Episode 338 : The Problem With Superman

Does the world still care about Superman?

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, Locke and Key finally has a release date. 2k Games has come out and said that they are working on a new Bioshock project and Sabrina gets a Netflix announcement as well.
Also this week, Resident Evil 3 is the worst kept secret in video games. There was an announcement trailer for Twin Peaks that looks…strange. Starship Troopers is coming back to video games, Riot settles their harassment lawsuit and Minecraft has gone full cross-platform and brought our hearts together.
Our Boss Room this week is about Superman: His relevance, and if he can be made relate-able again.
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 318 : The G2A Problem

What is G2A and why is it such a problem?

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 Walking Dead has (suddenly) come to an end. Cobra Kai is getting an all-new story told in comic form and the Arkham series of games is finally going to have a collection of its very own.
We also find out what the final rating for Scary Stories to tell in the dark is as well as what’s next for the crew behind The Haunting of Hill House. Our news wraps up this week with a talk about the new Gremlins TV show, and EA seems to be having issues with the fact that everyone thinks that they are the bad guys.
Our Boss Room this week is about G2A. What it is and why as a platform, it hurts game developers.
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 302 : GDC, C2E2 and Google Stadia

With the Stadia, Google enters the world of gaming.

Will the Stadia live up to expectations?
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).
New this week, we have a ton of news as both C2E2 and GDC happened. Over in the C2E2 world, we talk about what’s next for Marvel crossovers, Drew Goddard gets signed by Disney (after Daredevil) and The Runaways are coming back in a big way.
Over in GDC news, Cadence of Hyrule and Cuphead are coming to the Switch. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is getting a sequel, and God of War takes game of the year.
This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about the Google Stadia, and if the technology can really live up to the hype.
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Episode 300 : Demystifying Media Festivals

With SXSW going on right now, why are these media festivals so important?

What’s the purpose of media festivals?
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).
New this week, we talk about all the positive changes Capcom has been making over the years, The Orville heads to comics and there’s a Gundam movie we might be excited for. We also talk all things HALO with some huge announcements and Diablo comes to GOG to help us waste even more of our time.
This weeks BOSS ROOM is all about media festivals like SXSW, why they exist and how they can help and hurt upcoming artists.
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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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