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Developer People Can Fly Is Officially A Co-Developer On Gears Of War: E-Day

• Official Announcement

Phil Spencer Talks Starfield’s Exclusivity

• Phil Spencer Interview Clip (Destin Legarie's TwitterX Post)
• Phil Spencer Interview (Gamertag Radio Podcast)

Overwatch 2 Plans To Bring “Groundbreaking” New Changes To The Game

• TNS Article

More GTA VI Price Range Talk 

• TNS Feature

One-Third Of AAA Studios Are Working On Live Service

• TNS Feature

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Hey guys,

Due to some technical problems, there won't be a new episode of Power Up And Game uploaded today. Instead, we plan to do one big show on Friday to make up for it.

We hope you'll join us as we get into a ton of news including People Can Fly joining Gears of War: E-Day as a co-developer, Phil Spencer's recent comments about Xbox hardware, at least one-third of AAA games not abandoning the live service strategy, and a whole lot more.

In the meantime, check out our latest episode (attached to this post) where we gushed about the Xbox Developer Direct. 

We've had a noticeable uptick in listeners and downloads since the beginning of the year. We're tremendously grateful for that. Thanks to anyone for listening and we'll be back on Friday night!

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XDefiant Is Shutting Down In 2025

• Ubisoft Announcement
• The Real Tragedy of XDefiant’s Demise Is the Resulting Layoffs (TNS Feature)

FromSoftware Has No Plans For An Elden Ring Sequel

• FromSoftware Has No Plans to Work on ‘Elden Ring 2,’ Director Confirms (TNS Article)
• IGN Article
• Automaton Article

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What are your thoughts on XDefiant shutting down? Do you want an Elden Ring sequel? Join our Discord and let us know!

Welcome to a new episode of Nerds Talk Movies!

In this episode, we're looking back at Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Danny DeVito.

Here's a synopsis for the film, courtesy of IMDb:

"While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta."

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The Game Awards Nominees Revealed

• The Game Awards Nominees

Should Expansions Be Eligible For Game Of The Year?

• As Expected, No One Is Happy With Shadow of the Erdtree Getting a GOTY 2024 Nomination (TNS Feature)

Games Or Game Franchises We’re Thankful For

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What are your thoughts on The Game Awards nominees? Do you think expansions, remasters, or remakes should be eligible for Game of the Year? Join our Discord and let us know!

In this week's episode of Nerds Talk Movies, we're talking all kinds of spoilers for DC's mini-series, The Penguin.

Here's a synopsis for the show, courtesy of IMDb:

"Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, a.k.a. the Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham."

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What are your thoughts on The Penguin? What are your fan theories on The Batman 2? Join our Discord and let us know!

Here's an updated schedule of what we're going to be covering over the next few weeks on Nerds Talk Movies:

• Jingle All The Way Retrospective
• Die Hard Retrospective
• The Holiday Retrospective

In this week's episode of Nerds Talk Movies, we're covering an awesome Marvel series that was cut short way too soon: Wolverine And The X-Men.

Here's a synopsis for the show, courtesy of IMDb:

"After an explosion at the school, the X-Men went their separate ways. But they must unite once again under the leadership of Wolverine to prevent an inevitable war while also dealing with present problems."

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Here's an updated schedule of what we're going to be covering over the next few weeks on Nerds Talk Movies:

• The Penguin Season 1 Spoiler Talk

Join us for Power Up And Game this week as we look back on one of the best video game trilogies ever made, Mass Effect.

NOTE: This episode will contain massive spoilers for the entire Mass Effect trilogy and Mass Effect Andromeda.

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Reflecting On The Mass Effect Trilogy

Mass Effect Series In The Works At Amazon

• Variety Report

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In this week's episode of Nerds Talk Movies, we're talking about Blade (1998).

Here's a synopsis for the film, courtesy of IMDb:

"A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires."

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What are your thoughts on Blade? What's your favorite '90s to early 2000s superhero movie? Join our Discord and let us know!

Here's an updated schedule of what we're going to be covering over the next few weeks on Nerds Talk Movies:

• The Penguin Season 1 Spoiler Talk
• Batman Returns Retrospective

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Mass Effect 5 Will Keep The “Mature Tone” Of The Original Trilogy

• BioWare Head Assures Mass Effect Fans that ‘Mass Effect 5 Will Maintain the Mature Tone’ (TNS Article)

Ubisoft Will Reportedly Release A New Assassin’s Creed Game Every Six Months

• Xbox 2+1 Podcast Episode Featuring Tom Henderson

Who Do You Trust More, In The Long Term: BioWare, Ubisoft, Or Rocksteady?

• Rocksteady Reportedly Returning to Batman After Suicide Squad Bombs: ‘Sony Is Trying to Money Hat it’ (TNS Article)

Should Sony Revive The Killzone Franchise?

• Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn’t Abandon the Killzone Series (TNS Feature)

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