Episode 344 : Who Owns Your (mod) Content?
What has Blizzard done to Warcraft III?
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 Wonderful 101 has a new kickstarter and it’s got one hell of a hype train going. Christophe Gans is coming back to the world of Silent Hill and is also ready to tap into the world of Fatal Frame and The Last of Us part 2 is getting one heck of a rating from the ESRB.
Also this week, we dive deep into the world of EA’s microtransactions. Blumhouse is brining a whole new adaptation of “The Thing” to the big screen, and we close out the news talking all about the big announcements from the world of Overwatch.
Our Boss Room this week is about Warcraft III: Reforged, and rights ownership over game modifications.
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Episode 334 : The Future Of PlayStation
Changes are happening at Sony, but what does that mean for the PS5?
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 start on a happy note as we talk about the delays to the Master Chief Collection and why that’s a good thing. Blizzard takes center stage as Diablo 4 implements micro transactions and we find out just how much money Activision has made in the last quarter alone in micro transactions. We also have a slew of TV renewals to get hyped for, to wash the bad Blizzard talk out of our mouths.
Also this week, Scream is in talks to hit the big screen again – but do we want it? Jeff Kaplan finally opens up on the Blizzard ruling of Blitzchung and China is putting stricter regulations on how much their citizens can game. We close out the news this week with Smash Brother becoming the largest selling fighting game of all time, and with good reason.
Our Boss Room this week is all about the management changes at Sony and what it means for the future of the PlayStation.
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Episode 331 : Will Battle Pass Save Us
Is the Battle Pass our freedom from microtransactions?
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 follow up on Activision Blizzard and talk about all the news that came out about them since our last episode. We head over to the world of HBO Max with a new show being brought to us from the creators of “Riverdale” and “Sabrina”. From there we get into why Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is getting a delay and why that could be a good thing for everyone.
Also this week, Hawkeye is getting a new, really cool sounding series. Venom 2 is getting a new villain added to its ranks, and the creator of The Punisher finally speaks out about police co-opting the Punisher’s logo. We close out the news this week talking about Devolver’s opinion on the Steam vs Epic store debate, and Capcom teases us with talks about revitalizing old IPs that they own.
Our Boss Room this week is about the Modern Warfare Battle Pass and if it’s the answer to the microtransaction model plaguing modern video games.
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Episode 329 : Microsoft and Sony Digitally Update Us
We’re HYPED for all the Microsoft and Sony announcements
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 CW crossover goodness on the table. Spider-man comes home and we knew it all along. We also hear rumors about a Madam Spider film, and Ghost Rider is being cancelled before he was even was given a chance to shine on Hulu.
Also this week, John Carpenter comes to the DC Universe in a huge way. Kevin Feige is stepping out of the Marvel world to try and tackle the ever expanding world of Star Wars. The news gets weird as we talk about The House of the Dead making a comeback and Medal of Honor being resurrected from the grave. We close out the news this week with a discussion about Call of Duty Modern Warfare’s microtransactions and how predatory they could be.
Our Boss Room this week is a huge talk covering all the Sony and Microsoft announcements we could fit into one episode.
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Episode 327 : The Death or Evolution of Gamestop
Gamestop is making major changes, but is it enough?
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, huge casting news comes to us about the upcoming remake of “The Stand”. We continue our King talk with his newest book getting an adaptation and Kojima open up about what real life events influenced the making of Death Stranding.
Also this week, we have Wonder Woman making her black label debut. Dragon Quest 1-3 are coming to the Switch and Project Resistance is a new Resident Evil game that you should keep an eye on. We close out the news with a discussion about Fallout 76’s new microtransactions and what they mean for the future of the game.
Our Boss Room this week is about Gamestop’s plans to change their stores to hopefully save them.
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