Nick's Nerd News
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Displaying items 1-10 of 12 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "playground games".
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Episode 436: Hey, Bub!
September 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 26 mins
Bethesda, Blizzard Entertainment, EA Games, GTA, GTA V, Halo, Jon Snow, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Resident Evil, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, activision, agents of shield, alan ritchson, bbc, blade, brad bird, brad pitt, bungie, capcom, chloe bennet, daredevil born again, darkwing duck, destiny 2, disney+, doctor who, double fine, dragon ball z, dragonball, elijah wood, escape from new york, fable, far cry, frodo, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george lucas, grand theft auto, gremlins, gta 6, gta vi, halo studios, hbo, helldivers, insomniac games, john leguizamo, kit harrington, lego, lollipop chainsaw, lord of the rings, mahershala ali, marathon, marvel fighting tokon souls, marvel's wolverine, miami vice, movies, nerd, ninja theory, nvidia, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playground games, pokemon, ps5, rare ltd, ray gunn, rocket raccoon, rockstar games, sean gunn, starcraft, street fighter, the hunt for gollum, tim schaefer, turn10, ubisoft, undead labs, video games, vin diesel, warner bros, world war z, xbox game studios, zach cregger, zack snyder, zero company
The XBOX Reset continues, and what it means for Halo's future. Destiny is saved from its dark fate, as Marathon may not run its course. An Wolverine is not what the internet wants you to think. The Paramount/WB merger jumps another hurdle, while Resident Evil breaks out. Plus Daredevil Born Again gets unconverted.
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Episode 434: To Boldly Go...back to Hyrule
September 9th, 2026 | 5 mins 31 secs
70mm, Bethesda, Comedy Central, Dungeons & Dragons, Fallout, GTA, Konami, Lucasfilm, Metroid, Netflix, Nintendo Direct, Playstation, Sony, South Park, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Warhammer 40k, Xbox, bruce campbell, bungie, donny darko, dragon ball z, dualsense controller, ea sports, forza horizon 6, game of thrones, gaming, geek, godzilla minus zero, gta vi, harry potter, hbo max, hideo kojima, inde navarette, kamiya, kirby, kojima productions, left 4 dead, mayday, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nhl 27, nicolas cage, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, paramount plus, pinball, playground games, playstation 5, prime video, ps5, riot games, rockstar games, space marine 3, spider-noir, star trek 60, star wars starfighter, switch 2, the last of us, the legend of zelda ocarina of time, the mad king, the matrix, the odyssey, the wachowskis, toei, toho, valve, video games, waffle house, warhammer, warhammer 40k: space marine 3, xbox cloud gaming, xbox game pass
Star Trek has been boldly going for 60 years, but Paramount seems to make us want to forget that. Link has been rescuing Zelda for 40 years, and this year he will be doing it all over again, as we discuss the Nintendo Direct. Don't signal for rescue, because Mayday was a lot better than expected, and Star Wars is heading to a 70mm not near you. And we finally know what Godzilla Minus Zero is really about.
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Episode 433: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall!
September 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
EA Games, God of War, MCU, Microsoft, Playstation, Resident Evil, Ridley Scott, Sony, Square Enix, TV, Tom Cruise, Xbox, alien, alien romulus, alien: covenant, amc theaters, anne hathaway, arcraiders, ardaman, capcom, cd projekt red, christopher judge, days of thunder, disney+, ea motive, eyeore, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, gaming, gargoyles, geek, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo, hbo max, hooters, iron man, jeremy renner, jimmy carr, kratos, lego, movies, nerd, optimus prime, peter cullen, phil tippet, physical media, playground games, playstation 5, playstation 6, pokemon, pokemon go, pokemon tcg, project helix, psone, rockstar games, sony interactive entertainment, steam, street fighter, the bbc, the witcher 4, timthetatman, toonami, top gear, transformers, video games, warner bros, zach cregger
Autobots, Roll Out! Why'd it have to be Optimus too! Full Coverage of all the GTA VI news, and breakdown of all the post deep dive announcements. PlayStation tries to argue against consumers, AMC Theaters want to bring you more movies, and Cole Trickle is coming back to the track in 2028. Plus a Hollywood Legend closes up shop.
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Episode 420: To be Phranque...
June 3rd, 2026 | 57 mins 56 secs
007 first light, God of War, Lex Luthor, MCU, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Taylor Swift, Tom holland, Xbox, a minecraft movie, a24, activision, amazon prime video, backrooms, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare, call of duty warzone, dcu, escape from new york, fable, gaming, geek, god of war laufey, insomniac games, io interactive, man of tomorrow, marcia lucas, marvel's wolverine, minecraft, modern warfare 4, movies, nerd, nvida, obesession, onimusha, playground games, rambo, rtx spark, sony playstation, sony santa monica, spider-noir, stargate, state of play, steam, steam deck, superman, tekken, toy story, toy story 5, valve corp, video games, warzone, xbox game studios, zack snyder
God of War Returns, and Wolverine is set for September. But so is every other game apparently. So while we all wait for GTA VI, we can now also wait even longer for Fable. Steam may have been hiding in plain sight as a villain all along, we now look to Lord Gaben for guidance. Spider-Noir is more Groucho than Cagney, but it might work in its favor. And Call of Duty is bringing us to East Asia.
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Episode 419: Hutt Stuff
May 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
Adult Swim, Blizzard Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Christopher Nolan, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, Rocket League, Sony, Star Wars, TV, The Witcher 3, Warhammer 40k, Xbox, adventure time, alan wake, amazonmgm, arnold schwarzenegger, bowie knife99, bungie, cd projekt red, dave filoni, destiny, destiny 2, disney+, epic games, fallout 4, forza horizon 6, gaming, geek, harada, henry cavill, jack ryan, jack ryan: ghost war, king conan, ladies first, mando, marathon, marvel studios, marvel television, movies, nerd, overwatch, overwatch 2, playground games, playstation plus, pokemon, pokemon cards, pokemon tcg, prime video, ps+, psyonix, remedy, rick & morty, rockstar games, sacha baron cohen, sony interactive entertainment, stan lee, star citizen, steam deck, take-two interactive, tekken, the boys, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, the odyssey, the witcher 3 blood & wine, tom clancy, unreal 5, unreal 6, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, unreal engine 6, valve corp, video games, voltron, waffle house, warhammer, warhammer skulls, x-men '97, zorro
Let's do Hutt Stuff while Mando is away. We've got a review of The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Nick updates his Star Wars Ranking. Plus The Steam Deck is the latest gaming device to get a price hike, but hey at least a new Witcher 3 DLC is coming out! Excelsior! Stan Lee is coming back, but i'm not so sure everyone will be happy about that, and Bungie is taking the light out of Destiny 2.
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Episode 418: エンジンを始動してください
May 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
AI, Adult Swim, Assassin's Creed, Comedy Central, Dungeons & Dragons, EA, Green Lantern, Halo, Lucasfilm, Playstation, Plex, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Godfather, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, amazon, amazon games, amc+, anapurna games, app store, avatar, bioware, borat, broken sword, d&d, damon lindelof, dcu, doom, dr who, embracer group, epic games, ezio auditore, far cry, fornite, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, ghost recon, hasbro, hbo, james cameron, james franco, japan, lanterns, lord of the rings, los angeles chargers, mixtape, movies, national recording registry, nerd, nintendo, peter jackson, playground games, playstation 5, ps+, quantic dream, rambo, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, san diego chargers, seth rogan, sly stalone, sonic 4, sony interactive entertainment, star wars the old republic, stranger things, supergirl, superman, tariffs, the batman part 2, the expendables, tom kane, ubisoft, video games, xbox elite controller
Its time to start your engines, because a new Forza Horizon is out and ready to be driven, and all in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. Plus XBOX may have to go back to exclusives, while PlayStation is ditching PC. HBO gave us our first real look at Lanterns ahead of its August release, and PlayStation is also hoping on the price increase train, as PS+ gets a hike.
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Episode 417: You know how to Jet?
May 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
Christopher Nolan, Discord, Fallout, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Planet of the Apes, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV, X-Files, Xbox, aaron paul, adam sandler, ahsoka, amazon prime video, annapurna interactive, avatar, avatar: fire & ash, bane, box office, bungie, capcom, cody rhodes, conan obrien, dcu, dead rising, deathstroke, discord nitro, disney+, double fine, eBay, fast & furious, fate of the republic, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, gamestop, gaming, geek, grown ups, gta vi, harada, harry potter, hbo max, ian mckellan, james cameron, lego, lord of the rings, marathon, mixtape, mortal kombat 2, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, peacock, peter jackson, playground games, pokemon, pokemon fire red, pokemon leaf green, punisher: one last kill, rockstar games, rooster, sega, sony interactive entertainment, steam controller, steam machine, stellar blade, stephen colbert, steve buschemi, the batman part ii, the devil wears prada, the hunt for gollum, the odyssey, the oscars, the punisher, valve, video games, vin diesl, visionquest, xbox achievements, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass
Fatality! Mortal Kombat II is out, and its hilarious, in a good way! Plus Mixtape shines in a way I never expected. Meanwhile, Nintendo jumps on the price increase bandwagon, Ahsoka is stuck in another galaxy for another year, and peacock is about to get a speed boost.
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Episode 402: Its a trailer park Z
January 29th, 2026 | 59 mins 37 secs
AI, Academy Awards, Daredevil, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy, Highlander, Lucasfilm, MCU, Metroid Prime, Playstation, RuneScape, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, Yoshi, batman, beast of reincarnation, beerus, darth maul, dcu, disney+, double fine, dragon ball, dragon ball super, elden ring: nightrein, fable, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, from software, game freak, gaming, geek, he-man, henry cavill, invincible, james gunn, kiln, lobo, mario kart, master chief, masters of the universe, maul: shadow lord, movies, nerd, nintendo, one battle after another, playground games, pokémon, prince of persia, ron pearlman, sam raimi, sinners, skeletor, steam, steve downes, super mario galaxy movie, supergirl, ted lasso, the oscars, the simpsons, ubisoft, universal studios japan, video games, xbox developer direct
We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week.
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Episode 400: Staying Four-Humble
January 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
Anthem, Black Mirror, EA, God of War, Hellblade, Jennifer Lawrence, MCU, Netflix, Star Wars, TV, Tangled, Tom Cruise, Xbox, appletv, avatar, avatar fire & ash, avengers, avengers doomsday, bam margera, bear mccreary, bioware, eb games, fable, forza horizon, game freak, games workshop, gamestop, gaming, geek, godzilla, hamnet, jackass, jackass 5, jackass forever, jlaw, johnny knoxville, kathryn hahn, king kong, larry hryb, lego, lego pokémon, lord of the rings, lord of the rings extended edition, lotr, major nelson, marvel studios, massive entertainment, microsoft xbox, monarch legacy of monsters, monsterverse, movies, nerd, ninja theory, one battle after another, palworld, peter jackson, playground games, pokémon, rockstar games, russo bros, shawn levy, sinners, star wars starfighter, the division 3, the golden globes, the hunger games, the studio, ubisoft, unity, video games, warhammer, xbox series x|s, zoe saldana
Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!
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Episode 386: Let's just not nitpick over the passwords
October 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 40 mins
AI, Assassin's Creed, EA, EA Games, Fallout, God of War, MCU, Microsoft, PS4, Playstation, Skyrim, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV, Tom holland, Xbox, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, batman, battlefield, bowser, call of duty, clayface, collin farrell, dan house, dcu, dice, disney+, doug bowser, dwight schrute, elder scrolls, fallout 76, far cry, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake, fornite, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, furby, gaming, geek, grand theft auto, hbo max, helldivers, helldivers 2, james gunn, jaws, kratos, leonardo dicaprio, magic the gathering, marvel studios, marvel zombies, mel brooks, movies, nathan drake, nerd, nintendo, nintendo of america, one battle after another, paul thomas anderson, peacemaker, pedro pascal, pete davidson, pif, playground games, ps5, ranbow six, rockstar games, rog ally, russo bros, saudi arabia, secret lair, sie, skyrim grandma, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spaceballs, star wars visions, studio trigger, superman, tencent, the batman 2, the ghoul, the last of us, the office, the simpsons, the simpsons movie, tokyo game show, tom clancy, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, walton goggins, xbox gamepass, xbox rog ally
One Battle After Another, is what I should rename this podcast, because the movie was that good, and a full review is inside. Plus Xbox takes another self imposed L, Sony gives itself a gold medal, and EA goes private. The Simpsons are headed back to the big screen, and an AI "actress" has Hollywood in a fervor. Plus Forza Horizon is finally headed to the land of the Rising Sun, and Ubisoft gives Assassin's Creed a new home.