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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “starfield”.
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Episode 279: Unity or Unionization
September 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
80s movies, 80s teen movies, ahsoka, ai art, alan moore, among us, anakin skywalker, attack on titan, bad bunny, bethesda, bethesda studios, bill & ted, bill mahr, captain rex, clone wars, cupnoodles, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, disney+, drew barrymore, e3, ea games, elder scrolls, epic games, fallout, fast times at ridgemont high, ferris bueller, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, final fantasy xvi, fortnite, george a romero, goosbumbs, harry potter, hulu, ian mckellen, iatse, jean claude vandame, jimmy fallon, john hughes, life is strange, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mario, marvel studios, microsoft, mortal kombat, movies, murder she wrote, nba 2k24, netflix, night of the living dead, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, pokémon, ramen, rebels, respawn entertainment, scream, shawn levy, shigeru miamoto, sony, spider-man, squareenix, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, steam, super mario, teen wolf, the breakfast club, the crow, the tonight show, tim burton, tv shows, ubisoft, unity engine, valve, vfx artists, video games, war games, warnerbrosdiscovery, wb, weird science, wga strike, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox live, xdefiant, zaslav
unity decided to just drop a nuke on the game development world and the both backtracked and doubled down, but so far it has cause among us to be pulled from storefronts. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios VFX artists have unanimously voted to join IATSE, in the first of its kind unionization vote in the VFX industry. Starfield continues to dominate the headlines and gaming charts, SquareEnix may be facing a interesting situation, and the iPhone is getting AAA gaming support. Meanwhile Miyazaki unretires, Alan Moore gives his money to charity, and Shawn Levy says Deadpool is like John Candy. Plus my favorite 80s teen movies! Come take a listen.
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Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold
September 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
80s animated, 80s movies, aaron paul, adam driver, ahsoka, akira, amc networks, an american tail, animalympics, barbie, bethesda games, bethesda softworks, beyond good and evil, boderlands 3, cdprojektred, charles martinet, chicken run, cyberpunk, daredevil, dcu, disney+, doug bowser, ea sports, embracer group, final fantasy xvi, gen v, godzilla, handheld pc, late night hosts, lenovo, lucasfilm, mario, max, mcu, miyazaki, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pete hines, red faction, redfall, rotten tomatoes, sag-aftra, saints row, skull & bones, square enix, stalker 2, star wars, stardew valley, starfield, stgray, super mario bros, taylor swift, the boys, the eras tour, the exorcist, the flash, the land before time, the little mermaid, the walking dead, tmnt, todd howard, toho, tv shows, ubisoft, ukraine, video games, volition, warner bros, what if...?, wrc, x-men 97
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 & 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.
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Episode 277: Have your pets spayed or neutered
August 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
80s movies, 80s sci-fi, adam sandler, ahsoka, andor, arleen sorkin, back to the future, baldur's gate 3, batman, batman tas, bethesda softworks, bob barker, call of duty, cbs, chad stahelski, chinese theater, couch co-op, david ayer, dcu, disney+, district 9, dune, dune pt 2, empire strikes back, epic games, fortnite, gamescom, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gran turismo, gremlins, happy gilmore, harley quinn, highlander, imagine dragons, james cameron, king kong, kobe, kobe bryant, lara croft, larian, lord of the rings, mamba mentality, mamba moments, marvel studios, mcu, modern warfare, monsterverse, moria, mortal kombat, movies, nba 2k24, neil blomkamp, obi-wan, paramount+, phil spencer, pokémon, ps plus, ps5, return of the jedi, rick and morty, robocop, saints row, scorsese, short circuit, sonic superstars, sonic team, sonic the hedgehog, sony playstation, star trek, star trek day, star wars, starfield, strange new worlds, suicide squad, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the elder scrolls, the elder scrolls vi, the fast and the furious, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, the price is right, tmnt, tron, tv shows, video games, warner bros, warzone 2.0, wrath of khan, xbox, xbox series x|s, zendaya
Pour one out for the Homie Bob Barker, keeping all millennials and Gen Xers company on sick days. So more news out of Gamescom, including Baldur's Gate finally on Xbox, what Sonic's future holds, and how long it takes to follow the fellowship through Moria. Mortal Kombat isnt just rebooting its story, Sony jacks up its prices, and Imagine Dragons make a song for Starfield. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, WarnerBros delays movies, Disney releases streaming data, and the Late Night hosts launch a podcast. Also my favorite 80s SciFi movies.
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Episode 276: It'sa Not-a-me, Mario! Woo-Hoo!
August 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
80 action movies, 80s movies, abk, action hero, activision, activisionblizzard, age of empires, ahsoka, alan wake 2, amazon prime video, apple tv+, armored core 6, atari, atari 2600, atari 2600+, batman 89, bethesda softworks, blue beetle, call of duty, certain affinity, charles martinet, classic movies, cloud gaming, cloud streaming, commando, cyberpunk 2077, david ayer, dc comics, dceu, dcu, diablo 4, die hard, disney+, dumb money, embracer group, epic, epic games, ewan mcgregor, fraiser, frozen 2, game stop, gamescom, gaming handhelds, godzilla, hulu, indiana jones, indiana jones and the last crusade, james gunn, kenobi, lenovo, lethal weapon, lord of the rings, mario, marvel comics, marvel snap, microsoft, middle earth, miyamoto, modern warfare iii, monsterverse, mortal kombat 1, movies, nerf, netflix, nintendo, obi-wan kenobi, percy jackson, phil spencer, playstation 5, playstation portal, predator, prey, ps5, quantic dream, remedy entertainment, robocop, rocky, rocky iv, rovio, sag strike, sega, sledgehammer games, sonic, sony playstation, star wars, star wars dark forces, star wars obi-wan, star wars visions, starfield, stonks, streaming, suicide squad, suits, super mario, superman, superman ii, tekken 8, the game awards, the joker, the terminator, tolkien estate, treyarch, turok 3, tv shows, twitch, ubisoft, unionization, video games, wga strike, workinman interactive, xbox, xbox 360, xbox game pass, xbox series x, zack snyder
If the title wasn't a giveaway, we have learned that Charles Martinet will not longer be the voice of Mario in future Mario games, tis a sad day in gaming. Yet at the same time Gamescom is currently going on in Germany, and we got a wealth of gaming news to talk about. Activision pulled the lid off of the Modern Warfare III, Atari is trying to make another comeback, and oh yeah, Microsoft is selling Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft. Meanwhile in Hollywoodland, the WGA continue their strike and call out the big three, Disney announces a slew of physical releases for digital only shows, and Ahsoka is the best live action Star Wars show, full stop. Plus I give my honest opinion about my top 10 favorite 80s movies.
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Episode 268: This Podcast is just a social construct
June 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 secs
007, activisionblizzard, among us, bethesda, blizzard, bobby kotick, call of duty, chadwick boseman, crunchyroll, dc, dceu, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, dragon ball, e3, el meurto, ezra miller, ftc v. xbox, game pass ultimate, geoforce now, giancarlo esposito, google, harley quinn, henry cavill, hollywood walk of fame, honey i shrunk the kids, horizon forbidden west, idris elba, indian jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, james bond, james gunn, james mangold, jim ryan, lance reddick, logan, machine games, marvel, max, mcu, meta, meta quest, moff gideon, movies, multiversus, netflix, nintendo switch, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ps6, roland emmerich, satya nadella, secret invasion, sega, snyderverse, sony, spider-man, spider-verse, squid game, star trek, star trek prodigy, star wars, starfield, superman, superman legacy, swamp thing, tears of the kingdom, the flash, the mandalorian, the old republic, todd howard, tv shows, video games, wow classic, xbox and barbie, xcloud, zelda
This week was a doozy, how about that FTC v. Xbox case, that is a bonafied shit show. Sony and Microsoft say some wild things in their emails, thats for sure. Tears of the Kingdom sold more copies than expected, Among us heads to TV and Todd Howard talks starfield. Giancarlo wants to still play Moff Gideon, Tomb Raider is still coming from PWB, and Paramount+ cancels a Star Trek show. Sony pulls a Spider universe film, James Mangold talks about his movies, The Flash faces troubles, and we find out who the next Superman will be.
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Episode 266: Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!
June 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
33 imortals, akira toriyama, alan wake 2, apex legends, arnold, assassins creed, atlus, avatar, avatar: frontiers of pandora, avowed, baldurs gate 3, bambi, beast wars, bethesda softworks, capcom, christopher nolan, cities skylines, clockwork revolution, compulsion games, cyberpunk 2077, daredevil, dcu, dead by daylight, deadcells, deadpool 3, diablo iv, e3, embracer group, exoprimal, fable, fallout, ffvii rebirth, flight simulator, fornite, forza motorsport, friday the 13th, geoff keighly, hellblade 2, high on life, inxile, james mangold, john carpenter, john wick, kevin smith, like a dragon, lionsgate, lord of the rings: return to moria, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvels spider-man 2, mcdonalds, mcu, mega man, mortal kombat 1, movies, netflix, nickmercs, obsidian games, palworld, path of exile, persona, prince of persia, respawn entertainment, sandland, sea of thieves, sega, sonic superstarts, south of midnight, spider-man: across the spider-verse, star trek infinite, star wars, star wars outlaws, starfield, summer games fest, the cw, the leprachaun, the secret of monkey island, the witcher, timthetatman, titanfall, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, tv shows, twister metal, ubisoft, ubisoft forward, video games, walt disney studios, warhammer 40k, wednesday, whoopi goldberg, xbox games showcase, young rock
E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I've been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
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Episode 260: 5 Years in the can!
May 3rd, 2023 | 59 mins 26 secs
abk, activisionblizzard, alien, alita:battle angel, armored core, avatar the last airbender, babylon 5, bethesda, blade, cal kestis, call of duty, capcom, chris hemsworth, chris pratt, christopher robin, cinemacon, cloud gaming, counter strike, damon lindelof, deadpool 3, discord, disney+, dodgeball, dune part 2, forza motorsport, from software, game development, games with gold, gladiator 2, james gunn, kevin durant, king of the hill, marvel midnight suns, marvel studios, mcu, microsoft, mission impossible, movies, netflix, nintendo, optimus prime, paramount pictures, pedro pascal, playstation, ps5, psvr2, respawn, rhianna, rob delaney, sigourney weaver, smurfette, snl, sony, spider-man across the spider-verse, spongebob, star wars, star wars day, star wars jedi: survivor, starfield, street fighter, super mario bros movie, super-man, sweet tooth, the simpsons, titanfall 3, tom cruise, transformers: one, tv shows, twisted metal, uk cma, uk prime minister, ukraine, vampire survivors, video games, vince vaughn, wga, wga strike, writers guild of america, writers strike, xbox, xbox games showcase
You Heard that Right! Today marks the 5th anniversary of the start of this podcast, and how are we celebrating? By treating it like any other week of course! lol. Anyway, this weeks has some fun topics. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out and we have a early feelings review, we are a week out from the CMA's decision on the Xbox ABK deal, The Writers Strike is official, and we finally got our first look at Dune Part II. Come take a listen.
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Episode 252: When Myths Become Reality
March 9th, 2023 | 51 mins 12 secs
activisionblizzard, barry, bethesda, call of duty, cities skylines, crusader kings, daredevil, dead by daylight, dead space, detective pikachu, disney+, donnie yen, dragon ball z budokai, ea games, google, google stadia, half-life, haunted mansion, hbo, hellboy, hogwarts legacy, hulu, james bond, jenna ortega, john bernthal, john wick chapter 4, keanu reeves, kevin feigi, lucasfilm, mario kart 8, mcu, metroid fusion, microsoft, movies, netflix, nic cage, paradox interactive, paramount+, patty jenkins, playstation, pokémon anime, punisher, rogue squadron, sea of thieves, seth rogan, sony, splatoon, square-enix, star trek, star trek discovery, star trek picard, star wars, starfield, steam, stellaris, taika waititi, taron eggerton, ted lasso, the devil in the white city, the dominion, the founders, the mandalorian, the simpsons hit and run, tmnt, tv shows, valve, video games, wednesday, wii u, xbox
Will the ActivisionBlizzard deal ever stop making for great content? Because at this point its the gift that keeps on giving. Paradox interactive announces a slew of new games and DLC including Cities: Skylines II, Starfield finally has a new release date, and Google Admits it can't do cloud games alone. Paramount+ pulls the plug on Star Trek Discovery, maybe? Jon Bernthal joins the MCU, The Mandalorian shows a Star Wars beast of mythical proportions and Star Trek Picard brings back and old enemy. Also what's going on at Lucasfilm in regards to Star Wars film future?
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Episode 243: New Year, Same Nerd
January 4th, 2023 | 48 mins 24 secs
across the spider-verse, alan wake, ant-man, aquaman, arrow, arrowverse, assassin's creed show, avatar the way of water, beverly hills cop, black adam, breaking bad, ces, cw, damar hamlin, dave bautista, dcu, disney+, drax, ds9, dune, dwayne johnson, ea, ezra miller, fast x, forza motorsport, games with gold, god of war, god of war ragnarok, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, history of the world part ii, hitman 3, hogwarts legacy, hulu, indiana jones, james gunn, jason momoa, jeremy renner, john wick, legend of zelda, madden nfl 23, mark hamill, marvels spider-man 2, mel brooks, mission impossible, movies, naughty dog, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, oliver queen, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, project leonardo, ps plus, ps5, psvr2, roger corman, rtx 4070, shazam 2, sony, stan lee, star trek, star trek deep space 9, star wars, star wars jedi: survivor, star wars: jedi, starfield, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, the adams family, the bad batch, the expendables, the flash, the flash movie, the last of us, the super bowl, transformers, tv shows, video games, walter white, warnerbros, wednesday, wizards of the coast, xbox, xbox games pass
Its 2023! and that means new year new me! JK, we got some news to talk about, but Nick shares his thoughts on what he is most excited for this year! Especially with new games and movies headed our way! take a seat and lets go on a look into the future.
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Episode 236: He Was Vengeance, He Was the Night, He will always be Batman
November 16th, 2022 | 39 mins 26 secs
a quiet place, alan wake 2, alien, andor, ash ketchum, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman arkham city, batman the animated series, bethesda, bioshock, bioware, bungie, cd projekt red, control 2, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk 2077, dave bautista, david harbour, dc, dcu, destiny 2, disney+, dragon age, duffer bros, ea, eminem, fable, game of thrones, gears of war, geek, geoff keighley, god of war ragnarok, google, google stadia, gta, hbo max, hogwarts legacy, james gunn, john wick, justice league unlimited, kevin conroy, lionsgate, margot robie, marvels avengers, mister terrific, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch 2, paramount+, penguin, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, pokémon, ps5, razer, remedy entertainment, rian johnson, rocky, sly stallone, sony, sony santa monica, squareenix, star wars, starfield, stranger things, stray, streets of rage, studio ghibli, the batman, the game awards, the santa clauses, the witcher 3, thunderbolts, tony scott, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, walter hamada, witcher: blood origin, xbox, yellowstone
RIP Kevin Conroy, the goat, THE Batman! Also God of War Ragnarok is out and is fun, the game awards have announced their nominees, and yes Marvels Avengers is still a thing. Andor continues to knock it out of the park, The Santa Clauses is slow, and Ash finally becomes the very best. John Wick Chpater 4 brings in the big guns, James Gunn teases something Terrific, and Margot Robie is no longer sailing. That and more come take a listen.