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).

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It’s time to debate The Avengers vs The Defenders on an all-new episode!

Is The Defenders better than the Avengers on-screen?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we say goodbye to one of the greats – Len Wein. After that, we get into the new Die Hard story book, talk TENCENT getting into the US comic market and tell you what the hell DC’s Dark Nights: Metal is and why it’s doing so well.

Heading into level two, we have a TON of news from Rockstar about L.A Noire. Blizzard has a huge e-sports announcement and we break down Hideo Kojima’s insane approach to designing video games.

Over in the world of entertainment, X-force has been announced and has an AWESOME writer/director attached to it. We finally find out what AMC’s Shock Theatre anthology is, and IT has taken the world by storm.

Our epilogue is week is a spoiler-filled talk about The Avengers vs The Defenders.

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Cross-platform play should be a right of ALL gamers!

It’s time for consoles and PC’s to unite!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we break down who Moon Knight is, and why he needs his “Joker”. We also tell you about Image’s upcoming title: COYOTES and groan as we give you the latest WIZARD news.

Heading into level two, James freaks out as he talks about the 10th anniversary of Bioshock and we give you all the Gamescom news about PUBG that you need! Level 2 wraps up with us geeking out over a game that we didn’t even know we needed.

Over in the world of entertainment, we talk about all things Stranger Things and get into what 1922 is and why you should be excited. Level 3 comes to a close with a Dead Snow 3 announcement that quickly derails us into a talk about What Happened to Monday.

Our epilogue is week is all Cross-platform play and why it’s the future.

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At what point should we leave cult classics alone?

When should we leave cult classics alone?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we break down what Greater Creators is and why you should be watching it. We also have a comic CREATORS convention announcement and we close out level one with a discussion on if comic relaunches are really all they have cracked up to be.

Heading into level two, Square Enix is taking on Marvel properties but leaving Deus Ex in the dust. Microsoft fills out the latter half of level two with big announcements on backwards compatibility and their “snap” feature.

Over in the world of entertainment, we have a big ‘ol update on the future of the newest Batman movie and what that means for DC entertainment as a whole. We also get into the Highlander remake and end level three with a talk about what James Cameron thinks about things.

Our epilogue this week is about cult classics and when they should be left as they are. 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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(Disclaimer: this episode uses language that we do not condone using in any way shape or form. It was used in context of the episode to provide an unfiltered example of something we find socially unacceptable)

After months of rumor and speculation, we finally have the details of the Nintendo Switch!

Is it time to SWITCH?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where DC’s REBIRTH is coming to your local library, and it’s awesome. We also have the details of Mark Waid’s new comic book writing course and a ton of discussion about Brian Michael Bendis’ return to THE DEFENDERS.

Heading into level two, we break down what exactly AWESOME GAMES DONE QUICK is and why you should give speed-running a shot (or at least check it out on youtube). Also in games, we get upset over the cancellation of SCALEBOUND and get into ELON MUSK’s opinions about narrative in video games (and why he might just be wrong).

Over in the world of entertainment, we say goodbye to William Peter Blatty and say “what the hell” to a potential Fright Night 3. Also in level three – we are getting not one, but two potential remakes of “The House on Haunted Hill” and Mark Hamill tells is why he thinks that everyone relates to Luke Skywalker as a character.

Our epilogue this week is all about the Nintendo Switch announcement. 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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