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  <title>Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>I ain't got time to bleed</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:48</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:25:05</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 376: No More Tears</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>No More Tears</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:43:21</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 368: The Host Returns</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>368</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:04</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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! 
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  <title>Episode 366: Another Rebrand?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A lot of big news out of the Studio Upfronts, the biggest being the return of HBO Max! Also we need to talk about the things Nintendo is doing, because i gotta say, NitenDONT! Plus Waffle House in Tekken is still not any closer, and we got to see our first look at Spider-Noir. Plus I break down my day at Universal Studios Hollywood!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:39:38</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 365: We're So Back*</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>GTA VI took over the news across two weeks, and all with a delay and a new trailer. The Thunderbolts* have a new name, and I have a review. Plus Xbox pulls unexpected shenanigans, Ecco the Dolphin is returning, and Art Imitates life, well the other way around as the real Conclave begins. Plus Andor takes it to the next level, while still keeping it very Star Wars.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:41</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 351: Wide Angle Lens </title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>351</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Wide Angle Lens </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:00:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 344: The Gods will decide</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>344</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Gods will decide</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:25</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 334: Moo Deng's Favorite Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>334</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Moo Deng's Favorite Podcast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:47</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Sony really does not have a gamer first mentality and if you think they do, stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Xbox shows up to play at TGS, Ubisoft faces its second strike in a year, Blizzard is making some interesting moves, and California wants gamers to be informed. Plus, Lionsgate faces another flop, but their is light on the horizon, DC seems to be seeing what sticks, and Hollywood loses some greats in the span of a week. ALSO, go watch Mr. McMahon on NETFLIX, because STONE COLD SAID SO!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 333: This is Fine...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>333</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is Fine...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>AC Shadows Delayed, Ghosts of Yutei is coming, Meta announces the Quest 3s, and DC has found its Hal Jordan. Plus we got Sonic News, a Sony state of Play, and why Nintendo is suing Palworld. Ubisoft seems to be in a death spiral, hopefully they get out of it soon. We also have a Thunderbolts* trailer, more Netflix Geeked week trailers, and Robocop is headed to the small screen. Also a classic movie review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starting John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>AC Shadows Delayed, Ghosts of Yutei is coming, Meta announces the Quest 3s, and DC has found its Hal Jordan. Plus we got Sonic News, a Sony state of Play, and why Nintendo is suing Palworld. Ubisoft seems to be in a death spiral, hopefully they get out of it soon. We also have a Thunderbolts* trailer, more Netflix Geeked week trailers, and Robocop is headed to the small screen. Also a classic movie review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starting John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>AC Shadows Delayed, Ghosts of Yutei is coming, Meta announces the Quest 3s, and DC has found its Hal Jordan. Plus we got Sonic News, a Sony state of Play, and why Nintendo is suing Palworld. Ubisoft seems to be in a death spiral, hopefully they get out of it soon. We also have a Thunderbolts* trailer, more Netflix Geeked week trailers, and Robocop is headed to the small screen. Also a classic movie review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starting John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 329: There are no Strings on ME!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>329</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>There are no Strings on ME!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:10</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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.  
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  <title>Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>306</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 300: For Tonight We Dine In Hell!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>300</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>For Tonight We Dine In Hell!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We made it! 300 episodes! Look at us, who woulda thunk? But hey we still got news to talk about. Top stories include Disney's investment into Epic Games and a new Fortnite partnership. Microsoft and Xbox are facing a massive wave of distrust, doubt, and sadness after rumors spark a wildstorm, and Gina Carano is suing Disney over "free speech". Plus we have Final Fantasy news, EVO news, and Hollywood just sending a flood of news down the pike. Including a river of Disney news.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:37</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 299: Rocksteady has lost the plot</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Rocksteady has lost the plot</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Hello All! Another week, another rant, but not as heated. As you can tell by the title its about Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, and boy am I not happy. We also had a state of play from Sony, Microsoft gutted Blizzard, and Mass Effect is headed to Destiny. Meanwhile The Thunderbolts loses several stars, Supergirl is found, Denis Villeneuve has plans for Dune 3. Also, there was an issue with my microphone this week, so that will explain the poor audio quality. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hello All! Another week, another rant, but not as heated. As you can tell by the title its about Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, and boy am I not happy. We also had a state of play from Sony, Microsoft gutted Blizzard, and Mass Effect is headed to Destiny. Meanwhile The Thunderbolts loses several stars, Supergirl is found, Denis Villeneuve has plans for Dune 3. Also, there was an issue with my microphone this week, so that will explain the poor audio quality.  
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  <title>Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>298</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Here it is, your moment of Ken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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    <![CDATA[<p>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&#39;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 &quot;Pokémon with guns&quot; would be this successful. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 297: 30 Rock Live</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>297</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>30 Rock Live</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:29:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn&#39;t make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick&#39;s Nerd News. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 295: Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>295</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its Nick&#39;s Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10&#39;s in gaming, TV and Film! And I don&#39;t think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 292: The Game Awards Minus Two</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>The Game Awards Minus Two</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:19:43</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Only shooting stars break the mold</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo&#39;s future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 273: Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge sent you</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:18</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let's take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let&#39;s take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Pour one out for the realest, PeeWee Herman, we lost a real one this week. PlayStation 5 continues to match its predecessors, and outsells its competition, and Microsoft decides to start selling you parts to fix your controllers. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes we are not talking about new movies so we have a list of my favorite movies from the 1960s, also news from the picket lines, Sony comes out with the first major delays, and Donald Glover ist aking over writing duties for Lando. Let&#39;s take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 258: Eeeeyahhhh!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>258</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Eeeeyahhhh!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:39</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its Morphin Time! Did anyone else notice how cheesy The MMPR 30th anniversary special was? Also the absence of certain people was extremely noticeable. Mando ended today, and it was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Star Trek Picard brought the D, and the F to the party, but who invited the Borg? Sonic and the Angry Birds are getting together, and Oppenheimer is not going to let Barbara drop the bomb on him. That and more on this weeks episode!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 251: State of Presents Earnings Call</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>251</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>State of Presents Earnings Call</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB's earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB's earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB&#39;s earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We had a lot of investor news this week, between WB&#39;s earnings call, the Sony State of Play, and a Pokémon Presents. EA wants to beef up production on Battlefield, while Ubisoft seems to be less and less interested in beyond good and evil 2 with each passing day. HBO Max loses one prequel and gains another. The Mando is back, and the Lord of the Rings may be as well. That and more come take a listen. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 250: 250 in the bag!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>250</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>250 in the bag!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:23</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp;amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.  
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  <title>Episode 231: I got a mushroom over heer!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>231</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I got a mushroom over heer!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:18</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 209: Getting back on the Lunchbox</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>209</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Getting back on the Lunchbox</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Are you looking for a review of Doctor Strange? Well we've got one, you'll just have to listen till the end of the episode, and beware spoilers within. We've also got news on the EA and FIFA split, as well as a review for Picard and Halo!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:05</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 205: LEGO x Sony Billionaire Blitz</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>205</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>LEGO x Sony Billionaire Blitz</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What do Sony and LEGO and Epic have to do with each other? Just a thing called the METAverse. Kingdom Hearts 4 is coming, and the world let out a collective sigh. HBO Max is increasing its DC output, while the future of the Fantastic Beast franchise is in doubt. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:55</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 200: 200 in the Bag</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>200 in the Bag</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Nick hits his 200th episode! Yes you read that right 200 hundred episodes of Nick's Nerd News! We appreciate all of our loyal listeners. And this week, the most important thing is our review of The Batman (2022), everything else is just a toy!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>43:07</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 184: A Legend turns 20</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>184</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Legend turns 20</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>As we celebrate #HALO20 and #XBOX20 lets not forget our future. We also have more depression ActivisionBlizzard news, The Game Awards announces its nominees. Disney+ celebrates it's Disneyplusaversary, and Marvel Nukes the internet with the new Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer. Also Nick finally watched Eternals, and has some thoughts.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 182: Guardians of the Empire of Ages</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>182</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Square Enix's Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and Age of Empires IV lead the stories this week. Meanwhile, more updates and interesting news out of ActivisionBlizzard. Cyberpunk continues to take the L's, and Xbox and Adidas give me a shoe I want to wear. Also, Edgar Wright wants to play with the Doctor, The Book Of Boba Fett lays down the vibroblade, and Chris Pratt is just the voice of everything now apparently. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:24</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 180: The return of the domes fans</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>180</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>DC Fandom 2021 did not disappoint. They have officially laid down the gauntlet at the MCUs feet, and await their counter. Meanwhile there a lot of movers and shakers going on in the video game world, as we have news across the platforms and publishers. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:45</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 178: Kingdom Carnarge: Let their be Squid</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 01:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>178</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Kingdom Carnarge: Let their be Squid</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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, </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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, </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 171: That NPC Dude</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>171</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>That NPC Dude</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We finally have more news about Pokémon Legends Arceus! and boy does this game look better and better. Also with rumors swirling about a GTA Trilogy remastered, which game are you most excited to revisit? Meanwhile Star Trek Lower Decks returns in tip top form, The Bad Batch ends with a major nod to legends, and What If, knocks it out of the part with its animation. Meanwhile, Free Guy is one of the funniest films to see this summer. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:28</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We finally have more news about Pokémon Legends Arceus! and boy does this game look better and better. Also with rumors swirling about a GTA Trilogy remastered, which game are you most excited to revisit? Meanwhile Star Trek Lower Decks returns in tip top form, The Bad Batch ends with a major nod to legends, and What If, knocks it out of the part with its animation. Meanwhile, Free Guy is one of the funniest films to see this summer.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>We finally have more news about Pokémon Legends Arceus! and boy does this game look better and better. Also with rumors swirling about a GTA Trilogy remastered, which game are you most excited to revisit? Meanwhile Star Trek Lower Decks returns in tip top form, The Bad Batch ends with a major nod to legends, and What If, knocks it out of the part with its animation. Meanwhile, Free Guy is one of the funniest films to see this summer. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 162: The Return of the Chief</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Return of the Chief</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus 
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 150: 150? We hit 150?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/8a329f4f-a9cb-4993-a585-b9ea82da8f18.mp3" length="60404333" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>150</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>150? We hit 150?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that's wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what's up with the Oscars this year. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:33</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/8/8a329f4f-a9cb-4993-a585-b9ea82da8f18/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that's wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what's up with the Oscars this year.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that&#39;s wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what&#39;s up with the Oscars this year. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We are back after last weeks detour. And we are back with episode 150. I can believe we hit 150 that&#39;s wild. Anyway this week is all about The Snyder Cut, ok not really but it a big portion. PlayStation buys Evo while Xbox sets its sights on Discord. Activision is in a tricky spot. Falcon and The Winter Solider is here and falls somewhat flat, despite setting up a bigger story. And the best Clone Wars is headed to Disney+. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones joins the 4k world. Disney shifts all its release dates, and we see what&#39;s up with the Oscars this year. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 148: Coming 2 Zenimax</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/148</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/b197d340-9ae9-4b1d-85c0-229377ceb2aa.mp3" length="93594369" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>148</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Coming 2 Zenimax</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/b/b197d340-9ae9-4b1d-85c0-229377ceb2aa/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 143: My Podcast Reality</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>143</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>My Podcast Reality</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week Nick finally gets around to discussing Hitman 3. But unfortunately Mass Effect Legendary edition takes the cake. Also news on Halo Infinite, PS5 is selling well, and EA college football is back baby! Also A WandaVision review, The Golden Globe nominees are announced, and The mighty ducks are coming back. Finally what deadpool 3 could have been, and why Coming 2 America 2 is very predictable. Meanwhile things are chuggin along in the DC world as The Snyder Cut has a release date and a rating. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:59</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/b/bee3aa75-a67d-4303-ae1c-501e56166591/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>This week Nick finally gets around to discussing Hitman 3. But unfortunately Mass Effect Legendary edition takes the cake. Also news on Halo Infinite, PS5 is selling well, and EA college football is back baby! Also A WandaVision review, The Golden Globe nominees are announced, and The mighty ducks are coming back. Finally what deadpool 3 could have been, and why Coming 2 America 2 is very predictable. Meanwhile things are chuggin along in the DC world as The Snyder Cut has a release date and a rating.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week Nick finally gets around to discussing Hitman 3. But unfortunately Mass Effect Legendary edition takes the cake. Also news on Halo Infinite, PS5 is selling well, and EA college football is back baby! Also A WandaVision review, The Golden Globe nominees are announced, and The mighty ducks are coming back. Finally what deadpool 3 could have been, and why Coming 2 America 2 is very predictable. Meanwhile things are chuggin along in the DC world as The Snyder Cut has a release date and a rating. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 134: Happy Little Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/38bdc297-ea89-49d9-a15d-af40c7ddf0a3.mp3" length="71628634" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>134</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Happy Little Podcast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Hope you all had a great Holiday weekend! This week is anything but short and sweet. Mortal Kombat is throwing it back to the 90s. Red Dead is going all in online. Phil Spencer talks gamepass and xbox streaming future. Are you ready for Pokémon's 25th anniversary? Wandavision is planning on channeling the office. The Mandalorian drops its best yet. Madds Mikkelsen joins Harry Potter. And we have some news in the collectible trading card world. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 128: Streaming killed the movie star</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We finally know what the PS5 UI will look like, and to be honest  you'll have to listen to see what I think.  What does Phil Spencer mean in regards to his stance on Elder Scrolls VI. Disney is doubling down on streaming and is reorganizing their whole operation. Meanwhile the Mad Max franchise grows, and James Bond future is in flux. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 112: Mobile? Nintendont.</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Mobile? Nintendont.</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Nintendo seems to be shifting away from mobile, the all digital next Xbox is practically an open secret. Suicide Squad from Rocksteady? Sign me up. MIxer dies, as Twitch faces a reckoning. The doc is not in. Pokemon takes a major blow. Cyberpunk shines, and Marvels Avengers lands flat.  Cobra Kai is shifting to Netflix, The Boys are back in September  and the Muppet's are back sooner then you think. Margot Robbie is headed to the Caribbean, Spongebob is staying on TV, while Collin Trevorow is headed under the sea. Plus, Dodgson, we've got Dodgson here. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 101: Nick Exotic</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>101</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Nick Exotic</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Nick "discusses" the new Dualsense Controller. He also talks about Tiger King, yes finally.  Google Stadia goes free, Disney+ skipped on what sounded like a perfect show. The Clone Wars dumps its slump, Westworld finally got interesting. Scorsese looks to Netflix, again, and Todd McFarlane swears Spawn is still happening. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:42</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Nick "discusses" the new Dualsense Controller. He also talks about Tiger King, yes finally.  Google Stadia goes free, Disney+ skipped on what sounded like a perfect show. The Clone Wars dumps its slump, Westworld finally got interesting. Scorsese looks to Netflix, again, and Todd McFarlane swears Spawn is still happening.  
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  <title>Episode 93: What is the cost of winning?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/883baeb3-da79-486a-b831-c5f5463ab845.mp3" length="71032631" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>What is the cost of winning?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 74: Send in the Clowns</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/add38edd-13dd-46ec-9c76-d6ba864e074b.mp3" length="84151183" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episode>74</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Send in the Clowns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We got a Video game heavy episode, but that's OK, it ends with a bang with a review of Joker. We also got a lot of Pokemon news, a dump of tidbits out of New York Comic Con, like a new Picard trailer, and also some possible game changers over at Disney+</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:48</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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