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Are the video game awards (finally) our Oscars?

Is this the VGA’s we always wanted?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel has cosmic-sized plans for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy comic. IDW is making a new MARVEL ACTION series based on The Avengers, and the X-men are about to change the Marvel universe in a huge way.

Kicking off video game news this week, the VGA’s take center stage with a huge Marvel Ultimate Alliance announcement. Monster Hunter is crossing over with The Witcher and Xbox game pass is looking to be your platform of choice to play video games anywhere at any time.

Over in the world of entertainment, Night Gallery is looking to make a comeback – even with the new Twilight Zone series right around the corner. Halo is undergoing some big changes as their show-runner has left, and the Conjuring 3 is ready to be a completely fresh entry into the franchise.

Our epilogue this week is about the history of the Video Game Awards, and how far they have come.

As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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

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All about The The Video Game Awards!: https://thegameawards.com
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Should you have to grind in single-player games?

Why do we grind in single player games?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Aquaman is going in a bold and exciting new direction. Marvel is getting ready to celebrate the Fantastic Four in a huge way, and Walking Dead is finally going to China.

Kicking off video game news this week, we return to the Fallout of Fallout and what else has gone wrong for Bethesda. Loot boxes are making the news again, and videos games are bigger and better than ever.

Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix is bringing Cowboy Bebop to the small screen, but does anyone want that? Sam Raimi is taking on a new horror title and Guillermo del Toro is crafting an American remake of a foreign horror hit.

Our epilogue this week is about “grinding” as a mechanic in single player games.

As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about The Fantasic Four Celebration!: https://www.marvel.com/fantasticfourweek/
Check out Riverdale: https://store.archiecomics.com/collections/riverdale
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Why is there so much hate over Fallout 76?

What went wrong?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where RIVERDALE is getting a new comic all about Gryphons & Gargoyles. Zorro is celebrating his 100th birthday in a spooky way and we dive into a new title from Image Comics – American Carnage.

Kicking off video game news this week, Kingdom Hearts 3 is finally complete and ready for the world. Tony takes us into a deep dive on what’s new in the world of Destiny and Civilization is about to get political (and we love it).

Over in the world of entertainment, YouTube is hoping to get into movie streaming in a big way. VENOM is quickly becoming one of the biggest superhero films of all time and Jordan Peele is helping bring the world of CANDYMAN to life once again.

Our epilogue this week is about the release of Fallout 76.

As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Fallout 76!: https://fallout.bethesda.net/
Check out Riverdale: https://store.archiecomics.com/collections/riverdale
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Is Sony pulling out of E3 a good thing?

Why is Sony missing?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Arkham Knight is becoming Batman canon. We also have a new Sabrina series coming from Archie comics and Daredevil is getting a bad-ass new writer.

Kicking off video game news this week, Command and Conquer is coming back in a big way. Hector takes us into the world of the upcoming Valve game Artifact and Blizzard has more bad news in store for us.

Over in the world of entertainment, Devil May Cry is coming to Netflix and we are so on board. Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is coming back in a big way and we argue about if we need Ghostbusters 3 or not.

Our epilogue this week is about Sony pulling out of E3 and what that means.

As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Sony Playstation!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lee
Check out The Fantastic Four: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html