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!
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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