The Social Nerds 9 - The Intervention

This week on this special edition of The Social Nerds TJ is back and Ben and Dan hold an intervention for him. We thought it was the kindest thing to do for him as his friends... Also the guys also cover this weeks gaming and tech news and talk about violence in video games and should parents be more responsible?

All this and more only on The Social Nerds!

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Ben Sainty - @TheDoomSpoon
Daniel Smith - @Lord_Aten
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RAGE - First Impressions

RAGE... I bet some of you haven't heard about or seen this game? Well to be honest you can be forgiven. It was released back in October 7th of last year and although there were plenty of adverts for the game they were so fast and crazy that I dont think anyone actually realised what it was advertising, dont get me wrong I like the fast and furious nature of the ads but I just wish they showed a bit more game play and features to warrant me buying it straight away.

But anyway that aside I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box and found... not one....not two...but three discs! This can only mean one thing.. a big game! 2 discs are for the single player campaign and the third for multi-player and co-op. Also included is the manual and a code for RAGE Wasteland Sewer Missions, which as it states unlocks the missions to the sewers of the wasteland..full of scary mutants...nice.


Anyway once you finally finished installing the discs to your hard drive (its recommended you do) you can get stuck in! Before I go any further I should briefly explain the game and what its about, RAGE takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, described as similar to the movie Mad Max 2 and other popular video games such as Fallout and Borderlands. You play as a survivor of the 2029 Apophis asteroid impact who has just woken up inside an Ark (Arks are basically underground cryogenic life boats to save VIPs in order to rebuild Earth). You awaken to the realization that your Ark has malfunctioned and that you are the only survivor from it. The game consists of first person shooter and driving segments, you use your vehicle to travel to different locations and from mission to mission.


I wont go into to much to do with game play as I have only played about 2 hours of the game, this is a first impressions review, I will write a game play review later on. First thing to mention about playing this game is the very good graphics, it manages to make a total wasteland look very pretty and vibrant with colours and shades. Also I like how easy it is to pick up the controls to driving the vehicles, even when trying to blow up bandits with your buggy its very easy to shoot and drive at the same time. From what I have played so far it has been pretty fast paced and atmospheric, the ingame music helps too which changes depending where you are and what situation your in.


All in all a good first impression, this game has a lot of promise and im sure has a lot of play value with its co-op and online racing features which I will be covering at a later time.


Currently I would give this a 7.5/10 just on first impression basis, I do hope this game lives up to what it should be like.


Thanks for reading.


Written by Ben Sainty (The Doom Spoon) 

The Social Nerds 8 - Defiling is Wrong!

This week on The Social Nerds Dan and Ben have been left to their own devices as TJ was not available, but still they muscle on through the thick and thin of gaming and tech news. They discuss the current situation with SOPA and where file sharing should turn from here, they also run through the games that will make them wet themselves with excitement through this year.

All this and much much more here, only on The Social Nerds!

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The Social Nerds 7 - Fish Have Herpes

This week on The Social Nerds Ben, Dan and TJ are back to their usual banterings and news discussions but there is one BIG difference.... NO CRAIG'S LIST! This week the guys have something quite different lined up.

Find out what it is here on The Social Nerds!

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The Social Nerds 6 - Dan Stop Posting Ads On Craigs List!

This week on The Social Nerds Ben, Dan and TJ cover all the latest in gaming and tech news as well as discussing topics such as is there life after death? Is there a god? and was that really a picture of Dan on Craigs list?!

All this and much more only on The Social Nerds!

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Ben Sainty - @TheDoomSpoon
Daniel Smith - @Lord_Aten
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The Social Nerds 5 - Cuddle Party!

This week on The Social Nerds Ben, Dan and TJ come over all merry and cuddly... They cover all of the Christmas time gaming and tech news and also cover all of the gaming fails 2011.

Sorry for the late upload of this episode we have has some technical difficulties which should be all sorted now! Happy late Christmas! =D

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Daniel Smith - @Lord_Aten
TJ Scrivener - @TJScrivener

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