The Nerd Fortress Podcast: Episode 2

The Nerd Fortress Podcast: Episode 2

After a week of editing, the 2nd episode of The Nerd Fortress podcast is finally here!

This time, we talk about the Toei Channel as well as how the fansubbers feel about it, talk about some of the games that we saw featured at the Sony press conference before Tokyo Game Show kicked off, give a minor update on Mighty No. 9, then talk about Japanese import games as well as Chroma Squad and Ultraman's long overdue induction into the Guinness Book of World Records and introduce a new segment giving our anime, gaming and toku recommendations as well as much more!

This episode was recorded on Friday the 13th, and we weren't really at our best. And you will definitely hear that while listening to this episode. So please forgive us for not being as focused as well as knowledgeable, and organized during this episode! Hopefully, we should be back 100% next week. Please leave us you're comments, criticisms, feedback, etc. at officialnerdfortresspodcast@gmail.com or get in touch with us on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter as well as tell other people about the podcast and be sure to download this episode to you're portable MP3 player, iTunes, etc.

The Nerd Fortress Podcast: Episode 1

The Nerd Fortress Podcast: Episode 1

After a year long hiatus, the Nerd Fortress podcast is back!

On this very first of many episodes of the Nerd Fortress podcast, we talk about our memories of the Metal Gear franchise and then talk about news from PAX Prime including the release date for AVGN Adventures, and Mighty No. 9 as well as mention the release of Cowboy Bebop on blu-ray from Funimation, share our thoughts on Suda 51 and his games, and much more!

Killer is Dead trailer screams Suda 51

Recently, Killer is Dead which is the next game from the crazy and insane mind from Suda 51 was announced! The same person who gave us other games like Killer 7 and No More Heroes among others.

The game follows 35 year-old Mondo Zappa, a suit-wearing executioner responsible for taking out heinous criminals with a katana. Kind of a long the lines of No More Heroes, except that Mondo's katana isn't a light sword.

There is a gun that can turn into a drill is embedded in Zappa's left hand—an augmentation he has no memory of getting. The weapon becomes increasingly powerful during the game, and it can be used to absorb enemies' blood for a powerful "Adrenalin Burst" slash attack. Also included in the blood is "dark matter", which can apparently be changed into energy.

The American born Zappa works at an "executioner's office", managed by Brian Rozen, who was also augmented, to become a world-class executioner.

Joining Zappa is his boss at Rozen's firm, the cat-suit wearing 25 year-old British born Vivienne Squall. Mika Takekawa, who is 20 years old, is Zappa's assistant. After an earlier incident, she met Zappa and then started living with him because she can make excellent soft boiled eggs, which is his favorite dish.

And then, there's the evil Victor, a criminal who is dressed kind of like Mozart—if Mozart had glowing eyes, skeletal features, and green skin. Victor manipulates human emotion through song and aims to bring evil to the world.

Besides the international characters, the game uses various backdrops, such as old Western houses and Japanese buildings. Previously Goichi Suda said that Killer is Dead isn't a sequel to Killer 7, but that it does take cues from the previous title. If you have seen the pictures from the article in Famitsu magazine, the cel-shaded artwork does have a Killer 7 vibe to it!

A trailer for the game was recently uploaded to the Famitsu magazine's Youtube channel, and it has English subtitles for everyone who doesn't understand Japanese so you can read along to get a better grasp of what's going on.


Killer Is Dead will be out this summer for the PS3 and the X-Box 360 in Japan! There are no plans for an international or North American release at this time, but we will let you know if and when an international release or release for North America is revealed.