March 20, 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Japanese Scientists Able To Beam Solar Energy Down To Earth

News Of The Week:

Nintendo Announces Deal To Develop Mobile Games
Nintendo Offers First Details Of Its Next System, Codenamed NX
Sony Offers Price, Bundle Details For Vue TV Offering
Mortal Kombat X Adds Jason Voorhees, Shinnok & Kenshi As Characters, Delayed On PS3, Xbox 360
(watch the Jason Voorhees teaser trailer here)
Goat Simulator Coming To Xbox 360 and Xbox One
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Minecon Tickets Available Starting March 27th

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who endorses “The Book Of Mormon” …the musical, not the book.

Blasts From The Past:

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March 13, 2015

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Google DeepMind Project Creates A.I. Capable Of Learning Atari Games
(read the original study here)
Scientists Develop Contact Lenses That Allow Zooming

News Of The Week:

Rock Band 4 Set For Comeback On Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Sony Delays Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End To Spring 2016
Company Shows Off Smellovision VR Mask Attachment At GDC
(watch the announcement video here, and read a hands-on here)
Mortal Kombat X Releases Two New Trailers; Adds Mileena, Johnny Cage, & Sonya Blade Among Others
(watch the story trailer here, and the Cage family trailer here)
Square Enix Launches Player Survey
Wil Wheaton To Voice President Abraham Lincoln In Code Name S.T.E.A.M.

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who somehow once again finds himself pleasantly surprised by crowdfunding.

Blast From The Past:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Movie / March 14, 1975)

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March 6, 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Valve Partners With HTC For VR Headset
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Valve Gives November Release Date For Steam Machines
Valve Reveals Final Steam Controller Design
(check out the final design here)
Epic Games Makes Unreal Engine 4 Free For Everyone
Konami Officially Announces Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Coming September 1st
Leonard Nimoy Tributes Planned In Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous
Nintendo Releases Final DLC For Hyrule Warriors, Includes Unlockable Cucco
(watch the Cucco in action here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is now completely sure that the classic era of Maxis is truly over.

Blasts From The Past:

Also Worth A Look:

[NUREN] – The New Renaissance

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February 27, 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Telltale Games To Make Episodic Game-TV Hybrids After Lionsgate Deal
Exploding Kittens Card Game Obliterates Kickstarter
(check out the Kickstarter page here, and view the list of most funded campaigns here)
National Museum of Play To Launch World Video Game Hall of Fame
(visit the Hall of Fame page here)
Twitch Announces First-Ever TwitchCon
(for more details, visit the TwitchCon page here)
Nintendo Dropping Prices On Some amiibo Figures

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has discovered the secret to long life: Being a voice actor on DuckTales

Blasts From The Past:

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February 20, 2015 – Hooray for Science Special

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Temple Run 2 Adds Bruce Lee As Playable Character
Pac-Man Themed Restaurant Set To Open In Illinois In 2015
(see more of the restaurant here, here, and here)

News Of The Week:

Chinese Scientists Create A See-Through Eggshell
(see video of a transparent eggshell here)
California Researchers Can Now Unboil Eggs
(read the official press release here)
Researchers Develop Rub-On Tattoo To Read Blood Sugar
MIT Scientists Create Algorithm To Find Images Hidden In Reflections
(see additional images here, and read the official paper here)
Human Cadavers Provide Possible New Skin Treatment Option For Patients
(check out the tl;dr article here, or the official release here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who criticizes anybody who took their significant other out to a sports bar for Valentine’s Day

Blasts From The Past:

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February 13, 2015

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

BattleBots Getting Revived For Summer TV Return

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The proud resident of Garbage Hill

Blasts From The Past:

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February 6, 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Mean Girls iOS Game Announced
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Bandai Namco To Release Professional Lumberjack Games
(watch the first trailer here)

News Of The Week:

EA Predicts New England To Win Super Bowl XLIX
(read the predictions here, and the results here)
Mortal Kombat X Adds Kung Lao, Kitana, Reptile, & Ermac To Roster
Kollector’s Edition For Mortal Kombat X Detailed
Metal Fans Petition For Oderus Urungus To Appear In Mortal Kombat X
Mojang Announces Minecon Event For 2015
Minecraft Getting Official Skins From The Simpsons
Conan O’Brien Releases Footage From Proposed Minecraft Episode
(watch the test footage here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t help but wonder how dire Jean-Claude Van Dammes financial status is.

Blast From The Past:

Also Worth A Look:

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January 30, 2015

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Sony Sells 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 Console For $129,000
German Researchers Trying To Create An Independent Thinking Mario
(watch the demonstration video here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is now certain that humanity will not survive a major disaster.

Blast From The Past:

March Of The Penguins (Movie / Jan. 26, 2005)

Also Worth A Look:

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January 23, 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

US Researchers Create New Surface That Makes Water Bounce Off It
(watch the demonstration videos here and here)

News Of The Week:

Microsoft Reveals New Windows HoloLens Device
(watch the video reveal here)
Windows 10 Getting Xbox-To-PC Game Streaming Function
Xbox App Announced For Windows 10
Xbox One Gets A Price Drop… Again
Firaxis Reveals Next Sid Meier’s Game
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Borderlands Releasing Limited Edition Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Bundles
Sony Gives A Release Date For Powers TV Series

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who once again finds himself a cautionary tale

Blast From The Past:

ThunderCats (TV Series / Jan. 23, 1985 / Sept. 29, 1989)

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January 16, 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Amazon Japan Selling Mech Body Starter Kit
(view the Amazon Japan page here)

News Of The Week:

Release Date, Price Confirmed For New Nintendo 3DS
(watch the new trailer for it here)
Majora’s Mask 3DS Gets A Release Date
(watch the new Majora’s Mask trailer here)
Next Wave Of amiibo Figures Announced
Wii Games To Be Digitally Re-released On Wii U
Pokémon Shuffle Revealed For 3DS
(check out its announcement trailer here)
Tekken Director Working On Wii U Exclusive
(view the announcement trailer here)
Mario Party 10 Gets A Release Date
(enjoy the latest look at Mario Party 10 here)
New Fire Emblem Game Announced
(watch the announcement trailer here)
New Friday The 13th Game In The Works
Internet Archive Adds 2000+ MS-DOS Games
(start playing these games here)
Mad Catz Launching $300 Transformable Controller
Razer Reveals Open Source VR Headset

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is incredible at avoiding spoilers.

Blasts From The Past:

Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series / Jan. 16, 1995 – May 23, 2001)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series / Jan. 16, 1995 – Nov. 22, 1999)

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