We’re HYPED for all the Microsoft and Sony announcements

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 even more CW crossover goodness on the table. Spider-man comes home and we knew it all along. We also hear rumors about a Madam Spider film, and Ghost Rider is being cancelled before he was even was given a chance to shine on Hulu.

Also this week, John Carpenter comes to the DC Universe in a huge way. Kevin Feige is stepping out of the Marvel world to try and tackle the ever expanding world of Star Wars. The news gets weird as we talk about The House of the Dead making a comeback and Medal of Honor being resurrected from the grave. We close out the news this week with a discussion about Call of Duty Modern Warfare’s microtransactions and how predatory they could be.

Our Boss Room this week is a huge talk covering all the Sony and Microsoft announcements we could fit into one episode.

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What is so hard to get right about comic book games?

Spider-Man really is amazing

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where IDW is getting ready to celebrate Ghostbusters in a huge way. Old man Logan is coming to an end in the most fitting way possible, and DC is shaking things up internally as layoffs hit the company.

Kicking off video game news this week, Bioware finally opens up about the single player Knights of the Old Republic games. Nintendo has sad (and happy) news for Metroid fans, and Metro Exodus is making a huge leap in platforms.

Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix is ramping up to make a Resident Evil television series. The creator of Channel Zero is staring something amazing, and Folklore is an upcoming horror series you should keep an eye out for.

Our epilogue this week is about why it’s so hard to make a good comic book video game.

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Will the Steam Platform finally fall?

Can Steam be saved?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we breakdown who the big winners were of 2018. Marvel is going to explore the early relationship of Gamora and Thanos, and ComiXology just added a bunch of the DC catalogue to their service.

Kicking off video game news this week, TOFU is coming back to Resident Evil in a huge (HD) way. Japan is making it illegal to mod video game consoles, and Bungie is finally calling it quits with Activision.

Over in the world of entertainment, Masters of the Universe is once again in development. DUNE is coming back to the big screen and we get what might be the final update on the Disney/Fox deal and what that means for some of the Fox projects.

Our epilogue this week is part 2 of our discussion on if the Steam platform can be saved from itself.

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Why do we still have silent protagonists in video games?

Why do we like silent protagonists?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Killmonger is getting his own limited run series. Martian Manhunter is getting his own break-out title as well, and The Darkness is making a comeback.

Heading into level two, we talk more about Switch announcements that have everyone excited. Final Fantasy is coming to the Switch in a HUGE way, and Halo Infinite is already causing a little controversy.

Over in the world of entertainment, Venom has finally gotten its movie rating. NOS4A2 found a way to get us even MORE hyped for it, and Killer Klown might very well be getting a sequel.

Our epilogue this week is about silent protagonists in video games.

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When do we need comics to reboot?

When do we want comic reboots?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Carnage is getting a new horror story that has us excited. Marvel is also going to tackle the ongoing struggle with gun violence in school using Spider-man. Level one wraps up with Buffy finally coming to an end at Dark Horse and we give our theories as to why.

Heading into level two, FORTNITE is already causing issues on Android devices. Timesplitters has finally come home to THQ Nordic which has fans super hyped. Level two is wrapped up with an update on the Dishonored series and where it is going in the near future.

Over in the world of entertainment, the recently released game Vampyr is getting a television series. Watchmen is finally coming to HBO and for some reason we actually are excited about it. Entertainment comes to a close with news about Jordan Peele’s involvement in the new Twilight Zone series and what he might bring to the table for it.

Our epilogue this week is about comic book reboots.

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