web02.fireside.fm Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:22:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/wicked Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:00 -0800 You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/394 119ca02d-614b-4a04-93fa-b6ddb0c85f3e Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 394 Happy Little Trees full Nick DeFalco 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. 57:32 yes 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. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Ubisoft, Battlefield 6, EA, Steam, Steam Machine, Valve, Xbox, Xbox Partner Preview, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Black Ops 7, Black Ops 7, Activision, Treyarch, ActivisionBlizzard, Xbox Game Pass, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Attack on Titan, Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Game Awards, FarCry, Noah Hawley, Rob Mac, FX, FX on Hulu, Hulu, GTA 6, Assassin's Creed, Netflix, The Hunger Games, Sunrise on the Reaping, MCU, Wonder Man, Disney, Frozen, Frozen 2, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation, Hoppers, Pixar, Toy Story, Toy Story 5, FRIENDS, Joey, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO, HBO Max, George RR Martin, Star Wars, Star Wars Visions, Lucasfilm, Naruto, Wicked, Wicked For Good, Universal Pictures, Bob Ross, John Oliver, PBS, James Cameron, The Academy Awards, ScarJo, The Exorcist, Mike Flannagan, Rush Hour 4, Warner Bros, Brett Ratner, Paramount, Donald Trump, Stranger Things, Duffer Bros 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.

]]> 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.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/356 a1b24942-100c-4bdd-bfea-88050b24b86b Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:00:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 356 My power bands are running low! full Nick DeFalco I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises. 42:31 yes I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Pokémon, Nintendo, Monster Hunter, Capcom, Steam, Rod Ferguson. Diablo 4, Blizzard, Rockstar, John Cena, Grand Theft Auto 6, GTA 6, Activision, AI, Black Ops, CoD Warzone, Verdansk, Black Ops 6, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, PlayStation, PS5, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Tariffs, The Last of Us, Naughty Dog, Neil Druckman, Shrek 5, Shrek, Dreamworks, Star Trek, The Wrath of Khan, Lanterns, DC Studios, Green Lantern, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Disney, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Conan Obrien, Anora, The Brutalist, Wicked, Space Ghost, Cartoon Network, Gene Hackman, Dardevil Born Again, Disney+, MCU, Marvel Studios, Marvel Television I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.

]]> I’m not a regular talk show host. I’m a cool talk show host, is what I would say if I were Space Ghost, RIP to George Lowe. Pokémon finally gave us an update Pokémon Legends Z-A, plus what looks like a successor to Pokémon Stadium. Activision is in some hot water over AI again, but might win back hearts with Tony Hawk and Verdansk. Plus Shrek 5 ruffles some feathers, Kathleen Kennedy isnt going anywhere, and the Oscars make some surprises.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/342 0bb3df57-288c-4d85-bebc-69a427fff747 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 342 The Happiest Podcast on Earth full Nick DeFalco A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. 42:20 yes A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Wars, Ubisoft, Steam, Season Passes, Paramount, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 3, SEGA Genesis, SEGA, League of Legends, Arcane, Netflix, Riot Games, Larian Studios, Baldur's Gate 3, PlayStation, Sony, PlayStation Portable, PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation 2, PS2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, AC Odyssey, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Tony Gilroy, Star Wars, Andor, Lucasfilm, Rogue One, Skeleton Crew, Disney+, Wicked, Gladiator II, Gladiator, Lilo & Stich, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Disneyland, ToonTown, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Disney's California Adventure, Disney Parks, Avengers Campus, Spider-Man, Big Hero Six, Cars Land, Splash Mountain, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disneyland, Theme Parks A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.

]]> A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/321 b4c93f7d-2e5c-4eca-95c0-4a9026ed8186 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 321 The Patron Saint of Gaming full Nick DeFalco Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. 1:08:09 yes Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, GTA, Rockstar Games, Miyazaki, Elden Ring, FromSoftware, Shadow of the Erd Tree, George RR Martin, Let me Solo Her, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, Phil Spencer, PAX, PAX West, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, Star Wars, Lucasarts, Aspyr, Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft, Assassins' Creed, YouTube Gaming, Dr. Disrespect, Amazon Gaming, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Kojima, Konami, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, SNK, Legacy of Kain, Crazy Taxi, SEGA, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Capcom, Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Dead Rising, Call of Duty, Call of Duty Warzone, CoD, Fortnite, Transformers, Battlfield, Watch Dogs, Dead Space, SquareEnix, Final Fantasy, Letitia Wright, Black Panther, MCU, Netflix, One Piece, That 90s Show, Terminator, Lord of the Rings, The Hunt for Gollum, Andy Serkis, Deadpool and Wolverine, Deadpool, X-Men, WarnerBros, Lionsgate, Legendary Pictures, Dune, Denis Villeneuve, Monsterverse, Godzilla, Demon Slayer, Anime, Hellboy, Morgan Freeman, Inside Out 2, Pixar, Disney, Wicked, Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott, Paramount+, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Acolyte, Kylo Ren, The Knights of Ren, Disney+, Zack Snyder, The Snyder Cut, Justice League, Batfleck, The Bear, Hulu, Chris Pratt, DCU, James Gunn, Superman Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show.

]]> Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. CDProjekt Red wants to push the envelope in its next Cyberpunk game, Nintendo continues to go after its fans. Also Netflix cancels a new show, and announces the the cast of its current and upcoming shows. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show.

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/301 9ce1ddf5-5bde-4c24-96bd-4b2404d6513e Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 301 I am Marvel Jesus! full Nick DeFalco We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more! 1:13:34 yes We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more! video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws, Assassins Creed, Grand Theft Auto 6, Deus Ex, Eidos Montreal, Embracer Group, Atari, Take Two Interactive, GTA, GTA 6, Dead Cells, Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions, Helldivers 2, SEGA, PS5, PlayStation 5, PlayStation, Phil Spencer, Xbox, Baldur's Gate 3, Hasbro, Larian, Call of Duty, Anime, Funimation, Crunchyroll, Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Paramount+, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Akira Kurosawa, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Aegons Conquest, George RR Martin, HBO, MAX, Into the Spider-Verse, Post Malone, Sunflower, Christopher Nolan, Tenant, WB Discovery, Coyote vs Acme, ACME, Looney Tunes, WarnerBros, David Leitch, Jurassic World, Universal Pictures, Predator, 20th Century Studios, The Bear, Hulu, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace, Super Bowl 58, Super Bowl LVIII, Deadpool & Wolverine, Deadpool 3, Marvel Studios, MCU, Ryan Reynolds, A quiet place, Wicked, Twisters, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight, Marvel Midnight Suns, Blade, Amazon Prime Video, Mark Ruffalo, Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, Walt Disney World, Tiana, The Princess and the Frog, Splash Mountain, Tiana Bayou Adventure, Samuel L Jackson, Mace Windu, Star Wars, Disney+, Empire Magazine, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Comedy Central, Travis Knight, Masters of the Universe, He Man, The Fantastic 4, MCU, Marvel Studios, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, The Thunderbolts, M3GAN, DCU, DC Comics, Joker, Todd Philips, Joker 2, Godzilla X Kong, King Kong, Godzilla, Monsterverse, Halo, Halo Show, Halo Season 2, Master Chief, Showtime, Paramount+ We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!

]]> We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!

]]> http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/234 a4811cc6-ed45-4234-ac5f-5f7a724d42fb Wed, 02 Nov 2022 23:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 234 Is it time to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge, again, again? full Nick DeFalco Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way? 46:55 yes Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way? video games, movies, tv shows, Call of Duty, CoD, Modern Warfare II, CoD:MWII, PlayStation 5, PlayStation, PS5, Sony, PSVR2, PlayStation+, The Callisto Protocol, Phil Spencer, Xbox, Xbox Gamepass, ActivisionBlizzard, EA, Marvel, Marvel Games, God of War Ragnarok, God of War, Remedy, Alan Wake, Alan Wake 2, Control, Overwatch 2, Vision Quest, MCU, Disney+, Wonderman, Aubrey Plaza, Agatha Coven of Chaos, Yahya Abdul Mateen, Henry Cavill, The Witcher, Geralt, Liam Hemsworth, DC, Stargirl, The Penguin, Christina Milioti, The Last of Us, HBO, The Sandman, Netflix, Andor, Star Wars, Zootopia+, Manifest, Blockbuster, Community, Joel McHale, Jeff Goldblum, Wicked, Oz, James Gunn, DCU, DC Studios, Venom 3, Superman, Man of Steel, Black Adam, Shazam 2, Dodgeball, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Avatar, Way of the Water, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?

]]> Modern Warfare II is out and its fun, but short. Phil Spencer continues his candidness, Sony drops us a doozy with the price of the PSVR2, and Overwatch 2 drops the ball again. Meanwhile the MCU continues to grow on Disney+, DC on tv faces another casualty, and Henry Cavill ditches Geralt. Meanwhile is Dogdeball 2 on the way?

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