Nick's Nerd News
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Displaying items 271-280 of 347 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "video games".
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Episode 135: Coming Soon to a Podcast Near You!
December 9th, 2020 | 52 mins 9 secs
activision, amazon prime video, amd, big buck hunter, bioware, boba fett, call of duty, ces, discovery channel, discovery+, disney+, ducktales, dune, ea, game of thrones, godzilla vs kong, got, hawkeye, hbo, hbomax, house of the dragon, insomniac games, kojima, lord of the rings, mario, marvels spider-man, mcu, metal gear solid, microsoft, microsoft xbox, mortal kombat, movies, nintendo, oscar isaac, pax, playstation, ps5, sonic 2, sony, sony playstation, spider-man miles morales, spider-man ps4, star wars, super mario, super nintendo world, the mandalorian, the matrix 4, tv shows, universal studios, universal studios japan, video games, wonder woman 1984, ww84, xbox one, xbox series x
WarnerBros just dropped a megaton on the industry, and some of you may hate it, and some of you may like it. I finished Spider-Man Miles Morales and I give my final review. Big Buck Hunter is coming home. Super Nintendo World has an opening date. Another Streaming service has joined the fight. The Mandalorian is chefs kiss perfection.
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Episode 134: Happy Little Podcast
December 2nd, 2020 | 55 mins 39 secs
battletech, black panther, bob ross, chadwick boseman, chappelle's show, clifford the big red dog, crystal dynamics, darth vader, dave chappelle, david prowse, disney+, fantastic beasts, games with gold, godzilla, godzilla vs. kong, happy little trees, harry potter, king kong, legendary pictures, madds mikkelsen, magic the gathering, marvels avengers, mcu, mechwarrior, mechwarrior 5, mk11, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 11, movies, netflix, phil spencer, playstation 5, playstation network plus, pokémon, pokémon cards, red dead online, red dead redemtion 2, rockstar games, square enix, star wars, the mandalorian, the vision, tv shows, video games, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warner bros, xbox gamepass, xbox live, xbox series x, yuri gellar
Hope you all had a great Holiday weekend! This week is anything but short and sweet. Mortal Kombat is throwing it back to the 90s. Red Dead is going all in online. Phil Spencer talks gamepass and xbox streaming future. Are you ready for Pokémon's 25th anniversary? Wandavision is planning on channeling the office. The Mandalorian drops its best yet. Madds Mikkelsen joins Harry Potter. And we have some news in the collectible trading card world.
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Episode 133: NNN: Nerd Ops: Nerd War
November 25th, 2020 | 56 mins 11 secs
007, animal crosing, arrowverse, bethesda softworks, black panther, blops, call of duty, call of duty black ops, capcom, cod, dc, dceu, deadpool, deadpool 3, disney+, elder scrolls, fallout, game of the year, hbo max, hitman, hulu, io interactive, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, oxford, playstation 5, ps5, ryan reynolds, scream 5, skyrim, sony, star wars, stranger things, street fighter, the batman, the game awards, the mandalorian, the snydercut, tv shows, universal pictures, video games, wonder girl, xbox, xbox series x
More CoD: Black Ops: Cold War Coverage, Oxford says sure play games. More Bethesda exclusivity pot stirring. The Game Awards nominees are announced. IO Interactive is making a 007 game. HBO Max is pulling out the big guns this Christmas. The CW is shaking up its DC roster yet again. The Mandalorian is straight up having the best second season ever. And the MCU is adding Deadpool to its ranks.
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Episode 132: Now thats Next Gen
November 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
ac valhalla, activision, assassins creed, assassins creed valhalla, batman, black panter, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, call of duty: black ops: cold war, catwoman, darkwing duck, dceu, disney+, fresh prince of bel air, guardians of the galaxy, halo, hbo max, james gunn, justice league, marvel's spider-man, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, next gen gaming, nintendo switch, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, spaceforce, spider-man, spider-man: miles morales, star wars, superman, the justice league, the mandalorian, the rock, the snyder cut, the suicide squad, thor 4, thor love and thunder, tv shows, ubisoft, umbrella academy, video games, wandavision, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series s, xbox series x
Nick jumps right in with his first week in Next Gen gaming with the Xbox Series X. Also first looks at AC Valhalla, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. Plus a review of The Mandalorian. Some Disney+ and HBO Max News. And The movie front is still leaking pretty bleak, but at least we have some MCU news.
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Episode 131: And you Wagered?
November 11th, 2020 | 51 mins 53 secs
alex trebek, amc theaters, bethesda, bioware, cbs all access, christopher nolan, dceu, disney+, ea sports, elder scrolls 6, fantastic beasts and where to find them, free guy, gran turismo 7, gta 5, harry potter, jeopardy, johnny depp, jordan peele, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world dominion, loki, mass effect, mass effect legendary edition, mass effect trilogy, mcu, microsoft, movies, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, playstation 5, pokémon go, ps5, rdr2, red dead redemption 2, rockstar games, ryan reynolds, sega, sega arcade, sony playstation, star trek, star trek picard, star wars, tenet, the batman, the mandalorian, the witcher, tv shows, universal pictures, video games, warner bros, wes craven, xbox, xbox series x
Are you ready for Next Gen? Some studios are and some aren't. Sega is saying goodbye to a major facet of its history. Nintendo continues to dominate. The PS5 falls short in one big area. What's next for the future of Mass Effect? A mediocre showing for the Mandalorian. Jurassic World completes production, and Johnny Depp Departs the Fantastic Beast franchise.
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Episode 130: Shaken, not stirred
November 4th, 2020 | 58 mins 30 secs
007, arrowverse, bethesda, cartoon network, cruncyroll, cw, cyberpunk, dexter, disney+, elder scrolls, falcon and winter soldier, far cry 6, halo, halo infinite, halo mcc, hasbro, hbomax, james bond, master chief collection, mcu, movies, netflix, osac isac, playstation 5, power rangers, ps5, quibi, sean connery, showtime, star wars, the adams family, the batman, the mandalorian, the snydercut, tim burton, tiny toons, todd howard, tv shows, ubisoft, video games, watch dogs, watch dogs legion, willow, xbox series x
The final week before the next gen we talk about watch dogs legion, the passing of Sean Connery, the return of The Mandalorian and more.
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Episode 129: Eighth Gen Retrospective
October 28th, 2020 | 46 mins 42 secs
assassins creed, assassins creed odyssey, console wars, consoles, crash bandicoot, far cry 4, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gaming, god of war, halo, halo 5, horizon zero dawn, metal gear solid, microsoft, mortal kombat, playstation 4, playstation 4 pro, sony, sony playstation, spider-man ps4, ubisoft, video games, xbox, xbox one, xbox one s, xbox one x
Today we are doing something different, and its a look back at everything surrounding the Eight Generation of Video Game Consoles. What worked and what didn't, what I loved and what I thought was a great addition to the gaming community. One last hurrah for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
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Episode 128: Streaming killed the movie star
October 21st, 2020 | 51 mins 48 secs
007, amazon prime, bethesda softworks, cbs all access, crystal dynamics, dc comics, dceu, dexter, disney, disney+, elder scrolls, glow, james bond, james bond 007, kotaku, level 5, mad max, mad max furiosa, marvel avengers, michael b jordan, monster hunter, movies, nextflix, ni no kuni, paramount+, phil spencer, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, ridley scott, rockstar games, showtime, smart fridge, square enix, star trek discovery, star wars, static shock, the boys, the hunger games, the mandalorian, tv shows, video game movie, video games, walt disney company, xbox, xbox 360, xbox game pass, xbox one, xbox series x, xbox xcloud, yo-kai-watch
We finally know what the PS5 UI will look like, and to be honest you'll have to listen to see what I think. What does Phil Spencer mean in regards to his stance on Elder Scrolls VI. Disney is doubling down on streaming and is reorganizing their whole operation. Meanwhile the Mad Max franchise grows, and James Bond future is in flux.
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Episode 127: Kings, Captains and Lanterns
October 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
amazon prime video, black adam, captain janeway, cleopatra, dc comics, dceu, disney+, dr. strange, dune, fox, gal gadot, game of thrones, godzilla, green lantern, hbo, hbomax, hous of the dragon, hulu, jurassic park, jurassic world, lumberjanes, modok, mortal kombat, mortal kombat 11, movies, need for speed, need for speed hot pursuit, netflix, pixar, playstation, playstation 5, ps5, psn, rambo, razer, resident evil, sega, sega dreamcast, shazam 2, soul, spider-man 3, star trek, star trek lower decks, star trek voyager, super nintendo world, the batman, the boys, the flash, the matrix, the new mutants, the witcher, tv shows, universal pictures, video games, warner bros, wb pictures, wga, x-men
We finally know what the inside of the PS5, and damn boy, that's a thicc boy. Star Wars squadrons will unfortunately not have a post launch roadmap, meanwhile MK11 keeps steamrolling through post launch expectations. HBOMax beefs up its DC offerings. Star Trek sets phasers to stun as it wows with its recent offerings. Meanwhile the movie industry continues to be hard hit.
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Episode 126: The Consoles are coming, the consoles are coming!
October 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
007, activision, amazon, batman, batman podcast, borat, borat 2, cops, crash 4, crash bandicoot, crash bandicoot 4, d23 expo, disney+, ea, ea games, ea star wars, electro, farmville, fast 9, fast and furios, games with gold, halo, halo infinite, james bond, james bond no time to die, jamie foxx, marvels spider-man, mcu, mcu villian, microsoft, movies, ms. marvel, nbc, no time to die, peter pan, playstation, playstation 5, podcast, ps5, psn plus, quibi, rogue squadron, sony, spider-man, spider-man 3, spider-man ps4, spider-man ps5, star wars, star wars: squadrons, the fast and the furious, the lion king, the rock, tv shows, twitch, video games, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x, zynga
PS5 and Xbox Series X are finally out in the wild. However, we know more about one then we do about the other, can you guess which is which? Nick also talks Crash Bandicoot 4 and Star Wars: Squadrons. Plus Marvels: Spider-Man has another new hiccup on PS%. Farmville is facing its doom. Quibi is over, and COPS is back, sorta. More movie delays, new movie podcasts, and Borat 2 is happening, very nice. Then we have serious questions about Jamie Foxx entering the MCU playing an unexpected character.