It's a fact: Ninja Blade is the finest game to grace the Xbox 360. In fact, it's the second best console game ever. The first best was of course The Fist of the North Star on the NES. That game was amazing, exhibiting game play of such sublime

NOG 27: You've Got Character

Jul 7th, 2011

You kids these days and your video game characters. You think they're so great! Well, I was a kid in the 40's, and our video game characters were worth a hundred of yours!I say characters, but really we only had one. Yankee Joe! It was 1944; th

NOG 11: *Insert April Fool's Joke Here*

Jul 7th, 2011

I woke in the morningTo a glorious joy,Let's celebrate all!It's April Fool's, oh boy!I paced and I frettedI hummed and I hawed,Without a good prankThey'd all know me a fraud.And then with a startI knew that I had it,The finest tomfooleryThat wo

NOG 30: Format Change

Jul 7th, 2011

You'll notice something a little different about this week's episode. Instead of rambling on and on, we're trying a more focused show. You won't hear about our weeks or what games we've played. Instead, we're jumping right to the topic. Hopeful

NOG 28: Where's Wes Wilson?

Jul 7th, 2011

I know you're all expecting some jokey post about games addiction, but we here at Nation of Gamers take it very seriously. For example, take the plight of our very own Wes Wilson.You may notice that he's missing from this week's show. He'll pro

NOG 31: Music to our Ears

Jul 7th, 2011

Although it is one of our favorite game genres, rhythm games are in steady decline. Viacom's announcement they were divesting Harmonix has been the talk of the industry, and we're eager to delve into the subject of the future of the genre.In f

NOG 29: Quack Quack

Jul 7th, 2011

Really, what more needs to be said?[display_podcast] [GAME] Super Meat Boy [GAME] Dream Chronicles [GAME] Castlevania Lords of Shadow

Contests

Apr 26th, 2011

FORSAKEN WORLD Contest:PICK SOME FLOWERS FOR SOME ZEN!The game for the next "Nation of Gamers" show is, FORSAKEN WORLD, by perfect world. It is FREE to play, but you can buy costumes and stuff with something they call ZEN.We are going to be gi

NOG 33: Need for Speed World

Apr 20th, 2011

We are back and we're playing Need for Speed World! Joining us this week is fellow gamer, Avidya.Need For Speed World is giving away 1000 SpeedBoost to all its users in April. Use this code: EGBZ-LUPC-6GXJ-BKWS[MP3 AUDIO][SITE] Need for Speed W

Two great tastes

Jan 6th, 2011

That go great together!As you can see, we are combining the nation of gamers podcast, with the nation of gamers blog to form one gargantuan gamers paradise!welcome to the show.

NOG 32: Thanks Be to Games

Dec 15th, 2010

This week, we here on NoG talk about everything for which we are thankful. Well, everything we’re thankful about in games. That’s why there’s a picture of a headcrab. Actually, I think headcrabs kind of look like turkeys. Turkeys are related

NOG 31: Music to our Ears

Nov 24th, 2010

Although it is one of our favorite game genres, rhythm games are in steady decline. Viacom’s announcement they were divesting Harmonix has been the talk of the industry, and we’re eager to delve into the subject of the future of the genre.In f

NOG 30: Format Change

Nov 17th, 2010

You’ll notice something a little different about this week’s episode. Instead of rambling on and on, we’re trying a more focused show. You won’t hear about our weeks or what games we’ve played. Instead, we’re jumping right to the topic. Hopeful

NOG 29: Quack Quack

Oct 27th, 2010

Really, what more needs to be said? [GAME] Super Meat Boy[GAME] Dream Chronicles[GAME] Castlevania Lords of Shadow

NOG 28: Where’s Wes Wilson?

Oct 20th, 2010

I know you’re all expecting some jokey post about games addiction, but we here at Nation of Gamers take it very seriously. For example, take the plight of our very own Wes Wilson.You may notice that he’s missing from this week’s show. He’ll

NOG 27: You’ve Got Character

Oct 13th, 2010

You kids these days and your video game characters. You think they’re so great! Well, I was a kid in the 40′s, and our video game characters were worth a hundred of yours!I say characters, but really we only had one. Yankee Joe! It was 1944;

NOG 26: minecraft minecraft minecraft

Oct 6th, 2010

Look, I don’t have time for this. I’ve got eight stacks of glass that need to be delivered to base camp 3 pronto. They’ve already been delayed, and the customer is gonna be ticked off as is.I know we’re supposed to be recording a podcast, bu

NOG 25: Too deep we delved there…

Sep 29th, 2010

Row 247It has been days since I’ve seen the sun. I stopped trying to count the hours; it’s impossible to track with no clock, this deep beneath the earth’s surface. I had thought to count the number of times I needed to sleep, but I find I’

NOG 24: DWP ver. 0.54

Sep 22nd, 2010

You may not know this, but the Dead Workers Party is totally still in beta.That’s the reason why we frequently crash, and we occasionally act up. Let’s face it; we’re certainly not feature complete.Eric’s memory utilization is awful. Wes has s

NOG 23: Letter Day

Sep 15th, 2010

This week we read a bunch of emails. That was fun! You should send more! We’ll read them and it will be fun!Yeah, so there’s no special fun time silly post today. I’m a little under the weather. But I don’t want to leave everyone in the cold,

She’s a real beauty, ain’t she? Yep. This epsiode is a classic. Sure, she’s been downloaded a few thousand times, but she’s got plenty left in her. We stand behind all our podcasts here, and this one’s no different. Comes with a standard 30-

NOG 21: Monday Night Combat is Awesome

Aug 26th, 2010

Man, I am so hung over. I have no idea what day it is. What is this, Tuesday? I guess I should write the post for this week’s NoG… Wait, it’s Thursday? Well, suck. I guess I shouldn’t have crawled into that bottle of Maker’s Mark on Sunday a

NOG 20: In Which Spencer is Not the Bad Guy

Aug 18th, 2010

So after the last show, I was totally expecting to be the one saying bad things about Starcraft II. I was positive everyone was going to be like, “Oh, there goes Spencer again, talking bad about great games. Get a new shtick, pal!” Imagine m

NOG 19: Who Reviews the Reviewers?

Aug 4th, 2010

Frank: Did you notice that the Dead Workers Party has been putting Nation of Gamers out regularly again?Fran: Yeah, that’s great. I guess they finally solved the existential crises that plagued their production schedule.Frank: And how! The newe