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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 366: Another Rebrand?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>366</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Another Rebrand?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A lot of big news out of the Studio Upfronts, the biggest being the return of HBO Max! Also we need to talk about the things Nintendo is doing, because i gotta say, NitenDONT! Plus Waffle House in Tekken is still not any closer, and we got to see our first look at Spider-Noir. Plus I break down my day at Universal Studios Hollywood!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 258: Eeeeyahhhh!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:39</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode! 
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  <title>Episode 253: The Ides of March</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes on this Ides of March we have a new episode. We've got Oscars Coverage, and Mando reviews. More news from the Microsoft Activision merger plus DC and Marvel news you wont want to miss. Just make sure to let Caesar know before he sees Brutus. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:05</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 251: State of Presents Earnings Call</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>251</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>State of Presents Earnings Call</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB's earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:54</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>238</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nintendo gonna Nintendo</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved! 
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  <title>Episode 237: Immersion Broken</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>237</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Immersion Broken</itunes:title>
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  <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>
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  <description>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.  
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  <title>Episode 220: Comic Kang: The Shazam Dynasty</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>220</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Comic Kang: The Shazam Dynasty</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Comic-Con has come and gone, how did yall feel about it, because Marvel came to play, while DC is still just trying to figure itself out? Star Trek laid on the nostalgia, and Keanu pulled no punches. Meanwhile, that KoToR Remake isn't coming out anytime soon. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:42</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Comic-Con has come and gone, how did yall feel about it, because Marvel came to play, while DC is still just trying to figure itself out? Star Trek laid on the nostalgia, and Keanu pulled no punches. Meanwhile, that KoToR Remake isn&#39;t coming out anytime soon. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 204: The whole thing sounds pretty stupid to me!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 01:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/856556c0-7d86-46d1-ae0f-acc6bf1a6e7b.mp3" length="59431074" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>204</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The whole thing sounds pretty stupid to me!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan.  
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  <itunes:keywords>Video Games, movies, TV shows, LEGO Star Wars, TT Games, WB Games, LEGO, Star Wars, Lucasfilm Games, E3, Xbox Series X, PS5, Capcom, Microsoft, ActivisionBlizzard, Activision, 343i, Halo Infinite, Wargamming, World of Tanks, Monkey Island, Wordle, Ghost Recon, Ubisoft, Tom Clancy, Tomb Raider, Unreal Engine 5, Remedy Entertainment, Rockstar Games, Max Payne, Star Wars Obi-Wan, Disney+, The Walking Dead, AMC, Gillian Anderson, X-Files, Estelle Harris, Seinfeld, Netflix, Squid Game, David Attenborough, Hans Zimmer, Prehistoric Planet, Apple TV+, Batman, The Witcher, Jason Momoa, Star Trek, Paramount Plus, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Strange new Worlds, Picard, Sherlock Holmes, HBO max, Young Justice, Halo, Moon Knight, MCU, Michael Bay, Transformers, Will Smith, Jim Carrey, The Crow, Bad Boys 4, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Ezra Miller, DCEU, WarnerBros, Jurassic World Dominion, Morbius</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>You expect a break? No breaks. We got LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, E3 is dead, and Max Payne is coming back. Obi-Wan is delayed, by two days, David Attenborough is headed to AppleTV+, and Young Justice is back! Michael Bay admits he went to far with Transformers, Ezra Miller is causing a stir, and Jurassic World Dominion is shaping up to be a real titan. </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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  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, LEGO Star Wars, TT Games, WB Games, LEGO, Star Wars, Rey Mysterio, WWE, WWE 2k22, Sony, PlayStation, Call of Duty, CoD, ActivisionBlizzard, Blizzard, Activision, Phil Spencer, Xbox, Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft, Raven Software, Union, QA Testers, Elden Ring, From Software, Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Soulslike, Respawn Entertainment, Star Wars, Lucasfilm Games, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, FPS, XCOM, Firaxis, Pokémon, Nintendo, Pokémon Legends Arceus, Nintendo Switch, esports, ESL, FACEIT, The Rock, Halo, Halo Infinite, 343i, PS Plus, PSN, Steam Deck, Minecraft, Crytek, Crysis 4, Netflix, Squid Game, Knives Out, HBO Max, Peacemaker, DCEU, Disney+, The Book of Boba Fett, Boba Fett, Star Wars, Paramount+, Star Trek, Picard, Star Trek Picard, Amazon Prime Video, Critical Role, Apple TV+, Godzilla, Monsterverse, Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible, Chicken Run, The Batman, DC, Black Panther, MCU, Peter Dinklage, Marc Maron, Spider-Man, Sony Pictures, Sam Raimi, Mortal Kombat </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 174: The Forbidden Horizon Forza Rings </title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/b2fa6d41-dd91-4575-a131-835492b1bfe0.mp3" length="50464092" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>174</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Forbidden Horizon Forza Rings </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:28</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/b2fa6d41-dd91-4575-a131-835492b1bfe0/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10! 
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  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, PS5, PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation, Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, Nintendo Switch Online, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Destiny 2, Cross Play, Overwatch, Overwatch League, Overwatch 2, Alan Wake, Shawn Layden, Unreal Engine, Bioware, Mass Effect 5, Mass Effect 4, Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon 5, Xbox, Xbox Series X, Microsoft, Pokémon, Adult Swim, Rick and Morty, Amazon Wheel of Time, Star Trek Day, Picard, Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, MCU, Disney+, Marvels What If..., Aquaman, Russo Bros, Dune, Denis Villeneuve, Venom, The Matrix Resurrections, Shang-Chi </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>There is news on the Horizon! Major news regarding Horizon Forbidden West and Forza Horizon 5. Alan Wake is back! Adult Swim finally gives us live action Rick and Morty. Star Trek Day! Marvel gives us its best What If..., and Shang-Chi is a perfect 10!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 162: The Return of the Chief</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/dd13e376-1f0a-4793-a8a2-24713e82fd5b.mp3" length="41345057" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Return of the Chief</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:45</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/dd13e376-1f0a-4793-a8a2-24713e82fd5b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus 
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  <itunes:keywords>video games, movies, tv shows, E3, E32021, Ubisoft, FarCry 6, Rainbow 6, Rocksmith+, Mario + Rabbids, Avatar, Riders Republic, Summer of Gamming, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Kojima Productions, Frontier, Elden Ring, From Software, XBOX, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox games showcase, xbox series x, Halo Infinite, 343i, Turn10, Playground Games, Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon 5, Bethesda, Starfield, Fallout, Flight Simulator, Square Enix, Marvels the Avengers, Final Fantasy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ninteno, Metroid, Metroid Dread, Samus, The legend of Zelda, Breath of the wild, LInk, Zelda, Rockstar Games, GTA, GTA online, Razer, Disney+, MCU, Loki, Star Wars, Kenobi, Andor, The Bad Bath, Book of Boba Fett, The Mandaloria, Star Trek, Paramount+, Picard, Star Trek Prodigy, Geeked Week, Netflix, Anime, Assassins Creed, Splinter Cell, Warner Bros, Lord of the Rings, Rohan, Helms Deep, DCEU, Batman, Aquaman, The Flash, LEGO Batman, MCU, Spider-man, No Way Home</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 152: Giant Monkey x Giant Lizard X Giant Robot</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/152</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/7a6a3c7d-d535-47ae-8f37-bba555aa17d6.mp3" length="38673438" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>152</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Giant Monkey x Giant Lizard X Giant Robot</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q.  Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:29</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/7/7a6a3c7d-d535-47ae-8f37-bba555aa17d6/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q.  Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q.  Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q.  Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 97: Beware the Ides of March</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/97</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/ea06f587-ee45-43ff-b356-2433e6fee327.mp3" length="50729669" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>97</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Beware the Ides of March</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Well that escalated quickly. Closures and cancellations everywhere. I honestly just lost about a 2/3rds of content to talk about. Well lets break down the recent delays and everything else in between. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:58</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/e/ea06f587-ee45-43ff-b356-2433e6fee327/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>Well that escalated quickly. Closures and cancellations everywhere. I honestly just lost about a 2/3rds of content to talk about. Well lets break down the recent delays and everything else in between.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Well that escalated quickly. Closures and cancellations everywhere. I honestly just lost about a 2/3rds of content to talk about. Well lets break down the recent delays and everything else in between. </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Well that escalated quickly. Closures and cancellations everywhere. I honestly just lost about a 2/3rds of content to talk about. Well lets break down the recent delays and everything else in between. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 96: Corona Who?</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/96</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>96</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Corona Who?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Covid-19 is now really starting to affect all assets of our lives. Its not just sports or school. But other then that we still have some fun stuff to talk about! Riot shows off their new shooter. PlayStation Europe leaks a new star wars game. Disney Plus updates on 2020 shows, Taika is making a Charlie and the Chocolate factory show, The last of us moves to HBO, Uncharted finally has a director. The future of Star Trek in film is in doubt, Bond gets delayed, and then three Loot Crates get un-boxed. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:59</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Well Covid-19 is now really starting to affect all assets of our lives. Its not just sports or school. But other then that we still have some fun stuff to talk about! Riot shows off their new shooter. PlayStation Europe leaks a new star wars game. Disney Plus updates on 2020 shows, Taika is making a Charlie and the Chocolate factory show, The last of us moves to HBO, Uncharted finally has a director. The future of Star Trek in film is in doubt, Bond gets delayed, and then three Loot Crates get un-boxed.  
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  <title>Episode 94: Leap Hear? Leap Hear, what?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Leap Hear? Leap Hear, what?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Its the end of February folks! Surprise surprise, EA cancelled another star wars game 😑. We also have more corona-virus cancellations. CBS wants to beef up their streaming. Whats new on Netflix. A new star wars movie? Ben Affleck gets candid? And a big shakeup at DC comics. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Its the end of February folks! Surprise surprise, EA cancelled another star wars game 😑. We also have more corona-virus cancellations. CBS wants to beef up their streaming. Whats new on Netflix. A new star wars movie? Ben Affleck gets candid? And a big shakeup at DC comics.  
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  <title>Episode 88: CES! I choose you!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>88</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>CES! I choose you!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>CES roundup. Major Pokemon news from Nintendo. Shakeup at the MCU. What is Warner Bros. thinking? and a review of 1917</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 85: The Rise of NNN</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/12ea1e49-1449-4ea2-896a-fc232ceafbe1.mp3" length="61178771" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>85</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Rise of NNN</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:35</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/1/12ea1e49-1449-4ea2-896a-fc232ceafbe1/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>This week all that really matters is that Nick talks about The Rise of Skywalker. Otherwise i guess there is also Star Trek, Dino Crisis, Rick and Morty, Bill and Ted 3, and the best news, JACKASS is coming back baby! 
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  <title>Episode 74: Send in the Clowns</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/add38edd-13dd-46ec-9c76-d6ba864e074b.mp3" length="84151183" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>74</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Send in the Clowns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We got a Video game heavy episode, but that's OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:48</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/a/add38edd-13dd-46ec-9c76-d6ba864e074b/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>We got a Video game heavy episode, but that's OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+ 
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    <![CDATA[<p>We got a Video game heavy episode, but that&#39;s OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We got a Video game heavy episode, but that&#39;s OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+</p>]]>
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