back for Man of Steel 2.
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Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k games, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Crash Bandicoot, DC, DC comics, Daredevil, Dishonored, EA Games, Fantastic Four, Hulu, MCU, Mario, Microsoft, NASA, Need for Speed, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Rick and Morty, Scooby Doo, Silent Hill, Sony, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Xbox, activisionblizzard, adriana chechick, agatha christie, among us vr, andor, angela lansbury, ark suvival evolved, arkane studios, avatar 4, avenue 5, barbarella, blade, blockbuster, call of duty, chris pratt, collin farrell, console wars, crystal dynamics, dceu, deadpool, deathloop, discovery, disney+, doom patrol, ezra miller, fall guys, fifa 23, final fantasy 7 soldier, game of thrones, google chromebooks, hbo, hbo max, hercule poirot, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, iron man vr, james cameron, john candy, keanu reeves, kenneth branagh, legacy of kain, leonardo dicaprio, lotr, meta quest 2, meta quest pro, middle earth, modern warfare 2, movies, overwatch 2, playstation plus, ps5, rings of power, ryan reynold, secret wars, she-hulk, steam deck, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, sydney sweeney, the daily show, the flash, the last of us, the penguin, titans, tolkien, trevor noah, twitchcon, valve, velma, video games, warnerbros, wb animation, 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 230: Its Jorts Season
October 5th, 2022 | 59 mins 25 secs
American Pie, Kevin Smith, MCU, Netflix, Planet of the Apes, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, andor, armor wars, assassins creed, avengers: secret wars, beverly hills cop, black panther wakanda forever, blade, bloodbourne, call of duty, cd projekt red, christian bale, clerks 3, collin trevorrow, community, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dune, eddie murphy, fraiser, fromsoftware, game of thrones, games with gold, god of war ragnarok, google stadia, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, iron heart, iron man, james bond, jurassic park, jurassic world, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lord of the rings, magic the gathering, mahershala ali, middle earth, movies, nintendo, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, playstation stars, playstation studios, pokemon, ps5, psv2, rings of power, ruben fleiscer, saudi arabia, six seasons and a movie, sony playstation, spawn, super mario, tencent, the daily show, todd mcfarlane, trevor noah, ubisoft, video games, werewolf by nignt
Jorts? Who wears Jorts? Kevin Smith wears jorts, and Clerks 3 is out and we have a review. Is Sony making the right moves with PlayStation right now? Who knows. Google kills Stadia, finally, Overwatch 2 has a shakey launch, and who will rule the video game world, Saudi Arabia or Tencent? Meanwhile Community gets its 6 seasons and a movie, Fraiser is coming back to the airwaves, and is Blade dead?
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Episode 229: Alpha Flight Strikes Back!
September 29th, 2022 | 44 mins 31 secs
007, Black Panther, DHS, E3, EA, Injustice 2, MCU, PS Plus, Ryan Reynolds, Scanners, Skull & Bones, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Xbox, amazon prime video, andor, avatar, avatar the last airbender, borderlands, bridgerton, call of duty, cod modern warfare ii, cod mwii, cyberpunk 2077, darth vader, deadpool, deadpool 3, disney+, emily in paris, enola holmes, entergalactic, extraction, game of thrones, gearbox software, glass onion, hbo, hot wheel unleashed, house of the dragon, hugh jackman, jack ryan, james bond, james earl jones, kid cudi, koeitechmo, manifest, movies, namor, netflix gaming, netflix tudum, nier: automata, omega force, onimusha, overwatch 2, paramount+, project amplify, reespeecher, rings of power, samsung tvs, shadow & bone, she hulk, skate, skate 4, splinter cell, star trek 4, star trek lower decks, star trek the next generation, superhot, the crown, the last of us, tiny tina's wonderlands, tom clancy, ubisoft, video games, wakanda forever, wild hearts, wolverine, 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.