The Nerd Umbrella

This week, Peter, Yuchin and Ryan debate what year from 2017 to 2001 was the best year for video games! Taking into account what game we like the most and the overall cultural impact, we try to work out which year reigns supreme. This is part one, as we do the top half of the … Continue reading Ep 22: Best Year for Video Games Bracket (Part 1) →

Peter and Yuchin give their thoughts on e3 2018, with thoughts on how to make trailing missions fun in Assassin’s Creed since apparently we’re stuck with them, and whether Halo needs to move on from the Master Chef or stick to its guns.   Let us know what you think on twitter @thenerdumbrella, and be … Continue reading Episode 21: e3 Roundup →

The new Super Smash Brothers game has a name, an enormous roster of every returning character, and Ridley, so we couldn’t be more excited. Peter and Ryan talk about all the reveals in the Nintendo Direct, what they get the feeling the gameplay will be like, and a bunch of assorted Smash Bros goodness. And … Continue reading Ep 21: Smash Bros Ultimate: First Impressions →

This week, Peter and Ryan sit down and talk about Nintendo’s upcoming E3 conference, and what they want to see in the new Super Smash Brothers game. Then, Peter talks about the most recent Star Wars controversy, the harassment certain members of the cast and crew have been getting over their work on the movie, … Continue reading Episode 20: Smash Bros 5, and Star Wars Controversy →

We’re back! This week, Peter gets into why he likes the movie Speed Racer so much. It’s a podcast I’ve always wanted to make in some form, so I’m glad I got it done! Shout out to Belated Media and Egoraptor for recommending it, here’s the video I mention in the episode:     Follow … Continue reading Episode 18: Speed Racer →

Peter is trying to watch a movie he hasn’t seen before, every week for all of 2018. The year’s a quarter done, so he runs down the 15 movies he’s seen so far this year! From the disappointing Pacific Rim: Uprising, to the surprisingly good Jumanji and Ready Player One, he breaks down what he … Continue reading Episode 17: One Movie a Week 2018 (so far) →

The book club sits down to discuss The Wise Man’s fear again! The theories get a little more out there this time, as we become increasingly desperate for book 3 to be released (or announced). It’s a good discussion, and I think we hit on some good points regarding a number of yet to be … Continue reading Book Club: The Wise Man’s Fear (Part 2) →

Yuchin and Peter talk about what they’ve been up to recently, and then play a game of Fact or Scription! The game works by one person finding or creating synopses of a specific type of media (in this case, anime) and the other has to try and guess whether they’re real or not. It’s a … Continue reading Ep 15: Fact or Scription →

Seven years and a day after the book’s initial release, The Nerd Umbrella book club breaks down book two in the Kingkiller Chronicles, The Wise Man’s Fear! Yuchin, Peter, Shelby and Rey talk theories about Denna being the moon, the contents of Kvothe’s thrice locked chest, and the resolution of the storylines in the yet … Continue reading Book Club: The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss (Part 1) →

Yuchin and Peter sit down for a chat, and it wanders all over the place. We talk Subnautica, Black Panther, the Apple Airpods, WWE, and a little about the Winter Olympics. It’s a good time.   Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Yuchin: @Slikeer, and Peter: @petapetri