April 17, 2021

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Edward Snowden’s NFT Self-Portrait Sells For $5.4 Million Worth Of Ether
Maker Of Pac-Man Fever Song Back With New NFT Song
(listen to the song for free here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who both thinks that it’s wild that “Steamed Hams” is 25 years old, and also that Steamed Hams became as popular and culturally important as it has

Blast From The Past:

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March 29, 2021

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Official Pokémon Sunscreen Coming To Parts Of Asia
(see all the different Pokémon bottles here)
Halo & Pringles Team Up For Unique Chip Flavor

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who curses the existence of spring allergies

Blast From The Past:

Nintendo 3DS (Handheld / March 27, 2011)
(read through the list of launch games here)
Hobo with a Shotgun (Movie / March 25, 2011)
(relive the trailer here)

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March 21, 2021

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is looking forward to starting smoking again

Blast From The Past:

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March 7, 2021

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Giant-Sized Attack On Titan Manga Weighs 30lbs.
Wu-Tang Clan Issuing Largest Hip-Hop Book In History
(watch the announcement video here and learn more about it here)
Sony Files Patent For Turning Non-Controller Objects Into Controllers
(look over the patent filing here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can both wholeheartedly recommend and also warn heartily of playing The Witness

Blast From The Past:

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February 28, 2021

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Animaniacs Revival Gets Early Renewal For Third Season
Rugrats Returning With Original Voice Cast In New Reboot Series
Frogger Now Getting TV Show Of Its Own
(sign-up to be a contestant here)
Twisted Metal TV Adaptation Reportedly In The Works

News of the Week:

Google, Bungie, & id Software Facing Class-Action Suit Over Stadia 4K
(read the legal filing here)
Valve Now Getting Dragged Into Apple & Epic Games Legal Fight
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Getting Remakes For Switch, Coming Late 2021
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Pokémon Spinoff Game Announced, Coming To Switch In 2022
(watch the first trailer here)

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

Blast From The Past:

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January 23, 2021

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Now You Can Play Pokémon Red In A Twitter Avatar
(check it out for yourself here)
Unopened Box Of Pokémon Trading Cards Sells For Over $400,000
Rare Blastoise Pokémon Card Sells For Over $350,000

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

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

Blast From The Past:

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January 17, 2021 – 2020 Year In Review (Part 2)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

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:

Potpurri / Things That Make You Shake Your Head:

Dennis’ Nickname:

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

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

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

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: