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Displaying Episode 71 - 80 of 80 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “paramount+”.
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Episode 169: Return to Form
August 5th, 2021 | 57 mins 26 secs
2k games, 343i, activision blizzard, adult swim, amazon prime video, batgirl, black widow, blue beetle, dceu, disney parks, disney+, forza motorsport, half-life 2, halo, halo infinite, hawkeye, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, jeopardy, jungle cruise, lego star wars, lord of the rings, marvels what if...?, master chief, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, paramount+, peacock, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon snap, ps5, republic commando, rick and morty, scarjo, sony playstation, star wars, star wars galactic star cruise, star wars galaxy's edge, steam, the bad batch, the fresh prince, the mandalorian, the pokémon company, the suicide squad, tmnt, tv shows, valve, video games, walt disney world, xbox, xbox one, xbox series x|s
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.
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Episode 168: Don't get caught in the Blizzard
July 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
activison, activisonblizzard, adult swim, alienware, ant-man, arthur, battlefield 2042, battlefield portal, bioware, bob's burgers, bobby kotick, dceu, dead space, death stranding, disney+, ea, ea motive, games with gold, ghostbusters: afterlife, guardians of the galaxy, halo, halo infinite, halo insider, halo multiplayer, halo waypoint, hbo max, james gunn, jungle cruise, kojima productions, loki, lucifer, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, michael b jordan, microsoft, mortal komabat, movies, netflix, oculus rift, paramount+, pbs, peacock, playstation, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, psn plus, rick and morty, sony, star trek, star wars, streaming, superman, the bad batch, the coalition, the exorcist, tv shows, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x
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.
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Episode 166: Glorious Purpose
July 15th, 2021 | 42 mins 41 secs
adult swim, amazon prime video, barbie, bethesda, black adam, black panther, black widow, boba fett, comiccon, comiccon@home, dceu, deadpool, death stranding, deathloop, disney, disney+, double fine, encanto, ghostwire tokyo, gran turismo 7, greta gerwig, hera syndulla, jackass forever, kojima, korg, loki, margot robbie, mcu, movies, netflix gaming, nickelodeon, nicolas cage, nintendo, paramount+, pixar, playstation 5, ps4, ps5, pyschonaughts 2, rick and morty, snk, sony, star wars, stranger things, super mario64, the bad batch, the book of boba fett, the boys, the emmys, the legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the witcher, the witcher 3, tiger king, tv shows, video games, wakanda forever, wandavision, xbox series x|s
We are back with another rendition of the pod. This week: Black Widow Review, Netflix is looking to up their game output, and the Bad Batch hits a sour note. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 164: Blowing the Doors Off
July 1st, 2021 | 58 mins 36 secs
343 industries, adult swim, alan wake, bethesda, blizzard, boba fett, cartoon network, clifford the big red dog, commercials, control, dceu, diablo 4, disney+, doctor strange, dune, dynasty warriors, ea, ea sports, elder scrolls vi, f9, fast 9, game of thrones, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, hulu, indiana jones, justice league, loki, machine games, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paramount+, playstation 5, ps5, remedy, rick and morty, shang chi, slave 1, smallville, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, star wars, switch, the bad batch, the hulk, todd howard, transformers, tv shows, video games
Todd Howard tells us about things we cant have yet, Sony makes a purchase, or two, and Remedy is growing! Meanwhile The Bad Batch, Loki and Rick and Morty just blew up their respective cannon, in a good way, and streaming services are knocking it out of the park in July. Over in the MCU Shang Chi is bringing back some Phase 1 love, F9 is a powerhouse at the box office, and something is afoot at Lucasfilm.
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Episode 162: The Return of the Chief
June 17th, 2021 | 45 mins 45 secs
343i, andor, anime, aquaman, assassins creed, avatar, batman, bethesda, book of boba fett, breath of the wild, dceu, disney+, e3, e32021, elden ring, fallout, farcry 6, final fantasy, flight simulator, forza horizon 5, forza motorsport, from software, frontier, geeked week, gta, gta online, guardians of the galaxy, halo infinite, helms deep, jurassic world evolution 2, kenobi, kojima productions, lego batman, link, loki, lord of the rings, mario + rabbids, marvels the avengers, mcu, metroid, metroid dread, microsoft xbox, movies, netflix, ninteno, no way home, paramount+, picard, playground games, rainbow 6, razer, riders republic, rocksmith+, rockstar games, rohan, samus, spider-man, splinter cell, square enix, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, summer of gamming, the bad bath, the flash, the legend of zelda, the mandaloria, turn10, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox games showcase, xbox series x, zelda
E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus
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Episode 157: NNN: Podcast
May 13th, 2021 | 55 mins 38 secs
adidas, adult swim, aqua teen hunger force, aubrey plaza, bioware, blade, bungie, call of duty, call of duty warzone, cod, csi, csi:vegas, cw, danny devito, dark horse, dave bautista, dceu, destiny 2, die hard, disney+, dragon ball super, drax, ea, fxx, gal gadot, guardians of the galaxy, harley quinn, htc vive, hulu, john mclain, john rambo, joss whedon, justice league, knives out, legends of the hidden temple, lily james, margot robbie, mass effect, mass effect legendary edition, mcu, metalocalypse, movies, netflix, nickelodeon, nintendo, nintendo switch, order 66, paramount+, phil lord and chris miller, playstation 5, playstation studios, poison ivy, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr 2, rambo, sebastian stan, skull and bones, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars celebration, steam, stranger things, target, the bad batch, the clone wars, the division, the venture bros, toei, tom clancy, tommy and pamela, tv shows, ubisoft, valve, video games, xbox
Well, well well, it looks like Nintendo is the juggernaut that everyone expected, while you might be able to get a switch, despite its massive sales, good luck finding a PS5. Some 80s icons are coming to Warzone, if official tweets are to be believed. Ubisoft makes some strange decisions. CSI is returning to screens this fall, while the Golden Globes is being forced out. Paramount Plus wants to be like HBO Max and bring movies home to you, Venom 2 looks boring as hell, and dont expect Drax to hang out forever.
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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 148: Coming 2 Zenimax
March 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
activision, amazon prime video, anime, arrowverse, arsenio hall, avatar, avengers endgame, barry allen, batman, bethesda, bethesda softworks, black widow, blizzard, cancel culture, coming 2 america, crystal dynamics, culture wars, darkseid, dcue, diablo 2, disney+, doom, dr. seuss, dumbo, ea sports, eddie murphy, fallout, fifa ultimate team, games as a service, godzilla, grand theft auto v, gta, gtav, harry potter, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, lola bunny, marvels avengers, mcu, microsoft, microsoft xbox, movies, netflix, nintendo, paramount+, patrick star, pc gaming, pepe le pew, peter pan, playstation, playstation 5, powerpuff girls', ps5, razer, rockstar, rust, skyrim, snyder cut, sony, sony playstation, space jam, spongebob, square enix, star trek, steam, stephen king, steven spielberg, super mario, super nintendo world, taketwo interactive, the cw, the duffer bros, the elder scrolls, the flash, tmnt, tv shows, universal studios, v1 interactive, valve, video games, wandavision, wb interactive, wolfenstein, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series, xbox series s, xbox series x, zenimax media
The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW. Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war.
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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 128: Streaming killed the movie star
October 21st, 2020 | 51 mins 48 secs
007, amazon prime, bethesda softworks, cbs all access, crystal dynamics, dc comics, dceu, dexter, disney, disney+, elder scrolls, glow, james bond, james bond 007, kotaku, level 5, mad max, mad max furiosa, marvel avengers, michael b jordan, monster hunter, movies, nextflix, ni no kuni, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ridley scott, rockstar games, showtime, smart fridge, square enix, star trek discovery, star wars, static shock, the boys, the hunger games, the mandalorian, tv shows, video game movie, video games, walt disney company, xbox, xbox 360, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series x, xbox xcloud, yo-kai-watch
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.