<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" encoding="UTF-8" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:fireside="http://fireside.fm/modules/rss/fireside">
  <channel>
    <fireside:hostname>web01.fireside.fm</fireside:hostname>
    <fireside:genDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:10:26 -0500</fireside:genDate>
    <generator>Fireside (https://fireside.fm)</generator>
    <title>Nick's Nerd News - Episodes Tagged with “Mario”</title>
    <link>https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/mario</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <description>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
</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type>
    <itunes:subtitle>Nerd Unfiltered</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>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
</itunes:summary>
    <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
    <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
    <itunes:keywords>&lt;title&gt;,&lt;googleplay:description&gt;,&lt;googleplay:explicit&gt;,&lt;googleplay:author&gt;,&lt;googleplay:email&gt;,&lt;itunes:explicit&gt;,&lt;itunes:author&gt;,&lt;itunes:email&gt;,&lt;googleplay:image&gt;,&lt;itunes:image&gt;,&lt;image&gt;,&lt;itunes:summary&gt;</itunes:keywords>
    <itunes:owner>
      <itunes:name>Nick DeFalco</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
<itunes:category text="Leisure">
  <itunes:category text="Video Games"/>
</itunes:category>
<itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film"/>
<itunes:category text="News">
  <itunes:category text="Entertainment News"/>
</itunes:category>
<item>
  <title>Episode 407: they always come back</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/407</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">c6dc6d36-d21f-4798-ba04-eb0ba77c6110</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/c6dc6d36-d21f-4798-ba04-eb0ba77c6110.mp3" length="63776862" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>407</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>they always come back</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>What's your favorite scary movie? Mine isn't scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans's dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/c/c6dc6d36-d21f-4798-ba04-eb0ba77c6110/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>What's your favorite scary movie? Mine isn't scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans's dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, LEGO Batman, LEGO games, Batman, Pokémon, Pokémon Day, God of War, Sony Santa Monica, FromSoftware, Bloodborne, Bluepoint, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, PS5, Sony, Resident Evil, Capcom, RE 9, Resident Evil 9 Requiem, Fallout, Fallout New Vegas, Highguard, Tencent, Call of Duty, Activision, Mario, Super Mario, MAR10 Day, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Assassins' Creed, Bruce Lee, AMC Theaters, Paramount, Warner Bros, Netflix, Lord &amp; Miller, Spider-Verse, Spider-Man, Scream 7, Cartoon Network, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Scary Movie 6, Wayans Brothers, Jim Carrey, The Mummy, Brendan Frasier, Game of Thrones, One Piece, HBO Max, Lanterns, DCU, Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan, Scrubs, ABC, Hulu, Scream 5, Scream 6, Scream 7, Wes Craven, Ghostface</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>What&#39;s your favorite scary movie? Mine isn&#39;t scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans&#39;s dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>What&#39;s your favorite scary movie? Mine isn&#39;t scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans&#39;s dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 379: Not for Clankers</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/379</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">6bcf8a34-82b7-4deb-a8d2-3549c0aa8392</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/6bcf8a34-82b7-4deb-a8d2-3549c0aa8392.mp3" length="76916915" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>379</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Not for Clankers</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:17</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/6/6bcf8a34-82b7-4deb-a8d2-3549c0aa8392/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>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.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Xbox, ROG, ROG Ally, Xbox ROG Ally, Eminem, Fortnite, Nintendo, Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Nintendo Switch 2, Jurassic World, Jurassic Park, Flight Simulator, Sony, Sony Entertainment America, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios, BATTLEFIELD 6, DICE, EA, PS5, PlayStation 5, Contraband, Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon, Turn 10 Studios, Take Two Interactive, Bioshock 4, Bioshock, Civ 7, Civilization 7, Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Interactive, Borderlands 4, Borderlands, Straus Zelnick, Tencent, Kojima, Mario, Weapons, Helldivers, Helldivers 2, Halo, Halo 3: ODST, ODST, Blizzard, Rod Fergusson, Inzoi, PUBG, Legend of Zelda, The Paper, The Office, Zaslav, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, WarnerBros, The Batman, The Batman 2, DC Studios, DCU, Superman, James Gunn, John Wick, Ballerina, Lionsgate, Street Sharks, IDW, James Cameron, Avatar, One Piece, Netflix, Channing Tatum, Demon Slayer, Shrek 5, Dreamworks, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp, Jack Sparrow, John Boyega, Star Wars, Ryan Reynolds, Avengers Doomsday, Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again, MCU, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Paramount Pictures, Top Gun, Transformers, Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh, Twisted Metal, Peacock, Alien Earth, FX, Hulu, FX on Hulu, Xenomorph</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;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. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;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. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 372: TP for Your Earhole</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/372</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">dcd54df6-bd27-496a-add3-a83dbcef89b8</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/dcd54df6-bd27-496a-add3-a83dbcef89b8.mp3" length="67066389" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>372</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>TP for Your Earhole</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>TP FOR YOUR BUNGHOLE! Beavis and Butthead are back again, but this time in Call of Duty! Sonic is opening the doors to guest racers, while Mario is saying arrivederci to anyone that's not from the mushroom kingdom. The Street Fighter movie starts casting, and Chicken Run is heading to consoles. Plus Elio bombs, and the Social Network is getting a sequel, so much for wanting more original ideas. The Buffy reboot moves closer to reality, and Raymond is staying in the past. Plus a review of Ironheart. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:20</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/dcd54df6-bd27-496a-add3-a83dbcef89b8/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>TP FOR YOUR BUNGHOLE! Beavis and Butthead are back again, but this time in Call of Duty! Sonic is opening the doors to guest racers, while Mario is saying arrivederci to anyone that's not from the mushroom kingdom. The Street Fighter movie starts casting, and Chicken Run is heading to consoles. Plus Elio bombs, and the Social Network is getting a sequel, so much for wanting more original ideas. The Buffy reboot moves closer to reality, and Raymond is staying in the past. Plus a review of Ironheart.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Metroid, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch 2, Duke Nukem, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Racing, Spongebob, Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, Mario, Super Mario, Charlie Cox, Beavis and Butthead, Call of Duty, Black Ops 6, CoD, Street Fighter, 50 cent, Batman, Batman Arkham, Chicken Run, Meta Quest, Xbox, Jurassic World Evolution 3, AI, Sony, PlayStation, PSVR2, DBRAND, Halo, Halo Studios, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Avengers Doomsday, John Bernthal, Spider-Man, MCU, Russell Crowe, Highlander, Henry Cavill, Guillermo Del Toro, Justice League Dark, Elio, Pixar, Ezra Miller, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Superman, DCU, Blade, Mahershala Ali, Everybody Loves Raymond, Michael Cera, Fantastic Four, X-Files, LEGO, Wallace and Gromit, The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin, Ironheart, Disney+ </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>TP FOR YOUR BUNGHOLE! Beavis and Butthead are back again, but this time in Call of Duty! Sonic is opening the doors to guest racers, while Mario is saying arrivederci to anyone that&#39;s not from the mushroom kingdom. The Street Fighter movie starts casting, and Chicken Run is heading to consoles. Plus Elio bombs, and the Social Network is getting a sequel, so much for wanting more original ideas. The Buffy reboot moves closer to reality, and Raymond is staying in the past. Plus a review of Ironheart. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>TP FOR YOUR BUNGHOLE! Beavis and Butthead are back again, but this time in Call of Duty! Sonic is opening the doors to guest racers, while Mario is saying arrivederci to anyone that&#39;s not from the mushroom kingdom. The Street Fighter movie starts casting, and Chicken Run is heading to consoles. Plus Elio bombs, and the Social Network is getting a sequel, so much for wanting more original ideas. The Buffy reboot moves closer to reality, and Raymond is staying in the past. Plus a review of Ironheart. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 363: kore ni wa warui yokan ga suru</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/363</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">d56c5d2e-46af-4b93-a378-19f629871ae5</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/d56c5d2e-46af-4b93-a378-19f629871ae5.mp3" length="64469275" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>363</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>kore ni wa warui yokan ga suru</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have Star Wars Celebration news!!!!! And boy is it good! Plus gamers can return to Cyrodiil and the world of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.  Nintendo recreates an old add, as pre-orders go live. Hollywood is eating its own, and Marvel may have a hit with Fantastic Four. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:58</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/d56c5d2e-46af-4b93-a378-19f629871ae5/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>We have Star Wars Celebration news!!!!! And boy is it good! Plus gamers can return to Cyrodiil and the world of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.  Nintendo recreates an old add, as pre-orders go live. Hollywood is eating its own, and Marvel may have a hit with Fantastic Four.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Mario Kart, Nintendo, Super Mario, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Mario bros, Mario, Marvel Rivals, Paul Rudd, Days Gone, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft, Ghosts of Yotei, PS5, The Elder Scrolls, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Tamriel, Bethesda Game Studios, Fantastic Four, MCU, Alicia Silverstone, Clueless, Peacock, Mythic Quest, Apple TV+, The Minecraft Movie, Minecraft, Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Wednesday, The Addams Family, Netflix, Toys 'R' Us, Predator: Badlands, Predator, Sinners, Michael B Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Andor, Star Wars, Disney+, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Star Wars Starfighter, Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Wars Zero Company, Darth Maul, Maul: Shadow Lord, Ahsoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Visions, Studio Trigger, Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm, Disney</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have Star Wars Celebration news!!!!! And boy is it good! Plus gamers can return to Cyrodiil and the world of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.  Nintendo recreates an old add, as pre-orders go live. Hollywood is eating its own, and Marvel may have a hit with Fantastic Four. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have Star Wars Celebration news!!!!! And boy is it good! Plus gamers can return to Cyrodiil and the world of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.  Nintendo recreates an old add, as pre-orders go live. Hollywood is eating its own, and Marvel may have a hit with Fantastic Four. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 349: I like the idea of it...</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/349</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">3812ed94-54c9-4fbe-b2d9-6e9256e3337b</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3812ed94-54c9-4fbe-b2d9-6e9256e3337b.mp3" length="47737589" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>349</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I like the idea of it...</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We finally know who will play Baylan Skoll after the death of Ray Stevenson. Ubisoft is facing an uncertain future, and Nintendo's is coming into view. LEGO wants to enter the handheld console market, and Marvel Rivals wants to keep adding heroes. Sonic and Mario are battling over new territory, the box office. Any Muschietti misses the mark, while Daredevil hits the bullseye. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:31</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/3/3812ed94-54c9-4fbe-b2d9-6e9256e3337b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>We finally know who will play Baylan Skoll after the death of Ray Stevenson. Ubisoft is facing an uncertain future, and Nintendo's is coming into view. LEGO wants to enter the handheld console market, and Marvel Rivals wants to keep adding heroes. Sonic and Mario are battling over new territory, the box office. Any Muschietti misses the mark, while Daredevil hits the bullseye. That and more, come take a listen.   
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed, Yves Guillemot, Tencent, LEGO, Gameboy, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, CES, Donnie Yen, Sleeping Dogs, D.I.C.E Awards, Larian, Baldur's Gate 3, Helldivers 2, PlayStation Studios, Hideo Kojima, Until Dawn, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Rocksteady, Arkhamverse, Batman Arkham, Batman, Marvel Rivals, Marvel's Spider-Man, Seth Rollins, Captain America Brave New World, Cap 4, MCU, Star Wars, Ahsoka, Ray Stevenson, Rory McCann, Baylan Skoll, Disney+, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Paramount Pictures, Mario, Super Mario, Shrek 5, Shrek, Andy Muschietti, The Flash, DCEU, Snyderverse, Iron Man, VisionQuest, Daredevil Born Again, Daredevil, Fisk, Netflix, Skeleton Crew, Better Man, Robbie Williams</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We finally know who will play Baylan Skoll after the death of Ray Stevenson. Ubisoft is facing an uncertain future, and Nintendo&#39;s is coming into view. LEGO wants to enter the handheld console market, and Marvel Rivals wants to keep adding heroes. Sonic and Mario are battling over new territory, the box office. Any Muschietti misses the mark, while Daredevil hits the bullseye. That and more, come take a listen.  </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We finally know who will play Baylan Skoll after the death of Ray Stevenson. Ubisoft is facing an uncertain future, and Nintendo&#39;s is coming into view. LEGO wants to enter the handheld console market, and Marvel Rivals wants to keep adding heroes. Sonic and Mario are battling over new territory, the box office. Any Muschietti misses the mark, while Daredevil hits the bullseye. That and more, come take a listen.  </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/319</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">76f8579a-9569-47fb-864e-bb6c3597384b</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/76f8579a-9569-47fb-864e-bb6c3597384b.mp3" length="58346768" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>319</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>We have a (2)-319!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/7/76f8579a-9569-47fb-864e-bb6c3597384b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies? 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Elden Ring, Discord, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, Blizzard, Shovel Knight, Star Citizen, Lords of the Fallen, Miyazaki, FromSoftware, Todd Howard, Bethesda, Starfield, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Embracer Group, Sakurai, Wonder Woman, WB Interactive, Ark Survival Evolved, Street Fighter, Paradox Interactive, PlayStation Portal, PlayStation 5, NVIDIA,Nintendo, Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid Prime 4, Metroid, Zelda, Mario and Luigi, Mario, Dragon Quest, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Party, Marvel vs Capcom, Switch Sports, Nintendo Switch, Among Us, Metal Slug, Luigi's Mansion, DCU, James Gunn, Creature Commandos, House of the Dragon, MAX, HBO, Game of Thrones, Watchmen, Blue Beetle, Inside Out 2, Pixar, Disney, Wesley Snipes, Blade, MCU, Jordan Peele, Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola, Will Ferrel, Totally Spies, Uncharted, Lord of the Rings, Tom Hardy, Mad Max, Spaceballs, Mel Brooks, Josh Gad, The Boys, Amazon Prime Video, Star Wars, The Acolyte, Dsney+</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 295: Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/295</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">1504f2fe-4299-4c5a-8877-df2d499c9898</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/1504f2fe-4299-4c5a-8877-df2d499c9898.mp3" length="78966971" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>295</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/1/1504f2fe-4299-4c5a-8877-df2d499c9898/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, PS Plus, PS+, PlayStation Plus, PS5, PlayStation 5, Sony, SIE, Christopher Judge, Kratos, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Square Enix, Larian, Baldurs Gate 3, Xbox, Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft, Star Wars, Shigeru Miyamoto, Miyamoto, Nintendo, Mario, Zelda, Jack Black, Minecraft, NES, Super Nintendo, Tetris, CD ProjektRed, Twitch, Nintendo Switch, Sakurai, Super Smash Bros, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Starfield, Marvels Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Hi-Fi Rush, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, High on Life, Forza Motorsport, Marvel's What If, MCU, Disney+, Wonka, Coyote vs. Acme, WB, WarnerBrosDiscovery, John Williams, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Rey Skywalker, Game of Thrones, HBO, Craig Robinson, The Office, Ahsoka, Steamboat Willie, Adam Driver, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Steven Yeun, The Thunderbolts, Chad Stahelski, Blumhouse, Margot Robie, Harley Quinn, DCEU, DCU, DC Comics, Snyderverse, Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Universal Pictures, Universal Studios, Gen V, The Boys, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, Monsterverse, Godzilla, That 90s Show, Twisted Metal, FUBAR, Fraiser, History of the World Part II, Secret Invasion, Netflix, Peacock, Paramount+, Hulu, Godzilla Minus One, John Wick Chapter 4, The Creator, Air, Asteroid City, Wes Anderson, They Cloned Tyrone!, Dungeons and Dragons Honor among thieves, The Super Mario Bros Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Its Nick&#39;s Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10&#39;s in gaming, TV and Film! And I don&#39;t think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Its Nick&#39;s Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10&#39;s in gaming, TV and Film! And I don&#39;t think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 279: Unity or Unionization</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/279</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">dea3c4a9-6da4-4388-b035-45bfed2e1a47</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/dea3c4a9-6da4-4388-b035-45bfed2e1a47.mp3" length="29515810" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>279</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Unity or Unionization</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:28</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/dea3c4a9-6da4-4388-b035-45bfed2e1a47/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Video Games, Movies, TV Shows, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Shigeru Miamoto, Mario, Super Mario, SquareEnix, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XVI, E3, Valve, Steam, CupNoodles, Ramen, Jean Claude VanDame, Mortal Kombat, Epic Games, Fortnite, Starfield, Bethesda, Bethesda Studios, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Life is Strange, Microsoft, Xbox, Ubisoft, XDefiant, NBA 2k24, Unity Engine, Pokémon, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live, Among Us, Respawn Entertainment, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, EA Games, Goosbumbs, Disney+, Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show, One Piece, Netflix, Scream, Ian McKellen, WB, WarnerBrosDiscovery, Harry Potter, DCU, DC Comics, LotR, Lord of the Rings, Zaslav, Hulu, George A Romero, Night of the Living Dead, Shawn Levy, Drew Barrymore, WGA Strike, Bill Mahr, Tim Burton, AI Art, Attack on Titan, Murder She Wrote, The Crow, Alan Moore, Marvel Studios, VFX Artists, IATSE, Bad Bunny, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Ahsoka, Clone Wars, Rebels, Lucasfilm, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Captain Rex, 80s movies, 80s Teen Movies, John Hughes, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bill &amp; Ted, War Games, Teen Wolf</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry.  Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/278</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">4bb8f93b-07ac-4765-ac5b-ed0c86ad797a</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/4bb8f93b-07ac-4765-ac5b-ed0c86ad797a.mp3" length="27333670" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>278</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Only shooting stars break the mold</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/4/4bb8f93b-07ac-4765-ac5b-ed0c86ad797a/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull &amp;amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, Embracer Group, Volition, Saints Row, Red Faction, Boderlands 3, Beyond Good and Evil, Ubisoft, Cyberpunk, CDProjektRed, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros, Lenovo, Handheld PC, Stardew Valley, Stalker 2, Ukraine, Pete Hines, Redfall, Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Games, SAG-AFTRA, Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix, Doug Bowser, Starfield, Stgray, EA Sports, WRC, Charles Martinet, Mario, TMNT, Todd Howard, Skull &amp; Bones, Mortal Kombat, Starfield, Adam Driver, The Flash, DCU, Max, The Exorcist, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, AMC Networks, The Walking Dead, MCU, Disney+, What If...?, X-men 97, Daredevil, Barbie, Godzilla, Toho, One Piece, Netflix, Warner Bros, Late Night Hosts, Chicken Run, Aaron Paul, Miyazaki, Gen V, The Boys, Rotten Tomatoes, Ahsoka, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, 80s Movies, 80s Animated, Akira, An American Tail, The Little Mermaid, The Land Before Time, Animalympics </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo&#39;s future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo&#39;s future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/276</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">d55fb649-717d-47df-b353-e98bcb6946b2</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/d55fb649-717d-47df-b353-e98bcb6946b2.mp3" length="37137992" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>276</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:33:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/d55fb649-717d-47df-b353-e98bcb6946b2/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Video Games, movies, tv shows, Gamescom, Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment, Xbox 360, Lenovo, Gaming handhelds, Dumb Money, Game Stop, Stonks, Embracer Group, Tolkien Estate, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Activision, Sledgehammer Games, Call of Duty, Modern Warfare III, Workinman Interactive, Unionization, Twitch, SEGA, Rovio, Treyarch, Bethesda Softworks, Starfield, Charles Martinet, Mario, Super Mario, Nintendo, Miyamoto, Xbox, Xbox Series X, Microsoft, ActivisionBlizzard, ABK, Ubisoft, Cloud Gaming, Cloud Streaming, Atari, Atari 2600, Atari 2600+, Gamescom, Diablo 4, Mortal Kombat 1, Tekken 8, Cyberpunk 2077, Sonic, Quantic Dream, Marvel Snap, Age of Empires, Armored Core 6, The Game Awards, Turok 3, Star Wars Dark Forces, PlayStation 5, PS5, PlayStation Portal, Sony PlayStation, Zack Snyder, Phil Spencer, Xbox Game Pass, Epic Games, Epic, Certain Affinity, Ewan McGregor, Star Wars Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kenobi, Apple TV+, Monsterverse, Godzilla, Suits, Streaming, WGA Strike, SAG Strike, Suits, David Ayer, DCEU, Suicide Squad, The Joker, Prey, Predator, Hulu, Star Wars Visions, Star Wars, Ahsoka, Disney+, Batman 89, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Percy Jackson, Nerf, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, James Gunn, DCU, Blue Beetle, Superman, Fraiser, Frozen 2, Robocop, Die Hard, Commando, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Superman II, Rocky, Rocky IV, The Terminator, Lethal Weapon, 80s movies, 80 action movies, action hero, classic movies</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>If the title wasn&#39;t a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>If the title wasn&#39;t a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/238</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">a4bb268d-9788-4e23-882f-969f87552718</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/a4bb268d-9788-4e23-882f-969f87552718.mp3" length="59170631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>238</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nintendo gonna Nintendo</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:42</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/a/a4bb268d-9788-4e23-882f-969f87552718/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved! 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, TV shows, Nintendo, Pokémon, Game Freak, The Federal Trade Comission, Xbox, Microsoft, ActivisionBlizzard, Sony, Call of Duty, Battlefield, EA, James Gunn, Starship Troopers, Arma 3, David Cage, Star Wars, Quantic Dream, SEGA, Mario, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, Fallout, Bethesda, Super Mario Bros, Andor, Disney+, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, MCU, Phase 4, AMC, The Walking Dead, Picard, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Paramount+, Star Trek TNG, DC Animation, Amazon Prime Video, Indian Jones 5, Lucasfilm, Greta Gerwig, Barbie, The Rock, DCU, Black Adam, Superman, Henry Cavill, Shazam, Top Gun Maverick, Easy Rider, Cocaine Bear, Ang Lee, Bruce Lee, DC Studio, DC Kingdom Come, MCU Ranking</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren&#39;t Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren&#39;t Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/231</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">8461c7fc-5d44-4910-a15a-a6ea31083c70</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/8461c7fc-5d44-4910-a15a-a6ea31083c70.mp3" length="68598190" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>231</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I got a mushroom over heer!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/8/8461c7fc-5d44-4910-a15a-a6ea31083c70/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, ActivisionBlizzard, Overwatch 2, Fall Guys, Need for Speed, EA Games, Microsoft, Xbox, Sony, Console Wars, Call of Duty, Super Mario Bros Movie, Mario, Chris Pratt, Hideo Kojima, Silent Hill, Steam Deck, Valve, Crash Bandicoot, Crystal Dynamics, Legacy of Kain, Deathloop, Arkane Studios, Dishonored, The Last of Us, HBO, Street Fighter 6, Twitchcon, Adriana Chechick, Phil Spencer, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Ark Suvival Evolved, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, PS5, 2k Games, Google Chromebooks, Modern Warfare 2, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Among Us VR, Iron Man VR, Final Fantasy 7 Soldier, Square Enix, Fifa 23, Velma, Scooby Doo, HBO Max, Discovery, WarnerBros, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, WB Animation, Netflix, Blockbuster, Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hulu, Titans, Doom Patrol, DC, DCEU, DC Comics, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, She-Hulk, Daredevil, Disney+, MCU, Rick and Morty, Avenue 5, Andor, Star Wars, Collin Farrell, The Penguin, Comedy Central, The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, Rings of Power, Middle Earth, Tolkien, LotR, Avatar 4, James Cameron, Ezra Miller, The Flash, Kenneth Branagh, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, Blade, Secret Wars, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Angela Lansbury, Tom Cruise, NASA, Sydney Sweeney, Barbarella, Ryan Reynold, John Candy</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt&#39;s Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt&#39;s Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 219: Its a PS world, we're just livin in it</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/219</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">44424c0d-b0c6-4b15-b8d6-52c144db62ac</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/44424c0d-b0c6-4b15-b8d6-52c144db62ac.mp3" length="60746493" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>219</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Its a PS world, we're just livin in it</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If the title isn't clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that's what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren't pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/4/44424c0d-b0c6-4b15-b8d6-52c144db62ac/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>If the title isn't clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that's what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren't pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Video Games, Movies, TV shows, EA games, Skate, World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, PlayStation, Sony PlayStation, repeat.gg, Multiversus, God of War Ragnarok, Bioware, Bungie, PlayStation 5, PS5, Halo Infinite, Discord, Groudned, Mario, Bowser, Nintendo, LEGO, Atari, No More Heroes, Intel, Resident Evil, Halo 2, Halo 2 LASO, Vicarious Visions, Minecraft, Pokemon, John Romero, Amazon Prime Video, The Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, Middle-Earth, The Boys, Gen V, Netflix, Tudum, Stranger Things, Tekken: Bloodlines, Yu Yu Hakusho, The Office, Powepuff Girls, MCU, Disney+, Ms. Marvel, HBO Max, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Westeros, George R.R. Martin, HBO, WarnerMedia, Barbie Movie, Gremlins, Baby Yoda, Gizmo, Grogu, The Mandalorian, Star Wars, Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys, The Russo Bros, Barney, Thor 4, Sylvester Stallone, Rocky, The Munsters, Lightyear, Pixar, Toy Story, Madame Web, Halloween Ends, Mortal Kombat, MCU, Hercules, Disney, Live Action Remake, WB, DCEU, DC Comics, Justice League, Zack Snyder, The Snyder Cut, Zack Snyders Justice League, Restorethesnyderverse, releasethesnydercut</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>If the title isn&#39;t clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that&#39;s what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren&#39;t pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>If the title isn&#39;t clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that&#39;s what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren&#39;t pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 216: The reinvention of NNN</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/216</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">4c32f987-6448-4bef-aab1-56a64a04ee5a</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/4c32f987-6448-4bef-aab1-56a64a04ee5a.mp3" length="41569038" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>216</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The reinvention of NNN</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>who are we kidding, there's no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>37:25</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/4/4c32f987-6448-4bef-aab1-56a64a04ee5a/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>who are we kidding, there's no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, Bungi, Destiny 2, YouTube, Sonic, Sonic Origins, Sega, From Software, Halo, 343 Industries, Master Chief Collection, Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft, Valorant, Riot Games, Skull and Bones, Twitch, Persona 5, Nintendo, Mega Man, Portal, Valve, Nier: Automata, Return to Monkey Island, Bomberman R, Games with Gold, PS Plus Games, Niantic, Pokemon Go, Horizon Zero Dawn, Guerilla Games, Sony, God of War: Ragnarok, Sony Santa Monica, Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, George RR Martin, HBO Max, WestWorld, Harley Quinn, Disney+, Obi Wan Kenobi, Liam Neeson, Star Wars, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clauses, Nina Warrior, Netflix, Umbrella Academy, Amazon Prime Video, The Boys, Chris Pratt, Mario, Back to the Future, John Williams, Indiana Jones 5, Elvis, Top Gun Maverick,  Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Batman, Ghostbusters, Ghostbuster Afterlife, James Bond, Howard Stern, MCU, Doctor Doom, Hocus Pocus 2</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>who are we kidding, there&#39;s no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>who are we kidding, there&#39;s no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 185: Everybody gets a Smash clone!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/185</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">84bd718f-2626-40c0-abbf-80bdb85d5d40</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/84bd718f-2626-40c0-abbf-80bdb85d5d40.mp3" length="38047397" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>185</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Everybody gets a Smash clone!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:12</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/8/84bd718f-2626-40c0-abbf-80bdb85d5d40/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn't simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, Xbox20, Halo20, Halo Infinite, Halo Multiplayer, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Microsoft, Xbox, WB Games, MultiVersus, Super Smash Bros, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl, Capcom, Ubisoft, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Smash Bros Melee, Call of Duty, Warzone, Call of Duty Warzone, Kojima Productions, Hideo Kojima, Sony PlayStation, PS5, PlayStation 5, Epic Games, ActivisionBlizzard, Bobby Kotick, Henry Cavill, The Witcher, Netflix, Pam &amp; Tommy, Hulu, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Ahsoka, Sabine Wren, Mandalorian, Mando, Bel-Air, Peacock, Will Smith, Fresh Prince, MCU, Marvel Stuidos, Disney, The Vulture, Spider-Man, Scarlett Johansson, Blade, Letitia Wright, Black Panther 2, Wakanda Forever, Kathleen Kennedy, Universal Studios, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dominion, Chris Pratt, Mario, Super Mario Bros, Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Comic-Con, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn&#39;t simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite MP has been out a week, and I have some thoughts. Meanwhile that rumored WarnerBros Smash clone is real, and its spectacular. The external pressure on Activision is growing, and internal pressure isn&#39;t simmering down either. Meanwhile Lucasfilm is setting its sights on the future of the franchise, and TV seems to be the path. The MCU is setting up multiple secret projects, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel worth your time. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 154: I left my heart in Verdansk</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/154</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">64a85f1d-f56d-4c03-82dc-3c2c5c3330c4</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/64a85f1d-f56d-4c03-82dc-3c2c5c3330c4.mp3" length="58642084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>154</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I left my heart in Verdansk</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk,  Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/6/64a85f1d-f56d-4c03-82dc-3c2c5c3330c4/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk,  Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, Ubisoft, Resident Evil, Capcom, Resident Evil 8, Mario Kart, Nintendo, Mario, Super Mario, Amazon, Amazon Game Studios, Lord of the Rings, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Project Xcloud, Apex Legends, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, PS5, Sony, KoToR, Star Wars, Blizzard, Overwatch, Discord, Call of Duty, CoD: Black Ops: Cold War, CoD: Modern Warfare, CoD: Warzone, Verdansk, Warzone, Adidas, South Park, The Walking Dead, Negan, Castlevania, Netflix,  the CW, Arrowverse, The Flash, DCS Legends of Tomorrow, Daredevil, Michael Dorn, Star Trek, paramount+, MCU, Disney+, Secret Invasion, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Coleman, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Loki, Hulu, Scream 5, Indiana Jones, Alfred Molina, MCU, Spider-Man, Shang Chi, The Ten Rings, Wyatt Russel, Escape from New York, The Flash, DCEU, Michael Keaton, Batman, Vin Diesel, Rockem Sockem Robots, Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man, Sony Pictures, Disney</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk,  Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk,  Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 145: The NNN Cut</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/145</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">5c53b0f3-8664-4c8e-94c6-635a9a42ec45</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/5c53b0f3-8664-4c8e-94c6-635a9a42ec45.mp3" length="59481447" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>145</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The NNN Cut</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have a bit of a mid cycle refresh of an episode this week. Nintendo graced us with a new Direct. Xbox drops a new headset. PlayStation drops some release dates, and Kingdom Hearts is coming to PC. HBO Max is increasing their DC output, and Brooklyn 99 says goodbye. We finally got the trailer for the Snyder Cut and its already better then the 2017 theatrical release. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:56</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/5/5c53b0f3-8664-4c8e-94c6-635a9a42ec45/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>We have a bit of a mid cycle refresh of an episode this week. Nintendo graced us with a new Direct. Xbox drops a new headset. PlayStation drops some release dates, and Kingdom Hearts is coming to PC. HBO Max is increasing their DC output, and Brooklyn 99 says goodbye. We finally got the trailer for the Snyder Cut and its already better then the 2017 theatrical release. That and more come take a listen.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo direct, legend of zelda, hyrule, link, skyward sword, splatoon, mario, PlayStation, Sony PlayStation, PS5, dualsense,  ratchet and clank, Xbox, Xbox series x, Microsoft Xbox, ninja gaiden, remedy, call of duty black ops, CoD, Black Ops: Cold War, kingdom hearts, PC, pokemon, pokemon day, fortnite, TRON, stadia, hbomax, peacemaker, the shinning, justice league dark, john constantine, true lies, cbs, clue, fox, chappelles show, nbc, brooklyn 99, amazon prime, marvel, mcu, disney+, wandavision, borderlands, jack black, claptrap, face/off, disney, hercules, cruela, star wars, rian johnson, dc comics, batman 89, wondercon, boba fett, marvel comics</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have a bit of a mid cycle refresh of an episode this week. Nintendo graced us with a new Direct. Xbox drops a new headset. PlayStation drops some release dates, and Kingdom Hearts is coming to PC. HBO Max is increasing their DC output, and Brooklyn 99 says goodbye. We finally got the trailer for the Snyder Cut and its already better then the 2017 theatrical release. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have a bit of a mid cycle refresh of an episode this week. Nintendo graced us with a new Direct. Xbox drops a new headset. PlayStation drops some release dates, and Kingdom Hearts is coming to PC. HBO Max is increasing their DC output, and Brooklyn 99 says goodbye. We finally got the trailer for the Snyder Cut and its already better then the 2017 theatrical release. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 140: Lucasfilm Games Strikes Back</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/140</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">5fdf3dcb-256c-40e2-a5c7-43a48c1b866d</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/5fdf3dcb-256c-40e2-a5c7-43a48c1b866d.mp3" length="80728814" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>140</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lucasfilm Games Strikes Back</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/5/5fdf3dcb-256c-40e2-a5c7-43a48c1b866d/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, streaming, tv shows, inxile, Xbox game studios, Xbox one, Xbox series x, Microsoft Xbox, PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation,  PS5, Duracell, Gotham Knights, WB Montreal, Arkhamverse, Batman, DC games, Ghost of Tsushima, Lucasfilm Games, Indiana Jones, Machine Games, Bethesda, Todd Howard, Ubisoft, Massive Entertainment, Star Wars, Open World game, mass effect, otterbox, ces, capcom, Mario, Nintendo switch,  Hogwarts legacy, harry potter, next gen, cyberpunk 2077, steam, quibi, roku, loki, mcu, disney+, shehulk, secret invasion, nick fury, wandavision, amazon prime, lord of the rings, the cw, arrowverse, the green arrow,  pokemon, pokemon anime, gary oak, ash ketchum, critics choice super awards, solar opposites, umbrella academy, Netflix, star wars, disney, mcu, doctor strange, deadpool, zach snyder, hbo max, morbius, martian manhunter, snyder cut, ray fisher, cyborg, istandwithray </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Lucasfilm Games is back baby! And with it a New Indiana Jones Game, and an Ubisoft Star Wars game, yes you read that right, Ubisoft. Duracell is not to be trusted when it comes to gaming news, Gotham Knights overhauls its combat. Steam has an amazing 2020. Streaming is coming out on top once again, and Disney+ has updated for its MCU shows. We finally have an idea about what Amazons LotR show will be focused on and the CW passes on an Arrowverse Spinoff. We also get confirmation about the future of Deadpool 3, as well as the future of the MCU. Also Martian Manhunter will be in the Snyder Cut and Ray Fisher isnt backing down. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 135: Coming Soon to a Podcast Near You!</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/135</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">66c75064-3792-4b07-bb36-ebeddaee0fca</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/66c75064-3792-4b07-bb36-ebeddaee0fca.mp3" length="62097115" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>135</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Coming Soon to a Podcast Near You!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>WarnerBros just dropped a megaton on the industry, and some of you may hate it, and some of you may like it. I finished Spider-Man Miles Morales and I give my final review. Big Buck Hunter is coming home. Super Nintendo World has an opening date. Another Streaming service has joined the fight. The Mandalorian is *chefs kiss* perfection. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/6/66c75064-3792-4b07-bb36-ebeddaee0fca/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>WarnerBros just dropped a megaton on the industry, and some of you may hate it, and some of you may like it. I finished Spider-Man Miles Morales and I give my final review. Big Buck Hunter is coming home. Super Nintendo World has an opening date. Another Streaming service has joined the fight. The Mandalorian is chefs kiss perfection.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, tv shows, movies, PlayStation, ps5, Sony, Sony PlayStation, insomniac games, marvels Spider-Man, Spider-Man miles Morales, Spider-Man ps4, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox one, Xbox series x, call of duty, activision, super Nintendo world, universal studios, universal studios japan, Mario, super Mario, Nintendo, big buck hunter, AMD, CES, BioWare, EA, PAX, Oscar Isaac, metal gear solid, kojima, Discovery Channel, Discovery+, Ducktales, House of the Dragon, HBOMax, HBO, Game of Thrones, GoT, Hawkeye, MCU, Disney+, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Boba Fett, Amazon Prime Video, Lord of the Rings, Sonic 2, Wonder Woman 1984, WW84, hbomax, godzilla vs kong, DUNE, Mortal Kombat, the matrix 4 </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>WarnerBros just dropped a megaton on the industry, and some of you may hate it, and some of you may like it. I finished Spider-Man Miles Morales and I give my final review. Big Buck Hunter is coming home. Super Nintendo World has an opening date. Another Streaming service has joined the fight. The Mandalorian is <em>chefs kiss</em> perfection. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>WarnerBros just dropped a megaton on the industry, and some of you may hate it, and some of you may like it. I finished Spider-Man Miles Morales and I give my final review. Big Buck Hunter is coming home. Super Nintendo World has an opening date. Another Streaming service has joined the fight. The Mandalorian is <em>chefs kiss</em> perfection. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Episode 71: Don't get too attached</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/71</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">70963285-9a36-4cd6-a680-176e06510b78</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/70963285-9a36-4cd6-a680-176e06510b78.mp3" length="51750903" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>71</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Don't get too attached</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>News on Death Stranding, and other stuff from Tokyo Game Show. DBZ RPG news. Super Nintendo World announcements. Is the Witcher premiering in December? Disney + to get the best of Disney Afternoon. Ash wins a Pokemon league tourney. Face/Off getting remade? RIP movie pass. The Suicide Squad gets a cast. An apple announces a new Iphone, AppleTV+, and Apple Arcade. That plus LotR Loot Crate. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/7/70963285-9a36-4cd6-a680-176e06510b78/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>News on Death Stranding, and other stuff from Tokyo Game Show. DBZ RPG news. Super Nintendo World announcements. Is the Witcher premiering in December? Disney + to get the best of Disney Afternoon. Ash wins a Pokemon league tourney. Face/Off getting remade? RIP movie pass. The Suicide Squad gets a cast. An apple announces a new Iphone, AppleTV+, and Apple Arcade. That plus LotR Loot Crate.  
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>video games, death stranding, resident evil, kingdom hearts, apple arcade, mario, CoD, HTC Vive, TV show, The Witcher, Netflix, Disney+, Disney Afternoon, Rescue Rangers, ducktails, tailspin, X-men, Marvel, Pokemon, Ash Ketchum, Gargoyles, Movies, Suicide squad, face/off, margot robbie, stephen king, indiana jones, LOTR, loot crate, dark knigh returns, apple iphone, iphone, apple, iphone 11</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>News on Death Stranding, and other stuff from Tokyo Game Show. DBZ RPG news. Super Nintendo World announcements. Is the Witcher premiering in December? Disney + to get the best of Disney Afternoon. Ash wins a Pokemon league tourney. Face/Off getting remade? RIP movie pass. The Suicide Squad gets a cast. An apple announces a new Iphone, AppleTV+, and Apple Arcade. That plus LotR Loot Crate. </p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>News on Death Stranding, and other stuff from Tokyo Game Show. DBZ RPG news. Super Nintendo World announcements. Is the Witcher premiering in December? Disney + to get the best of Disney Afternoon. Ash wins a Pokemon league tourney. Face/Off getting remade? RIP movie pass. The Suicide Squad gets a cast. An apple announces a new Iphone, AppleTV+, and Apple Arcade. That plus LotR Loot Crate. </p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
</item>
  </channel>
</rss>
