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Displaying items 11-20 of 46 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "the last of us".
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Episode 368: The Host Returns
May 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
AI, Black Panther, Chicago, DC comics, Donkey Kong, EA, EA Games, Fortnite, Guillermo Del Toro, MCU, Netflix, Playstation, Pokémon GO, Spider-Man, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, The Witcher, Tom Cruise, a24, activision, ai vader, alex garland, atomfall, avengers doomsday, avengers secret wars, avowed, batman, bioncle, boderlands 4, bungie, cheers, clash of clans, conan obrien, darth vader, dcu, deadpool, death stranding, destiny 2, dice, doom, doom the dark ages, doug bowser, elden ring, elder scrolls, frankenstein, gamescom, gaming, gearbox interactive, gears of war, geek, george rr martin, george wendt, geralt, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, id software, james gunn, jurassic world rebirth, kieran culkin, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, kojima, lego, lilo & stich, marathon, marvel, marvel comics, marvel studios, mission impossible, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, norm!, obsidian, paramount, pixar, pokémon, pokémon go fest, pokémon legends z-a, ralph fiennes, rambo, randy pitchford, scrubs!, sesame street, shigeru miyamoto, star wars battlefront ii, street fighter, take two interactive, the elder scrolls oblivion, the hunger games, the last airbender, the last of us, toy story 5, video games, wheel of time, wizarding world, xbox game pass, zach braff, zootopia 2
Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!
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Episode 361: Nintendo's and Dont's of Tariffs
April 9th, 2025 | 57 mins 3 secs
AI, Fortnite, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, TV, Xbox, ang, arrowhead, avatar, avengers doomsday, bafta, battle royales, blizzard, bungie, copilot, dcu, death stranding, diablo iv, dune, esa, gaming, geek, hades 2, hbo, helldivers 2, jack black, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, laurence fishburne, marathon, mario kart, minecraft, moon knight, morpheus, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, oscar isaac, peacemaker, predator, predator: killer of killers, quake, quake ii, razer, razer blade 16, revenge of the sith, robert pattison, shenmue, simu liu, star wars celebration, superman, tariffs, the last airbender, the last of us, the matrix, the minecraft movie, the naked gun, the outer worlds, tron, video games
The Switch 2 faces an uphill battle, and its only half Nintendo's fault. Plus more trailers from Cinemacon, The Predator gets animated, and Robert Pattison may be heading to Arrakis. Meanwhile, Minecraft breaks the box office in more ways than one, Bungie pulls the lid off of Marathon.
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Episode 360: Xbox 360 2
April 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
Assassin's Creed, Donkey Kong, Fantastic Four, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Rick and Morty, RuneScape, Scooby Doo, South Park, Star Wars, TV, The Legend of Zelda, Xbox, activision, apple tv+, asus, asus rog, asus rog ally, avengers, avengers doomsday, blizzard, call of duty, chainsaw man, cinemacon, coyote vs acme, david fincher, disney+, doom, doom the dark ages, dune, finn jones, from software, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, grant theft auto 6, gta vi, guy ritchie, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, iron fist, jason momoa, john wick, looney tunes, mario kart, marvel, marvel studios, movies, neil druckman, nerd, nier: automata, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, nuaghty dog, once upon a time in hollywood, quentin tarantino, rockstar, sean bean, seth rogan, starcraft, the last of us, the residence, the studio, ubisoft, val kilmer, video games, warner bros, x-men
The wait it finally over, The Nintendo Switch 2 finally has a release date, a price and some games! Nintendo isnt playing anymore. Plus the MCU decided to blow up the internet the one week I record a day early. CinemaCon is staging a bright future for Hollywood, and Asus may be behind the first Xbox handheld. Plus Ubisoft, Sean Bean, and Coyote vs Acme!
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Episode 358: Service Guarantees Citizenship
March 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
DC, God of War, Hulu, IDW, Konami, Netflix, Pokémon GO, SNES, Silent Hill, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starship Troopers, Super Nintendo, TV, Warhammer 40k, Xbox, adam sandler, amazon prime video, appletv+, assassins creed, baldur's gate, ballerina, co-pilot, colombia pictures, critical role, disco elysium, disney+, freakier friday, freaky friday, gaming, geek, george lucas, happy gilmore, happy gilmore 2, hasbro, hbo, hbo max, jack quaid, john wick, justice league, kotor, lego, looney tunes, max, monster hunter wilds, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, nintendo, novocaine, pixar, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, razer, reacher, respawn entertainment, saber interactive, solar opposites, sonic the hedgehog, sony pictures, star wars hunters, star wars knights of the old republic, ted lasso, the last of us, the simpsons, video games, warhammer 40k space marine, zynga
Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego.
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Episode 356: My power bands are running low!
March 5th, 2025 | 42 mins 31 secs
AI, Academy Awards, Cartoon Network, Green Lantern, Lucasfilm, MCU, Monster Hunter, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV, activision, anora, black ops, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cod warzone, conan obrien, dardevil born again, dc studios, disney, disney+, dreamworks, gaming, geek, gene hackman, grand theft auto 6, gta 6, john cena, kathleen kennedy, lanterns, marvel studios, marvel television, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, nintendo, pokémon, ps5, rockstar, rod ferguson. diablo 4, shrek, shrek 5, sony interactive entertainment, space ghost, steam, tariffs, the brutalist, the last of us, the oscars, the wrath of khan, tony hawk, tony hawks pro skater, verdansk, video games, wicked
I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.
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Episode 354: Cowabung-NO
February 19th, 2025 | 55 mins 41 secs
Bethesda, Christopher Nolan, Final Fantasy, MCU, Matt Damon, Microsoft, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Rainbow Six Siege, TMNT, TV, Xbox, amazon prime video, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, captain america: brave new world, elder scrolls, elder scrolls 6, everwild, game of thrones, gaming, geek, hbo, magic the gathering, marvel rivals, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, netease, niantic, ninja theory, nintendo, nintendo eshop, okami, overwatch 2, pokemon go, rare, rings of power, saturday night live, snl, snl 50, street fighter, the accountant, the defenders, the last of us, the last of us hbo, the odyssey, twisted metal, ubisoft, video games
Another week another round of gaming layoffs, are you shocked? Didn't think so. Should CoD go Free to Play? Some gamers think so after the newest crossover. SNL celebrated its 50th and it was a damn good show, The Accountant finally shows off its sequel, and we have a full review of Captain America: Brave New World.
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Episode 328: Back to the Motherland!
August 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
Batgirl, COD, DC comics, Dragon Age, EA, Final Fantasy, Hulu, Lucasfilm, Meta, Paul Rudd, Planet of the Apes, Ridley Scott, Star Wars, Starship Troopers, TV, WoW, Xbox, activision, age of mythology, alien franchise, alien: romulus, anaconda, avowed, backyard baseball, backyard sports, 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: blops, crazy taxi, dceu, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, detroit become human, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dont nod, dragon age: the veilguard, dragon ball, dune, dying light, epic games, eternal champions, fatal fury, fede alvarez, francis ford coppola, gamescom, gaming, geek, genshin impact, geoff keighly, goat simulator, gta: san andreas, hbo, hbo max, hifi rush, 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 games, machine games, mafia, mafia the oid country, mars attacks, marvel rivals, marvel studios, marvel television, masters of the universe, matthew perry, megalopolis, 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, quantic dream, sega, sega dreamcast, sicily, squid game, starfield, streaming, superman, tango gameworks, the acolyte, the last of us, the mandalorian, tim walz, ubisoft, uwe boll, vfx, video games, warcraft, warhammer, warhammer 40k space marine, world of warcraft, x-men '97, 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 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!
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Episode 316: Make it Epic
May 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
Bethesda, Daniel Craig, Garfield, Just Cause, Konami, Legend of Zelda, MCU, Mad Max, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six Siege, Resident Evil, Richard Sherman, Silent Hill, Sony, Spider-Man, TV, Tom King, activision, alex baldwin, amazon games, amazon prime video, arrowhead studios, atari, baldurs gate 3, barbenheimer, black ops 6, blops, brad pitt, call of duty, cannes, capcom, cd projekt red, chris hemsworth, cody rhoades, cyberpunk 2077, damon lindelof, david lynch, dcu, deadpool and wolverine, disney, disney legend, doge, doom, doom dark ages, dragons quest, ea sports, embracer group, faker, furiosa, furiosa a mad max saga, gaming, geek, george clooney, george lucas, george miller, giancarlo esposito, green lanterns, gulf war, he-man, helldivers 2, id software, intellivision, james gunn, jeffery wright, knives out, larian, league of legends, lego, lord of the rings, marvel studios, middle earth, moana, morgan spurlock, movies, multiversus, naked gunn, naughty dog, ncaa football 25, neil druckmann, nerd, nintendo, nintendo of america, playstation 5, ps5, psvr 2, re code veronica, re zero, rian johnson, rings of power, riot games, rob mcelhenney, spielberg, star citizen, state of play, super size me, ted saranados, the exorcist, the last of us, the last of us show, tom bombadil, ubisoft, uncharted, video games, welcome to wrexham, x-men '97
What a deal, what a day! Furiosa review coming in hot! Yes Dementus has struck a chord with me. We also learned about the next Knives Out movie, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting, and Tom Bombadil is finally getting his shot at live action. Meanwhile Sony announces a State of Play last minute, Neil Druckmann gets taken out of context, and Activision wins its lawsuit against cheaters. Cheaters never prosper. Plus thoughts on two major lawsuits affecting Hollywood and Video Games.
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Episode 300: For Tonight We Dine In Hell!
February 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 32 mins
Bethesda, Christopher Nolan, Donnie Yen, Final Fantasy 7, Fortnite, Hulu, Lucasfilm, MCU, NBA, Netflix, Playstation, Sea of Thieves, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, Taylor Swift, Warhammer 40k, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activision, apollo creed, argylle, avengers, backyard baseball, backyard football, beetlejuice, brad pitt, butch hartman, call of duty, capcom, carl weathers, catherine ohara, chubbs, cobra kai, community, creature commandos, crunchyroll, danny phantom, daredevil born again, david leitch, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, dino crisis, disney, disney+, donald glover, elden ring, epic games, espn, evil dead, evo 2024, ewan mcgregor, final fantasy 14, final fantasy vii rebirth, final fantasy vii remake, fox sports, frozen, ftc, funimation, game of thrones, gaming, geek, gina carano, happy gilmore, henry cavill, hi-fi rush, hideo kojima, homeworld 3, indiana jones and the great circle, infinity ward, insomniac games, james bond, james gunn, jason kelce, jeremy renner, jim carrey, jurassic world, king fu, kumail nanjiani, machinegmaes, matthew vaughn, megamind, meto awakening, metro 2033, mlb, moana, moana 2, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, nfl, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, peacock, percy jackson, pixar, predator, ps5, psv2, quentin tarantino, rare, resident evil 4, rob liefield, robert downey jr, rocky, six seasons and a movie, sledgehammer games, sonic the hedgehog 3, spider-man 2, spongebob squarepants, squid game, starfield, street fighter 6, superman legacy, sweet victory, sylvester stallone, tango gameworks, tekken 8, the dark knight trilogy, the day before, the eras tour, the eternals, the last of us, the mandalorian, thunderbolts, tnt, tom raider, toy story, toys for bob, universal pictures, video games, wonder man, wwe2k24, xbox gamepass, xbox series x, zootopia
We made it! 300 episodes! Look at us, who woulda thunk? But hey we still got news to talk about. Top stories include Disney's investment into Epic Games and a new Fortnite partnership. Microsoft and Xbox are facing a massive wave of distrust, doubt, and sadness after rumors spark a wildstorm, and Gina Carano is suing Disney over "free speech". Plus we have Final Fantasy news, EVO news, and Hollywood just sending a flood of news down the pike. Including a river of Disney news.