Episode 346 : Press X To Jump : What Makes A Good Tutorial?

How Important Are Game Tutorials?

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 delve deep into the world of Batman – as we give everyone a huge Bat-News roundup. We also have EA coming out and talking about their plan for Anthem and it might not be as good as they hope.
Also this week, we get into E3 prep mode as we talk about Geoff Keighley bowing out from the signature tradeshow. Nintendo does confirm they will have an E3 presence even if it’s not like most people would like. We close down the news this week talking about the huge cast reveal for the upcoming Masters of the Universe Netflix show.
Our Boss Room this week is a deep dive discussion into video game tutorials and what makes for a good or bad one.
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 340 : Our 2020 Vision

It’s time to get hyped for 2020!

Greetings adventurers! This week we are talking all things nerdy that we are excited for in 2020. Join us for a very special episode of The Surly Nerd!
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Episode 339 : 60 Years Of The Last Decade

Welcome everyone to our decade in review!

Greetings adventurers! This week we are talking all things nerdy that took place over the last decade. Join us for a very special episode of The Surly Nerd!
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Episode 338 : The Problem With Superman

Does the world still care about Superman?

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, Locke and Key finally has a release date. 2k Games has come out and said that they are working on a new Bioshock project and Sabrina gets a Netflix announcement as well.
Also this week, Resident Evil 3 is the worst kept secret in video games. There was an announcement trailer for Twin Peaks that looks…strange. Starship Troopers is coming back to video games, Riot settles their harassment lawsuit and Minecraft has gone full cross-platform and brought our hearts together.
Our Boss Room this week is about Superman: His relevance, and if he can be made relate-able again.
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 329 : Microsoft and Sony Digitally Update Us

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.
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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