The Thrifty Nerd podcast is back, and this week we have the ridiculously good fortune to be joined by special guest Chris Kluwe. If you aren’t familiar with Chris, he occasionally writes for Game Informer, is a regular guest on KFAN’s “Video Games Weekly” radio show, he is the bassist for Tripping Icarus, he makes excellent brownies, oh, and he is the punter for the freakin’ Minnesota Vikings!

Sleeping dogs has had a long and most likely painful history. You wouldn’t know it by playing the game though – it is gorgeous, controls well and feels polished.

If you are reading this late review of Michael Jackson: The Experience, then you are either a pretty big fan of the King of Pop, or you want to read about how horrible this “game” is. If you are in the latter group, sorry, it isn’t bad. That being said, if you don’t at least …

Trials is back with a whole new level of craziness in tow. Trials for the unfamiliar is a side scrolling motorcycle game based on real-ish physics and crazy-ass jumps. Trials Evolution’s single player is a more of the same affair. There are 60 single player tracks ranging from easy to carpal tunnel. You move your …

For the first time ever, the entire Cast of Thrones crew was able to record in the same room! In this episode we get to see a lot more of Arya, and a hell of a lot more of Theon. Pyke is finally introduced and we discuss there strange ways. To top it off, we …

A Valley without Wind by Arcen Games is what happens when you try to make a Super Nintendo game today. A super polished limitless 2D metroidVania adventure game. Everything in A Valley Without Wind is procedurally generated. The game pulls from known assets to create vast continents to explore. Each continent is made up of variety of …

  With the introduction of a new mobile platform, you can be sure Game Loft will be there with another installment of their generic dungeon crawling adventure series Dungeon Hunter Alliance. The series that got its start on the iOS and eventually PSN is here to try and scratch that Diablo itch on your Playstation …

I made a quick video walking through the floor at PAX East. There are a ton of great booths and displays going on this year including Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Aliens Colonial Marines, and a lot more. Take a look at the video to see what to expect or what you’re missing out on.

In Assassin’s Creed III you play as an assassin named Ratohnhaké:ton. I’m not sure how you pronounce the colon, but thankfully he also goes by the name Connor. He is half British and half Native American and will apparently be killing templars on both sides of the conflict in the American Revolution.

It is with the upmost excitement and glee that I welcome you back to Cast of Thrones: The Game of Thrones Podcast. We were never truly gone, but now that the show has started back up we will ride our flaming Diredonkeys into your ears doing what we do best – discussing this week’s episode …