What happens when a game company decides to change the formula of a beloved franchise?

Is it ok to change a games formula?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Image is finally making some variant covers we can get behind. We also find out what special Batman story Brian Michael Bendis has in store for me in the pages of Pearl #1. Level one comes to a close which a discussion and debate about the three jokers of the Batman universe.

Heading into level two, we go all out talking about how the leveling system in Fallout 76 works. Big news was announced this week for the future of DOOM that has us all really excited and Germany has made history by removing a ban on Nazi related images inside of games.

Over in the world of entertainment, we’re starting to get a little worried about the future of the VENOM movie. James gets a little TOO excited to talk about one of his favorite films of all time: The Frighteners. Level 3 comes to a close with a big talk about the HALO television series.

Our epilogue this week is about developers taking risks on old IP’s.

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What is On-Demand Gaming and why do we want it?

Let’s discuss on demand gaming!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where DC has begun announcing their lineup for Batman Day 2018. We also have a cool new hero inventor kit made to promote STEM. Level one wraps up with an interesting talk about how Spotify is breaking into comics in a big way!

Heading into level two, EVO 2018 has concluded and Tekken has announced a badass new character for season 2. Nickelodeon is getting into the Mario Kart game with their own racer using characters from all of their IP’s. Level two closes out with a talk about what Fortnite is doing to get around Android and try and make more money.

Over in the world of entertainment, Frank Miller has finally gotten the rights to Sin City back, but does he need them? We also talk about movie pass and its new AMC competition and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are together once again for what sounds like one heck of a heist movie.

Our epilogue this week is about the rise of “on-demand” gaming.

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When does our fandom go too far?

Let’s be real, Rick and Morty fans are the worst

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brain K. Vaughan has is planning a year long break from the series SAGA (but what does that mean for the series?) Injustice 2 is ready to finally wrap up and Wolverine is coming back in a way that has people a little worried…

Heading into level two, Cyberpunk kicks things off with tons of news about how and why some design decisions were made in the game. Bethesda has decided not to move forward with other companies playing in the Fallout universe and Bioware sets the record straight about why Anthem is being made.

Over in the world of entertainment, Locke and Key is finally getting the break that it deserves. Amazon is going all-in on a new horror series about current cultural issues and Castle Rock finally lets us know how the hell this series is going to work.

Our epilogue this week is about the pros and cons of fandom.

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When it comes to game pre-releases, how much hype is too much?

Does Cyberpunk have too much hype?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we have a fantastic announcement about what’s new in the world of Wonder Woman. Titan is stepping up their comics game by giving fans a new look into the world of Blade Runner. Finally in level one, we talk about about the un-filmed William Gibson Aliens sequel and if we will ever see it in comic form.

Heading into level two, we have a fantastic and yet sad update on the home-grown remake of P.T/Silent Hills. E-sports takes center stage in level 2 as the Overwatch League is branching out to major networks for their finals. Level two winds down with a discussion on the failed Aliens: Colonial Marines and what one fan did to finally fix its mistakes.

Over in the world of entertainment, Ingress is going to be getting a new batch of lore thanks to a little streaming site called Netflix. Joss Whedon is back at it again with an all-new pseudo superhero show that will air on HBO and we get some interesting news about a possible new Robocop movie that has everyone on the panel really excited.

Our epilogue this week is about hyping a game too early before its release.

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