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    <description>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 406: Phil NOT of the future</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>406</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Phil NOT of the future</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In massive gaming news, and I MEAN MASSIVE! Phil Spencer has retired from Xbox and Microsoft and his #2 Sarah Bond resigned as well, as a questionable new CEO takes the reigns. Plus Sony plans to reboot their wider Spider-manless Spider-verse after its utter collapse, no more morbin time? Mortal Kombat 2 got a Johnny Cage filled trailer and Valve is getting sued by the state of New York and as Jackie Chiles would say: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous!"</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:06</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>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>405</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The San Diego Freeway Cast</itunes:title>
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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 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:episode>393</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Richards Lives!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <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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    <![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 374: Does this really count as a rebirth?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>374</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Does this really count as a rebirth?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:30:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 362: Marathon: Born Again</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>362</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Marathon: Born Again</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Did y'all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:56</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Did y'all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Did y&#39;all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Did y&#39;all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 359: Go Go Disney Rangers!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>359</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Go Go Disney Rangers!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Disney is making a crack at the Power Rangers, will they succeed where others failed? GameInformer rises from the ashes, and Nintendo is hitting the pitchers mound. Meanwhile, the future of James Bond gets a little clearer as its new producers are named, Assassin's Creed Shadows is out and in the wild, and Minecraft hopes to dominate at the box office. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 354: Cowabung-NO</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>354</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Cowabung-NO</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another week another round of gaming layoffs, are you shocked? Didn't think so. Should CoD go Free to Play? Some gamers think so after the newest crossover. SNL celebrated its 50th and it was a damn good show, The Accountant finally shows off its sequel, and we have a full review of Captain America: Brave New World. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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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>
  <itunes:title>Wide Angle Lens </itunes:title>
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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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    <![CDATA[<p>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....</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 341: This is an Xbox!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>341</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is an Xbox!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 340: The Tropes are Hungry</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/09692804-6048-44c3-92fe-6fa238e3f5de.mp3" length="63856480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>340</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Tropes are Hungry</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and "WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx", all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:34</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/0/09692804-6048-44c3-92fe-6fa238e3f5de/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and "WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx", all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and &quot;WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx&quot;, all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and &quot;WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx&quot;, all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 330: Lacking Original Content</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>330</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lacking Original Content</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:49</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/8/8c42e9cc-bd63-46f4-b613-02447817e9a1/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we&#39;ve got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we&#39;ve got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>321</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Patron Saint of Gaming</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:09</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/b4c93f7d-2e5c-4eca-95c0-4a9026ed8186/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 318: Xbox has all the games!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>318</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Xbox has all the games!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 313: Make it Make Sense!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>313</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Make it Make Sense!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Two of our biggest stories this week are making the internet collectively ask...Make it make sense. And guess what, I'm joining them. What is Xbox's strategy, and why is it so ever changing lately. Also how did we kill cable, only for it to come back. Plus Nintendo still doesn't want to talk about the Switch 2. Also the Office is coming back, so of course that's what we get in the hellscape of 2024. But I swear its a fun episode...come and take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 302: Kangless 97: No Cake for you</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Kangless 97: No Cake for you</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:22</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/3/3ffd5e88-1370-4137-82bf-770b3aea198b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped a direct, and with it the return of one of the best Star Wars games :Star Wars Battlefront II from 2005! That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 301: I am Marvel Jesus!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>301</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I am Marvel Jesus!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 291: Return of the VICE</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>291</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Return of the VICE</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about Deadpool leaks, and Barbie is hitting Max. Plus We have a trailer bonanza, Godzilla, Halo, The Boys, Furiosa, and more. Come take a listen.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 290: The Courage to podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>290</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:04</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We should all have courage like David Zaslav (；￣Д￣）. Lord Gaben has been required to return to the US for court, more layoffs hit the game development world, and CD Projekt Red is really gearing up for the Witcher 4. Meanwhile The Hunger Games prequel is just wrapping up the box office, Taika wants to make sure his Star Wars will be good, and Chris Evans is totally unware of the return of Cap. Also I give my top 10 90s Drama films.  
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  <title>Episode 282: It's October 3rd(4th)...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>282</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>It's October 3rd(4th)...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward's The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its not October 3rd, but thats ok. Got a bit of a doozy this week, Sony scrubs all mention of the KotoR Remake from their socails, and acts like its perfectly normal, several Ubisoft execs were arrested by French Police, and the French Govt. raids Nvidia, its a bad day to be in the French gaming industry. As the writers get back to work, SAG meets with the studios to try and negotiate their deal, as streamers seek to increase their rates yet again. Also we have a review of the Ahsoka season finale, as well as Gareth Edward&#39;s The Creator. We wrap up the show with our last list of 80s movies, this week, Drama. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 277: Have your pets spayed or neutered</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>277</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Have your pets spayed or neutered</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Pour one out for the Homie Bob Barker, keeping all millennials and Gen Xers company on sick days. So more news out of Gamescom, including Baldur's Gate finally on Xbox, what Sonic's future holds, and how long it takes to follow the fellowship through Moria. Mortal Kombat isnt just rebooting its story, Sony jacks up its prices, and Imagine Dragons make a song for Starfield. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, WarnerBros delays movies, Disney releases streaming data, and the Late Night hosts launch a podcast. Also my favorite 80s SciFi movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:04</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Pour one out for the Homie Bob Barker, keeping all millennials and Gen Xers company on sick days. So more news out of Gamescom, including Baldur's Gate finally on Xbox, what Sonic's future holds, and how long it takes to follow the fellowship through Moria. Mortal Kombat isnt just rebooting its story, Sony jacks up its prices, and Imagine Dragons make a song for Starfield. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, WarnerBros delays movies, Disney releases streaming data, and the Late Night hosts launch a podcast. Also my favorite 80s SciFi movies.  
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  <title>Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/d55fb649-717d-47df-b353-e98bcb6946b2.mp3" length="37137992" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>276</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:33:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>If the title wasn&#39;t a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>If the title wasn&#39;t a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/268</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/243bb33b-48eb-4cc3-b00d-cd975275a438.mp3" length="67609120" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>268</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This Podcast is just a social construct</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:34</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/2/243bb33b-48eb-4cc3-b00d-cd975275a438/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 261: I'm not a Racoon!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/f1824bcb-298d-484f-8bfc-0911fcb9bd2e.mp3" length="85065631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>261</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I'm not a Racoon!</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:10</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 254: Welcome to NNN, Home of the NNN, can I take your order?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>254</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Welcome to NNN, Home of the NNN, can I take your order?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title wasn't an indication of the news then I don't know how to tell you this. But Good Burger is coming Back! Good Burrger 2 was announced, among other things. But the Second Dominion war seems to be heading our way in the star trek universe, the Unreal Engine is literally forging new paths, the Power Rangers are back, and Shazam 2 was funnier then it had any business being. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:38</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 247: When E3 died again</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>247</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>When E3 died again</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is E3 dead again? seems like it. PSVR2 dead on arrival? Halo Infinite dead? why is everything dying in the video game industry??? Netflix dominated 2022, and is looking to lose it all in 2023 with their password crackdown. It also looks like 2023 is the year of the revival with both King of the Hill and Fraiser coming back. Then in the biggest news of the week James Gunn and Peter Safran finally lay out their grand design for DC and somehow it includes Booster Gold. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:16</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Is E3 dead again? seems like it. PSVR2 dead on arrival? Halo Infinite dead? why is everything dying in the video game industry??? Netflix dominated 2022, and is looking to lose it all in 2023 with their password crackdown. It also looks like 2023 is the year of the revival with both King of the Hill and Fraiser coming back. Then in the biggest news of the week James Gunn and Peter Safran finally lay out their grand design for DC and somehow it includes Booster Gold.  
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  <title>Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>239</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 237: Immersion Broken</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>237</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Immersion Broken</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out, and not looking too hot. A major shakeup at Disney, Ubisoft drops some news, A power Ranger leaves us, and Indy goes digital. Meanwhile the future of DC is on the horizon, the MCU has some interesting things in its future, and Fast X is apparently out of control. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:51</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>236</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 234: Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>234</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way? </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:55</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?  
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  <title>Episode 233: Gotham Plights</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>233</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Gotham Plights</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>231</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I got a mushroom over heer!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt&#39;s Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 212: My time at SWCA22</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>212</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>My time at SWCA22</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:37</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more.  
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  <title>Episode 196: Good News Everyone!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>196</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Good News Everyone!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:07</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/c/c07171b1-ac8c-4959-ba2d-28fb33b777cb/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>If that headline doesn't give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don't expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that's ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp;amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>If that headline doesn&#39;t give it away, then you are listening to the wrong podcast, hehe. GTA6 is finally announced, but don&#39;t expect to hear about it again for quite some time. The Nintendo Switch is getting hit with a lot of yesterdays games, and you know what, that&#39;s ok, cause its getting some new ones too. Meanwhile, expect the super bowl to have a ton of teases for future entertainment, including Amazon&#39;s Lord of the Rings, and Disney+ says screw it and finally announces the release date of Kenobi. Also Lord &amp; Miller gush about MIB 23 the movie that never was, the Oscars half snub DUNE, and Tom Holland is just trying to play every PlayStation Mascot at this point. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/733b3fe9-d9fb-4e7f-8b3e-15684c1b48af.mp3" length="77550278" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>194</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Its a gaming world, were just living in it</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox &amp; ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox &amp;amp; ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way.  
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  <title>Episode 193: What does $70b get me</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>193</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>What does $70b get me</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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.  
</description>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 163: The 3 CEOs of Gaming</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/f8c4fc9d-ab6b-4af9-803f-b9a40fc22004.mp3" length="57599652" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>163</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The 3 CEOs of Gaming</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:11</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/f8c4fc9d-ab6b-4af9-803f-b9a40fc22004/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well we are a week past E3 and the gaming news keeps dropping. Lets check in with the heads of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. Meanwhile lets all try to not be hypocrites. The Bad Batch sees the return of a fan favorite character. Loki offers up a twist, and Rick and Morty changes things up for the better. And Optimus Primal is coming to the big screen baby!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 142: Podcast Stonks</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>142</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Podcast Stonks</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>GameStop? You know it. Also Hitman 3 review gets pushed to next week. Xbox makes a decision and reverses course. We have games with gold and PSN plus. No Konami isnt quitting games. WandaVision continues to impress, not. Anime Adaptations are raining from the sky. GoT is looking to expand its offerings. More movie delays, are you surprised? And how about that Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 134: Happy Little Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Hope you all had a great Holiday weekend! This week is anything but short and sweet. Mortal Kombat is throwing it back to the 90s. Red Dead is going all in online. Phil Spencer talks gamepass and xbox streaming future. Are you ready for Pokémon's 25th anniversary? Wandavision is planning on channeling the office. The Mandalorian drops its best yet. Madds Mikkelsen joins Harry Potter. And we have some news in the collectible trading card world. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:39</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 128: Streaming killed the movie star</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Streaming killed the movie star</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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