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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 153 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag “ubisoft”.
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Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast
January 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
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Well Star Wars fans can continue to argue, because Kathleen Kennedy stepping down certainly wont stop them. But something to stop to listen to, is George RR Martin telling all to the Hollywood Reporter. Plus, Fallout Season 2 is not falling behind season 1, people just don't remember how TV works. Ubisoft decided to lay a big one on the gaming industry by cancelling another Prince of Persia game, and Netflix wants to keep WB movies on the big screen if the merger goes through. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 400: Staying Four-Humble
January 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
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Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!
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Episode 399: You Can't Sit With Us!
January 7th, 2026 | 54 mins 41 secs
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Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026.
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Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en
December 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
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No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!
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Episode 395: You might have to run for RAM
December 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
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RAM prices are skyrocketing, are you ready? CD Projekt Red has a release schedule for its next Witcher Trilogy, Clair Obscur did even better than we all thought and Gamestop fights back against haters. Plus Zootopia laid waste to the 2025 box office, Netflix went to the upside down and Predator isnt stuck in the badlands anymore.
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Episode 394: Happy Little Trees
November 26th, 2025 | 57 mins 32 secs
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Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 393: Richards Lives!
November 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 12 mins
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You should run to see The Running Man, because after you hear Nick's review you wont be walking. Plus the Game Award Nominees have been revealed, and no Arc Raiders wasn't nominated by GOTY. Also Nick gives his purely honest thoughts about Black Ops 7. Nintendo pulls back the curtain on it's live action The Legend of Zelda, Squid Game US is happening sooner than expected, and Disney+ is bringing generative AI to the platform. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 389: Thank the Maker?
October 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
007, ai, amazon mgm, amazon prime video, apple tv, arkham, assassin's creed, asus, atari, batgirl, battlefield 6, ben solo, bethesda, daredevil, darkseid, dcu, dead or alive, dead space, dice, disney, disney+, doublefine, dr who, ea, event horizon, fallout, gamescom, gaming, geek, gen v, george lucas, glen powell, god of war, grand theft auto, gta vi, hbo max, horizon zero dawn, intellivison, james bond, james gunn, keeper, kylo ren, marvel studios, mcu, mortal kombat ii, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, peacemaker, peacock, playstation, pocketpair, pokémon, quantic dream, rockstar games, settlers of catan, sleeping dogs, sony, south park, star wars, stephen king, stranger things, superman, tencent, the boys, the flash, the hulk, tv, twitch, twitchcon, ubisoft, video games, warnerbros, warnerbros discovery, xbox, xbox game studios, xbox rog ally
George has moved on, we need to accept that, elsewhere in a Galaxy Far Far Away Ben Solo is staying dead. Warner Bros has finally accepted its time to sell, after saying no to unwanted solicitors, Amazon paid pennies for James Bond. Xbox is sticking with the high prices, ಠ_ಠ, and more drama out of Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed. That and more on tonight's episode.
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Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
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Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...
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Episode 387: Family....on a budget
October 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
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TOASTY! Guess the Fast Franchise is not as dialed in as we thought. Plus all the fallout from the Xbox Gamepass price increase, Call of Duty and Battlefield are duking it out even more so, and Nintendo does what Nintendo does. Plus Clooney is heading back to the Oceans, Taylor Swift knocks out the Rock, and Disney bets big on the next magical British kid. That and more, come take a listen.