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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 16 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “the oscars”.
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Episode 396: These go to eleven
December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, abc, amazon prime video, amc, avengers endgame, bad robot, bandai namco, battlefield, bethesda, black ops 7, call of duty, ccxp, christopher nolan, clair obscur expedition 33, daniel craig, dcu, disney, elder scrolls, fallout, five nights at freddy's 2, fnaf 2, game of thrones, gamestop, gaming, geek, gta 6, harada, hideo kojima, imax, jon snow, kit harrington, knives out, kotor, kotor 2, lanterns, lobo, lord of the rings, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nex playground, obsidian entertainment, paramount, playstation, point break, rian johnson, rob reiner, rockstar games, skyrim, spider-noir, star wars, star wars a new hope, star wars fate of the old republic, stephen spielberg, street fighter, supergirl, tekken, the boys, the game awards, the golden globes, the odyssey, the oscars, tomb raider, total war, tv, uk government, video games, wake up dead man, warhammer 40k, warner bros, whodunnit, youtube, zootopia 2
The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.
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Episode 384: Mileage may vary
September 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 37 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, amazon prime video, amy poehler, anaconda, assassin's creed, asus, avengers, avengers: doomsday, battlefield 6, bethesda, boderlands 4, central perk, comedy central, console wars, dice, disney+, dr. doom, ea, elder scrolls online, eso, final fantasy vii, fire emblem, friends, game of thrones, gaming, gearbox interactive, geek, halle berry, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, highlander, hollow knight silksong, house of the dragon, jack black, jimmy kimmel, joseph kosinski, mark hamill, mass effect, mega pokémon, miami vice, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, paul rudd, pokémon, pokémon legends z-a, ricky gervais, robert redford, sega, seth rogan, sonic, south park, star wars, stephen king, super mario, super mario bros, super mario galaxy, superman, the batman pt 2, the elder scrolls, the emmys, the long walk, the muppet show, the muppets, the oscars, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, xbox
While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy
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Episode 362: Marathon: Born Again
April 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
amazon prime video, bfi, bungie, call of duty, call of duty warzone, cd projekt red, china, daredevil born again, david fincher, devil may cry, disney+, drm, elder scrolls, gaming, geek, george lucas, harry potter, hbo, lucasfilm, m3gan, marathon, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, phil spencer, phoebe waller-bridge, playstation 5, ps5, regie fils-aime, samsung, shawn layden, shawn levy, shuhei yoshida, star wars, star wars zero company, the crew, the oscars, tomb raider, tv, ubisoft, verdansk, video games, warzone, xbox
Did y'all catch that Daredevil Born Again finale? Cause that was pretty damn good. Everyone in the industry comments on the Switch 2, Xbox has some leaks, and and CD Projekt Red is fighting rumors. Plus Ubisoft is trying to say we dont own our games???? Meanwhile HBO confirms some of its Harry Potter Cast, The Oscars finally are going to recognize Stunts, and Star Wars is getting a different kind of re-release.
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Episode 356: My power bands are running low!
March 5th, 2025 | 42 mins 31 secs
academy awards, activision, ai, anora, black ops, black ops 6, blizzard, call of duty, capcom, cartoon network, cod warzone, conan obrien, dardevil born again, dc studios, disney, disney+, dreamworks, gaming, geek, gene hackman, grand theft auto 6, green lantern, gta 6, john cena, kathleen kennedy, lanterns, lucasfilm, marvel studios, marvel television, mcu, monster hunter, movies, naughty dog, neil druckman, nerd, nintendo, playstation, pokémon, ps5, rockstar, rod ferguson. diablo 4, shrek, shrek 5, sony interactive entertainment, space ghost, star trek, star wars, steam, tariffs, the brutalist, the last of us, the oscars, the wrath of khan, tony hawk, tony hawks pro skater, tv, 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 351: Wide Angle Lens
January 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 41 secs
academy awards, agatha all along, assassin's creed, assassins creed shadows, beyond two souls, bioware, blops 6, call of duty, call of duty black ops 6, cod, compulsion games, david bowie, dc studios, dcu, disney+, doom the dark ages, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, dunk & egg, ea, emilia perez, epic games, final fantasy 7, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, hbo, id software, james gunn, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, labyrinth, mass effect, mass effect 5, max, mcu, movies, nerd, ninja gaiden, ninja gaiden 4, nintendo switch 2, nvidia, palworld, paramount, paramount+, phil spencer, platinum games, playstation, pocketpair, psn, resident evil, robert eggers, sony, sony interactive entertainment, south of midnight, spider-man, square enix, star trek, star trek section 31, supergirl, superman, team ninja, the matrix, the oscars, tv, ubisoft, video games, westeros, will smith, xbox, xbox developer direct
How about that Superman Trailer....people need to chill. Is Bioware doomed? Is Xbox really going to change to publishing? The Oscars controversy continues, and Robert Eggers is heading to the land of Labyrinth, which I miss David Bowie even more. Also Fans need to chill, for real....
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Episode 350: Don't Worry, Nobody's Listening Anway!
January 22nd, 2025 | 59 mins 44 secs
across the spider-verse, activision, benedict cumberbatch, black ops 6, blops 6, bob uecker, bytedance, call of duty black ops 6, celeste, chris columbus, cod, colombia pictures, conclave, david lynch, dc elseworlds, dcu, doctor strange, ea sports, ea sports college football 26, gaming, geek, grand theft auto vi, gta 6, gta vi, harry potter, hbo, insomniac games, into the spider-verse, james gunn, live service games, lucasfilm, major league, mario kart, marvel snap, mcu, movies, nerd, netflix, new york game awards, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount pictures, playstation, playstation studios, rockstar games, ryan gosling, shawn levy, sonic 4, sonic the hedgehog, sony pictures, spider-man, spider-man: beyond the spider-verse, star wars, stephen king, the avengers, the oscars, the terminator, tiktok, tv, video games
WE DID IT! WE MADE IT TO 350! That's right 350 episodes in the can! Who would've thought? Not me, well not really. Anyway we still got news! The Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, despite the lame name. Netflix is jacking up prices again...meanwhile the industry is hoping Rockstar charges $100 for GTA 6, here's hoping they don't. Ryan gosling may be heading to a galaxy far, far, away, and the spider-verse is going to be farther away.
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Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer
March 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
activision, adult swim games, akira toriyama, al pacino, amazon prime video, american fiction, barbie, barbie 2, bethesda softworks, bethesda studios, blizzard, chrono trigger, cowboy bebop, crunchyroll, cwa, daisy ridley, daredevil, dbz, dcu, denis villeneuve, deviation games, disney+, dragon ball, dragon ball z, dragon quest, dreamworks animation, dune part 2, fallout, funimation, fx, gaming, geek, geoff keighly, greta gerwig, halo, hulu, inside out, insomniac games, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, john cena, john mulaney, jon bernthal, lego, lucasfilm, mar10 day, mario bros, mario kart, master chief, matt reeves, max, mcu, michael keaton, miyazaki, morbius, movies, multiversus, national treasure, nerd, neve campbell, nicolas cage, nintendo, oppenheimer, overwatch 2, paramount+, patty jenkins, payday 3, peacemaker, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon scarlet, pokémon violet, poor things, pubg, qa testers, salems lot, scream, scream 7, shawn layden, shogun, shrek, shrek 2, sie, sig asmussen, sony, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, spider-man 2, spider-man the great web, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, starbreeze, stephen king, summer games fest, super mario, superman, system shock, the academy awards, the batman, the batman ii, the boy and the heron, the holdovers, the oscars, toonami, toyota, turtle beach, tv, venom, venom 3, video games, wb games, x-men '97, xbox, zone of interest
And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!
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Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!
January 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 32 mins
3ds, 4x games, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, appletv+, ara: history untold, avowed, band of brothers, barbenheimer, barbie, bethesda, bungie, call of duty, captain marvel, cd projekt red, christopher reeves, clone force 99, comedy central, cyberpunk 2077, dc elseworlds, death stranding, destiny 2, disney+, elder scrolls online, final fantasy, foamstars, game developers, gaming, geek, greta gerwig, gta online, gta triology, halo, hbo, hellblade ii, hogwarts legacy, im just ken, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, invincible, jason reitman, john boyega, john-117, jon stewart, jurassic park, jurassic world, league of legends, lol, lorne michaels, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machinegames, master chief, masters of the air, max, mcu, michael jackson, miss marvel, mission impossible, movies, mr. beast, nerd, netflix, netflix games, ninja theory, nintendo, npd, obsidian entertainment, oppenheimer, pablo schrieber, palworld, paramount+, pokémon, pokémon with guns, quake, riot games, rocksteady stuidos, roy wood jr, rust, ryan gosling, senua, snl, splatoon, square enix, squid game, star wars, star wars the bad batch, steam, suicide squad kill the justice league, supergirl, superman, the academy awards, the book of eli, the daily show, the day before, the flash, the marvels, the oscars, the pacific, trevor noah, tron, tron 3, tron: ares, tv, twitch, universal pictures, video games, visions of mana, warnerbros, wbdiscovery, wiiu, wwe2k24, xbox, xbox developer direct, xbox game pass, zenimax
Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful.
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Episode 253: The Ides of March
March 16th, 2023 | 39 mins 5 secs
activisionblizzard, agatha: coven of chaos, amazon prime video, ant-man, arkhamverse, batman: caped crusader, beetlejuice, bethesda, black adam, bob iger, bob odenkirk, breath of the wild, bruce timm, call of duty, capcom, darkseid, dcu, disney+, e3, elizabeth olsen, everything everywhere all at once, exoprimal, frankenstein, gamestop, gattaca, ghostwire tokyo, guillermo del toro, hbo, henry cavill, hitman, io interactive, james bond, james gunn, jenna ortega, john wick, keanu reeves, legend of zelda, lucasfilm, mcu, mega man, microsoft, minecraft, monster hunter, movies, nasa, nintendo, paramount+, picard, quentin tarantino, raid shadow legends, reddit, resident evil, rocksteady studios, scarlet witch, sony, star trek, star wars, stonks, street fighter 6, suicide squad kill the justice league, superman, tango gameworks, tears of the kingdom, the academy awards, the bad batch, the last of us, the mandalorian, the oscars, the rock, the room, tim burton, tommy wiseau, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, willow, xbox, zack snyder
Yes on this Ides of March we have a new episode. We've got Oscars Coverage, and Mando reviews. More news from the Microsoft Activision merger plus DC and Marvel news you wont want to miss. Just make sure to let Caesar know before he sees Brutus.
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Episode 246: The Nerd Before an MMO
January 27th, 2023 | 54 mins 3 secs
343 industries, 343i, academy awards, adult swim, air jordan, alec baldwin, amazon prime video, apple tv+, aqua teen hunger force, aquaman 2, ash ketchum, attack on titan, avatar 2, ben affleck, bethesda, breath of the wild, brendan fraiser, call of duty, call of duty modern warfare ii, cartoon network, cd projekt red, cod, critical roll, crystal dynamics, cyberpunk2077, dcu, disney+, elder scrolls, elder scrolls online, everything everywhere all at once, fallout new vegas, forza motorsport, gollum, halo, harry potter, hi-fi rush, hogwarts legacy, hot wheels, hulu, invincible, james cameron, james gunn, jared leto, jason momoa, jeremy renner, jk rowling, john cena, john williams, justin roiland, kevin feige, koala man, kobra kai, last of us, league of legends, lobo, lord of the rings, lotr: gollum, marvel studios, marvels avengers, master chief, mcu, michael jordan, minecraft legends, modern warfare ii, mojang, morrowind, movies, netflix, nike, nintendo, nintendo switch, obsidian entertainment, peter safran, playstation, pokémon, ps5, psvr, psvr2, redfall, reed hastings, rick & morty, rick and morty, riot games, rust, skeleton crew, solar opposites, sony, squareenix, star wars, steven spielberg, tamriel, tango gameworks, tears of the kingdom, ted lasso, that 90s show, the bad batch, the banshees of inisherin, the fabelmans, the last of us, the legend of vox machina, the legend of zelda, the oscars, the whale, the wizarding world, tron, tron ares, tron legacy, turn 10, tv sows, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warzone 2.0, wb, wwe 2k23, xbox, zelda, zenimax
Is the Day before real? does anyone actually believe it to be? Also Xbox and Bethesda had a developer direct, 343 continues to deploy smoke and mirrors, and Marvel's Avengers is finally being put out of its misery. Netflix gets a new CEO, and may actually start its password sharing crackdown,. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty will never be the same. Alec Baldwin faces the most ludicrous charges known to man, James Cameron was not snubbed by the Oscars, now Jared Leto is out to kill Tron.