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Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk about their best and worst under a number of headings devised by Chris. From favourite genre or controller all the way through to least favourite pokemon and status effect! Have some thoughts? Share them with us @Nerdout_Wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk about what they've been gaming as lockdown slowly winds down. From Portal Knights and No Man's sky, through to FF7 Remake and Smash Bros. What have you been gaming as summer arrives, let us know @Nerdout_Wordout 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk about the tech from video games they would most like in their lives. From Subnautica throught to Portal, which games have introduced us to the most exciting technological devices? Let us know your thoughts @Nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris review the games they have been playing online during what are hopefully the last few months of Lockdown. Brawlhalla, Vermintide II, Payday 2, Warframe and Zombie Army. What have you been playing with your mates online? Tell us @Nerdout_wordout. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris continue taking us through their Frankenstein's monster of an RPG, harvesting the best themes and mechanics from existing RPGs to mush them into a "perfect" entity. Games that get harvested this week include include Suikoden, Skyrim, The Witcher, Dragon Age and many more. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk us through their Frankenstein's monster of an RPG, harvesting the best themes and mechanics from existing RPGs to mush them into a "perfect" entity. Games that get harvested include Xenoblade, Farcry, Greedfall, Ys, Persona 5, Pyschonauts and many more. In NOWO tradition we have had to split this into two recordings! 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we catch up on what Mark and Chris have been playing. Chris has had a few misses with  Ori & Will of the Wisps and Momodora Reverie of the Moonlight. Mark has been enjoying Tomb Raider where Chris didn't. And we talk about the Nintendo reveals from a few days ago. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week the three of us talk about what games we see making good cartoons. Either CGI, Saturday morning toons or more more anime. Among the suggestions are The Witcher, Untitled Goose Game, Sonic, Borderlands, Night in the woods, Pyschonauts, God of War and more! What do you think would make a great animated feature? Let us know @Nerdout_Wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk about what they've been gaming over January. Both have been making use of the PS plus freebies this month, both throwing a few hours into Shadow of the Tombraider, and Mark putting a generous amount of time into Greedfall. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark and Chris talk about what they've been gaming over the Xmas break. Chris has been terrorising the village in Untitled Goose Game and Mark gives us his (non spoilery) thoughts after completing CyberPunk 2077. Other games discussed are Greedfall, Animal Crossing and Duke Nukem. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we talk about the more relaxing games we've been playing during lockdown and what's tempted us to the casual side. There is talk of Animal Crossing, Starbound, Dragon Quest Builders among others. What have you been gaming to forget the stresses of 2020? Let us know @Nerdout_wordout. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we catch up on what we've been gaming during the last section of lockdown. Mark has been building and spelunking in Starbound on the PC and Chris has been playing the new Battletoads with limited success as well as exploring the DLC of Overcooked. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we talk about career opportunities in the games industry. With no experience Chris and Mark wildly speculate on what industry jobs they think they would suit. Part 2/2. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we talk about career opportunities in the games industry. With no experience Chris and Mark wildly speculate on what industry jobs they think they would suit. Part 1/2. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we catch up on what we've been gaming during the last section of lockdown. Mark has been playing Dragon Quest Builders 2 including it's concerning sexual themes and Chris has been getting colourful with Gris and blocky with Thomas was Alone. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week the three of us come together to talk about the end of video games. What leaves us satisfied, when we are left wanting, what we think of new game plus and additional content. Is there a game you think had the perfect ending? Let us know @nerdout_wordout. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week we catch up on what we've been gaming during the last section of lockdown. Mark has been playing Days Gone which finally dropped in price on the PS store, Chris has finished off Bloodstained and has been playing family gaming with various Switch titles. Tell us what you've been gaming @nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Hope, Chris P and Mark M. This week the original trilogy are back in the skype studio to go through our gaming stacks. We make our way through all the physical copies of PS4 games we own and discuss the good, the bad and the not worth enough to bother selling to CEX. Got any horrors in your game stacks? Let us know @nerdout_wordout. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week we jump right into what we've been gaming over the past few weeks. Chris talks about his experience with the PS4s kickstarted metroidvania "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Mark talks more about his time with Ghost of Tsushima. What have you been gaming? Let us know @Nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week we jump right into our subject about missions and sections of games that detracted from the game as a whole. We talk about racing in non racing games, cheap QTEs, forced stealth sections, Insta death and frustrating escort missions. Let us know your opinions @Nerdout_Wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Hope joins us to discuss what we have been gaming (Fran Bow, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Ghost of Tsushima). We then talk out way through Erica, the FMV, choice based interactive movie that was free this month on PS Plus. It's heavily advised you play the game before listening. What have you been gaming in lockdown? Let us know @Nerdout_Wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Mark has been furloughed to allow Chris, Hope and Morgan to talk all about their recent experience of TLOU2 (Which Mark hasn't played and doesn't want spoiled!). Please note heavy spoilers lie within! What have you been gaming? Let us know @nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark talk about what they've been gaming during the continuation of lockdown including Mario Maker II, The Last of Us and Pillars of Eternity. They then delve into their recent forays online playing Nine Parchments, Star Wars Battlefront II and Dauntless. What have you been gaming? Let us know @nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark talk about what they've been gaming during the continuation of lockdown including a rare visit into the sports genre with mark kicking about in PES2020 and Chris joining his family in the kitchen for Overcooked 2. This weeks subject discusses what would happen if power ups were in the real world and which ones we'd like to use! Have a favourite power up? Been playing anything good recently? Tweet us @Nerdout_Wordout and let us know. 

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark talk about not only what they've been gaming, but also try to analyse the reasons WHY they have been gaming it during lockdown. Mark talks about seeking nostalgia and comfort in games he's played before and Chris talks about how short games are bringing a sense of accomplishment. What have you been gaming during Covid? Tell us @Nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark are joined by a new face (voice) in the virtual studio, Grace. We catch up with what we've been gaming whilst hiding from the 'rona and get to know Grace and her gaming habits a little. Expect to hear about Mario on the Switch and Journey from Chris, Stardew Valley from Mark and Rimworld and Nuclear Throne from Grace. What have you been playing in lockdown? Let us know on twitter @nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark are joined by the third member of the NOWO lineup, Hope! We catch up with what we've all been gaming in lockdown with Chris talking about Indivisible, Mark in a spoilerfree chat about FF7 remake and Hope talking about her Animal Crossing adventures. What have you been gaming? Let us know @nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark are joined by The Great Jonzini once more to catch up on what we've all been gaming whilst on lockdown. Jon is the resident expert on Apex Legends and Mark and Chris have been busting out of their shackles with A Way Out. What have you been gaming? Let us know @nerdout_wordout

Please note due to Covid 19 this podcast has been recorded remotely and may sound a little different to our usual show!Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark look forward by compiling rumours and confirmed features that we can look forward to in the next gen consoles. We round off with the theme with the PS5 and Switch. Are you hyped for the next gen? Tweet us at nerdout_wordout to let us know!

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark look forward by compiling rumours and confirmed features that we can look forward to in the next gen consoles. We kick off with the XBOX Series X and Stadia. Are you hyped for the next gen? Tweet us at nerdout_wordout to let us know!

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark discuss the world of special/collectors' editions. From the extravagent to the epic fails, we talk our way through a number of games trying to eek a little more money from your pocket for goodies. We finish the show with proposing our own. Have you owned any special editions that you want to share? Or have any ideas for special editions? Let us know on twitter at nerdout_wordout..

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week Chris and Mark have been gaming Xenoblade Chronicles II on Switch and Steamworld Quest on PC. We then talk about neglect. Games and consoles that have been left in the dark after we've got something newer and shinier! From Harrier Attack on the Amstrad through to the games left behind when Chris moved on from his 360 to the PS4. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. This week we have the full NOWO team in the studio as Hope joins us. We chat through what we've all been gaming including Sea of Solitute, Jedi: Fallen Order, Super Mario Odyssey and Slay the Spire. Then we talk through our vision for NOWOLAND. A theme park based on the three major console familes including roller coasters, family rides and a food outlet for each. Games that come up are Tearaway, FLower, F-Zero, Splatoon, Monster Hunter, Gears of War, Overcooked. Have an idea for addition to the park? Let us know @nerdout_wordout. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. (May contain Potty mouth words). On this episode we talk about what we've been up to gaming wise. Chris has smashed through Brothers and Mark has been watching the Witcher on Netflix. We then discuss our best case/worst case scenarios in waking up in a video game world. What would yours be? Tell us on twitter @nerdout_wordout! 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris P and Mark M. (May contain Potty mouth words). Welcome to 2020!! Chris and Mark return with another dose of gaming chat mainly around Chris" family purchase of a switch. We talk Labo, Ring Fit Adventure, Mario Maker and more. Get a switch for Xmas? Get anything else cool? Let us know on twitter @nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). It's Christmas time ya fitlhy animals. We talk about what we've been gaming in the build up to the holidays (Chris - Luigi's Mansion 3, Mark - Farcry New Dawn). Then we get on with the business of talking about which video game characters we would enlist in helping us arrange the NOWO Christmas Party! What are your thoughts? Let us know on twitter @nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we dive into a little more detail with "What you been gaming". Mark takes us to the Outer Worlds and Chris gives us the skinny on Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. Mark then leads a micro rant on the new Stadia service and it seems Chris agrees. What are your thoughts? Let us know on twitter @nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). We start with the usual what you been gaming where Chris has been spending time with Aggelos. Then we talk about what abilities from games we covert in real life. From birthday save points through to fast travel, cosmetic customisation on the fly to rewinds we go through our wishlist. What gaming abilities do you wish you had? Let us know @nerdout_wordout!

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). We start with the usual what you been gaming, Chris has been on the demos scene and Mark has gone back to The Last of Us. This weeks subject is around game genres. We talk our way through 10 of the original gaming genres and discuss whether they are still alive and healthy, and what they have evolved into. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). We start with the usual what you been gaming, Chris has been on the Gianna Sisters and Mark has finished off Borderlands 3. This week we hop into the NOWO time machine and talk about the future. We discuss what we think gaming will be like in five, ten and twenty-five years time. Let's see if we are right! *Waits* 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we catch up with what we've been gaming (Horizon Chase Turbo and Borderlands 3 (No spoilers)). Then we talk about the PC games from our childhoods in the 90s with Warcraft 2, Day of the Tentacle, Duke Nukem and others. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we finish our journey through our gaming histories and talk about the shared bits. What was planned to be a single poddy but way overran so we have here part 2. We pick up with the PS2 and talk about our experiences with Transformers, Kingdom Hearts, Time Splitters and Burnout before moving on to the XBox 360 including Borderlands 2, Halo Reach and Rock Band among others. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we start a journey through our gaming histories and talk about the shared bits. What was planned to be a single poddy way overran so we have here part 1 to indulge your ears. We talk about our shared consoles and the three games that encompass that for us. We start with the Megadrive, and playstation 1 including games such as EA Hockey, Mutant League Football, Wonderboy in Monster World, Tony Hawks, Resident Evil 2 and more! 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we are joined by Hope again and talk about what we've been gaming including Everybody's gold, and Life is Strange 2. We also talk about what we are looking forward to out of the announced games from a summer of games cons. including Pyschonauts 2, Gylt and Little Nightmares 2,. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we talk about what we've been gaming. Chris has been Cyber Sluething with Digimon and Mark has been playing Steamworld Quest on PC. With a lot of eyes on gun violence in games at the moment we take a moment to talk about the games where we feel guns made the experience worse for the gamer. Conversations moves from Resident Evil 4, through assassins creed and ends up on the brawlers of yesteryear. 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we talk about what we've been gaming, in this case we talk through a few mobile games then we take a break from our usual hard hitting professional commentry to play a few games based games. Mark attemps some work association with Chris, who just makes noises. Then we introduce a new section to the game, Ally, Romance or Nemesis! 

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week it's Mark and Chris talking about farming. No we've not lost the will to game and instead opened up a carrot patch, we're on the hunt for XP and loot. We talk about our experience with farming, how we feel it differs from grinding and when it's worked or failed for us in games before.Join us and tweet your opinions to @nerdout_wordout

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week are are joined by friend of the show Jon (@thegreatjonzini). We catch up on Jon's Apex Legending before moving onto the topic of the week, What game engines would work well with a new skin. Want a new Carmageddon game with the gameplay of Mad Max? Want the 80s cartoon to be picked up as a telltale game? Or maybe you the crossover you never knew you needed, Dead or Alive Volleyball with Max Payne's bulletime? Join us and send your ideas to @nerdout_wordout

amblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). The party continues as we talk about the second half of 2019 and what we are looking forward to. Including of course the hype around Borderlands 3 but also some of the reveals from the recent E3.

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). BoomShakalaka It's Half Century time in the NOWO house. We take this opportunity to look at 2019 so far, the highs, the lows and the "just couldn't be bothered to buy it's". We brush over games such as Anthem, Crackdown 3, Farcry New Dawn, Kingdom Hearts 3, DMC5, The Division 2, Days gone and others. Thank you for all your support in helping us reach 50 eps!

Ramblings/Musings on Video Games, Movies, TV Shows and related Nerd Culture from Chris Perrin and Mark McGrady. (May contain Potty mouth words). This week we catch up on what we've been gaming. Mark has been playing Tales of Berseria and Chris making his way through the Nonary Games. Both Japanese releases. Our topic of the week is "Games we thought we would like but didn't, and games we didn't think we would like, but did". Say that after a few! We discuss NBA Street, Brian Lara Cricket, World of Warcraft and Horizon Zero Dawn. Enjoy!