The Nerd Alternative

This week we welcome back our guest Xanohano to discuss some Black games developers. As games are starting to get more representative we decided to show some support to up and coming black games creators and developers. Featured are the following games: 

We give you mini pitch and review as well as exploring why their work is so important to changing the face of gaming. 

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In this episode we sat down with twitch streamer, graphic designer and all round cool guy Xanohana. We discussed the challenges and joys of streaming, as well as the state of the streaming sphere. Check him out on twitch (xanohana), twitter and instagram (xanohanattv)!

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With the UK back in lockdown we thought we'd do an episode on some underrated gems to keep you busy over lockdown. From games and books to anime we give you a mini pitch for a bunch of nerdy things to add to your watch/game/read list! 

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To celebrate the release of latest generation of consoles -namely the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5- we thought we revisit some of the best and worse parts of the last generation of gaming. We discuss everything from the games themselves to industry practices, as well as our hopes for the latest/future generation.

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This week we discuss Shonen Jump's much debated 'Big Three'.  As well as talking about the influence anime such as Naruto, One Piece and Bleach had on the scene, we define what exactly makes an anime worthy of 'Big Three' status as well as whether or not this new generation of anime has any worthy contenders. 

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Celebrating both Black History Month and Halloween in this episode we discuss the tumultuous relationship between horror and black people. From some of the shameless tropes that have boxed us into certain roles to more insidious stereotypes, we discuss the history of the genre as well as the renaissance of black horror in the form of Jordan Peele's films and Misha Green's 'Lovecraft Country' 

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In this episode we discuss season 2 of The Boys, an Amazon production based on a graphic novel of the same name by Garth Ennis.

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As part of black history month we wanted to dedicate an episode to blerd stories, from our own personal journeys to the not so well known black innovators who paved the way for games, films and books we discuss what it means to be a blerd today and what we'd like to see in the future! 

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In this episode we vent about the tropes that get under our skin, some of them we've talked about before and some will probably be a little controversial... spanning films, books, games and anime we present our personal top three most hated tropes and argue amongst ourselves Room 101 style. Who comes out on top?

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It's October in the UK and that means Black History Month has arrived! As a podcast made up of three black people, we wanted to dedicate some real space to discuss some of our favourite black comic/manga creators. 

In this episode we go through five pieces of work made by talented black people! They gave us story, art and personality the whole shebang. If you're interested in the titles we covered look them up or find them on our social media.

'Stranger Days' by Iman Lake 

'Bitter Root' by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene

'Monarchs' by Joshua Bullock 

'Heru' by Jason Barrett

'Adorned by Chi' by Jacque Aye!, (Art) Magus Ato & Tiana Mone'e

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