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    <description>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. 
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    <itunes:summary>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. 
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  <title>Episode 369: A Michael Bay Production</title>
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  <itunes:episode>369</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Michael Bay Production</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Guess what, there's another reason to question the existence of the PS5 Pro! The Sony Sate of Play was pretty solid today, and its mainly due to the James Bond game trailer. Microsoft pushes back its handheld plans, Nintendo keeps it close to the vest, and Activision has a blunder. Plus Netflix has its Tudum, Mark Hamill shares his future, and thank god we don't live in the Michael Bay Superman Timeline. Plus my review of Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:24</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 358: Service Guarantees Citizenship</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Would you like to know more? A new Starship troopers movie is coming, but it wont be a satire. Star Wars Hunters is ending its hunt, but in its place we may get a Star Wars Tactics game. Pokémon is ditching MEGA Blocks and announces a new partnership with LEGO, Happy Gilmore gets some help and we learned more about the unproduced Star Wars Underworld show. Plus a review of Novocaine, a movie set in San Diego but not filmed in San Diego. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:06:08</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 192: A Zynga party</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 02:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>192</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Zynga party</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well no one saw that coming, Take Two is buying Zynga. E3 may be cancelled, Dying Light 2 demands a month of your time and From Software may be reviving an old IP. They boys is coming back and we have a return date, Scott Pilgrim may return in animated form, and The Suicide Squad may soon invade your TV. Meanwhile Ben Affleck talks about his Batman future, Pixar sticks to Disney+ and The Batman is not what you think it was. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>44:38</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 175: Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The PlayStation showcase dropped some unexpected but welcomed news. The analogue pocket has unfortunately been delayed again. Nintendo does really weird things, as per usual. Fox wants to bring back 24. Disney+ is killing in with its MCU shows, except for this weeks What If...?. The Matrix Trailer is a dud, and Disney sets its eyes on the future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:14</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 126: The Consoles are coming, the consoles are coming!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>The Consoles are coming, the consoles are coming!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:34</itunes:duration>
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