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Displaying items 1-10 of 86 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "lucasfilm".
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Episode 418: エンジンを始動してください
May 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
adult swim, ai, amazon, amazon games, amc+, anapurna games, app store, assassin's creed, avatar, bioware, borat, broken sword, comedy central, d&d, damon lindelof, dcu, doom, dr who, dungeons & dragons, ea, embracer group, epic games, ezio auditore, far cry, fornite, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, ghost recon, green lantern, halo, hasbro, hbo, james cameron, james franco, japan, lanterns, lord of the rings, los angeles chargers, lucasfilm, mixtape, movies, national recording registry, nerd, nintendo, peter jackson, playground games, playstation, playstation 5, plex, ps+, quantic dream, rambo, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, san diego chargers, seth rogan, sly stalone, sonic 4, sony interactive entertainment, south park, star wars, star wars the old republic, stranger things, supergirl, superman, tariffs, the batman part 2, the expendables, the godfather, the legend of zelda, tom kane, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox elite controller
Its time to start your engines, because a new Forza Horizon is out and ready to be driven, and all in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. Plus XBOX may have to go back to exclusives, while PlayStation is ditching PC. HBO gave us our first real look at Lanterns ahead of its August release, and PlayStation is also hoping on the price increase train, as PS+ gets a hike.
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Episode 417: You know how to Jet?
May 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
aaron paul, adam sandler, ahsoka, amazon prime video, annapurna interactive, avatar, avatar: fire & ash, bane, box office, bungie, capcom, christopher nolan, cody rhodes, conan obrien, dcu, dead rising, deathstroke, discord, discord nitro, disney+, double fine, ebay, fallout, fast & furious, fate of the republic, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, gamestop, gaming, geek, grown ups, gta vi, harada, harry potter, hbo max, ian mckellan, james cameron, lego, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marathon, mcu, mixtape, mortal kombat 2, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, peacock, peter jackson, planet of the apes, playground games, playstation, pokemon, pokemon fire red, pokemon leaf green, punisher: one last kill, rockstar games, rooster, sega, sony, sony interactive entertainment, star wars, steam controller, steam machine, stellar blade, stephen colbert, steve buschemi, the batman part ii, the devil wears prada, the hunt for gollum, the odyssey, the oscars, the punisher, tv, valve, video games, vin diesl, visionquest, x-files, xbox, xbox achievements, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass
Fatality! Mortal Kombat II is out, and its hilarious, in a good way! Plus Mixtape shines in a way I never expected. Meanwhile, Nintendo jumps on the price increase bandwagon, Ahsoka is stuck in another galaxy for another year, and peacock is about to get a speed boost.
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Episode 416: The Force Is not Strong
May 6th, 2026 | 1 hr 17 mins
2k sports, amazon, asha sharma, atomfall, battlefield, battlefield 6, bioshock 4, call of duty, daredevil born again, darth maul, dcu, diego luna, disney+, django, ebay, evangeline lilly, fortnite, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta vi, harry potter, hbo max, hulu, imax, injustice, king of the hill, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, man of tomorrow, marvel studios, matthew lillard, maul shadow lord, may the 4th, mcu, memestock, meryl streep, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, narnia, neatherealm, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, ninteno, planet of the apes, playstation, pokemon, regie fils-amie, roblox, rockstar games, sony, sony interactive entertainment, star fox, star fox 64, star wars, star wars celebration, star wars day, super mario galaxy, superman, switch 2, take two interactive, tangled, the blair witch project, the crown, the devil wears prada 2, the hunt for golum, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, tv, video games, viggo mortensen, walt disney pictures, xbox, zorro
Should we all for the sequel hate ragebait? Probably not. Xbox continues to make positive changes, will it mean anything? Sony suffers a legal loss, and the speculation about GTA VI's price keeps going. Daredevil gets a new status quo, while Maul cowers away. Star Wars Celebration tickets hit the market today, and boy what a cluster that was.
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Episode 415: Like Zoinks Scoob!
April 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 15 mins
alien: isolation, amazon prime video, apple tv, assassin's creed, assassin's creed iv black flag, call of duty, capcom, casper, clayface, clueless, crimson desert, daredevil born again, david hayter, dcu, discord, disney+, far cry, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, frosted flakes, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gen v, gina carano, godzilla, gta vi, hbo, house of the dragon, id@xbox, illumination, jackass 5, kamiya, kojima, lego, lucasfilm, mcu, metal gear solid, mgm+, miami vice, michael, michael jackson, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, paramount+, peacock, peter berg, pokémon go, pokémon go fest, resident evil, scooby-doo, seth mcfarlane, shrek, spider-noir, square enix, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, star wars galactic racer, steam, steam machine, stranger things, take two interactive, tales from '85, ted 3, ted lasso, the authority, the boys, the mandalorian, the mummy, thor, toho, toy story 5, tv, ubisoft, valve, video games, wuchang fallen feathers, xbox
Is XBOX back? Its making the right moves, hopefully it sticks to them. PlayStation causes an overhyped uproar, but should we still be worried? Michael dominates the box office, despite not moonwalking the critics, class is out on Gen V at Amazon after 2 seasons. And Sony is exploring a Django & Zorro Team up movie, im all in.
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Episode 414: Gaming's Worst Kept Secret
April 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
a24, alex garland, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, assassin's creed iv: black flag, avengers doomsday, avengers endgame, beerus, charlie cox, cinemacon, clair obscur, clayface, counter strike 2, coyote vs acme, cs2, cyberpunk 2077, d&d, dcu, deadpool, disney, disney+, dragon ball super, dragon ball super beerus, dragon ball xenoverse 3, dungeons and dragons, elden ring, freiza, gaming, gears of war, geek, gundam, halo, halo studios, i am legend, james bond, jonathan frakes, kiki wolfkill, looney tunes, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, man of tomorrow, marvel studios, mass effect, mcu, meta quest 3, metro 2033, metro 2039, miami vice, microsoft, minds eye, miyamoto, mobile suit gundam, movies, nerd, netflix, paramount pictures, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, ryan reynolds, shuhei yoshida, sony, star trek, street fighter, super mario galaxy, super mario galaxy movie, the batman, the mandalorian and grogu, the rings of power, tom cruise, top gun, toy story 5, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, will smith, willy wonka, x-men '97, xbox, xbox gamepass
In earth shattering news, Xbox announces a price decrease for GamePass, Elsewhere Ubisoft finally admits the Black Flag remake is real, and Shuhei Yoshida says he was fired from Sony. Plus Top Gun 3 was announced at Cinemacon, and Marvel Studios returns to Hall H this summer. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 412: Regularly Scheduled Programming
April 8th, 2026 | 45 mins 48 secs
007 first light, andy serkis, animorphs, avatar, avatar fire & ash, capcom, darth maul, disney+, dungeon crawler carl, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, glenn powell, jack black, james cameron, judd apatow, lego, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, mark hamill, marvel studios, mcdonalds, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacock, playerunknown, pokémon champions, pokémon go, pubg, red dead redemtion 2, resident evil, she-hulk, shigeru miyamoto, star wars, star wars maul, star wars maul: shadow lord, state of decay 3, steam, stephen soderberg, super mario maker 2, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda movie, the pokémon company, the super mario bros movie, the super mario galaxy movie, the toys that made us, tv, uncharted, video games, xbox
We are back to our regularly scheduled programming, and that's all things nerd, geek and not sports. This week, we have Forza Horizon 6 news, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominates the box office, and Animorphs is pulling a Doug and coming to Disney. Plus Xbox news, PUBG wants to take Fornite's crown, and Avatar is losing steam.
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Episode 410: Fist my bump
March 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 12 mins
a minecraft movie, afeela, andy weir, assassins' creed, batman '89, beyond the spider-verse, call of duty, capcom, chuck norris, crimson desert, crystal dynamics, disney, disney+, dlss 5, epic games, final fantasy, fortnite, from software, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo, hobbits, honda, john boyega, kirsten dunst, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel rivals, mcu, middle earth, moana, modern warfare, movies, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, nvidia, open ai, paramount+, peter jackson, phil lord & chris miller, playstation network, pokémon, pokémon champions, project hail mary, psn, resident evil 9, ryan gosling, sony, sora, spider-man, spider-man brand new day, star trek, star wars, starfleet academy, stephen colbert, the punisher, the shire, the wheel of time, tomb raider, tv, ubisoft, unreal, video games, wonder man, xbox, xbox game pass
Amaze! we have the first big movie review of the year, and it gets a perfect score, full review of Project Hail Mary inside. Plus the Harry Potter HBO show dropped its first trailer, The aforementioned Project Hail Mary dominates at the box office, and post game depression is a real thing. Meanwhile Epic is cutting staff at a hefty amount, and Stephen Colbert is making his mark on middle earth.
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Episode 408: Get to da Choppa...again?
March 11th, 2026 | 57 mins 37 secs
ai actress, amazon prime video, arnold schwarzenegger, battlefield, battlefield 6, bon jovi, capcom, commodore, dave filoni, disney+, donald glover, ea, elijah wood, epic games, frodo, gaming, geek, ghostface, halo, hbo, jonathan frakes, k-pop demon hunters, kate winslet, knights of the old republic, konami, kotor, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, major nelson, marvel, master chief, mega man, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, playstation, pokémon, project helix, resident evil 9, rooster, saber interactive, samurai champloo, sony, spider-man, star trek, star wars, steam machine, super mario galaxy movie, tangled, tariffs, the boys, the hulk, the oscars, tinker bell, tv, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, xbox, yoshi, yu-gi-oh, zootopia 2
Xbox's future is secure for now, but can Project Helix help? PlayStation decides to say screw everyone and adopts dynamic pricing. Meanwhile, lawsuits are brimming all over the gaming landscape. Plus, Star Wars has entered a new "Era", and Arnold is teasing legacy sequels???
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Episode 406: Phil NOT of the future
February 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, adam driver, ai, amazon games, amazon prime video, asha sharma, assassin's creed, bioshock, bluepoint games, breaking bad, call of duty, christian bale, christopher judge, cod zombies, dave bautista, discord, dunk & egg, ed skrein, evo, far cry, game of thrones, gaming, geek, god of war, hawaii, hbo, heat, heat 2, house of the dragon, insomniac games, jackass, jason momoa, johnny cage, johnny knoxville, kraven, lucasfilm, madam web, marvel's wolverine, michael mann, microsoft, microsoft gaming, morbius, mortal kombat ii, movies, mtv, nacon, nerd, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon firered, pokémon leafgreen, ps5, radical entertainment, razer, robert carradine, sarah bond, sony, spider-man, splinter cell, star wars, steven soderbergh, take two interactive, the wrecking crew, tv, ubisoft, valve, venom, video games, warner bros, x-files, xbox, xbox series, yves guillemot
In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!"
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Episode 405: The San Diego Freeway Cast
February 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
ai, amazon prime video, angry birds, avengers doomsday, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty warzone, castlevania, chris hemsworth, daniel radcliffe, dc comics, dice awards, gaming, geek, god of war, hideo kojima, infinity ward, john wick, k-pop demon hunters, karl urban, lucasfilm, marathon, mcu, metal gear solid, mgm+, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, paramount, phil spencer, playstation, pokemon, ps5, resident evil, respawn entertainement, robert duvall, rovio, russo bros, scooby doo, sega, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-noir, star wars, star wars galactic racer, steam, steam deck, tencent, the avengers, the boys, the dark knight rises, the elder scrolls, the mandalorian and grogu, the simpsons, thor, todd howard, tv, ubisoft, valve, video games, vince zampella, warner brothers, wuthering heights
A week after the Super Bowl and we finally got The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, took long enough. Also Warner Bros seems to finally relent and gives Paramount 7 days to try again. If the Simpsons ever ends, which is probably more likely than you think, it wont spend time on a grand finale. PlayStation held a state of play last week, and it was heavy on Kratos, plus if you are waiting on a steam deck, blame AI.