Are Microsoft’s backwards compatibility announcements really about JUST backwards compatibility?

Is this the future of Xbox?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics, where the year of weird comics continues with Wonder Woman crossing over with Conan. We also have a breakdown of what Marvel’s Generations and Legends series are as well as the award winners for the 2017 Disney Legacy Award.

Heading into level two, Neil DeGrasse Tyson has decided to get into the business of video games! We also toss out ideas as to what Atari’s new console is going to be and tell you what mess Konami has gotten themselves into…again.

Over in the world of entertainment, we find out what kind of (horror) movie Jurassic World 2 is going to be, and we have a couple of awesome sounding horror documentaries right around the corner!

Our epilogue is week is all about how backwards compatibility isn’t really about backwards compatibility. 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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You’ve been waiting for it, and it’s finally here: Our coverage of E3 2017!

It’s E3 time!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special “one off” bonus episode, all about the goings on at E3 2017.

We cover almost all of the big conferences, and tell you what we saw, loved and hated – on an all new episode!

In a world where horrible things happen every day, how can horror ease our minds?

The Babadook brings comfort

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comic news where we finally get a breakdown of what the Venomverse is all about. Also, comic retailers tell us what the state of the industry looks like right now and Wizard World announces who their very first “Hall of Legends” inductee is.

Heading into level two, we find out what this new “Steam Direct” program is and tell you where you can watch Sony’s E3 show! Level two wraps up with a breakdown of the Nintendo Switch’s new online service.

Over in the world of entertainment, TALES FROM THE CRYPT is finally dead, NOS4A2 is getting its own AMC series and we argue over if a Sin City show is a good idea. We close out level 3 with a discussion on movie trailers and how we really feel about them

Our epilogue is week is all about how horror, is actually really good for us. 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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It’s time to argue about the use of the term “RPG” in modern gaming!

How many RPG video games are truly RPG’s?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Marvel is trying to get their fans to get on board with Secret Empire (and it’s not working). We also break down DC’s new young imprint and try and figure out why comic book sales are down from last month – even with two major events going on.

Heading into level two, Overwatch is taking the world by storm – but why? We also give you some fun news about Starcraft and dive into the history and potential sequel to Darksiders.

Over in the world of entertainment, Logan is getting a black and white re-release that has us super excited and a Gears of War release that has us…not as excited. Level three comes to a close with comments from David Lynch about why he’s leaving movies and we explore if he’s really a fit for modern Hollywood.

Our epilogue is week is a fun semantics argument on use of the term RPG in modern gaming. 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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You’ve heard us complain about event fatigue in comics, but what makes for a really great comic book crossover event?

What makes for a great comic crossover event?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where only one thing is on our mind: The VP of Sales for Marvel, blaming low comic sales on diversity in comics.

Heading into level two, we break the sad news that the Mad Catz brand is coming to an end and talk about who’s playing the Scarecrow in the new INJUSTICE game. The last bit of level 3 is all about letting Tony and Hector have some fun and discuss everything we know about DESTINY 2.

Over in the world of entertainment, we find out who’s going to be directing the BATGIRL movie, and debate how “We Happy Few” could make a fantastic movie. We close out level three with a discussion about Darren Aronofsky’s body of work…and what he’s working on next that has us excited (with a little break to talk about the IT trailer).

Our epilogue this week is all about comic book crossover events, and what makes for a great one. 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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