Friends, this week The Arcade continues its look back on the past year with part two of our 2020 Year In Review.  In this episode, we’ll focus our attention on some of the other stories that you may have forgotten about, and that we’ve yet to have our say on.  Included in this is Atari continuing to do some strange things, Amazon failing in its first attempt at a game, Microsoft buying Bethesda, Sony buying into Epic Games, and Hasbro bringing back some old Tiger Electronics handheld games just to name a few.

Ludicrous Topics:

• 90’s Cartoons Just Won’t Stay Dead
• Atari Continues Doing Weird Things
• Amazon Tries, Fails, Tries Again At Gaming Business

Gaming Business Deals:

• Microsoft Buying Bethesda And Zenimax For $7.5 Billion
• Sony Invests $250 Million In Epic Games
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has One Of Nintendo’s Biggest Launches Ever
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Becomes 2nd Best-Selling Switch Title To Date
• Nintendo Officially Discontinues 3DS System
• Nintendo Reportedly Stepping Away From Mobile Games
• NFL Games Being Made By 2K Sports For First Time In 16 Years

Potpurri / Things That Make You Shake Your Head:

• Madden Bowl Champion Won Without Using A QB Or Throwing A Pass
• Race Car Driver For Hiring Pro-Gamer To Take His Place In Virtual Race
• Dead Or Alive 6 Charges Players To Change Characters’ Hair Colour
• Hasbro Is Bringing Back Tiger Electronics’ Handheld LCD Games

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will never understand the how, why, and “huh?” of things going viral

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