Red Dead Redemption 2 is a huge success…but at what cost?

Still angry you can’t pet cats

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where the Old Man Logan universe is getting a new title and character from the cosmos. Wolverine is getting a new 12-part series that takes a deep dive into Logan’s past, and if you go vote – you might be put into a comic book!

Kicking off video game news this week, we have a ton of updates about the upcoming Smash Brother game, but some people felt like this was the weakest Smash Direct yet. The second half of video game news this week is all about Blizzcon – what went right, what went wrong and how the internet is reacting to this latest Diablo news.

Over in the world of entertainment, Penny Dreadful is being resurrected – but not in the way many fans would hope. Wes Craven makes headlines once again as we find out what actually happened to the movie “Cursed”, and Night of the Living Dead might just be getting a true sequel.

Our epilogue this week is about crunch time and the human cost of making games.

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We all love different horror sub-genres, but which ones are the best?

What’s your favorite type of Horror?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we geek out over what NASA has been up to lately. The panel gets a little crazy when we find out where the inspiration for Deadpool (actually) came from, and DC is adding something to the Batman/Superman mythology that might not be for the best.

Kicking off video game news this week, we finally have the full list of what Playstation games are going to come on the Playstation classic. Microsoft is making huge waves with their Xbox Game Pass service and the heads of Bethesda tell us where they think the future of video game consoles should be.

Over in the world of entertainment, we have even more announcements about the upcoming Twilight Zone project that really has us way more hyped up than we shoudl be. Fede Alvarez is working on a project with the Henson estate that we are on the fence about and it looks like The Purge is finally coming to a close.

Our epilogue this week is about Horror sub-genres.

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It’s a golden age of horror again, but how did we get here?

We love this new era of horror

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Robert Kirkman gives us an update about the end of The Walking Dead. Also in comics, Archie is ending their deal with Marvel Comics and Captain Marvel is getting a whole new origin – but why?

Heading into level two, we finally get details about the upcoming game, The Quiet Man. Discord is making headlines with their new store, and Epic Games is cracking down on cheaters in Fortnite in a huge way.

Over in the world of entertainment, Supergirl is going to be getting one of the biggest DC Villains of all time on her show. FX is working on a new horror anthology that sounds cool as hell and LeBron James might be working on the next Friday the 13th project!

Our epilogue this week is about why horror is making such a comeback.

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Why do we love remaking classic horror monsters?

Why do we re-imagine classic horror monsters?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where DC is exploring their universe from a different perspective and they finally open up about the Batman controversy. Level one wraps up with a talk about a Marvel writer that was recently fired and what the fallout from that has been.

Heading into level two, the creation of Red Dead Redemption 2 is causing some huge issues in the video game industry. Sony is finally breaking their silence about the next Playstation and we’re hearing rumors about a Nintendo Switch 2.0.

Over in the world of entertainment, Jordan Peele is working on an adaptation of the horror book “Lovecraft Country”. NBC is developing a series based in the world of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and the BBC and Netflix are looking to create an all-new Dracula story.

Our epilogue this week is about remaking classic horror movie monsters.

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What makes for great Horror?

What makes a great horror story?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Archie comics is bringing us not one – but TWO new exciting Horror titles. DC is giving us two new “Year One” titles and Marvel is given the chance to clarify some nasty rumors during a comic-con panel.

Heading into level two, we finally get some good news from Telltale studios. The world of classic consoles continue with the Playstation Classic, and Microsoft might be the one to finally make game streaming a reality.

Over in the world of entertainment, more great news coming to us about the upcoming Creepshow television series. The panel gets scared when talking about the new Monster Hunter film, and James Wan is looking for the next great horror director – and it could be you!

Our epilogue this week is about what elements make for great Horror.

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Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

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