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Displaying items 11-20 of 107 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "hbo max".
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Episode 389: Thank the Maker?
October 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
007, AI, Apple TV, Assassin's Creed, Batgirl, Bethesda, Daredevil, EA, Fallout, God of War, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, South Park, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, arkham, asus, atari, battlefield 6, ben solo, darkseid, dcu, dead or alive, dead space, dice, disney, disney+, doublefine, dr who, event horizon, gamescom, gaming, geek, gen v, george lucas, glen powell, grand theft auto, gta vi, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, intellivison, james bond, james gunn, keeper, kylo ren, marvel studios, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, nintendo, palworld, peacemaker, peacock, pocketpair, pokémon, quantic dream, rockstar games, settlers of catan, sleeping dogs, stephen king, stranger things, superman, tencent, the boys, the flash, the hulk, twitch, twitchcon, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warnerbros discovery, xbox game studios, xbox rog ally
George has moved on, we need to accept that, elsewhere in a Galaxy Far Far Away Ben Solo is staying dead. Warner Bros has finally accepted its time to sell, after saying no to unwanted solicitors, Amazon paid pennies for James Bond. Xbox is sticking with the high prices, ಠ_ಠ, and more drama out of Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed. That and more on tonight's episode.
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Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
AMD, Apple TV, Discord, EA, Fallout, Jar Jar, Netflix, Playstation, Skyrim, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, The Walking Dead, a knight of the seven kingdoms, a minecraft movie, amazon prime video, assassins creed, backyard sports, batman knightfall, battlefield 6, bbc, besthesda, black ops 7, blops 7, bogart, bop-it, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, dcu, diane keaton, disney+, doctor who, elder scrolls 6, everwild, friends, game freak, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, ghost of yotei, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo max, ign fan fest, infinity ward, invincible, james gunn, jennifer anniston, jim carey, k-pop demon hunters, marvel studios, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo pictures, nycc, peacemaker, pikmin, pokémon, predator badlands, ps5, ps6, rare ltd, sony playstation, stranger things, suckerpunch, the jetsons, the simpsons movie, tron, tron: ares, ubisoft, video games
Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...
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Episode 386: Let's just not nitpick over the passwords
October 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 40 mins
AI, Assassin's Creed, EA, EA Games, Fallout, God of War, MCU, Microsoft, PS4, Playstation, Skyrim, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Tom holland, Xbox, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, batman, battlefield, bowser, call of duty, clayface, collin farrell, dan house, dcu, dice, disney+, doug bowser, dwight schrute, elder scrolls, fallout 76, far cry, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake, fornite, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, furby, gaming, geek, grand theft auto, hbo max, helldivers, helldivers 2, james gunn, jaws, kratos, leonardo dicaprio, magic the gathering, marvel studios, marvel zombies, mel brooks, movies, nathan drake, nerd, nintendo, nintendo of america, one battle after another, paul thomas anderson, peacemaker, pedro pascal, pete davidson, pif, playground games, ps5, ranbow six, rockstar games, rog ally, russo bros, saudi arabia, secret lair, sie, skyrim grandma, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spaceballs, star wars visions, studio trigger, superman, tencent, the batman 2, the ghoul, the last of us, the office, the simpsons, the simpsons movie, tokyo game show, tom clancy, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, walton goggins, xbox gamepass, xbox rog ally
One Battle After Another, is what I should rename this podcast, because the movie was that good, and a full review is inside. Plus Xbox takes another self imposed L, Sony gives itself a gold medal, and EA goes private. The Simpsons are headed back to the big screen, and an AI "actress" has Hollywood in a fervor. Plus Forza Horizon is finally headed to the land of the Rising Sun, and Ubisoft gives Assassin's Creed a new home.
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Episode 384: Mileage may vary
September 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 37 mins
Assassin's Creed, Bethesda, Comedy Central, EA, Fire Emblem, Highlander, Netflix, Paul Rudd, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Witcher, Xbox, a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, amy poehler, anaconda, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, boderlands 4, central perk, console wars, dice, disney+, dr. doom, elder scrolls online, eso, final fantasy vii, friends, game of thrones, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halle berry, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hollow knight silksong, house of the dragon, jack black, jimmy kimmel, joseph kosinski, mark hamill, mass effect, mega pokémon, miami vice, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, ricky gervais, robert redford, sega, seth rogan, sonic, stephen king, super mario, super mario bros, super mario galaxy, superman, the batman pt 2, the elder scrolls, the emmys, the long walk, the muppet show, the muppets, the oscars, ubisoft, video games
While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy
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Episode 382: He makes websites...
September 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
007, 007 first light, Hollow Knight, Konami, Lex Luthor, Lucasfilm, MCU, Monster Hunter, Netflix, Playstation, Resident Evil, Ridley Scott, Ryan Gosling, Scrubs, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, activision, alan ritchson, alien, amazon prime video, amazonmgm, apple tv+, back to the future, batman, battlefield 6, bella ramsey, call of duty, capcom, chris pratt, clayface, crystal dynamics, d23, david corenswet, dcu, dice, disney, disney+, dwayne "the rock" johnson, gaming, geek, gladiator, harry potter, haven studios, hbo, hbo max, helldivers 2, hitman, hollow knight silksong, indiana jones, io interactive, ioi, james bond, james gunn, knives out, laura croft, lego, machinegames, man of tomorrow, marvel zombies, metal gear solid, metal gear solid 3, michelle yeoh, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, nicolas hoult, paramount, paramount+, peacock, perfect dark, phoebe wallers bridge, pixar, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, ps6, rayman, sie, sony pictures, sophie turner, star trek section 31, star trek: strange new worlds, star wars starfighter, superman, taketwo interactive, the initiative, the last of us, the office, the paper, the studio, the thursday murder club, tlou, toy story, ubisoft, video games, walt disney, walt disney animation, walt disney world, war of the worlds, warner bros, warwick davis
Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more.
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Episode 381: No Difficulty Options
August 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
Bethesda, Comedy Central, EA, EVO, Fallout, Hollow Knight, Hulu, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Nightcrawler, Pokémon GO, South Park, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, activision, alan cumming, alex garland, amazon prime video, assassin's creed mirage, atari, avengers, avengers doomsday, bbc, bioware, black ops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops, chucky, clair obscur, crystal dynamics, dceu, dcu, death stranding, devil may cry, disney+, doctor who, double fine, elden ring, ewan mcgregor, fanta, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gamescom, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, hideo kojima, high on life, james gunn, john cena, k-pop demon hunters, katee sackhoff, king of the hill, kumail nanjiani, lego, mass effect, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, nicolas cage, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obi-wan kenobi, paramount, peacemaker, peacock, peter parsons, pirates of the caribbean, playground games, pokémon, pyschonaughts, roblox, sisu, skate, sony interactive, splinter cell, squanch games, star citizen, starfield, superman, the eternals, the justice gang, the mandalorian, the office, the paper, tim schafer, tom clancy, treyarch, true detective, turn 10, ubisoft, video games, wb games, wednesday, wizards of the coast, x-men, x2, 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 380: Kneel before Zod, right meow!
August 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
Halo, Harley Quinn, Hollow Knight, Hulu, MCU, McDonalds, Nintendo Direct, Ryan Reynolds, TV, Xbox, anime, anna farris, archie comics, asus, avengers, avengers doomsday, best buy, bioshock, black ops 7, blizzard, broken lizard, call of duty, david hayter, dcu, deadpool, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, espn, gamescom, gaming, geek, geoff keighley, guile, halo 3 odst, hbo max, helldivers 2, home alone, homelander, hugh jackman, hyperkin, james bond, james gunn, king of the hill, kirby, lord & miller, margot robbie, metal gear solid 5, mission impossible, movies, nerd, nintendo switch 2, opening night live, paramount, paypal, pokémon, ps5, regina hall, rod fergusson, sakurai, scary movie 6, sekrio, spider-man: brand new day, steam, street fighter, super troopers, superman, the boys, video games, wayans brothers, wolverine, wuchang fallen feathers, xbox game pass, xbox rog ally, youtube
Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen,
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Episode 378: A Podcast? What is it?
August 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
2k games, 8bitdo, A New Hope, Assassin's Creed, Black Panther, Cartoon Network, EA, EA Games, EVO, F1, Fantastic Four, Fortnite, Hamilton, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, a quiet place, activision, amazonmgm, annabelle, audible, avengers, batman 89, batman returns, battlefield, battlefield 2042, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, bloober team, call of duty, chris hemsworth, darksiders, darksiders 4, dice, disney, disney+, dune, dynasty warriors, ea sports, epic games, evo los angeles, eyes of wakanda, fc 26, gaming, geek, guitar hero, harrison ford, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, hideo kojima, ice cube, it, jason momoa, jeremy renner, john krasinski, jurassic world rebirth, kpop demon hunters, liam neeson, lin manuel miranda, margot robbie, marvel studios, mastercard, metal gear solid, movies, mr. beast, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, pamela anderson, paramount, pokémon, pokémon tcg, power rangers, prime video, rare ltd, raven software, spider-man brand new day, star wars 50, star wars starfighter, steam, superman, the hulk, the naked gun, the puinisher, the sims, thor, thq nordic, tim burton, ubisoft, video games, war of the worlds
Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor.
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Episode 376: No More Tears
July 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 43 mins
Assassin's Creed, Bethesda, CBS, Doctor Doom, Donkey Kong, FX, Final Fantasy XIV, Futurama, Hulu, Judge dredd, MCU, Miles Morales, Netflix, Playstation, Reed Richards, South Park, Spider-Man, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, Taika Waititi, Windows 10, Xbox, alamo drafthouse, alien: earth, amazon prime video, avengers doomsday, beyond the spider-verse, booster gold, captain marvel, captain planet, critical roll, dcu, disney, disney+, dredd, fc 26, fx on hulu, gabe newell, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hellraiser, invincible, james gunn, jeopardy, kevin feige, king of the hill, lego, lego gameboy, leonardo dicaprio, loki, madden, madden curse, malcolm jamal warner, mario kart world, marvel studios, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, ozzy osbourne, paramount, paramount+, pokémon, pokémon legends za, pokémon presents, popcorn bucket, resident evil 2, robert downey jr, stephen colbert, stranger things, superman, supermassive, the avengers, the chines room, the elder scrolls, the fantastic four, the late show, the outer worlds, the outer worlds 2, thunderbolts*, tron, tron ares, ubisoft, unreal engine, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, wandavision, warner bros, wednesday, wednesday adams, x-men
Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV!
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Episode 374: Does this really count as a rebirth?
July 9th, 2025 | 1 hr 30 mins
AI, EA, F1, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Rick and Morty, Sea of Thieves, Sony, TV, Xbox, anime, anime expo, battlefront 2, bill gates, blade, captain america, copilot, crunchyroll, cyberpunk 2077, cyberpunk edgerunners, dcu, death stranding 2, dice, doctor who, everwild, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, helldivers 2, hideo kojima, hot wheels, ironheart, james gunn, jason isaacs, john m chu, john romero, julian mcmahon, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, marvel comics, mattel, michael madsen, movies, nerd, nintendo, open ai, ps5, rare ltd, romero games, ryan coogler, scarjo, scarlett johansen, sinners, steel hunters, superman, turn10, universal pictures, video games, wargaming, warner bros, world of tanks, xbox series x, zack snyder
Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way.