The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast

westenshelton
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A video game podcast with great guests, and lots of unhinged ranks and Game Awards content.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Overlooked Summer Game Fest Games and Early Game Awards Predictions

    Westen, David, and Andrew each give out one big takeaway from Summer Game Fest Week. From there, they have a few early debates centered around the 2026 Game Awards. Finally, they each give their top 5 most overlooked games from Summer Game Fest week. Timestamps: 2:22 Summer Games Fest Takeaways 12:03 GOTY Predictions 24:53 GTA VI and The Game Awards 35:01 September Releases 37:24 New The Game Awards Category? 41:05 Mixtape and TGA 45:02 Darkhorse GOTY Winner? 48:40 Top 5 Overlooked SGF Games Video Links: Mixtape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQoEd5rnxiQ Control Resonant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXRxroxfPJ8 ReVamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRCAWL2mKMk Toada Brava https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6adtv6q0mqk Arcane Eats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sclG5mUD4g Apple Crumble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hStzapj3ono Alarial's Blessing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E6Z5b4fAoo Magicians: The Devil's Deal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8b2Jd-2y54 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1YYTbciSD8 Kemuri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWMwRfJj8So End of Abyss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sytee6i3M9E Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9gIZwxCm-4 Gundam Rogue Orbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J0_2eMtFQM Threads of Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PzQIM1DMeQ Stuntman Hollywood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NZpeAmdxk DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations DLC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_JF1ZNllI

    1h 4m

  2. Jun 1

    Our Top 5 Games We Played in May + Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman

    Westen, David and Andrew break down their thoughts from Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman. From there, they each give the top 5 games they played in May, and argue about Kingdom Hearts and KCD2 for fun. Timestamps: 1:33 Forza Horizon 6 18:25 007 First Light 39:02 Lego Batman 41:50 David's Top 5 55:45 Andrew's Top 5 1:05:19 Westen's Top 5 Articles Referenced: David's Way Too Early Predictions: https://medium.com/@dsundy/the-way-way-way-too-early-2026-game-of-the-year-award-nominee-predictions-a565bde52b41 Westen's Way Too Early Predictions: https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/17/my-way-way-too-early-2026-game-awards-nominee-predictions/ Westen's Replaced Review: https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/05/22/replaced-game-review-2026/ Terrible James Bond Take: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/hear-me-out-what-if-james-bond-just-shouldnt-be-in-videogames/ Westen: https://bignerdgaming.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/bignerdgaming.bsky.social https://x.com/BigNerdGaming https://www.threads.com/@bignerdgaming https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Nerd-Gaming/61555495498714/ David: https://bsky.app/profile/dsundy.bsky.social https://x.com/david_dsundy Andrew: https://bsky.app/profile/themcmr.bsky.social https://x.com/TheMCMR

    1h 12m

  3. May 18

    The Epic Return of the Big Nerd Gaming Podcast

    The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast makes its EPIC return with a new look and a new crew. Westen starts off by introducing the new permanent crew of the show, Andrew and David. From there, the guys talk about Mixtape, MOUSE: PI For Hire, Vampire Crawlers, Replaced and Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Librarian. They also rank their top 5 games from the 2020s that will age the worst. 0:00 Intro 06:22 Mixtape 26:00 MOUSE P.I. For Hire 33:55 Vampire Crawlers 44:30 REPLACED 49:45 Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! 55:28 Games of the 2020s That Will Age the Worst Video Links: Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQoEd5rnxiQ MOUSE P.I. For Hire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aA150iHkw Vampire Crawlers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mfFLQL3lVk&t=1s REPLACED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YheMqHoeHVc Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh81e2oVZbM Articles Referenced: https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/05/08/indie-gaming-roundup-mouse-pi-for-hire-vampire-crawlers-and-tombwater/ https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/05/05/the-top-10-games-of-the-2020s-that-will-age-the-worst/ Westen: https://bignerdgaming.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/bignerdgaming.bsky.social https://x.com/BigNerdGaming https://www.threads.com/@bignerdgaming https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Nerd-Gaming/61555495498714/ David: https://bsky.app/profile/dsundy.bsky.social https://x.com/david_dsundy Andrew: https://bsky.app/profile/themcmr.bsky.social https://x.com/TheMCMR

    1h 19m

  4. Jan 14

    BigNerdGaming (And Friends) Top 10 Games of 2025: Episode 5

    Westen and Jordan from CognitiveClips go through the official "BigNerdGaming and Friends" top 10 games of 2025. Which is actually over 20 games, but you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out how that happened. #10: 5:00 #9: 16:39 #8: 22:03 #7: 29:56 #6: 35:33 #5: 40:05 #4: 41:52 #3: 43:17 #2: 46:40 #1: 52:45 Please check out Jordan's Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKAFMcJ-yD28lJc1bH_vlQ Special thanks to Michaela for helping to compile these ranks so that they could be a surprise for me. You can check out her blog at https://www.deargamers.net/

    1h 11m

  5. 12/03/2025

    Our Top 5 Overlooked Video Games This Year: Episode 4

    Westen and Chike from Bassicfun discuss their top 5 most overlooked video games from 2025. 6:30 - Discussions of the games we are currently playing. Kingdom of Night, Ball x Pit, Outer Worlds 2, and Silent Hill f are discussed. 25:00 - Our top 5 most overlooked games this year, plus some honorable mentions. You can check out Chike's awesome YouTube page which focuses on indie games at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/@bassicfun78 Also, be sure to check out www.bignerdgaming.com all month for tons of other end of year lists and coverage.

    1h 31m
  6. Full Game Awards Nomination Predictions- Episode 3

    11/05/2025

    Full Game Awards Nomination Predictions- Episode 3

    Westen (from Big Nerd Gaming) and Michaela (from DearGamers) go category by category and predict the nominees for every major Game Awards category. No one else is brave enough to do this! Game of the Year 6:00 Best Game Direction: 11:50 Best Narrative: 14:54 Best Art Direction: 21:50 Best Score and Music: 25:30 Best Audio Design: 32:00 Best Performance: 37:10 Best Independent Game: 48:50 Best Action Game: 56:37 Best Action Adventure Game: 1:03:12 Best RPG: 1:11:28 Best Family Game: 1:21:50 Best Sim/Strategy: 1:25:59 Best Multiplayer: 1:29:30 Best Accessibility: 1:34:53 Wrap Up: 1:41:00 Make sure to check out www,deargamers.net for more great content from Michaela and Jason. Also, keep an eye on www.bignerdgaming.com later this week for Westen's final predictions for all of these categories.

    1h 48m
  7. Episode 2: Our Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

    10/08/2025

    Episode 2: Our Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

    WARNING: This episode contains major Final Fantasy spoilers across the series (blame Paul). On episode 2, Westen and Paul from Boss Fights discuss what they are playing right now, and then rank their top 5 Final Fantasy games. 0:00- Introduction To Paul 3:00- Thoughts on "Trails in the Sky First Chapter", "Hollow Knight: Silksong", and "Hades 2" 15:00 Our Top 5 Final Fantasy games. Including one dishonorable mention and two honorable mentions. You can find Paul on Substack: https://bossfights.substack.com/ Also, Westen was recently on the Stage Select Podcast. You can check out that episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tF5moO9IWx7X1K2pqkZ5m?si=cTLKEyovQMW7WOSRrTJHEw

    1h 24m
  8. Episode 1: Our Biggest Disagreements With Game Critics In 2025

    09/10/2025

    Episode 1: Our Biggest Disagreements With Game Critics In 2025

    Westen and our special guest AndresPlays discuss the games we are currently playing, going into Hollow Knight Silksong, Quartet, and Lost Soul Aside. From there, they go into their six biggest disagreements with game critics so far this year. With 3 positive disagreements, and 3 negative disagreements. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video! You can find Andres in a bunch of different places! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndresPlays93 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andresplays93 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andresplays.bsky.social

    1h 25m
  9. Episode 0: The Introduction

    08/28/2025

    Episode 0: The Introduction

    A quick three minute pitch on why you should add the Big Nerd Gaming Podcast to your gaming podcast rotation.

    3 min
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A video game podcast with great guests, and lots of unhinged ranks and Game Awards content.

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  • Creator
    westenshelton
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 westenshelton
  • Show Website
    The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast