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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “riot games”.
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Episode 261: I'm not a Racoon!
May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amc, babylon 5, beetlejuice 2, bethesda, blade, bravely default, bungie, burger king, capcom, carrie fisher, cbs, disney, disney+, doctor strange, dungeons and dragons, ea, ea games, 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, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man, may the 4th be with you, mcu, metroid prime remastered, middle earth, movies, neil gaiman, netflix, niantic, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, oppenheimer, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon anime, pokémon go, redfall, rings of power, riot games, rogue one, skeleton crew, star wars, star wars visions vol. 2, stranger things, street fighter 6, swat, tv shows, ubisoft, ultimate team, video games, wandavision, wga strike, xbox, 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
activision, activisionblizzard, amazon, ant man and the wasp, apex legends, appletv+, arrested development, barney, barney the purple dinosaur, batfleck, batgirl, batman, batman 89, bob iger, bobby kotick, breath of the wild, call of duty, dcu, dead island 2, dead space, deadpool 3, disney+, ea games, ea sports, english premier league, ezra miller, fantastic four, fast x, fifa, general zod, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, hbo max, how to train your dragon, james gunn, joker, kevin feige, league of legends, link, lord and miller, magic mike, marvel studios, mattel, mcu, michael keaton, microsoft, modern warfare ii, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, patrick stewart, respawn, riot games, roblox, sony, spider-man, spider-man noir, squid game, star wars, 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 legend of zelda, the mandalorian, the super bowl, tom clancy, transformers, tv shows, ubisoft, velma, video games, warzone, xbox, 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, air jordan, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, ash ketchum, attack on titan, avatar 2, ben affleck, bethesda, breath of the wild, brendan fraiser, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare ii, cartoon network, cd projekt red, cod, critical roll, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk2077, dcu, disney+, elder scrolls, elder scrolls online, everything everywhere all at once, fallout new vegas, forza motorsport, gollum, halo, harry potter, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hot wheels, hulu, 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, mcu, michael jordan, minecraft legends, modern warfare ii, mojang, morrowind, movies, netflix, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, peter safran, playstation, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr2, redfall, reed hastings, rick & morty, rick and morty, riot games, rust, skeleton crew, solar opposites, sony, squareenix, star wars, 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 legend of zelda, 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, xbox, 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
across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, aquaman, armored core vi, batman, bayonetta, ben affleck, bend studio, black adam, crime boss, cyberpunk 2077, days gone, dceu, dcu, death stranding 2, diablo iv, disney+, dune part 2, ea games, elden ring, fantastic 4, fast and furious, final fantasy xvi, from software, ftc, game of thrones, george rr martin, ghostbusters, god of war ragnarok, golden globes, hades ii, hbo max, hellboy, 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, jon snow, justice league, kevin conroy, kratos, mcu, mega man battle network, megan man, microsoft, mike flanagan, miyazaki, movies, my hero academia, netflix, nintendo, norman reedus, patty jenkins, peter safran, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, reebok, respawn entertainment, riot games, rocksteady, rush hour 4, scream vi, snyderverse, sony, spider-man, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, stephen king, stray, street fighter 6, studio ghibli, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, super nintendo world, superman, tekken 8, the dark tower, the game awards, the rock, true lies, tv shows, universal studios, video games, wednesday, westworld, wonder woman, xbox
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, 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, daredevil, 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, lucasfilm, margot robbie, mcu, movies, netflix, netherrealm, nintendo, optimus primal, oswald the lucky rabbit, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, rings of power, riot games, sifu, simon pegg, snyderverse, sonic, spider-man, star wars, 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, tv shows, unionize, valve, video games, wonder woman 3, xbox, 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?
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Episode 216: The reinvention of NNN
June 30th, 2022 | 37 mins 25 secs
343 industries, amazon prime video, back to the future, batman, bomberman r, bungi, chris pratt, christian bale, christopher nolan, destiny 2, disney+, doctor doom, elvis, from software, game of thrones, games with gold, george rr martin, ghostbuster afterlife, ghostbusters, god of war: ragnarok, guerilla games, halo, harley quinn, hbo max, hocus pocus 2, horizon zero dawn, howard stern, indiana jones 5, james bond, john williams, jon snow, liam neeson, mario, master chief collection, mcu, mega man, movies, netflix, niantic, nier: automata, nina warrior, nintendo, obi wan kenobi, persona 5, pokemon go, portal, ps plus games, return to monkey island, riot games, sega, skull and bones, sonic, sonic origins, sony, sony santa monica, star wars, the boys, the santa clause, the santa clauses, top gun maverick, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, umbrella academy, valorant, valve, video games, westworld, youtube, yves guillemot
who are we kidding, there's no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion.
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Episode 214: Its a word of Jurassic's and were just living in it
June 16th, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
amazon prime video, ant-man, arkane studios, aztec batman, blizzard, capcom, darth vader, devolver digital, diablo iv, disney+, duke nukem, elder scrolls, embracer group, fall guys, fallout, forza horizon 5, forza motorspot, freedom game showcase, funko, ghostbusters, god of war, god of war ragnarok, guerilla collective, hotwheels, joker 2, jurassic world dominion, knives out, mcu, mondo, movies, ms. marvel, netflix games, netflix geeked, obi-wan kenobi, overwatch 2, persona, resident evil 4, riot games, scorn, spider-man: no way home, squidgame, star wars, starfield, street fighter, street fighter 6, summer game fest 2022, the boys, the queens gambit, todd howard, tv shows, video games, vr showcase, xbox & bethesda showcase, xbox gamepass
Summer Game fest was in full swing this weekend, and we go over just about every game announced. Which is probably the last time ill ever do that again, lol. We also have a review of Jurassic World Dominion; hint, its not as bad as the internet would have you believe. Also other gaming news, and movie news. As well as reviews for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5, and Ms. Marvel episode 2.
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Episode 190: Nick's Nerd New Year: Four from Over
December 30th, 2021 | 57 mins 14 secs
007, age of empires iv, csi: vegas, deathloop, disney+, doom, dune, epic games, far cry 6, fast 10, fast 9, final fantasy 16, fortnite, forza horizon 5, free guy, ghostbusters afterlife, godzilla vs kong, guillermo del toro, halo infinte, hawkeye, hitman 3, house of gucci, james bond, jurassic world evolution 2, lego sonic, loki, marvels eternals, marvels guardians of the galaxy, mcu, movies, mr. mayor, netflix, new pokemon snap, no time to die, no way home, ratchet & clank: rift apart, remedy, riot games, rutherford falls, shang-chi, sonic the hedgehog, spider-man: no way home, squid game, star wars, tencent, the bad batch, the batman, the book of boba fett, the crew, the falcon and the winter solider, the matrix resurrections, the suicide squad, tv shows, video games, wandavision, what if..., zack snyder's justice league
Who cares about the news, its time for Nick's Nerd Year in review for 2021. Ok there is some news. But anywho, we have our Top 10's for gaming, TV and Movies, come take a listen to the final episode of 2021!
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Episode 137: It's a Festivus Miracle
December 23rd, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
among us, blizzard, boba fett, cd projekt red, chris pine, cobrakai, coming 2 america, cyberpunk 2077, d&d, dceu, disenchantment, disney+, dune, eddie murphy, hbo, hbomax, league of legends, movies, netflix, overwatch 2, parliment, pc, peacock, playstation, playstation 5, riot games, she hulk, snyder cut, sony, stadia, star wars, the book of boba fett mcu, the mandalorian, the office, tv shows, video games, wandavision, warner bros, xbox, xbox series x
Happy Festivus! More Cyberpunk2077, the ups, the downs, and the sideways. New game announcements. The UK is looking to punish scalpers. Meanwhile Among Us is just steamrolling everything, pretty sus if you ask me. The Office is joining Peacock, with a few exceptions. The Mandalorian goes balls to wall in its season finale. Meanwhile Streaming gets serious in 2021 with a lot of new stuff dropping on Netflix, HBOmax and Disney+. Also Chris Pine is upping his nerd cred by joing the new D&D movie. The Snyder cut is coming sooner then expected. While we also get our first trailer for Coming 2 America.
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Episode 75: Extra Super Duper Episode Part 1 - Its in the games
October 23rd, 2019 | 38 mins 31 secs
atari, blizzard, cassian andor, doom, epic games, evo japan, fat pickachu, fortnite, fresh prince, heartstone, hong kong, io, jedi: fallen order, lady gaga, league of legends, netflix, pokemon, ps4, ps5, rick and morty, riot games, snl, star wars, steam, stranger thins, super smash, the boys, the walking dead, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, walking dead
This is part one of a two part episode covering two weeks worth of action packed Nerd news. This episode focuses mainly on the gaming news of the last week, with some TV news sprinkled in at the end.