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    <title>Nick's Nerd News - Episodes Tagged with “Master Chief”</title>
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    <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. 
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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. 
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  <title>Episode 408: Get to da Choppa...again?</title>
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  <itunes:title>Get to da Choppa...again?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox's future is secure for now, but can Project Helix help? PlayStation decides to say screw everyone and adopts dynamic pricing. Meanwhile, lawsuits are brimming all over the gaming landscape. Plus, Star Wars has entered a new "Era", and Arnold is teasing legacy sequels???</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:37</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 402: Its a trailer park Z</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Its a trailer park Z</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:37</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 390: Peace in our time</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Peace in our time</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:40</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 348: Hey, Dwayne...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Hey, Dwayne...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Golden Globes came and went, Shogun wrapped up, and we might have a greater picture of how the Oscars might play out this year. Plus NVIDIA and AMD come out swinging at CES. Sony wants to adapt more of their gaming IPs and Activision is spending a lot on Call of Duty, are we really surprised though? Squid Game 2 wows with its intensity, Will Smith is teasing something with the Matrix and LA is burning, literally. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:03</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The Golden Globes came and went, Shogun wrapped up, and we might have a greater picture of how the Oscars might play out this year. Plus NVIDIA and AMD come out swinging at CES. Sony wants to adapt more of their gaming IPs and Activision is spending a lot on Call of Duty, are we really surprised though? Squid Game 2 wows with its intensity, Will Smith is teasing something with the Matrix and LA is burning, literally.  
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  <title>Episode 335: Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>335</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:34</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 308: Now Streaming on Quibi!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>308</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:00</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is &quot;alive and well&quot;. Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is &quot;alive and well&quot;. Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>305</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>My Eyes See Barbenheimer</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 301: I am Marvel Jesus!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>301</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I am Marvel Jesus!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>298</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Here it is, your moment of Ken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that&#39;s what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew &quot;Pokémon with guns&quot; would be this successful. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 287: Oh what a Glorious Day!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/4f276417-7876-49e3-8333-c3209884d11d.mp3" length="97847121" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>287</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Oh what a Glorious Day!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:51</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 246: The Nerd Before an MMO</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>246</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Nerd Before an MMO</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron. 
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  <itunes:duration>54:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.  
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  <title>Episode 188: Games get Awards?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>188</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Games get Awards?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:25</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/e/e450273c-7b96-4d55-8a5b-c77bd17a8f5d/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Halo Infinite is here and its spectacular.  The Game Awards lays it all out on the table with its announcements this year.  Meanwhile PlayStation makes the strangest moves ever, Assassins Creed opens up the crossover door, Zorro is getting a proper reboot, from Disney no less, and Fantastic Beasts 3 may present a tonal shift. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 181: The Spicecast by Paul</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/181</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well we've all been waiting for it, Dune is here, and its spectacular. Also Ubisoft is using guerrilla marketing to keep Far Cry relevant. WB is making a smash clone, Halo shows off its stuff, and a new Marvel book exposes the MCU's dirty little secrets. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 169: Return to Form</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 01:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Halo IS BACK! Well Halo Multiplayer is, and its still in beta, but its definitely almost back. Also Pokémon Snap gets an update, Forza 7 reaches end of life, and Sony says it will be easier to get a PS5 this year. Meanwhile, Disney plus is upping its  Marvel output, and HBO Max is cementing its DC future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:26</itunes:duration>
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