web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:14:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/jim%20ryan Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0700 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/308 ee03f82c-37a0-4fd0-b9c0-2b179cc89633 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 308 Now Streaming on Quibi! full Nick DeFalco April Fools! Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more! 1:22:00 yes April Fools! Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more! video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Ninja, Twitch, SEGA Europe, Relic Entertainment, Creative Assembly, Red vs Blue, Rooster Teeth, CD Projekt, The Witcher, April Fools, Cyberpunk2077, Certain Affinity, Max Hoberman, Halo, Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation 2, PS2, Waffle House, Tekken, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon, Yakuza Kiwami, SEGA, Bugsnax, PS5, Blizzard Entertainment, Warcraft, WoW, World of Warcraft, Helldivers 2, 30fps, 60fps, Dark Horse, Halo 2, Xbox, Master Chief, Microsoft, Xbox Series X, AI, AI Chatbot, Chat GPT, Xbox AI, Co-Pilot AI, Discord, KoToR, Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars, Lucasarts, Lucasfilm, Saber Interactive, PlayStation Portal, PS5, PlayStation 5, Atari, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Treyarch, CoD Zombies, Call of Duty, MW Zombies, FTC, ESRB, Akira Toriyama, DBZ, DB Super, Dragon Ball, Goku, X-men 97, Kristen Stewart, MCU, Christopher Nolan, knighthood, Courtney Cox, Scream 7, Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chance Predromo, GEN V, Godzilla x Kong, Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman, DCEU, Zoe Saldana, Guardians of the Galaxy, MCU, Gamora, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 4, Avengers Secret Wars, Joe Flaharety, John Bernthal, Punisher, Daredevil, Disney+, Frankie Muniz, Malcolm in the Middle, Michael Keaton, Batman, Batman 89, Tim Burton, Hannah Waddingham, Game of Thrones, Crunchyroll, DIsneyland, Nickelodeon, Moana 2, The Matrix, The Wachowskis, Supergirl, DCU, Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Godzilla, King Kong, Mothra, Rodan, Skar King, Monsterverse April Fools! Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!

]]> April Fools! Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/292 c6880d7d-a21c-4af1-ba7b-e0829731c59d Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 292 The Game Awards Minus Two full Nick DeFalco We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 1:19:43 yes We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, The Last of Us, Nintendo, Nintendo Japan, Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8, PlayStation, PS5, PlayStation 5, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, The Game Awards, Geoff Keighly, Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom, Kojima, Jordan Peele, Xbox, God Of War Ragnarok, Arkane Lyon, Bethesda, Marvel Games, Blade, SEGA, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, Hello Games, Team Ninja, Skull & Bones, Ubisoft, Fortnite, Dragon Ball, Moon Studios, Jurassic Park, Dead by Daylight, Visions of Mana, Tales of Mana, Square Enix, Outlast Trials, Warhammer 40k Space Marine, Guilty Gear Strive, World of Goo, Asgards Wrath 2, Meta Quest, Twisted Metal, Baldur's Gate 3, Kenan Thompson, The Day Before, Call of Duty, Epic Games, Rocket League, LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, The Completionist, Mark Whalberg, Uncharted Movie, The Legend of Zelda, Timesplitters, E3, ESA, Disney Games, Star Wars, KoToR Remake, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Insomniac Games, Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, WB Games, Portkey Games, Harry Potter, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Twitch, Mahershala Ali, MCU, Blade, Marvel Studios, Godzilla Minus One, Toho, Godzilla, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Barbenheimer, The Penguin, DCU, The Batman, Max, Superman Legacy, Lex Luthor, Dennis Villeneuve, Dune, The Boy and The Heron, Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Anne Hathaway, Saw 11, Paramount+, Showtime, Eyes of Wakanda, Disney+, Tubi, Paddington, Netflix, Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Nine-Nine, BONE, Home Alone, National Film Registry, Terminator 2, James Gunn, Adam Driver, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Rise of Skywalker, Kylo Ren, JJ Abrams, Rich Eisen, Kung Fu Panda 4, Kung Fu Panda, James Cameron, Avatar 4, Kaiju We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

]]> We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/282 72d36233-f965-4266-9e2d-7d5ea91107f7 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 282 It's October 3rd(4th)... full Nick DeFalco Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama. 1:15:26 yes Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama. video games, movies, tv, tv shows, Counter Strike 2, Counter Strike, CS:GO, Valve, Steam, Cyberpunk 2077, Phil Spencer, Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation, Epic Games, Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Pokémon, Van Gogh, GameStop, NVIDIA, France, French Government, Mojang, Minecraft, Minecraft Dungeons, Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat, KoToR, Knights of the old Republic, Star Wars, Aspyr, Embracer Group, Saber Interactive, CoD, Call of Duty, Doom, Doom Shotgun, Rip & tear, Blumhouse, Overwatch 2, N64, Nintendo 64, Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, Nintendo Switch, Adidas, Spider-Man 2, Red Dead Redemption, Ubisoft, Diablo 4, Michael Gambon, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, SAG-AFTRA, Disney+, Netflix, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Tom Hardy, Star Trek Nemesis, AMC+, X-Men, Marvel Studios, MCU, SpongeBob, Nickelodeon, Dan Harmon, Community, six seasons and a movie, Mattel, Barney, Paw Patrol, Gareth Edwards, Star Wars Rogue One, Peacemaker, HBO Max, DCU, Miyazaki, Discovery+, Mean Girls, Ahsoka, Star Wars, Grand Admiral Thrawn, The Creator, Sci-fi, 80s movies, 80s drama, Scarface, Tony Montana, Wall Street, Gordon Gecko, Full Metal Jacket, Driving Miss Daisy, Filed of Dreams Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama.

]]> Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/281 53d5db6d-8561-4efb-88e4-1eb46f2652bc Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 281 When One Strike Ends, another finds a way full Nick DeFalco You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies. 1:27:57 yes You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies. video games, movies, tv shows, Tokyo Game Show, Xbox, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox. Forza Motorsport, Persona, Like a Dragon, Warzone, Call of Duty, Ubisoft, The Division 3, Quantic Dream, Star Wars Jedi, CMA, ActivisionBlizzard, ABK, EVE Online, Kamiya, Platinum games, Hallmark Keepsake, CAPCOM, SAG-AFTRA, Valve, PlayStation 5, PS5, PlayStation, Jim Ryan, Cyberpunk 2077, Warcraft, META, Meta Quest, FTC, Devil May Cry, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, Netflix, Squid Game, Guillermo Del Toro, Star Wars, David S Goyer, Todd McFarlane, Spawn, DC Studios, Robert Kirkman, Invincible, Amazon Prime Video, Dardevil, MCU, Disney+, Scorsese, Rick & Morty, Adult Swim, Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Golden Globes, WGA Strike, Ahsoka, Star Wars, Disney+, Lucasfilm, Thrawn, 80s movies, 80s family movies, 80s, 1980s, ET, Sesame Street, Big Bird, Follow that Bird, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Big, Tom Hanks, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Pee Wee Herman, Troop Beverly Hills, Shelly Long, The Goonies, The Princess Bride, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppets You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies.

]]> You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/268 243bb33b-48eb-4cc3-b00d-cd975275a438 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:15:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 268 This Podcast is just a social construct full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:00:34 yes 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. video games, movies, tv shows, the old republic, Todd Howard, Bethesda, Starfield, E3, Lance Reddick, Horizon Forbidden West, Xbox and Barbie, Multiversus, Meta, Meta Quest, Google, Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom, Among Us, Blizzard, WoW Classic, Roland Emmerich, FTC v. Xbox, Jim Ryan, PlayStation, GeoForce Now, Call of Duty, Indian Jones, Machine Games, Xcloud, Game Pass Ultimate, Phil Spencer, Satya Nadella, Bobby Kotick, SEGA, PS6, PS5, PlayStation 5, ActivisionBlizzard, Nintendo Switch, Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian, Moff Gideon, Star Wars, Disney+, Marvel, MCU, Secret Invasion, Crunchyroll, Dragon Ball, Star Trek, Star Trek Prodigy, Paramount+, Netflix, Squid Game, Max, Harley Quinn, DC, Sony, Spider-Man, El Meurto, James Mangold, Logan, Deadpool 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Swamp Thing, DCU, Henry Cavill, James Bond, Idris Elba, 007, The Flash, Ezra Miller, DCEU, Snyderverse, Spider-Verse, James Gunn, Chadwick Boseman, Hollywood walk of fame, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Superman Legacy, Superman 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/163 f8c4fc9d-ab6b-4af9-803f-b9a40fc22004 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 163 The 3 CEOs of Gaming full Nick DeFalco Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby! 1:06:11 yes Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby! video games, movies, tv shows, EA sports, Madden NFL, Five Nights at Freddy's, Xbox, E3 2021, Hellblade 2, Forza Horizon 5, Epic Games Store, Alan Wake, Jim Ryan, Sony Entertainment America, Sony Entertainment Online, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 5, PS5, Nintendo of America, Nintendo Switch , Doug Bowser, Nintendo, EA, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox Series X|S, Phil Spencer, 343i, Halo Infinite, Tekken, Tekken X Street Fighter, Street Fighter, PAX West, PAX, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Solar Opposites, Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Nathan Pyle, Strange Planet, Rick and Morty, The Boys, Loki, Disney+, MCU, Adult Swim, The Bad Batch, Star Wars, Cad Bane, How it Ends, Kevin Feige, Shazam, DCEU, The Flash, Supergirl, The Suicide Squad, James Gunn, Idris Elba, John Cena, Starro, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Jurassic World Dominion, Fast 9, F9, IMAX, Transformers, Beast Wars, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!

]]> Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!

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