The Surly Nerd

When should you pull the plug on a "failed" game? 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, Microsoft has come out swinging. The head of Xbox opens up about why they don't want to develop VR for their upcoming console and why backwards compatibility is key to new console sales. China takes center stage next as we talk about a DC social media ad that was taken down, Tencent buys a huge stake in another game studio and we dive into what the next Batman movie is going to bring to audiences. Also this week, Super Mario Maker 2 has an awesome update coming right around the corner. We wrap up all things news related as we talk about the Google Stadia, and the mistakes that are being made during its launch window. Our Boss Room this week is about failing games: Why they happen, and when it's time to pull the plug on 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!

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!) Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of...The Surly Nerd!

X019 is at an end, but are we hyped for what's next? 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, Nebula is finally getting her own comic series and James Gunn has a lot to say about that. Netflix has faith in the Witcher and are also teaming up with Nickelodeon to bring a lot of our childhood favorites to their streaming service. Also this week, The Runaways is finally coming to an end, and Sin City might be coming to the small screen. We close out the news this week talking about Netflix's newest horror series and what to expect now that the Stadia has launched. Our Boss Room this week is about Microsoft's X019 Inside Xbox conference. 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!

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. 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!

Blizzcon is over, but is the hype still there? 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, EA makes their way back to Steam and that means big things for their games. HBO MAX is getting a whole lot of DC properties and that could mean the end of DC Universe and the creators of the Game of Thrones television show are leaving their announced Star Wars projects. Also this week, Miyamoto is being honored in Japan and it's about time. Sony is killing it this week by both having the second best console of all time and shutting down their disliked Vue service. The news comes to a close this week with a discussion about Seth MacFarlane's newest horror show and we let you know what spooky shows killed it in the ratings last month. Our Boss Room this week is a talk about anything and everything shown at Blizzcon, and if we should really be excited for any of it. 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!

Why is the World of Darkness making a huge comeback? 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, Spider-Man Noir is back from the dead and getting his own mini series. The fan made sequel to The 7th Guest is finally dropping this week and Death Stranding is finally announced for PC. Also this week, the creator of Black Lightning speaks out about DC's focus on Batman as their flagship hero. Steam is beta testing a feature to allow you to play couch co-op games online and Bethesda adds another nail to their coffin by launching a new $100 premium feature. We wrap up the news this week with Disney locking away old Fox movies into their vault and what that means for the future of Cinema. Our Boss Room this week is a trip down memory lane as we talk about the classic RPG universe: The World of Darkness. We break down its influences on pop culture, why it is so popular and why it seems to be making a huge comeback in the world of video games and more. If you enjoyed our World of Darkness talk this week, do go check out Outstar! on youtube! 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!

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. 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!

What's really going on with Blizzard working with China? 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 come back from our break swinging as we talk about who ELSE is probably joining this years "Crisis On Infinite Earths" crossover. We get into a huge debate over Scorsese's comment on the Marvel films not being "true cinema" and DOOM Eternal gets pushed back to 2020. We wrap up the news this week with all the PS5 reveals and what that means for the future for Sony Entertainment. Our Boss Room this week is broken into two parts: Chinese influence on modern entertainment, and China's influence on recent Hearthstone/Blizzard events. 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! (Credit to reddit user: Zybba for this weeks edited splash image https://www.reddit.com/user/Zybba )

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. 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!

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!) Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of...The Surly Nerd!

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. 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!

It's nice when everyone plays together 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, Thirteen Ghosts is coming back in a small way and we could not be happier. We also have Margot Robbie working on a new Tank Girl project and Earthsea is finally getting the series that it deserves. Also this week, we break down what happened over a 2010 Avengers book in Rio recently and Shuri is teaming up with Scholastic. EA won a huge award this week that they probably don't want and Deaths Stranding gets an all new mode for people who just like a good story. We close out the news this week talking about a new mode in Cyberpunk and how it will play out. Our Boss Room this week is about Nintendo's last direct and what it means to Microsoft. 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!

James is back this week, and it's time to get serious 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, Rod Serling is finally getting the film he so rightly deserves and Telltale is being resurrected but at what cost? Our panel gets hyped for Adult Swim bringing Uzumaki to American television and Disney and Netflix are in a war for week to week viewership. Also this week, we have John Carmack opening up about his thoughts on the current state of the video game industry, and we wrap things up with Hector going over ALL the Cyberpunk announcements from this last week. Our Boss Room this episode is about all the horrible things going on to women in the world of game development. 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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The modern MMO is dead, all hail the post-modern MMO 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 a ton of Masters of the Universe news from a new comic to a new show on Netflix. We keep down the Netflix train with an announcement of a new Elvis spy cartoon and move to Hulu to discuss their new "Adventure into Fear" series. Also this week, we have the crew behind "Haunting of Hill House" working on a new "choose your own adventure" horror film. The Magicians is getting a new mini comic series and the head of Dragon Age has left Bioware. Wrapping up the news this week is a new deal that has Sony buying up Spider-man developer Insomniac games. Our Boss Room this week is all about the possible death of the modern MMO. 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!