Rated NA

It's the year 2013. Ash makes a fly-by of the games coming out in the first quarter, and we give our early opinions about each. We go in-depth with Rad Soldiers, Fable: The Journey, Downtown Abbey, Far Cry 3 and more tales from the 'verse in FTL. Finally, Matt previews some likely nerdy highlights of all of 2013 including movies, comics, and tech. And, as always, your responses in our NAQOTW. Warm up your crystal balls and plug in that crusty Zoltar machine...  It's time! Rated NA 87

On this final podcast of 2012 we take a look back at some of our favorite things. We talk THQ, Amazon TV, and Windows Phone, and review some highly addicting games in Middle Manager of Justice and FTL: Faster than Light. Finally, your top 5 things from the year. We couldn't do it without you, thanks for listening! Here's to a great 2013! Rated NA 86

Is there room on the Rated NA podcast for two nerds named Ash?  We're joined on this week's episode of Rated NA by writer, actress, and all around creative whirlwind, Ashly Burch.  Ashly and her brother Anthony are the masterminds behind the incredibly hilarious comedy series Hey Ash Whatcha' Playin? (HAWP).  If web comedy isn't your thing,  Ashly also voiced everyone's favorite 13 year old explosive expert Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2!  We were lucky enough to have Ash on for the entire episode and ended up gushing for hours about Mass Effect, The Walking Dead, XCOM and more..  Oh yeah, we also got around to reading your listener responses to this week's NAQOTW. Rated NA 85 Follow Nerd Appropriate on Twitter Follow Ashly Burch on Twitter Subscribe to the Rated NA Podcast and let us know we're okay at what we do.

The gang recaps the VGAs, Humble Bundle is awesome-er, Spellwood is a mobile gem, and we get our hands dirty with AC3 multiplayer. Finally, your thoughts and impressions about the award show's winners and losers. Its more fun than finding magical games to put into the eye sockets of statues. Rated NA 84

Author and creator, Miellyn Barrows joins us on the podcast to talk about her new Gamebook Adventure, "Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends". We talk about Nintendo's WiiU, the new X-Men movie, Bungie's new IP, Hero Academy, the documentary "Resurrect Dead", Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, and a great Humble Bundle. Finally, shenanigans ensue with our NAQOTW: "What supernatural being/creature would you love to have a relationship with and why?" We proudly dedicate this episode to our mothers... Rated NA 83

From the icy wastes of Canada Rated NA 82 is joined by special guest Mike Gamble of Bioware to talk production, Mass Effect, and the brand spanking new Omega DLC.  We also discuss our Thanksgiving holidays and this year's door buster madness!   Oh yeah, we do quick reviews of Halo 4, ACIII (ship combat), The Walking Dead: Episode Five, Borderlands 2 DLC, and our buddy Steve's new film Lincoln!  This episode is filled with more idiocy and explosions than ever before!! EXPLOSIONS!1!! Rated NA 82

We couldn't be more excited to have Actress Amy Acker on the podcast to talk about TV (Angel, Dollhouse, Alias, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. ), film, Much Ado About Nothing, and... pickling? Is there anything she can't do?! As always you can follow our Twitter feed here @NerdAppropriate or subscribe to our weekly podcasts here on the ol' iTunes.  Thanks so much for checking us out. Rated NA 81

Wind, rain and sickness won't keep us from you. Disney buys Lucasfilm, Marvel works on new Avengers stuff, and Microsoft looks at phone hardware. We review Wreck it Ralph and Walking Dead Ep 4, plus our early impressions of AC3 and indie-platforming darling, Pid. Finally, we find out who you'd recast for Luke, Leia, and Han in Star Wars Episode 7. Who is Haytham?! Rated NA 80

The gang is finally back together again to talk X-Com, Dance Central 3, Borderlands 2 DLC, and Dishonored. We talk technology with the iPad Mini and Microsoft Surface. We also gush over Avengers news, and Hilary spoils a movie or two. On this pre-Halloween contest we reminisce about costumes with your responses in our NAQOTW! Spooky! Rated NA 79

Are you guys ready this?! On this week's episode of Rated NA, Scott returns from Italy, Hilary visits Canada and we're joined by actress Ashley Eckstein from Star Wars: The Clone Wars! We're huge fans of Ashley and all the great stuff she's a part of, so make sure you let @HerUniverse know that you enjoyed the episode.  Barring disaster, we'll return next week with a "regular" episode filled with more nerdy news and info than you can handle.  Hope you're all doing well! Rated NA 78 Oh yeah!  If you're joining us for the very first time and love voice acting as much as we do, have a look at some of our previous interviews and podcasts with some of the finest voice actors in the entire galaxy. Interview: Ali Hillis  Interview: Tara Platt Podcast: Jennifer Hale As always you can download subcribe and download past episodes of Rated NA on iTunes for zero dollars.