Episode 224 : Hurricanes, a birthday and Destiny (2)

Destiny 2 takes over as James is out for the week and the inmates run the asylum!

What did you think we would talk about?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd!
This week is a bit chaotic as not only did a hurricane hit our home state, but James was out on vacation on the very same week!
Join us as we get together some semblance of an episode, with a guest host and all the weeks nerd news that we could think to rant about, on an all new episode!
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 220: Git Gud: Balancing Multiplayer for Scrubs

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.
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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Overwatch: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/
Check out Halo: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us
Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes
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Episode 207 : E-Sports And Chaos (200 redux)

We are revisiting e-sports – but this time with special guests!

This episode is pure chaos
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the Ghastly awards is going away and Mark Millar has an awesome new annoucement. We close out level one with a talk about Free Comic Book Day and why you should go!
Heading into level two, 343 is trying to fix what they broke in Halo 5, and we get into why it’s wrong for Nintendo to not head on out to E3 this year.
Over in the world of entertainment, Sandman might come to TV – but can it Really happen this time? Level three ends with a debate about the Marvel “phases” concept and if Marvel should drop it all together.
Our epilogue is us revisiting E-sports, but this time with some very special guests. 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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Dreamhack : https://www.dreamhack.se/splash/
Check out Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandman
Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes
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Episode 199: Gaming Goes Streaming

Thanks to the Xbox game pass, we have to ask: Is game streaming the future of how we play?

Is Microsoft showing us a game streaming future?
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 CLUE getting a release from IDW. We also have huge announcements from Emerald City Comic Con with MAGE finally coming to an end and the Marvel Universe getting taken over by the big bad symbiote himself…VENOM!
Heading into level two, GDC is all wrapped up and Nintendo really wants UNREAL developers to make games for the Switch. We also have the Oculus Rift getting a big price drop, and we close out level two with a discussion about the GDC awards.
Over in the world of entertainment, Ridley Scott is coming back to ALIENS for what feels like the foreseeable future. TRON gets a few big announcements this week and we break down what Stephen King thinks about the newest adaptation of his work: IT
Our epilogue this week is about the Xbox game pass and if the future of gaming lies in streaming them. 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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about Xbox Game Pass : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Game_Pass
Check out MAGE the comic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mage_(comics)
X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html
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Episode 195: Living In A Post-Netflix World

In a post Netflix world, is it better to binge or to watch shows a week at a time?

Should we binge watch all the time?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we talk about the pros and cons of the DC artists workshop. 2017’s weird comics continue with the new Snagglepuss title that has worked its way into our hearts – and we find out who is ACTUALLY buying comics these days.
Heading into level two, Psychonauts 2 gets a publisher (but did they need one?). We also get into the PC master race with a controller vs keyboard and mouse debate before closing up level two with a talk about the Nintendo Switch launch lineup.
Over in the world of entertainment, Clive Barker wants to help us make a horror movie, the CW moves the production date of “The Lost Boys” and we get to talk about two of our favorite things: documentaries and practical movie makeup.
Our epilogue this week is about binge watching shows (Netflix style) versus watching a show week to week. 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!)
Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
All about the DC Artists Workshop : https://www.dccomicstalentworkshop.com/artists-workshop/
Check out Project Greenlight: https://www.projectgreenlight.com/
X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html
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