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Displaying items 1-10 of 87 in total of Nick's Nerd News with the tag "xbox series x".
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Episode 403: What kind of idiots do you have working here?
February 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
a24, activisionblizzard, amazon prime video, amd, anime, appletv, assassin's creed, assassin's creed black flag, batman, beetlejuice, bethesda game studios, beyond good and evil 2, blizzard entertainment, bob iger, catherine o'hara, crunchyroll, dcu, disney+, f1, fallout, fast and furious, fast forever, fast x, game of thrones, gaming, geek, generative ai, genndy tartakovsky, god of war, google, grand theft auto, gta 6, gta vi, hagrid, harry potter, hbo, home alone, james gunn, josh d'amaro, k-pop demon hunters, kratos, lego, mcu, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nick frost, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, obsidian entertainment, odin, overwatch, overwatch 2, playstation, project genie, roblox, rockstar games, santa monica studio, schitts creek, sony, sony playstation, spider-man, steam, steam machine, stranger things, stranger things tales from '85, super mario, super mario bros, take-two interactive, texas chainsaw massacre, the fast and the furious, the grammy's, the last of us, the outer worlds, the walt disney company, thor, tom holland, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, valve, video games, vin diesel, walt disney pictures, warner bros, wonder man, xbox, xbox series x
From Disney's new CEO to Googles game "maker". GTA 6 is locked in, and so is the final Fast and Furious. But what does it mean for you? Meanwhile Overwatch is shedding its 2, and going old school.
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Episode 387: Family....on a budget
October 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
a24, amasonmgm, assassin's creed, battlefield 6, blops 7, bungie, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, constantine, daredevil born again, dc comics, disney+, dungeons & dragons, dwayne "the rock" johnson, elijah wood, elon, everybody loves raymond, fast and furious, fast x, gaming, geek, george clooney, grok, halo, halo show, heat, heat 2, impossible creatures, keanu reeves, kingmakers, marvel comics, mcu, minecraft, mortal kombat, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, oceans 11, oceans 14, paramount+, payday, peaky blinders, phil rosenthal, predator, predator: badlands, ray romano, spider-man, starbreeze, steam, superman, taylor swift, the fast and the furious, the lord of the rings, the smashing machine, toasty, tron, tv, ubisoft, universal pictures, video games, vin diesel, walt disney pictures, xai, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series s, xbox series x, xbox series x|s
TOASTY! Guess the Fast Franchise is not as dialed in as we thought. Plus all the fallout from the Xbox Gamepass price increase, Call of Duty and Battlefield are duking it out even more so, and Nintendo does what Nintendo does. Plus Clooney is heading back to the Oceans, Taylor Swift knocks out the Rock, and Disney bets big on the next magical British kid. That and more, come take a listen.
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Episode 385: Hey Bub....This is the way
September 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 19 mins
007, 2 bears 1 cave, activision, alien, alien: earth, amazon prime video, amazonmgm, avatar, avengers doomsday, batman, black ops 7, borderlands, borderlands 4, call of duty, call of duty black ops 7, comedy central, dardevil born again, dcu, deus ex remastered, discord, disney+, fortnite, gabe newell, gaming, geek, gen v, guerilla games, hideo kojima, horizon zero dawn, hulu, insomniac, james bond, james gunn, jimmy kimmel, kimmel, kojima productions, lucasfilm, marvel, marvel zombies, mcu, mgm, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, noah hawley, palworld, paramount+, perfect dark, playstation, playstation stars, pocketpair, reddit, roblox, ryan gosling, sony interactive entertainment, sony state of play, south park, spider-man, stan lee, star wars, star wars starfighter, steam, tencent, the boys, the mandalorian, the mandalorian and grogu, tokyo game show, tom segura, tv, twitch, video games, wolverine, x-men, xbox, xbox series s, xbox series x, xenomorph
New Trailers for Insomniacs Wolverine and The Mandalorian and Grogu have blown me away. Black Ops 7 gives a full multiplayer reveal, Xbox jacks up prices in an unprecedented move, and Nintendo is trying to rewrite the rules. Plus Daredevil is getting more screen time, Disney+ is hiking up prices, Alien: Earth needs more time, and James Gunn says Batman has to be done right. That and more on this weeks episode.
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Episode 374: Does this really count as a rebirth?
July 9th, 2025 | 1 hr 30 mins
ai, anime, anime expo, battlefront 2, bill gates, blade, captain america, copilot, crunchyroll, cyberpunk 2077, cyberpunk edgerunners, dcu, death stranding 2, dice, doctor who, ea, everwild, f1, forza motorsport, gaming, geek, harry potter, hbo max, helldivers 2, hideo kojima, hot wheels, ironheart, james gunn, jason isaacs, john m chu, john romero, julian mcmahon, jurassic park, jurassic world, jurassic world rebirth, marvel comics, mattel, mcu, michael madsen, microsoft, movies, nerd, netflix, nintendo, open ai, phil spencer, playstation, ps5, rare ltd, rick and morty, romero games, ryan coogler, scarjo, scarlett johansen, sea of thieves, sinners, sony, steel hunters, superman, turn10, tv, universal pictures, video games, wargaming, warner bros, world of tanks, xbox, xbox series x, zack snyder
Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way.
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Episode 371: Spaceballs: the news story
June 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 24 mins
a new hope, a24, alex garland, amazon, amd, batman, boba fett, bungie, clayface, dcu, death stranding, death stranding 2, dune 3, elden ring, gaming, geek, harold and kumar, harry potter, he-man, hideo kojima, james gunn, kathleen kennedy, kojima productions, konami, liam neeson, lord of the rings, lucasfilm, marathon, mario kart, mario kart world, marvel, mcu, mel brooks, metal gear solid, microsoft, mike flannagan, mister miracle, mortal kombat, movies, naked gun, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch, nintendo switch 2, orlando bloom star trek, pirates of the caribbean, playstation, playstation 5, playstation 6, pokémon, prime video, ps5, rings of power, sag-aftra, silent hill, sony, spaceballs, spaceballs 2, spider-man '94, spider-man the animated series, star trek strange new worlds, star wars, steam, stellar blade, super mario, supergirl, superman, temeura morrison, tom king, tv, video games, warner bros, wb games, xbox, xbox series x
You heard it here a week later folks, Spaceballs 2 is finally coming! I hope you are excited as I am. Plus Xbox and PlayStation both tease their futures. Dune 3 gets some new cast members, and Harold and Kumar are coming back to our screens. Naked Gun released a new trailer, While James Gun opens up about how he really feels. Plus the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate.
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Episode 365: We're So Back*
May 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 7 mins
across the spider-verse, andor, bucky barnes, bungie, clair obscur: expedtion 33, codemasters, conclave, deadpool, destiny 2, disney+, ea, ea games, ea sports wrc, ecco the dolphin, elder scrolls iv: oblivion remastered, event horizon, ffvii, final fantasy, final fantasy vii, final fantasy vii remake, fortnite, gaming, gears of war, geek, grand theft auto, grand theft auto 6, gta, gta 6, gta vi, hawkeye, hollow knight, hollow knight silk song, hollywood, jeremy rennery, john wick, lucasfilm, marvel studios, mcu, movies, nerd, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, playstation, president trump, rockstar games, rogue one, rome, ryan reynolds, sega, sie, small soldiers, sony, sony playstation, spider-man, square enix, star wars, tariffs, the elder scrolls, the new avengers, the pope, the winter soldier, thunderbolts*, tv, video games, wrc, x-men, xbox, xbox series s, xbox series x
GTA VI took over the news across two weeks, and all with a delay and a new trailer. The Thunderbolts* have a new name, and I have a review. Plus Xbox pulls unexpected shenanigans, Ecco the Dolphin is returning, and Art Imitates life, well the other way around as the real Conclave begins. Plus Andor takes it to the next level, while still keeping it very Star Wars.
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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 340: The Tropes are Hungry
November 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
amazon mgm, amazon prime, andor, andrew wilson, batman, ben stiller, bioware, black myth wukong, blade, blizzard entertainment, bob iger, boderlands 4, borderlands, borderlands movie, captain america, colin ferrel, d23, daredevil, david zaslav, dc studios, dcu, death stranding, denzel washington, disney, ea, ea sports, fallout, fortnite, game of thrones, gaming, geek, george rr martin, grand theft auto, gta 6, halo 2, happy gilmore, harrison ford, harry potter, hbo, hideo kojima, hogwarts legacy, house of the dragon, ironheart, joker 2, lady gaga, lionsgate, lucasfilm, madden nfl, marvel studios, mass effect, matt reeves, mcu, miles morales, mission impossible, miyamoto, mortal kombat, movies, multiversus, n7, nerd, netflix, nintendo, palworld, persona 5, phil spencer, playstation, pokémon, ps5, red hulk, rey skywalker, rockstar games, scarlet witch, simon kinberg, sonic 3, sony, spider-man, star wars, super mario, take two interactive, tcg pocket, the batman, the penguin, thunderbolts*, tom cruise, tony todd, tv, venom 3, video games, warcraft, warcraft 2, warcraft 3, warner bros, wb interactive, wednesday adam, westeros, world of warcraft, xbox, xbox live, xbox series x
Another week, another meltdown over Xbox exclusives and "WhY ShOuLd I bUy An XbOx", all because Phil continues to say the same thing over and over for years. We also got confirmation that the Mass Effect Television show is full steam ahead! Lets hope Amazon repeats the magic it did with Fallout. Plus there are apparently a million star wars movies in development, and im sure only 4 will actually come out. Denzel teases his future in the MCU, and D23 Brazil brought the heat. That and a hell of a lot more.
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Episode 337: Coming Soon to VHS
October 24th, 2024 | 58 mins 2 secs
alien romulus, amazon prime video, american psycho, arma, arma 4, assassins' creed shadows, batman hush, battlestar galactica, beef, beyond good and evil, black ops 6, blizzard entertainment, blumhouse, call of duty, call of duty black ops, carrie, certain affinity, creature commandos, daredevil born again, dcu, disney+, dune, fallout 76, fallout day, fallout london, five nights at freddy's, gaming, geek, god of war, harry potter, hbo, home video, horizon lego adventures, horizon zero dawn, insomniac, john wick, kratos, legend of vox machina, marvel studios, marvel's spider-man 2, max, mcu, movies, ncsoft, nerd, netflix, netflix games, new york comic con, nintendo, nintendo switch, nycc, prince of persia, rayman, ronald d moore, sakurai, santa monica studio, skeleton crew, spider-man, spider-man 4, star trek deep space nine, star wars, star wars ewoks, stephen king, super smash bros, the day before, tom hardy, tom holland, tv, ubisoft, unity 6, unity engine, venom, vertigo comics, vhs tape, video games, warcraft, warner bros, wizarding world, xbox, xbox partner preview, xbox series s, xbox series x
Yes you read that right coming soon to VHS, a movie is coming to VHS in the year 2024!!! And yes Marvel has delayed Blade one again, this time seemingly forever, and NYCC had some great announcements. In the gaming space, Ronald D Moore is taking over the God of War show, and Ubisoft disbands a team that made a successful game, who does that?? Meanwhile they continue to work on Beyond Good and Evil 2, and a new Rayman is coming.
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Episode 328: Back to the Motherland!
August 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 18 mins
activision, age of mythology, alien franchise, alien: romulus, anaconda, avowed, backyard baseball, backyard sports, batgirl, batman, batman arkham, batman arkham shadows, bethesda softworks, biopic, bioware, black myth wukong, black ops 6, blizzard, boba fett, boderlands 4, borderlands, bungie, call of duty, call of duty: black ops, chick-fil-a, civ 7, civilization 7, cod, cod: blops, crazy taxi, dc comics, dceu, dcu, deadpool & wolverine, destiny 2, detroit become human, diablo iv, disney, disney+, dont nod, dragon age, dragon age: the veilguard, dragon ball, dune, dying light, ea, epic games, eternal champions, fatal fury, fede alvarez, final fantasy, francis ford coppola, gamescom, gaming, geek, genshin impact, geoff keighly, goat simulator, gta: san andreas, hbo, hbo max, hifi rush, hulu, ian mckellan, indiana jones, indiana jones and the great circle, infinity nikki, italy, jack black, james gunn, john madden, king kong, king of meat, kingdom come deliverance, kingdom of the planet of the apes, krafton, legacy of kain, lionsgate, logan, lucasfilm, lucasfilm games, machine games, mafia, mafia the oid country, mars attacks, marvel rivals, marvel studios, marvel television, masters of the universe, matthew perry, megalopolis, meta, michael keaton, monster hunter wilds, monsterverse, movies, nerd, netflix games, nicolas cage, no more room in hell, opening night live, pacific rim, path of exile 2, paul rudd, planet of the apes, quantic dream, ridley scott, sega, sega dreamcast, sicily, squid game, star wars, starfield, starship troopers, streaming, superman, tango gameworks, the acolyte, the last of us, the mandalorian, tim walz, tv, ubisoft, uwe boll, vfx, video games, warcraft, warhammer, warhammer 40k space marine, world of warcraft, wow, x-men '97, xbox, xbox gamepass, xbox series x
Well folks its finally happening, a Mafia game set in Sicily at the turn of the 20th Century! I am very excited! But that wasn't the only news out of Gamescom this week, another Bethesda title is going multiplatform, old franchises are returning, and new adaptations are unexpectedly coming! Also, don't go after actors for roles they play, they aren't really those characters! Meanwhile, Deadpool & Wolverine continues to break records, Indiana Jones's hat sells for over $600k, and The Acolyte is sent packing. Nic Cage, now here's a guy, will be playing John Madden, and forget the chicken sandwich war, Chick-fil-a is jumping into the streaming wars.