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Displaying items 1-10 of 16 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "westworld".
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Episode 309: Total Eclipse of the Pod
April 11th, 2024 | 56 mins 44 secs
AMC, Bethesda, EA, Fallout, Five Nights At Freddy's, Joker, Jon Snow, Lenovo, Lucasfilm, MCU, Microsoft, Netflix, Star Wars, TV, The Witcher, Xbox, amazon prime video, avatar the last airbender, barbie, batman, beau wilimon, blizzard, blumhouse, bungie, christian bale, cinemacon, crunchyroll, dcu, dead space, desitny 2, diablo, disney, disney+, dune 2, dune popcorn bucket, ea play, embracer group, ermac, frakenstein, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gillian anderson, grand admiral thrawn, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hellbade, hellblade 2, heroes, iron man, jabba the hutt, james gunn, james mangold, joker: foile a deux, jonathan majors, jonathan nolan, legally blonde, margot robbie, massive entertainment, meme culture, michael j fox, middle earth: shadow of war, mk1, moana, monolith, monopoly, moral kombat, movies, nemesis system, nerd, netease, ninja theory, nolanverse, pixar, rdj, reese witherspoon, relic entertainment, robert downey jr, saber interactive, saw xi, sonic the hedgehog, star wars galaxy of heroes, star wars outlaws, star wars tales of the empire, star wars tales of the jedi, starcraft ii, superman, the blair witch project, the crow, the final shape, the x-files, toy story, toy story 5, troy baker, ubisoft, video games, warner bros, wb montreal, westworld, world of warcraft, xbox gamepass, xbox studios, zack snyder
Don't worry, no need to wear protective eyewear to listen to this weeks episode. This week, EA makes a few announcements, some of them late, some of them unexpected, and some of them booed. Ubisoft finally gives us a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, and gives the Prince of Persia a roguelike makeover. Meanwhile, Disney makes big announcements for 2026, Joker gets a trailer, and AMC says "hindsight is 20/20". That and more.
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Episode 299: Rocksteady has lost the plot
January 31st, 2024 | 1 hr 13 mins
2000 ad, 28 days later, 28 weeks later, 28 years later, 343 industries, 343i, Ben Affleck, DC comics, Deus Ex, EA, Fortnite, Ghostbusters, Halo, Highlander, MCU, Matt Damon, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Playstation, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV, Until Dawn, Xbox, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arkham asylum, arkham batman, arkham city, arkham knight, arkhamverse, ayo edibiri, bandainamco, barbie movie, batman, billy dee williams, bioshock, bioware, bob the builder, btas, bungie, cliff bleszinski, colman domingo, cronus zen, dave the diver, dcu, deadpool 3, death stranding, death stranding 2, denis villeneuve, destiny 2, doug liman, dragons dogma 2, duncan jones, dune, dune messiah, dune part 2, ea sports, eidos montreal, epic games, evan rachel wood, family guy, final fantasy 6, final fantasy 7 remake, final fantasy vi, foamstars, gaming, gears of war, geek, geraldine viswanatha, greta gerwig, halo infnite, halo wars, hbo, helldivers 2, henry cavill, hideo kojima, ios, james gunn, jlo, judas, ken levine, kevin conroy, kevin conroy batman, knives out, knives out 3, kurt russel, lando calrissian, layoffs, legendary tales 2, lewis pullman, margot robbie, marvel studios, mass effect, max, metal gear solid, metaverse, metro awakening vr, mgm, milly alcock, movies, nerd, norman reedus, palworld, people can fly, pokimane, ps5, rise of the ronin, roadhouse, rocksteady studios, sega of america, seth mcfarlane, shadow the hedgehog, silent hill 2 remake, silent hill: the short message, snil movie, sonic the hedgehog, sonic x shadow generations, sony playstation, sony state of play, spec ops: the line, stellar blade, suicide squad kill the justice league, supergirl, superman, team ninja, tekken, tekken 8, tenet, the coalition, the embracer group, the empire strikes back, the last of us show, the rogue trooper, the thunderbolts, tiffa, tiffa lockhart, twitch, universal studios orlando, v rising, video games, warnerbros, westworld, xbox series x, zenless zone zero
Hello All! Another week, another rant, but not as heated. As you can tell by the title its about Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, and boy am I not happy. We also had a state of play from Sony, Microsoft gutted Blizzard, and Mass Effect is headed to Destiny. Meanwhile The Thunderbolts loses several stars, Supergirl is found, Denis Villeneuve has plans for Dune 3. Also, there was an issue with my microphone this week, so that will explain the poor audio quality.
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Episode 241: The Power that's inside
December 22nd, 2022 | 49 mins 13 secs
000, Final Fantasy, Five Nights At Freddy's, Fortnite, Gal Gadot, Lucasfilm, MCU, Pikachu, Playstation, Rick and Morty, Spider-Man, Star Wars, TV shows, The Terminator, Tomb Raider, Warhammer 40k, amazon games, amazon prime video, amazon studios, arnold schwarzenegger, ash ketchum, ashoka, avatar, avatar the way of water, bad batch, barbie, barbie movie, black adam, crystal dynamics, dcu, deadpool, deadpool 3, death stranding, disney+, donald glover, dwane johnson, embracer group, epic games, ftc, goat simulator, gta 6, guerilla games, hbo, hbo max, henry cavill, hideo kojima, high on life, horizon zero dawn, indiana jones 5, indiana jones and the dial of destiny, insomniac games, james cameron, james gunn, justin roiland, kojima productions, loki, lord of the rings, marvel, marvels spider-man, marvels spider-man miles morales, middle earth, movies, nintendo, playstation studios, pokémon, ps5, rings of power, rockstar games, scooby-doo, secret invasion, shazam, sony pictures, squanch games, steam controller, steam deck, the mandalorian, the rock, the santa clauses, valve, velma, video games, warhammer 40, westworld, wolverine, wonder woman
You read that title right. Its a Pokémon reference, as we have now learned, Ash Ketchum is nearing the end of his Pokémon Journey. Big Shakeups happening in the world of the Xbox Activision merger. The FTC moves against Epic, John Carmack is leaving Meta, and Goat Simulator tries to rip off GTA 6. Amazon is making big promises for the Rings of Power's future, and HBO Max continues to fumble on the goal line. James Gunn talks Terminators future, Henry Cavill joins a new IP universe, and James Gunn isn't backing down.
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Episode 240: The Game Awards 2: Electric Boogaloo
December 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
Ben Affleck, Days Gone, EA Games, Ghostbusters, Hellboy, Jon Snow, MCU, Microsoft, Miyazaki, Netflix, Playstation, Sony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, TV shows, The Dark Tower, Universal Studios, Xbox, across the spider-verse, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, aquaman, armored core vi, batman, bayonetta, bend studio, black adam, crime boss, cyberpunk 2077, dceu, dcu, death stranding 2, diablo iv, disney+, dune part 2, elden ring, fantastic 4, fast and furious, final fantasy xvi, from software, ftc, game of thrones, george rr martin, god of war ragnarok, golden globes, hades ii, hbo max, henry cavill, hobbs & shaw, hogwarts legacy, horizon forbidden west; the burning shores, idris elba, into the spider-verse, iron man, jackie chan, james gunn, john krasinski, john wick, joker 2, justice league, kevin conroy, kratos, mega man battle network, megan man, mike flanagan, movies, my hero academia, nintendo, norman reedus, patty jenkins, peter safran, pokémon, pokémon scarlet/violet, reebok, respawn entertainment, riot games, rocksteady, rush hour 4, scream vi, snyderverse, star wars jedi: survivor, stephen king, stray, street fighter 6, suicide squad kill the justice league, super mario bros movie, super nintendo world, superman, tekken 8, the game awards, the rock, true lies, video games, wednesday, westworld, wonder woman
That's right, we got a lot more sequel announcements at The Game Awards then anyone may have expected! And we aren't done with awards, as the Golden Globe Nominees were announced as well, and it looks like were in for an interesting ride. Meanwhile what the hell is going on at DC, James Gunn seems to have a massive amount of possible or not possible leaks on his hands. Meanwhile, the FTC is now the third regulatory body to "look deeper" into the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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Episode 235: The GOAT has Spoken
November 9th, 2022 | 30 mins 26 secs
Adult Swim, COD, EA, GTA V, Halo, MCU, Netflix, Red Dead Redemption 2, Roku, Star Wars, TV shows, Xbox, activisionblizzard, andor, animal crossings new horizons, aquaman, bioware, call of duty, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, degrassi, disney+, fifa, gears of war, godzilla, halo infinite, hbo, hbo max, hideo kojima, ian mcshane, indiana jones, infinity ward, into the spider-verse, james gunn, jason momoa, john wick, keanu reeves, kojima productions, lin manuel miranda, lobo, mass effect, modern warfare ii, movies, n7 day, nintendo, overwatch 2, percy jackson, prince of persia, project cars, quentin tarantino, spider-punk, stephen spielberg, take two interactive, the acolyte, toho, true dectective, tuca & bertie, ubisoft, video games, vision quest, wanda maximoff, wandavision, warzone 2.0, weird, weird al yankovich, westworld, xbox series x
Short episode, heavy on content. More Call of Duty news as the behemoth continues to dominate the industry. Now Europe is looking into Xbox, and Hideo Kojima confirms what is true and what isnt. Meanwhile, WB and HBO lay down the cancel hammer, Disney+ continues to shine, and Andor is top notch. DC films may have a new unified focus, as WB as a whole moves towards a franchise focus.
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Episode 223: She-Hulk Commeth
August 17th, 2022 | 39 mins 44 secs
Academy Awards, Batgirl, Ben Affleck, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, PUBG, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, The Joker, activision, amazon prime video, batfleck, batman, black adam, blizzard, bungie, call of duty, d23, david zaslav, dc universe, death stranding, destiny 2, disney, disney+, duffer bros, ezra miller, ghosts of tsushima, google, google stadia, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, hogwarts, hogwarts legacy, infinity ward, john wick, lego star wars: the skywalker saga, leslie grace, lord of the rings, lotr, love death + robots, lucasfilm games, marvel games, michael keaton, modern warfare ii, movies, nintendo, overwatch 2, peacock, rogue one, saw, sony playstation, star wars visions, steve martin, stranger things, the CW, the adams family, the batman, the flash, the rings of power, the sandman, the simpsons, vertigo comics, video games, walter hamada, warnerbros, wednesday adams, westworld, weta workshop, wizarding world, wizardry, xbox game pass, young justice
HULLO! This week is full of misadventures, and also ads another chapter to the ongoing drama at WarnerBros-Discovery. That is just the well that keeps on giving. Disney is set to have its first ever games showcase at D23. Steve Martin may hang up his hat, and we know when the Rings of Power will premier!
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Episode 220: Comic Kang: The Shazam Dynasty
July 28th, 2022 | 45 mins 42 secs
I Am Groot, MCU, Netflix, Rick and Morty, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, agatha: coven of chaos, ant man and the wasp quantumania, apple tv+, aspyr, avatar, avengers secret wars, avengers the kang dynasty, beavis and butthead, black adam, black panther wakanda forever, blade, brzrkr, captain america new world order, comic con, daredevil born again, dc universe, dceu, detroit become human, disney+, doctor who, dungeons and dragons movie, echo, eragon, fantastic 4, grand theft auto 6, gremlins, gta 6, guardians of the galaxy vol. 3, halo infinite, hbo max, ironheart, john wick 4, kang the conqueror, keanu reeves, king of the hill, knights of the old republic, light & magic, loki, lower decks, marvel studios, marvel zombies, marvel's what if...?, meta quest 2, mike judge, monsterverse, movies, multiversus, national treasure, occulus quest 2, phase 6, phase5, picard, rockstar games, sabre interactive, secret invasion, shazam 2, she-hulk, snyderverse, spider-man freshman year, star wars kotor, the embracer group, the thunderbolts, tmnt cowabunga collection, top gun maverick, tv show, ubisoft, video games, westworld, wizards of the coast, x-men '97
Comic-Con has come and gone, how did yall feel about it, because Marvel came to play, while DC is still just trying to figure itself out? Star Trek laid on the nostalgia, and Keanu pulled no punches. Meanwhile, that KoToR Remake isn't coming out anytime soon.
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Episode 216: The reinvention of NNN
June 30th, 2022 | 37 mins 25 secs
343 industries, Christopher Nolan, Doctor Doom, Ghostbusters, Halo, Harley Quinn, Jon Snow, MCU, Mario, Mega Man, Netflix, Persona 5, Sony, Star Wars, TV shows, amazon prime video, back to the future, batman, bomberman r, bungi, chris pratt, christian bale, destiny 2, disney+, elvis, from software, game of thrones, games with gold, george rr martin, ghostbuster afterlife, god of war: ragnarok, guerilla games, hbo max, hocus pocus 2, horizon zero dawn, howard stern, indiana jones 5, james bond, john williams, liam neeson, master chief collection, movies, niantic, nier: automata, nina warrior, nintendo, obi wan kenobi, pokemon go, portal, ps plus games, return to monkey island, riot games, sega, skull and bones, sonic, sonic origins, sony santa monica, the boys, the santa clause, the santa clauses, top gun maverick, twitch, ubisoft, umbrella academy, valorant, valve, video games, westworld, youtube, yves guillemot
who are we kidding, there's no reinvention happening. Anywho, this week we got news from all over the gaming space, from console to mobile. TV heats up with all its super hero glory, and Top Gun crosses a billion.
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Episode 209: Getting back on the Lunchbox
May 11th, 2022 | 49 mins 5 secs
343i, Doctor Strange, EA Games, Final Fantasy, Halo, MCU, Mr. Fantastic, Netflix, Square Enix, Star Wars, TV shows, activisionblizzard, ahsoka, amazon prime video, avatar: the way of water, batman, bbc, benedict cumberbatch, bioware, black bolt, blizzard, bungie, ccp games, charlize theron, david fincher, destiny 2, disney+, doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, doctor who, ea sports, ea sports fc, ea sports fifa, elden ring, elizabeth olsen, eve online, ffxvi, fifa 23, game of thrones, gotham knights, guardians of the galaxy, halo infinite, halo series, hbo max, house of the dragon, intel, ipod, jack ryan, james cameron, james gunn, knightwing, marvel studios, mass effect, microsoft flight simulator, movies, nbc, nintendo, nintendo switch, nvidia, paramount+, playstation 5, playstation studios, professor x, ps5, quantum leap, red hood, sam raimi, sony entertainment america, sony online entertainment, star trek picard, the santa clause, thor love and thunder, tim allen, toxic avenger, video games, wanda maximoff, westeros, westworld, wwe
Are you looking for a review of Doctor Strange? Well we've got one, you'll just have to listen till the end of the episode, and beware spoilers within. We've also got news on the EA and FIFA split, as well as a review for Picard and Halo!
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Episode 138: Nick's Nerd New Year Ver. 3.0
December 30th, 2020 | 54 mins 49 secs
2020, Amazon Prime, Birds of Prey, Crash Bandicoot, DC comics, Gal Gadot, Halo, Hulu, JAMIE FOXX, Microsoft, Miles Morales, Netflix, PS4, Playstation, Star Trek, Star Wars, TV shows, The Witcher, Top 10, Xbox, Xbox One X, ac valhalla, assassins creed, bad boys for life, bill and ted face the music, call of duty warzone, cbs all access, command and conquer, crash 4, curb your enthusiasm, cyberpunk 2077, dc universe, dceu, disney+, doom eternal, eurovision, hades, hbo max, movies, onward, palm springs, patty jenkins, pixar, playstation 5, ps5, snyderverse, solar opposites, sony playstation, soul, star trek lower decks, star trek picard, the boys, the last dance, the mandalorian, tiger king, tina fey, tony hawks pro skater, umbrella academy, video games, warner bros, warzone, watch dogs legion, westworld, what we do in the shadows, wonder woman 1984, xbox one, xbox series x, year in review
Well! 2020 is finally over! In our annual year in review episode we talk about my personal favorite Top 8 movies, To 10 TV Shows, and Top 10 Video Games! Also we review Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar's Soul!