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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Rated NA 58: Stick In The Spokes

Rated NA 58: Stick in the spokes

Holy guacamole, PAX Prime is sold out and Avengers is selling like hotcakes. News about an Elder Scrolls MMO, Ant Man movie, another departure at G4, and our upcoming “wife swap” with Reset Transmission. We start playing down our Summer Game Piles, and review Star Wars Kinect, Dragon Age: Silent Grove, The Avengers, Fable Heroes, and The Infinite Horizon. This week’s community question: Which game, movie, or TV show would you help create with unlimited resources?

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Rated NA 57: Not My Nuts

Rated NA 57: Not my nuts

Hilary is back for more podcasting adventures: We talk about a departure from G4, PAX Prime registration, The Game of Game of Thrones, and, Fringe news, a Mass Effect 3 composer featured within the Animoog iOS app. We review the first chapter of The Walking Dead game, Dragon’s Dogma demo, The Witcher 2, Cabin in the Woods, and Mass Effect Homeworlds #1. Finally, we talk about your wishlist for a next-gen console experience.

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Rated NA 56: East Coast, West Coast Battle

Rated NA 56: East coast, west coast battle

We welcome special guest Hilary from Cabcat Industries to the podcast, and take a moment to get to know each other a little better. It wouldn’t be a podcast without Mass Effect talk (including a remix album from FotP BigGiantCircles), then we dive into Brea Grant’s KickStarter project, The Witcher 2, Fez, new podcast friends in Reset Transmission, Comic Con Episode IV A Fan’s Hope, Legend of Korra, and Robotek for mobile. Finally, we talk about your “dream jobs.” Haa-ARGH!

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Rated NA 54: Winning At Life

Rated NA 54: Winning at life

Since none of us won the mega lottery, we’re back! We talk about fan-made Wing Commander, KickStarter, Harry Potter, New comic-based TV cartoons, SEGA’s woes, and the new Superman. We take a look at Angry Birds in Space, (now with gravitational pull), and give early impressions of Kid Icarus uprising for the 3DS. Finally, we look ahead to convention season and talk about your most anticipated releases this year. Special thanks to Jimmy Hinson (aka Big Giant Circles) for rejoin music from the album Legacy, featuring unused material originally intended for Mass Effect 2. Awesome!

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Rated NA 52: Spoiler-free Nerdery

Rated NA 52: Spoiler-free nerdery

We’re back together for an old-school style round-table recording. In the throws of ME3, we stay spoiler-free. We talk about the recent SWTOR summit, and the DC Comics site relaunch. We have reviews of I am Alive, Mass Effect: Infiltrator for iOS, and Matt’s Comic pick of the week. Finally, we discuss some spoiler-free first impressions of ME3, and whether or not there should be a Mass Effect MMO.

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Rated NA 51: We Ride On The Backs Of Elcor

Rated NA 51: We ride on the backs of Elcor

On this pre-ME3 podcast, we ask for your outlandish predictions of the highly anticipated game. We also look ahead to PAX East and ComicCon. Assassin’s Creed 3 has a revolutionary new setting, and Windows 8 gets an Xbox Companion. We review Squids on Android, Awake on NBC, and Matt’s Comic PotW. Listen now, it’s as easy as getting your space game out of a tree!

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Rated NA 50: Now With More Slide Whistle

Rated NA 50: Now with more slide whistle

On this special milestone podcast, we talk about what NA and your support mean to us. We discuss Borderlands 2, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, Alan Wake American Nightmare, Hero Academy, SSX, Gotham City Impostors, and Matt’s Oscar move roundup and comic book picks. Finally, past interviewee’s and NA alum join in on our conversation about how today’s media will be viewed in 100 years. This podcast features music from chiptune artist, Leeni (leeni.bandcamp.com), as well as music from The Glitch Mob. Yesssss!

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Rated NA 49: My Galactic Readiness Level Is Bigger

Rated NA 49: My galactic readiness level is bigger

Double Fine proves the world still loves adventure games. We talk about Mass Effect 3 (naturally), and a Blizzard update. We give early KoA: Reckoning impressions, Matt brings his Oscar Deathmatch Challenge, and we review Hero Academy, Fear Agent TPB, a Conan comic, and look back at the SWTOR: The first 50 levels. Finally we talk about nerdy Valentine’s Day gifts. Special thanks to Magnus Palsson (aka SoulEye) for our featured track, “Pushing Onwards” from VVVVVV! Check out: http://souleyedigitalmusic.bandcamp.com/

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