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Displaying 10 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "pubg".
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Episode 412: Regularly Scheduled Programming
April 8th, 2026 | 45 mins 48 secs
007 first light, andy serkis, animorphs, avatar, avatar fire & ash, capcom, darth maul, disney+, dungeon crawler carl, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, glenn powell, jack black, james cameron, judd apatow, lego, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, mark hamill, marvel studios, mcdonalds, mcu, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacock, playerunknown, pokémon champions, pokémon go, pubg, red dead redemtion 2, resident evil, she-hulk, shigeru miyamoto, star wars, star wars maul, star wars maul: shadow lord, state of decay 3, steam, stephen soderberg, super mario maker 2, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda movie, the pokémon company, the super mario bros movie, the super mario galaxy movie, the toys that made us, tv, uncharted, video games, xbox
We are back to our regularly scheduled programming, and that's all things nerd, geek and not sports. This week, we have Forza Horizon 6 news, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominates the box office, and Animorphs is pulling a Doug and coming to Disney. Plus Xbox news, PUBG wants to take Fornite's crown, and Avatar is losing steam.
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Episode 411: Nick's Sports News
April 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon prime video, april fools, avatar the last airbender, back to the future, c-3p0, call of duty, d23, dave chappelle, dcu, disney, ditto, eidos montreal, epic games, fallout, fanta, fortnite, gaming, geek, glen powell, god of war, half baked, harry potter, hbo max, he-man, invincible, james tolkan, john hannah, lobo, masters of the universe, miyamoto, moana, movies, nerd, netflix, pikmin, playstation, pokopia, pokémon, project hail mary, pubg, scream, sony, spider-noir, star fox, star wars, super mario, super mario galaxy movie, supergirl, team italy, the masters, the mummy, the world cup, tiger woods, tomb raider, top gun, tv, video games, walt disney pictures, xbox
Major Announcement we are shifting our coverage. This is a permanent change. No there isn't news about PlayStation raising prices. Or That Dave Chappelle is coming to CoD. Nintendo losing a lawsuit, not here. Netflix raising prices, I guess that might warrant sports coverage. Also not sure who Supergirl or He-man are.
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Episode 379: Not for Clankers
August 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
alien earth, avatar, avengers doomsday, ballerina, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, black bag, blizzard, borderlands, borderlands 4, channing tatum, civ 7, civilization 7, contraband, daredevil, daredevil: born again, dc studios, dcu, demon slayer, dice, dreamworks, ea, eminem, flight simulator, fortnite, forza horizon, forza motorsport, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halo, halo 3: odst, helldivers, helldivers 2, hulu, idw, inzoi, jack sparrow, james cameron, james gunn, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, john wick, johnny depp, jurassic park, jurassic world, kojima, legend of zelda, lionsgate, lord of the rings, mario, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo indie world showcase, nintendo switch 2, odst, one piece, paramount pictures, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, pubg, randy pitchford, rod fergusson, rog, rog ally, ryan reynolds, shrek 5, simon pegg, sony, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, star trek, star wars, steven soderbergh, straus zelnick, street sharks, superman, take two interactive, tencent, the batman, the batman 2, the office, the paper, top gun, transformers, turn 10 studios, tv, twisted metal, video games, warnerbros, weapons, xbox, xbox rog ally, xenomorph, zaslav
Xbox just keeps taking hits, and there is no way to spin it. Sony takes one on the chin too, as their Live Service goals aren't playing out the way they hoped. Plus Blizzard loses Rod, Strauss is the ultimate hype man, and Battlefield is back? Plus Paramount sets its sights on its new future, DC Studios has a plan, Captain Jack Sparrow might be back. Plus Reviews of Black Bag, Twisted Metal Season 2 and the first two episodes of Alien Earth.
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Episode 327: Darkness falls on the (Para)mount...
August 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
2k games, a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, andor, asus rog, bandai namco, batman caped crusader, black ops 6, borderlands, borderlands movie, bungie, call of duty, call of duty zombies, cartoon network, cbs studios, control, creature from the black lagoon, d23, daredevil, dbz, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, disney, disney+, doom, doom 2, doom eternal, dragon ball z, fallout london, frozen, game of thrones, gamepass, gaming, gaming strike, gearbox, geek, gog, grogu, hbo, hi-fi rush, james wan, jon snow, kingmakers, kit harrington, krafton, kraven the hunter, like a dragon, lilo & stich, looney tunes, m night, marvel, mcu, moana, moba, movies, nerd, netflix, one piece, paramount global, paramount plus, paramount television studios, paramount+, pixar, pokémon, pubg, quakecon, remedy entertainment, saturday night live, snow white, spider-man, star wars, steam os, strauss zelnick, take-two interactive, tango gameworks, the eternals, the incredibles, the lion king, the mandalorian, the witcher 4, tony stark, toy story, treyarch, tron, tv, umbrella academy, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, walt disney studios animation, westeros, wolverine, x-men, x-men '97, yakuza, zootopia
We are back, and this time...on time. Tango Gameworks has been saved, and so has Hi-Fi Rush! as the PUBG owners swoop in to save it, Borderlands fails to find loot at the box office, and Strauss Zelnick has a lot to say about the game industry. Meanwhile, Kit Harrington opens up about GoT and Marvel. Disney brings the smoke at D23, and Paramount is diving off its peak. That and More, come take a listen.
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Episode 311: Whiskey D***k of the Claws
April 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
amazon prime video, asus rog, batman v superman, ben stiller, bethesda softworks, blair witch, blizzard entertainment, borderlands, bvs, cities skylines, dceu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, disneyland, elite dangerous, embracer group, fallout 3, fallout 4, fallout 76, fortnite, game of thrones, gaming, gary's mod, geek, gta 5, hasbro, hbo, helldivers 2, jack black, kingdom come: deliverance, leonardo dicaprio, little big planet 3, mcu, meta quest, minecraft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, optimus prime, paramount, playstation, playstation 5, pubg, quest 2, rare, razer, ryan gosling, sam raimi, scary movie, scream 7, sea of thieves, silent hill 2, snyderverse, sony pictures, space mountain, spider-man 2, steam, target, the last airbender, the office, the shining, the witcher, transformers, transformers one, tv, valve, video games, walt disney pictures, wolverine, world of warcraft, wow, x-men, x-men '97, xbox, xbox series x, zack snyder
HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoolander 2 was a wake up call for Ben Stiller. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer
March 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
activision, adult swim games, akira toriyama, al pacino, amazon prime video, american fiction, barbie, barbie 2, bethesda softworks, bethesda studios, blizzard, chrono trigger, cowboy bebop, crunchyroll, cwa, daisy ridley, daredevil, dbz, dcu, denis villeneuve, deviation games, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, dragon quest, dreamworks animation, dune part 2, fallout, funimation, fx, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, greta gerwig, halo, hulu, inside out, insomniac games, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, john cena, john mulaney, jon bernthal, lego, lucasfilm, mar10 day, mario bros, mario kart, master chief, matt reeves, max, mcu, michael keaton, miyazaki, morbius, movies, multiversus, national treasure, nerd, neve campbell, nicolas cage, nintendo, oppenheimer, overwatch 2, paramount+, patty jenkins, payday 3, peacemaker, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, poor things, pubg, qa testers, salems lot, scream, scream 7, shawn layden, shogun, shrek, shrek 2, sie, sig asmussen, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man 2, spider-man the great web, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, starbreeze, stephen king, summer games fest, super mario, superman, system shock, the academy awards, the batman, the batman ii, the boy and the heron, the holdovers, the oscars, toonami, toyota, turtle beach, tv, venom, venom 3, video games, wb games, x-men '97, xbox, zone of interest
And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!
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Episode 223: She-Hulk Commeth
August 17th, 2022 | 39 mins 44 secs
academy awards, activision, amazon prime video, batfleck, batgirl, batman, ben affleck, black adam, blizzard, bungie, call of duty, d23, david zaslav, dc universe, death stranding, destiny 2, disney, disney+, duffer bros, ezra miller, ghosts of tsushima, google, google stadia, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts, hogwarts legacy, infinity ward, john wick, lego star wars: the skywalker saga, leslie grace, lord of the rings, lotr, love death + robots, lucasfilm games, marvel games, michael keaton, modern warfare ii, movies, neil gaiman, netflix, nintendo, overwatch 2, peacock, playstation, pubg, rogue one, saw, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars visions, steve martin, stranger things, the adams family, the batman, the cw, the flash, the joker, the rings of power, the sandman, the simpsons, tv shows, vertigo comics, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, wednesday adams, westworld, weta workshop, wizarding world, wizardry, xbox game pass, young justice
HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!
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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 173: That's what you call a summer?
September 2nd, 2021 | 30 mins 4 secs
activision, blizzard, call of duty, cd projekt red, cinemacon, cod warzone, cowboy bebop, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, ea games, fortnite, forza horizon, gamescom, ghostbusters, horizon forbidden west, jungle cruise 2, manifest, marvels what if...?, mccree, mcu, netflix, niantic, overwatch, paramount+, pubg, seinfeld, shazam 2, skate 4, star trek lower decks, the batman, the suicide squad, timthetatman, tom cruise, top gun maverick, twitch, video games, warzone, youtube gaming, yu-gi-oh
In a short recap of the week, Nick covers Gamescom, two major gaming personalities, Netflix is uping its ante, and DC fandom has us hyped.
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Episode 121: What a most excellent Podcast! Party on dudes!
September 2nd, 2020 | 56 mins 8 secs
age of empires, altered carbon, bill and ted face the music, bioware, black panther, call of duty, call of duty black ops cold war, chadwick boesman, crash bandicoot, cyberpunk 2077, destiny 2, disney animation, disney studios, disney+, doom eternal, dragon age 4, first we feast, games with gold, gamescom, halo infinite, hot ones, joseph gordon levitt, marvels avengers, mcu, movies, netflix, nintendo switch, powerpuff girls, ps5, psplus, pubg, rachet and clank, sam and max, snake eyes, star trek discovery, star wars, street fighter v, the cw, the haunted mansion, the kings man, the new mutants, the nutty professor, tiger king, tv shows, video games, x-files, xbox series x
This is a week of loss and joy. We lost a great man in Chadwick Boseman, but we had Bill and Ted back again to bring some fun into the darkness. We also have gamescom and CoD news. Come take a listen.