web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:19:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/randy%20pitchford Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco 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. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/379 6bcf8a34-82b7-4deb-a8d2-3549c0aa8392 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 379 Not for Clankers full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:08:17 yes 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. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Xbox, ROG, ROG Ally, Xbox ROG Ally, Eminem, Fortnite, Nintendo, Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Nintendo Switch 2, Jurassic World, Jurassic Park, Flight Simulator, Sony, Sony Entertainment America, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios, BATTLEFIELD 6, DICE, EA, PS5, PlayStation 5, Contraband, Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon, Turn 10 Studios, Take Two Interactive, Bioshock 4, Bioshock, Civ 7, Civilization 7, Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Interactive, Borderlands 4, Borderlands, Straus Zelnick, Tencent, Kojima, Mario, Weapons, Helldivers, Helldivers 2, Halo, Halo 3: ODST, ODST, Blizzard, Rod Fergusson, Inzoi, PUBG, Legend of Zelda, The Paper, The Office, Zaslav, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, WarnerBros, The Batman, The Batman 2, DC Studios, DCU, Superman, James Gunn, John Wick, Ballerina, Lionsgate, Street Sharks, IDW, James Cameron, Avatar, One Piece, Netflix, Channing Tatum, Demon Slayer, Shrek 5, Dreamworks, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp, Jack Sparrow, John Boyega, Star Wars, Ryan Reynolds, Avengers Doomsday, Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again, MCU, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Paramount Pictures, Top Gun, Transformers, Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh, Twisted Metal, Peacock, Alien Earth, FX, Hulu, FX on Hulu, Xenomorph 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/368 8fa4f61a-f0a3-4a0b-8982-60bd4ef29a1e Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 368 The Host Returns full Nick DeFalco Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode! 1:18:04 yes Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode! video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Pokémon, Chicago, Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 4, Doug Bowser, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch 2, Netflix, Gears of War, Take Two Interactive, GTA VI, GTA 6, Grand Theft Auto, LEGO, Bioncle, Kojima, Death Stranding, Bungie, Marathon, Destiny 2, Gamescom, AI, Darth Vader, Fortnite, AI Vader, Star Wars, Randy Pitchford, Boderlands 4, Gearbox Interactive, Naughty Dog, Geralt, The Witcher, Clash of Clans, Atomfall, Avowed, Obsidian, Pokémon Go Fest, Pokémon Go, ID Software, Doom, Doom The Dark Ages, Elder Scrolls, The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Activision, Xbox Game Pass, Shigeru Miyamoto, Donkey Kong, PlayStation, Street Fighter, Star Wars Battlefront II, DICE, EA, Elden Ring, Alex Garland, A24, Mortal Kombat 1, Pokémon Legends Z-A, EA Games, Black Panther, Marvel, Rambo, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, The Hunger Games, Paramount, The Last Airbender, James Gunn, DCU, Jurassic World Rebirth, Sesame Street, Conan Obrien, Toy Story 5, Pixar, The Last of Us, HBO, HBO Max, Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein, Zootopia 2, George Wendt, Cheers, Norm!, Lilo & Stich, George RR Martin, Zach Braff, Scrubs!, Avengers Doomsday, Avengers Secret Wars, MCU, Marvel Studios, Spider-Man, Wheel of Time, Deadpool, Batman, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Harry Potter, HBO Max, Wizarding World, Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!

]]> Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/343 77a768d5-2421-484c-841a-53db3cc92aed Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 343 You may now retrieve the Index. full Nick DeFalco It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus. 1:07:20 yes It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus. Greetings. I am the Monitor of Installation 04. I am 343 Guilty Spark. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Hitman, IO Interactive, Troy Baker, Naughty Dog, Casey Hudson, Bioware, Xbox, Xbox Avatars, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Machine Games, Bethesda, 2k games, The Witcher, CD Projekt Red, Sony, PlayStation, SIE, Palworld, Gearbox Interactive, Randy Pitchford, Reddit, Borderlands, Tencent, Horizon Zero Dawn, Halo, 343 Guilty Spark, Watch Dogs, Ubisoft, Audible, Nintendo, LEGO, James Bond, The Game Awards, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Elden Ring, From Software, Ubisoft, XDefiant, Pixar, Disney, D23, Courtney B Vance, Percy Jackson, Lance Reddick, Mr. Beast, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Christopher Nolan, Star Wars, Dune, Dennis Villeneuve, The Rock, Moana, Moana 2, Gladiator 2. Wicked, Crunchyroll, One Piece, James Gunn, Zack Snyder, Warner Bros, Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Alien Romulus, Alien, Aliens, Hulu, Ridley Scott, Ripley, Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Jude Law, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Disney+, Amblin, The Goonies, ET, Pirates of the Caribbean It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus. Greetings. I am the Monitor of Installation 04. I am 343 Guilty Spark.

]]> It looks like Moana 2 went farther than anyone expected, as the Thanksgiving weekend box office was dominated by her and Maui. Plus Ubisoft kills a game, Warner Bros may have found their new Snape, and don't expect an Elden Ring sequel anytime soon. Plus a review of Skeleton Crew and Alien Romulus. Greetings. I am the Monitor of Installation 04. I am 343 Guilty Spark.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/329 01ec0977-e566-4bbc-b733-619c8159462d Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:45:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 329 There are no Strings on ME! full Nick DeFalco Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek. 1:05:10 yes Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Randy Pitchford, Gearbox, Borderlands 4, Epic Games, Steam, Valve, Concord, PlayStation, PS5, PlayStation 5, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios, live service games, Infinity Nikki, NHL '25, EA Sports, Gamescom, Amazon Game Studios, MMO, Black Myth Wukong, SEGA, Yakuza Kiwami, Like A Dragon, Awoved, Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox, Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft, Dragon Age, Bioware, Atari, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 7800+, Nintendo, Nintendo Direct, Nintendo Switch, Tetris, Foamstars, Square Enix, Final Fantasy, Harry Potter, Quidditch, Crysis, Crytek, Raven Software, Greedfall, Call of Duty, Activision, Call of Duty Black Ops, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, CoD, Call of Duty Warzone, Verdansk, Call of Duty Zombies, Treyarch, Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft, Star Wars, Lucasfilm Games, Todd Phillips, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings War of the Rohirrim, Peter Jackson, Middle Earth, Netflix, One Piece, James Spader, Ultron, MCU, Vision, Age of Ultron, White Vision, WandaVision, James Gunn, Spuerman, Martian Manhunter, Lee Jung Jae, Amandla Stenberg, Star Wars The Acolyte, Disney+, Lucasfilm, Ted Lasso, Quentin Tarantino, Star Trek, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 3, Shadow the Hedgehog, Keanu Reeves, Borderland Movie, Lionsgate, The Crow Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek.

]]> Two Pinocchio stories this week, one about a horror movie, the other, the return of Ultron. Its the week after Gamescom, so that means its time for Call of Duty news! Plus Nintendo decided to have a direct and not talk about the Switch's successor. Sony bombs out with their latest games as a service, and Lionsgate debuts their 2nd flop of the summer. Meanwhile Ted Lasso is gearing up for a new season on the pitch, and Tarantino takes a phaser to his chances of directing a Star Trek.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/307 9d46b4a1-ae49-457c-9c0f-d130795ada5f Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:30:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 307 The Juice is Loose full Nick DeFalco We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus my full Ghostbusters review. 1:29:35 yes We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus a full review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and my top 10 90s comedies. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Game Developers Conference, GDC, PlayStation 5, PS5, Sony PlayStation, PS5 Pro, Xbox, Microsoft, Xbox Series X, High on Life, Squanch Games, Assassins Creed Jade, Tencent, Assassins Creed, Ubisoft, Will Smith, Larian Studios, Baldur's Gate 3, DnD, Dungeons and Dragons, Hasbro, Dragons Dogma 2, Capcom, Toys for Bob, Zelda, The Legend of Zelda, Link, The Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, Bethesda, Todd Howard, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy, Gamestop, Diablo 4, battle.net, Marvel Rivals, OVerwatch, Jack Black, Rockstar Games, GTA, RDR2, Red Dead, SEGA of America, SEGA, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Gearbox Interactive, Randy Pitchford, Embracer Group, Boderlands, The Boy & The Heron, Studio Ghibli, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Verse, Star Wars, Saudi Arabia, Dragon Ball Z, Akira Toriyama, The Penguin, DCU, The Batman, Happy Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Happy Madison, Adam Sandler, Ghosbusters: Frozen Empire, Ghostbusters, ScarJo, Jurassic World, Universal Pictures, Jurassic Park, Bad Boys, Bad Boys Ride or Die, Pirates of the Caribbean, Timothee Chalamet, Disney+, Hulu, Streaming, Tony Hawk, Pierce Brosnan, James Bond, 007, Florence Pugh, MCU, Marvel Studios, The Thunderbolts, 90s movies, 90s, 90s comedy, Austin Powers, Dumb & Dumber, Mrs. Doubtfire, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Wayne's World, My Cousin Vinny, Ace Ventura, Office Space, Mike Judge, Tommy Boy, Chris Farley We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus a full review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and my top 10 90s comedies.

]]> We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is making a cartoon. Plus a full review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and my top 10 90s comedies.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/178 7149d636-76aa-43e7-8a4c-ba28aa59ca13 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 01:45:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 178 Kingdom Carnarge: Let their be Squid full Nick DeFalco Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai, 1:13:44 yes Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai, video games, movies, tv shows, PlayStation 5, PS5, Sony, Sony Santa Monica, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Kratos, Xbox, Xbox Series X, Halo, Halo Infinite, Xbox 20, Halo20, Tokyo Games Show, TGS 2021, Square Enix, Final Fantasy, Capcom, BandaiNamco, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Catslevania, Sega, Guilty Gear Strive, Bluepoint Games, The Game Awards, Paradox Interactive, Epic Games Store, GTA Remaster, Grand Theft Auto 3, GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City, Apple, Apple App Store, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Ubisoft, Battle Royale, Pokémon Legends Arceus, Pokémon, Universal Studios, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bro's, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Sora, Kingdom Hearts, Gearbox Entertainment, Randy Pitchford, Twitch, Steam, Amazon Games, Squid Game, Netflix, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty, Peacemaker, DCEU, The Suicide Squad, John Cena, James Gunn, MCU, Marvels What If..., Ultron, Disney+, Don Bluth, Black Widow, Rocky IV, Ivan Drago, Stallone, Scarlett Johansson, Disney, James Bond, 007, No Time to Die, James Bond 007, Venom, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man, Tom Hardy, Ben Affleck, Batfleck, Batman, The Flash, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai,

]]> Have you watched Squid Game yet? because you should. Also on the show today, Tokyo Games Show roundup, big news and rumors from Konami, and Capcom. Appple is apparently the number one video game retailer, and Twitch faces a massive leak. Meanwhile Venom and 007 rule the box office, and Smash Fans are dissapointed but still praise Sakurai,

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