From Shadowrun to Neuromancer, why are we drawn back into the world of Cyberpunk again and again?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head right into the weekly raid (our news roundup).

Kicking things off this week, was the Star Wars Celebration. We got to hear about the upcoming game Jedi: Fallen Order, what’s Disney+ is and is all about, and even got the lowdown on new Star Wars one-shot comics that will be coming around the corner. Marvel keeps the hype train rolling with an announcement about Sue Storm (finally) getting her own solo series.

We get critical about Robert Englunds new Travel Channel mini-series, and Poltergeist is back in a hell of a big way. Rounding out our news this week is a discussion on the Google Stadia and what the higher ups over at Microsoft’s Xbox division think about it.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about the genre of Cyberpunk, why it’s had a resurgence and why we just keep coming back to it time after time.

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Has J. Michael Straczynski found the reason that DC heroes work so well on the small screen?

Does Straczynski know the secret of super heroes in film?

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New this week, Archie is coming back in a big way as he heads into Archie vs. Predator 2. Tim Burton finally puts Beetlejuice to rest, and John Cho is taking over space once again.

Bioware is front and center in the headlines again as they respond to articles that criticize (rightfully so) the way they treat their workers. Rounding out our weekly raid is a slew of new Borderlands news that shows us that there will be no rest for the wicked once BL3 is released.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about J. Michael Straczynski’s theories on why Marvel heroes work better in the movies, and DC just works better on television.

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Should a games sequel be more of the same, or try and innovate?

What do we want out of sequels?

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New this week, Marvel gives us all the warm fuzzies as they celebrate Detective Comics #1000. Nostalgia kicks into high gear with the Genesis Mini and Warcraft announcements. Gearbox has finally given the fans what they want with ALL the Borderlands news and EA decides it’s time to clear house.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about video game sequels and what fans really want out of them.

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With the Stadia, Google enters the world of gaming.

Will the Stadia live up to expectations?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head right into the weekly raid (our news roundup).

New this week, we have a ton of news as both C2E2 and GDC happened. Over in the C2E2 world, we talk about what’s next for Marvel crossovers, Drew Goddard gets signed by Disney (after Daredevil) and The Runaways are coming back in a big way.

Over in GDC news, Cadence of Hyrule and Cuphead are coming to the Switch. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is getting a sequel, and God of War takes game of the year.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about the Google Stadia, and if the technology can really live up to the hype.

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Should sites like Steam and Rotten Tomatoes be moderated?

Review bombs are hurting everyone

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head right into the weekly raid (our news roundup).

New this week, James Gunn has come back to the Disney in a HUGE way and is working on another fantastic comic property. 343 Studios is celebrating a big win for HALO and they talk about how they plan on releasing content going forward. Donny Cates is taking over the Silver Surfer and Steam is working on their new game streaming service. The weekly raid winds down with a talk about a new (not) Left 4 Dead game by Turtle Rock Studios.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about taking a look at sites like Steam and Rotten Tomatoes and discussing if they should have the level of moderation that they do.

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