Episode 335 : X019 Inside Xbox
X019 is at an end, but are we hyped for what’s next?
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, Nebula is finally getting her own comic series and James Gunn has a lot to say about that. Netflix has faith in the Witcher and are also teaming up with Nickelodeon to bring a lot of our childhood favorites to their streaming service.
Also this week, The Runaways is finally coming to an end, and Sin City might be coming to the small screen. We close out the news this week talking about Netflix’s newest horror series and what to expect now that the Stadia has launched.
Our Boss Room this week is about Microsoft’s X019 Inside Xbox conference.
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Episode 334 : The Future Of PlayStation
Changes are happening at Sony, but what does that mean for the PS5?
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, we start on a happy note as we talk about the delays to the Master Chief Collection and why that’s a good thing. Blizzard takes center stage as Diablo 4 implements micro transactions and we find out just how much money Activision has made in the last quarter alone in micro transactions. We also have a slew of TV renewals to get hyped for, to wash the bad Blizzard talk out of our mouths.
Also this week, Scream is in talks to hit the big screen again – but do we want it? Jeff Kaplan finally opens up on the Blizzard ruling of Blitzchung and China is putting stricter regulations on how much their citizens can game. We close out the news this week with Smash Brother becoming the largest selling fighting game of all time, and with good reason.
Our Boss Room this week is all about the management changes at Sony and what it means for the future of the PlayStation.
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Episode 333 : Halfway To Evil At BlizzCon
Blizzcon is over, but is the hype still there?
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, EA makes their way back to Steam and that means big things for their games. HBO MAX is getting a whole lot of DC properties and that could mean the end of DC Universe and the creators of the Game of Thrones television show are leaving their announced Star Wars projects.
Also this week, Miyamoto is being honored in Japan and it’s about time. Sony is killing it this week by both having the second best console of all time and shutting down their disliked Vue service. The news comes to a close this week with a discussion about Seth MacFarlane’s newest horror show and we let you know what spooky shows killed it in the ratings last month.
Our Boss Room this week is a talk about anything and everything shown at Blizzcon, and if we should really be excited for any of it.
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Episode 332 : The Draw of the World Of Darkness
Why is the World of Darkness making a huge comeback?
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, Spider-Man Noir is back from the dead and getting his own mini series. The fan made sequel to The 7th Guest is finally dropping this week and Death Stranding is finally announced for PC.
Also this week, the creator of Black Lightning speaks out about DC’s focus on Batman as their flagship hero. Steam is beta testing a feature to allow you to play couch co-op games online and Bethesda adds another nail to their coffin by launching a new $100 premium feature. We wrap up the news this week with Disney locking away old Fox movies into their vault and what that means for the future of Cinema.
Our Boss Room this week is a trip down memory lane as we talk about the classic RPG universe: The World of Darkness. We break down its influences on pop culture, why it is so popular and why it seems to be making a huge comeback in the world of video games and more.
If you enjoyed our World of Darkness talk this week, do go check out Outstar! on youtube!
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Episode 331 : Will Battle Pass Save Us
Is the Battle Pass our freedom from microtransactions?
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, we follow up on Activision Blizzard and talk about all the news that came out about them since our last episode. We head over to the world of HBO Max with a new show being brought to us from the creators of “Riverdale” and “Sabrina”. From there we get into why Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is getting a delay and why that could be a good thing for everyone.
Also this week, Hawkeye is getting a new, really cool sounding series. Venom 2 is getting a new villain added to its ranks, and the creator of The Punisher finally speaks out about police co-opting the Punisher’s logo. We close out the news this week talking about Devolver’s opinion on the Steam vs Epic store debate, and Capcom teases us with talks about revitalizing old IPs that they own.
Our Boss Room this week is about the Modern Warfare Battle Pass and if it’s the answer to the microtransaction model plaguing modern video games.
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