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I Played – Elden Ring
I hate Souls Games, always have and yet somehow, Elden Ring might be one of my favourite video game releases this year. In this little article I will do my best to explain how a player like me, one who still doesn’t know how to successfully parry attacks and never...
Member Spotlight: Colin “AmigoFantasma” Mwanamwalye
Audio setup guru, budget PC hunter, and inventor of the gravity-bottom mounted HDD, Colin is a video gaming nerd who can often be found doing aerial acrobatics in Warframe or duking it out as Huskar in Dota 2. Colin heard of Nerd Otaku in 2014 during our The Meet, a...
AKG N400NC TWS – Review
As someone addicted to binge watching reviews of sound systems, speakers, headphones, and IEM's (In Ear Monitors - basically earbuds), when Crinacle+ uploaded his The BEST (sounding) True Wireless Earbuds, I was immediately intrigued. Not because I have been looking...
Spy X Family: Ep 01 – Perspective
Its been a very long time since the anime fandom has had a certified mainstream level hit in the slice of life sub genre of anime and thanks to this seasons’ highly anticipated Anime adaptation of the Tastuya Endos’s Slice of Life Action/Comedy Manga Spy X Family we...
Member Spotlight: Chibeka “Jack of Blades” Chele
Chibeka is one of the original founding members of Nerd Otaku and currently helps out our organization by doing all our accounting and managing our finances. A softspoken individual, Chibeka is your go-to partner when you need someone to answer questions related to TV...
I Played – Night In The Woods
This game just reminded me how growing into adulthood can present challenges, especially mentally. Our early twenties are a fun time but also very uncertain, almost like seeing dead shapes in the middle of the night. The good news, though, is that everything all comes to an end.
Horizon: Forbidden West – Review
At first glance Horizon: Forbidden West, is a sequel that doesn't look like much has changed from the first game. After all, if the base in Zero Dawn was so good, why change much? Just add a bigger map, progress the story and call it a day. There's no need for a...
Global Game Jam 2022 – Perspective Piece
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the year was 2019 and I was browsing the internet from the Hillcrest computer lab when I was still in high school. I was watching a “Worlds” replay on YouTube (Worlds, is an annual international League of Legends Esports...
GGJ 2022 Review
Global Game Jam is a global hackathon focused on creating games in an inclusive and friendly environment. Some members of Nerd Otaku leadership have actively participated in Global Game Jams for over 6 years, and as an organisation we started hosting the Zambia...
On ‘Love Sux’, Avril Lavigne’s Legacy Gets More Complicated
Avril Lavigne’s ascent to torchbearer of the Pop Punk genre is interesting. When the “Motherfucking Princess” first asked the MTV public if we “wanna go crash a mall”, donned in her signature necktie-and-wifebeater combo and worn Chuck Taylor sneakers, she was often...
