Nerds Assemble

This week: We discuss just how effective or ineffective Black Friday sales were. (Apologies for the late episode, this one was created just before the Tumblr fiasco).  Join the Emily, Paul and Paul as they also pay tribute to Stan Lee and discuss what they’ve been up to. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: A kickstarter project that has come to fruition, but has not rewarded it’s backers. Join the Emily, Paul and Paul as they rant about a game funded a few years ago and recently released that have yet to grace the consoles of the original backers. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: We’re discussing the huge amount we see superheroes, going from the MCU, Sony and Fox properties all the way to DC’s universe and beyond. Join the Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they chat about how long do we have left before superheroes go the way of Westerns in the 70′s and is there any more the genre can offer? So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: We’re discussing the dark side of fandoms and how they can be incredibly toxic. Join the Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they chat about specific fandoms which have of late, seen a great many problem behaviours. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

Join the Emily, Paul, and Paul as they chat about Cookie’s recent Nintendo Switch ownership, along with some of the benefits of having a truly portable and powerful console. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: we talk about whether people lose their gaming mojo, or if its actually just that there’s no games coming out that excite them. Join the Emily, Paul and Paul (no Cookie this week) as they chat about their experiences of waning videogame interest over the years (and then it’s resurgence). So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: we’ve noticed a slowing down of the videogame tie-in versions of big movies. Join the Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they chat about previous videogame movie tie-ins and the shift towards using IPs rather than actual films. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: Homebrew is a controversial topic, although one that opens up a lot of possibilities. Join the Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they invalidate their warranties and open up about the benefits and drawbacks of installing homebrew software on consoles. Here’s the video that sparked off the discussion:  And the channel Retroid mentioned. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.

This week: the Nerds discuss the issues surrounding encryption and cloud services. Join the Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they decrypt the problems of Dropbox’s latest move to not support Linux as widely as it previously has. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter. Theme music by Martin Falder.

This week: the Nerds crew get to grill our special guest Jean Leggett about the creation and development of her and her husband’s games development company, One More Story Games (you can play some of their games by clicking through to their website).  So join Paul, Emily, Paul and Jean as they discuss a very unique take on developing games. You can see Jean’s Tedx Talk about the history of One More Story Games below. So, are you sitting comfortably? Click here to listen in your browser (right-click and ‘Save As’ to download). Find the podcast on Stitcher here. Find the podcast on iTunes here. RSS here. Any feedback or questions? Let us know via the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter.