The Nintendo Switch has been announced, but has the hype train even left the station? Strap in for all the Nintendo debates, and the week in geek news, on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Are we ready to Switch to Nintendo?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with the Learn How to Draw app that’s coming to you from the artist behind Spider-man 2099. We also say goodbye to the A-force comic this week as we welcome two new X-men comics, being written to take us back to the 90s.

Over in games, we discuss the currently on-going writers strike and get a little serious talking about the link between violence and video games. Lash closes down level two with the history of No Man’s Sky and a talk about why it is failing in the eyes of its fans.

Over in the world of entertainment, Deadpool 2 is getting a new director – but we don’t know if that’s a good thing or not. Also, we break down the acquisition of Warner Brothers by AT&T and attempt to bring some levity to the show as we discuss Joss Whedon’s new horror movie.

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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Is this the end for No Many’s Sky?

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All about The Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/switch

Check out the The No Man’s Sky stats!: http://steamcharts.com/app/275850

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

What is it about villains that makes us love them so much? Get into being bad with us, and the week in geek news, on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

admit it, villains are the best

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with all the improvements that are coming to NYCC. We also have an update on the newest THOR movie as well as a breakdown of the biggest selling comics in September.

In games, the great VR debate has finally launched, and we get super rant-y about the nature of DLC and microtransactions. Level two comes to a close with some idle chatter about the Final Fantasy fan festival and all the news that came out from it.

Over in the world of entertainment, Tony gets upset over the newest Harry Potter news and we scratch our heads over the announcement of a War of the Worlds television show. We also re-visit the re-make of Nightmare on Elm street to discuss why it deserved so much better than it got.

Our epilogue this week is Villains, why we love them and why they are so important! 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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FFXIV is killing it

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All about Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood!: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/stormblood/

Check out the 20 great movie villains!: http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/20-greatest-movie-villains

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

Why is Horror so important to us? We discuss this and the week in geeky news, on an all new…The Surly Nerd!

Why do we love horror?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we have talks about what Deadpool 2 is going to be about! We also praise the sun with some Dark Souls comic news and debate if CBS actually needs a superhero show or not. Level one comes to a close with Civil War II delays and a lengthy follow-up talk about the state of the DCCU due to a letter leaked to the press over the week.

In game industry news, Nintendo Power is taken offline, Telltale games is teasing us with a Mr. Robot project and Nordic games becomes THQ Nordic. We wrap up level 2 with a discussion about the new “Prey” game, and talk at length about what Sony’s next move is – with Gamescom upon us.

Over in the world of entertainment, Stranger Things gets its own Vinyl, and we talk more than we should about the upcoming He-Man movie. David Lynch tells us how long Twin Peaks will be, David Fincher is in talks to work on World War Z 2 and we get into the topic of video game adaptations and if they should happen at all.

Our epilogue this week is about the importance of Horror. 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 170: The Importance of Horror

In Comic Industry News – Deadpool 2, Dark Souls, CBS, Civil War II, DCCU

In Game Industry News – Nintendo Power, Telltale, Mr. Robot, THQ Nordic, Prey, Sony

In Entertainment News – Pumpkinhead, Stranger Things, He-man, Twin Peaks, World War Z 2, Video Game Adaptations

Epilogue – The Importance of Horror

It’s time for He-man’s return

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All about Horror!: http://filmmakeriq.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-horror/

Hang out with Brooklyn!: https://www.twitch.tv/brooklyn_ny_at_it_again/profile

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

Will Nintendo rise to take over the world once again? We answer this question and more on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

We like weirdly specific movie genres

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Archie is going to meet the Ramones. We get old school with Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Lost Boys and then get into what’s new with the X-men TV franchise. We wrap up level one with a discussion on growth in the comic sector and how they can maintain their numbers.

In game industry news, the NES is making a return, ReCore is only $40 and Kojima talks about the importance of episodic gaming. Level 2 closes out with a huge discussion on the impact of Pokemon GO to Nintendo’s business and what it could mean for them in the world of consoles going forward.

Over in the world of entertainment, the Community movie might still be happening, Batman is going to terrorize the Suicide Squad, and we talk about an obscure video game that might be turned into a movie. The curtain falls on entertainment this week as we talk about Neill Blomkamp’s Alien’s film and why secrecy is so important to the making of the new Star Wars films.

Our epilogue this week is about weirdly specific sub-genres that we love in film. 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 167: What’s NX for Nintendo?

In Comic Industry News – Archie, Plan 9, Lost boys, X-men, Comic Sales

In Game Industry News – NES, ReCore, Kojima, Pokemon GO/Nintendo Stocks

In Entertainment News – Community, Batman, Aliens, Star Wars

Epilogue – Sub-genres!

Archie Comics Continues to kill

From New X-Boxes to Captain America, we address the things that make you make angry tweet – on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Delay and all, we need No Man’s Sky

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we find out about the new X-men TV spinoff, LEGION! We also chat about the all-new IDW shared universe and James gets a little too excited over the prospect of a DISHONORED comic book line. Level one comes to a close with a discussion about the DC television vs film properties and how one hurts the other.

In game industry news, things get tense when the topic of EA’s thoughts on WWI come up and get even worse as we argue if VR is actually worth the price of entry. After that, Injustice 2 news perks our spirits back up only to be crushed by a discussion about fanboys reaction to NO MAN’S SKY being delayed. Our main topic for level two is all about the new rumors that the X-box will be getting a new system – hot on the heels of the new PS 4.5 announcement.

Over in the world of entertainment, we chat about John Carpenter a lot – from his announcement on the new Halloween project to what he thinks about Friday the 13th. After that we break down what’s new in the world of Friday the 13th and Tony gets on a rant about why a live action Little Mermaid could work and or bomb. Level 3 comes to an end as we talk about the Star Wars Rogue One re-shoots and why it’s not as big of a deal as people are making it out to be.

Our epilogue this week is about the major plot twist that happened in Captain America’s world. 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 163: Leave Captain America Alone!

In Comic Industry News – Legion, IDW, Dishonored, DC Film and Tv

In Game Industry News – EA, VR, Injustice 2, No man’s sky, X-box next

In Entertainment News – John Carpenter, Friday the 13th, The Little Mermaid, Star Wars: Rogue One

Epilogue – Captain America!

Is this Hydra thing a big deal?

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All about Allison Road!: http://www.allisonroadgame.com/

Hang out with Brooklyn!: https://www.twitch.tv/brooklyn_ny_at_it_again/profile

GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190