Episode 356 : Star Wars Day

Happy Star Wars Day!

Greetings adventurers, 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, BOOM! Studios is doing everything they can to help comic book shops. Hellraiser is being made into a television show, and even more Stephen King stories are being adapted.
Also this week, big changes are coming to the Oscars. Demolition Man is getting a sequel and Epic has finally implemented two-factor authentication. We wrap up the news with a discussion about EVO being cancelled.
Our Boss Room this week is all about Star Wars.
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Episode 341 : What Makes A Great Multiplayer Map

Why do some multiplayer maps stand the test of time?

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, ADGQ has had another record shattering year for raising money for charity. FX is going all-in on American Horror Story and X-factor is getting a new Dawn of X title that has us pretty excited.
Also this week, DC is taking a new approach to how they handle Black Label distribution. Parasite is being picked up by HBO and Sam Raimi talks about where the Evil Dead franchise could go in the future.
Our Boss Room this week is about what makes for a great multiplayer map.
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Episode 328 : When Steam Goes Gamestop

France wants you to be able to resell games on Steam, but will it work?

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 have even MORE announcements about the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and Marvel throws down the first list of 2099 one-shot titles coming out in November. We also have Fede Alvarez taking up the next installment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Sam Rami is coming back to horror in a big way.
Also this week, we discuss what’s in store for HBO’s Watchmen series and Anthem makes some huge changes to their roadmap and we debate if it’s going to be enough to keep the game alive. Closing out the news this week we talk about a new Netflix horror show coming to us thanks to a Danish Podcast and we close out discussing the new Peacock network and the reboot of Battlestar Galactica and sequel to Saved by the Bell that’s right around the corner.
Our Boss Room this week is a discussion about France’s ruling on reselling digital titles on Steam and if it will actually work.
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Episode 294 : Why Are Comic Book Games So Bad

What is so hard to get right about comic book games?

Spider-Man really is amazing
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where IDW is getting ready to celebrate Ghostbusters in a huge way. Old man Logan is coming to an end in the most fitting way possible, and DC is shaking things up internally as layoffs hit the company.
Kicking off video game news this week, Bioware finally opens up about the single player Knights of the Old Republic games. Nintendo has sad (and happy) news for Metroid fans, and Metro Exodus is making a huge leap in platforms.
Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix is ramping up to make a Resident Evil television series. The creator of Channel Zero is staring something amazing, and Folklore is an upcoming horror series you should keep an eye out for.
Our epilogue this week is about why it’s so hard to make a good comic book video game.
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Episode 273 : Comic Book Reboots And You

When do we need comics to reboot?

When do we want comic reboots?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Carnage is getting a new horror story that has us excited. Marvel is also going to tackle the ongoing struggle with gun violence in school using Spider-man. Level one wraps up with Buffy finally coming to an end at Dark Horse and we give our theories as to why.
Heading into level two, FORTNITE is already causing issues on Android devices. Timesplitters has finally come home to THQ Nordic which has fans super hyped. Level two is wrapped up with an update on the Dishonored series and where it is going in the near future.
Over in the world of entertainment, the recently released game Vampyr is getting a television series. Watchmen is finally coming to HBO and for some reason we actually are excited about it. Entertainment comes to a close with news about Jordan Peele’s involvement in the new Twilight Zone series and what he might bring to the table for it.
Our epilogue this week is about comic book reboots.
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