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We found 10 episodes of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “the rock”.
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Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo
November 30th, 2022 | 52 mins 42 secs
activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amc, andor, ang lee, arma 3, barbie, battlefield, bethesda, black adam, bruce lee, call of duty, cocaine bear, david cage, dc animation, dc kingdom come, dc studio, dcu, disney+, ea, easy rider, fallout, game freak, greta gerwig, guardians of the galaxy holiday special, henry cavill, indian jones 5, james gunn, lucasfilm, mario, mass effect, mcu, mcu ranking, microsoft, movies, nintendo, overwatch 2, paramount+, phase 4, picard, pokémon, quantic dream, sega, shazam, sony, star trek, star trek the next generation, star trek tng, star wars, starship troopers, super mario bros, superman, the federal trade comission, the rock, the walking dead, top gun maverick, tv shows, video games, xbox
Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!
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Episode 233: Gotham Plights
October 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
activisionblizzard, adam sandler, age of empires, ahsoka, amazon prime video, andor, ant-man and the wasp, ant-man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, arkham asylum, arkham city, bat family, batman, bayonetta, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, call of duty, capcom, cd prokjekt red, cma, cod, commissioner gordon, creative assembly, damon lindelof, dc, dceu, dcu, death note, digimon, disney+, doctor fate, duffer bros, dumbo, dwayne johnson, fallout, game of thrones, gamepass, gcpd, gotham knights, green lantern, guardians of the galaxy, hawkman, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, house of the dragon, james gunn, joker 2, justice society of america, kang the conqueror, kevin feige, mcu, meta, meta quest, metaverse, modern warfare ii, moon knight, movies, naughtdog, netflix, nintendo classic, nioh 2, peacock, peter safran, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 2, playstation studios, pokémon, ps plus, ps2, resident evil 4, rian johnson, rocksteady studios, ryan coogler, sausage party, snyderverse, star wars, steam, succession, superman, tales of the jedi, the batman, the rock, the witcher, tim burton, tv shows, uk, uncut gems, video games, wb montreal, xbox
The hierarchy of the DC Universe did change, just not in the way the Rock would want you to believe. In todays episode we have a review of Black Adam, James Gunn takes over DC Studios. Phil Spencer gets candid, and Sausage Party is coming to a TV near you.
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Episode 213: Wait where are the E's? Aren't there supposed to be 3?
June 8th, 2022 | 51 mins 58 secs
amazon prime video, apple tv+, arcane, beavis and butthead, bioware, black adam, call of duty, call of duty: modern warfare 2, capcom, cod, dceu, deadpool 3, disney plus, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, dragonage, e3, ea, final fantasy 16, ghostbusters, gotham knights, hbo max, horizon forbidden west, i am groot, its morbin time, joker 2, kelvin timeline, kong skull island, lotr, manifest, mcu, modern warfare, modern warfare 2, morbius, movies, ms. marvel, netflix geeked week, obi-wan kenobi, one piece, paramount+, playstation, prehistoric planet, prey, raised by wolves, razer, resident evil 4, sandman, scream 6, shazam, sonic central, sonic frontiers, sonic origins, sonic the hedgehog, sony, sony playstation, star trek, star wars, state of play, street fighter, street fighter 6, super nintendo world, the boys, the cw, the rings of power, the rock, tim burton, top gun maverick, tv shows, universal studios hollywood, video games, what we do in the shadows
There is definitely a noticeable difference when E3 doesn't happen. Yet the gaming worlds keeps trucking. Sony dropped their state of play last week, which revelated Street Fighter 6 to the world. Sonic decided to stop by and announce new licensing deals. CoD is coming back with a vengeance. Netflix hosts its annual Geeked Week, and the CW is just idk man. Meanwhile Top Gun continues its dominance, Joker 2 is a real thing, and Beavis and Butthead Return!
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Episode 206: How Could Anyone not Like you?
April 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
24, across the spider-verse, activision blizzard, amy hennig, andy serkis, animal farm, blue beetle, bungie, call of duty, cd project red, crazy taxi, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, destiny 2, ed fries, exploding kittens, fantastic beasts and the secrets of dumbledore, fast 10, fast and furious, halo, halo show, harry potter, hayden christensen, hbo max, it takes two, jack bauer, jackass 4.5, jackass forever, jason momoa, jet set radio, kareem abdul jabbar, keifer sutherland, kenobi, kj apa, kojima productions, mcu, meta quest 2, microsoft, minecraft, moon knight, movies, netflix, paramount plus, playstation, pokémon tcg, riverdale, roblox, sega, seth macfarlane, skydance new media, snoop dogg, sonic, sony, spider-man, squirrel girl, star trek picard, ted, the batman, the pokémon company, the rock, the wizarding world, thor, thor love and thunder, top gun maverick, tv shows, twisted metal, video games, visceral games, warner bros discovery, warzone, winning time, wondertwins, xbox, xenoblade chronicles
Hey Taxi! Yes Crazy Taxi is coming back! Ads in Video Games? How do you feel? Amy Hennig is making a Star Wars game again, this is glorious news. Seth MacFarlane is making a Ted Prequel show, and I'm all for it. Netflix is facing a subscriber issue, and is Jack Bauer back? not yet. Meanwhile the Halo show is boring, and TV shows need to stop having filler episodes. Also Fantastic Beasts is not as bad as the internet wants you to believe.
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Episode 194: Its a gaming world, were just living in it
January 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
343i, activision, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, apple tv+, black panther, blizzard, boba fett, call of duty, chicken run, cod, critical role, crysis 4, crytek, dark souls, dc, dceu, demon souls, disney+, elden ring, esl, esports, faceit, firaxis, fps, from software, godzilla, halo, halo infinite, hbo max, knives out, lego, lego star wars, lucasfilm games, marc maron, mcu, microsoft, minecraft, mission impossible, monsterverse, mortal kombat, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, paramount+, peacemaker, peter dinklage, phil spencer, picard, playstation, pokémon, pokémon legends arceus, ps plus, psn, qa testers, raven software, respawn entertainment, rey mysterio, sam raimi, sony, sony pictures, soulslike, spider-man, squid game, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, star wars: jedi fallen order, steam deck, the batman, the book of boba fett, the rock, tom cruise, tt games, tv shows, union, video games, wb games, wwe, wwe 2k22, xbox, xbox game studios, xcom
More news continues to trickle out from the Xbox & ActivisionBlizzard buyout. 343 makes due on its promises, Respawn announces three new Star Wars games, Boba Fett continues to be a boss, and Mortal Kombat 2 is on the way.
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Episode 184: A Legend turns 20
November 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
activisionblizzard, baymax, bethesda, blockbuster, bobby kotick, crystal dynamics, disney animation studios, disney+, disney+ day, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, dragon ball xenoverse, dragon ball z, eidos montreal, elder scrolls vi, gta iii, gta san andreas, gta trilogy, gta vice city, halo infinite, halo multiplayer, halo20, harry potter, hawkeye, hbo max, hocus pocus 2, hulu, lethal weapon, lucasfilm, marvels avengers, marvels eternals, marvels spider-man, mcu, mel gibson, microsoft, moon knight, movies, netflix, obi-wan, olaf present's, paramount plus, patty jenkins, pinocchio, pixar, playstation, predator, reno 911!, rockstar games, she hulk, solar opposites, spider-man: no way home, square enix, star trek discovery, star wars, star wars rogue squadron, the game awards, the rock, tv shows, video games, will smith, x-men '97, xbox, xbox backwards compatibility, xbox20
As we celebrate #HALO20 and #XBOX20 lets not forget our future. We also have more depression ActivisionBlizzard news, The Game Awards announces its nominees. Disney+ celebrates it's Disneyplusaversary, and Marvel Nukes the internet with the new Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer. Also Nick finally watched Eternals, and has some thoughts.
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Episode 183: Weta my Furious Squids
November 10th, 2021 | 29 mins 57 secs
andor, anime, anime fighter, beast wars, bethesda softworks, bioware, chris columbus, disney+, dwayne johnson, elder scrolls, fallout, fast 10, fast and furious, geth, gi hun, green goblin, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, jump force, mass effect, mcu, movies, ms marvel, n7, n7 day, namco bandai, netflix, paramount, patty jenkins, peter jackson, rogue squadron, spider-man no way home, squid game, star trek, star wars, starfield, steam, steam deck, stranger things, the rock, todd howard, transformers, transformers rise of the beasts, tv shows, unity engine, valve, video games, vin diesel, weta vfx, weta workshop, wizarding world of harry potter, wonder woman 3
Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.
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Episode 180: The return of the domes fans
October 21st, 2021 | 47 mins 45 secs
activisionblizzard, alicia vikander, analogue pocket, aquaman 2, arkhamverse, batman 89, batman arkham, batman the animated series, batman video game, black adam, black manta, blue beetle, bruce timm, cd projekt red, court of owls, cowboy bebop, cyberpunk 2077, dbrand, dc fandome, dceu, disney+, doctor strange 2, doom patrol, ea games, ezra miller, frozen, fx, fx on hulu, gameboy, god of war, gotham knights, halo, halo championship series, halo infinite, halo20, hawkeye, helen mirren, history of the world part 2, htc, htc vive, hulu, indian jones 5, jason momoa, john wick, kingdom hearts, mcu, mcu delays, mel brooks, mel gibson, michael keaton, milestone comics, movies, netflix, nintendo online, nintendo switch, olaf, patty jenkins, peacemaker, pennyworth, playstation 5, pokémon, pokémon legends, ps5, rocksteady studios, secret invasion, shazam 2, showtime, sony interactive entertainment, sony playstation, sora, spider-man no way home, square enix, suicide squad kill the justice league, super smash bros ultimate, the continental, the flash, the rock, the witcher, titans, tom holland, tomb raider 2, tv shows, video game history, video games, virtual reality, vr, wb interactive, wb montreal, wonder woman 3, xbox mini fridge, xbox series x, xbox20, y: the last man, young justice, zach levi
DC Fandom 2021 did not disappoint. They have officially laid down the gauntlet at the MCUs feet, and await their counter. Meanwhile there a lot of movers and shakers going on in the video game world, as we have news across the platforms and publishers.
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Episode 160: A Ragnarok for another day
June 2nd, 2021 | 54 mins 33 secs
black panther, borderlands 3, danai gurira, dark horse comics, dceu, disney+, doctor strange 2, e3 2021, evo 2021, farcry, farcry 6, gearbox, god of war, god of war ragnarok, guerilla games, hellboy, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones, joker, jungle cruise, jupiters legacy, lootcrate, mark millar, mcu, millarworld, moonknight, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, okoye, oscar isaac, playstation 5, ps5, scott derrickson, sega, seth rogan, shazam, sonic the hedgehog, sony interactive entertainment, sony pictures, sony playstation, sony santa monica, spider-man, spumc, star wars, the bad batch, the rock, tmnt, todd phillips, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, wakanda
Hot off the delay of God of War Ragnarok, we take the time to discuss Horizon Forbidden West and Far Cry 6. Sonic turns 30, and Dark Horse Comics wants to get into the games business. Meanwhile Netflix changes its plans for Jupiters Legacy, The Bad Batch picks up steam again, and Jungle Cruise looks to be a wild ride, no pun intended. Plus Loot Crate earns points with me again.
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Episode 159: Podcast of the Dead
May 27th, 2021 | 58 mins 22 secs
amazon studios, army of the dead, arrowverse, bethesda, black adam, blizzcon, crusader kings, crysis, crytek, cw, dc comics, dceu, disney+, dualsense, e3, free radicals, green lantern, hbo max, hearts of iron, henry cavill, highlander, hocus pocus, jackass 4, james bond, jj abrams, johnny knoxville, loki, marvels eternals, mcu, mgm, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, overwatch league, paradox interactive, playstation, playstation 5, playstation plus, pokemon, powerpuff girls, ps5, rockstar games, sonic 2, sony playstation, star wars, the bad batch, the flash, the mitchells vs. the machines, the rock, the sandman, timsplitters, transformers the movie, tv shows, ubisoft, unreal engine, unreal engine 5, video games, watch dogs, xbox, xbox live, zack snyder
This week we take a bit of a dive into gaming history, and gaming's future as we get closer and closer to E3. The CW is making waves, while Disney+ is having some missteps. Meanwhile is Marvel looking at a potential bomb? Amazon buys MGM and lets hope James Bond lasts forever. Also Army of the Dead is a fun mindless movie to kickback and enjoy.