Episode 296 : Apex Legends And Why E3 Might Be A Bad Thing

What does the release of Apex Legends tell us about shows like E3?

Why are you not playing Apex Legends right now?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Hellboy is celebrating his 25th birthday with one heck of a beer release. Rob Liefeld is taking us into the world of Deadpool one last time, and Donny Cates REALLY wants to reboot the Ultimates universe.
Kicking off video game news this week, a ton of class PC games such as Baldur’s Gate are about to find a new home on modern video game consoles. Microsoft Studios is changing their name for the better, and troubles are afoot over at Activision Blizzard.
Over in the world of entertainment, Sony is making their animation software accessible for the masses, so we can all make our own Spider-Verse movie. Hulu is launching 4 new animated Marvel series, and Scorsese and Hulu have teamed up to bring the legend of H.H Holmes to life.
Our epilogue this week is about the release of Apex Legends, and how it impacts major trade shows like E3.
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 287 : The Fallout of Fallout

Why is there so much hate over Fallout 76?

What went wrong?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where RIVERDALE is getting a new comic all about Gryphons & Gargoyles. Zorro is celebrating his 100th birthday in a spooky way and we dive into a new title from Image Comics – American Carnage.
Kicking off video game news this week, Kingdom Hearts 3 is finally complete and ready for the world. Tony takes us into a deep dive on what’s new in the world of Destiny and Civilization is about to get political (and we love it).
Over in the world of entertainment, YouTube is hoping to get into movie streaming in a big way. VENOM is quickly becoming one of the biggest superhero films of all time and Jordan Peele is helping bring the world of CANDYMAN to life once again.
Our epilogue this week is about the release of Fallout 76.
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!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Fallout 76!: https://fallout.bethesda.net/
Check out Riverdale: https://store.archiecomics.com/collections/riverdale
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html
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Episode 281: Remaking A Monster

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.
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!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Batman White Knight: https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-white-knight-2017/batman-white-knight
Check out BOOM! Studios: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html
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Episode 266 : Creating a Console

Google wants to enter the arms race for consoles, but what can they bring to the table?
Join us, as we cover the week in geek news and discuss what it takes to make a great new video game console, on an all-new episode!
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Episode 250 : Cast Q&A

This week we celebrate the big 250!!!

Time to get crazy with 250!
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special “one off” bonus episode, with questions taken live from the audience and some sent in by our fellow adventurers!
Gear up and join us for an all NEW episode!!!
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