Are Microsoft’s backwards compatibility announcements really about JUST backwards compatibility?

Is this the future of Xbox?

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 Wonder Woman crossing over with Conan. We also have a breakdown of what Marvel’s Generations and Legends series are as well as the award winners for the 2017 Disney Legacy Award.

Heading into level two, Neil DeGrasse Tyson has decided to get into the business of video games! We also toss out ideas as to what Atari’s new console is going to be and tell you what mess Konami has gotten themselves into…again.

Over in the world of entertainment, we find out what kind of (horror) movie Jurassic World 2 is going to be, and we have a couple of awesome sounding horror documentaries right around the corner!

Our epilogue is week is all about how backwards compatibility isn’t really about backwards compatibility. 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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You’ve been waiting for it, and it’s finally here: Our coverage of E3 2017!

It’s E3 time!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special “one off” bonus episode, all about the goings on at E3 2017.

We cover almost all of the big conferences, and tell you what we saw, loved and hated – on an all new episode!

Marvel’s readership has declined, so we head out this week to save the Marvel Universe!

We’re here to save Marvel!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comic news where the year of strange comics continues – with LOCKJAW getting his own comic title. We also get into the new RUNAWAYS announcement and talk about this new, cool DARK MULTIVERSE that DC has for us, right around the corner.

Heading into level two, FARCRY 5 has been announced and it actually sounds…really cool. The WITCHER continues to make headlines and break records, just like Nintendo is doing with their Switch console.

Over in the world of entertainment, RESIDENT EVIL is getting a reboot and we have a lot to say about it. Level 3 wraps up with a discussion about the NEW MUTANTS movie and what AMC might be out to prove with their new WALKING DEAD animated releases.

Our epilogue is week is all about bringing new readership over to Marvel comics! 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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The Destiny reveal was this week, so we’re ready to deep dive (with a special guest host) into what all was announced!

One of the new propaganda posters for the Nightwing series

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Marvel is going all in on Hail-ing Hydra. We also have an update on DC’s Rebirth/Watchmen story line and get into DC’s newest Bombshell announcement.

Heading into level two, we get into the future of VR with sadly more lawsuit announcements.We also break down frame-caps for the Xbox Scorpio, and talk about Overwatches new amateur leagues and why it’s important.

Over in the world of entertainment, The Witcher has been announced as a Netflix series and The Dark Crystal gets an some fantastic news as well. We wind down level three with a big Venom story that has us arguing over if this movie should even be made.

Our epilogue is week is all about the Destiny 2 reveal! 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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We always talk about graphics when it comes to gaming, but how important is good sound design?

How important is sound to game design?

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 strange comics continues with the announcement of a Green Hornet/Spirit crossover as well as a Betty Page spy thriller. Star Wars closes out level one with a discussion about Captain Phasma’s new title.

Heading into level two, we have more Star Wars news with tons of info about the new Battlefront game. We also get angry about the cancellation of the NES classic and get into Tencents attempt to take down STEAM

Over in the world of entertainment, we have a few TNT announcements (Tales from the Crypt, Let the Right one In) and Fede Alvarez is taking a stab at the Labyrinth universe. Level 3 wraps up with Warner Brothers plans for a bigger animated universe, possibly starting with Watchmen.

Our epilogue this week is all about the importance of sound in video game design. 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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