April 21, 2017

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Nintendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition
Eurogamer Reports Nintendo Planning SNES Mini For Holiday 2017
Nintendo Releases First Official Sales Figures For Switch
Research Firm Says Switch Sold 2.4 Million Units Worldwide In March
Splatoon 2 Coming To Switch On July 21
Nintendo Announces Arms Coming To Switch On June 16
Minecraft Coming To Nintendo Switch On May 11
Star Wars Battlefront II Release Date Announced
(watch the first official trailer here)
Sony Bringing 1TB PS4 Slim To United States Laters This Month
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Documentary Fails To Meet Crowdfunding Goal, Will Proceed Anyway
(visit the Indiegogo page here and read the open letter here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks Nintendo must be run by baboons

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April 29, 2016

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Japan Getting Life-Sized Dead or Alive Boob Mouse Pads
Super Mario Maker Getting Babymetal Costume
(watch video of Babymetal in action in the game here)

News Of The Week:

Launch Window For Nintendo “NX” Announced
“NX” Won’t Be On Display At E3 2016
Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing Franchises Part Of Nintendo Mobile Games
Nintendo Selling Off Majority Of Ownership Stake In Seattle Mariners
Bethesda Launches Modding Toolkit For Fallout 4 On PC
(for more info on the modding toolkit, visit the Fallout 4 Wiki page here)
Bud Light Announces eSports Marketing Initiative

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Karmic Realignment

Blast From The Past:

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April 15, 2016

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

University of Washington Researchers Use DNA To Encode, Retrieve Digital Files
(read the research paper for yourself here)
Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man to Play Guitar Hero With His Hands
(watch this technology in action here, and read the research here)

News Of The Week:

David Hayter Returns To Voice Solid Snake In Ford Commercials
(you can watch the commercials here and here)
Sirius XM Sports Radio Station Adding eSports Show
EA Sports Uses NHL 16 To Predict 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
New Secret Recently Discovered In Punch-Out For NES
(learn about this new secret here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Burnt-Out Man

Blast From The Past:

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January 22, 2016

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Japanese Researchers Revive Frozen Tardigrade After 30 Years
(read the official research paper here)
Broke Kickstarter Game To Offer Refunds… Sort Of

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is about to play through Undertale for the third time.

Blast From The Past:

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January 15, 2016 – 2015 Year In Review (Part 2)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Friends, this week we’ll continue our look back on the past year with part two of our 2015 Year In Review. On this episode, we’ll focus our attention on lighthearted topics from the last 12 months with discussion on the ludicrous topics we saw come up during the year.

The Ludicrous Topics of 2015:

Ludicrously Big Numbers Of 2015
Ludicrous Displays of Unbridled Decadence
Video Games Being Used To Help Develop AI, Bring About The End Of Humanity
Random, Completely Unnecessary Happenings In 2015
Timeliness And Relevancy Be Damned!

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that 2016 is not off to a good start

Blast From The Past:

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October 2, 2015

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Pokémon Co. Selling Pokemon Butt Merchandise In Japan
(if you can read Japanese, visit the official site here)

News Of The Week:

TBS Adding eSports Competition To Weekly Schedule
FanDuel Also Adds eSports To Fantasy Sports Lineup
Mighty No. 9 Gets A New Release Date
Nintendo Moves New Mario Tennis To November 20th, Replacing Star Fox Zero
(watch a new trailer here)
Microsoft Makes Project Spark Totally Free, Cancels Conker DLC
Telltale Games Re-Releasing Back to the Future: The Game This October
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who inexplicably wants to remind you of Téléfrançais

Blast From The Past:

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