Nick's Nerd News

Here we are yet again, streaming bundles are just cable, and its obvious that big tech just makes things more complicated then they ever needed to be. Also, gaming rumors run rampant this week, and they touch all facets of the industry. Meanwhile, consolidation hits a arm of the gaming biz no one expected, IGN gobbles up Eurogame, gamesindustry.biz and more, plus EA SPORTS College Football is here...

Well would you look at that, 6 years in, we are still rambling about nonsense. Ubisoft finally announces and shows off its newest Assassin's Creed, Shadows, set in feudal Japan, allowing everyone to play out their Shogun dreams. Meanwhile, Square Enix is finally going to support a multiplatform agenda, and Helldivers breaks a record. Also Hollywood upfronts are going on, so we have a ton of TV new...

Two of our biggest stories this week are making the internet collectively ask...Make it make sense. And guess what, I'm joining them. What is Xbox's strategy, and why is it so ever changing lately. Also how did we kill cable, only for it to come back. Plus Nintendo still doesn't want to talk about the Switch 2. Also the Office is coming back, so of course that's what we get in the hellscape of 202...

Its gonna be May! Yes its that time again, when our social feeds are filled with JT! Anyway, Starfield is getting a major update in two weeks, Xbox had its yearly ID@Xbox showcase, Escape from Tarkov wants to extract money from you, and Hasbro is all in on gaming. Plus, Lord of the Rings is coming back to theaters, Aaron Sorkin wants to bring us more social networks, Chris Hemsworth says he owes u...

HI Peanut! Boy was that Deadpool and Wolverine trailer just glorious. Just inject it straight into my corneas. Also, Embracer group was apparently not too big to fail, as they are splitting into 3 sperate companies. Meta announces new partnerships for the quest, and a price drop for the Quest 2. Jack Black is unsurprisingly playing Steve in the Minecraft movie, Sony wants to buy Paramount, and Zoo...

Welcome Vault Dwellers! If you cant tell, this is a Fallout centric episode as we cover all the news of the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of Fallout! Plus a full review of the series! Also layoffs continue to plague the industry, even its top dogs, plus More news on the PS5 Pro, and its goals, but is it for everyone? Also We have more news from Cinemacon, reboots continue to proliferate, and Star...

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 "hindsi...

April Fools! Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with...

We got a fun one for you today! Recaps from GDC were the future of PlayStation and Xbox are on developers minds. Larian is moving on from DnD, Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls VI is playable, and Gearbox is leaving Embracer Group. Plus its trailer centrail, Bad Boys 4, The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, House of the Dragon, and More. Plus Happy Gilmore 2 seems to be a lock, and Tony Hawk is maki...

You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and T...

And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multipla...

🎶Cerveza Cristal!🎶 Happy post Leap Day! Did y'all survive 2/29?? cause Not everyone did. Anywho, This week we have a lot of shakeups in the gaming industry with both Saber Interactive and Toys for Bob leaving their parent corporations. Xbox showed off games during their Partner Preview, Baldur's Gate 3 will be 4 discs and Arthur Morgan will narrate and Audio book about Red Dead Redemption 2. Mea...

3oh!3! We got a good episode for yall today! Pokémon news? WE got it! Age of Empires news? WE got it! Naked Gun news? We got it! Unfortunately we also have news of more layoffs effecting the gaming industry. Meanwhile companies like Nvidia diversify and hit a $2trillion, yes with a T, market cap. Plus, is 6 seasons and a movie in danger?

X-Men 97 is robbing us all of the cake, well, maybe, at least that is what the trailer is telling us. Marvel is also looking to dump Kang and his council, while DC is not printing money and is avoiding a Batman Beyond movie. How the could fumble the bag that much is beyond me. Also XBOX clarifies its future, and dumped water all of the nonsense fires that were burning on twitter. Nintendo dropped...

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 made it! 300 episodes! Look at us, who woulda thunk? But hey we still got news to talk about. Top stories include Disney's investment into Epic Games and a new Fortnite partnership. Microsoft and Xbox are facing a massive wave of distrust, doubt, and sadness after rumors spark a wildstorm, and Gina Carano is suing Disney over "free speech". Plus we have Final Fantasy news, EVO news, and Hollywo...

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...

Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful.

Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News.

Well the Golden Globes happened, and CES is still underway, hopefully you wont confuse the two. Lucasfilm dropped a thermal detonator's worth of news, a new star wars film, and a shows renewal. Xbox takes the first stage of 2024, and Star Citizen wants to take all your money, after it already did so. Layoffs continue in the gaming industry, as Hollywood kicks it back into high gear. Plus my favori...

Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Di...

The Holidays are nearing their end, so lets not continue a trend. Instead of a top 10 again and again, we will look into the future and pretend to be wise men. The gaming is light, and movies alright, lets spend a short while, and talk with artistic style. OK, no more rhyming, we have some light news for you all this week, Sony and War Thunder have some heat, Insomniac stands tall and GTA Hacker g...

Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final season...

We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate th...

We waited and we received, the trailer for GTA VI is here and it is glorious! Rockstar did not disappoint. We also have news about the turmoil at Bungie, Fornite has piqued my interest for the first time, and Phil Spencer gets candid on several topics. Plus Tom Holland on his Spider-Man future, Pixar is releasing several films in theaters for the first time next year, Ryan Reynolds opens up about...