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Displaying items 91-100 of 169 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "ubisoft".
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Episode 275: Puck Man Returns
August 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
1980s, 80s comedies, 80s movies, Bethesda, Bruce Lee, Gal Gadot, Ghostbusters, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Russia, Sony, TV shows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Dark Tower, Tom Cruise, Tom holland, Xbox, activision, airplane!, ali g, amptp, ant-man, anthony mackie, assassins creed, barbenheimer, barbie, barbie movie, beverly hills cop, blizzard, bungie, caddyshack, call of duty, coming to america, dale gribble, daybreak games, dc universe online, dcu, destiny 2, epic games, hbo, house of the dragon, id software, indiana jones, james gunn, johnny hardwick, keith david, king of the hill, major league, marvel studios, max, metro 2033, metro series, mission impossible, modern warfare, modern warfare 3, movies, national lampoons vacation, nintendo, one crazy summer, overwatch 2, paramount, parks & rec, peacock, playstation studios, pokémon, quake, quake 2, rick & morty, sacha baron cohen, sag-aftra strike, savvy games group, scott pilgrim, sony pictures, spaceballs, stephen king, the embracer group, the emmys, the pokémon company, thq, thq nordic, three amigos, tmnt: the last ronin, toxic avenger, tron, tv viewership, twisted metal, ubisoft, uncharted, uncharted movie, video games, wga strike, wonder woman, xbox gamepass
Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones.
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Episode 272: A movieless Comic Con
July 27th, 2023 | 55 mins 49 secs
Christopher Nolan, Kevin Smith, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Rick and Morty, Ryan Reynolds, Star Trek, Star Wars, TMNT, TV shows, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, alfred hitchcock, andor, animators, ash ketchum, bandai namco, barbenheimer, barbie, beetlejuice 2, borderlands, captain marvel, comic con international, cyberpunk 2077, disney+, dolphin, dreamworks, ftc, gamecube, godzilla, gundam, high on life, homelander, insomniac, invincible, jabba the hutt, kart racing games, marvel studios, marvels spider-man, mortal kombat 1, movies, nintendo, north by northwest, omni-man, oppenheimer, peacemaker, peter pan, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rear window, riot games, secret invasion, shrek, singing in the rain, sony playstation, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars outlaws, steam, the boys, the marvels, ubisoft, venmo, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney studios
What happens when all the major studios pull out of comic con? nothing really, it keeps going because comic con is more then movies and television. We also learned about some major Ubisoft shakeups, kart racers are making a comeback, and Sony's Project Q leaks. Plus Barbenheimer makes for the 4th biggest box office weekend, MOVIES are in fact back! Also due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes, i have dedicated some time talking about old movies, this week we have my favorite movies made in the 1950's.
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Episode 271: Your Mission If you choose to accept it....
July 19th, 2023 | 58 mins 23 secs
MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, Tom Cruise, Xbox, activisionblizzard, assassins creed mirage, baldurs gate 3, bob iger, bungie, call of duty, casablanca, citizen kane, classic cinema, classic movies, cnbc, disney+, dumbo, ea sports, ea sports fc24, equity, ftc, grand theft auto, gta 6, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, hitchcock, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, house of the dragon, larry hryb, major nelson, max, mission impossible, mission impossible dead reckoning part i, movies, nick fury, overwatch 2, paramount+, peacock, pinocchio, ps5, rockstar games, sag-aftra, sag-aftra strike, secret invasion, sega, sega saturn, skrulls, snow white, sony playstation, spock, star wars outlaws, strange new worlds, team fortress 2, the walt disney company, ubisoft, video games, vulcan, wga, wga strike, wizard of oz, xbl, xbox live gold, xbox series x
In solidarity with the WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strike this will be our last week reporting on new and newly released TV and Movie content, so we will go out with a bang a review of Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I. Also the Xbox-Activision acquisition is one step closer to completion, finally. Also we will start talking about old movies, and going over things that are already out to you san enjoy content without being a scab! Lets all take a listen!
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Episode 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode
July 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
Assassin's Creed, Christopher Nolan, EA Games, Gal Gadot, Hulu, Insecure, Lucasfilm, MCU, Netflix, Psychonauts, Russel Crowe, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, alan arkin, alan wake remastered, amazon prime video, anime, annapurna interactive, apple vision pro, ark: survival evolved, assassin's creed black flag, baldur's gate 3, barbenheimer, barbie movie, barney, bloober team, boba fett, cleopatra, cma, crunchyroll, daedalic, disney+, double fine, ea sports, ea sports fc, elgato stream deck, fifa, football manager, friday the 13th the game, ftc, ftc v xbox, fx on hulu, games with gold, gattaca, gladiator, gollum, greta gerwig, hbo on netflix, hot wheels, indiana jones, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, issa rae, james mangold, jon favreau, kevin bacon, larian, max, movies, one piece, oppenheimer, playstation 5, ps+, sag-aftra, secret invasion, sega, sex education netflix, shaun of the dead, simon pegg, speed, stray, suicide squad isekai, the bear, the chronicles of narnia, the mandalorian, the sims, the sims 5, tim schafer, ubisoft, video games, warrior nun, wild card football, wo long: fallen dynasty
Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
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Episode 267: I would like the Podcast to start now
June 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
343i, Comic-Con, Crash Bandicoot, Halloween Horror Nights, Halo, Hulu, MCU, Nintendo Direct, Ryan Reynolds, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Tom Cruise, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, andor, andy muschietti, aquaman, arkham trilogy, avatar the last airbender, batman, batman the brave and the bold, bbc, bridgerton, cd projekt red, chad stahleski, cyberpunk 2077, david fincher, dcu, deadspace, death stranding, detective pikachu, disney+, dota 2, dragon quest, ea entertainment, ea game, ea sports, extraction, fubar, geralt, ghosts of tsushima, halo infinite, hideo kojima, hotwheels, incredible hulk, james gunn, john wick, jonathan majors, justice league, kick, kraven the hunter, luigi's mansion, mario + rabbids, marvel studios, metal gear solid, mission impossible, movies, naughty dog, netflix tudum, netlfix, nick fury, nintendo, nintendo switch, obi-wan kenobi, one piece, paramount+, pikmin, playstation plus, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rebel moon, red dwarf wga strike, reverse flash, se7en, secret invasion, solar opposites, sony playstation, star trek strange new worlds, stranger things, super mario bros, super mario rpg, supergirl, the flash, the last of us, toys for bob, twitch, ubisoft, universal stuiods, valve, video games, viewsonic, wonder woman, xbox series, xbox series x|s, xqc, yves guillemot
This week we have a review of DC's The Flash, and after a long wait, it did not disappoint. Nintendo held a long and fruitful direct. Netflix held their annual Tudum event, and the FTC is smoking the same stuff as the UK's CMA. We also got news on two PlayStation movie ventures, Star Trek Strange New Worlds returns to screens, and Sony dropped a bloody and brutal Kraven the Hunter Trailer.
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Episode 266: Two Discs: Escaping in the same direction!
June 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
33 imortals, Christopher Nolan, Daredevil, E3, Fallout, Flight Simulator, Friday the 13th, Kevin Smith, Lucasfilm, MCU, McDonalds, Mega Man, Netflix, Sea of Thieves, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Warhammer 40k, akira toriyama, alan wake 2, apex legends, arnold, assassins creed, atlus, avatar, avatar: frontiers of pandora, avowed, baldurs gate 3, bambi, beast wars, bethesda softworks, capcom, cities skylines, clockwork revolution, compulsion games, cyberpunk 2077, dcu, dead by daylight, deadcells, deadpool 3, diablo iv, embracer group, exoprimal, fable, ffvii rebirth, fornite, forza motorsport, geoff keighly, hellblade 2, high on life, inxile, james mangold, john carpenter, john wick, like a dragon, lionsgate, lord of the rings: return to moria, marvel studios, marvels spider-man 2, mortal kombat 1, movies, nickmercs, obsidian games, palworld, path of exile, persona, prince of persia, respawn entertainment, sandland, sega, sonic superstarts, south of midnight, spider-man: across the spider-verse, star trek infinite, star wars outlaws, starfield, summer games fest, the CW, the leprachaun, the secret of monkey island, timthetatman, titanfall, transformers, transformers: rise of the beasts, twister metal, ubisoft, ubisoft forward, video games, walt disney studios, wednesday, whoopi goldberg, xbox games showcase, young rock
E3 might be cancelled, but what happened over the last few days sure feels like E3. We had an Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Games Fest, Capcom Showcase, and and whole lot more. And boy, how about that Starfield Direct, that is the first time I've been excited for a Bethesda game. Also the Writers strike claims new victims, unsurprisingly, Netflix gets new subscribers, and stick around for a spoiler filled review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
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Episode 262: EU x UK: Dawn of Cloud Gaming
May 17th, 2023 | 45 mins 40 secs
Crash Bandicoot, Duolingo, Five Nights At Freddy's, Fortnite, MCU, Microsoft, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, UK, Witcher, Xbox, abk, activisionblizzard, amazon games, archer, assassins creed, avatar 2, beetlejuice 2, blizzcon, cd projekt red, cma, crunchyroll, dbz, dcu, disney+, dragonball z, dungeons and dragons movie, ea sports college football, echo, eu, fast x, gta6, guardians of the galaxy, hogwarts legacy, indiana jones, jack black, james gunn, john wick 5, johnny bravo, league of legends, loki, lord of the rings, lotr mmo, mission impossible, movies, nintendo, nintendo switch, overwatch 2, paris has fallen, paul walker, ps5, psvr2, respawn, riot games, rockstar games, sega, sqaureenix, star wars: jedi survivor, stray, super mario bros movie, superman legacy, take-two interactive, tenacious d, the CW, the mandalorian, ubisoft, video games, vin diesel, wga strike, willem dafoe, windows gaming
So here we are at a point where the EU has approved the ABK deal for the same reasons that the UK denied the deal, its unreal. We've learned that GTA 6 may be coming sooner then anyone expected. SquareEnix wants to keep growing, and Sony contracts. The WGA strike claims another victim, and who is excited for Fast X?
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Episode 261: I'm not a Racoon!
May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
AMC, Bethesda, CBS, Carrie Fisher, Doctor Strange, EA, EA Games, Lucasfilm, MCU, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Phil Spencer, Pokémon GO, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, babylon 5, beetlejuice 2, blade, bravely default, bungie, burger king, capcom, disney, disney+, dungeons and dragons, good omens, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, harry potter, hogwarts legacy, into the spider-verse, jenna ortega, karl urban, kathleen kennedy, lotr, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man, may the 4th be with you, metroid prime remastered, middle earth, movies, niantic, nintendo, nintendo switch, one piece, oppenheimer, pokémon, pokémon anime, redfall, rings of power, riot games, rogue one, skeleton crew, star wars visions vol. 2, stranger things, street fighter 6, swat, ubisoft, ultimate team, video games, wandavision, wga strike, yellowstone
This week is dominated by the affects of the WGA strike so lets talk about what is gonna get delayed. Also gaming seems to be beating at a normal pace so nothing major, other then EA posing massive profits, shocker, I know. And of course we have a review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3.
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Episode 259: An F-Bomb drops on the MCU
April 26th, 2023 | 47 mins 41 secs
Black Mirror, Blizzard Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Chris Pine, EA, Ghostbusters, Lilo & Stitch, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, PS Plus, Ridley Scott, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Division, The Witcher, Venom, Xbox, a haunting in venice, abk, activision, activisionblizzard, agatha coven of chaos, amazon prime video, ana de armas, aquaman 2, asus, asus rog, atari, bad boys, batman caped crusader, beetlejuice 2, big mouth, blue beetle, boba fett, call of duty, capcom, cinemacon, dcu, diablo iv, disney, disney+, duffer bros, dune, elemental, gamescom, gaming, gareth edwards, gran turismo, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, guerilla games, harrison ford, hercule poirot, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones, james gunn, kraven the hunter, lord of the rings, marvel studios, michael fassbender, movies, national treasure, nick kroll, nintendo, paramount plus, pixar, playstation studios, ps5, rings of power, sega, sony pictures, spider-verse, spongebob, star trek picard, steam, street fighter 6, temeura morrison, the flash, the little mermaid, the mandalorian, the meg 2, the super mario bros movie, tolkien estate, totally spies, twitter, ubisoft, uk cma, video games, walt disney pictures, warner bros, willy wonka, wish, wonder woman
Yes you read that correctly, the MCU is getting its first F-Bomb and its not coming from the merc with a mouth. The CMA blocks the Microsoft ABK deal in a shocking twist, that will surely end the way we all expect it to. SEGA unionizes, Netflix brings back a classic, and Pircard gives the D its hero moment. Cinemacon is underway and the studios brought out all the big guns. Come take a listen.
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Episode 255: I'm Thinking I'm Back
March 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
2k, Donnie Yen, E3, MCU, Microsoft, Playstation, Sony, Star Trek, Star Wars, TMNT, TV shows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazonprime video, amy jo johnson, aquaman, batman v superman, brie larson, cap 4, captain america 4, curb your enthusiasm, dardevil born again, dcu, disney+, elden ring, fast x, fromsoftware, geek, guardians of the galaxy vol 3, guerilla games, hbo, henry cavill, hitchcock, horizon forbidden west, horizon zero dawn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, larry david, lego games, lionsgate, live tyler, lotr, lower decks, man of steel, marvel studios, mmpr, movies, multiversus, muppets mayhem, nerd, paramount+, peta, pokémon, pokémon anime, pokémon horizons, power rangers, ps5, questlove, rings of power, roberty downey jr, sega, shazam, snyderverse, sonic, sonic origins, star trek picard, star trek prodigy, steam, strange new world, streaming, the aristocats, the bad batch, the lord of the rings, the mandalorian, tommy wiseau, ubisoft, vertigo, video games, vincent d'onofrio, windows 7, zachary levi, zack snyder, zack snyder's justice league
We've got a John Wick Chapter 4 review in todays episode so make sure to stick around till the end. More news on the Microsoft Activision merger, E3 faces another loss, and Guerilla clarifies why the Horizon Forbidden West DLC is on PS5 only. Star Trek announces its 2023 plans, HBO may be toying with our hearts, and Daredevil may be around longer then we expected. The MCU is growing, and shrinking at the same time, while we get more details about the DCU and Fast franchises. Come take a listen!