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The video game industry has hit an age that every mass medium hits – where restoring and revitalizing old titles is imperative. These days even more movies are getting regurgitated as needless remakes or unnecessary sequels – can the gaming industry do any better? Are there games out there that actually need to be remade or are begging to be updated with HD graphics? This Nerdy Show Microsode is a...

Coming to you directly from I-95… it’s Nerdy Show Comic Show! The Nerdy Show crew traveled from Orlando to Charlotte North Carolina for our favorite comic convention of the year: HeroesCon. We hung out with some cool folks, met some fine people, moderated some cool panels, and now we’re driving home in the middle of the night. In this episode not only do Cap, Tony, and Trench discuss the HeroesCon...

Movie sequels are a tricky business. Crappy movies get sequels all the time and on occasion perfectly good standalone movies are forced into the sequel game with mixed results or even the dreaded… direct to video sequel. Meanwhile, plenty of perfectly good film franchises are lying in wait as other movies are given the full-service sequel treatment. So what films actually need sequels? Nerdy Show...

It’s the final day of E3 2014 and there’s no shortage of new game experiences for us to cram in before the show closes for another year. We got a closed-door look at Rocksteady’s return to the Batman/ Arkham franchise: Batman: Arkham Knight (as well as a look at some kinda freaky Green Lantern redesign), saw the ultra gory and super-awesome Fatalities and features of Mortal Kombat X, peeped a Zeld...

This E3 day offered not just thrills, but actual terror. The last thing we want is to be seduced by another Alien game but dammit… Alien: Isolation is in a league of its own and truly embodies the notion of “survival horror”. But it’s not the only game we saw flirting with danger and desperation – the creator of Resident Evil has returned to set a new bar for the horror puzzler, and the new zombie...

E3 has truly begun! The convention doors have been thrown open wide and we’ve raided the halls of valuable information and hands-on experiences. We tried out Fable: Legends, Shape Up, Fantasia: Music Evolved, Disney Infinity Marvel Super Heroes, Apotheon, Broforce, and EarthNight. And we saw live demos of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Civilization: Beyond Earth, and TellTale’s Tales From T...

Last year’s E3 was all about the new hardware. This year it’s all about the new hardware proving itself with games, games, games! This episode of Nerdy Show chronicles Day Zero of E3: Four colossal press conferences where the stage is set for the next-gen goodies awaiting us when the show floor opens. Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft vied for the favor of gamers everywhere and for those of us stil...

Adventures in video gaming awaits! Next week, Nerdy Show will be in Los Angeles to cover E3 – the biggest video game event of the year. But before we do that and unleash daily podcasts and videos chronicling our hands-on experiences with all new games, we thought it would be apropos to get the conversation started. And what better place to start than the rumor mill? Join Nerdy Show hosts Cap, Bran...

It’s a month of uncanny anniversaries. Last week we celebrated 60 years of Godzilla, and this week it’s 30 years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In this episode we talk with Steve Murphy – the most prolific Ninja Turtles author of all-time; having written more Turtles stories in more mediums than even the TMNT’s creators. As his pen name, Dean Clarrain, Murphy wrote Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles A...

Like a rock ‘n’ roll granddad, Godzilla is over the hill but ain’t gonna hesitate to crack jaws in a cultural relevance bar brawl. The King of All Monsters is still a pop culture behemoth even at the big 6-0, and in this episode we celebrate his nuclear legacy. Nerdy Show hosts Cap, Kay, Hex, and Tony are joined by community member and kaiju expert, BigBadShadowMan to discuss Godzilla’s history, v...

State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”.It’s a time of celebration throughout the galaxy. May the Fourth has brought jubilation to countless systems and the cast of Episode VII has finally been announced! But – there are still many secrets surrounding the burgeoning new film. Rumors of a mysterious cast member still to come, and...

Calling all music nerds, sci-tech geeks, and mathletes! We've embarked on a perilous journey to one of the coolest nerd events there is – Moogfest! What’s Moogfest? It’s an annual event in Asheville, NC celebrating the legacy of synth pioneer Bob Moog. Formerly a music festival, this year it’s digivolved into a synthesis of technology, art, and music. Join Cap, Jon, and Flame On!’s Bryan as they c...

“When destiny beckons, no one can ignore the call…”And so your beloved Nerdy Show hosts have been summoned by the power of the Microsode and the will of Nerdy Show fan, MrJMir. His request? We read from Kevin Wong’s Heroes of Destiny, Episode I: Eternal Knights. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of this momentous tome – it’s a self-published fantasy novel from the mystical land of Canada, an...

In this episode, Cap talks with Kevin (aka Prince Jellyfish, aka Young Crybaby) from Mouth’s Cradle. His new EP, Sakura, takes on genre that few nerd artists have attempted: English language covers of anime themes and j-pop songs. Last month on Nerdy. FM, we debuted the EP along with a track-by-track interview with Kevin where he shared his favorite anime, j-pop composers, and insight into his ins...

Our interview series leading up to Moogfest concludes! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show has spoken with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode we talk to the editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine and founder of Boing...

Sci-tech, sci-fi, and synths collide as our Moogfest interview series continues! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode, Cap and Jon talk with renaissance woman,...

RPG Month continues! Roleplaying is both a game and an exercise in creativity. Those of us who roll the dice know, the imaginary action of a group of friends collaboratively adventuring brings was cooler action and bigger laughs than… well, any other medium really. So it’s only natural that some gamers would take the raw fun of their tabletop adventures to their other creative outlets. Enter: Rat...

Moogfest returns! What once was the world’s coolest electronic music festival has expanded to include symposiums on futurism, art, and technology – becoming perhaps the nerdiest event of the year. Leading up to Moogfest’s launch (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. First up is Futurama writer and Exe...

It’s RPG Month! That means we’ve got a slew of programming focused on the craft of tabletop roleplaying and the people it’s inspired. In this episode we’re joined by Chamber Band a folk rock outfit whose tales of heartbreak and dire deeds are all set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. If their name rings a bell it might be because their debut album, Deities, rocked our world in 2013 and placed #6...

Our live show is back with a vengeance! Perhaps you caught our pilot episode last year where we slimed each other and challenged fans to an eating contest. Well, we’re back with an all-new challenge! Join the hosts of Nerdy Show, Flame On!, and Ghostbusters: Resurrection as well as special guest, chip pop rocker extraordinaire, Professor Shyguy – for a birthday-style nerd battle the likes of which...

Nerdy Show Comic Show, has transformed into a video format! Introducing Nerdy Show Comic Show LIVE – a mayhem-filled comics panel. And THIS is its accompanying podcast. This episode was recorded on February 8th, aka 2.8.14. And any DC comics fan knows that 2814 is Earth’s sector in the DC Universe! So we celebrated Lantern Day in style! Imagine a panel at a convention… and now imagine it hopped up...

An impromptu episode! Much is going on here at Nerdy Show – both behind the scenes and live on the Internets! So much so we haven’t had a chance to announce or discuss it all on an episode of Nerdy Show yet! Join Cap, Jon, and Kristin as we discuss upcoming Nerdy Show Live episodes, the release of the Nerdapalooza 2013 video archive, Nerdy Show’s exclusive Star Wars: Attack Squadrons beta keys, th...

State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”.The Star Wars universe we know is changing rapidly. Like the cycle of rebirth, the old must be burnt away before it can come back familiar but new and (hopefully) stronger. With game-changing shake-ups like this we had to convene for a new State of the Empire. The Expanded Universe is in t...

It’s a new Nerdy Show Book Club! If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you read some Animorphs. This shape-shifting sci-fi series was a seminal read for legions of nerdy teens; some of whom may have grown up to host podcasts. Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate (the writing duo better known to Animorphs fans as K.A. Applegate) are back! In this episode we review their latest joint book, Eve and...

2013 is dead and gone. You know what that means? It’s time for our annual TOP 20 NERDY THINGS list! Since 2009 it’s been our solemn duty to create a list ranking the “Top 20 Nerdy Things” of the year. We take all of pop culture, science & technology, and world happenings and subject them to a number of life-or-death challenges akin to Highlanders battling one another for the quickening, or The Hun...