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Displaying items 1-10 of 61 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "the batman".
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Episode 431: Catch-D23
August 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
ahsoka, aloy, ash williams, avengers doomsday, barbie 2, bruce campbell, chris carter, coco, control, control resonant, d23, dcu, deadpool, deus ex, disney parks, doctor who, dune, dune part iii, embracer group, evil dead, galaxy's edge, gaming, geek, ghost rider, green lantern, gta vi, guerilla games, hal jordan, hayden panettiere, hogwarts legacy, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, insomniac games, it: welcome to derry, jerry bruckheimer, john stewart, johnny depp, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, lanterns, marvel's wolverine, mcu, microsoft, movies, naughty dog, nbc universal, nerd, odyssey, peacock, phantom blade, pirates of the caribbean, pixar, pokemon, pokemon bank, pokemon home, remedy, simu liu, sleeping dogs, sony state of play, spider-man, spider-man brand new day, square enix, star wars, star wars smugglers bounty, system shock, the batman, the end of oak street, the incredibles, the simpsons, the simpsons hit & run, tomb raider, tv, video games, visionquest, warnerbros, warren spector, wb, x-files, x-men, xbox
D23 brought the heat, in gaming and more. How about that VisionQuest trailer, oh yeah, THE X-MEN HAVE ARRIVED! Kingdom Hearts is going to the land of the dead to make sure we don't forget about it. Hogwarts Legacy is coming back, while Spider-Man continues to dominate the box office. Plus Warren Spector is having his Deus Ex moment.
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Episode 426: Life Found A Way...
July 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
a nightmare on elm street, activision, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag resyched, bethesda, black ops 1, black ops 2, blue beetle, call of duty, christopher nolan, compulsion games, danny mcbride, dc studios, dcu, digger, disney, doom, ea, ea sports, ea sports college football '27, elder scrolls online, far cry, fx, gaming, geek, george lucas, gi joe, glenn schofield, god of war, god of war laufey, id software, imax, imax 70mm, james gunn, john carmack, laufey, lord of the rings, marvel, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, moana, movies, nerd, nova, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, ps4, ps5, sam niel, santa monica studio, sony santa monica, steam, steve buschemi, superman, the batman, the batman part ii, the grand tour, the hunt for golum, the odyssey, tom cruise, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, valve inc, video games, walt disney pictures, xbox, zenimax online
From The Batman part II being delayed, to Steam making $11b in 6 months. From the rising tide in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynched, to the lack of IMAX 70mm. Yet that all couldn't save Moana from Te Fiti, you're welcome?
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Episode 414: Gaming's Worst Kept Secret
April 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
a24, alex garland, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, assassin's creed iv: black flag, avengers doomsday, avengers endgame, beerus, charlie cox, cinemacon, clair obscur, clayface, counter strike 2, coyote vs acme, cs2, cyberpunk 2077, d&d, dcu, deadpool, disney, disney+, dragon ball super, dragon ball super beerus, dragon ball xenoverse 3, dungeons and dragons, elden ring, freiza, gaming, gears of war, geek, gundam, halo, halo studios, i am legend, james bond, jonathan frakes, kiki wolfkill, looney tunes, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, man of tomorrow, marvel studios, mass effect, mcu, meta quest 3, metro 2033, metro 2039, miami vice, microsoft, minds eye, miyamoto, mobile suit gundam, movies, nerd, netflix, paramount pictures, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, ryan reynolds, shuhei yoshida, sony, star trek, street fighter, super mario galaxy, super mario galaxy movie, the batman, the mandalorian and grogu, the rings of power, tom cruise, top gun, toy story 5, tv, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, will smith, willy wonka, x-men '97, xbox, xbox gamepass
In earth shattering news, Xbox announces a price decrease for GamePass, Elsewhere Ubisoft finally admits the Black Flag remake is real, and Shuhei Yoshida says he was fired from Sony. Plus Top Gun 3 was announced at Cinemacon, and Marvel Studios returns to Hall H this summer. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 409: What have we here? Matching uniforms?
March 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
a quiet place, a24, aaron pierre, activision, ai, amazon prime video, assassin's creed, bethesda, blizzard, bloodsport, bluepoint, bradley cooper, buffy the vampire slayer, capcom, dc studios, dcu, disney, dlss 5, dune pt. 3, epic games, fallout 4, family guy, firefly, fortnite, fox, gaming, geek, green lantern, hulu, jack ryan, james gunn, jcvd, jeff kaplan, kpop demon hunters, krafton, lilo & stich, matt reeves, mcu, microsoft, movies, nathan fillion, nerd, netflix, niantic, nvidia, oceans 11, one battle after another, overwatch, paul thomas anderson, payday, pegi, pixar, playstation, pokémon go, resident evil, resident evil requiem, robert pattinson, ryan coogler, scooby doo, seth mcfarlane, sinners, sony, spider-man, spider-man: brand new day, starbreeze, starfield, steam, steam machine, stewie, studio ghibli, subnautica 2, superman, take two interactive, the 98th academy awards, the batman, the incredibles, the last of us, the oscars, tom clancy, tv, ubisoft, vbucks, video games, xbox
The Oscars were this weekend, and surprise surprise, PTA won big, while Chalamet went home with nothing. We also got two big trailers this week, Dune Pt. 3 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Pokémon Go was used to farm us for AR images and map data, and Nvidia says we're wrong about DLSS5. Plus we have the Scooby gang all casted for Netflix's upcoming adaptation.
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Episode 395: You might have to run for RAM
December 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
ai, ayaneo, batman, bayonetta, blade, bungie, capcom, cd projekt red, ciri, clair obscur: expedition 33, dan hauser, dc elseworlds, dcu, disney, epic games, escape from tarkov, final fantasy, fortnite, gamestop, gaming, geek, gengar, god of war, helldivers, hitman, io interactive, james cameron, jennifer hale, justin lin, kill bill, marathon, mcu, metroid prime 4, mia goth, micron crucial, monster hunter, movies, namco, nerd, netflix, nintendo, open ai, paradox interactive, paranormal activity, pokémon legends z-a, pokémon tcg, predator badlands, ram, samus, scar jo, sonic, splatoon, splinter cell, stranger things, the batman, the predator, the punisher, the witcher, thomas jane, tim sweeney, tv, ubisoft, vampire: the masquerade, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, wuxia, zootopia, zootopia 2
RAM prices are skyrocketing, are you ready? CD Projekt Red has a release schedule for its next Witcher Trilogy, Clair Obscur did even better than we all thought and Gamestop fights back against haters. Plus Zootopia laid waste to the 2025 box office, Netflix went to the upside down and Predator isnt stuck in the badlands anymore.
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Episode 379: Not for Clankers
August 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
alien earth, avatar, avengers doomsday, ballerina, battlefield 6, bioshock, bioshock 4, black bag, blizzard, borderlands, borderlands 4, channing tatum, civ 7, civilization 7, contraband, daredevil, daredevil: born again, dc studios, dcu, demon slayer, dice, dreamworks, ea, eminem, flight simulator, fortnite, forza horizon, forza motorsport, fx, fx on hulu, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halo, halo 3: odst, helldivers, helldivers 2, hulu, idw, inzoi, jack sparrow, james cameron, james gunn, jerry bruckheimer, john boyega, john wick, johnny depp, jurassic park, jurassic world, kojima, legend of zelda, lionsgate, lord of the rings, mario, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo indie world showcase, nintendo switch 2, odst, one piece, paramount pictures, peacock, peter jackson, pirates of the caribbean, playstation 5, playstation studios, ps5, pubg, randy pitchford, rod fergusson, rog, rog ally, ryan reynolds, shrek 5, simon pegg, sony, sony entertainment america, sony interactive entertainment, star trek, star wars, steven soderbergh, straus zelnick, street sharks, superman, take two interactive, tencent, the batman, the batman 2, the office, the paper, top gun, transformers, turn 10 studios, tv, twisted metal, video games, warnerbros, weapons, xbox, xbox rog ally, xenomorph, zaslav
Xbox just keeps taking hits, and there is no way to spin it. Sony takes one on the chin too, as their Live Service goals aren't playing out the way they hoped. Plus Blizzard loses Rod, Strauss is the ultimate hype man, and Battlefield is back? Plus Paramount sets its sights on its new future, DC Studios has a plan, Captain Jack Sparrow might be back. Plus Reviews of Black Bag, Twisted Metal Season 2 and the first two episodes of Alien Earth.
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Episode 373: Imperfect Dark
July 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 22 mins
amanda waller, amazon, andy weir, assassin's creed black flag, assassin's creed iv, bandai namco, bethesda, black ops 7, black panther, blumhouse, brad pitt, call of duty, capcom, christopher nolan, dcu, disney, dr. seuss, ea sports, ea sports college basketball, everwild, eyes of wakanda, f1, f1 the movie, fast and furious, fast x, gaming, gareth edwards, geek, ghost recon, glen powell, halo, halo studios, hbo, hulu, hyperkin, ironheart, james gunn, lilo & stitch, luke skywalker, m3gan 2.0, magic the gathering, mark hamill, matt reeves, matt stone, mcu, mephisto, microsoft, movies, mtg, my hero academia, naughty dog, ncaa basketball, neil druckman, nerd, netflix, nintendo, paramount, perfect dark, project hail mary, rare, rdr2, red dead redemption 2, reddit, resident evil, rockstar games, rogue one, ryan coogler, ryan gosling, sam raimi, sonic the hedgehog, south park, spider-man, spider-man 2, spider-man 3, spider-man no way home, squid game, star wars, steam, stephen king, superman, the batman, the bear, the cat in the hat, the initiative, the last jedi, the last of us, the odyssey, the running man, the simpsons, tmnt, tom clancy, trey parker, turn 10, tv, ubisoft, valve, video games, vin diesel, xbox, zenimax online studios
Xbox is always finding rakes to step on, which is ridiculous. After the success for NCAA College football, EA is brining NCAA College Basketball, and no one is shocked. Vin Diesel announces the plan for Fast X part 2, and there's major concerns. Matt Reeves finally finishes the Script for The Batman sequel, and James Gunn gives us who is playing Jor El. Plus a full review for F1 The Movie, which is hands down the best movie of the year so far. That and more on tonight's episode.
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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 345: Better than Kraven
December 18th, 2024 | 58 mins 45 secs
astro bot, avengers doomsday, batman, batman and robin, beetlejuice beetlejuice, beyond the spider-verse, black panther, black panther 3, boderlands 4, bungie, cd projekt red, clayface, colombia pictures, courtney cox, dark souls, dc studios, dcu, disney+, dungeons and dragons, elden ring, final fantasy 7 rebirth, friday night lights, from software, gaming, geek, hayley atwell, helldivers 2, kraven the hunter, madam web, marathon, marvel studios, matt reeves, mcu, metapho: rephantazio, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo switch, nova, pacman, peacock, playstation, ps2, ps5, ps5 pro, scream 7, scream franchise, secret level, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony pictures, spider-man, ssassins' creed shadows, tekken, the batman, the game awards, the penguin, the witcher 4, tim burton, turok, tv, ubisoft, venom, video games, wakanda, youtube, youtube tv, zenimax onlie studios
Yeah that's right, you will definitely enjoy this podcast more than if you went to the theater and saw Kraven. This week we have a recap of the game awards, all the announcements and all the winners! Also a lot of news out of Marvel and DC, plus a very late review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Come and take a listen, and Happy Festivus!
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Episode 340: The Tropes are Hungry
November 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon mgm, amazon prime, andor, andrew wilson, batman, ben stiller, bioware, black myth wukong, blade, blizzard entertainment, bob iger, boderlands 4, borderlands, borderlands movie, captain america, colin ferrel, d23, daredevil, david zaslav, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, denzel washington, disney, ea, ea sports, fallout, fortnite, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo 2, happy gilmore, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, hideo kojima, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, ironheart, joker 2, lady gaga, lionsgate, lucasfilm, madden nfl, marvel studios, mass effect, matt reeves, mcu, miles morales, mission impossible, miyamoto, mortal kombat, movies, multiversus, n7, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, persona 5, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon, ps5, red hulk, rey skywalker, rockstar games, scarlet witch, simon kinberg, sonic 3, sony, spider-man, star wars, super mario, take two interactive, tcg pocket, the batman, the penguin, thunderbolts*, tom cruise, tony todd, tv, venom 3, video games, warcraft, warcraft 2, warcraft 3, warner bros, wb interactive, wednesday adam, westeros, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x
Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and "WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx", all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more.