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Displaying items 1-10 of 48 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "lord of the rings".
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Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast
January 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, a song of ice and fire, activisonblizzard, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, assassn's creed, avatar, avatar 4, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, batman, bobby kotick, bungie, call of duty, clair obscur, dave filoni, dcu, disney, disneyland, dunk and egg, ecco the dolphin, fallout, far cry, far cry 3, galaxy's edge, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, god of war, hans zimmer, harry potter, hbo, house of the dragon, indiana jones, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, kathleen kennedy, kratos, lara croft, life is strange, looney tunes, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marathon, marvel studios, mcu, meta, meta quest, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo switch 2, noir, peter jackson, prince of persia, razer, resident evil, riot games, sega, sonic, sonic the hedgehog, sony, sophie turner, speedy gonzalez, squareenix, star wars, steam, switch 2, ted sarandos, the batman pt. 2, the bone temple, the division 3, the hollywood reporter, thr, tom clancy, tomb raider, tv, ubisoft, video games, vr, vr gaming, walt disney pictures, warner bros, westeros, winds of winter, xbox, zootopia, zootopia 2
Well Star Wars fans can continue to argue, because Kathleen Kennedy stepping down certainly wont stop them. But something to stop to listen to, is George RR Martin telling all to the Hollywood Reporter. Plus, Fallout Season 2 is not falling behind season 1, people just don't remember how TV works. Ubisoft decided to lay a big one on the gaming industry by cancelling another Prince of Persia game, and Netflix wants to keep WB movies on the big screen if the merger goes through. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 400: Staying Four-Humble
January 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
anthem, appletv, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers, avengers doomsday, bam margera, bear mccreary, bioware, black mirror, ea, eb games, fable, forza horizon, game freak, games workshop, gamestop, gaming, geek, god of war, godzilla, hamnet, hellblade, jackass, jackass 5, jackass forever, jennifer lawrence, jlaw, johnny knoxville, kathryn hahn, king kong, larry hryb, lego, lego pokémon, lord of the rings, lord of the rings extended edition, lotr, major nelson, marvel studios, massive entertainment, mcu, microsoft xbox, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix, ninja theory, one battle after another, palworld, peter jackson, playground games, pokémon, rockstar games, russo bros, shawn levy, sinners, star wars, star wars starfighter, tangled, the division 3, the golden globes, the hunger games, the studio, tom cruise, tv, ubisoft, unity, video games, warhammer, xbox, xbox series x|s, zoe saldana
Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 391: IMHOTEP! IMHOTEP!
November 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
amazon game studios, arc raiders, brendan fraser, call of duty, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, dan hauser, dragon quest, edgar wright, fallout new vegas, fortnite, gaming, geek, godzilla, godzilla minus one, godzilla minus zero, grand theft auto, highlander, hulu, johnny silverhand, k-pop demon hunters, keanu reeves, king of the hill, lego, lord of the rings, megazord, miss piggy, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, open ai, palworld, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation 5, playstation portal, pokémon, power rangers, ps5, rambo, robert pattinson, rockstar games, russel crowe, russo bros, shaun of the dead, star trek, steam, taylor sheridan, the mummy, the muppets, the witcher, tv, universal pictures, v for vendetta, video games, warner bros, x-men
If the title wasn't a dead giveaway, we are getting a fourth Mummy movie! And Brendan is back! Sony may be finally copying Xbox when it comes to cross buying games. The Call of Duty movie gets a director and a writer and the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to do numbers. Plus Godzilla minus 1 is getting a sequel! That and a whole lot more, come take a listen!
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Episode 379: Not for Clankers
August 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
alien earth, avatar, avengers doomsday, ballerina, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, black bag, blizzard, borderlands, borderlands 4, channing tatum, civ 7, civilization 7, contraband, daredevil, daredevil: born again, dc studios, dcu, demon slayer, dice, dreamworks, ea, eminem, flight simulator, fortnite, forza horizon, forza motorsport, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halo, halo 3: odst, helldivers, helldivers 2, hulu, idw, inzoi, jack sparrow, james cameron, james gunn, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, john wick, johnny depp, jurassic park, jurassic world, kojima, legend of zelda, lionsgate, lord of the rings, mario, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo indie world showcase, nintendo switch 2, odst, one piece, paramount pictures, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, pubg, randy pitchford, rod fergusson, rog, rog ally, ryan reynolds, shrek 5, simon pegg, sony, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, star trek, star wars, steven soderbergh, straus zelnick, street sharks, superman, take two interactive, tencent, the batman, the batman 2, the office, the paper, top gun, transformers, turn 10 studios, tv, twisted metal, video games, warnerbros, weapons, xbox, xbox rog ally, xenomorph, zaslav
Xbox just keeps taking hits, and there is no way to spin it. Sony takes one on the chin too, as their Live Service goals aren't playing out the way they hoped. Plus Blizzard loses Rod, Strauss is the ultimate hype man, and Battlefield is back? Plus Paramount sets its sights on its new future, DC Studios has a plan, Captain Jack Sparrow might be back. Plus Reviews of Black Bag, Twisted Metal Season 2 and the first two episodes of Alien Earth.
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Episode 371: Spaceballs: the news story
June 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, a24, alex garland, amazon, amd, batman, boba fett, bungie, clayface, dcu, death stranding, death stranding 2, dune 3, elden ring, gaming, geek, harold and kumar, harry potter, he-man, hideo kojima, james gunn, kathleen kennedy, kojima productions, konami, liam neeson, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marathon, mario kart, mario kart world, marvel, mcu, mel brooks, metal gear solid, microsoft, mike flannagan, mister miracle, mortal kombat, movies, naked gun, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, orlando bloom star trek, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, playstation 5, playstation 6, pokémon, prime video, ps5, rings of power, sag-aftra, silent hill, sony, spaceballs, spaceballs 2, spider-man '94, spider-man the animated series, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, steam, stellar blade, super mario, supergirl, superman, temeura morrison, tom king, tv, video games, warner bros, wb games, xbox, xbox series x
You heard it here a week later folks, Spaceballs 2 is finally coming! I hope you are excited as I am. Plus Xbox and PlayStation both tease their futures. Dune 3 gets some new cast members, and Harold and Kumar are coming back to our screens. Naked Gun released a new trailer, While James Gun opens up about how he really feels. Plus the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate.
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Episode 366: Another Rebrand?
May 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 39 mins
2k games, a knight of the seven kingdoms, able gamers, activision, alien, alien earth, all-star superman, amc, andor, back to the future, bog iger, cassian andor, daredevil born again, dc, dc studios, disney+, dungeons and dragons, ea, fallout, fan fest nights, ftc, game of thrones, gaming, geek, geoguesser, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gta 6, gta vi, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, illumination, ironheart, james bond, james gunn, jessica jones, jurassic world, king kong, kingdom hearts, krysten ritter, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, mafia the old country, marvel 1943, mavel studios, mcu, microsoft, middle earth, monsterverse, movies, nbcuniversal, ncc-1701-d, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacemaker, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, prime video, rogue one, sony, spider-man, spider-noir, square enix, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, super mario land, superman, switch 2, tekken, the hunt for gollum, the mummy, thug, thunderbolts*, tony hawk, tony hawks underground, tv, universal fan fest, universal studios hollywood, uss enterprise-d, video games, waffle house, westeros, x-men, xanathar, xbox
A lot of big news out of the Studio Upfronts, the biggest being the return of HBO Max! Also we need to talk about the things Nintendo is doing, because i gotta say, NitenDONT! Plus Waffle House in Tekken is still not any closer, and we got to see our first look at Spider-Noir. Plus I break down my day at Universal Studios Hollywood!
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Episode 330: Lacking Original Content
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
007, acer, acer nitro blaze 7, alan wake, amazon games, annapurna interactive, ballistic moon, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bethesda, black myth wukong, capcom, cd projektred, chad stahelski, concord, control, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, deadlock, dino crisis, disney+, dr doom, edward cullen, enotria, eon productions, firewalk studios, gaming, gandalf, geek, george rr martin, hbo, house of the dragon, ian mckellan, indiana jones and the great circle, indiana jones and the temple of doom, jack black, james bond, jeff goldblum, jennifer hale, joker, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, manny jacinto, max, minecraft, minecraft movie, monster hunter, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, rocksteady, ryan gosling, scarjo, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars outlaws, stardew valley, steam, the acolyte, the batman, the bbc, the fall guy, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda, the penguin, tim burton, tv, twilight, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, vince mcmahon, wwf
In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!
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Episode 329: There are no Strings on ME!
August 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek.
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Episode 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming
July 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
amazon fire tv, amazon gaming, andy serkis, anime, aspyr, assassins' creed, batfleck, battlfield, black panther, call of duty, call of duty warzone, capcom, cd projekt red, chris pratt, cod, crazy taxi, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, dead rising, dead space, deadpool, deadpool and wolverine, demon slayer, denis villeneuve, dino crisis, disney, disney+, dr. disrespect, dune, elden ring, final fantasy, fortnite, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gladiator 2, godzilla, gta, hellboy, hulu, inside out 2, james gunn, justice league, kojima, konami, kylo ren, legacy of kain, legendary pictures, let me solo her, letitia wright, lionsgate, lord of the rings, lucasarts, mcu, metal gear solid, miyazaki, monsterverse, morgan freeman, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, paramount+, pax, pax west, phil spencer, pixar, resident evil, ridley scott, rockstar games, sega, shadow of the erd tree, snk, squareenix, star trek, star wars, star wars bounty hunter, superman, terminator, that 90s show, the acolyte, the bear, the hunt for gollum, the knights of ren, the snyder cut, tomb raider, transformers, tv, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, watch dogs, wicked, x-men, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, youtube gaming, yves guillemot, zack snyder
Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show.