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    <title>Nick's Nerd News - Episodes Tagged with “Mass Effect 5”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:30:00 -0700</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. Old Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker</description>
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    <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. Old Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 441: And I am the tsar of all the Russias!</title>
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  <itunes:title>And I am the tsar of all the Russias!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Your host is back and here to discuss the biggest news of the last two weeks. Which of course Bioware closes and the next Mass Effect gets cancelled whilst he was away, but EA is pushing ahead with Battlefront III. Plus Steven Soderbergh is taking over The Batman Part II for Matt Reeves. True Detective Season 5 is getting Nic Cage and Antonio Banderas, while Kane Parsons meets with Valve.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:57</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Your host is back and here to discuss the biggest news of the last two weeks. Which of course BioWare closes and the next Mass Effect gets cancelled whilst he was away, but EA is pushing ahead with Battlefront III. Plus, Steven Soderbergh is taking over The Batman Part II for Matt Reeves. True Detective Season 5 is getting Nic Cage and Antonio Banderas, while Kane Parsons meets with Valve.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <title>Episode 351: Wide Angle Lens </title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:41</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <title>Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>285</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:21</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <![CDATA[<p>If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 174: The Forbidden Horizon Forza Rings </title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>174</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Forbidden Horizon Forza Rings </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:28</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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