Episode 382 : Game Awards Predictions

Let’s debate the upcoming game awards!

Greetings adventurers!
This week after covering all the geek news that’s fit to discuss, we get into a heated debate over the nominees for this years Game Awards.
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Episode 373 : Manufacturing Scarcity

Should digital goods have a expiration date for when they are sold?

Greetings adventurers! This episode, after covering the week in geek news, Mario’s 35th birthday and tackle the new limited time games coming out for it. Join us for an all-new episode!
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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.
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 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.
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 307 : The Importance of Community Managers

What is a community manager, and why are they so important?

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, Bloodborne has entered the world of tabletop gaming in a HUGE way. We also have an update from Respawn on the status of Titanfall 3, and Detective comics took over the world of comics in a huge way last month.
Also this week, the new Persona game was announced for the Switch, but it’s unlike anything anyone really expected. We get into the world of fandom with threats made against several comics writers and Image does the unthinkable at this years Eisner awards. We close out our weekly raid this week with a talk about what gaming can do to help Alzheimer’s patients and Epic Games tells Steam what they need to do to stop getting exclusives taken from them.
This weeks BOSS ROOM is a love letter to the underappreciated job of the gaming world – The Community Manager.
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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