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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 390: Peace in our time</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>it looks like the console wars really are officially over, as Halo will be launching on PlayStation in 2026. But, this news is somewhat tainted when you take into account all the confusing moves Xbox has been making recently. Plus John Williams comes out of retirement, the cast of the new Miami Vice is stacking up nicely, and reviews of Pokémon Legend's Z-A, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Good Fortune. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:40</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 347: Nick's Nerd New Year 6.0</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Happy New Year! Its that time again where there isn't really any news, so instead we look back on what was 2024. Nick breaks down his Top 10's for the year. We've got Movies, we've got games, and we've got TV shows. No sense in spoiling it all, so you will just have to listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Happy New Year! Its that time again where there isn't really any news, so instead we look back on what was 2024. Nick breaks down his Top 10's for the year. We've got Movies, we've got games, and we've got TV shows. No sense in spoiling it all, so you will just have to listen! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year! Its that time again where there isn&#39;t really any news, so instead we look back on what was 2024. Nick breaks down his Top 10&#39;s for the year. We&#39;ve got Movies, we&#39;ve got games, and we&#39;ve got TV shows. No sense in spoiling it all, so you will just have to listen!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 330: Lacking Original Content</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Lacking Original Content</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In a world where IP is a plenty, we seem to be getting more of the same? Or is it the opposite? Depends on who you ask...Anyway, we've got more time with Star Wars Outlaws, and despite what the internet says, its not bad. Capcom is facing a crisis, buts its not a dino crisis... Eon is looking for the next director for 007, Burton shys away from Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beettlejuice, Ian McKellan is in for a 3rd time as Gandalf! Plus go watch The Fall Guy!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:49</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 328: Back to the Motherland!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>328</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Back to the Motherland!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well folks its finally happening, a Mafia game set in Sicily at the turn of the 20th Century! I am very excited! But that wasn't the only news out of Gamescom this week, another Bethesda title is going multiplatform, old franchises are returning, and new adaptations are unexpectedly coming! Also, don't go after actors for roles they play, they aren't really those characters! Meanwhile, Deadpool &amp; Wolverine continues to break records, Indiana Jones's hat sells for over $600k, and The Acolyte is sent packing. Nic Cage, now here's a guy, will be playing John Madden, and forget the chicken sandwich war, Chick-fil-a is jumping into the streaming wars. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:27</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Well folks its finally happening, a Mafia game set in Sicily at the turn of the 20th Century! I am very excited! But that wasn't the only news out of Gamescom this week, another Bethesda title is going multiplatform, old franchises are returning, and new adaptations are unexpectedly coming! Also, don't go after actors for roles they play, they aren't really those characters! Meanwhile, Deadpool &amp;amp; Wolverine continues to break records, Indiana Jones's hat sells for over $600k, and The Acolyte is sent packing. Nic Cage, now here's a guy, will be playing John Madden, and forget the chicken sandwich war, Chick-fil-a is jumping into the streaming wars.  
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  <title>Episode 322: Angōs, Meleys.</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>322</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well, GamePass is getting a price hike, but are you surprised? Inside Out 2 keeps raking it in, movies are so back! Kevin Feige had to explain a certain act to MCU execs for a Deadpool joke. Meanwhile, the Horizon Zero Dawn show is dead at Netflix. Also Gladiator II and Agatha All Along get trailers that do not dispel any confusion, Palworld wants to expand beyond gaming, and Nintendo goes off brand. Plus, Shrek 5 is official now, Temuera wants to steal an episode of the Mandalorian and Norman Reedus plans for more Darryl Dixon. Then, a Beverly Hills Cop review to wrap it all up. RIP Rhaenys.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:36:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>321</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Patron Saint of Gaming</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 320: Thick Gatorade?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>320</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Thick Gatorade?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Just sit there and stew a while with that title. Once you get that out of the way, we got a bit to talk about. The Acolyte just dropped a action packed, death filled episode, and hinted at ties to the sequel trilogy. Eddie Murphy dropping extremely unexpected Shrek news, and HBO gets what MAX didnt! Plus, Sony seems to be abandoning the PSVR 2 already, XBOX wants to make a big splash at Gamescom, and Capcom is bringing Frank West back, again. A ton more so stick around and take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:12</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>319</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>We have a (2)-319!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:59</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 317: No longer in 8k</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>317</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>No longer in 8k</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the summer game showcase season has begun, and the Sony State of Play kicked it all off! More Video game adaptations are also hitting our screens this year, as the industry continues to flip flop between healthy and layoffs. Hollywood seems to finally be bouncing back from the pandemic and the dual strikes as new projects are aplenty. Plus The Acolyte seems to be a shining star in the Star Wars Galaxy!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Well the summer game showcase season has begun, and the Sony State of Play kicked it all off! More Video game adaptations are also hitting our screens this year, as the industry continues to flip flop between healthy and layoffs. Hollywood seems to finally be bouncing back from the pandemic and the dual strikes as new projects are aplenty. Plus The Acolyte seems to be a shining star in the Star Wars Galaxy! 
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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>
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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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  <description>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.  
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  <title>Episode 235: The GOAT has Spoken</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>The GOAT has Spoken</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Short episode, heavy on content. More Call of Duty news as the behemoth continues to dominate the industry. Now Europe is looking into Xbox, and Hideo Kojima confirms what is true and what isnt. Meanwhile, WB and HBO lay down the cancel hammer, Disney+ continues to shine, and Andor is top notch. DC films may have a new unified focus, as WB as a whole moves towards a franchise focus. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>30:26</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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