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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With SXSW going on right now, why are these media festivals so important?

What’s the purpose of media festivals?

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 talk about all the positive changes Capcom has been making over the years, The Orville heads to comics and there’s a Gundam movie we might be excited for. We also talk all things HALO with some huge announcements and Diablo comes to GOG to help us waste even more of our time.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about media festivals like SXSW, why they exist and how they can help and hurt upcoming artists.

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What can the industry do to prevent another video game crash?

What do we need to learn from Anthem?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel is bringing some of their biggest heroes to e-books and audio formats across the world. We also find out this week where the origin of the Spider-Verse comes from, and DC is taking their GIANTS comics and bringing them into more stores worldwide.

Kicking off video game news this week, Overkill has finally put their Walking Dead game to rest, just before its release. Anthem is hitting some huge snags with their console launches, and Dead or Alive’s price tag has everyone worried about the future of the game.

Over in the world of entertainment, all hell breaks loose as Steven Spielberg campaigns to keep Netflix titles out of the Oscars. Rotten Tomatoes is finally making some huge changes in how their ratings system is handled thanks to Captain Marvel, and The Sandlot is getting an all-new series on a streaming service.

Our epilogue this week is all about what game developers can do to keep the medium of video games moving towards the future.

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Does America need an influx of foreign films?

What’s your favorite foreign film?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Betty and Veronica are about to make some fantastic new friends. DC is finally jumping on the whole zombie craze, and Blade Runner is coming to comics in a big way.

Kicking off video game news this week, Reggie Fils-Aime is finally going to be leaving all of our lives. The FTC is finally getting involved in the loot box controversy and Microsoft is ready to bring mods to modern console gaming.

Over in the world of entertainment, Eli Roth is releasing more History of Horror in podcast form. The Haunting of Hill House is officially getting a second season, and Neil Gaiman is bringing back one of the greatest Jim Henson properties of all time.

Our epilogue this week is all about bringing foreign films to America.

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What would we love as fans, for the MCU to do next?

What’s next for the MCU?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where IDW is giving us one heck of a crossover with a new Transformer/Ghostbusters comic series and toy. DC is going to kick off the year of the villain in May and Marvel has something absolutely SAVAGE to bring to their Avengers comics.

Kicking off video game news this week, Tony opens up about what happened over at Blizzard/Activision now that the layoffs are complete. Nintendo had a new Nintendo direct this as well and there’s SO much to break down from that.

Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix has finally put an end to both The Punisher and Jessica Jones. Are You Afraid of the Dark is coming back in full force, and we finally know who’s stories are going to premiere on Shudder’s upcoming Creepshow series.

Our epilogue this week is all about what we’d love to see out of the next series of MCU films.

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