Rated NA 60: Wife Swap

Rated NA 60: Wife Swap

Aenne Schumann from Press 2 Reset joins the NA crew for a superhero crossover podcast! We talk Mass Effect news, 38 Studios, technology news, and ALF! We review Max Payne 3, Diablo 3, Awesomenauts, Dream Machine. Our Summer Game Pile series also continues. In this week’s community question, we explore the possibilities of time travel. Awkward silences FTW!

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Nest – Nerd Appropriate In The House!

Nest – Nerd Appropriate in the house!

Have you ever been sitting on your couch and wished it was a few degrees warmer? Ever left for a long weekend and forgot to change your thermostat so that your A/C didn’t run the whole time raising your power bill? Really don’t care enough about you thermostat to want to mess with it? Well then you’re in luck! The Nest Thermostat may be just what you are looking for.

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The Woman In Black: The Nerd Appropriate Review

The Woman in Black: The Nerd Appropriate Review

A movie called “The Woman in Black” appeared in my Direct TV queue the other day and because of my unnatural obsession with all things paranormal, there was little I could do to combat its pull. Now, before you get all “OMG, I can’t believe you didn’t know about it” or “Ugh, isn’t that the one with Harry Potter not being Harry Potter” on me, hear me out. This film was quite good. Yes, it can be difficult to see Daniel Radcliffe as anything other than the brooding kid with glasses and an owl, but the way the movie progressed from first conflict to denouement was outstanding. I literally screamed at a couple key points in between, so the thrill factor was certainly present.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Release Date Totally Known!

XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Release Date Totally Known!

Seeing footage of XCOM: Enemy Unknown at this year’s PAX: East quickly reminded me how much I longed for the glory days of well executed turn based strategy.  Not only did the XCOM look incredible, it also seemed to mysteriously capture the tone and pedigree of the original title.  If you’re anything like myself and have been waiting for a proper release day for this long anticipated title, we’ve got great news, the wait is almost over!  XCOM is set to invade North America on October 9th 2012 for both 360 and PC. (click for more info)

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