Rated NA 126: Candy Pile

Rated NA 126: Candy pile

The gang gets swept up in Halloween, let’s pile up the spoils and see what we’ve got! Scott gets new chatacters in the mobile favorite, Combo Crew, and plays the sugary-sweet FORCED, now available on Steam. Matt discovers a fun-sized bundle of HBO with comcast internet, then goes straight for Batman: Arkham Origins. Ash unrwaps Capcom’s 30th Anniversary Encyclopedia, and still has a sweet-tooth for GTA V. Hilary sinks her teeth into The White Queen miniseries and NBC’s Dracula. Finally, we haunt the NAFF and NAPL, before settling in to hear your favorite memories from Halloweens past in our NAQOTW.

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Rated NA 125: Shaken Not Stirred

Rated NA 125: Shaken not stirred

The ladies are away, so it’s a throwback bro-cast. Matt and Ash live the bachelor life, watching Clone Wars S5 and This is the End on blu-ray. We talk about Star Wars Rebels, Netflix supassing HBO in subscriber base, and grind some gears on this holiday’s console launches. We continue with our NAFFL and NAPL. Finally, we talk about the movies and games that can always cheer you up in our NAQOTW!

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Rated NA 124: Enter The Holla-deck

Rated NA 124: Enter the Holla-deck

The gang returns to talk GTA V Online, Marve’s Agents of SHIELD, Beyond Two Souls, Steam controllers, and more. Hilary plans for con-panel world domination, while Matt and Scott talk about the new Steam controller and nerd sports. Finally, we ask you about how we will be interacting with games in the future in our NAQOTW, and Ash tells us the truth about holodecks.

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Rated NA 121: Pound-Tag Awesome!

Rated NA 121: Pound-Tag Awesome!

Over the weekend, we speculate wildly about Valve’s big announcements. Matt talks about The Expanse, an awesome book series. Scott and Ash talk difficult throwback platforming with Volgarr the Viking. Ash plays a little GTA V, and Hilary talks writer’s club and watches Sleepy Hallow. We also recap our Legend of Dungeon contest with our NAQOTW. Finally, nerd sports. Pound-tag, nerd appropriate.

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Rated NA 120: We Are Nerd Appropriate

Rated NA 120: We are Nerd Appropriate

Welcome to listeners, both new and loyal. The gang gets back together after a busy PAX Prime to talk Dragon Age Inquisition, new movies set in the Potter universe, Legend of Dungeon, and Europa Report. We play a couple of games based around Fall TV and fantasy football. We also talk about the news you are most excite for in DAI in our NAQOTW. Nug love!

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Rated NA 118: Pre PAX Posturing

Rated NA 118: Pre PAX Posturing

Miellyn stops by to hang out with the gang and talk about Strange Loves 2: Hex Boyfriends, the gamebook sequel to the most excellent Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends. On the weekend before the journey to the Pacific Northwest and PAX, Ash plays Saints Row IV and Hilary watches The White Queen. We talk Ben Affleck & Batman, Steve Ballmer & Microsoft and Heroes of Cosplay. Finally, we talk PAX panels and plans, in addition to the things for which you are most excite in our NAQOTW. It’s a hootenanny!

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Rated NA 116: Immortal Burrito

Rated NA 116: Immortal burrito

The gang gets caught up on their summer media piles. Ash plays Dragon’s Crown and catches up on HIMYM. Matt finishes Ready Player One and sees GI Joe: Retaliation. Scott closes in on a complete Mass trilogy achievement set and complains about save game integrity. Hilary works a lot and shows up late. Elysium is also discussed. Finally, Ash gets more than he bargains for with our NAQOTW about immortality. All roads lead to Seattle for PAX Prime!

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Rated NA 115: SDCC 2013 Interview Spectacular!

Rated NA 115: SDCC 2013 Interview Spectacular!

Its time again for the SDCC interview spectacular! This year, we steal a few minutes to talk to Jane Espenson & Brad Bell (Husbands), Marissa Meyer (author: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress), Oliver Vaquer (VA: Robert Lutece, BioShock Infinite), and Lizzy Caplan, Rob Benedict, Josh Meyers, & Jordan Peele (cast of The Sidekick). [Special thanks to Peter Bogolub for the new musical bumpers!]

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