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Episode 344: The Gods will decide
December 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
a song of ice and fire, aardman, adam sandler, amazon prime video, american pyscho, austin butler, ben stiller, bethesda, ccxp 24, cd projekt red, chris evans, creature commandos, cyberpunk 2077, dc studios, dcu, denzel washington, disney, disney+, disneyland, eminem, foamstars, fortnite, from software, game of thrones, games workshop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, gladiator, gladiator 2, golden globes, grand theft auto iii, happy gilmore, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, indiana jones and the great circle, jabba the hutt, james gunn, jeremy allen white, jeremy renner, jim carrey, kadokawa group, league of legends, lucasfilm, machine games, marvel rivals, mcu, meet the parents, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch, paul mescal, pedro pascal, people can fly, playstation, playstation 2, pokémon, ps5, red dead redemption, ridley scott, riot games, robert de niro, sonic the hedgehog, sony, square enix, star wars, superman, tangled, tencent, the bear, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, wallace & gromit, warhammer 40k, warner bros, winds of winter, wizarding world, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 307: The Juice is Loose
March 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 29 mins
007, 90s, 90s comedy, 90s movies, ace ventura, adam sandler, akira toriyama, assassins creed, assassins creed jade, austin powers, bad boys, bad boys ride or die, baldur's gate 3, battle.net, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bethesda, billy madison, boderlands, capcom, chris farley, dcu, diablo 4, disney+, dnd, dragon ball z, dragons dogma 2, dumb & dumber, dungeons and dragons, embracer group, final fantasy, final fantasy xvi, florence pugh, game developers conference, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, gdc, gearbox interactive, geek, ghosbusters: frozen empire, ghostbusters, gta, happy gilmore, happy madison, hasbro, high on life, house of the dragon, hulu, jack black, james bond, jurassic park, jurassic world, larian studios, link, marvel rivals, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mike judge, movies, mrs. doubtfire, my cousin vinny, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, office space, overwatch, pierce brosnan, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, randy pitchford, rdr2, red dead, rockstar games, saudi arabia, scarjo, sega, sega of america, shooter mcgavin, skyrim, sony playstation, spider-man: into the spider-verse, spider-verse, squanch games, star wars, streaming, studio ghibli, tencent, the batman, the boy & the heron, the elder scrolls, the legend of zelda, the penguin, the thunderbolts, timothee chalamet, todd howard, tommy boy, tony hawk, toys for bob, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, video games, wayne's world, will smith, xbox, xbox series x, zelda
We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus my full Ghostbusters review.
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Episode 193: What does $70b get me
January 20th, 2022 | 57 mins 18 secs
343i, acquisition, activisionblizzard, activison, amazon studios, batgirl, batgirl of burnside, black panther wakanda forever, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, candy crush, cuphead, daniel radcliffe, dceu, diablo, dice awards, disney+, dying light 2, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hbo max, james gunn, john cena, jonah hill, joss whedon, justified, king, king of the hill, lord of the rings, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mike judge, moon knight, movies, netflix, npd, overwatch, paramount+, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pubg, real steel, star trek, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, star trek strange new worlds, starcraft, steam, steam deck, superbad, the book of boba fett, the godfather, the rings of power, the santa clause, tim allen, timothy olyphant, tv shows, valve, video games, warcraft, weird al, will arnett, xbox
Obviously the only story that matters this week is that Real Steel is getting a Disney+ show. Im kidding its Xbox purchasing ActivisionBlizzard. That and some other stuff too, come take a listen.
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Episode 174: The Forbidden Horizon Forza Rings
September 9th, 2021 | 57 mins 28 secs
adult swim, alan wake, amazon wheel of time, aquaman, bioware, cross play, denis villeneuve, destiny 2, disney+, dune, forza horizon 5, forza motorsport, game boy, game boy advance, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, marvels what if..., mass effect 4, mass effect 5, mcu, microsoft, movies, nintendo switch online, overwatch, overwatch 2, overwatch league, picard, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rick and morty, russo bros, shang-chi, shawn layden, sony playstation, star trek day, star trek discovery, star trek strange new worlds, the matrix resurrections, tv shows, unreal engine, venom, video games, xbox, xbox series x
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!
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Episode 173: That's what you call a summer?
September 2nd, 2021 | 30 mins 4 secs
activision, blizzard, call of duty, cd projekt red, cinemacon, cod warzone, cowboy bebop, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, ea games, fortnite, forza horizon, gamescom, ghostbusters, horizon forbidden west, jungle cruise 2, manifest, marvels what if...?, mccree, mcu, netflix, niantic, overwatch, paramount+, pubg, seinfeld, shazam 2, skate 4, star trek lower decks, the batman, the suicide squad, timthetatman, tom cruise, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, warzone, youtube gaming, yu-gi-oh
In a short recap of the week, Nick covers Gamescom, two major gaming personalities, Netflix is uping its ante, and DC fandom has us hyped.
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Episode 161: T'was the night before E3
June 10th, 2021 | 35 mins 2 secs
amd, astrobot, batman 89, battlefield 2042, cowboy bebop, crossplay, dceu, deep silver, disney+, dualsense, e3, ea, fast9, geeked week, guerilla collective, halo, harrison ford, hulu, indian jones 5, into the spiderverse, john wick 4, jurassic world, league of super pets, loki, maneater, mcu, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, oddworld, overwatch, playstation 5, ps5, rainbow 6, sandman, shazam 2, sony playstation, splinter cell, star wars, stranger things, the bad batch, the flash, tv shows, ubisoft, umbrella academy, video games, vince vaughn, wedding crashers, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x|s, y: the last man
Well its that time of year again folks. E3 is on the horizon, and Nick has small, but major predictions for E3, lets see if I get it right. Also it looks like some exciting Indie games are on their way to our screens. Meanwhile Netflix Geeked week is leaving us asking for more, and Jurassic World Dominion Plants its flag.
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Episode 154: I left my heart in Verdansk
April 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
adidas, alfred molina, amazon, amazon game studios, apex legends, arrowverse, batman, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, castlevania, cod: black ops: cold war, cod: modern warfare, cod: warzone, daredevil, dceu, dcs legends of tomorrow, discord, disney, disney+, emilia clarke, escape from new york, hulu, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, kotor, loki, lord of the rings, mario, mario kart, mcu, michael dorn, michael keaton, movies, negan, netflix, nintendo, olivia coleman, overwatch, paramount+, playstation, playstation 5, project xcloud, ps5, resident evil, resident evil 8, rockem sockem robots, scream 5, secret invasion, shang chi, sony, sony pictures, south park, spider-man, star trek, star wars, super mario, the cw, the falcon and the winter soldier, the flash, the ten rings, the walking dead, tv shows, ubisoft, verdansk, video games, vin diesel, wandavision, warzone, wyatt russel, xbox cloud gaming
Resident Evil makes some splashes as it readies for the release of RE8. Xbox Cloud gaming is finally making its way to IoS devices. PS5 hits another major milestone. KoToR Remake news. and say goodbye to Verdansk, Meanwhile the streaming wars continue to burn hot, and The Falcon and the Winter Solider hits with poignant messaging. Scream 5 is practicing subterfuge, while Alfred Molina is just letting it all out for Spider-Man. That and more come take a listen.
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Episode 146: Nick's Nerd Nursery
February 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 28 mins
amazon studios, analogue pocket, anthem, aquaman, avatar, beavis and butthead, bioware, blizzard, blizzcon, bloodlines 2, blue beetle, bungie, cd projekt red, danny elfman, dceu, destiny 2, diablo 2, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange 2, donald glover, dying light 2, ea, fall guys, fantastic four, fraiser, google, gran turismo, green lantern, halo, harley quinn, hbo max, henry cavil, james gunn, link, loki, mass effect, mcu, metallica, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, nvidia, overwatch, overwatch 2, paramount+, playstation, ps5, psvr, reno 911, republic commando, ronald d moore, rugrats, sony playstation, spider-man no way home, stadia, star trek, star wars, supergirl, switch, the bad batch, the clone wars, the cw, the embracer group, the flash, the legend of zelda, the snyder cut, thq nordic, tv shows, twisted metal, video games, wandavision, warcraft, workaholics, world of warcraft, wow, xbox, xbox series x
Its a video game centric week as we discuss the official death of Anthem, Blizzcon announcements, trouble is brewing at several developers while other studios are growing. Sony continues to go in a strange trajectory, while Chicago Lawmakers make the billionth attempt at outlawing violent video games. Plus big news from the TCA upfronts for Disney+ and Paramount+. What's new on streaming, and also more information about the Snyder Cut and what to expect from Spider-Man.
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Episode 144: Video Game Jurisprudence
February 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins
activison, agent 47, amazon, amazon game studios, batman, bethesda softworks, black myth wukong, blizzard, bluesky, califonia adventure, call of duty, cd projekt red, clone high, console scalpers, controller drift, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, diablo 4, disneyland, ea games, epic games, gina carano, glu mobile, goldeneye, goldeneye 007, hbo max, hitman 3, ice age, io interactive, ioi, joker, legends of tomorrow, lucasfilm, mass effect, mcu, metahuman creator, movies, nemesis system, overwatch, parliament, patents, playstation 5, pokemon, pokemon cards, powerpuff girls, ps dualsense, ps5, resident evil movie, rio, scooby doo, shadow of mordor, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, spider-man, star wars, the cw, the falcon and the winter solider, the flash, the last of us, the last of us hbo, the mandalorian, the snydercut, the withcher 3, the x-men, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uk, unreal engine, video games, wandavision, warcraft, wb interactive, zenimax
New Amazon CEO recommits to gaming, as we all watch and wonder why. The PS5 may have a dualsense problem, while gamers debate the morality of the nemesis system patent, and CD Projekt Red faces ransomware. Earnings call news: F2P for both Ubisoft and Blizzard, and of course a new CoD, and the future of Anthem may be in clear view. Scalpers in the UK may be a think of the past, as us scalpers focus their attention on a new target. CW lays down some renewals, and Lucasfilm cuts ties. Rumors about a highly requested scene circle the SnyderCut and we say goodbye to a Star Trek Villain. That and more.
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Episode 74: Send in the Clowns
October 9th, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
ash ketchum, birds of prey, bungie, clerks 3, comics, dcu, destiny 2, disney plus, ghost recon, harley quinn, james bond, joker, lost in space, marvel, microsoft, mixer, movies, netflix, ninja, nintendo switch, overwatch, picard, pokemon, ps4, snyder cut, sony, spider-man, square enix, star trek, star wars, surface, tom clancy, tom holland, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, video games, xbox one
We got a Video game heavy episode, but that's OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+