Nerdy Show 2013

1. Episode 152 :: State of the Empire – Shadows of the Sith

   

   Our Star Wars speculation podcast, discussing the new Star Wars TV show Rebels and startling discoveries for both Star Wars Episode VII and Willow.

2. Episode 151 :: Microsode – Great Rivalries

   

   Hook vs. Pan, Coke vs. Pepsi, Wolverine vs. everyone – in this episode we explore the greatest rivalries of all-time!

3. Episode 150 :: Adventures in Steampunk with Bruce Boxleitner

   

   We discuss the Steampunk phenomenon and interview Bruce Boxleitner and the creative team behind Lantern City.

4. Episode 149 :: Lightning Dogs Unleashed

   

   The Lightning Dogs are back! Nerdy Show continues to explore the badass cartoon that never was. Meet the new members of The Pack, new villains and allies, and explore the world of The Wasteland. Awoooooo!

5. Episode 148 :: Microsode 2-Pack – Plant-Based Characters & LEGOs

   

   Announcing Nerdy Show LIVE, digging in the dirt for plant-based heroes and villains, and discussing the building blocks of life: LEGO.

6. Episode 147 :: Summer Blockbusters So Far…

   

   We sound off about the nerdiest big budget films of the summer so far: Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z, and Man of Steel!

7. Episode 146 :: Nerdy Show Comic Show :: Heroes Falling, Villains Rising

   

   Featuring interviews with Jason Aaron and Robert Venditti, as well as panels from HeroesCon with the the entire new writing teams of Green Lantern, Eric Powell, Joe Harris, and MORE!

8. Episode 145 :: Kickstarting the Future-Past

   Get ready for a Kickstarter to the crotch!  Over the few years of its existence, Kickstarter has been responsible for successfully funding countless nerdy concepts, awesome pieces of tech, music, literature, and other media that simply wouldn’t have existed otherwise.

   This episode of Nerdy Show we discuss this crowd funding phenomena that’s changing the creative landscape. Hear Cap, Germaine, Jessica, Colin, and our Live Director, John La Valle’s stories of projects we’ve funded, the times we’ve been burned, and behind-the-helm perspectives from nerd-centric Kickstarters.

   We interview Martin Wagner, the mind behind 19th century serial killer documentary, Bloody Work about his trials funding a film via Kickstarter, and his  historical investigation that promises to explore a dark, forgotten piece of American history.  Also in this episode, Bryan of Flame On! moderates a panel with several successful comics Kickstarters, Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts), Greg Baldwin (Creature Box), and Jeremy Haun (Bad Karma).

   Is Kickstarting all it’s cracked up to be? Will the crowd-funding bubble burst? What do you need to know to get your own project going?  Just what does Nerdy Show think of Ouya? These are but some of the questions we ask in this episode of Nerdy Show. (more…)

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9. Episode 144 :: E3 2013 – Day 4

   E3 2013 ends with a bang! This is the last and final part of our daily podcasts, and the biggest one yet. We made the most of day 3 and this double-length episode is jam-packed with game impressions and our top 5 games of the show! (Check them out below if you’re into spoilers.)

   We demo out Nintendo titles including The Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario 3D World. We try out the new Harmonix/ Disney collaboration Fantasia and check out the remake of Castle of Illusion. We sample the finest games from the early PS4 roster: Watch Dogs and Transistor. We sit in on presentations for Batman: Arkham Origins, Thief: Out of the Shadows, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as well as get in on a 60-player demo of Battlefield 4, try out indie game, Colossal Kaiju Combat, and yes, there’s more.

   It’s a heck of a finale to an exhausting week of amazing new games and heated debates over new consoles.  The next year will be a decisive one for the landscape of the industry and it all starts here.

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   Links:

   • Nerdy Show’s E3 Coverage
   • E3 on the forums
   • Bleeding Cool
   • Miyamoto on game ownership

    

   Game Links:

   • Colossal Kaiju Combat
   • The Wonderful 101 – Preorder
   • Mario Kart 8
   • Super Mario 3D World
   • Fantasia
   • Castle of Illusion
   • Watch Dogs – Preorder
   • Transistor
   • Batman: Arkham Origins – Preorder
   • Thief: Out of the Shadows
     
   • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
   • Battlefield 4 – Preorder

    

   Our Top 5 Games of E3:

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10. Episode 143 :: E3 2013 – Day 3

    

    More hands on with amazing new games and more first looks – including South Park, Deadpool, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Phoenix Wright and, well… MORE! Plus some XBox One hardware details that might blow your mind.