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Displaying 6 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "james mangold".
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Episode 325: I'm smelling what you're stepping in
August 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
20th century fox, activision, amazon, amazon prime video, amy hennig, arkhamverse, assassin's creed, astro bot, avengers, batman, battlestar galactica, bethesda, bioshock, bungie, call of duty, captain america, castle crashers, chris hemsworth, comic con, creature commandos, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, dexter, discord, disney+, doctor doom, dr. doom, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, ea games, fallout, fantastic four, fortnite, galactus, galaxy quest, games workshop, gaming, geek, gundam requiem, james gunn, james mangold, joker, jonathan majors, legacy of kain, mario and sonic at the olympics, mark hamill, marvel studios, max, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, palworld, peaky blinders, penguin, playstation vr, psvr 2, quidditch champions, rdj, red hulk, reddit, rings of power, road house, robert downey jr, rocksteady, roll20, russo bros, sag-aftra, sam wilson, san diego comic con, sbmm, sdcc, shaun of the dead, showtime, sie, skeleton crew, soldier boy, sony, spongebob, squid game, star trek, star trek fleet command, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, starborn, starfield, superman, tales of the tmnt, the batman, the boys, the oiympics, thunderbolts*, tmnt, todd phillips, transformers, tv, twitch, ubisoft, video games, voice actors, warhammer, wb interactive, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
Comic-Con 2024 has come and gone, and with it some pretty major news. And Marvel did not disappoint during their return to Hall H, and the Russo's brought us a very unexpected gift. SAG-AFTRA is back with a new strike, this time for Video Game Voice actors, Bungie gets hit with a massive lay off. And to top it all off, we have a review of Deadpool and Wolverine! LFG!
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Episode 309: Total Eclipse of the Pod
April 11th, 2024 | 56 mins 44 secs
amazon prime video, amc, avatar the last airbender, barbie, batman, beau wilimon, bethesda, blizzard, blumhouse, bungie, christian bale, cinemacon, crunchyroll, dcu, dead space, desitny 2, diablo, disney, disney+, dune 2, dune popcorn bucket, ea, ea play, embracer group, ermac, fallout, five nights at freddy's, frakenstein, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gillian anderson, grand admiral thrawn, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hellbade, hellblade 2, heroes, iron man, jabba the hutt, james gunn, james mangold, joker, joker: foile a deux, jon snow, jonathan majors, jonathan nolan, legally blonde, lenovo, lucasfilm, margot robbie, massive entertainment, mcu, meme culture, michael j fox, microsoft, middle earth: shadow of war, mk1, moana, monolith, monopoly, moral kombat, movies, nemesis system, nerd, netease, netflix, ninja theory, nolanverse, pixar, rdj, reese witherspoon, relic entertainment, robert downey jr, saber interactive, saw xi, sonic the hedgehog, star wars, star wars galaxy of heroes, star wars outlaws, star wars tales of the empire, star wars tales of the jedi, starcraft ii, superman, the blair witch project, the crow, the final shape, the witcher, the x-files, toy story, toy story 5, troy baker, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, wb montreal, westworld, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox studios, zack snyder
Don't worry, no need to wear protective eyewear to listen to this weeks episode. This week, EA makes a few announcements, some of them late, some of them unexpected, and some of them booed. Ubisoft finally gives us a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, and gives the Prince of Persia a roguelike makeover. Meanwhile, Disney makes big announcements for 2026, Joker gets a trailer, and AMC says "hindsight is 20/20". That and more.
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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 268: This Podcast is just a social construct
June 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 secs
007, activisionblizzard, among us, bethesda, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, chadwick boseman, crunchyroll, dc, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, dragon ball, e3, el meurto, ezra miller, ftc v. xbox, game pass ultimate, geoforce now, giancarlo esposito, google, harley quinn, 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, mcu, meta, meta quest, moff gideon, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo switch, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ps6, roland emmerich, satya nadella, secret invasion, sega, snyderverse, sony, spider-man, spider-verse, squid game, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, tears of the kingdom, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, todd howard, tv shows, 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 266: Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!
June 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
33 imortals, akira toriyama, alan wake 2, apex legends, arnold, assassins creed, atlus, avatar, avatar: frontiers of pandora, avowed, baldurs gate 3, bambi, beast wars, bethesda softworks, capcom, christopher nolan, cities skylines, clockwork revolution, compulsion games, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dcu, dead by daylight, deadcells, deadpool 3, diablo iv, e3, embracer group, exoprimal, fable, fallout, ffvii rebirth, flight simulator, fornite, forza motorsport, friday the 13th, geoff keighly, hellblade 2, high on life, inxile, james mangold, john carpenter, john wick, kevin smith, like a dragon, lionsgate, lord of the rings: return to moria, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvels spider-man 2, mcdonalds, mcu, mega man, mortal kombat 1, movies, netflix, nickmercs, obsidian games, palworld, path of exile, persona, prince of persia, respawn entertainment, sandland, sea of thieves, sega, sonic superstarts, south of midnight, spider-man: across the spider-verse, star trek infinite, star wars, star wars outlaws, starfield, summer games fest, the cw, the leprachaun, the secret of monkey island, the witcher, timthetatman, titanfall, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, tv shows, twister metal, ubisoft, ubisoft forward, video games, walt disney studios, warhammer 40k, wednesday, whoopi goldberg, xbox games showcase, young rock
E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I've been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
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Episode 257: HBOGO, wait no HBONOW, um, HBOMax, err, Max is coming
April 12th, 2023 | 58 mins 35 secs
activisionblizzard, ahsoka, andor, arcane, ark survival evolved, bandai namco, capcom, creature commandos, dave filoni, dawn of the jedi, dc, dcu, dcu/mcu crossover, deadpool 3, discord, disney+, donkey kong, doom, game of thrones, grand admiral thrawn, harry potter, hbo max, ike perlmutter, indiana jones, james gunn, james mangold, jk rowling, jodi foster, joseph staten, lando, max, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, new jedi order, nintendo, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, quake, quakecon, rey skywalker, rick & morty anime, rogue squadron, shazam, sony, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars celebration, star wars celebration europe, star wars celebration japan, star wars skeleton crew, star wars the acolyte, star wars visions, stranger things, succession, super mario, swamp thing, tales of the jedi, tekken 8, the bad batch, the batman, the conjuring, the continental, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the marvels, the penguin, the super mario bros movie, true detective, tv shows, uk cma, video games, xbox
Yes MAX is coming, because this is clearly the greatest name for a streaming service, while also showing off its new content. Star Wars Celebration Europe was this past weekend, and it laid out all the ways we can hope for a bright future in a galaxy far, far, away. And we go deep into the Mushroom Kingdom to bring you a review of the Super Mario Bros movie!