Episode 336 : Why Gaming Tech Fails
What can past gaming failures tell us about the future of gaming?
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, Half Life is finally coming back but not in a way that has everyone hyped. Cyberpunk is opening up about their upcoming multiplayer and we dive into horror with a new James Wan film and Renfield getting his own movie for the very first time.
Also this week, Elric has finally been picked up for the small screen and The Maxx is making a comeback in a huge way. We wrap up this news this week talking about the upcoming Master of the Universe crossover and why the nominations for this years Game Awards are so controversial.
Our Boss Room this week is about failed gaming technology and what it can tell us about the Stadia and various VR devices.
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Episode 332 : The Draw of the World Of Darkness
Why is the World of Darkness making a huge comeback?
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, Spider-Man Noir is back from the dead and getting his own mini series. The fan made sequel to The 7th Guest is finally dropping this week and Death Stranding is finally announced for PC.
Also this week, the creator of Black Lightning speaks out about DC’s focus on Batman as their flagship hero. Steam is beta testing a feature to allow you to play couch co-op games online and Bethesda adds another nail to their coffin by launching a new $100 premium feature. We wrap up the news this week with Disney locking away old Fox movies into their vault and what that means for the future of Cinema.
Our Boss Room this week is a trip down memory lane as we talk about the classic RPG universe: The World of Darkness. We break down its influences on pop culture, why it is so popular and why it seems to be making a huge comeback in the world of video games and more.
If you enjoyed our World of Darkness talk this week, do go check out Outstar! on youtube!
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Episode 322 : Console State Of The Union
It’s time for our 2019 console state of the union!
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, we re-visit our game violence discussion as ESPN cancels an Apex Legends tournament due to the recent shootings. Venom 2 already has a writer and director attached to it that we are here for. Crisis On Infinite Earths gets even bigger with the addition of Smallville.
Also this week, DC has a lot going on with struggling digital sales, their Walmart line of comics expanding and Disney + looming on the horizon. We wrap up the news this week with a talk about 2k games and them threatening a popular youtuber and Phil Spencer giving us his thoughts on modern day consoles.
Our Boss Room this week is our yearly gaming console state of the union!
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Episode 321 : Video Game Violence and You
Sadly, it’s time to talk about violence in video games
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 book “The Console Wars” is being turned into both a documentary AND a television show and we could not be more excited. We have a huge news roundup for CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and Cloak and Dagger is finally getting the crossover it deserves.
Also this week, Stephen King is working on a new ending for “The Stand” for the new series, and E3 had a huge privacy leak that has affected thousands. Closing out our news this week is an update on what the FTC is going to do about loot boxes in America and Crash Team Racing makes headlines again as they add microtransactions retroactively to their game.
Our Boss Room this week is a discussion on video game violence and how it’s affecting people around the world.
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Episode 319 : (Some) Game Developers Are Not Your Friend
When are game developers not your friends?
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, Nintendo has released a new version of the Switch that has some people scratching their heads. Amazon is getting into the MMO game by launching a free to play Lord of the Rings MMO and Cuphead is coming to Netflix in a big way.
Sam Rami is talking about more Evil Dead content – but do we really need it? SDCC is right around the corner and DC takes center stage as they announce the Dark Muliverse one-shot series and we break down several upcoming titles surrounding it. Finally, Constantine is finally being moved from Vertigo to join the ever expanding Sandman Universe.
Our Boss Room this week is about the Ubisoft Assassins Creed controversy and why some game developers are not your friends.
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