June 20, 2021

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The man who still can’t get over how much alcohol and cigarettes were casually consumed in the 1960s

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June 13, 2021

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The man who fully appreciates that winter is truly over, but also recognizes that the sun is not his friend

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March 29, 2021

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The man who curses the existence of spring allergies

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February 13, 2021

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The man who wants to send Old Man Winter to a nursing home

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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?

May 1, 2020

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The man who is glad that the Hard Times is cataloging all Geneva Convention violations possible in video games

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January 24, 2020

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The man who is no longer willing to give 2020 the benefit of the doubt

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September 20, 2019

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The man who would like to provide a Surgeon General’s warning that election cycles can angry up the blood

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January 18, 2019 – 2018 Year In Review (Part 2)

Friends, this week The Arcade continues its look back on the past year with part two of our 2018 Year In Review.  On this episode, we’ll focus our attention on some of the remaining big and big-ish stories that we’ve yet to have our say on from the year that was.  Included in this are Billy Mitchell and his disqualification from the Twin Galaxies record books, Telltale Games abruptly closing their doors, Epic Games and Discord tackling Steam head-on, and Atari doing some strange things, just to name a few.

What was discussed:

  • Telltale Games Shuts Down Out Of Nowhere
  • Epic Games, Others, Look To Challenge Steam In Digital Game Store War
  • Retro Companies Up To Some Odd Things
  • Billy Mitchell, Twin Galaxies, & Disputed High Scores
  • Ubisoft Opens A Studio In Winnipeg
  • Hello Games Finally Starts To Fulfill The Potential Of No Man’s Sky
  • Sony Releases Own Attempt At Retro Mini-Console, It Flops
  • Microsoft Is Busy Buying Game Dev Studios
  • Sony Announces It’s Plan To Skip E3 2019
  • The Vatican Launches Pokémon Go-Like Game Where You Collect Catholic Saints

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who shouldn’t be, but is always surprised by how outraged people become over clickbait

November 23, 2018

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The man who no longer exists. Say hello to Miguel Sanchez!

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