January 9, 2022 – 2021 Year In Review

Come one, come all, as we here at The Arcade return to you for the first time in 2022! We hope all of you out there managed to survive the holidays, as well as the past 12 months, and are glad that we can be back together again. On this episode, we look back at the year that was 2021 with a focus on some of its bigger stories. In a strange twist, none of the big stories actually involve video games. I guess that just shows what a strange year it was, huh? Instead, we’ll discuss the rise of GameStop’s stock, NFT’s unfortunately, becoming a thing, and the market for collectible cards and video games (seemingly) losing its goddamn mind. We’ll also touch on the ongoing legal tussle between Epic Games and Apple, as well as the supply chain issues that are currently impacting pretty much all aspects of daily life.

The Big Stories of 2021:

  • GameStop’s Stock Punches The Moon or:
    Money Becomes Nothing More Than A Tool For Memes
  • Stupid Goddamn NFT’s
  • Collectibles Market Loses Its Goddamn Mind
  • Epic vs. Apple Lawsuit Continues, Concludes, Goes On
  • Supply Chain Issues Impacting Games Industry

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is being extremely cautiously optimistic about what the new year may bring

November 14, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has finally had a “get off my lawn” moment with the new neighbour kids and their dog.

Blast From The Past:

September 19, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is glad to see that people have finally come around to the comedic genius of Norm Macdonald

Blast From The Past:

September 12, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who isn’t against the idea of figuring out how to cash in on one of the stupid financial trends happening at the moment

Blast From The Past:

May 8, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who fully remembers the first and second waves of Ska, and even still would prefer a third wave of that over Covid

Blast From The Past:

March 29, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who curses the existence of spring allergies

Blast From The Past:

March 21, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is looking forward to starting smoking again

Blast From The Past:

February 28, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has fallen back into his old pattern of not finishing games and has not made any progress in Death Stranding since the last time Death Stranding was a part of his nickname

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January 23, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who continues to be fascinated by Cameo at a healthy distance

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January 11, 2021 – 2020 Year In Review (Part 1)

Greetings friends, and welcome to the future that is 2021!  Hopefully, all of you out there managed to survive the past 12 months, while we here at The Arcade are glad to be getting back into the swing of things after our holiday break.  This week, we’ll take a look back at some of the bigger stories that played out last year for part one of our 2020 Year In Review.

The Big Stories of 2020:

  • The Wrath Of The Covids
  • Gaming For Good
  • CD Projekt Red Shits The Bed
  • Epic Games Picks A Fight With Apple
  • Sony and Microsoft Launch New Consoles

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will forever feel like he’s giving a rough estimate when saying this year. ’20? ’21?