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Displaying 7 items of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "the hunt for gollum".
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Episode 436: Hey, Bub!
September 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 26 mins
Bethesda, Blizzard Entertainment, EA Games, GTA, GTA V, Halo, Jon Snow, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Resident Evil, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, activision, agents of shield, alan ritchson, bbc, blade, brad bird, brad pitt, bungie, capcom, chloe bennet, daredevil born again, darkwing duck, destiny 2, disney+, doctor who, double fine, dragon ball z, dragonball, elijah wood, escape from new york, fable, far cry, frodo, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george lucas, grand theft auto, gremlins, gta 6, gta vi, halo studios, hbo, helldivers, insomniac games, john leguizamo, kit harrington, lego, lollipop chainsaw, lord of the rings, mahershala ali, marathon, marvel fighting tokon souls, marvel's wolverine, miami vice, movies, nerd, ninja theory, nvidia, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playground games, pokemon, ps5, rare ltd, ray gunn, rocket raccoon, rockstar games, sean gunn, starcraft, street fighter, the hunt for gollum, tim schaefer, turn10, ubisoft, undead labs, video games, vin diesel, warner bros, world war z, xbox game studios, zach cregger, zack snyder, zero company
The XBOX Reset continues, and what it means for Halo's future. Destiny is saved from its dark fate, as Marathon may not run its course. An Wolverine is not what the internet wants you to think. The Paramount/WB merger jumps another hurdle, while Resident Evil breaks out. Plus Daredevil Born Again gets unconverted.
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Episode 417: You know how to Jet?
May 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
Christopher Nolan, Discord, Fallout, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Planet of the Apes, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV, X-Files, Xbox, aaron paul, adam sandler, ahsoka, amazon prime video, annapurna interactive, avatar, avatar: fire & ash, bane, box office, bungie, capcom, cody rhodes, conan obrien, dcu, dead rising, deathstroke, discord nitro, disney+, double fine, eBay, fast & furious, fate of the republic, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, gamestop, gaming, geek, grown ups, gta vi, harada, harry potter, hbo max, ian mckellan, james cameron, lego, lord of the rings, marathon, mixtape, mortal kombat 2, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, peacock, peter jackson, playground games, pokemon, pokemon fire red, pokemon leaf green, punisher: one last kill, rockstar games, rooster, sega, sony interactive entertainment, steam controller, steam machine, stellar blade, stephen colbert, steve buschemi, the batman part ii, the devil wears prada, the hunt for gollum, the odyssey, the oscars, the punisher, valve, video games, vin diesl, visionquest, xbox achievements, xbox game studios, xbox gamepass
Fatality! Mortal Kombat II is out, and its hilarious, in a good way! Plus Mixtape shines in a way I never expected. Meanwhile, Nintendo jumps on the price increase bandwagon, Ahsoka is stuck in another galaxy for another year, and peacock is about to get a speed boost.
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Episode 412: Regularly Scheduled Programming
April 8th, 2026 | 45 mins 48 secs
007 first light, Lucasfilm, MCU, McDonalds, Netflix, PUBG, Pokémon GO, Resident Evil, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, andy serkis, animorphs, avatar, avatar fire & ash, capcom, darth maul, disney+, dungeon crawler carl, forza horizon, forza horizon 6, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, glenn powell, jack black, james cameron, judd apatow, lego, lord of the rings, mark hamill, marvel studios, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacock, playerunknown, pokémon champions, red dead redemtion 2, she-hulk, shigeru miyamoto, star wars maul, star wars maul: shadow lord, state of decay 3, steam, stephen soderberg, super mario maker 2, the hunt for gollum, the legend of zelda movie, the pokémon company, the super mario bros movie, the super mario galaxy movie, the toys that made us, uncharted, video games
We are back to our regularly scheduled programming, and that's all things nerd, geek and not sports. This week, we have Forza Horizon 6 news, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominates the box office, and Animorphs is pulling a Doug and coming to Disney. Plus Xbox news, PUBG wants to take Fornite's crown, and Avatar is losing steam.
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Episode 366: Another Rebrand?
May 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 39 mins
2k games, AMC, DC, EA, Fallout, Jessica Jones, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Square Enix, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Xbox, a knight of the seven kingdoms, able gamers, activision, alien, alien earth, all-star superman, andor, back to the future, bog iger, cassian andor, daredevil born again, dc studios, disney+, dungeons and dragons, fan fest nights, ftc, game of thrones, gaming, geek, geoguesser, godzilla, godzilla x kong, gta 6, gta vi, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, illumination, ironheart, james bond, james gunn, jurassic world, king kong, kingdom hearts, krysten ritter, lord of the rings, mafia the old country, marvel 1943, mavel studios, middle earth, monsterverse, movies, nbcuniversal, ncc-1701-d, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, one piece, peacemaker, picard, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, prime video, rogue one, spider-noir, star trek picard, super mario land, superman, switch 2, tekken, the hunt for gollum, the mummy, thug, thunderbolts*, tony hawk, tony hawks underground, universal fan fest, universal studios hollywood, uss enterprise-d, video games, waffle house, westeros, x-men, xanathar
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!
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Episode 330: Lacking Original Content
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
007, Acer, Bethesda, Joker, Lucasfilm, Monster Hunter, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Ryan Gosling, Sony, Star Wars, TV, The Legend of Zelda, acer nitro blaze 7, alan wake, amazon games, annapurna interactive, ballistic moon, beetlejuice beetlejuice, 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, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, lord of the rings, lucasfilm games, machine games, manny jacinto, max, minecraft, minecraft movie, movies, nerd, nintendo, one piece, pax west, playstation 5, ps5, ps5 pro, remedy entertainment, robert downey jr, rocksteady, scarjo, sony playstation, star wars outlaws, stardew valley, steam, the acolyte, the batman, the bbc, the fall guy, the hunt for gollum, the penguin, tim burton, 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 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming
July 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
Black Panther, COD, Final Fantasy, Fortnite, GTA, Hellboy, Hulu, Konami, MCU, Miyazaki, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Resident Evil, Ridley Scott, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Xbox, amazon fire tv, amazon gaming, andy serkis, anime, aspyr, assassins' creed, batfleck, battlfield, call of duty, call of duty warzone, capcom, cd projekt red, chris pratt, 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, fromsoftware, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gladiator 2, godzilla, inside out 2, james gunn, justice league, kojima, kylo ren, legacy of kain, legendary pictures, let me solo her, letitia wright, lionsgate, lord of the rings, lucasarts, metal gear solid, monsterverse, morgan freeman, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, paramount+, pax, pax west, pixar, rockstar games, sega, shadow of the erd tree, snk, squareenix, star wars bounty hunter, superman, terminator, that 90s show, the acolyte, the bear, the hunt for gollum, the knights of ren, the snyder cut, transformers, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, watch dogs, wicked, x-men, 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 317: No longer in 8k
June 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 20 mins
8k, Bethesda, Dungeons & Dragons, Fallout, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, New York Times, Playstation, Ready Player One, Silent Hill, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, Tomb Raider, Until Dawn, alien, alien romulus, amazon prime video, aragorn, astro bot, asus, avalanche studios, baldur's gate 3, batman, batman ninja, 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, dynasty warriors, ea sports, eli roth, elle fanning, embracer group, 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, mahershala ali, marvel rivals, max, minecraft, movie pass, movies, multiversus, naughty dog, ncaa football 25, nerd, nvidia, peaky blinders, pixar, predator, ps5, psvr 2, riot games, roblox, rog ally x, sega, sony state of play, tekken 8, the acolyte, the hunt for gollum, the incredibles, the last of us, the sims, todd howard, transformers, ubisoft, umbrella academy, 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!