Hosts: Matt, Ash, and Scott: The Battleborn beta is here, plus trailers for Rogue One, Gears 4, and Titanfall 2. In our NAQOTW we ask you what annoys you most about your beloved games. Also, check out the Make it So-So Podcast about the "not so good" episodes of Star Trek! Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Apr 13, 2016•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 258
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt: Star Wars The Force Awakens is back! Plus, what to expect in the latest Division update, and Marvel news. Would you tackle your worst fears in VR? We find out in the NAQOTW. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Apr 07, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 257
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt: We get into the weeds with The Division, plus spoiler free talk about Daredevil S2, and we discuss (argue about?) virtual reality. NAQOTW is back too, and you tell us what IP you'd like to see get the "Netflix treatment". Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Mar 30, 2016•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 256
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt: We welcome Cissy Jones (@cissyspeaks) to the podcast, hot off her performance in Firewatch (see what I did there). We also talk about her work in Telltale's Walking Dead series, have too much fun in the lightning round, and learn how the Simpsons led Sissy to a career in voice acting. She's super fun. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Mar 23, 2016•51 min•Ep. 255
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt: We're joined this week by Rahul Kohli, who plays everyone's favorite forensic pathologist Ravi on The CW's hit series iZombie. Tune in to hear all about the games he loves, his insane origin story and so much more! Oh yeah, make sure you stick around for Rahul's lightning round answers, because they're pretty incredible. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Mar 17, 2016•46 min•Ep. 254
Hosts: Scott, Matt, and Ash We talk Firewatch, The Culling, and Rare Replay. Plus, Blood Alloy, new Mi-Clos games, the Last Maharaja DLC for AC Syndicate, and your emojis?! Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download
Mar 07, 2016•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 253
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt. We welcome actress Mary Kate Wiles to the show to talk about Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party, Spies are Forever, Lord of the Rings, and more! Support Poe Party on Kickstarter here ! Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Mar 02, 2016•47 min•Ep. 252
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt We talk Deadpool, initial thoughts on Street Fighter V, and one more go at The Division beta. Plus Unravel, Marvel's Most Wanted, and moar XCOM 2. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download
Feb 24, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 251
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt. Ash gets into X-Com 2, Matt talks movies, and Scott can't stop playing Hand of Fate. Plus, your thoughts on superhero films in our NAQOTW. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download
Feb 16, 2016•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 250
Hosts: Ash, Scott, and Matt. We welcome Hannah Telle, voice of Max from DONTNOD's Life is Strange, to the show to talk about voice acting, origin stories, and music. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download
Feb 10, 2016•46 min•Ep. 249
Hosts: Matt, Scott, & Ash : Our experience in the Division beta... and we just make up the rest. We talk headphones, Criminal Podcast, Ori and the Blind Forest, Pocket Mortys and more! Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Feb 06, 2016•49 min•Ep. 248
Hosts: Ash, Matt and Kate : Our pal, Kate drops by to chat. We talk Cloverfield, The Division, EA Access, Jessica Jones, Punisher, SyFy and more! Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download
Jan 20, 2016•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 247
Hosts: Matt, Ash, and Scott - The gang is back... again. We catch up on the past few months including talk about Star Wars The Force Awakens, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, The Expanse, and all the nonsense you've come to expect from us. Thanks for sticking with it!
Jan 13, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 246
Hosts Ash, Matt and Kate SO MUCH TO COVER! We're back...almost. Today we talk about what the heck we've been up to for the past few months. Chat about N7 day, conspiracy theories surrounding Star Wars and Batman V Superman and finally Alien Superstructures. Don't worry tangents abound through out. For reviews we talk about Until Dawn on the PS4, Halo 5, Rebel Galaxy, Fall TV (and the surprise hit we both love), Skyshine's Bedlam and Rock Band 4. In our NAQOTW we ask you what you have been up to....
Nov 12, 2015•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 245
[Recorded at PAX Prime 2015] Host: Ash -- People ask all the time: how did you get that job in games? Well, for this group, the answers are convoluted and, often, completely nuts. From meeting a friend through our mom's writer's groups to creating videogame-inspired outfits, follow our wild, weird paths into games. Maybe you'll get inspired to find your own random way in. Panelists: Miellyn Fitzwater Barrows [Creative Director, Gorgeous Robot], Ash Sevilla [Community Manager, n-Space], Sean Bapt...
Sep 09, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 244
Matt and Scott are joined by Kate Dollarhyde to wrap up their last day of PAX Prime 2015. We get a peek at Guitar Hero Live and visit Adult Swim Games to play Ray's the Dead, Katana Zero, and Rain World. Also, Indie Megabooth, Moon Hunters, Below, Tumblestone, Mini Metro, Together: Amna and Saif, Dragon Age Inquisition, and the BTA/Can't Talk Party.
Sep 04, 2015•42 min•Ep. 243
Matt and Scott travel around downtown Seattle for Day 2 of PAX. We played Gigantic, went to a Sword Coast Legends panel, played Banner Saga 2, Skyshine's Bedlam, and Adventures of Pip. Finally, we went to an Origin Stories panel with our pals, Ash, Miellyn, Jessa, Sean, Ben, and Laura Bailey.
Aug 30, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 242
Hosts Matt and Scott hit Seattle for day 1 of PAX Prime 2015. After the bi-annual NAPPP off of Post Alley they climbed out of their hotel room Friday morning and headed to the Con floor. They played Tom Clancy's The Division, Mirror's Edge and Rock Band 4 and this was before the general population came in. Scott then head off to pay Assassin's Creed Syndicate. They met back up and checked out the quirky indie Detective Story Kona as well as the new dungeon crawler Necropolis. After that they wan...
Aug 28, 2015•57 min•Ep. 241
Scott returns to talk with Matt about Gamescom (Xbox, Quantum Break, and Dragon Age Inquisition: The Descent), the new Deadpool Trailer, and Nemesis Games (Expanse Book 5). Also, random discussions about Jupiter Ascending, True Detective, Astronaut Wives Club, the Martian, and So Many Me. Support Rated NA... Save 10% on LootCrate and support Nerd Appropriate with code: RATEDNA Try Audible and get a free audio book download...
Aug 07, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 240
Matt and Ash have Kate Dollarhyde (@keightdee) on the show to talk the latest news with Netflix, Ouya and Razer...which incidentally sounds like a bad guy duo from TMNT, and HBO on Verizon. In the reviews they talk about Ant Man and spoiling the living crap out of Batman Arkham Knight. Don't worry there are warning sounds a plenty before the spoilers begin. Also see if you can see the exact moment we realized Scott was away! It's a fun game!
Jul 30, 2015•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 239
Hosts Matt and Ash send you to San Diego Comic Con 2015 where Ash sits down with Ann Foley the costume designer for ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. They chat about everything from being in the hallowed Marvel Booth at the Con to what her motivations are for the costuming of the show to what's coming up next season.
Jul 24, 2015•16 min•Ep. 238
Hosts Ash and Matt take you to an interview conducted by Ash live at San Diego Comic Con 2015. This time we talk to the cast and creators of Supermansion the new take on aging superheroes who live in a mansion together. The latest idea from the creators of Robot Chicken. The interview kicks off with Bryan Cranston, who you may know from Breaking Bad among many other credits and Jillian Bell the hilarious "Jillian" on Workaholics. The interview closes out with Matthew Seinrich Co-Creator of Robot...
Jul 23, 2015•14 min•Ep. 237
Hosts Matt and Ash come to you live from San Diego Comic Con 2015 with the authors of The Expanse. The fantastic book series and soon to be hit TV show on Syfy coming this December. We learn about their origin, where they came up with the Expanse and what it's like to prepare for a TV show.
Jul 22, 2015•17 min•Ep. 236
Hosts Matt and Ash sit down in a bowling alley (first time!) to talk with Milana Vayntrub live from San Diego Comic Con 2015. We talk some more about how she started out, what stand up is like and just sort of about the hustle in general. Enjoy the first of our series of interviews from SDCC 2015.
Jul 21, 2015•21 min•Ep. 235
Hosts Ash and Matt. This episode we talk about San Diego Comic Con 2015 and all of the happenings in and around the con of cons. We talk about Veronica Belmont, Gary Whitta, Geek and Sundry, Milkfed Criminal Masterminds, Super Mansion, Heavy Metal and the always wonderful Milana Vayntrub, and that was just Thursday! We go on to talk about Falling Skies, The 100, Minority Report, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., iZombie, and the very interesting Kung Fury party. Matt also goes into his Frida...
Jul 20, 2015•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 234
Your intrepid traveling hosts Matt and Ash preview San Diego Comic Con 2015. Highlighting the things they are going to do, giving you a con checklist of things to do and avoid doing, and finally give you hint of content to come!
Jul 09, 2015•23 min•Ep. 233
Scott, Ash and Matt check in this week to see how Ash's adventures went at E3. We take a look at all of the news and happenings at the event. Everything including Gears of War 4, Halo 5, FFVII, Dishonored 2, and so so much more. Ash and Matt talk about their opening thoughts on Batman Arkham Knight, spoiler alert, they love it. And last up we ask you what you thought of E3! Thanks to Loot Crate for sponsoring the show!
Jul 03, 2015•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 232
Matt, Ash and eventually Scott all talk about the things we expect and are most excited about at E3. We chat about Sense 8 on Netflix for a little bit and learn just how bad Ash's memory is. Finally, just before it's too late, Scott shows up to hang out and talk Assassin's Creed Chronicle's China and a video that is a blast from the past. All that and not too much more!
Jun 16, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 231
Ash and Matt go Scottless to review Witcher 3, Life is Strange Episode 3 and Kung Fury. They talk a little about Netflix testing out ads, Google releasing Photos and the Rock starring in Big Trouble in Little China.
Jun 06, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 230
[Ash, Matt, Scott] The boys are back! All three of your hosts are present for this episode where we discuss Twin Peaks, Jimmy Hinson's new Big Giant Circles Album for the game There Came an Echo and Wet Hot American Summer. We review Mad Max: Fury Road, The Witcher 3 and Other Space on Yahoo Screen. Finally we find out what treasures you've uncovered on the side of the road in our NAQOTW. This week's cover art was done by our old pal Bethany Westmoreland. Make sure you follow her on Twitter @Hem...
May 31, 2015•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 229