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Displaying items 11-20 of 25 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "riot games".
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Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal
March 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
007, 20th century, Black Mirror, Black Panther, Blizzard Entertainment, FX, Fallout, Fortnite, Hulu, MCU, Mad Max, Netflix, Spider-Man, Square Enix, Star Wars, Star Wars Battlefront, TV, Xbox, aaron taylor johnson, akira toriyama, alien romulus, amazon prime video, among us, amy henig, apex legends, apple tv+, aspyr, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bill hader, billy dee williams, bullet train, bungie, captain america, colombia pictures, cyclops, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doctor who, dr. seuss, dune pt. 2, dune: awakening, ea game, embracer group, epic games, final fantasy 14, furiosa, fx on hulu, gabe newell, game developers conference, gaming, gdc, geek, george lucas, halo 2, james bond, james gunn, james marsden, jay and silent bob, jonathan nolan, kick-ass, lando calrissian, league of legends, lord gaben, madame web, marathon, margot robbie, marvel 1943 rise of hydra, marvel games, marvel zombies, max payne, max payne 1, metahuman, minecraft, movies, mr. beast, nerd, nic cage, nuka cola, overwatch 2, palworld, playstation 5, pokémon, popeye, ps5, ps5 pro, rebel moon pt. 2, remedy entertainment, respawn entertainment, riot games, rockstar games, saber interactive, sand land, skydance new media, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man 2, spider-man noir, star citizen, star wars battlefront classic collection, state of unreal, steam, steve martin, sydney sweeny, teen titans, the acolyte, the bear, the cat in the hat, the crow, the high republic, the never ending story, the sims, the walt disney company, tim sweeny, twitch, uefn, unreal engine 5, valve corp, video games, warner bros, xbox live
You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.
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Episode 303: Rubber goose, green moose, guava juice!
February 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
EA, EA Games, MCU, Netflix, Nickelodeon, PS Plus, Pokémon GO, Skull & Bones, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars Battlefront, TMNT, TV, age of empires, age of mythology, amazon prime video, andor, aspyr, assassins creed black flag, at&t, avatar the last airbender, bandai namco, battlefield, community, cosmo and wanda, crunchyroll, curb your enthusiasm, deck nine, destin daniel cretton, disney+, doom, ea sports, ea sports college football, ea sports f1, elden ring, fairly oddparents, fairy godparents!, fraiser, funimation, game of thrones, gamescent, gaming, geek, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo, helldivers 2, high on life, knight of the seven kingdoms, larry david, league of legends, let me solo her, liam neeson, lord of the rings, lucasarts, marcus lehto, mark ruffalo, mark wahlberg, marvel's spider-man 2, max, mk1, mortal kombat 1, mother 3, movies, naruto, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, palworld, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, pokémon legends z-a, pokémon presents, pokémon tcg, pokémon unite, psvr 2, richard lewis, rings of power, riot games, rockstar games, rocksteady studios, schoolboy q, six seasons and a movie, skull and bones, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, ssktjl, star trek discovery, star wars battlefront classic collection, star wars dark forces, star wars episode 1: the phantom menace, steam, suicide squad, supermassive games, tekken, tekken 8, the boys, the naked gun, tmnt mutant mayhem, true detective, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, warner bros, wb games, yuri lowenthal
3oh!3! We got a good episode for yall today! Pokémon news? WE got it! Age of Empires news? WE got it! Naked Gun news? We got it! Unfortunately we also have news of more layoffs effecting the gaming industry. Meanwhile companies like Nvidia diversify and hit a $2trillion, yes with a T, market cap. Plus, is 6 seasons and a movie in danger?
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Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!
January 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 32 mins
3DS, 4x games, Bethesda, Comedy Central, Final Fantasy, Halo, Lucasfilm, MCU, Michael Jackson, Netflix, Ryan Gosling, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, appletv+, ara: history untold, avowed, band of brothers, barbenheimer, barbie, bungie, call of duty, captain marvel, cd projekt red, christopher reeves, clone force 99, cyberpunk 2077, dc elseworlds, death stranding, destiny 2, disney+, elder scrolls online, foamstars, game developers, gaming, geek, greta gerwig, gta online, gta triology, hbo, hellblade ii, hogwarts legacy, im just ken, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, invincible, jason reitman, john boyega, john-117, jon stewart, jurassic park, jurassic world, league of legends, lol, lorne michaels, lucasfilm games, machinegames, master chief, masters of the air, max, miss marvel, mission impossible, movies, mr. beast, nerd, netflix games, ninja theory, nintendo, npd, obsidian entertainment, oppenheimer, pablo schrieber, palworld, paramount+, pokémon, pokémon with guns, quake, riot games, rocksteady stuidos, roy wood jr, rust, senua, snl, splatoon, squid game, star wars the bad batch, steam, suicide squad kill the justice league, supergirl, superman, the academy awards, the book of eli, the daily show, the day before, the flash, the marvels, the oscars, the pacific, trevor noah, tron, tron 3, tron: ares, twitch, universal pictures, video games, visions of mana, warnerbros, wbdiscovery, wiiu, wwe2k24, xbox developer direct, xbox game pass, zenimax
Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful.
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Episode 272: A movieless Comic Con
July 27th, 2023 | 55 mins 49 secs
Christopher Nolan, Kevin Smith, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Rick and Morty, Ryan Reynolds, Star Trek, Star Wars, TMNT, TV shows, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, alfred hitchcock, andor, animators, ash ketchum, bandai namco, barbenheimer, barbie, beetlejuice 2, borderlands, captain marvel, comic con international, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dolphin, dreamworks, ftc, gamecube, godzilla, gundam, high on life, homelander, insomniac, invincible, jabba the hutt, kart racing games, marvel studios, marvels spider-man, mortal kombat 1, movies, nintendo, north by northwest, omni-man, oppenheimer, peacemaker, peter pan, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rear window, riot games, secret invasion, shrek, singing in the rain, sony playstation, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars outlaws, steam, the boys, the marvels, ubisoft, venmo, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney studios
What happens when all the major studios pull out of comic con? nothing really, it keeps going because comic con is more then movies and television. We also learned about some major Ubisoft shakeups, kart racers are making a comeback, and Sony's Project Q leaks. Plus Barbenheimer makes for the 4th biggest box office weekend, MOVIES are in fact back! Also due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes, i have dedicated some time talking about old movies, this week we have my favorite movies made in the 1950's.
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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 261: I'm not a Racoon!
May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
AMC, Bethesda, CBS, Carrie Fisher, Doctor Strange, EA, EA Games, Lucasfilm, MCU, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Pokémon GO, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, babylon 5, beetlejuice 2, blade, bravely default, bungie, burger king, capcom, disney, disney+, dungeons and dragons, good omens, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, harry potter, hogwarts legacy, into the spider-verse, jenna ortega, karl urban, kathleen kennedy, lotr, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man, may the 4th be with you, metroid prime remastered, middle earth, movies, niantic, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, oppenheimer, pokémon, pokémon anime, redfall, rings of power, riot games, rogue one, skeleton crew, star wars visions vol. 2, stranger things, street fighter 6, swat, ubisoft, ultimate team, video games, wandavision, wga strike, yellowstone
This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.
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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 246: The Nerd Before an MMO
January 27th, 2023 | 54 mins 3 secs
343 industries, 343i, Academy Awards, Adult Swim, Ben Affleck, Bethesda, COD, Cartoon Network, Halo, Hulu, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Rick and Morty, Sony, Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, air jordan, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, ash ketchum, attack on titan, avatar 2, breath of the wild, brendan fraiser, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare ii, cd projekt red, critical roll, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk2077, dcu, disney+, elder scrolls, elder scrolls online, everything everywhere all at once, fallout new vegas, forza motorsport, gollum, harry potter, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hot wheels, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, jeremy renner, jk rowling, john cena, john williams, justin roiland, kevin feige, koala man, kobra kai, last of us, league of legends, lobo, lord of the rings, lotr: gollum, marvel studios, marvels avengers, master chief, michael jordan, minecraft legends, modern warfare ii, mojang, morrowind, movies, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, peter safran, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr2, redfall, reed hastings, rick & morty, riot games, rust, skeleton crew, solar opposites, squareenix, steven spielberg, tamriel, tango gameworks, tears of the kingdom, ted lasso, that 90s show, the bad batch, the banshees of inisherin, the fabelmans, the last of us, the legend of vox machina, the oscars, the whale, the wizarding world, tron, tron ares, tron legacy, turn 10, tv sows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warzone 2.0, wb, wwe 2k23, zelda, zenimax
Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.
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Episode 240: The Game Awards 2: Electric Boogaloo
December 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
Ben Affleck, Days Gone, EA Games, Ghostbusters, Hellboy, Jon Snow, MCU, Microsoft, Miyazaki, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, TV shows, The Dark Tower, Universal Studios, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, aquaman, armored core vi, batman, bayonetta, bend studio, black adam, crime boss, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, dcu, death stranding 2, diablo iv, disney+, dune part 2, elden ring, fantastic 4, fast and furious, final fantasy xvi, from software, ftc, game of thrones, george rr martin, god of war ragnarok, golden globes, hades ii, hbo max, henry cavill, hobbs & shaw, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west; the burning shores, idris elba, into the spider-verse, iron man, jackie chan, james gunn, john krasinski, john wick, joker 2, justice league, kevin conroy, kratos, mega man battle network, megan man, mike flanagan, movies, my hero academia, nintendo, norman reedus, patty jenkins, peter safran, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, reebok, respawn entertainment, riot games, rocksteady, rush hour 4, scream vi, snyderverse, star wars jedi: survivor, stephen king, stray, street fighter 6, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, super nintendo world, superman, tekken 8, the game awards, the rock, true lies, video games, wednesday, westworld, wonder woman
That's right, we got a lot more sequel announcements at The Game Awards then anyone may have expected! And we aren't done with awards, as the Golden Globe Nominees were announced as well, and it looks like were in for an interesting ride. Meanwhile what the hell is going on at DC, James Gunn seems to have a massive amount of possible or not possible leaks on his hands. Meanwhile, the FTC is now the third regulatory body to "look deeper" into the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!
December 7th, 2022 | 54 mins 22 secs
343 industries, Daredevil, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, analogue, analogue pocket, aquaman, avatar the last airbender, batman, beast wars, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, blue beetle, call of duty, capcom, ccxp, cd projekt red, cyberpunk2077, dceu, dcu, disney+, dune, dune: sisterhood, ed boon, gameboy, gen v, google, google doodle, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, gwent, halo infinite, hbo max, indian jones and the dial of destiny, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jerry lawson, justice league, league of legends, margot robbie, movies, netherrealm, nintendo, optimus primal, oswald the lucky rabbit, pirates of the caribbean, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, rings of power, riot games, sifu, simon pegg, snyderverse, sonic, steam, steam deck, street fighter 6, the boys, the flash, the game awards, the last of us, the mandalorian, toejam and earl, transformers, transformers rise of the beasts, unionize, valve, video games, wonder woman 3, zenimax media
Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?