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Displaying 10 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "marathon".
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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 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!
December 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
a christmas carol, aang the last airbender, ai, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, avatar: fire and ash, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, beauty and the beast, bethesda, braniac, bungie, call of duty, captain america, christmas movies, christopher nolan, clair obscur: expidition 33, daisy ridley, dcu, disney, ea, ebenezer scrooge, fallout, fifa, games workshop, gaming, gaston, geek, history, horizon zero dawn, id software, io interactive, james bond 007 first light, james cameron, jason isaacs, johnny depp, labubu, lex luthor, macauly culkin, magnificent 7, marathon, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix games, nintendo, paramount, peanuts, perfect dark, respawn entertainment, roblox, rupert grint, sony, spider-punk, spider-verse, spuerman, squadron 42, squareenix, star citizen, star trek, star trek strange new worlds, star wars jedi, tangled, tencent, the hunger games, the odyssey, the terminator, titanfall, tomb raider, tv, video games, vince zampella, walt disney pictures, warhammer 40k, wii, wiimote, xbox game studios, youtube
Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn't a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007's video game return.
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Episode 395: You might have to run for RAM
December 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
ai, ayaneo, batman, bayonetta, blade, bungie, capcom, cd projekt red, ciri, clair obscur: expedition 33, dan hauser, dc elseworlds, dcu, disney, epic games, escape from tarkov, final fantasy, fortnite, gamestop, gaming, geek, gengar, god of war, helldivers, hitman, io interactive, james cameron, jennifer hale, justin lin, kill bill, marathon, mcu, metroid prime 4, mia goth, micron crucial, monster hunter, movies, namco, nerd, netflix, nintendo, open ai, paradox interactive, paranormal activity, pokémon legends z-a, pokémon tcg, predator badlands, ram, samus, scar jo, sonic, splatoon, splinter cell, stranger things, the batman, the predator, the punisher, the witcher, thomas jane, tim sweeney, tv, ubisoft, vampire: the masquerade, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, wuxia, zootopia, zootopia 2
RAM prices are skyrocketing, are you ready? CD Projekt Red has a release schedule for its next Witcher Trilogy, Clair Obscur did even better than we all thought and Gamestop fights back against haters. Plus Zootopia laid waste to the 2025 box office, Netflix went to the upside down and Predator isnt stuck in the badlands anymore.
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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 368: The Host Returns
May 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
a24, activision, ai, ai vader, alex garland, atomfall, avengers doomsday, avengers secret wars, avowed, batman, bioncle, black panther, boderlands 4, bungie, cheers, chicago, clash of clans, conan obrien, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, deadpool, death stranding, destiny 2, dice, donkey kong, doom, doom the dark ages, doug bowser, ea, ea games, elden ring, elder scrolls, fortnite, frankenstein, gamescom, gaming, gearbox interactive, gears of war, geek, george rr martin, george wendt, geralt, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, guillermo del toro, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, id software, james gunn, jurassic world rebirth, kieran culkin, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, kojima, lego, lilo & stich, marathon, marvel, marvel comics, marvel studios, mcu, mission impossible, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, norm!, obsidian, paramount, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon go, pokémon go fest, pokémon legends z-a, ralph fiennes, rambo, randy pitchford, scrubs!, sesame street, shigeru miyamoto, spider-man, square enix, star wars, star wars battlefront ii, street fighter, take two interactive, the elder scrolls oblivion, the hunger games, the last airbender, the last of us, the witcher, tom cruise, toy story 5, tv, video games, wheel of time, wizarding world, xbox game pass, zach braff, zootopia 2
Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!
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Episode 362: Marathon: Born Again
April 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
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Did y'all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release.
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Episode 361: Nintendo's and Dont's of Tariffs
April 9th, 2025 | 57 mins 3 secs
ai, ang, arrowhead, avatar, avengers doomsday, bafta, battle royales, blizzard, bungie, copilot, dcu, death stranding, diablo iv, dune, esa, fortnite, gaming, geek, hades 2, hbo, helldivers 2, jack black, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, laurence fishburne, lucasfilm, marathon, mario kart, mcu, microsoft, minecraft, moon knight, morpheus, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, oscar isaac, peacemaker, predator, predator: killer of killers, quake, quake ii, razer, razer blade 16, revenge of the sith, robert pattison, shenmue, simu liu, star wars celebration, superman, tariffs, the last airbender, the last of us, the matrix, the minecraft movie, the naked gun, the outer worlds, tron, tv, video games, xbox
The Switch 2 faces an uphill battle, and its only half Nintendo's fault. Plus more trailers from Cinemacon, The Predator gets animated, and Robert Pattison may be heading to Arrakis. Meanwhile, Minecraft breaks the box office in more ways than one, Bungie pulls the lid off of Marathon.
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Episode 345: Better than Kraven
December 18th, 2024 | 58 mins 45 secs
astro bot, avengers doomsday, batman, batman and robin, beetlejuice beetlejuice, beyond the spider-verse, black panther, black panther 3, boderlands 4, bungie, cd projekt red, clayface, colombia pictures, courtney cox, dark souls, dc studios, dcu, disney+, dungeons and dragons, elden ring, final fantasy 7 rebirth, friday night lights, from software, gaming, geek, hayley atwell, helldivers 2, kraven the hunter, madam web, marathon, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, metapho: rephantazio, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo switch, nova, pacman, peacock, playstation, ps2, ps5, ps5 pro, scream 7, scream franchise, secret level, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony pictures, spider-man, ssassins' creed shadows, tekken, the batman, the game awards, the penguin, the witcher 4, tim burton, turok, tv, ubisoft, venom, video games, wakanda, youtube, youtube tv, zenimax onlie studios
Yeah that's right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus!
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Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal
March 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
007, 20th century, aaron taylor johnson, akira toriyama, alien romulus, amazon prime video, among us, amy henig, apex legends, apple tv+, aspyr, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bill hader, billy dee williams, black mirror, black panther, blizzard entertainment, bullet train, bungie, captain america, colombia pictures, cyclops, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doctor who, dr. seuss, dune pt. 2, dune: awakening, ea game, embracer group, epic games, fallout, final fantasy 14, fortnite, furiosa, fx, fx on hulu, gabe newell, game developers conference, gaming, gdc, geek, george lucas, halo 2, hulu, james bond, james gunn, james marsden, jay and silent bob, jonathan nolan, kick-ass, lando calrissian, league of legends, lord gaben, mad max, madame web, marathon, margot robbie, marvel 1943 rise of hydra, marvel games, marvel zombies, max payne, max payne 1, mcu, metahuman, minecraft, movies, mr. beast, nerd, netflix, nic cage, nuka cola, overwatch 2, palworld, playstation 5, pokémon, popeye, ps5, ps5 pro, rebel moon pt. 2, remedy entertainment, respawn entertainment, riot games, rockstar games, saber interactive, sand land, skydance new media, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man 2, spider-man noir, square enix, star citizen, star wars, star wars battlefront, star wars battlefront classic collection, state of unreal, steam, steve martin, sydney sweeny, teen titans, the acolyte, the bear, the cat in the hat, the crow, the high republic, the never ending story, the sims, the walt disney company, tim sweeny, tv, twitch, uefn, unreal engine 5, valve corp, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox live
You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 286: Spared Every Expense
November 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
90s movies, 90s sci fi, alan wake, alan wake 2, aquaman 2, arkham knight, assassins creed 2, bioshcok, bloodbourne, blumhouse, bungie, capcom, channing tatum, cliff bleszinski, daredevil born again, dark souls, david hayter, david lynch, david yates, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, destiny 2, disney, disney dreamlight valley, disney+, edgar wright, elden ring, fantastic beasts, five nights at freddy's, from software, gambit, game of thrones, gears of war, god of war, guillermo del toro, harry potter, imax, insomniac games, insomniacs wolverine, jack black, jurassic park, jurassic world, kingdom hearts, lena headey, lost in space, luc besson, magic the gathering, marathon, marvel studios, marvels' spider-man 2, matthew perry, max payne, mcu, men in black, metal gear solid, mgm studios, mgs, microsoft, mighty morphin power rangers the movie, modern warfare 3, movies, mtg, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl 2, nintendo switch, oppenheimer, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, poltergeist, ps5, ps5 slim, remedy entertainment, resident evil, rocksteady studios, ryan reynolds, sag-aftra, sakurai, salem's lot, scott pilgrim, shawn levy, skull and bones, small soldiers, snow white remake, star trek, star trek first contact, star wars, star wars episode i the phantom menace, stardew valley, studio ghibli, super smash ultimate, the fifth element, the lost world jurassic park, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, xbox, xbox game studios
Happy Halloween everyone! Sony shakeups Bungie, Xbox shakes up its leadership, and Cliff Bleszinski wants to shake up Gears again. Ubisoft is prepping to dump old online services, Stardew Valley creator wants Studio Ghibli version of Stardew Valley, and Five Nights at Freddy's wins the weekend box office. Over in Hollywood, Marvel studios finds its new creative team for Daredevil Born Again, WB parks "Fantastic Beasts", while Disney shifts some dates. The Actors are still negotiating, Plus a top 10 of 90s Sci-Fi movies.