Episode 336 : Why Gaming Tech Fails

What can past gaming failures tell us about the future of gaming?

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, Half Life is finally coming back but not in a way that has everyone hyped. Cyberpunk is opening up about their upcoming multiplayer and we dive into horror with a new James Wan film and Renfield getting his own movie for the very first time.
Also this week, Elric has finally been picked up for the small screen and The Maxx is making a comeback in a huge way. We wrap up this news this week talking about the upcoming Master of the Universe crossover and why the nominations for this years Game Awards are so controversial.
Our Boss Room this week is about failed gaming technology and what it can tell us about the Stadia and various VR devices.
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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