Should a games sequel be more of the same, or try and innovate?

What do we want out of sequels?

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, Marvel gives us all the warm fuzzies as they celebrate Detective Comics #1000. Nostalgia kicks into high gear with the Genesis Mini and Warcraft announcements. Gearbox has finally given the fans what they want with ALL the Borderlands news and EA decides it’s time to clear house.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about video game sequels and what fans really want out of them.

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With the Stadia, Google enters the world of gaming.

Will the Stadia live up to expectations?

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, we have a ton of news as both C2E2 and GDC happened. Over in the C2E2 world, we talk about what’s next for Marvel crossovers, Drew Goddard gets signed by Disney (after Daredevil) and The Runaways are coming back in a big way.

Over in GDC news, Cadence of Hyrule and Cuphead are coming to the Switch. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is getting a sequel, and God of War takes game of the year.

This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about the Google Stadia, and if the technology can really live up to the hype.

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Join us, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Stan Lee

We miss you

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where IDW has created a new Spider-Man title that is looking to bring more kids into comics. DC’s Black Label is getting expanded with some great Elseworlds titles and it looks like comic books are finally making a comeback.

Kicking off video game news this week, Microsoft is making huge waves with the acquisition of two major RPG developers. Microsoft also announced when mouse and keyboard support is coming to the Xbox and Playstation now is much bigger than anyone (including us) thought.

Over in the world of entertainment, Sabrina is going to be taking over Christmas (since Doctor Who isn’t). Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon are getting their own animated series on Netflix and Moonshadow might just be the next modern horror movie to scare us in a way that no other movie has done before.

Our epilogue this week is about the life and influence of the late Stan Lee.

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Why do we love remaking classic horror monsters?

Why do we re-imagine classic horror monsters?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where DC is exploring their universe from a different perspective and they finally open up about the Batman controversy. Level one wraps up with a talk about a Marvel writer that was recently fired and what the fallout from that has been.

Heading into level two, the creation of Red Dead Redemption 2 is causing some huge issues in the video game industry. Sony is finally breaking their silence about the next Playstation and we’re hearing rumors about a Nintendo Switch 2.0.

Over in the world of entertainment, Jordan Peele is working on an adaptation of the horror book “Lovecraft Country”. NBC is developing a series based in the world of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and the BBC and Netflix are looking to create an all-new Dracula story.

Our epilogue this week is about remaking classic horror movie monsters.

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Why is Horror successful in some mediums, but not others?

What medium makes the best horror?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Batman: White Knight is getting a sequel. There’s also some pretty exciting news about Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and BOOM! Studios is teaming up with Blizzard once again to take a deep dive into Starcraft lore.

Heading into level two, the panel gets excited for a new farming game…about weed? Minecraft looks to be getting the Diablo treatment, and a miracle has happened – Sony has decided to finally allow for cross-platform play.

Over in the world of entertainment, Black Mirror has found an AWESOME new way to engage with their audience. Ryan Reynold’s is working on a new project that will appeal to gamers, and we finally get a (dark) update about what’s going on with the newest X-men movie.

Our epilogue this week is about the medium of Horror and what makes it successful.

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