What is G2A and why is it such a problem?

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).

Kicking things off this week, The Walking Dead has (suddenly) come to an end. Cobra Kai is getting an all-new story told in comic form and the Arkham series of games is finally going to have a collection of its very own.

We also find out what the final rating for Scary Stories to tell in the dark is as well as what’s next for the crew behind The Haunting of Hill House. Our news wraps up this week with a talk about the new Gremlins TV show, and EA seems to be having issues with the fact that everyone thinks that they are the bad guys.

Our Boss Room this week is about G2A. What it is and why as a platform, it hurts game developers.

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Should comics talk about the faith of superheroes?

Does Batman’s faith matter?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Uncanny X-men is coming back in a huge (giant sized) way. Also this week, it was announced that Captain Marvel is getting a new one-shot before the release of her movie. Level one wraps up with the silliest Iceman announcement ever.

Heading into level two, Miyamoto from Nintendo has a lot to say about the current state of the video game business. Steam.tv accidentally got shown off by Valve and people are excited for it. Cyberpunk 2077 takes over the rest of level two with a huge discussion about what we can expect from CD Projekt Red’s newest offering.

Over in the world of entertainment, Hollywood seems to be having some huge issues when it comes to deciding what the rating of the Venom movie should be. James’ gets a little angry over the announcement of a Jacob’s Ladder re-imagining and everyone gets super hyped for the newest news about Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.

Our epilogue this week is about the religious faith of super heroes.

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When is it time for a franchise to die?

Is it time for Evil Dead to die?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we discuss an amazing breakout comic Mother Panic: Gotham A.D. NYCC has some grand plans moving forward and James gets way too excited about X-Men cards coming back.

Heading into level two, Hector gets into the newest Ultima game and Tony gives us an update on what’s coming next for Destiny 2. Level 2 comes to a close with another huge update on the future of loot boxes.

Over in the world of entertainment, we finally find out what the next film in The Conjuring franchise is. Del Toro finally gets to make the Scary Stories movie he’s always wanted and we have a huge update on the production of The Boys.

Our epilogue this week is about when a franchise should finally be retired.

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How important are tutorials and training for multiplayer games?

How much training should a multiplayer game give you?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where the Teen Titans are taking over Americas libraries. We also have a huge Nightmare Before Christmas announcement, and news about DUNE coming back to comics.

Heading into level two, we break down what the Sega Genesis Classic and Atari Classic consoles are. We also get into anything and everything Ubisoft with news about Skull and Bones and why they are excited for the Xbox One.

Over in the world of entertainment, we have the Scary Stories books making a HUGE comeback, and John Wick is getting an expanded universe. Level three comes to a close with a mega talk about AMC and what shows they are investing in right now, and what’s new with the Terminator franchise.

Our epilogue is week is all about teaching multiplayer to new players, versus letting them figure it out for themselves.

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Is SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) worth it anymore? We tackle this and more on this weeks…The Surly Nerd!

Scary Stories get a documentary and we want it NOW!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After the prelude where James gushes about Bloodborne, we jump into comics where Tony gets his chance to fanboy over Pacific Rim more and we close down level 1 talking about digital comics and what’s new on the horizon with Black Mask Studios.

In video game industry news, Konami kicks up even more controversy surrounding Kojima leaving and what that means for Silent Hills. Gamestop is knocking it out of the park with its digital sales while the creator of Oddworld tell us why he thinks capitalism is killing video games and we give you our reasons why we both agree and disagree with him. Over in Entertainment news, Ready Player One is ready for prime time, we’re getting both a Spock and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark documentary which sends our inner nerds screaming. We close out level 3 with Jason Segel taking over some LEGO projects and why your inner child should be excited about it.

Our Epilogue this week is about San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) and if it’s still relevant to the comics industry at large. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to our show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 132: Escape From SDCC

In Comic Industry News – Pacific Rim, Black Mask Studios

In Game Industry News – Gamestop, Silent Hills, Oddworld

In Entertainment News –  Spock Documentary, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Documentary, Lego Movies

Epilogue – SDCC Relevance

 Is SDCC still relevant?

Read about the things we love to talk about!

What is SDCC?: http://www.comic-con.org/

Learn about the Scary Stories Documentary: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scary-stories-a-documentary

Shhh…: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark