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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What is Nintendo secretly doing to make the Switch so successful?

The Nintendo Switch has a secret to success

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where the Superior Spider-man is coming back to comics! Lois Lane is about to take center stage in Superman’s newest comic and Inkypen is the newest comic app to break on to the Nintendo Switch.

Heading into level two, Kingdom Hearts gets a cool VR game ahead of the release of Kingdom Hearts 3. Kingdoms of Amalur is being given a second life thanks to THQ Nordic and the head of Xbox has some choice words for Sony’s stance on cross-platform play.

Over in the world of entertainment, we finally know who is playing Geralt in The Witcher Netflix adaptation. James gets super hyped about a documentary on ALIEN, and the news about New Mutants has us all very excited again.

Our epilogue this week is about what Nintendo’s secret weapon for the Switch is.

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What happens when a game company decides to change the formula of a beloved franchise?

Is it ok to change a games formula?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Image is finally making some variant covers we can get behind. We also find out what special Batman story Brian Michael Bendis has in store for me in the pages of Pearl #1. Level one comes to a close which a discussion and debate about the three jokers of the Batman universe.

Heading into level two, we go all out talking about how the leveling system in Fallout 76 works. Big news was announced this week for the future of DOOM that has us all really excited and Germany has made history by removing a ban on Nazi related images inside of games.

Over in the world of entertainment, we’re starting to get a little worried about the future of the VENOM movie. James gets a little TOO excited to talk about one of his favorite films of all time: The Frighteners. Level 3 comes to a close with a big talk about the HALO television series.

Our epilogue this week is about developers taking risks on old IP’s.

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When does our fandom go too far?

Let’s be real, Rick and Morty fans are the worst

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brain K. Vaughan has is planning a year long break from the series SAGA (but what does that mean for the series?) Injustice 2 is ready to finally wrap up and Wolverine is coming back in a way that has people a little worried…

Heading into level two, Cyberpunk kicks things off with tons of news about how and why some design decisions were made in the game. Bethesda has decided not to move forward with other companies playing in the Fallout universe and Bioware sets the record straight about why Anthem is being made.

Over in the world of entertainment, Locke and Key is finally getting the break that it deserves. Amazon is going all-in on a new horror series about current cultural issues and Castle Rock finally lets us know how the hell this series is going to work.

Our epilogue this week is about the pros and cons of fandom.

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