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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 390: Peace in our time</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 363: kore ni wa warui yokan ga suru</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>kore ni wa warui yokan ga suru</itunes:title>
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  <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>
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  <title>Episode 289: This Podcast is out of clay</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>289</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This Podcast is out of clay</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk's re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:34:35</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk's re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk&#39;s re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Thanksgiving eve! So it looks like we are getting a Wonder Woman game with the nemesis system which makes me instantly excited. Mario Kart falls out of the top selling for the first time in years, Cyberpunk&#39;s re release is going to be 3 disks!!!!, and I guess the KoToR remake isnt dead? Also Disney is banking on sequels, again.... Scream 7 loses its stars, and Good Burger 2! Plus a 90s rom com list!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 250: 250 in the bag!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>250</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>250 in the bag!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:23</itunes:duration>
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  <description>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp;amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>That&#39;s right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We&#39;ve got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>That&#39;s right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We&#39;ve got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 247: When E3 died again</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>247</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>When E3 died again</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is E3 dead again? seems like it. PSVR2 dead on arrival? Halo Infinite dead? why is everything dying in the video game industry??? Netflix dominated 2022, and is looking to lose it all in 2023 with their password crackdown. It also looks like 2023 is the year of the revival with both King of the Hill and Fraiser coming back. Then in the biggest news of the week James Gunn and Peter Safran finally lay out their grand design for DC and somehow it includes Booster Gold. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:16</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Is E3 dead again? seems like it. PSVR2 dead on arrival? Halo Infinite dead? why is everything dying in the video game industry??? Netflix dominated 2022, and is looking to lose it all in 2023 with their password crackdown. It also looks like 2023 is the year of the revival with both King of the Hill and Fraiser coming back. Then in the biggest news of the week James Gunn and Peter Safran finally lay out their grand design for DC and somehow it includes Booster Gold.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is E3 dead again? seems like it. PSVR2 dead on arrival? Halo Infinite dead? why is everything dying in the video game industry??? Netflix dominated 2022, and is looking to lose it all in 2023 with their password crackdown. It also looks like 2023 is the year of the revival with both King of the Hill and Fraiser coming back. Then in the biggest news of the week James Gunn and Peter Safran finally lay out their grand design for DC and somehow it includes Booster Gold. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 245: Cubicle of 10k layoffs</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>245</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony's bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 168: Don't get caught in the Blizzard</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well a reckoning has come for ActivisionBlizzard, who will weather the storm? Also HALO Infinite flighting starts this weekend! Next Gen Consoles are outpacing their predecessors, and ComicCon@home fails to make a splash. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:16</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 139: This is a new year?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>This is a new year?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Short episode this week: PS Plus for January, Cyberpunk causes a lawsuit. Xbox celebrates a milestone. Gaming was king in 2020. A change may be coming in the Tardis. Big shakeups at DC Films and Borat isnt coming back. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 128: Streaming killed the movie star</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>128</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Streaming killed the movie star</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We finally know what the PS5 UI will look like, and to be honest  you'll have to listen to see what I think.  What does Phil Spencer mean in regards to his stance on Elder Scrolls VI. Disney is doubling down on streaming and is reorganizing their whole operation. Meanwhile the Mad Max franchise grows, and James Bond future is in flux. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:48</itunes:duration>
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