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Displaying items 61-70 of 107 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "james gunn".
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Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!
August 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
80 action movies, 80s movies, DC comics, Hulu, Lenovo, Mario, Microsoft, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Prey, Star Wars, TV shows, The Joker, The Terminator, Xbox, Xbox 360, abk, action hero, activision, activisionblizzard, age of empires, ahsoka, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, apple tv+, armored core 6, atari, atari 2600, atari 2600+, batman 89, bethesda softworks, blue beetle, call of duty, certain affinity, charles martinet, classic movies, cloud gaming, cloud streaming, commando, cyberpunk 2077, david ayer, dceu, dcu, diablo 4, die hard, disney+, dumb money, embracer group, epic, epic games, ewan mcgregor, fraiser, frozen 2, game stop, gamescom, gaming handhelds, godzilla, indiana jones, indiana jones and the last crusade, james gunn, kenobi, lethal weapon, lord of the rings, marvel comics, marvel snap, middle earth, miyamoto, modern warfare iii, monsterverse, mortal kombat 1, movies, nerf, nintendo, obi-wan kenobi, percy jackson, playstation 5, playstation portal, predator, ps5, quantic dream, remedy entertainment, robocop, rocky, rocky iv, rovio, sag strike, sega, sledgehammer games, sonic, sony playstation, star wars dark forces, star wars obi-wan, star wars visions, starfield, stonks, streaming, suicide squad, suits, super mario, superman, superman ii, tekken 8, the game awards, tolkien estate, treyarch, turok 3, twitch, ubisoft, unionization, video games, wga strike, workinman interactive, xbox game pass, xbox series x, zack snyder
If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies.
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Episode 275: Puck Man Returns
August 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1980s, 80s comedies, 80s movies, Bethesda, Bruce Lee, Gal Gadot, Ghostbusters, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Russia, Sony, TV shows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Dark Tower, Tom Cruise, Tom holland, Xbox, activision, airplane!, ali g, amptp, ant-man, anthony mackie, assassins creed, barbenheimer, barbie, barbie movie, beverly hills cop, blizzard, bungie, caddyshack, call of duty, coming to america, dale gribble, daybreak games, dc universe online, dcu, destiny 2, epic games, hbo, house of the dragon, id software, indiana jones, james gunn, johnny hardwick, keith david, king of the hill, major league, marvel studios, max, metro 2033, metro series, mission impossible, modern warfare, modern warfare 3, movies, national lampoons vacation, nintendo, one crazy summer, overwatch 2, paramount, parks & rec, peacock, playstation studios, pokémon, quake, quake 2, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, sag-aftra strike, savvy games group, scott pilgrim, sony pictures, spaceballs, stephen king, the embracer group, the emmys, the pokémon company, thq, thq nordic, three amigos, tmnt: the last ronin, toxic avenger, tron, tv viewership, twisted metal, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, wga strike, wonder woman, xbox gamepass
Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.
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Episode 274: Pokémon Presents: Tekken 8
August 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1970s, 8bitdo, Ben Affleck, Bethesda, EVO, Fallout, Hulu, I Am Groot, Jon Snow, MCU, Metroid Prime, Red Dead Redemption, Resident Evil, Ridley Scott, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Godfather, Xbox, activision, adam devine, animal house, baldur's gate 3, barbie, barbie movie, batfleck, batman, blade runner, blazing saddles, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, charlottes web, chinatown, crayola, david ayer, dceu, dcu, disney+, edge of tomorrow, embracer group, emily blunt, eone, fatal fury, game of thrones, grease, groot, guilty gear strive, hasbro, hbo, infinity ward, james gunn, jaws, jonathan majors, kang, lin manuel miranda, lionsgate, little mermaid, loki, magic the gathering, marvel studios, mattel, max, metroid prime 4, modern warfare, monopoly, mortal kombat 1, movies, mtg, nintendo, nintendo switch, paradox pokémon, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon anime, pokémon presents, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps5, resident evil 2 remake, robin hood, rockstar games, sharknado, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, star trek strange new worlds, star trek the motion picture, steam, street fighter 6, suicide squad, superman, take two interactive, tcm, tekken 8, the aristocats, the ayer cut, the hulk, the phantom tollbooth, the pokémon company, the rescuers, the warriors, tiktok, turner classic movies, video games, wbdiscovery, wga strike, willy wonka & the chocolate factory, writers guild of america
We had some big gaming news over the last week between EVO 2023 and Pokémon Presents, thus giving us something to feast on before Gamescon. Meanwhile there has been a lot of movement out of Hollywood, not necessarily on the strike front, but news nonetheless. Barbie made a billion in under 20 days, Disney+ is following in Netflix's footsteps, and while Max is pulling a pandemic Netflix. Lin Manuel Miranda wants to adapt a classic for the stage, and Pixar isn't worried about the future. We cap off the show with the best movies from the 1970s.
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Episode 270: Comic-Accurate Suit
July 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
Black Panther, MCU, Mega Man, Microsoft, Ridley Scott, Ryan Reynolds, San Diego Comic Con, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, ashoka, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie, black noir, blade, blue beetle, bob iger, call of duty, capcom, classic gaming, coen brothers, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doom patrol, ea sports, elektra, emilia clark, exoprimal, ftc, gex the gecko, godzilla, green lanter, guy gardener, homelander, hugh jackman, insidious 3, james gunn, jurassic park, kit harrington, kobe bryant, limited run games, marvel games, max, mcui, metal gear solid, mister terrific, modern warfare ii, mortal kombat 1, movies, napoleon, nathan fillion, naughty dog, nba 2k24, neil druckman, nick fury, peacock, rebel moon, sdcc, secret invasion, sega, sega of america, shang-chi, simu liu, skrulls, stephen spielberg, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, the boys, the emmy awards, the fast and the furious, toho, twisted metal, ufc 5, universal studios hollywood, video games, walt disney company, walt disney studios, warner bros, warzone 2.0, wga strike, wheel of time, wolverine, x-men, zack snyder
If the title doesn't give it away, Wolverine is finally wearing his comics accurate suit. THIS IS NOT A DRILL! 24 years later and its finally happening. Anyway, Microsoft seems to have won its case against the FTC, and its acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard should be able to go through. The Emmys have announced their nominees, Ashoka released a trailer, and Bog Iger isn't going anywhere anytime soon. That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct
June 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 secs
007, Bethesda, DC, E3, Harley Quinn, MCU, Meta, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, activisionblizzard, among us, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, chadwick boseman, crunchyroll, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, dragon ball, el meurto, ezra miller, ftc v. xbox, game pass ultimate, geoforce now, giancarlo esposito, google, henry cavill, hollywood walk of fame, honey i shrunk the kids, horizon forbidden west, idris elba, indian jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, james bond, james gunn, james mangold, jim ryan, lance reddick, logan, machine games, marvel, max, meta quest, moff gideon, movies, multiversus, nintendo switch, paramount+, playstation 5, ps5, ps6, roland emmerich, satya nadella, secret invasion, sega, snyderverse, spider-verse, squid game, star trek prodigy, starfield, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, tears of the kingdom, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, todd howard, video games, wow classic, xbox and barbie, xcloud, zelda
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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Episode 267: I would like the Podcast to start now
June 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
343i, Comic-Con, Crash Bandicoot, Halloween Horror Nights, Halo, Hulu, MCU, Nintendo Direct, Ryan Reynolds, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Tom Cruise, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, andor, andy muschietti, aquaman, arkham trilogy, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman the brave and the bold, bbc, bridgerton, cd projekt red, chad stahleski, cyberpunk 2077, david fincher, dcu, deadspace, death stranding, detective pikachu, disney+, dota 2, dragon quest, ea entertainment, ea game, ea sports, extraction, fubar, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, halo infinite, hideo kojima, hotwheels, incredible hulk, james gunn, john wick, jonathan majors, justice league, kick, kraven the hunter, luigi's mansion, mario + rabbids, marvel studios, metal gear solid, mission impossible, movies, naughty dog, netflix tudum, netlfix, nick fury, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, one piece, paramount+, pikmin, playstation plus, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rebel moon, red dwarf wga strike, reverse flash, se7en, secret invasion, solar opposites, sony playstation, star trek strange new worlds, stranger things, super mario bros, super mario rpg, supergirl, the flash, the last of us, toys for bob, twitch, ubisoft, universal stuiods, valve, video games, viewsonic, wonder woman, xbox series, xbox series x|s, xqc, yves guillemot
This week we have a review of DC's The Flash, and after a long wait, it did not disappoint. Nintendo held a long and fruitful direct. Netflix held their annual Tudum event, and the FTC is smoking the same stuff as the UK's CMA. We also got news on two PlayStation movie ventures, Star Trek Strange New Worlds returns to screens, and Sony dropped a bloody and brutal Kraven the Hunter Trailer.
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Episode 264: It's Tom Wambsgans, were just living in it.
May 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 51 secs
8bitdo, Konami, MCU, Martin Scorsese, Miles Morales, Netflix, PS Plus, Playstation, Ratchet and Clank, Spider-Man, TV shows, Tom holland, Xbox, 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, like a dragon, lord of the rings, madden nfl, metal gear solid, movies, naughtydog, nintendo 64, pokémon home, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, quentin tarantino, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, sega, snyderverse, sony pictures, 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, transformers, video games, walt disney pictures, will ferrel, witcher 3, world of warcraft, 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 262: EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming
May 17th, 2023 | 45 mins 40 secs
Crash Bandicoot, Duolingo, Five Nights At Freddy's, Fortnite, MCU, Microsoft, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, UK, Witcher, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, amazon games, archer, assassins creed, avatar 2, beetlejuice 2, blizzcon, cd projekt red, cma, crunchyroll, dbz, dcu, disney+, dragonball z, dungeons and dragons movie, ea sports college football, echo, eu, fast x, gta6, guardians of the galaxy, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, jack black, james gunn, john wick 5, johnny bravo, league of legends, loki, lord of the rings, lotr mmo, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paris has fallen, paul walker, ps5, psvr2, respawn, riot games, rockstar games, sega, sqaureenix, star wars: jedi survivor, stray, super mario bros movie, superman legacy, take-two interactive, tenacious d, the CW, the mandalorian, ubisoft, video games, vin diesel, wga strike, willem dafoe, windows gaming
So here we are at a point where the EU has approved the ABK deal for the same reasons that the UK denied the deal, its unreal. We've learned that GTA 6 may be coming sooner then anyone expected. SquareEnix wants to keep growing, and Sony contracts. The WGA strike claims another victim, and who is excited for Fast X?
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Episode 260: 5 Years in the can!
May 3rd, 2023 | 59 mins 26 secs
Bethesda, Discord, Dodgeball, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Ukraine, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, alien, alita:battle angel, armored core, avatar the last airbender, babylon 5, blade, cal kestis, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christopher robin, cinemacon, cloud gaming, counter strike, damon lindelof, deadpool 3, disney+, dune part 2, forza motorsport, from software, game development, games with gold, gladiator 2, james gunn, kevin durant, king of the hill, marvel midnight suns, marvel studios, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, optimus prime, paramount pictures, pedro pascal, ps5, psvr2, respawn, rhianna, rob delaney, sigourney weaver, smurfette, snl, spider-man across the spider-verse, spongebob, star wars day, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, street fighter, super mario bros movie, super-man, sweet tooth, the simpsons, titanfall 3, transformers: one, twisted metal, uk cma, uk prime minister, vampire survivors, video games, vince vaughn, wga, wga strike, writers guild of america, writers strike, xbox games showcase
You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen.
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Episode 259: An F-Bomb drops on the MCU
April 26th, 2023 | 47 mins 41 secs
Black Mirror, Blizzard Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Chris Pine, EA, Ghostbusters, Lilo & Stitch, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, PS Plus, Ridley Scott, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Division, The Witcher, Venom, Xbox, a haunting in venice, abk, activision, activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, amazon prime video, ana de armas, aquaman 2, asus, asus rog, atari, bad boys, batman caped crusader, beetlejuice 2, big mouth, blue beetle, boba fett, call of duty, capcom, cinemacon, dcu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, duffer bros, dune, elemental, gamescom, gaming, gareth edwards, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, harrison ford, hercule poirot, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones, james gunn, kraven the hunter, lord of the rings, marvel studios, michael fassbender, movies, national treasure, nick kroll, nintendo, paramount plus, pixar, playstation studios, ps5, rings of power, sega, sony pictures, spider-verse, spongebob, star trek picard, steam, street fighter 6, temeura morrison, the flash, the little mermaid, the mandalorian, the meg 2, the super mario bros movie, tolkien estate, totally spies, twitter, ubisoft, uk cma, video games, walt disney pictures, warner bros, willy wonka, wish, wonder woman
Yes you read that correctly, the MCU is getting its first F-Bomb and its not coming from the merc with a mouth. The CMA blocks the Microsoft ABK deal in a shocking twist, that will surely end the way we all expect it to. SEGA unionizes, Netflix brings back a classic, and Pircard gives the D its hero moment. Cinemacon is underway and the studios brought out all the big guns. Come take a listen.