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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “the mandalorian”.
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Episode 250: 250 in the bag!
February 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 11 mins
activisionblizzard, anime, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, appletv+, ashoka, assassins creed, blizzard, bungie, call of duty, captain marvel, civilization 7, cma, creed 3, crystal dynamics, cwa, dardevil, dark horse, david fincher, dbz, diablo iv, disney, disney+, doom, ernie hudson, european union, evo 2023, firaxis, ftc, game of thrones, ghostbusters, got, harry potter, hbo, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, i am legend, james bond, jj abrams, jk rowling, jon favreau, liam neeson, lilo and stich, marvels avengers, mcu, michael b jordan, mindhunter, movies, my hero academia, naruto, netflix, nintendo, nvidia, oscars, paramount+, playstation, ps4, rosario dawson, square enix, star trek, star trek picard, star trek the next generation, star trek the wrath of khan, star wars, steam, street fighter 6, tetris, the last of us, the mandalorian, the marvels, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wb games, will smith, wizarding world, xbox, zach galifinakis
That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man & The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy. Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week. Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.
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Episode 249: The Big Game Spot
February 16th, 2023 | 58 mins 39 secs
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Well the Super Bowl dropped some serious Batman on us, and some guardians too. But mostly here for the I'm Batman in the Flash. Respawn Entertainment thinks they can keep Apex going for 20 years, and EA signs a deal with the English Premier League. Mattel is rebooting Barney for some reason, and Arrested Development is leaving Netflix in a surprise move. Meanwhile Kevin Feige gets real about the MCU and and James Gunn gets praise from Zack Snyder.
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Episode 245: Cubicle of 10k layoffs
January 19th, 2023 | 54 mins 39 secs
343i, activisionblizzard, alien, amazon prime video, animaniacs, antoine fuqua, avatar, batman tas, black myth wukong, bungie, candy crush, chad stahleski, channing tatum, cruncyroll, dcu, dead space, dice awards, disney+, ezra miller, gamefreak, ghost, google, halo, hasbro, hbo max, hulu, james cameron, james gunn, john carpenter, john wick, justin roiland, kevin conroy, king, league of legends, m3gan, mario kart, mark hamill, michael b jordan, michael jackson biopic, microsoft, might morphin power rangers, movies, naughty dog, netease, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, patrick swayze, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, powerwash simulator, rainbow six, rick and morty, ridley scott, rocksteady, saban, star wars, stephen colbert, steven spielberg, suicide squad kill the justice league, the bad batch, the batman, the batverse, the boys, the callisto protocol, the flash, the joker, the last of us, the mandalorian, the pokémon company, tom clancy, tomb raider, trigun, trigun stampede, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wb, xbox, xbox studios, yves guillmot
Those Microsoft Layoffs may have a greater impact on gaming then we might realize, especially for Master Chief. NVIDIA and Google voice their concerns over the Activision deal, but stop short of jumping in Sony's bandwagon. Pour one out for Stadia, as today was its final day. Mark Hamill gives and update on playing the Joker, Spielberg wants to jump into TV, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are coming back. Meanwhile the BatVerse is more real then you realize, James Cameron hits another Billion, and Rainbow Six is coming to the big screen.
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Episode 241: The Power that's inside
December 22nd, 2022 | 49 mins 13 secs
000, amazon games, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arnold schwarzenegger, ash ketchum, ashoka, avatar, avatar the way of water, bad batch, barbie, barbie movie, black adam, crystal dynamics, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, disney+, donald glover, dwane johnson, embracer group, epic games, final fantasy, five nights at freddy's, fortnite, ftc, gal gadot, goat simulator, gta 6, guerilla games, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, high on life, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones 5, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, justin roiland, kojima productions, loki, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marvel, marvels spider-man, marvels spider-man miles morales, mcu, middle earth, movies, nintendo, pikachu, playstation, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rick and morty, rings of power, rockstar games, scooby-doo, secret invasion, shazam, sony pictures, spider-man, squanch games, star wars, steam controller, steam deck, the mandalorian, the rock, the santa clauses, the terminator, tomb raider, tv shows, valve, velma, video games, warhammer 40, warhammer 40k, westworld, wolverine, wonder woman
You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey. Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down.
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Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!
December 7th, 2022 | 54 mins 22 secs
343 industries, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, analogue, analogue pocket, aquaman, avatar the last airbender, batman, beast wars, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, blue beetle, call of duty, capcom, ccxp, cd projekt red, cyberpunk2077, daredevil, dceu, dcu, disney+, dune, dune: sisterhood, ed boon, gameboy, gen v, google, google doodle, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, gwent, halo infinite, hbo max, indian jones and the dial of destiny, indiana jones, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jerry lawson, justice league, league of legends, lucasfilm, margot robbie, mcu, movies, netflix, netherrealm, nintendo, optimus primal, oswald the lucky rabbit, phil spencer, pirates of the caribbean, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, rings of power, riot games, sifu, simon pegg, snyderverse, sonic, spider-man, star wars, steam, steam deck, street fighter 6, the boys, the flash, the game awards, the last of us, the mandalorian, toejam and earl, transformers, transformers rise of the beasts, tv shows, unionize, valve, video games, wonder woman 3, xbox, zenimax media
Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?
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Episode 219: Its a PS world, we're just livin in it
July 20th, 2022 | 56 mins 9 secs
amazon prime video, atari, baby yoda, bad boys, barbie movie, barney, bioware, blizzard entertainment, bowser, bungie, dc comics, dceu, discord, disney, disney+, ea games, game of thrones, gen v, george r.r. martin, gizmo, god of war ragnarok, gremlins, grogu, groudned, halloween ends, halo 2, halo 2 laso, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hercules, house of the dragon, intel, john romero, justice league, lego, lightyear, live action remake, lord of the rings, lotr, madame web, mario, martin lawrence, mcu, middle-earth, minecraft, mortal kombat, movies, ms. marvel, multiversus, netflix, nintendo, no more heroes, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, pokemon, powepuff girls, ps5, releasethesnydercut, repeat.gg, resident evil, restorethesnyderverse, rocky, skate, sony playstation, star wars, stranger things, sylvester stallone, tekken: bloodlines, the boys, the mandalorian, the munsters, the office, the rings of power, the russo bros, the snyder cut, thor 4, toy story, tudum, tv shows, vicarious visions, video games, warnermedia, wb, westeros, world of warcraft, yu yu hakusho, zack snyder, zack snyders justice league
If the title isn't clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that's what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren't pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode.
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Episode 212: My time at SWCA22
June 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 14 mins
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This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more.
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Episode 211: Celebrations Eve
May 25th, 2022 | 36 mins 28 secs
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Yes we are on the Eve of Star Wars Celebration, and that means talking about star wars as little as possible until after the show. But no worries, we have Mission Impossible to talk about, and Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, Pokémon and more.
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Episode 210: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more spice
May 19th, 2022 | 42 mins 18 secs
adult swim, alan wake, amc, andor, arkane studios, battlefield 2042, bethesda softworks, black mirror, bullet train, christopher guest, christopher walken, codemasters, criterion games, david tennant, dead space, disney+, doctor who, dune, dune part 2, epic games, fall guys, halo series, hulu, jon watts, league of extraordinary gentlemen, loki, marvel studios, mcu, modok, moon knight, movies, multiversus, need for speed, netflix, nickelodeon all star brawl, nintendo switch, norm macdonald, obi wan kenobi, paramount+, playstation 5, pokemon, pokemon home, pokemon legends: arceus, predator, ps+, redfall, rick and morty, rob reiner, rock, sega, she-hulk, spinal tap, stan lee, star trek, star wars, starfield, strange new worlds, the 10th doctor, the mandalorian, this is spinal tap, tv shows, twisted metal, ubisoft+, unreal engine 5, video games
If the title didn't give it away, this will, Christopher Walken is joining Dune Pt. 2, and that's honestly the coolest thing I've heard this week. Starfield is delayed, and Fall Guys finally releases. Meanwhile, The Boys promises more action in Season 3, She-Hulk is thirsty, and Rick and Morty are going Anime. Star Wars is shifting focus to TV and Spinal Tap isn't done turning things up to 11.
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Episode 205: LEGO x Sony Billionaire Blitz
April 13th, 2022 | 35 mins 55 secs
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What do Sony and LEGO and Epic have to do with each other? Just a thing called the METAverse. Kingdom Hearts 4 is coming, and the world let out a collective sigh. HBO Max is increasing its DC output, while the future of the Fantastic Beast franchise is in doubt.