The Surly Nerd

Why do we still have silent protagonists in video games? Why do we like silent protagonists? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Killmonger is getting his own limited run series. Martian Manhunter is getting his own break-out title as well, and The Darkness is making a comeback. Heading into level two, we talk more about Switch announcements that have everyone excited. Final Fantasy is coming to the Switch in a HUGE way, and Halo Infinite is already causing a little controversy. Over in the world of entertainment, Venom has finally gotten its movie rating. NOS4A2 found a way to get us even MORE hyped for it, and Killer Klown might very well be getting a sequel. Our epilogue this week is about silent protagonists in 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Inkypen (comic): http://inky-pen.com/ Check out THQ Nordic!: https://www.thqnordic.com/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

What is Nintendo secretly doing to make the Switch so successful? The Nintendo Switch has a secret to success Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where the Superior Spider-man is coming back to comics! Lois Lane is about to take center stage in Superman's newest comic and Inkypen is the newest comic app to break on to the Nintendo Switch. Heading into level two, Kingdom Hearts gets a cool VR game ahead of the release of Kingdom Hearts 3. Kingdoms of Amalur is being given a second life thanks to THQ Nordic and the head of Xbox has some choice words for Sony's stance on cross-platform play. Over in the world of entertainment, we finally know who is playing Geralt in The Witcher Netflix adaptation. James gets super hyped about a documentary on ALIEN, and the news about New Mutants has us all very excited again. Our epilogue this week is about what Nintendo's secret weapon for the Switch is. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Inkypen (comic): http://inky-pen.com/ Check out THQ Nordic!: https://www.thqnordic.com/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Why do we love Spider-man so much? Will we always love Spider-man? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where comics are...taking over comics? Marvel has to have more imagery removed from a recent issue of Spider-man, and HOPE is a comic that hopes to bring some light to the issues going on in Flint, MI. Heading into level two, Streets of Rage 4 is finally happening and we cannot be more excited for it. Square Enix has a new partner than has us all a little nervous, and Xbox is trying out a new way to get a console and hundreds of new games - at little cost to you. Over in the world of entertainment, SPAWN has some exciting news about how their VFX will be handled. Michael Jackson's THRILLER is being given a new life this Halloween, and we break down Disney's new streaming service. Our epilogue this week is about why Spider-man is one of the greatest heroes of all time. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Hope (comic): https://hopeacomicforflint.bigcartel.com/product/hope-a-comic-for-flint Check out Comics Comics!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1408659990/comics-comics-1-stand-up-comedy-anthology Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Should comics talk about the faith of superheroes? Does Batman's faith matter? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Uncanny X-men is coming back in a huge (giant sized) way. Also this week, it was announced that Captain Marvel is getting a new one-shot before the release of her movie. Level one wraps up with the silliest Iceman announcement ever. Heading into level two, Miyamoto from Nintendo has a lot to say about the current state of the video game business. Steam.tv accidentally got shown off by Valve and people are excited for it. Cyberpunk 2077 takes over the rest of level two with a huge discussion about what we can expect from CD Projekt Red's newest offering. Over in the world of entertainment, Hollywood seems to be having some huge issues when it comes to deciding what the rating of the Venom movie should be. James' gets a little angry over the announcement of a Jacob's Ladder re-imagining and everyone gets super hyped for the newest news about Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Our epilogue this week is about the religious faith of super heroes. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about DC Rebirth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

When do we need comics to reboot? When do we want comic reboots? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Carnage is getting a new horror story that has us excited. Marvel is also going to tackle the ongoing struggle with gun violence in school using Spider-man. Level one wraps up with Buffy finally coming to an end at Dark Horse and we give our theories as to why. Heading into level two, FORTNITE is already causing issues on Android devices. Timesplitters has finally come home to THQ Nordic which has fans super hyped. Level two is wrapped up with an update on the Dishonored series and where it is going in the near future. Over in the world of entertainment, the recently released game Vampyr is getting a television series. Watchmen is finally coming to HBO and for some reason we actually are excited about it. Entertainment comes to a close with news about Jordan Peele's involvement in the new Twilight Zone series and what he might bring to the table for it. Our epilogue this week is about comic book reboots. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about DC Rebirth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

What happens when a game company decides to change the formula of a beloved franchise? Is it ok to change a games formula? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Image is finally making some variant covers we can get behind. We also find out what special Batman story Brian Michael Bendis has in store for me in the pages of Pearl #1. Level one comes to a close which a discussion and debate about the three jokers of the Batman universe. Heading into level two, we go all out talking about how the leveling system in Fallout 76 works. Big news was announced this week for the future of DOOM that has us all really excited and Germany has made history by removing a ban on Nazi related images inside of games. Over in the world of entertainment, we're starting to get a little worried about the future of the VENOM movie. James gets a little TOO excited to talk about one of his favorite films of all time: The Frighteners. Level 3 comes to a close with a big talk about the HALO television series. Our epilogue this week is about developers taking risks on old IP's. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Resident Evil: http://residentevil7.com/ Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

What is On-Demand Gaming and why do we want it? Let's discuss on demand gaming! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where DC has begun announcing their lineup for Batman Day 2018. We also have a cool new hero inventor kit made to promote STEM. Level one wraps up with an interesting talk about how Spotify is breaking into comics in a big way! Heading into level two, EVO 2018 has concluded and Tekken has announced a badass new character for season 2. Nickelodeon is getting into the Mario Kart game with their own racer using characters from all of their IP's. Level two closes out with a talk about what Fortnite is doing to get around Android and try and make more money. Over in the world of entertainment, Frank Miller has finally gotten the rights to Sin City back, but does he need them? We also talk about movie pass and its new AMC competition and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are together once again for what sounds like one heck of a heist movie. Our epilogue this week is about the rise of "on-demand" gaming. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about The Hero Inventor Kit: https://shop.littlebits.com/products/avengers-hero-inventor-kitv2 Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

When does our fandom go too far? Let's be real, Rick and Morty fans are the worst Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brain K. Vaughan has is planning a year long break from the series SAGA (but what does that mean for the series?) Injustice 2 is ready to finally wrap up and Wolverine is coming back in a way that has people a little worried... Heading into level two, Cyberpunk kicks things off with tons of news about how and why some design decisions were made in the game. Bethesda has decided not to move forward with other companies playing in the Fallout universe and Bioware sets the record straight about why Anthem is being made. Over in the world of entertainment, Locke and Key is finally getting the break that it deserves. Amazon is going all-in on a new horror series about current cultural issues and Castle Rock finally lets us know how the hell this series is going to work. Our epilogue this week is about the pros and cons of fandom. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Cyberpunk 2077: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Welcome everyone to our special SDCC spectacular! It's SDCC time! Greetings adventurers! This week we will be talking all-things SDCC 2018! Join us for a very special episode of The Surly Nerd!

When it comes to game pre-releases, how much hype is too much? Does Cyberpunk have too much hype? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we have a fantastic announcement about what's new in the world of Wonder Woman. Titan is stepping up their comics game by giving fans a new look into the world of Blade Runner. Finally in level one, we talk about about the un-filmed William Gibson Aliens sequel and if we will ever see it in comic form. Heading into level two, we have a fantastic and yet sad update on the home-grown remake of P.T/Silent Hills. E-sports takes center stage in level 2 as the Overwatch League is branching out to major networks for their finals. Level two winds down with a discussion on the failed Aliens: Colonial Marines and what one fan did to finally fix its mistakes. Over in the world of entertainment, Ingress is going to be getting a new batch of lore thanks to a little streaming site called Netflix. Joss Whedon is back at it again with an all-new pseudo superhero show that will air on HBO and we get some interesting news about a possible new Robocop movie that has everyone on the panel really excited. Our epilogue this week is about hyping a game too early before its release. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Cyberpunk 2077: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Episode 267 dives deep into the questionable ethics that Bungie is practicing with their new "Korean Only" servers. We also have a ton of great news too, but James is sick and doesn't feel good enough to cover it all in the description. Check out the newest episode and let us know what you think!

Google wants to enter the arms race for consoles, but what can they bring to the table? Join us, as we cover the week in geek news and discuss what it takes to make a great new video game console, on an all-new episode!

Everyone wants to be battle royale, but who still loves single player games? We love single player games Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel is going to do some fantastic one-off comics where they "Warp" their characters together. Cross-over season has begun as the Transformers cross over with the Animated Star Trek show and The Maxx crosses over with none other than BATMAN! Heading into level two, Gamestop is reaching out for someone to buy their company, but does anyone really care anymore? Microsoft and Nintendo continue to pick on Sony with their latest cross-platform commercials. Level two closes down with Sony announcing their new "greatest hits" line we tell you exactly what that means for the future of the PS4 Over in the world of entertainment, the book-turned-movie Nightbreed is coming back as a series from Syfy - and it's the perfect time to happen! We have reports that Disney is no longer taking risks on new directors for the Star Wars franchise, and Sony is developing a "Silk" spin-off film! Our epilogue this week is about the importance of single player 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Cyberpunk 2077: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Does Steam know what it needs to do to evolve as a platform? Is STEAM crashing? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where a Spider-man video game is coming to comic book form! There's also some breaking news about Batman White Knight, and Gamestop wants to break into the comic book business. Heading into level two, Netflix is about to enter the world of video games in a HUGE way. We also talk about the Spider-man collectors edition and all hell breaks loose as we talk about why Sony won't let cross-platform play happen...ever. Over in the world of entertainment, Lucifer has been saved from damnation, or at the very least...cancellation. James Gunn chimes in on what's next for the Guardians of the Galaxy and big changes are underway for DC Entertainment. If they can be saved at this point...who knows? Our epilogue this week is about the upcoming changes within the Steam platform. 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! Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/ Check out Our New Show!: https://soundcloud.com/outlawsoutpost Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Welcome everyone to our special E3 spectacular! It's E3 time! Greetings adventurers! This week we will only be talking all-things and everything E3 related as we get into the greatest gaming trade show. Join us for a very special episode of The Surly Nerd!