Why does Hollywood have such a problem adapting video games to film?

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, we have to revisit what all is going over at Gearbox entertainment. We also have BigBen Interactive revealing a heck of an E3 line up, Marvel Comics releasing their 80th anniversary issue and there’s another Matrix film in our near future.

Also this week, you can get hyped for the new Twilight Zone in black and white! Our news segment of the show this week winds down with Sony’s State of Play announcements – From Monster hunter to the Final Fantasy 7 remake, Sony came out swinging this week with all the big news.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is a discussion about video game movies. What works, what doesn’t and what most of Hollywood still doesn’t understand about them.

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Has J. Michael Straczynski found the reason that DC heroes work so well on the small screen?

Does Straczynski know the secret of super heroes in film?

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, Archie is coming back in a big way as he heads into Archie vs. Predator 2. Tim Burton finally puts Beetlejuice to rest, and John Cho is taking over space once again.

Bioware is front and center in the headlines again as they respond to articles that criticize (rightfully so) the way they treat their workers. Rounding out our weekly raid is a slew of new Borderlands news that shows us that there will be no rest for the wicked once BL3 is released.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about J. Michael Straczynski’s theories on why Marvel heroes work better in the movies, and DC just works better on television.

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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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