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Displaying 5 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "gollum".
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Episode 315: Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable
May 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 19 mins
2k games, a24, activision, adam wingard, adult swim, appletv+, blizzard, call of duty, call of duty black ops, cartoon network, club 33, cod:blops, colombia pictures, comcast, comcast/xfinity, creative assembly, daisy ridley, dc, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, digital foundry, disney+, dragon ball z kai, ea, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, espn, eurogamer, francis ford coppola, friday the 13th, fs1, game of thrones, gamesindustry.biz, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gollum, grand theft auto, gta 5, gta 6, gundam, gunpla, hellblade ii, helldivers 2, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, hulu, ign, james gunn, jason vorhees, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, king kong, kingdom hearts, kraven the hunter, lego, liam hemsworth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, luke cage, madden nfl 25, marvel animation, mcu, megalopolis, mobile gamers, monsterverse, movies, multiversus, naruto, ncca football, nerd, netflix, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, playstation, playstation 4, ps4, ps5, rock paper shotgun, rockstar games, sailor moon, sakurai, sega, shogun, simon kinberg, sony, sony pictures, spider-man, sports streaming, star trek, star wars, star wars skeleton crew, steam, steve carell, super smash bros ultimate, superman, taketwo interactive, terry matalas, the batman 2, the matrix, the rock, the witcher, toonami, total war, tv, valve corp, venom 3, venu sports, video games, vision, walt disney studios, wandavision, warnerbros, white vision, wolverine, x-men, x-men '97
Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain.
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Episode 314: A Sixth fit for the gods
May 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
adam sandler, agatha all along, amazon prime video, andy serkis, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, batman the caped crusader, bee movie, bethesda, call of duty, chris pratt, dardevil born again, dave bautista, dc, dcu, donnie yen, dune, dune:prophecy, ea sports, ea sports college football, fantastic four, ff 7 remake, ffvii, final fantasy, final fantasy 16, final fantasy 7, frank grillo, frontier, galactus, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gollum, happy gilmore, harry potter, helldivers 2, hi-fi rush, hiroyuki sanada, house of the dragon, hulu, iron heart, james gunn, japan, jerry seinfeld, john malkovich, john wick, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution, jurassic world evolution 3, kaiju, kingdom of the planet of the apes, legally blonde, limited run, lord of the rings, marvel studios, max, mcu, meta, meta quest, mgm+, microsoft, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, mr. & mrs. smith, natasha lyonne, nerd, netflix, new line, nfl, nic cage, nintendo switch, peacemaker, peacock, peter jackson, planet of the apes, playstation, pokémon, rainbow six, ralph ineson, rings of power, road house, rocksteady studios, roger corman, samurai, seth mcfarlane, shinobi, shogun, shōgun, sigourney weaver, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man noir, squareenix, ssktjl, star wars, stonks, supergirl, tango gameworks, ted, the bear, the boys, the division, the terminator, tom clancy, tomb raider, toys for bob, tv, ubisoft, video games, wanda vision, warnerbros, wb interactive, westeros, x-men '97, xbox, xbox game pass, xdefiant
Well would you look at that, 6 years in, we are still rambling about nonsense. Ubisoft finally announces and shows off its newest Assassin's Creed, Shadows, set in feudal Japan, allowing everyone to play out their Shogun dreams. Meanwhile, Square Enix is finally going to support a multiplatform agenda, and Helldivers breaks a record. Also Hollywood upfronts are going on, so we have a ton of TV news, not to be outdone, by the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings movie, or the return of Happy Gilmore.
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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 264: It's Tom Wambsgans, were just living in it.
May 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 51 secs
8bitdo, activisionblizzard, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, amy pascal, andy muschietti, barbie movie, barry, blockbuster, cd projekt red, dceu, dcu, diablo iv, disney, dolphin emulator, elizabeth olsen, game of thrones, games with gold, george rr martin, gollum, gwent, hbo, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, how to train your dragon, iron man, james gunn, john wick 5, jon favreau, kevin feige, konami, like a dragon, lord of the rings, madden nfl, martin scorsese, mcu, metal gear solid, miles morales, movies, naughtydog, netflix, nintendo 64, playstation, pokémon home, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps plus, quentin tarantino, ratchet and clank, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, sega, snyderverse, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-woman, steam, succession, the arrowverse, the flash, the flash cw, the last of us, the little mermaid, the office, the pope, the righteous gemstones, tom holland, transformers, tv shows, video games, walt disney pictures, will ferrel, witcher 3, world of warcraft, xbox, yakuza series
How about that succession ending, it stuck the landing and that's all that matters, meanwhile the Arrowverse left us, no whimper no bang, just and end. Nintendo continues its fight against itself and its fans, and Konami is just in it for the snakes. Spider-Man's future gets an uplifting update, and The little Mermaid fails to make a splash outside of the US. That and more, come take a listen.
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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.