March 13, 2020

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Animal Crossing Player Earns 1 Billion Bells In The Game
(watch the video of it happening here)

More Coronavirus Fallout:

Other News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is amazed that the Mayans were only 8 years off in their apocalypse prediction

Blast From The Past:

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February 28, 2020

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Nintendo Sent Brand-New, Original Game Boy To 95-Year Old Japanese Grandmother
Player Spends Seven Years Recreating Metroid Fusion In Minecraft
(see what it looks like in action here)

News of the Week:

Sony Files Patent Application For Biofeedback Controller Attachment
Microsoft Confirms Xbox Series X Has 12 Teraflops GPU
Microsoft Edge Adds SkiFree-like Surf Game Directly Into the Browser
Yacht Club Games Announces Shovel Knight Puzzle Mash-Up, Called Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
(watch the announcement trailer here)
The Wonderful 101: Remastered To Be Released in May
(visit the Kickstarter page here)
Creator Of Konami Code Passes Away At Age 61

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is still amused by Simlish, even after 20 years

Blast From The Past:

Pokémon Stadium (N64 / Feb. 29, 2000)

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July 19, 2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Summer Games Done Quick Sets New Fundraising Record
(check out their official site here)
Respawn Dealing With Apex Legends Cheaters By Matchmaking Them Against Each Other

News of the Week:

Nintendo Announces Switch Lite
(watch the announcement video here and visit the official site here)
Nintendo Says Switch Lite Not Meant To Replace 3DS
Nintendo Boosts Switch Battery Life With Minor Chipset Refresh
(see the details on the official Nintendo page here)
Nintendo Releasing Luigi’s Mansion 3 On Halloween
Konami Announces TurboGrafx-16 Mini Launch Lineup & Release Date
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Ubisoft Allowing Public To Submit Music For Watch Dogs Legion
(watch the announcement video here and read Ubisoft’s response here)
Ubisoft Announces List Of 100+ Games For Launch Of Uplay+ Service
(see the full list of games here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose Wu-Tang name is “CPAPpa The Rappa”

Blast From The Past:

UHF (Movie / July 21, 1989)

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June 21, 2019 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 2)

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

E3 Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Square Enix Releasing Dragon Quest Slime Controller For Switch
(see what this beefy controller looks like here)
Konami Announces The Turbografx-16 Mini
(watch the announcement trailer here)

E3 Odds & Ends:

2020 Is Now Looking Very Stuffed For Game Releases
Elden Ring, The Game Collaboration Between From Software, George R.R. Martin Officially Revealed
(watch the first trailer here)
Doom Eternal Releasing November 22
(watch the announcement video here)
Square Enix Finally Reveals Marvel’s Avengers Game
(see the game in action here)
Obsidian’s Next RPG Now Dated, Releasing Oct. 25
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Ubisoft Recap:

Ubisoft Announces New PC Game Subscription Service, Uplay+
Ubisoft Officially Announces Watch Dogs Legion, Coming March 6, 2020
(watch the first footage here)
Ubisoft Releases Story Creation Tool For Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Ubisoft Announces Roller Champions
(watch the reveal trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks Brett Hull now seems like everyone’s drunk uncle

Blast From The Past:

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May 31, 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Playdate Is A Bizarre Handheld Gaming System Coming In 2020
(see it for yourself at the official site here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is confused by Hideo Kojima

Blast From The Past:

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April 26, 2019

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

ATwerkinYoshi Beats Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Using Donkey Kong Bongos
(see what the setup looked like here and watch the madness in action here)
Homebrew Developer Finally Ports Super Mario Bros. To Commodore 64
Super Mario Bros. Commodore Port Gets Removed Four Days Later
(see what it looked like in action here)

News of the Week:

Super Mario Maker 2 Release Date Announced
Nintendo Reportedly Releasing Cheaper Switch Option In June
Nintendo And Tencent Gain Approval For Bringing Switch To China
Konami Announces Full List Of Titles For Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Octopath Traveler Coming To PC On June 7
(watch the announcement video here)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Coming To Switch On July 19
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is counting down the hours until Las Vegas

Blast From The Past:

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April 12, 2019

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Anonymous Millionaire Wants To Set Up A Real-Life Battle Royale Game On A Private Island
(check out the original article here)

News of the Week:

Super Meat Boy Forever Has Been Delayed
Sega Releasing Genesis Mini On Sept. 19
(visit the official site here)
Konami Planning To Release Contra, Castlevania Classics Collections
Retro Streaming Platform Picks Up Arc System Works, SNK & Others
(visit the Kickstarter page here and the official site here)
Gearbox Officially Unveils Borderlands 3
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Borderlands 1 Remaster Released On Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who hopes that Las Vegas turns out to be exactly like it is in the movie “Casino”

Blast From The Past:

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January 25, 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises Over $340,000 For Trans-Rights Charity
(check out the official stream here)
Awesome Games Done Quick Raises $2.42 Million For Charity
(check out the official pledge total page here)
Fortnite Made $2.4 Billion In 2018
(read the research paper here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who looks forward to a day when he is no longer shackled to the arduous task of brainstorming a new nickname for himself every week

Blast From The Past:

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October 12, 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Dance Dance Revolution Movie In Development
Google Hides Text Adventure Game In Google Chrome
(read the original Reddit posts here)

News Of The Week:

Microsoft Announces Game-Streaming Service Project xCloud
(watch the official announcement video here)
Google Announces Partnership With Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed: Origins To Be Playable In Chrome
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Nintendo Reportedly Planning To Release New Switch Model In 2019
Nintendo Has Patented A Game Boy Casing For Touchscreen Devices
(check out the patent for yourself here)
Sony Patent Sparks PS5 Backwards Compatibility Rumors
(check out the patent for yourself here)
Telltale Game’ Final Two Walking Dead Episodes To Be Completed By Robert Kirkman’s Company

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is consistently impressed with The Hard Times

Blast From The Past:

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July 20, 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Konami Squashes Fan’s Remake Of PT, Offer Him Internship Instead
Aliens: Colonial Marines Modder Finds Big AI Fix By Changing One Letter Of Code
(read the modder’s official post on it here)

News of the Week:

Fortnite Has Reportedly Earned $1 Billion From In-Game Purchases
Funko And Epic Games Team Up To Create Fortnite Merchandise
(read the press release here)
Star Citizen Backer Sues To Get $4,500 Back, Loses Case
Hello Games Details No Man’s Sky Multiplayer Update
(watch the trailer for the new update here)

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