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Displaying 10 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "respawn".
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Episode 441: And I am the tsar of all the Russias!
October 28th, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
AI, EA, Lucasfilm, Matt Reeves, Netflix, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars Battlefront, TV, The Beatles, The Dark Tower, Xbox, activision, alan ritchson, apu, arkane lyone, backrooms, bioware, bugs bunny, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare 4, cd projekt red, clayface, cyberpunk 2077, daffy duck, dc studios, dcu, dice, dune, dune part iii, dunesday, ea sports, ed boon, epic games, eric bauza, espn, fight night, gaming, geek, generative ai, glee, grand theft auto vi, gta 6, gta vi, kane parsons, ken kutaragi, looney tunes, lord of the rings, marvel's blade, masahiro sakurai, mass effect, mass effect 5, mass effect universe, mel brooks, mike flannagan, mister miracle, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, new gods, peter jackson, physical media, portal, red rising, respawn, rockstar games, ryan murphy, sledgehammer games, spaceballs, stephen king, steven soderbergh, street fighter, super bowl lxi, the batman, the mummy, the simpsons, tim sweeny, vavle, video games, walter keonig
Your host is back and here to discuss the biggest news of the last two weeks. Which of course Bioware closes and the next Mass Effect gets cancelled whilst he was away, but EA is pushing ahead with Battlefront III. Plus Steven Soderbergh is taking over The Batman Part II for Matt Reeves. True Detective Season 5 is getting Nic Cage and Antonio Banderas, while Kane Parsons meets with Valve.
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Episode 357: Mickey357
March 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
007, DC, Discord, EA, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Pokémon GO, Spider-Man, TV, activisionblizzard, amazonmgm, apex legends, batman, batman 89, battlefield, battlefield 6, blizzard, blizzcon, bong joon ho, burtonverse, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, call of duty warzone, cw, death stranding, devil may cry, dice, disney, disney+, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, hideo kojima, james bond, jeff bezos, jon favreau, kevin conroy, lilo and stich, mar10, mickey17, minecraft, minecraft movie, mojang, monopoly go, movies, nerd, niantic, nintendo, oswald the lucky rabbit, powerpuff girls, ps5, respawn, robert pattison, sadie sink, sag-aftra, sam raimi, scar jo, scopely, skate, spider-man 4, super mario, tim burton, titanfall, ubisoft, verdansk, video games
We've got a movie review! Mickey17 is out and I highly recommend it! Plus its a great placeholder before Verdansk returns to Warzone in a few weeks! Also in the news Pokémon GO is now somehow owned by the Saudis, Jeff Bezos really said FAFO, and even Minecraft is getting a popcorn bucket. Plus and Xbox handheld may be closer than you think, Kevin Conroy has another posthumous role, and major casting news for Spider-Man 4.
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Episode 338: The Witching Hour
October 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
20th century studios, 28 years later, AI, EA, Joker, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Venom, agatha all along, alien: romulus, amazon prime video, apex legends, apple, black ops 6, braavos, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, concord, daisy ridley, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, disney+, eddie redmayne, fantastic beasts, firewalk studios, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, good omens, insomniac games, jack ryan, john krasinski, jumanji 3, marvel studios, marvel tv, master & commander, max, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo music, nintendo switch, oregon trail, penguin, predator, press reset, ps5, ps5 pro, psn, ralph fiennes, rdj, respawn, roblox, sag, satya nadella, scary movie, sony playstation, speed, spider-man 4, switch online, teri gar, titanfall, tom clancy, treyarch, venom 3, venom the last dance, video game history foundation, video games, wayans bros, wizarding world
You are here for one thing, and one thing only, Black Ops 6, and guess what, I got exactly what you are looking for. Full Black Ops Coverage! Campaign review, multiplayer preview, and all the launch news. We also have news about a new scary movie, with the WAYANS BROS returning, but as one franchise returns, another fades. We may have seen the end of the Fantastic Beasts spin offs. Plus Nintendo dropped a music app, so are we all gonna have Nintendo Wrapped at the end of the year?
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Episode 324: The Great Journey is at an End
July 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
24, Bethesda, COD, Comic-Con, Dragon Age, EA Games, EDGAR WRIGHT, Fortnite, Halo, Hulu, Joker, MCU, Netflix, RuneScape, Ryan Reynolds, TV, WoW, Xbox, activision, amazon prime video, animation, apex legends, apple, apple tv+, blizzard, bob newhart, call of duty, cod: modern warfare, college football 25, cwa, cyberpunk edgerunners, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, disney, dune, dune prophecy, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, evo 2024, ftc, gaming, geek, glen powell, guilty gear strike, hugh jackman, humble games, inside out 2, jack bauer, jack quaid, james gunn, jamie lee curtis, kiefer sutherland, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lego, mario+rabbids, max, monopoly, monopoly go, monty python, movies, multiversus, nerd, nintendo, one piece, paramount+, peacemaker, pixar, ps5, respawn, splatoon 3, street fighter 6, supergirl, superman, tekken 8, the batman, the boys, the running man, twisters, ubisoft, video games, walt disney pictures, wb games, what we do in the shadows, wolverine, world of warcraft, xbox game pass
We can finally have peace, as the Halo show has been put out of its misery. Fighting games seem to be getting a lot of new content this year, EA Sports hits the jackpot on College Football 25, and Unions make waves. Plus 24 may be coming back to a screen near you, James Gunn clarifies the DCU a little more, and the world preps for Deadpool & Wolverine. Meanwhile Pixar takes over the world inside our heads, Glen Powell seems poised to take over the actual world, and Twisters takes you on a thrilling ride.
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Episode 262: EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming
May 17th, 2023 | 45 mins 40 secs
Crash Bandicoot, Duolingo, Five Nights At Freddy's, Fortnite, MCU, Microsoft, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, UK, Witcher, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, amazon games, archer, assassins creed, avatar 2, beetlejuice 2, blizzcon, cd projekt red, cma, crunchyroll, dbz, dcu, disney+, dragonball z, dungeons and dragons movie, ea sports college football, echo, eu, fast x, gta6, guardians of the galaxy, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, jack black, james gunn, john wick 5, johnny bravo, league of legends, loki, lord of the rings, lotr mmo, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paris has fallen, paul walker, ps5, psvr2, respawn, riot games, rockstar games, sega, sqaureenix, star wars: jedi survivor, stray, super mario bros movie, superman legacy, take-two interactive, tenacious d, the CW, the mandalorian, ubisoft, video games, vin diesel, wga strike, willem dafoe, windows gaming
So here we are at a point where the EU has approved the ABK deal for the same reasons that the UK denied the deal, its unreal. We've learned that GTA 6 may be coming sooner then anyone expected. SquareEnix wants to keep growing, and Sony contracts. The WGA strike claims another victim, and who is excited for Fast X?
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Episode 260: 5 Years in the can!
May 3rd, 2023 | 59 mins 26 secs
Bethesda, Discord, Dodgeball, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Ukraine, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, alien, alita:battle angel, armored core, avatar the last airbender, babylon 5, blade, cal kestis, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christopher robin, cinemacon, cloud gaming, counter strike, damon lindelof, deadpool 3, disney+, dune part 2, forza motorsport, from software, game development, games with gold, gladiator 2, james gunn, kevin durant, king of the hill, marvel midnight suns, marvel studios, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, optimus prime, paramount pictures, pedro pascal, ps5, psvr2, respawn, rhianna, rob delaney, sigourney weaver, smurfette, snl, spider-man across the spider-verse, spongebob, star wars day, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, street fighter, super mario bros movie, super-man, sweet tooth, the simpsons, titanfall 3, transformers: one, twisted metal, uk cma, uk prime minister, vampire survivors, video games, vince vaughn, wga, wga strike, writers guild of america, writers strike, xbox games showcase
You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen.
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Episode 249: The Big Game Spot
February 16th, 2023 | 58 mins 39 secs
Batgirl, EA Games, Fantastic Four, Joker, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon, ant man and the wasp, apex legends, appletv+, arrested development, barney, barney the purple dinosaur, batfleck, batman, batman 89, bob iger, bobby kotick, breath of the wild, call of duty, dcu, dead island 2, dead space, deadpool 3, disney+, ea sports, english premier league, ezra miller, fast x, fifa, general zod, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, hbo max, how to train your dragon, james gunn, kevin feige, league of legends, link, lord and miller, magic mike, marvel studios, mattel, michael keaton, modern warfare ii, movies, multiversus, nintendo, nintendo switch, patrick stewart, respawn, riot games, roblox, spider-man noir, squid game, super mario bros movie, supergirl, tears of the kingdom, ted lasso, the bad batch, the division 2, the fast and the furious, the flash, the mandalorian, the super bowl, tom clancy, transformers, ubisoft, velma, video games, warzone, xbox gamepass, zack snyder, zelda
Well the Super Bowl dropped some serious Batman on us, and some guardians too. But mostly here for the I'm Batman in the Flash. Respawn Entertainment thinks they can keep Apex going for 20 years, and EA signs a deal with the English Premier League. Mattel is rebooting Barney for some reason, and Arrested Development is leaving Netflix in a surprise move. Meanwhile Kevin Feige gets real about the MCU and and James Gunn gets praise from Zack Snyder.
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Episode 187: Some people just cant do anything right
December 8th, 2021 | 43 mins 15 secs
Daredevil, Fortnite, Guillermo Del Toro, MCU, Playstation, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, activision blizzard, amazon prime video, battlefield, blockchain, bungie, call of duty warzone, colin farrell, dceu, destiny 2, dice, disney+, epic, gamepass, ghost recon, halo infinite, halo tv show, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, james cameron, kevin feige, movies, nfts, paramount plus, patty jenkins, peacemaker, raven software, respawn, rogue squadron, secret invasion, shang chi, spider-man: across the spider-verse, the batman, the boys, the penguin, ubisoft, unreal engine 5, venom 3, verdansk, video games, vince zampella, wonder woman 3
This week, we just have to wait for Halo. Meanwhile, Bungie celebrates its 30th Anniversary and brings some Halo Flare to Destiny 2, Fortnite moves to Unreal Engine 5, Verdansk is gone, and Activision continues to shoot it self in the foot. Meanwhile Ubisoft is gonna make NFTs? Also Maria Hill is back in the MCU, Peacemaker is gonna be good, and Colin Farrell is treading in familiar waters as we get another Gotham show about the Penguin. Also Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse gets a trailer, Kevin Feige confirms Charlie Cox's retrun, and Patty Jenkins isnt out of Rogue Squadron yet.
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Episode 155: Mortal Podkast
April 28th, 2021 | 43 mins 12 secs
COD, Cartoon Network, EA, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, PS3, PS4, Russel Crowe, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, adam wingard, anakin skywalker, army of the dead, battlefield, captain america, cd projekt red, chloe zhao, clone wars, cod warzone, cyberpunk 2077, dc fandome, dcau, disney parks, disney+, godzilla vs kong, groot, guardians of the galaxy, hbo max, imagineers, indiana jones 5, ironheart, james gunn, justice league unlimited, kung lao, little big planet, matt lanter, microsoft xbox, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, parasite, playstation 5, ps5, raiden, respawn, sackboy, scorpion, sony playstation, sub zero, super mario party, the eternals, the falcon and the winter solider, the oscars, thor 4, thor love and thunder, verdansk, verdansk 84, video games, xbox series x|s
If it wasn't blatantly obvious, todays top story is the review of Mortal Kombat! Also PS5 is outdoing projections. Xbox has a solid Q3, Titanfall 2 sees a spike, and Little Big Planet is up in the air. The Falcon and The Winter Solider nails its landing, and we haven't seen the last of Justice League Unlimited. The Oscar goes to a MCU director, Captain America 4 is in the works. Adam Wingard might not be done with the Monsterverse, and the streaming wars aren't slowing down.
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Episode 80: The house of mouse plus electric mouse
November 20th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
Anthem, DC comics, MCU, Netflix, Nickelodeon, PS4, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, arrowverse, brooklyn 99, comics, dceu, disney+, gamepass, halo mcc, halo reach, marvel, mass effect, movies, nintendo switch, pokemon, release the snyder cut, respawn, scoob, sin city, sonic the hedgehog, spongebob, stadia, star wars jedi:fallen order, the batman, the mandalorian, video games, xbox xo19, yoda
Well Disney+ is out, and The Mandalorian is probably the best thing to happen to Star Wars in a long time.