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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The Fox-Disney merger has been finalized, but X-men aside…what does that really mean?

What is the real impact of this merger?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Dick Tracy is making his way back to the world thanks to Archie Comics. Our Surly team also give you the low down on what to expect from this upcoming years Free Comic Book Day and the lawsuit over the use of the term “comic-con” comes to a close.

Heading into level two, Edios is opening up about how they will handle “online worlds” moving forward. New Zealand tell the world what they think about loot boxes and a huge lawsuit has been filed again Cloud Imperium Games, creators of Star Citizen.

Over in the world of entertainment, 100 Years of Horror is finally getting a DVD release. Netflix is about to give us a documentary on “extreme” haunted houses, and Insidious is testing some new immersion technology to try and get more people into the movies.

Our epilogue is week is all about the reality of the Fox and Disney merger.

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Comic-con has landed and you know what that means…an all new SURLY NERD!

We’re ready for Miles on film

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our Secret Wars filled prelude we jump into comics, where comic-con has taken over. Vertigo has announced 12 new titles for this fall, Marvel is getting naked for ESPN, Barnes and Nobel has begun expanding their comic selection and Back to the Future comes to IDW Our main topic for comics this week is about the Uncanny Inhumans panel at SDCC.

In game industry news, X-com is coming to Vita, Sony opens up about Playstation NOW, we talk a lot about the remake of Gears of War at length and close out level two with a big talk about Halo 5 and the future of digital distribution.

Over in the world of entertainment, we jump into Warcraft news, get balls deep in talks over the new Batman and Star Wars announcements with our main discussion being movies and the future of film and the way it is distributed.

Our epilogue this week is a rough once as we cover race as it pertains to the Spider-Man films. 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!)

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Episode 140: Return of the Nerds

In Comic Industry News – SDCC, Uncanny Inhumans, Vertigo, Barnes and Nobel, ESPN

In Game Industry News – HALO 5, Gears of War, Playstation NOW, X-com

In Entertainment News –  Star Wars, Warcraft, AMC, Batman

Epilogue – Spider-man

 It’s time for more Lucifer

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All about Halo 5: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one

Learn about Ultimate Spider-man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Spider-Man

Hot Fudge Sundays!: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/hot-fudge-sundae-cake/b12d68f9-5628-4d9e-ac32-75649bc00523

Is SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) worth it anymore? We tackle this and more on this weeks…The Surly Nerd!

Scary Stories get a documentary and we want it NOW!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After the prelude where James gushes about Bloodborne, we jump into comics where Tony gets his chance to fanboy over Pacific Rim more and we close down level 1 talking about digital comics and what’s new on the horizon with Black Mask Studios.

In video game industry news, Konami kicks up even more controversy surrounding Kojima leaving and what that means for Silent Hills. Gamestop is knocking it out of the park with its digital sales while the creator of Oddworld tell us why he thinks capitalism is killing video games and we give you our reasons why we both agree and disagree with him. Over in Entertainment news, Ready Player One is ready for prime time, we’re getting both a Spock and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark documentary which sends our inner nerds screaming. We close out level 3 with Jason Segel taking over some LEGO projects and why your inner child should be excited about it.

Our Epilogue this week is about San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) and if it’s still relevant to the comics industry at large. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to our show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 132: Escape From SDCC

In Comic Industry News – Pacific Rim, Black Mask Studios

In Game Industry News – Gamestop, Silent Hills, Oddworld

In Entertainment News –  Spock Documentary, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Documentary, Lego Movies

Epilogue – SDCC Relevance

 Is SDCC still relevant?

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What is SDCC?: http://www.comic-con.org/

Learn about the Scary Stories Documentary: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scary-stories-a-documentary

Shhh…: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark

It’s New York Comic-Con time on this weeks…THE SURLY NERD!

Civil War is coming back!

Greetings adventurers, it’s an all new episode of The Surly Nerd! This week on the show we cover anything and everything that came out of New York Comic-Con, kicking off the show (after the prelude, of course) with Comic Industry News. The comic announcements this week were amazing as Todd Mcfarlane passes Spawn off to Brian Wood of DMZ fame. Archie ends up hooking up with the Predator, Marvel cancels the Fantastic Four and we get rumors about a new Secret War and Civil War series.

In Game Industry News, Capcom tells us why they won’t make a sequel to video games that don’t sell over two million copies, we talk a bit about Microsoft’s “parity clause” and wrap up level two with Sony getting ready to enter the Chinese market. In Entertainment news, Marvel pops back up with new rumors of Civil War coming to the big screen as well as their plans for their 75th anniversary special on ABC. We spend some time talking about the death of the Carnage movie and what that might mean to the overall Marvel movie universe and close out the show talking about the return of Twin Peaks!

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Episode 110: I Don’t Need No Civil War Summary:

In Comic Industry News – Spawn, Archie, Fantastic Four, Secret War, Civil War

In Comic Industry News – Capcom, Microsoft’s Parity Clause, Sony in China

In Entertainment News –  Civil War Movie, Marvel’s 75th Anniversary Special, Carnage Movie Cancelled, Twin Peaks Returns

 It’s time to go back home to Twin Peaks for some damn good coffee.

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More about Twin Peaks here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks

More about New York Comic-Con!: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/

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