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Welcome to another episode of PixlTalk! This week is another solocast featuring Nick and in a similar format to the last couple weeks. Nick chats about some of the site upgrades and demonstrates how to use a couple different features. He also enumerates exactly what features are coming next to keep an eye out for. He also talks a bit about his time with Penny's Big Breakaway and Agent 64. Finally, the podcast's main topic covers trends in gaming, both from the AAA and indie space. Check out the YouTube video below, or subscribe using the feed below or search wherever you consume podcasts by lo
This week, Nick returns for another solo cast of PixlTalk! Starting with site updates, Nick details what changes he's been making and the progress on some new features that are coming soon. Next he goes through some of his Pseudoregalia and Super Kiwi 64 thoughts, as those are the games he's been playing lately, followed by what he'll be playing next. Finally, the main topic - Engineering the Fun Out. Nick talks about his experience with the new 3D Zelda games and how he manages to completely ruin the experience for himself, despite not really wanting to. Also new this week - the unified podca
After a very long hiatus, PixlTalk is back for Episode 83. For now, you'll only be able to watch this episode on YouTube, but soon the RSS feed will be updated appropriately in order to bring all of the PixlBit podcasts together into a single feed. In this episode, Nick discusses the state of the industry after both Sony's digital-only announcement and Microsoft's huge layoffs, the games he's been playing recently, and a little bit of site information and where things are going next. Tune in to hear more in this reboot of PixlBit's original podcast!
All good things come to and end, and by now you know that Nerds Without Pants has ended after over 11 years of pantsless podcasting. But that doesn’t mean Julian and Justin are done. Far from it! Introducing The Stage Select, a video game variety podcast launching in 2024. What we have for you here is a repost of the pilot episode, in case you don’t follow us on social media and didn’t know the show has had its soft launch. We hope you enjoy this little taste, and find The Stage Select on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. In the meantime, reach out! And thank you once again for the year
Welcome to the final Nerds Without Pants of 2023! It’s that time again, time to talk about the state of the generation! This is a really great episode that has some deep discussion on where the games industry is at the end of an amazing and terrible year for it at the same time. We start with how we feel about the generation as a whole, and Justin’s ascension to the PC snob class. Then we talk about what games we’re looking forward to next year, a quick rumor rodeo (yee ha), and then cover some of the big news stories of the year. We close out with something really special, so be sure to liste
Welcome to the penultimate episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2023! It’s a pretty chill and low-key show, as we talk about a small handful of games and then hop on the Email Banana Boat one more time before the end of the year. Enjoy! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.
Welcome to the annual Nerds Without Pants music special, which is also the LONGEST EPISODE OF NWP EVER. Sorry (not sorry). Yeah…nothing else to say; but please enjoy some fantastic music! FEATURED MUSIC: Theatrhythm fanfare- Nobuo Uematsu (Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line); The Child You Were- Frances Aravel (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist); Evil West credits- Antonia Bernath (Evil West); A Flower Blooming in the Slums- Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion); Passing on Feelings- Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion); FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE BLOCK- Yasuhisa Baba: Late Night S
Welcome to the final Headlines Edition of Nerds Without Pants for 2023! This was a fun experiment, going weekly and getting to talk about news every other week, but we’ll probably do something different for 2024. This time it’s all about that Grand Theft Auto VI reveal and everything Game Awards related, so sit back and enjoy! 00:00 – 9:09 Justin wants you to stop this 9:45- 1:42:11 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Baldur’s Gate 3, Class of ’09, Julian is impressed with 80s X-Men 1:42:56 – 2:46:31 HEADLINES! The Grand Theft Auto VI reveal trailer The Game Awards and announcements NEXT WEEK: Send emails f
Welcome to the final listener interactive episode of Nerds Without Pants of 2023! It’s a fun discussion about our favorite third party accessories. This is a wild ride you’re about to embark on. We also have an NWP Video Game Cage Match Championship bout between Winter Heat and Elden Ring. Elden Ring has been a strong champ. Can it retain as we go into the new year? Listen and find out! 00:00 – 13:32 Friar Jaques and having a GED in Faerun 13:51 – 1:49:20 STAGE SELECT: Favorite third party accessories 1:49:27 – 2:51:03 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian’s new dumb toy, A Space For the Unbound, Baldu
Oh no, it’s a news edition of Nerds Without Pants with not a lot of news! Whatever shall we do? Er, talk about games, I guess. And Justin READ A BOOK. 00:00- 11:57 Introducing the Locomotivation Podcast 12:29- 1:13:23 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian went BIGGER, mopping up Spider-Man 2, some final Alan Wake II complaints, A Space for the Unbound, Justin read a book! 1:13:37- 2:39:57 HEADLINES! Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a physical release alongside the Xbox version Rocksteady shows off more Suicide Squad The 2023 Video Game Awards nominations NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite thir
Wow, we’re really coasting into hiatus without a care, aren’t we? We didn’t even realize that this is the penultimate listener interactive episode of the year, but here we are! At least it’s a fun little discussion, plus lots of games, including a dedicated spoiler conversation about Spider-Man 2 (check the show notes if you need to skip that). Enjoy! 00:00 – 18:54 Detlef Schrempf and the Quad City DJs 19:04 – 1:43:31 STAGE SELECT: Our best video game “finds” 1:43:41 – 2:54:00 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Super Woden GP 2, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Wonder, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Spider-Man 2, Alan
Welcome back to a games-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! We have most of the big recent releases to talk about, some smaller ones that may or may not be up your alley, and even a little movie talk. Plus, headlines and your emails! Well, email, singular. Should the Banana Boat be drydocked? 00:00 – 11:45 Transhumanism 12:20 – 2:02:18 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Slay the Princess, Thirsty Suitors, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Final Fantasy Distant Worlds, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake II, The Marvels 2:02:38 – 3:13:00 HEADLINES! BlizzCon 2023 announcements, and the future of Bliz
Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Julian is in a weird place with time, since he has continued to upload our old episodes to YouTube, so it’s hard to even say what we did this week. Pretty sure we talked about stuff, though! 00:00 – 17:43 They have pizza bagels now 17:54 – 1:15:15 STAGE SELECT: Locations and settings we want to see more of in games 1:15:26 – 2:22:33 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Alan Wake II, UFC 5, Spider-Man 2 2:23:10 – 2:32:21 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Heretic vs Blasphemous 2:32:30 – 2:37:40 Outro NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Tell us your stories of cool gamin
Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Julian has a big announcement this week: the beginning of a project to upload and archive the entirety of NWP’s 11 year history on our channel! Then we talk about a ton of games before getting into some light headlines. 00:00 – 18:39 Nerds Without Pants: Now on YouTube 19:15 – 2:32:44 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Cyberpunk 2077 closing thoughts, Love is All Around, Super Mario Wonder, Cities Skylines 2, Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 1, Spider-Man 2, Videoverse, Alan Wake II 2:33:01 – 3:24:01 HEADLINES! Star Citizen’s single player campaign “feature complete” af
And lo, a Deadly Alliance formed in the background of Nerds Without Pants. Could Julian withstand a dual assault from Rob Ottone and Mike Fallek? Tune in to find out! It’s not quite a Halloween Havoc, but it’s certainly scary! We recorded this at an odd time, so Justin couldn’t make it, and the discussion is shorter than usual, but it’s still pretty fun, probably. Julian has one burning question: how did Rob and Mike end up getting together? Does he get that answer? You decide! We talk a little about Rob’s writing, Poultrygeist, and…an oddly large amount of time spent on the work of Hideo Koji
Nerds Without Pants is back a wee bit late with some of the biggest news of the year. What a whopper! Can you tell I don’t remember what we talked about? Shh! It’s a secret to everybody. 00:00 - 13:18 Food trucks 13:51 – 1:41:31 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Forza Motorsport 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect, Eternights 1:41:38 – 3:23:10 HEADLINES! 3:23:35 – 3:30:55 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT WEEK: HALLOWEEN HAVOC! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.
It’s yet another episode of Nerds Without Pants! Is anyone even reading this? I doubt it. Purple monkey dishwasher. 00:00- 23:08 Snacks 23:16 – 1:21:57 STAGE SELECT: Our least favorite tasks and quests in video games 1:22:06 – 2:43:17 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Cyberpunk. Just Cyberpunk. 2:43:56 – 2:59:24 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP: Sonic and the Secret Rings (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) 2:59:54 – 3:08:14 Outro and outtakes NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: Something special! Wishlist The Santa Strike, by Shana Hammaker: https://a.co/d/44sTYy4 Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gma
It’s another newsie edition of Nerds Without Pants! You know the drill by now. 00:00 -10:17 The Roman Empire 10:52 – 1:14:02 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Closing thoughts on Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 1:14:21 – 2:59:59 HEADLINES! Hideki Kamiya leaves Platinum Games: https://www.polygon.com/23888882/hideki-kamiya-bayonetta-leaves-platinum Epic lays off 16% of staff: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/epic-games-is-cutting-about-900-jobs-or-16-of-staff Epic raises the price of V Bucks in Fortnite: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/01/heres-how-much-fortnite-v-bucks-prices-wi
Well lookie here: it’s another episode of that there Nerds Without Pants podcast, y’all! I recon we should have a listen and see what them boys have to say about that there new Mortal Kombat game. You know, the first one! 00:00 – 14:48 Flags are boring 14:57 – 1:43:33 STAGE SELECT: Video game mind goblins 1:43:46 – 3:05:57 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield 3:06:37 – 3:19:26 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Neverwinter Nights vs Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance 3:19:35 – 3:29:36 Outro NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! (We want emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your LEAST favorite ta
Julian’s exhausted, so there’s not a lot of time to welcome you to this episode of Nerds Without Pants. We talk some more Starfield and a ton of news, plus your emails. It’s fun! 00:00 – 14:33 Asking the important questions about Damocles 15:09 – 1:02:31 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Starfield. Just Starfield. 1:02:48 – 3:03:14 HEADLINES: Unity done effed up! https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870547/unit-price-change-game-development Square Enix loses 2 billion in market value: Going over the Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA https://www.youtube.com
Welcome back! On this episode of Nerds Without Pants we are joined by Xavier Kreiger and we talk about SO MUCH BALDUR’S GATE. Also, game characters we love to hate, and some Starfield for good measure. Enjoy! 00:00 – 20:22 Workshopping Justin’s stand-up act 20:32 – 1:20:21 STAGE SELECT: Video game characters we love to hate 1:20:32 – 4:01:53 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 woes, Sea of Stars, Starfield 4:02:30 – 4:17:39 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: James Pond 3: Operation Starfish vs Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football 4:17:39 – 4:27:02 Outro and outtakes NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! (send us
Welcome to Nerds Without Pants! No time for a lengthy intro, because Julian got carried away playing games on the holiday weekend. Enjoy some really fantastic discussions around the news! 00:00 – 11:54 Guys. Not Five Guys, Just Guys. 12:27 – 1:34:03 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian does not recommend Analogue as a company, a little more about Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring, Starfield 1:34:19 – 3:38:49 HEADLINES! Square Enix says that Final Fantasy XVI hit the lower end of expectations: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/08/square-enix-bafflingly-backtracks-on-final-fantasy-16-sales-blames-slow-p
Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Julian totally forgot to come up with a Stage Select this week, so we just have a beefy Consumption Junction for you, and another Video Game Cage Match that rhymes. We hope you enjoy it! 00:00 – 17:42 Saying goodbye to wrestlers 18:16 – 2:44:14 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Baldur’s Gate 3, Julian’s Elden Ring platinum trophy, Armored Core VI, Stray Gods, Barbie, House of Leaves, Immortals of Aveum 2:44:53 – 2:58:15 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Astral Chain vs Code Vein 2:58:24 – 3:08:28 Outro and Outtakes NEXT WEEK: Headlines! (send us emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELEC
Well, here we are at last! It’s the special episode of Nerds Without Pants that no one asked for, but Julian and Justin needed to record. We’re joined by special guest Xavier Kreiger to talk all about Final Fantasy XVI from beginning to end. This is a spoilercast that reveals the ending in the first ten seconds of the show. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. We begin by asking Xavier about his overall thoughts about the game, especially the mechanics since we already covered our thoughts about that at length in the main show over the past few weeks. After that we go through the story point by point. While
Well hi there! Friend of the Show John Gholson returns to Nerds Without Pants for a meaty discussion about side quests that hearkens back to the old days of NWP. It’s weird to think about this podcast having “old days”, but when you’ve been doing it for a decade it’s bound to happen. We also talk about SO MANY GAMES (And Baldur’s Gate 3, natch). 00:00 – 24:27 Talkin’ comics with John Gholson 24:38 – 1:45:23 STAGE SELECT: What makes a side quest worth doing? 1:45:33 – 3:08:10 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: John has played too many games to list here, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3 is pretty ok 3:08:49 – 3:
