Supernatural – Page 5 – Nerds Assemble

April 7, 2015May 22, 2020

Nerds Assemble 130: The evils of Mario Party 10

This week: it was a Bank Holiday and so we chilled out and talked about how we’d been passing the time…

Please join Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they talk about:

What we’ve been up to: Star Trek mirror-verse watch-a-thon, Mario Party 10, White Night, OlliOlli 2, Elite: Dangerous, Supernatural, Destiny, CounterSpy, Far Cry 4, Cards Against Humanity…
The Hugo Awards mess
Green Lantern/Star Trek crossover coming our way in July
GTA V Online Duke of Death glitch
The Animal Crossing Chrome music extension
The Twin Peaks revival mess
The Super Smash Bros fighter ballot

So, are you sitting comfortably?

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March 31, 2015May 22, 2020

Nerds Assemble 129: Parents who ignore videogame age ratings

This week: Is it time out for parents that allow their underage kids to play 18-rated videogames?

Please join Emily, Paul and Paul (sorry, no Cookie this week) as they talk about:

Live action Mulan in development
Bruce Lee 2
Mortal Kombat X producer leaves Twitter after threats made against family
Constantine season 2 still in limbo, holding out for pitches to NBC at end of April
Hugh Jackman to play Wolverine one last time
Lobo co-creator passes away
What we’ve been up to: Supernatural, Elite: Dangerous, Lie to Me, Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

And for our feature this week, we look at recent news surrounding the announcement that some head teachers in Cheshire will report parents to the authorities if it is found that their children have been playing videogames rated 18.

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March 10, 2015May 22, 2020

Nerds Assemble 126: Agency in videogames

This week: agency in videogames – is it time we had more?

Please join Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they talk about:

DMCA abuse in independent publishing
OlliOlli cross-buy for 3DS and Wii U
Elite: Dangerous heading to Xbox One first and then PS4
Reactions to Monday’s Apple news
Valiant comics film deal
Star Wars adds first LGBT character to its new canon
What we’ve been up to: messing with Raspberry Pi 2.0, House of Cards season 3, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, The Secret Life of Four Year Olds, Supernatural season 9, True Detective season 1

And for our feature this week: we discuss whether videogames need to be designed with more player agency in mind, as we look over titles such as Far Cry 4, Papers, Please, Bioshock, Mass Effect and The Last of Us, and wonder if indie developers will be the ones to fill this niche.

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March 3, 2015May 22, 2020

Nerds Assemble 125: It’s a kind of magic

This week: tributes to Nimoy, we catch up with the news and we talk about magic.

Please join Emily, Paul, Paul and Paul as they talk about a bunch of random things, including:

The passing of Leonard Nimoy
That Power/Rangers fan film
More Amiibos to be compatible with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
ClayFighter: Remastered in the works
New Alien film on the way
The best way to watch the Star Wars films before Episode VII is released
What we’ve been up to: Raspberry Pi 2.0, Shadow of Mordor, Blek, House of Cards season 3

And for our feature this week: we look at the representation of magic in fiction, from Supernatural to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to Final Fantasy VII to Eternal Darkness, and even the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch.

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February 17, 2015May 22, 2020

Nerds Assemble 124: Do comic book movies need to do more?

This week: Spider-Man, Bethesda, Godus and a buttload of superheroes.

Please join Emily, Paul and Paul (sorry, no Retroid this week) as they talk about:

Spider-Man comes home to Marvel, sorta
Bethesda to run their first ever showcase at E3 this year
Peter Molyneux, Godus and one huge mess
The Blacklist, Community and Supernatural

And for our feature this week: we take a look at our favourite comic book movies, and ask if it’s possible for these superhero features to be more than smash and grab, in light of several of Birdman’s plot points and the recent release of Big Hero 6 in the UK.

So, are you sitting comfortably?