January 9, 2022 – 2021 Year In Review

Come one, come all, as we here at The Arcade return to you for the first time in 2022! We hope all of you out there managed to survive the holidays, as well as the past 12 months, and are glad that we can be back together again. On this episode, we look back at the year that was 2021 with a focus on some of its bigger stories. In a strange twist, none of the big stories actually involve video games. I guess that just shows what a strange year it was, huh? Instead, we’ll discuss the rise of GameStop’s stock, NFT’s unfortunately, becoming a thing, and the market for collectible cards and video games (seemingly) losing its goddamn mind. We’ll also touch on the ongoing legal tussle between Epic Games and Apple, as well as the supply chain issues that are currently impacting pretty much all aspects of daily life.

The Big Stories of 2021:

  • GameStop’s Stock Punches The Moon or:
    Money Becomes Nothing More Than A Tool For Memes
  • Stupid Goddamn NFT’s
  • Collectibles Market Loses Its Goddamn Mind
  • Epic vs. Apple Lawsuit Continues, Concludes, Goes On
  • Supply Chain Issues Impacting Games Industry

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is being extremely cautiously optimistic about what the new year may bring

January 31, 2021

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose mind is boggled that the biggest wealth redistribution experiment of the modern age was successfully carried out by trolls on Reddit

Blast From The Past:

November 17, 2017

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still finds Wikipedia’s “Random Article” button amusing.

Blast From The Past:

November 10, 2017

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is shamelessly promoting the first Dissolution show in a while

Blast From The Past:

August 25, 2017

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who did not catch eclipse fever

Blast From The Past:

April 14, 2017

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who blames his high blood pressure on society

Blast From The Past:

January 20, 2017

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Nintendo Switch Recap:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who may have beaten Final Fantasy XV, but is vexed by the ending.

Blast From The Past:

July 29, 2016

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The burned out husk of a man

Blast From The Past:

July 15, 2016

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wants to be the very best, like no one ever was.

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Blast From The Past:

February 5, 2016

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks Frinkiac is exactly what humanity needs right now.

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