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Displaying items 11-20 of 92 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "lucasfilm".
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Episode 414: Gaming's Worst Kept Secret
April 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
Assassin's Creed, Halo, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Ryan Reynolds, Sony, Star Trek, TV, Tom Cruise, Xbox, a24, alex garland, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, 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 studios, i am legend, james bond, jonathan frakes, kiki wolfkill, looney tunes, lord of the rings, man of tomorrow, marvel studios, mass effect, meta quest 3, metro 2033, metro 2039, miami vice, minds eye, miyamoto, mobile suit gundam, movies, nerd, paramount pictures, pixar, playstation 5, shuhei yoshida, street fighter, super mario galaxy, super mario galaxy movie, the batman, the mandalorian and grogu, the rings of power, top gun, toy story 5, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, will smith, willy wonka, x-men '97, 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, Lucasfilm, MCU, McDonalds, Netflix, PUBG, Pokémon GO, Resident Evil, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, 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, mark hamill, marvel studios, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacock, playerunknown, pokémon champions, red dead redemtion 2, she-hulk, shigeru miyamoto, 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, uncharted, video games
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
Final Fantasy, Fortnite, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Ryan Gosling, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Xbox, 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, from software, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo, hobbits, honda, john boyega, kirsten dunst, lord of the rings, marvel rivals, middle earth, moana, modern warfare, movies, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, nerd, 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, sora, spider-man brand new day, starfleet academy, stephen colbert, the punisher, the shire, the wheel of time, ubisoft, unreal, video games, wonder man, 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
Bon Jovi, EA, Halo, Konami, Lucasfilm, Mega Man, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tangled, Xbox, Yoshi, ai actress, amazon prime video, arnold schwarzenegger, battlefield, battlefield 6, capcom, commodore, dave filoni, disney+, donald glover, elijah wood, epic games, frodo, gaming, geek, ghostface, hbo, jonathan frakes, k-pop demon hunters, kate winslet, knights of the old republic, kotor, lord of the rings, major nelson, marvel, master chief, movies, nerd, nintendo, palworld, pokémon, project helix, resident evil 9, rooster, saber interactive, samurai champloo, steam machine, super mario galaxy movie, tariffs, the boys, the hulk, the oscars, tinker bell, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, 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
AI, Assassin's Creed, Breaking Bad, Discord, EVO, God of War, Lucasfilm, Microsoft, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Venom, X-Files, Xbox, a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, adam driver, amazon games, amazon prime video, asha sharma, bioshock, bluepoint games, call of duty, christian bale, christopher judge, cod zombies, dave bautista, dunk & egg, ed skrein, far cry, game of thrones, gaming, geek, hawaii, hbo, heat, heat 2, house of the dragon, insomniac games, jackass, jason momoa, johnny cage, johnny knoxville, kraven, madam web, marvel's wolverine, michael mann, microsoft gaming, morbius, mortal kombat ii, movies, mtv, nacon, nerd, pokémon firered, pokémon leafgreen, ps5, radical entertainment, razer, robert carradine, sarah bond, splinter cell, steven soderbergh, take two interactive, the wrecking crew, ubisoft, valve, video games, warner bros, 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, Bethesda, Castlevania, DC comics, God of War, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Playstation, Resident Evil, Scooby Doo, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, amazon prime video, angry birds, avengers doomsday, black ops 7, call of duty warzone, chris hemsworth, daniel radcliffe, dice awards, gaming, geek, hideo kojima, infinity ward, john wick, k-pop demon hunters, karl urban, marathon, metal gear solid, mgm+, movies, nerd, nintendo, paramount, pokemon, ps5, respawn entertainement, robert duvall, rovio, russo bros, sega, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, spider-noir, 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, 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.
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Episode 402: Its a trailer park Z
January 29th, 2026 | 59 mins 37 secs
AI, Academy Awards, Daredevil, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy, Highlander, Lucasfilm, MCU, Metroid Prime, Playstation, RuneScape, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, Yoshi, batman, beast of reincarnation, beerus, darth maul, dcu, disney+, double fine, dragon ball, dragon ball super, elden ring: nightrein, fable, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, from software, game freak, gaming, geek, he-man, henry cavill, invincible, james gunn, kiln, lobo, mario kart, master chief, masters of the universe, maul: shadow lord, movies, nerd, nintendo, one battle after another, playground games, pokémon, prince of persia, ron pearlman, sam raimi, sinners, skeletor, steam, steve downes, super mario galaxy movie, supergirl, ted lasso, the oscars, the simpsons, ubisoft, universal studios japan, video games, xbox developer direct
We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week.
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Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast
January 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
Fallout, Far Cry 3, God of War, Life is Strange, Lucasfilm, MCU, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Resident Evil, Sony, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Xbox, 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, far cry, galaxy's edge, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, hans zimmer, harry potter, hbo, house of the dragon, indiana jones, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, kathleen kennedy, kratos, lara croft, looney tunes, lord of the rings, marathon, marvel studios, meta quest, movies, nerd, nintendo switch 2, noir, peter jackson, prince of persia, razer, riot games, sega, sonic, sonic the hedgehog, sophie turner, speedy gonzalez, squareenix, steam, switch 2, ted sarandos, the batman pt. 2, the bone temple, the division 3, the hollywood reporter, thr, tom clancy, ubisoft, video games, vr, vr gaming, walt disney pictures, warner bros, westeros, winds of winter, 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 394: Happy Little Trees
November 26th, 2025 | 57 mins 32 secs
Assassin's Creed, EA, FX, Farcry, Hulu, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, activisionblizzard, assassin's creed shadows, attack on titan, battlefield 6, black ops 7, bob ross, brett ratner, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, charlie cox, clair obscur: expedition 33, disney, donald trump, duffer bros, friends, frozen, frozen 2, fx on hulu, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hoppers, house of the dragon, james cameron, joey, john oliver, mike flannagan, movies, naruto, nerd, noah hawley, paramount, pbs, pixar, rob mac, rush hour 4, scarjo, star wars visions, steam, steam machine, stranger things, sunrise on the reaping, the academy awards, the exorcist, the game awards, the hunger games, toy story, toy story 5, treyarch, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wicked, wicked for good, wonder man, xbox game pass, xbox partner preview
Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 390: Peace in our time
October 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
AI, Aziz Ansari, Crash Bandicoot, Fallout, Fantastic Four, Halo, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, PC, Playstation, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, a christmas carol, adam driver, amazon, amazon games, austin butler, battlefield 6, battlefield redsec, bbc, bob iger, console, console wars, disney+, dr who, ebenezer, fallout 4, fallout day, fallout new vegas, galaxies showcase, gamestop, gaming, gaming on windows, geek, ghost of yotei, ghosts of tsushima, good fortune, halo campaign evolved, halo ce, halo studios, id@xbox, john williams, johnny depp, jurassic world evolution, jurassic world evolution 3, kathleen kennedy, keanu reeves, knights of ren, lego, master chief, miami vice, michael b jordan, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount global, pokémon legends z-a, qimir, satya nadella, scrooge, seth rogen, steam, stephen spielberg, stranger things, sucker punch, the acolyte, the console wars, the goonies, the hunt for ben solo, the pokémon company, the white house, tiktok, twitch, twitchcon, video games, warner brosdiscovery
it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune.