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Every piece below is adapted from one of Alex’s own videos, with the video at the end.

Gaming You Don't Need to Play Warhammer 40k to Love It: Why the Stories Hooked Me @ajm_nerdcore · 8 min

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Galactic Racer Scores 88, Best Reviewed Star Wars Game Since 2003 @ajm_nerdcore · 11 min

Gaming How to Start Painting Warhammer Minis Without Stress or Fancy Gear @ajm_nerdcore · 8 min

Tuesday 13 October

Why a 1978 Luke Skywalker Figure Could Sell for Up to £20,000
@ajm_nerdcoreSci-Fi & Fantasy 8 min

Friday 9 October

When You Love 40K but Can't Keep Up: The Pace, the Prices and the Armies Heading to Legends
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 8 min

Thursday 8 October

What Happens When Normal Painters Try Games Workshop's Tone Pro Paints?
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 7 min

Tuesday 6 October

5 Warhammer Alternatives Worth Your Time, From Frostgrave and Trench Crusade to Moonstone
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 9 min

Friday 2 October

Netflix's Ravenloft, a $56 Million Write-Off and a Leadership Exit: Why I No Longer Trust Hasbro With D&D
@ajm_nerdcoreScreen 9 min

Wednesday 30 September

Why Ocarina of Time Is Still My Favourite Zelda, and Why the November Remake Makes Me Nervous
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 7 min

Monday 28 September

I Tried Making Lembas Bread From a Tolkien Cookbook and It Did Not Go to Plan
@ajm_nerdcoreSci-Fi & Fantasy 5 min

Friday 25 September

Warlock's Buried D&D Lore Won My Trust, But It Still Won't Teach You Tabletop D&D
@ajm_nerdcoreScreen 8 min

Thursday 24 September

Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock Landed 379,000 Steam Wishlists at Gamescom, From the Studio Behind a 53-Metacritic Dark Alliance
@ajm_nerdcoreScreen 5 min

Wednesday 23 September

Warhammer 40K Dark Heresy Might Be the Easiest Way Into the Universe Without Buying Any Plastic
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 6 min

Tuesday 22 September

Thursday 10 September

The Witcher 3 Remaster: What's Actually Free, What Isn't, and Why Songs of the Past Waits Until 2027
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 5 min

Tuesday 8 September

Fable's Comeback Finally Has Gameplay, a Release Date, and Some Old Fears Creeping Back In
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 5 min

Sunday 6 September

Alex Finds a Free Tolkien Exhibition in Bewdley That Outdoes Attractions Ten Times Its Size
@ajm_nerdcoreSci-Fi & Fantasy 5 min

Tuesday 1 September

Thursday 27 August

Thursday 20 August

Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K Show: What's Confirmed, What's Still a Mystery, and Why Newcomers Aren't Behind
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 5 min

Wednesday 19 August

I Visited Dudley Zoo's Wild Bricks Trail and Found Life-Sized Lego Animals Alongside Real Ones
@ajm_nerdcoreScreen 2 min

Monday 17 August

Saturday 8 August

Every New Lord of the Rings Project Explained, From The Hunt for Gollum to a $100 Million RPG
@ajm_nerdcoreSci-Fi & Fantasy 5 min

Monday 3 August

Combat Patrol Might Be the Best Way to Start Warhammer 40,000 Right Now
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 8 min

Thursday 23 July

How Gondor's Lost Kings and a Secretly-Serving Aragorn Set Up the Siege of Minas Tirith
@ajm_nerdcoreSci-Fi & Fantasy 6 min

Monday 20 July

Why the Theory That GTA 6's Jason Is Arthur Morgan's Descendant Falls Apart
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 5 min

Saturday 18 July

Five New Warhammer Starter Sets Just Went Up For Pre-Order, Here Is Which One To Buy
@ajm_nerdcoreGaming 8 min

Thursday 16 July

Sunday 12 July

Friday 10 July