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Displaying items 31-39 of 39 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "phil spencer".
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Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k games, activisionblizzard, adriana chechick, adult swim, agatha christie, among us vr, andor, angela lansbury, ark suvival evolved, arkane studios, avatar 4, avenue 5, barbarella, blade, blockbuster, call of duty, cartoon network, chris pratt, collin farrell, comedy central, console wars, crash bandicoot, crystal dynamics, daredevil, dc, dc comics, dceu, deadpool, deathloop, discovery, dishonored, disney+, doom patrol, ea games, ezra miller, fall guys, fantastic four, fifa 23, final fantasy 7 soldier, game of thrones, google chromebooks, hbo, hbo max, hercule poirot, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, hulu, iron man vr, james cameron, john candy, keanu reeves, kenneth branagh, legacy of kain, leonardo dicaprio, lotr, mario, mcu, meta quest 2, meta quest pro, microsoft, middle earth, modern warfare 2, movies, nasa, need for speed, netflix, overwatch 2, phil spencer, playstation plus, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, ryan reynold, scooby doo, secret wars, she-hulk, silent hill, sony, square enix, star wars, steam deck, street fighter 6, super mario bros movie, sydney sweeney, the daily show, the flash, the last of us, the penguin, titans, tolkien, tom cruise, trevor noah, tv shows, twitchcon, valve, velma, video games, warnerbros, wb animation, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, xbox game pass
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.
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Episode 212: My time at SWCA22
June 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 14 mins
activisonblizzard, ashoka, attack of the clones, cd projekt red, conventions, darth vader, disney+, ea games, figpin, futurama, god of war, god of war ragnarok, gran turismo, horizon forbidden west, john dimaggio, john madden, madden nfl 23, movies, netflix, obi-wan kenobi, our flag means death, phil spencer, pinocchio, playstation 5, playstation studios, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, ps+ games, psvr2, raven software, ray liotta, reedpop, respawn entertainment, santa monica studio, sega, sonic, sonic frontiers, sony entertainment america, stance, star wars, star wars celebration, star wars jedi: survivor, steam deck, stranger things, the bad batch, the clone wars, the mandalorian, the witcher 4, tom cruise, top gun, top gun maverick, true detective, tv shows, vecna, video games, winnie the pooh, xbox, xbox live games with gold
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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Episode 196: Good News Everyone!
February 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
21 jump street, ac valhalla, activision blizzard, amazon prime video, andor, assassins creed, battlefield 2042, bruce willis, buzz lightyear, cassian andor, chrono cross, dice, disney+, ea games, fire emblem warriors, fornite, futurama, gamestop, google stadia, goosebumps, gran turismo 7, gta v, gta vi, gumby, hideo kojima, hulu, jack and daxter, kenobi, lightyear, live a live, lord & miller, lord of the rings, lotr, madame webb, mario kart, meg 2, men in black, mib, mib 23, microsoft, mission impossible, movies, nft, nickelodeon, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, phil spencer, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, scream 6, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-man: no way home, star wars, steam deck, the book of boba fett, the matrix, the meg, the oroville, the oscars, the razzies, the rings of power, the wolf among us, tom holland, tv shows, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, warcraft, x-men '97, xbox, xbox game pass, xenoblade chronicles 3
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 & 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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Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it
January 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, apple tv+, black panther, blizzard, boba fett, call of duty, chicken run, cod, critical role, crysis 4, crytek, dark souls, dc, dceu, demon souls, disney+, elden ring, esl, esports, faceit, firaxis, fps, from software, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, knives out, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, marc maron, mcu, microsoft, minecraft, mission impossible, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacemaker, peter dinklage, phil spencer, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, ps plus, psn, qa testers, raven software, respawn entertainment, rey mysterio, sam raimi, sony, sony pictures, soulslike, spider-man, squid game, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars: jedi fallen order, steam deck, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rock, tom cruise, tt games, tv shows, union, video games, wb games, wwe, wwe 2k22, xbox, xbox game studios, xcom
More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox & 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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Episode 193: What does $70b get me
January 20th, 2022 | 57 mins 18 secs
343i, acquisition, activisionblizzard, activison, amazon studios, batgirl, batgirl of burnside, black panther wakanda forever, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, candy crush, cuphead, daniel radcliffe, dceu, diablo, dice awards, disney+, dying light 2, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, hbo max, james gunn, john cena, jonah hill, joss whedon, justified, king, king of the hill, lord of the rings, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mike judge, moon knight, movies, netflix, npd, overwatch, paramount+, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pubg, real steel, star trek, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, star trek strange new worlds, starcraft, steam, steam deck, superbad, the book of boba fett, the godfather, the rings of power, the santa clause, tim allen, timothy olyphant, tv shows, valve, video games, warcraft, weird al, will arnett, xbox
Obviously the only story that matters this week is that Real Steel is getting a Disney+ show. Im kidding its Xbox purchasing ActivisionBlizzard. That and some other stuff too, come take a listen.
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Episode 163: The 3 CEOs of Gaming
June 24th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
343i, adult swim, alan wake, beast wars, cad bane, dan harmon, dceu, disney+, doug bowser, e3 2021, ea, ea sports, epic games store, f9, fast 9, five nights at freddy's, forza horizon 5, halo infinite, harrison ford, hellblade 2, how it ends, idris elba, imax, indiana jones, james gunn, jim ryan, john cena, jurassic world dominion, justin roiland, kevin feige, loki, madden nfl, mcu, microsoft, movies, nathan pyle, nintendo, nintendo of america, nintendo switch, pax, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ratchet and clank rift apart, rick and morty, shazam, solar opposites, sony entertainment america, sony entertainment online, sony playstation, star wars, starro, strange planet, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, tekken x street fighter, the bad batch, the boys, the flash, the suicide squad, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, tv shows, video games, xbox, xbox series x|s
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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Episode 142: Podcast Stonks
January 28th, 2021 | 59 mins 7 secs
activision, age of empires, amd, apple, blizzard, casian andor, cyberpunk 2077, destruction all stars, diablo 2, dice, disney+, gabe newel, game of thrones, games with gold, gamestonks, gamestop, gears 5, ghosbusters, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, halo infinite, harry potter, hbo max, hedgefunds, hitman 3, io interactive, k2s-0, kevin hart, king kong, knights of the old republic, konami, kong skull isalnd, kotor, mcu, mechagodzilla, monsterverse, morbius, movies, nextflix, peter moore, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, psn plus, resident evil, resident evil viii, short sale, spykids, star trek, star wars, steam, stockmarket, stocks, stonks, thor 4, tomb raider, tv shows, uncharted movie, valve, vicarious visions, video games, vr headset, wandavision, xbox live gold, xbox series x
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?
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Episode 134: Happy Little Podcast
December 2nd, 2020 | 55 mins 39 secs
battletech, black panther, bob ross, chadwick boseman, chappelle's show, clifford the big red dog, crystal dynamics, darth vader, dave chappelle, david prowse, disney+, fantastic beasts, games with gold, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, happy little trees, harry potter, king kong, legendary pictures, madds mikkelsen, magic the gathering, marvels avengers, mcu, mechwarrior, mechwarrior 5, mk11, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 11, movies, netflix, phil spencer, playstation 5, playstation network plus, pokémon, pokémon cards, red dead online, red dead redemtion 2, rockstar games, square enix, star wars, the mandalorian, the vision, tv shows, video games, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warner bros, xbox gamepass, xbox live, xbox series x, yuri gellar
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.
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Episode 128: Streaming killed the movie star
October 21st, 2020 | 51 mins 48 secs
007, amazon prime, bethesda softworks, cbs all access, crystal dynamics, dc comics, dceu, dexter, disney, disney+, elder scrolls, glow, james bond, james bond 007, kotaku, level 5, mad max, mad max furiosa, marvel avengers, michael b jordan, monster hunter, movies, nextflix, ni no kuni, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ridley scott, rockstar games, showtime, smart fridge, square enix, star trek discovery, star wars, static shock, the boys, the hunger games, the mandalorian, tv shows, video game movie, video games, walt disney company, xbox, xbox 360, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series x, xbox xcloud, yo-kai-watch
We finally know what the PS5 UI will look like, and to be honest you'll have to listen to see what I think. What does Phil Spencer mean in regards to his stance on Elder Scrolls VI. Disney is doubling down on streaming and is reorganizing their whole operation. Meanwhile the Mad Max franchise grows, and James Bond future is in flux.