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Chris Ferrell is a long time fan of just about all things geeky and nerdy. Growing up he was introduced to Star Trek, Star Wars, and video games by his father. Those hobbies stuck and he has just added to them since. Now Chris writes for Gonna Geek and co-hosts the Official Gonna Geek Podcast, All Things Good And Nerdy podcast, and WTWD Radio Free Woodbury.

Nerd Alert News Ep. 26 – Blizzard Patched Diablo 2?

This week Chris has an update on the release date for Luke Cage on Netflix, the dangers of home automation, and an update on Oculus support for Apple Computers.

The featured story this week is that Blizzard patched a 16 year old game in Diablo 2.  What is really cool is this is part of an ongoing Blizzard initiative to get their classic games to run on modern PC hardware. To get more information on any of the articles referenced in the show, check out our shownotes:

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 25 – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Renewed

This week Chris has news on the shooting schedule for DC’s Justice League movie, the graphical prowess of Gears of War, and Google ending support for Google Chrome on older OSs.

The featured story this week is that Marvel’s Agents of Shield has been renewed while the uncertain fate of Agent Carter is trending towards a renewal. To get more information on any of the articles referenced in the show, check out our shownotes:

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 25 – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Renewed

 This week Chris has news on the shooting schedule for DC’s Justice League movie, the graphical prowess of Gears of War, and Google ending support for Google Chrome on older OSs.   The featured story this week is that Marvel’s Agents of Shield has been renewed while the uncertain fate of Agent Carter is trending…

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ATGN 201 – Miss Vicky Educates Us

This week Chris has news on the possible return of Young Justice, Anthony has Dark Tower casting news and Willie give his first impressions on the new Ghostbusters trailer.  As the show wraps up, Chris tells the story of Miss Vicky blab-jacking a recent Starling Tribune before seeing ATGN get hijacked as well.

For a full rundown of the show check out our shownotes:

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 24 – Let’s Talk Virtual Reality

Chris is joined by Willie Nelson and Wing to talk about the new Virtual Reality Gear. Everything from smartphone based VR all the way up to beefy PC supported VR.  There’s a lot of cool systems coming up that we all want to try.  Wing has used the Oculus Rift and Willie has used Google Cardboard so they both have unique perspectives on VR.

To get more information on any of the articles referenced in the show, check out our shownotes:

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 24 – Let’s Talk Virtual Reality

 Chris is joined by Willie Nelson and Wing to talk about the new Virtual Reality Gear. Everything from smartphone based VR all the way up to beefy PC supported VR.  There’s a lot of cool systems coming up that we all want to try.  Wing has used the Oculus Rift and Willie has used Google…

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ATGN 200 – The Final Tim Tom?

It’s the milestone 200th episode this week.  Naki tells what will probably be the final Tim Tom story, Anthony has news on the casting of Iron Fist, and Willie reviews what is possibly the greatest movie of all time.  That movie, of course, is the 2015 Fantastic Four.

For a full rundown of the show check out our shownotes:

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ATGN 199 – We Miss Tim Tom

This week Naki returns and brings some serious Internet business with her specifically the latest round of Fair Use issues on YouTube.  After that Willie discusses the new Pee Wee trailer and Anthony runs down the latest news on DC Comics Rebirth event before conversation shifts to the comic book resale market.  This week is a fun show with some surprisingly serious conversation at times.

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 23 – Scott Snyder Is Leaving Batman

This episode Chris geeks out over the return of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII comic, and the news Stan Lee is doing his last convention in Canada.

The featured story this week is that Scott Snyder has confirmed he is leaving the Batman DC Comic. To get more information on any of the articles referenced in the show, check out our shownotes:

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Nerd Alert News Ep. 23 – Scott Snyder Is Leaving Batman

 This episode Chris geeks out over the return of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII comic, and the news Stan Lee is doing his last convention in Canada.   The featured story this week is that Scott Snyder has confirmed he is leaving the Batman DC Comic. To…

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