Rated NA 102: Wish You Were Here!

Rated NA 102: Wish you were here!

The gang is back together again for the first regular podcast of the new Rated NA Century! We talk a little Hero Academy, Nintendo, New Xbox, Beyond: Two Souls, and Oxyana. We review Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Adera (ft. Ali Hillis) and Oblivion. SPOILER ALERT: Bioshock Infinite spoiler talk (54:20 – 1:08:07). Finally, a great NAQOTW where you tell us what you love about where you are! Wish you were here!

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Rated NA 101: Intro To Ali Hillis

Rated NA 101: Intro to Ali Hillis

We welcome the awesome and talented Ali Hillis back to the podcast. She takes us through her origin story, how she got into acting and video games, and her love of animal rescue. Our chat concludes in a rapid fire session we call the Lightning round… get it?! Finally, Rated NA responds to a challenge of our PC gaming cred. It’s on.

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MegaCon 2013: MegaCon’s Creative Cosplay

MegaCon 2013: MegaCon’s Creative Cosplay

Yes, I’m fully aware that this article is woefully late, but we’ve been BUSY. The weekend prior to this year’s PAX East I had the opportunity to check out one of Florida’s biggest conventions, the Orlando MegaCon. The number of cosplayers at MegaCon has increased exponentially over the years, and I have to say that this year’s show had more costumes than ever before. Even if you’re not a cosplayer yourself, you have to admire all the hard work and craftsmanship that goes into building some of the costumes you’ll see below. Here is quick look at some of the costumes of MegaCon 2013.

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Rated NA 100: Victory

Rated NA 100: Victory

Episode 100 ! What else is there to say? I couldn’t be more proud of how far we’ve come, more astonished that people listen… and continue to listen, and more energized for what we’ve yet to create.

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Bioshock Infinite: Brady’s Limited Edition Strategy Guide Is Classy

Bioshock Infinite: Brady’s Limited Edition Strategy Guide is Classy

Bioshock Infinite’s limited edition strategy guide from Brady Games not only answered all of my pressing questions, it answered them with style. In the introduction Irrational’s Ken Levine states something that I couldn’t agree with more,” It’s a true insider’s look at the game, to explore Colombia with a packet of information that Booker Dewitt would have killed for..”

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Tuneage: Form And Shape Sends Us On An Auditory Galactic Journey

Tuneage: Form and Shape Sends us on an Auditory Galactic Journey

very once in a while we encounter a new band that we can’t help but talk about. Form and Shape’s album My Conquest is the Sea of Stars sends listeners on an auditory journey through deep space with ominous beats in all the right places. If you’ve ever imagined what sort of music people might listen to while traveling at light speed on a starship, the answer is Form and Shape.

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