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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 407: they always come back</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What's your favorite scary movie? Mine isn't scream 7, and take a listen to hear why. Speaking of scary movies, the Wayans's dropped a trailer for their big return to Scary Movie, and HBO graced us with a trailer for its upcoming Green Lantern Show Lanterns. Also we finally got a reveal of Pokémon Generation 10 and its starters, meanwhile Highguard which exploded onto the gaming stage is shutting down after only a few weeks. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:11</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 405: The San Diego Freeway Cast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>405</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A week after the Super Bowl and we finally got The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer, took long enough. Also Warner Bros seems to finally relent and gives Paramount 7 days to try again. If the Simpsons ever ends, which is probably more likely than you think, it wont spend time on a grand finale. PlayStation held a state of play last week, and it was heavy on Kratos, plus if you are waiting on a steam deck, blame AI. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:25</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 399: You Can't Sit With Us!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>399</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>You Can't Sit With Us!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:41</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026.  
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  <title>Episode 397: I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>397</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I'm a Podcast host, not a Doctor!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn't a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007's video game return. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn't a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007's video game return.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Star Trek has found its new Bones and Sulu, yet we have to wait a while before we actually see them. The video game industry lost a true legend, and we salute everything Vince Zampella brought us. Marvel goes back to what it knows for Doomsday, and Macauly decides what is and isn&#39;t a Christmas Movie. Plus we may have to wait a little longer for 007&#39;s video game return. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 396: These go to eleven</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>396</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:24:51</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We&#39;ve got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount&#39;s eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 394: Happy Little Trees</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>394</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Happy Little Trees</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:32</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 393: Richards Lives!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Richards Lives!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear Nick's review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn't nominated by GOTY.  Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it's live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear my review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn't nominated by GOTY.  Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it's live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear my review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn&#39;t nominated by GOTY.  Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it&#39;s live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 382: He makes websites...</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>382</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>He makes websites...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus, James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus, James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn&#39;t as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 381: No Difficulty Options</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>No Difficulty Options</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 380: Kneel before Zod, right meow!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Kneel before Zod, right meow!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen,  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 378: A Podcast? What is it?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>378</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Podcast? What is it?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:26:08</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/f/f6df3f41-0bb0-4df2-a3f8-3b6c26733a0a/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>377</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:25:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/0/0982e91b-590e-437d-8557-449319c3af5b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 376: No More Tears</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>376</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>No More Tears</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:43:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 373: Imperfect Dark</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>373</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Imperfect Dark</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there's major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight's episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there's major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight's episode.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there&#39;s major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight&#39;s episode. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there&#39;s major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight&#39;s episode. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 368: The Host Returns</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>368</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Host Returns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:04</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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  <title>Episode 351: Wide Angle Lens </title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>351</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real.... 
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  <title>Episode 342: The Happiest Podcast on Earth</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>342</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Happiest Podcast on Earth</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:20</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 335: Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>335</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Next Time on Dragon Ball Z...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs... 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well it seems the the wish of gamers everywhere is finally coming true, Red Dead Redemption is officially releasing on PC. And in other shocking news, Halo is switching to unreal engine, and 343i is becoming Halo Studios. Plus Nintendo stuns everyone by announcing, an alarm clock? Plus DC Studios has found its John Stewart, and Joker bombs...</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 334: Moo Deng's Favorite Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>334</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:47</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 315: Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>315</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Streaming Wars: The Wrath of Cable</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:19:28</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here and has a release date. Plus the MCU is plotting its return, Star Trek is confused and the Monsterverse looses its captain. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 312: Itz gonna be MAY!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/b84162f0-3d7f-4175-aa30-2f893969027f.mp3" length="66755154" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>312</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Itz gonna be MAY!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes us more Thor, and Quiet on Set is still in the headlines. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/b/b84162f0-3d7f-4175-aa30-2f893969027f/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes us more Thor, and Quiet on Set is still in the headlines.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes us more Thor, and Quiet on Set is still in the headlines. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes us more Thor, and Quiet on Set is still in the headlines. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 311: Whiskey D***k of the Claws</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/3b8aff2f-ef30-444e-9538-34f42a3cd48f.mp3" length="56708783" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>311</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Whiskey D***k of the Claws</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/3/3b8aff2f-ef30-444e-9538-34f42a3cd48f/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 275: Puck Man Returns</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/275</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/deb7192f-118a-44a1-9661-0d3b601809a1.mp3" length="77742147" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>275</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Puck Man Returns</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/d/deb7192f-118a-44a1-9661-0d3b601809a1/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 273: Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/855ed8aa-313e-4aaa-baeb-a6ff58f298c8.mp3" length="64900035" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>273</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/8/855ed8aa-313e-4aaa-baeb-a6ff58f298c8/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let&#39;s take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let&#39;s take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 183: Weta my Furious Squids</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/183</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/f73e9d5c-16a7-4c8b-8a65-26f4c335a300.mp3" length="25075259" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>183</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Weta my Furious Squids</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>29:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/f/f73e9d5c-16a7-4c8b-8a65-26f4c335a300/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.              
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    <![CDATA[<p>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.             </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.             </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 170: The Suicide Batch 2.0</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well this week the major focus is of course James Gunn's The Suicide Squad! We also talk more fallout over ActivisionBlizzard. Microsoft Flight Simulator is unreal. Deadpool 3 is closer then we think. Rick and Morty and The Bad Batch drop great penultimate episodes. South Park isn't going anywhere, and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:23</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 153: Heavy is the console crown</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Heavy is the console crown</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:08</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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