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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 11 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “the acolyte”.
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Episode 390: Peace in our time
October 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
a christmas carol, adam driver, ai, amazon, amazon games, austin butler, aziz ansari, battlefield 6, battlefield redsec, bbc, bob iger, console, console wars, crash bandicoot, disney+, dr who, ebenezer, fallout, fallout 4, fallout day, fallout new vegas, fantastic four, galaxies showcase, gamestop, gaming, gaming on windows, geek, ghost of yotei, ghosts of tsushima, good fortune, halo, halo campaign evolved, halo ce, halo studios, id@xbox, john williams, johnny depp, jurassic world evolution, jurassic world evolution 3, kathleen kennedy, keanu reeves, knights of ren, lego, lucasfilm, master chief, mcu, miami vice, michael b jordan, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount global, pc, playstation, pokémon legends z-a, qimir, satya nadella, scrooge, seth rogen, star wars, steam, stephen spielberg, stranger things, sucker punch, the acolyte, the console wars, the goonies, the hunt for ben solo, the pokémon company, the white house, tiktok, tv, twitch, twitchcon, video games, warner brosdiscovery, xbox
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.
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Episode 347: Nick's Nerd New Year 6.0
January 1st, 2025 | 59 mins 38 secs
ac shadows, activision, agatha all along, age of mythology, age of mythology retold, alien: romulus, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, avowed, baby reindeer, bandai namco, batman arkham shadow, bethesda, beverly hills cop axel f, blops 6, call of duty black ops 6, cod: black ops 6, deadpool & wolverine, disney+, doom the dark ages, dune pt. 2, ea sports, ea sports college football 25, fall guy, fallout, frontier, furiosa, gaming, geek, grand theft auto 6, gta vi, hulu, indiana jones and the great circle, jason momoa, kingdom of the planet of the apes, lobo, machine games, marvel rivals, marvel studios, marvel television, mcu, meta quest 3, movies, mr. mcmahon, ncaa, nerd, netflix, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, no good deed, planet coaster 2, pokémon, saturday night, shogun, skeleton crew, snl, star wars, star wars outlaws, starfield: shattered space, tekken 8, the acolyte, the batman, the batman pt. 2, the penguin, tires, top 10, transformers one, treyarch, tv, twisters, ubisoft, video games, your friendly neighborhood spider-man
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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Episode 330: Lacking Original Content
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
007, acer, acer nitro blaze 7, alan wake, amazon games, annapurna interactive, ballistic moon, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bethesda, black myth wukong, capcom, cd projektred, chad stahelski, concord, control, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, deadlock, dino crisis, disney+, dr doom, edward cullen, enotria, eon productions, firewalk studios, gaming, gandalf, geek, george rr martin, hbo, house of the dragon, ian mckellan, indiana jones and the great circle, indiana jones and the temple of doom, jack black, james bond, jeff goldblum, jennifer hale, joker, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, manny jacinto, max, minecraft, minecraft movie, monster hunter, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, one piece, pax west, phil spencer, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, rocksteady, ryan gosling, scarjo, sony, sony playstation, star wars, star wars outlaws, stardew valley, steam, the acolyte, the batman, the bbc, the fall guy, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda, the penguin, tim burton, tv, twilight, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, vince mcmahon, wwf
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!
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Episode 328: Back to the Motherland!
August 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
activision, age of mythology, alien franchise, alien: romulus, anaconda, avowed, backyard baseball, backyard sports, batgirl, batman, batman arkham, batman arkham shadows, bethesda softworks, biopic, bioware, black myth wukong, black ops 6, blizzard, boba fett, boderlands 4, borderlands, bungie, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, chick-fil-a, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, cod: blops, crazy taxi, dc comics, dceu, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, detroit become human, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dont nod, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, dragon ball, dune, dying light, ea, epic games, eternal champions, fatal fury, fede alvarez, final fantasy, francis ford coppola, gamescom, gaming, geek, genshin impact, geoff keighly, goat simulator, gta: san andreas, hbo, hbo max, hifi rush, hulu, ian mckellan, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, infinity nikki, italy, jack black, james gunn, john madden, king kong, king of meat, kingdom come deliverance, kingdom of the planet of the apes, krafton, legacy of kain, lionsgate, logan, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, mafia, mafia the oid country, mars attacks, marvel rivals, marvel studios, marvel television, masters of the universe, matthew perry, megalopolis, meta, michael keaton, monster hunter wilds, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix games, nicolas cage, no more room in hell, opening night live, pacific rim, path of exile 2, paul rudd, planet of the apes, quantic dream, ridley scott, sega, sega dreamcast, sicily, squid game, star wars, starfield, starship troopers, streaming, superman, tango gameworks, the acolyte, the last of us, the mandalorian, tim walz, tv, ubisoft, uwe boll, vfx, video games, warcraft, warhammer, warhammer 40k space marine, world of warcraft, wow, x-men '97, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x
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 & 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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Episode 322: Angōs, Meleys.
July 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 36 mins
a fistful of dollars, amazon prime video, apex legends, arkham asylum, assassins creed, assassins creed shadows, bethesda, beverly hills cop, beverly hills cop axel f, bleach, boba fett, brad pitt, capcom, cities skylines, crunchyroll, darryl dixon, dcu, denzel washington, disney+, ea sports, ea sports fc, embracer group, emma roberts, epic games, exoprimal, f1, fallout 4, fallout london, fallout mods, fantastic 4, ff14, final fantasy 14, futurama, game of thrones, gaming, geek, generative ai, ghosts of tsushima, gladiator ii, god of war, gta v, guilty gear strive, hbo, hellblade 2, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, inside out 2, invisible woman, jessica alba, john cena, madam web, matt reeves, mcu, movies, nba 2k25, nerd, netflix, nicolas cage, nintendo, nintendo switch, norman reedus, one piece, palworld, paramount pictures, pixar, playstation, rockstar, rooster teeth, rwby, secret wars, sega, shrek 5, sie, skydance meida, sonic the hedgehog, spaghetti western, star trek, star wars, temuera morrison, the acolyte, the batman, the boys, the devil wears prada, the mandalorian, the walking dead, tv, ubisoft, video games, westeros, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, xbox gamepass, xbox gamepass ultimate
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.
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Episode 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming
July 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
amazon fire tv, amazon gaming, andy serkis, anime, aspyr, assassins' creed, batfleck, battlfield, black panther, call of duty, call of duty warzone, capcom, cd projekt red, chris pratt, cod, crazy taxi, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, dead rising, dead space, deadpool, deadpool and wolverine, demon slayer, denis villeneuve, dino crisis, disney, disney+, dr. disrespect, dune, elden ring, final fantasy, fortnite, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gladiator 2, godzilla, gta, hellboy, hulu, inside out 2, james gunn, justice league, kojima, konami, kylo ren, legacy of kain, legendary pictures, let me solo her, letitia wright, lionsgate, lord of the rings, lucasarts, mcu, metal gear solid, miyazaki, monsterverse, morgan freeman, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, paramount+, pax, pax west, phil spencer, pixar, resident evil, ridley scott, rockstar games, sega, shadow of the erd tree, snk, squareenix, star trek, star wars, star wars bounty hunter, superman, terminator, that 90s show, the acolyte, the bear, the hunt for gollum, the knights of ren, the snyder cut, tomb raider, transformers, tv, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, watch dogs, wicked, x-men, xbox, xbox cloud gaming, youtube gaming, yves guillemot, zack snyder
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.
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Episode 320: Thick Gatorade?
June 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
21 jump street, 23 jump street, amazon prime video, andor, arkane austin, batman caped crusader, beef, bethesda games studios, beyond good & evil, black myth wukong, blade, bluepoint games, capcom, channing tatum, comic con, cwa, dcu, dead by daylight, dead rising, deadpool and wolverine, disney+, donald sutherland, dr. disrespect, eddie murphy, embracer group, fallout, fallout 3, fornite, full metal jacket, game of thrones, games as a service, gamescom, gaming, geek, green lanterns, hall h, harry potter, hbo, house of the dragon, hulu, inside out 2, james gunn, jet set radio, john hamm, jurassic park, jurassic world, kevin costner, kevin feige, kite man, kylo wren, lara croft, lego island, m3gan, max, mcu, microsoft, mk1, mortal komabt, movies, mr. terrific, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oculus, oscar isaac, palmer lucky, palworld, paramount+, pixar, ps5, psvr 2, red faction, redfall, rogue one, scarjo, sega, shrek, shrek 5, sony, sony playstation, soul calibur, soulm8te, star wars, steam deck, stella blade, streamer, street fighter, superman, t2, tekken, the acolyte, the bear, the biker mice from mars, the boys, the fantastic four, the knights of wren, the penguin, tomb raider, tv, twitch, ubisoft, valve, video games, warnerbros, wb, welcome to derry, westeros, xbox, xbox series x, yellowstone, zombies
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.
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Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!
June 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon prime video, among us, ark survival evolved, bethesda, blade, blizzard, blue beetle, creature commandos, dcu, discord, disney, donkey kong, dragon quest, dsney+, elden ring, embracer group, fallout, francis ford coppola, fromsoftware, game of thrones, gaming, geek, hbo, house of the dragon, inside out 2, james gunn, jordan peele, josh gad, lord of the rings, lords of the fallen, luigi's mansion, mad max, mario, mario and luigi, marvel vs capcom, max, mcu, megalopolis, mel brooks, metal slug, metroid, metroid prime 4, miyazaki, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo direct, nintendo switch, nvidia, paradox interactive, pixar, playstation 5, playstation portal, sakurai, shovel knight, spaceballs, star citizen, star wars, starfield, street fighter, super mario party, switch sports, the acolyte, the boys, the elder scrolls, the legend of zelda, todd howard, tom hardy, totally spies, tv, uncharted, video games, warcraft, watchmen, wb interactive, wesley snipes, will ferrel, wonder woman, world of warcraft, zelda
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?
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Episode 317: No longer in 8k
June 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
8k, alien, alien romulus, amazon prime video, aragorn, astro bot, asus, avalanche studios, baldur's gate 3, batman, batman ninja, bethesda, beyond the spider-verse, bill skarsgard, bungie, chris hemsworth, concord, deadpool, deadpool and wolverine, destiny 2, destiny 2: the final shape, disney+, doom, doom guy, dungeons & dragons, dynasty warriors, ea sports, eli roth, elle fanning, embracer group, fallout, fallout 76, finding nemo, gaming, geek, gi joe, giancarlo esposito, god of war ragnarok, godzilla minus one, hostel, hyperkin, id software, ikea, inside out 2, it, john romero, jurassic world, kathleen kennedy, like a dragon: yakuza, lord of the rings, lotr, lucasfilm, mahershala ali, marvel rivals, max, mcu, minecraft, movie pass, movies, multiversus, naughty dog, ncaa football 25, nerd, netflix, new york times, nvidia, peaky blinders, pixar, playstation, predator, ps5, psvr 2, ready player one, riot games, roblox, rog ally x, sega, silent hill, sony state of play, star trek, star wars, tekken 8, the acolyte, the hunt for gollum, the incredibles, the last of us, the sims, todd howard, tomb raider, transformers, tv, ubisoft, umbrella academy, until dawn, valorant, venom: the last dance, video game adaptations, video games, viggo mortenson, waffle house, where winds meet, wordle, worldle
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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Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal
March 21st, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
007, 20th century, aaron taylor johnson, akira toriyama, alien romulus, amazon prime video, among us, amy henig, apex legends, apple tv+, aspyr, beetlejuice beetlejuice, bill hader, billy dee williams, black mirror, black panther, blizzard entertainment, bullet train, bungie, captain america, colombia pictures, cyclops, dcu, deadpool 3, disney+, doctor who, dr. seuss, dune pt. 2, dune: awakening, ea game, embracer group, epic games, fallout, final fantasy 14, fortnite, furiosa, fx, fx on hulu, gabe newell, game developers conference, gaming, gdc, geek, george lucas, halo 2, hulu, james bond, james gunn, james marsden, jay and silent bob, jonathan nolan, kick-ass, lando calrissian, league of legends, lord gaben, mad max, madame web, marathon, margot robbie, marvel 1943 rise of hydra, marvel games, marvel zombies, max payne, max payne 1, mcu, metahuman, minecraft, movies, mr. beast, nerd, netflix, nic cage, nuka cola, overwatch 2, palworld, playstation 5, pokémon, popeye, ps5, ps5 pro, rebel moon pt. 2, remedy entertainment, respawn entertainment, riot games, rockstar games, saber interactive, sand land, skydance new media, sony pictures, sony playstation, spider-man, spider-man 2, spider-man noir, square enix, star citizen, star wars, star wars battlefront, star wars battlefront classic collection, state of unreal, steam, steve martin, sydney sweeny, teen titans, the acolyte, the bear, the cat in the hat, the crow, the high republic, the never ending story, the sims, the walt disney company, tim sweeny, tv, twitch, uefn, unreal engine 5, valve corp, video games, warner bros, xbox, xbox live
You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.