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Displaying 7 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "obsidian".
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Episode 422: Stepping on rakes again
June 18th, 2026 | 54 mins 16 secs
anya taylor joy, austin powers, batman, bbc, commodore, compulsion games, dc comics, dc studios, dcu, dead by daylight, death stranding, dont nod, double fine, dr. who, dreamworks, ea, epic games, fortnite, fox, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, george miller, gorilla grodd, harry potter, hbo, housemarque, jimmy olsen, kojima, kpop demon hunters, lego, lobo, lord of the rings, luna abyss, mad max, microsoft, movies, nerd, niantic, ninja scroll, ninja theory, nintendo, obsidian, palworld, paramount games, peter sarsgaard, playstation, pokemon, pokemon go, ps5, roku, shang chi, shrek 5, sie, sony, spider-man, supergirl, superman, taylor sheridan, tencent, the batman part 2, the hunt for golum, the last of us, tulsa king, tv, video games, weird al, xbox, yellowstone
Xbox can't help itself; it finds rakes out of nowhere to step on, and its all self-inflicted. There won't be any trips in the Tardis anytime soon, and who is to blame? George Miller wants to sell Mad Max, but why? And Fox buys Roku, which feels oddly familiar.
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Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en
December 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
2k games, activision, alien: earth, apple tv+, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers doomsday, avowed, bethesda, black bag, black ops 7, black panther, bong joon ho, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, caught stealing, cd projekt red, chadwick boseman, clair obscur: expedition 33, compulsion games, console sales, daredevil: born again, dcu, death by lightning, deli boys, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, double fine, f1, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, geek, gog, good ole games, grosse pointe garden society, hulu, id software, ironheart, isiah whitlock jr, james gunn, jurassic world, jurassic world evolution 3, keeper, knives out, mafia the old country, malcolm in the middle, mcu, mickey 17, mobland, movies, naked gun, nerd, netflix, nintendo, obsidian, one battle after another, paramount+, peacock, pillars of eternity, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends: z-a, predator: badlands, ryan coogler, seth rogan, snl50, south of midnight, stick, stranger things, superman, the four seasons, the residence, the studio, thor, thunderbolts*, top 10, top ten, tv, ubisoft, video games, wake up dead man, x-men, xbox, your friends & neighbors
No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!
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Episode 391: IMHOTEP! IMHOTEP!
November 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
amazon game studios, arc raiders, brendan fraser, call of duty, cd projekt red, cyberpunk 2077, dan hauser, dragon quest, edgar wright, fallout new vegas, fortnite, gaming, geek, godzilla, godzilla minus one, godzilla minus zero, grand theft auto, highlander, hulu, johnny silverhand, k-pop demon hunters, keanu reeves, king of the hill, lego, lord of the rings, megazord, miss piggy, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, open ai, palworld, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation 5, playstation portal, pokémon, power rangers, ps5, rambo, robert pattinson, rockstar games, russel crowe, russo bros, shaun of the dead, star trek, steam, taylor sheridan, the mummy, the muppets, the witcher, tv, universal pictures, v for vendetta, video games, warner bros, x-men
If the title wasn't a dead giveaway, we are getting a fourth Mummy movie! And Brendan is back! Sony may be finally copying Xbox when it comes to cross buying games. The Call of Duty movie gets a director and a writer and the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to do numbers. Plus Godzilla minus 1 is getting a sequel! That and a whole lot more, come take a listen!
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Episode 370: Anti-E3
June 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 21 mins
activison, alien, alien earth, ballerina, black myth wukong, black panther 3, blumhouse, brad bird, call of duty, call of duty black ops, comic con, dcu, death stranding, denzel washington, disney+, doublefine, dune, dune awakening, fallout, final fantasy, five nights at freddy's, fx, gamefreak, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, hall h, halloween horror nights, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hitman, hollow knight, hulu, ign, ign live, in xile, incredibles 3, io interactive, ironheart, james gunn, john wick, jurassic world evolution, keanu reeves, kojima, mario kart, mario kart world, marvel studios, mcu, mia goth, michael biehn, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian, pixar, predator, predator 2, predator killer of killer, prey, princess peach, resident evil 9, rog ally, ryan coogler, sag-aftra, saw, sony, sony state of play, splatoon, star trek, star wars, star wars starfighter, sumer games fest, the outer worlds 2, the phoenician scheme, toad, tony hawk, tv, video games, warnerbros, warnerbros discovery, wes anderson, wonder woman, xbox, xbox games showcase, xbox rog ally
Its that magical time of year, when all the games are announced, and the big 3 come together! I'm talking about, wait, no, E3 is gone, but its spirit lives on, in this disjointed days of virtual press conferences. Xbox had their Games Showcase and didn't show any of the tentpoles, Summer Games Fest knocked it out of the park with Resident Evil 9, and IGN Live tried to fill in some gaps. Plus, The Phoenician Scheme, Predator Killer of Killers, and Ballerina from the World of John Wick all get reviewed.
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Episode 368: The Host Returns
May 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
a24, activision, ai, ai vader, alex garland, atomfall, avengers doomsday, avengers secret wars, avowed, batman, bioncle, black panther, boderlands 4, bungie, cheers, chicago, clash of clans, conan obrien, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, deadpool, death stranding, destiny 2, dice, donkey kong, doom, doom the dark ages, doug bowser, ea, ea games, elden ring, elder scrolls, fortnite, frankenstein, gamescom, gaming, gearbox interactive, gears of war, geek, george rr martin, george wendt, geralt, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, guillermo del toro, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, id software, james gunn, jurassic world rebirth, kieran culkin, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, kojima, lego, lilo & stich, marathon, marvel, marvel comics, marvel studios, mcu, mission impossible, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, norm!, obsidian, paramount, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon go, pokémon go fest, pokémon legends z-a, ralph fiennes, rambo, randy pitchford, scrubs!, sesame street, shigeru miyamoto, spider-man, square enix, star wars, star wars battlefront ii, street fighter, take two interactive, the elder scrolls oblivion, the hunger games, the last airbender, the last of us, the witcher, tom cruise, toy story 5, tv, video games, wheel of time, wizarding world, xbox game pass, zach braff, zootopia 2
Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!
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Episode 367: Beachballs with Swords
May 21st, 2025 | 1 hr 7 mins
a24, ai, artificial intelligence, assassins creed shadows, avalanche software, avowed, cosmo jarvis, darth vader, death stranding 2, dogma, elder scrolls, expedition 33: clair obscur, fortnite, gaming, geek, ghost of tsushima, ghost of yotei, harry potter, hell divers 2, hogwarts legacy 2, james earl jones, kevin smith, marvel rivals, miami vice, miami vice movie, movies, nerd, oblivion remastered, obsidian, overwatch 2, red dead redemption 2, shogun, skyrim, star wars, switch 2, take-two, the phoenician scheme, top gun 2 maverick, top gun maverick, tv, video games, warner bros, wes anderson, young stalin
On this week of Nicks Nerd News, we are joined by guest hosts Dan and Shaan. You can expect less of a focus on the top stories, considering we recorded this episode two days after episode 366. The guys cover a few stories from the world of gaming and cinema, while also discussing the games they have been enjoying and things they are excited about. We cover topics such as AI Darth Vader joining the Fortnite universe, Red Dead Redemption possibly coming to the Switch 2, first impressions on Expedition 33: Clair Obscur, Oblivion Remastered Vs. Skyrim, Marvel Rivals Vs Overwatch, Wes Andersons upcoming film, news on the upcoming Miami Vice Movie and many more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
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Episode 326: Winter is coming...again
August 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, aegon, alex winter, arkane, avowed, balatro, bethesda, black ops 6, blade, blops 6, bungie, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, darksiders, david lynch, deadpool, destiny 2, disney+, dunk and egg, elden ring, fallout, fantasy football, funcoland, gambit, game informer, game of thrones, games journalism, gamescom, gamestop, gaming, gawker, geek, george rr martin, hbo, high on life, house of the dragon, indiana jones, inside out 2, intel, jamie lee curtis, jeremy renner, john wick, john wick 4, john williams, keanu reeves, kingdom hearts, lucasfilm, max, mcu, mega blocks, microsoft, mobile game, movies, multiverse, nerd, netflix, nfl, obsidian, pixar, playstation 5, ps5, ready at dawn, rocksteady, ser duncan the tale, sony, sony playstation, squanch games, star wars, star wars outlaws, stranger things, suicide squad kill the justice league, the avengers, thq, thq nordic, tv, ubisoft, until dawn, video games, wb discovery, wb gaming, wb interactive, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass
Did y'all know that winter is coming? Its not just the Starks that say it, now the Targaryen's say it too, and in high Valyrian. Anyway, we must now wait another two years for more House of the Dragon, but we are getting more Westeros next year! GameStop announces the end of GameInformer....is nothing sacred anymore? Meanwhile WB Gaming is imploding, Bungie done messed up, and Intel is whoa. Plus More Deadpool & Wolverine news, Inside Out 2 passes another milestone, and John Wick's world is about to expand.