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Displaying items 1-10 of 35 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "xbox game pass".
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Episode 394: Happy Little Trees
November 26th, 2025 | 57 mins 32 secs
a knight of the seven kingdoms, activision, activisionblizzard, assassin's creed, assassin's creed shadows, attack on titan, battlefield 6, black ops 7, bob ross, brett ratner, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, charlie cox, clair obscur: expedition 33, disney, donald trump, duffer bros, ea, farcry, friends, frozen, frozen 2, fx, fx on hulu, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, gta 6, hbo, hbo max, hoppers, house of the dragon, hulu, james cameron, joey, john oliver, lucasfilm, mcu, mike flannagan, movies, naruto, nerd, netflix, noah hawley, paramount, pbs, pixar, rob mac, rush hour 4, scarjo, star wars, star wars visions, steam, steam machine, stranger things, sunrise on the reaping, the academy awards, the exorcist, the game awards, the hunger games, toy story, toy story 5, treyarch, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, walt disney animation, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wicked, wicked for good, wonder man, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox partner preview
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 383: To Boldly Go...Where The Office has gone before
September 11th, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
activision, alien romulus, amazon prime video, andor, bethesda, black ops 6, black ops 7, call of duty, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, creative arts emmys, dan houser, darth vader, dc, dcu, dead island, dead island 3, deadpool, disney+, fede alvarez, firaxes, gaming, geek, ghosts of yotei, gta vi, harry potter, hollow knight, hollow knight: silksong, john c mcginley, john candy, jumanji, k-pop demon hunters, life is strange, machine games, man of tomorrow, mcu, michael caine, movies, nbc, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, paramount+, peacemaker, peacock, pete hines, rockstar games, ryan reynold, scrubs, silksong, spider-man, star trek, star trek day, star wars, street fighter, sucker punch, superman, the conjuring, the office, the paper, tom holland, tomb raider, tony gilroy, treyarch, tv, video games, wolfenstein, xbox game pass
The Paper is out, the hotly anticipated sequel to the office, does it live up? Full review at the end of the episode. Silksong is out and it has dominate the charts, Nomura gives an update on Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy, and Treyarch walks things back a bit. Plus Michael Caine is coming out of retirement, Ryan Reynolds admits to what we all know and Star Trek day comes and goes with little fanfare. Come take a listen.
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Episode 381: No Difficulty Options
August 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
activision, alan cumming, alex garland, amazon prime video, assassin's creed mirage, atari, avengers, avengers doomsday, bbc, bethesda, bioware, black ops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops, chucky, clair obscur, comedy central, crystal dynamics, dceu, dcu, death stranding, devil may cry, disney+, doctor who, double fine, ea, elden ring, evo, ewan mcgregor, fallout, fanta, forza horizon, forza motorsport, gamescom, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, hideo kojima, high on life, hollow knight, hulu, james gunn, john cena, k-pop demon hunters, katee sackhoff, king of the hill, kumail nanjiani, lego, lucasfilm, mass effect, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nicolas cage, nightcrawler, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, obi-wan kenobi, paramount, peacemaker, peacock, peter parsons, pirates of the caribbean, playground games, pokémon, pokémon go, pyschonaughts, roblox, sisu, skate, sony interactive, south park, splinter cell, squanch games, star citizen, star wars, starfield, superman, the eternals, the justice gang, the mandalorian, the office, the paper, tim schafer, tom clancy, treyarch, true detective, turn 10, tv, ubisoft, video games, wb games, wednesday, wizards of the coast, x-men, x2, xbox, xbox game pass
What is a call of Duty campaign without veteran difficulty? We are going to find out this year, plus Mass Effect has a filming date, Nintendo Switch 2 beats the price allegations, Nic Cage is headed to HBO and Superman breaks the $600 million barrier. Plus a lookback at gamescom, horror icons hit the soda aisle and South Park is moving slow.
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Episode 380: Kneel before Zod, right meow!
August 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 20 mins
anime, anna farris, archie comics, asus, avengers, avengers doomsday, best buy, bioshock, black ops 7, blizzard, broken lizard, call of duty, david hayter, dcu, deadpool, diablo iv, disney+, doctor who, espn, gamescom, gaming, geek, geoff keighley, guile, halo, halo 3 odst, harley quinn, hbo max, helldivers 2, hollow knight, home alone, homelander, hugh jackman, hulu, hyperkin, james bond, james gunn, king of the hill, kirby, lord & miller, margot robbie, mcdonalds, mcu, metal gear solid 5, mission impossible, movies, nerd, nintendo direct, nintendo switch 2, opening night live, paramount, paypal, pokémon, ps5, regina hall, rod fergusson, ryan reynolds, sakurai, scary movie 6, sekrio, spider-man: brand new day, steam, street fighter, super troopers, superman, the boys, tv, video games, wayans brothers, wolverine, wuchang fallen feathers, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox rog ally, youtube
Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen,
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Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...
July 30th, 2025 | 1 hr 25 mins
activision, adam sandler, air bud, amazon prime video, ariana grande, avatar: fire and ash, avatar: the last airbender, batman, battlefield, battlefield 6, bethesda, black panther, buffy the vampire slayer, call of duty, clair obscur, comic con, coyote vs acme, critical role, darth maul, dice, disney, dreamworks, ea games, ea sports, eddy murphy, eyes of wakanda, family guy, fantastic four, fantastic four first steps, friday the 13th, gaming, geek, gen v, god of war, guerilla games, happy gilmore, happy gilmore 2, horizon zero dawn, hulu, invincible, james bond, james cameron, john cena, league of legends, legend of vox machina, looney tunes, lucasfilm, lucasfilm animation, machinegames, mcu, meet the parents, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oo7, palworld, paramount, peacemaker, playstation, playstation 5, pokémon, ps5, rick & morty, riot games, robert kirkman, robin williams, ronald d moore, san diego comic con, sdcc, south park, spinal tap, square enix, star trek, star trek starfleet academy, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, steven yeun, superman, taron egerton, tencent, the bad guys 2, the boys, the las of us, the pink panther, this is spinal tap, tv, video games, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wolfenstein, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, zootopia 2
I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!
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Episode 368: The Host Returns
May 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
a24, activision, ai, ai vader, alex garland, atomfall, avengers doomsday, avengers secret wars, avowed, batman, bioncle, black panther, boderlands 4, bungie, cheers, chicago, clash of clans, conan obrien, darth vader, dc comics, dcu, deadpool, death stranding, destiny 2, dice, donkey kong, doom, doom the dark ages, doug bowser, ea, ea games, elden ring, elder scrolls, fortnite, frankenstein, gamescom, gaming, gearbox interactive, gears of war, geek, george rr martin, george wendt, geralt, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, guillermo del toro, harry potter, hbo, hbo max, id software, james gunn, jurassic world rebirth, kieran culkin, kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 4, kojima, lego, lilo & stich, marathon, marvel, marvel comics, marvel studios, mcu, mission impossible, mortal kombat 1, movies, naughty dog, nerd, netflix, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, norm!, obsidian, paramount, pixar, playstation, pokémon, pokémon go, pokémon go fest, pokémon legends z-a, ralph fiennes, rambo, randy pitchford, scrubs!, sesame street, shigeru miyamoto, spider-man, square enix, star wars, star wars battlefront ii, street fighter, take two interactive, the elder scrolls oblivion, the hunger games, the last airbender, the last of us, the witcher, tom cruise, toy story 5, tv, video games, wheel of time, wizarding world, xbox game pass, zach braff, zootopia 2
Nick is back from Vacation and we got fully stuffed episode for you! Avengers delays, Harry Potter Casting, gaming records and more. Plus Pokémon gets a release date, Xbox brings the classics and Batman and Deadpool are teaming up. And I finally weigh in on the Battlefront shenanigans, that and more in this weeks episode!
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Episode 344: The Gods will decide
December 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
a song of ice and fire, aardman, adam sandler, amazon prime video, american pyscho, austin butler, ben stiller, bethesda, ccxp 24, cd projekt red, chris evans, creature commandos, cyberpunk 2077, dc studios, dcu, denzel washington, disney, disney+, disneyland, eminem, foamstars, fortnite, from software, game of thrones, games workshop, gaming, geek, george rr martin, geralt, gladiator, gladiator 2, golden globes, grand theft auto iii, happy gilmore, harry potter, hbo, henry cavil, indiana jones and the great circle, jabba the hutt, james gunn, jeremy allen white, jeremy renner, jim carrey, kadokawa group, league of legends, lucasfilm, machine games, marvel rivals, mcu, meet the parents, movies, nerd, netflix, overwatch, paul mescal, pedro pascal, people can fly, playstation, playstation 2, pokémon, ps5, red dead redemption, ridley scott, riot games, robert de niro, sonic the hedgehog, sony, square enix, star wars, superman, tangled, tencent, the bear, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, the witcher, tv, ubisoft, video games, wallace & gromit, warhammer 40k, warner bros, winds of winter, wizarding world, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 341: This is an Xbox!
November 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
alien, alien earth, amazon prime video, anime, arcane, assassins creed, blizzard, cd projekt red, creature commandos, daniel craig, dc studios, dcu, disney, dogma, dune, dune prophecy, elden ring, final fantasy 14, fortnite, from software, game of the year, gaming, geek, gog, good ol games, green lantern, half life, half life 2, hbo max, how to train your dragon, jack black, james gunn, kevin smith, lanterns, lara croft, league of legends, legoland, lucasfilm, merlin entertainment, millhouse, minecraft, movies, nerd, netflix, optimus prime, palworld, paramount plus, peacemaker, phil spencer, pokémon, pokémon go, predator, rainbow six siege, remedy, riot games, roblox, scott pilgrim, shadow of the erdtree, sony, sophie turner, south korea, splinter cell, star wars, star wars visions, starcraft, steam, studio trigger, the game awards, the simpsons, this is an xbox, tomb raider, transformers, transformers one, tv, ubisoft, video games, walt disney company, walt disney pictures, warner bros, xbox, xbox game pass
Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines.
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Episode 326: Winter is coming...again
August 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
a knight of the seven kingdoms, aegon, alex winter, arkane, avowed, balatro, bethesda, black ops 6, blade, blops 6, bungie, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, darksiders, david lynch, deadpool, destiny 2, disney+, dunk and egg, elden ring, fallout, fantasy football, funcoland, gambit, game informer, game of thrones, games journalism, gamescom, gamestop, gaming, gawker, geek, george rr martin, hbo, high on life, house of the dragon, indiana jones, inside out 2, intel, jamie lee curtis, jeremy renner, john wick, john wick 4, john williams, keanu reeves, kingdom hearts, lucasfilm, max, mcu, mega blocks, microsoft, mobile game, movies, multiverse, nerd, netflix, nfl, obsidian, pixar, playstation 5, ps5, ready at dawn, rocksteady, ser duncan the tale, sony, sony playstation, squanch games, star wars, star wars outlaws, stranger things, suicide squad kill the justice league, the avengers, thq, thq nordic, tv, ubisoft, until dawn, video games, wb discovery, wb gaming, wb interactive, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass
Did y'all know that winter is coming? Its not just the Starks that say it, now the Targaryen's say it too, and in high Valyrian. Anyway, we must now wait another two years for more House of the Dragon, but we are getting more Westeros next year! GameStop announces the end of GameInformer....is nothing sacred anymore? Meanwhile WB Gaming is imploding, Bungie done messed up, and Intel is whoa. Plus More Deadpool & Wolverine news, Inside Out 2 passes another milestone, and John Wick's world is about to expand.
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Episode 325: I'm smelling what you're stepping in
August 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 33 mins
20th century fox, activision, amazon, amazon prime video, amy hennig, arkhamverse, assassin's creed, astro bot, avengers, batman, battlestar galactica, bethesda, bioshock, bungie, call of duty, captain america, castle crashers, chris hemsworth, comic con, creature commandos, dcu, deadpool, deadpool & wolverine, dexter, discord, disney+, doctor doom, dr. doom, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, ea games, fallout, fantastic four, fortnite, galactus, galaxy quest, games workshop, gaming, geek, gundam requiem, james gunn, james mangold, joker, jonathan majors, legacy of kain, mario and sonic at the olympics, mark hamill, marvel studios, max, mcu, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, palworld, peaky blinders, penguin, playstation vr, psvr 2, quidditch champions, rdj, red hulk, reddit, rings of power, road house, robert downey jr, rocksteady, roll20, russo bros, sag-aftra, sam wilson, san diego comic con, sbmm, sdcc, shaun of the dead, showtime, sie, skeleton crew, soldier boy, sony, spongebob, squid game, star trek, star trek fleet command, star trek lower decks, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, starborn, starfield, superman, tales of the tmnt, the batman, the boys, the oiympics, thunderbolts*, tmnt, todd phillips, transformers, tv, twitch, ubisoft, video games, voice actors, warhammer, wb interactive, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox game pass, xbox series x
Comic-Con 2024 has come and gone, and with it some pretty major news. And Marvel did not disappoint during their return to Hall H, and the Russo's brought us a very unexpected gift. SAG-AFTRA is back with a new strike, this time for Video Game Voice actors, Bungie gets hit with a massive lay off. And to top it all off, we have a review of Deadpool and Wolverine! LFG!