NerdsPLUS

E3, the biggest event in video gaming, has come around again and our nerds are here with all their hottest takes.

NerdsPLUS is a weekly podcast coming to you from the Newshub newsroom, where three friends bring you all the video games, anime, comics and petty arguments about fictional characters you wish were on the 6pm bulletin.

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E3 is moments away so let's find out who can peer into the future better between Finn and Jordan.

NerdsPLUS is a weekly podcast coming to you from the Newshub newsroom, where three friends bring you all the video games, anime, comics and petty arguments about fictional characters you wish were on the 6pm bulletin.

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Finn gushes over HBO's Chernobyl mini-series, Jordan runs us through Dauntless, and all three of us wonder if Star Citizen will ever actually come out. Then we check in with how the gaming industry is doing at self-regulating loot boxes. Spoiler alert, not well.

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This week we finally get to stop talking about Game of Thrones and start talking about Pokemon, with Jordan bringing us his spoiler-free impressions of Detective Pikachu. Also on the show, Subnautica, SteamWorld Quest, Overcooked, Sony and Microsoft team-up and the chill joy of No-Clip video game documentaries.

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This week our nerds tackle the much-maligned Episode 5 of Game of Thrones and the much-lauded third entry into the John Wick trilogy. Then they discuss the latest State of Play, that tiny morsel of Final Fantasy 7 remake content and touch base with the latest in Randy Pitchford's Twitter meltdown.

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Game of Thrones is ending with a whimper and Finn is less than impressed. The nerds also head off to see the not-so-wonderful wizard of games, Randy Pitchford, and then update you on the latest in the depressing world of game worker exploitation.

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Beware: this podcast is dark and full of spoilers. It's time for our nerds to take a deep dive into the two biggest pieces of media on the planet, with a brief aside to process the Sonic trailer.

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What the hell, Sony. The new console had a very strange unveiling and our nerds were not prepared. Then the team is forced to Git Gud and solve the difficulty in video games debate, Jason Schreier has even more to say about Bioware and the future of Dragon Age, EA brags about not microtransacting a game, and we celebrate everything Star Wars.

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Hot dang From Software done got us again. Plus we consider the future of the video game industry (some more), discuss Jason Schrier's fascinating deep dive into Anthem's troubled development and Camille plays Witcher 3 for the first time. Plus, Jordan convinces us why Borderlands is the world's best schlooter.

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We took a break and things went bananas in the world of video games. Let's process it all together.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week
Stadia: Google has (partially) pulled back the curtain on their streaming service. Are the console wars over now? (probably)
Division 2: The most obviously political non-political game of all time
Valve and their hands-off approach to content moderation
How goddam excellent Devotion is, if only people could buy it.
The smoking sexy style Devil May Cry 5
Far Cry 5: New Dawn and the consistency of Ubisoft games
A new character in Dota 2 and Finn becomes literally gobsmacked at how much money and time his co-hosts have spent on that game.
Next week's homework
Return of the Obra Dinn - Latest form indie darling Lucas Pope. Never has nautical insurance adjusting been so fun.
Final Space - Netflix animated comedy that Jordan insists is revolutionary
Umbrella Academy - Because the one thing the Black Parade album was missing was super-powered teens

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