Midwest Nerds

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Midwest Nerds #142 - The Xbone Betrayal
November 26, 2014

This week, another member of the Midwest Nerds gang dives into the current console generation… and double crosses a brother by switching his pledged allegiance… Also: Joel and Steve have a field report on the latest Call of Duty, Burnsie has been p

#141 - Lost in Space
October 31, 2014

This is a podcast that Burns was supposed to mix 3 weeks ago. Instead, it was lost in space.

MWN #140- Destiny & Duck Style
September 23, 2014

This week, the nerds talk all about Destiny. Is it an MMO? Is it an RPG? Is it even fun? 3 of the 4 nerds have the battle report straight from the front line, and they weigh in on the good, the bad, the lame, and the fun. Plus, we respond to a few

MWN #139 - GamerGate
September 12, 2014

This week, the nerds dive into the “GamerGate” controversy and find out why no one in the gaming world is happy this week. Part real controversy, part faux controversy, and simultaneously the most important and least important thing that’s happen

MWN #138 - Not Exactly Time Lords
August 26, 2014

This week, Burns does his best to turn the rest of MWN Nation into Whovians as Peter Capaldi makes his debut as the 12th Doctor in the 51 years and counting British TV Sci-Fi epic - Doctor Who. Also: Joel needs some serious help - as he suddenly has fo

MWN #137 - Everybody Hates Comcast
August 15, 2014

This week, the nerds talk about: - The day the music died (on Twitch) - A Comcastic Adventure with Nicholas Baker and the Codes of Despair - Re-living some of the best “Summer Games Done Quick” - Why Michael Bay is important this week (and how if t

MWN #136 - 2 Legit 2 Quit
August 04, 2014

This week on the Midwest Nerds Podcast: Summer movies present and future - Joel and Jason discuss Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy - where it succeeds, where it falls short, and why it’s very existence is encouraging… if only to make sure that NO

MWN #135 - At What Cost?
June 05, 2014

This week, the Nerds have been playing Mario Kart 8, Watch Dogs, and goofing around with STEAM’s new in-home streaming (freshly out of beta). Plus - is the $60 dollar price point actually making our games WORSE? We discuss a fantastic article from g

MWN #134 - Earth 2 - Rebirf Da Earf
May 23, 2014

You know what’s tired? Earth. The pollution, the wars, the overcrowding. We kinda went rockstar on this planet and it doesn’t look like we’re going to fix that anytime soon. Solution? NEW DIGITAL EARTH - from your friends at Facebook. This w

MWN #133 - May the Fourth Wii with U
May 08, 2014

Since we recorded this show on May 4th, we HAVE to talk about Star Wars. It’s an internet by law that Comcast hasn’t managed to strike down yet… The nerds discuss the latest cast announcements for Episode VII, Disney’s “hacksaw approach” to