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It's time for our 2019 console state of the union! 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 re-visit our game violence discussion as ESPN cancels an Apex Legends tournament due to the recent shootings. Venom 2 already has a writer and director attached to it that we are here for. Crisis On Infinite Earths gets even bigger with the addition of Smallville. Also this week, DC has a lot going on with struggling digital sales, their Walmart line of comics expanding and Disney + looming on the horizon. We wrap up the news this week with a talk about 2k games and them threatening a popular youtuber and Phil Spencer giving us his thoughts on modern day consoles. Our Boss Room this week is our yearly gaming console state of the union! 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!

Sadly, it's time to talk about violence in video games 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 book "The Console Wars" is being turned into both a documentary AND a television show and we could not be more excited. We have a huge news roundup for CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover and Cloak and Dagger is finally getting the crossover it deserves. Also this week, Stephen King is working on a new ending for "The Stand" for the new series, and E3 had a huge privacy leak that has affected thousands. Closing out our news this week is an update on what the FTC is going to do about loot boxes in America and Crash Team Racing makes headlines again as they add microtransactions retroactively to their game. Our Boss Room this week is a discussion on video game violence and how it's affecting people around the world. 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!

Welcome everyone to our SDCC 2019 Roundup! Greetings adventurers! It's time for our SDCC 2019 blowout show. Join us for a very special episode of The Surly Nerd!

When are game developers not your friends? 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, Nintendo has released a new version of the Switch that has some people scratching their heads. Amazon is getting into the MMO game by launching a free to play Lord of the Rings MMO and Cuphead is coming to Netflix in a big way. Sam Rami is talking about more Evil Dead content - but do we really need it? SDCC is right around the corner and DC takes center stage as they announce the Dark Muliverse one-shot series and we break down several upcoming titles surrounding it. Finally, Constantine is finally being moved from Vertigo to join the ever expanding Sandman Universe. Our Boss Room this week is about the Ubisoft Assassins Creed controversy and why some game developers are not your friends. 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 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!) Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of...The Surly Nerd!

Why is Captain American such an important superhero? 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 the final donation numbers from SGDQ, and a follow up to last weeks news that the Vertigo line of comics was being cancelled. We also have news of a Hellraiser television series that could bring the franchise back into the mainstream. Google finally has an update to how data caps will work with their streaming service (spoilers: it's not great). We close out the week in news with the Lost Boys going back to completely re-film their pilot, Masters of Doom is being made into a television series and after all these years - SANDMAN is finally getting its own series on Netflix. Our Boss Room this week is about the importance of Captain America 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!

EA Games is back to make everyone's lives miserable! 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, Cyberpunk takes center stage as we get a break down on how their DLC will work and discuss the all-new tabletop RPG coming out that will act as a prelude to the main CDPR game. From there we move to Bungie and their in-office quality of life changes and DC Comics' plan for the Vertigo line. The comic news keeps rolling in as we talk about Netflix's plan for the Dark Crystal. JJ Abrams is teaming up with his son to work on a special Spider-Man project for Marvel comics and our raid winds down as we talk about Take-Two's CEO's opinion on video game unions. (spoilers, it's not great) Our Boss Room this week is about EA games and what they have been doing (and ruining) in the world of 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!

This week we talk about film fatigue! Greetings adventurers! We are so sorry for the delay this week. This week on the show we have our news roundup and our main topic is about box office fatigue. Join us for an all-new episode!

Welcome everyone to our E3 2019 Roundup! Greetings adventurers! It's time for our E3 2019 blowout show. Join us for a very special (and a bit long) episode of The Surly Nerd!

It's a great week for some geeky news! 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 get hyped for Love Death and Robots getting a second season. Sadly following this week have the cancellation of Swamp Thing and possibly the entire DC Universe channel to follow it. The sad news keeps rolling in as we find out what Blizzard project has been cancelled to make more room for Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. We are getting a 4th World of Darkness game which actually sounds really cool and the CW is getting a new Horror Anthology series. This week episode wraps up with huge discussion on the future of Destiny now that Bungie has control of the game again. Join us in a few days, when we release our huge E3 blowout 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!

It's time for our annual E3 predicitions episode! 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, Marvel is breaking big news as they set new rules for how they are going to be handling death in comics going forward. DC has announced another Black Label title, and it looks like it's going to be another in the Batman universe. Netflix is making waves this week as they hire on the Russo brothers to help pen their newest animated special: Magic The Gathering. Death Stranding has finally given us both a full trailer and a release date and yet we are more confused than ever about this Kojima title. Also this week, Call of Duty has several huge announcements and they might just be enough to bring fans back to the series once again. Closing out the news this week we have Todd Howard talking about Fallout 76 in a way that we don't think anyone would appreciate. This weeks BOSS ROOM is our E3 predictions. 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!

Spoiler Warning - We're Talking Avengers Endgame! 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, Twisted Metal is getting a television series and Uncharted has a movie already well into development. There's also a Knights of the Old Republic movie being written right now but are we hyped for it? Also this week, we dive into the new handheld console with a crank and DC is helping fans out by decreasing their number of double-shipped books to zero. We round out the news with a talk about the Overwatch League commissioner leaving to join Fortnite and there's an "anti-lootbox" bill in the Senate that could very well be a game changer. This weeks BOSS ROOM is a spoiler-filled talk about Avengers: Endgame 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!

When does someones fandom go just a little too far? 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, BigBen Interactive is back in the news with an all new Vampire The Masquerade announcement. Playstation Productions was announced to helm some game to movie adaptations, and Sony and Microsoft just might be teaming up for the future of gaming for everyone. Also this week, Mark Millar's "The Magic Order" is coming to our screens everywhere with James Wan on board to direct. Netflix is also teasing out some big announcements at E3 and Hulu is working out how exactly to make "The Eyes of the Dragon" the new fantasy series you want to watch. This weeks BOSS ROOM is a discussion about fandom, fans and the fans that feel a little too entitled to the things they love. 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 does Hollywood have such a problem adapting video games to film? 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 to revisit what all is going over at Gearbox entertainment. We also have BigBen Interactive revealing a heck of an E3 line up, Marvel Comics releasing their 80th anniversary issue and there's another Matrix film in our near future. Also this week, you can get hyped for the new Twilight Zone in black and white! Our news segment of the show this week winds down with Sony's State of Play announcements - From Monster hunter to the Final Fantasy 7 remake, Sony came out swinging this week with all the big news. This weeks BOSS ROOM is a discussion about video game movies. What works, what doesn't and what most of Hollywood still doesn't understand about 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!

As the term "Games as a Service" becomes more popular, it's time to explore what it means and why so many people are talking about it 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, Saints Row is finally making it to the movies in a huge way. We have an update on what's going on in the world of Anthem and Dragon Age 4 and Psyonix has been acquired by Epic Games...but that might not be such a good thing. Also this week we have a fantastic update on the upcoming Hellraiser reboot. Ron Howard wants to get a Willow television series up on Disney+ and Ghost Rider is going to be making his way back on to Hulu. We close out the news this week with a discussion about Gearbox and all the problems that came out this week when they should have been talking about Borderlands 3. This weeks BOSS ROOM is a discussion over Games as a Service: What it means, and the pros and cons of creating games using that model. 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!