When will we grow tired of Superhero films?

Will Infinity War be too much?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where DC is going to be having a ton of crossovers both with Archie comics AND Hanna-Barbera! Level one gets wrapped up with Marvel’s newest talent acquisition…and boy is it one hell of a doozy.

Heading into level two, micro-transactions are back on the table as we break down what extra costs might just be in Far Cry 5. Valve is getting BACK into game creation and Microsoft is looking to mix things up at this years E3.

Over in the world of entertainment, there’s potentially sad news on the horizon for Ash vs The Evil Dead. Tony gets his horror geek card out for all-new Rob Zombie news and the Alamo Drafthouse is bringing back VHS’s like its 1989!

Our epilogue this week is about the superhero movie bubble.

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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All about The Devil’s Rejects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Rejects

Check out Far Cry 5!: https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home

Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Is your favorite console performing well? Let’s find out in this years State of the (console) Union!

It’s time for the console state of the union

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brian Michael Bendis is taking the DC landscape by (Superman) storm. We also find out what’s going with DC’s new YA line of books and finally get a glimpse into the Planet of the Apes story that Rod Serling once wrote for Hollywood.

Heading into level two, Nintendo tells the world how they plan to keep player retention rates up in their games while EA seems to be doing the complete opposite. Capcom brings level two to a close with their plans to double-down on their investment into e-sport…but how?

Over in the world of entertainment, our panel gets hyped for all the new promotional material coming out about the new Purge film. Jordan Peele opens up about the scene in “Get Out” that had him in tears and James Mangold (of Logan fame) explains his stance on Easter eggs and post-credits scenes in cinema.

Our epilogue is week is our console State of the Union address.

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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All about The Capcom Pro Tour: https://capcomprotour.com/

Check out Rod Serling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling

Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

What is it about great games that make them so great?

What makes some games so great?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel has given up the ghost on who the new “secret” rider is. The year of weird comics continues with Marvel introducing “after-credits” scenes in their comics and an old head of Marvel has some choice words for how they feel about the current state of the industry.

Heading into level two, CD Projekt Red is finally going to weigh in on the micro-transaction debate as it pertains to Cyberpunk 2077. We also have news of the Demon’s Souls servers coming to an end with some theories about it and Sucker Punch opens up about what took them so long to announce their newest title: Ghosts of Tsushima.

Over in the world of entertainment, we finally find out who is going to be the villain of the upcoming Venom movie, as well as give our theories on how it will all play out. James Franco has announced a new X-men related film and Marvel tells us what to expect for the MCU landscape thanks to Avengers 4.

Our epilogue is week is a discussion on what makes great video games so great.

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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All about Sucker Punch: https://www.suckerpunch.com

Check out Demon’s Souls: https://www.reddit.com/r/demonssouls/

Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

It’s Harley’s 25th birthday, and we’re ready to celebrate!

It’s time to celebrate the clown princess of crime!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Batman and the Ninja Turtles are getting back together! We also have a great Rocko’s Modern Life announcement and it’s time to find out who’s taking the lead on the newest Spider-Man comics.

Heading into level two, James’ gets way too excited for a Zone of the Enders announcement, and Square Enix tells us how they plan on making games going forward. Level two winds down with a breakdown of how Steam is going to change their rating system post having issues with “review bombing”.

Over in the world of entertainment, Sabrina is coming back in a HUGE way. Our team argues about the latest Terminator news and we try and decide if we love the New Mutants announcements while arguing about Legion.

Our epilogue is week is all about the clown princess of crime – HARLEY QUINN!

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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All about Harley Quinn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn

Check out Zone of the Enders: http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/zoe/english/index.html

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

How much control should a game dev have over toxicity in their games?

Should devs have full banhammer control?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Hellboy is finally being collected in a way that has us opening our wallets. We also have an awesome IDW comic journal announcement and we get into the Comic-Con lawsuit that could affect conventions all over the U.S.

Heading into level two, PUBG continues to smash records, and the NES Classic is coming back in a big way. Level two winds down as Microsoft brings us some amazing new ways for us to play that could very well be the future of gaming.

Over in the world of entertainment, there’s more horror anthologies around the corner and we finally have one we absolutely cannot wait for. We also talk about John Landis’ opinions on his son remaking American Werewolf in London and the biggest announcement for the week is who’s now taking over Star Wars: Episode IX

Our epilogue is week is about how game developers should handle toxicity in their games (if at all).

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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All about Overwatch: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/

Check out PUBG: https://www.playbattlegrounds.com/main.pu

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes