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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 406: Phil NOT of the future</title>
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  <itunes:episode>406</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Phil NOT of the future</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!"</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: &quot;It&#39;s outrageous, egregious, preposterous!&quot;</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 313: Make it Make Sense!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Make it Make Sense!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Two of our biggest stories this week are making the internet collectively ask...Make it make sense. And guess what, I'm joining them. What is Xbox's strategy, and why is it so ever changing lately. Also how did we kill cable, only for it to come back. Plus Nintendo still doesn't want to talk about the Switch 2. Also the Office is coming back, so of course that's what we get in the hellscape of 2024. But I swear its a fun episode...come and take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:45</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 113: We're only halfway?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>113</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>We're only halfway?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Geez, when will 2020 end? A lot of frustrations come pouring out in this episode. But we do talk about good things, I swear. Like the Mamba Forever Edition of NBA2k21. Or the Fact that Summer Game Fest is gonna have a week full of playable demos. Crash 4 wont, i repeat wont have micro transactions. We are getting publishing tie ins to the Mandalorian. Beavis and Butthead, and Clone High are coming back. Chicken Run 2 was announced. Micheal Keaton might be back as the Bat. Scott Pilgrim will live on! And much more. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Geez, when will 2020 end? A lot of frustrations come pouring out in this episode. But we do talk about good things, I swear. Like the Mamba Forever Edition of NBA2k21. Or the Fact that Summer Game Fest is gonna have a week full of playable demos. Crash 4 wont, i repeat wont have micro transactions. We are getting publishing tie ins to the Mandalorian. Beavis and Butthead, and Clone High are coming back. Chicken Run 2 was announced. Micheal Keaton might be back as the Bat. Scott Pilgrim will live on! And much more. Come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Geez, when will 2020 end? A lot of frustrations come pouring out in this episode. But we do talk about good things, I swear. Like the Mamba Forever Edition of NBA2k21. Or the Fact that Summer Game Fest is gonna have a week full of playable demos. Crash 4 wont, i repeat wont have micro transactions. We are getting publishing tie ins to the Mandalorian. Beavis and Butthead, and Clone High are coming back. Chicken Run 2 was announced. Micheal Keaton might be back as the Bat. Scott Pilgrim will live on! And much more. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Geez, when will 2020 end? A lot of frustrations come pouring out in this episode. But we do talk about good things, I swear. Like the Mamba Forever Edition of NBA2k21. Or the Fact that Summer Game Fest is gonna have a week full of playable demos. Crash 4 wont, i repeat wont have micro transactions. We are getting publishing tie ins to the Mandalorian. Beavis and Butthead, and Clone High are coming back. Chicken Run 2 was announced. Micheal Keaton might be back as the Bat. Scott Pilgrim will live on! And much more. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 85: The Rise of NNN</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>85</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:35</itunes:duration>
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  <description>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby!</p>]]>
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