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    <title>Nick's Nerd News - Episodes Tagged with “Google”</title>
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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 403: What kind of idiots do you have working here?</title>
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  <itunes:episode>403</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>What kind of idiots do you have working here?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>From Disney's new CEO to Googles game "maker". GTA 6 is locked in, and so is the final Fast and Furious. But what does it mean for you? Meanwhile Overwatch is shedding its 2, and going old school. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:06</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 335: Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>335</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:34</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 302: Kangless 97: No Cake for you</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>302</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Kangless 97: No Cake for you</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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  <title>Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>268</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This Podcast is just a social construct</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 252: When Myths Become Reality</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>252</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Will the ActivisionBlizzard deal ever stop making for great content? Because at this point its the gift that keeps on giving. Paradox interactive announces a slew of new games and DLC including Cities: Skylines II, Starfield finally has a new release date, and Google Admits it can't do cloud games alone. Paramount+ pulls the plug on Star Trek Discovery, maybe? Jon Bernthal joins the MCU, The Mandalorian shows a Star Wars beast of mythical proportions and Star Trek Picard brings back and old enemy.  Also what's going on at Lucasfilm in regards to Star Wars film future?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:12</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Will the ActivisionBlizzard deal ever stop making for great content? Because at this point its the gift that keeps on giving. Paradox interactive announces a slew of new games and DLC including Cities: Skylines II, Starfield finally has a new release date, and Google Admits it can't do cloud games alone. Paramount+ pulls the plug on Star Trek Discovery, maybe? Jon Bernthal joins the MCU, The Mandalorian shows a Star Wars beast of mythical proportions and Star Trek Picard brings back and old enemy.  Also what's going on at Lucasfilm in regards to Star Wars film future? 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Will the ActivisionBlizzard deal ever stop making for great content? Because at this point its the gift that keeps on giving. Paradox interactive announces a slew of new games and DLC including Cities: Skylines II, Starfield finally has a new release date, and Google Admits it can&#39;t do cloud games alone. Paramount+ pulls the plug on Star Trek Discovery, maybe? Jon Bernthal joins the MCU, The Mandalorian shows a Star Wars beast of mythical proportions and Star Trek Picard brings back and old enemy.  Also what&#39;s going on at Lucasfilm in regards to Star Wars film future?</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 245: Cubicle of 10k layoffs</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>245</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cubicle of 10k layoffs</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony's bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony's bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony&#39;s bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony&#39;s bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>239</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die? 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what&#39;s going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what&#39;s going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>236</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 232: N.I.C.K.S. Nerd N.E.W.S</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/6c86d3ab-aa0e-4b2b-91fa-0a6e9824143e.mp3" length="79355240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>232</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>N.I.C.K.S. Nerd N.E.W.S</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 223: She-Hulk Commeth</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/223</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/569a533b-66d0-4445-bcad-bd6bdad54e27.mp3" length="43240670" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>223</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>She-Hulk Commeth</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/5/569a533b-66d0-4445-bcad-bd6bdad54e27/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 170: The Suicide Batch 2.0</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/0a749b71-1c73-48ca-9b4d-901fb89a25d4.mp3" length="50549464" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>170</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Suicide Batch 2.0</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:23</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/0/0a749b71-1c73-48ca-9b4d-901fb89a25d4/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn&#39;s The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn&#39;t going anywhere, and more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 156: The Bad Cast</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 01:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/9ff284ac-be81-4d51-93b2-da4a91bbc0d0.mp3" length="59697968" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>156</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Bad Cast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>May the 4th be with you! And Revenge of the 5th! Hope you all had a great Star Wars Day and enjoyed the Bad Batch premier as much as I did. We also have a review of New Pokémon Snap, and a whole lot more come take a listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/9/9ff284ac-be81-4d51-93b2-da4a91bbc0d0/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>May the 4th be with you! And Revenge of the 5th! Hope you all had a great Star Wars Day and enjoyed the Bad Batch premier as much as I did. We also have a review of New Pokémon Snap, and a whole lot more come take a listen! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>May the 4th be with you! And Revenge of the 5th! Hope you all had a great Star Wars Day and enjoyed the Bad Batch premier as much as I did. We also have a review of New Pokémon Snap, and a whole lot more come take a listen!</p>]]>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its a video game centric week as we discuss the official death of Anthem, Blizzcon announcements, trouble is brewing at several developers while other studios are growing. Sony continues to go in a strange trajectory, while Chicago Lawmakers make the billionth attempt at outlawing violent video games. Plus big news from the TCA upfronts for Disney+ and Paramount+. What's new on streaming, and also more information about the Snyder Cut and what to expect from Spider-Man.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:11</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its a video game centric week as we discuss the official death of Anthem, Blizzcon announcements, trouble is brewing at several developers while other studios are growing. Sony continues to go in a strange trajectory, while Chicago Lawmakers make the billionth attempt at outlawing violent video games. Plus big news from the TCA upfronts for Disney+ and Paramount+. What&#39;s new on streaming, and also more information about the Snyder Cut and what to expect from Spider-Man.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 73: The Force is coming this Friday</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is the CoD exclusivity backlash warranted or is it just built up frustration? Google wants to compete with Apple Arcade. The Emmy's happened...last week. Obi Wan finds a new master. The future is female for the Arrowverse. Spidey is back yall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and updates on the Batman. Also a lot of new Star Wars toys are releasing this weekend. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:48</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is the CoD exclusivity backlash warranted or is it just built up frustration? Google wants to compete with Apple Arcade. The Emmy&#39;s happened...last week. Obi Wan finds a new master. The future is female for the Arrowverse. Spidey is back yall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and updates on the Batman. Also a lot of new Star Wars toys are releasing this weekend. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is the CoD exclusivity backlash warranted or is it just built up frustration? Google wants to compete with Apple Arcade. The Emmy&#39;s happened...last week. Obi Wan finds a new master. The future is female for the Arrowverse. Spidey is back yall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and updates on the Batman. Also a lot of new Star Wars toys are releasing this weekend. </p>]]>
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