April 14, 2017

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Twitch Streamer Defeats Dark Souls III Using Bananas For Controllers
(watch what it looks like in action here)
Bank of Canada Utilizes Konami Code On $10 Bill Site
(try it for yourself on the official site here)

News of the Week:

Minecraft Is Getting A Real-Money Creator Marketplace
GameStop Website Possibly Suffers Credit Card Breach
Mad Catz Files For Bankruptcy
Sega Brings Bayonetta To PC, Includes 4K Support
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Releasing August 22nd
Darksiders: Warmaster Edition Release Date Announced, Coming To Wii U
Batman: Arkham VR Coming To HTC Vive & Oculus Rift On April 25th
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who blames his high blood pressure on society

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April 7, 2017

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Oxford University Study Finds Tetris Can Prevent PTSD
(read the research paper here)
EA Sends 2TB External Hard Drives To Day One Subscribers Of EA Access

News of the Week:

Microsoft Reveals Tech Specs For Project Scorpio
(not in a reading mood? then watch the explanation here)
Project Scorpio To Be Compatible With Xbox 360, Xbox One Games
Destiny 2 Officially Announced By Activision, Coming Sept. 8
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Blizzard Announces Starcraft Remastered
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Final Fantasy XIV Series Coming To Netflix This Fall
(watch the very Japanese trailer for the show here)
World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Nominees For 2017 Class

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can say definitively that the Canadian Niagara Falls is better than the American Niagara Falls.

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March 3, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Disney Develops a Method for Wirelessly Powering an Entire Room
(read the research paper here or watch a video demo here)
Speedrunner Beats All 714 NES Games

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Launch Primer
Microsoft Announces Netflix-Style Service For Xbox, Called Xbox Game Pass
(visit the official site here)
Peter Moore Leaving EA Sports To Run Liverpool FC
Twitch Streamers To Be Able To Sell Games
Video Game History Foundation Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
(learn more about the group here, watch their pitch here, and contribute here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can now truly proclaim that he is a homeowner

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January 6, 2017 – 2016 Year In Review (Part 1)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Greetings friends, and welcome to 2017! We here at The Arcade are getting back in the swing of things after an enjoyable 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 2016 Year In Review.

The Big Topics of 2016:

Nintendo: Steady Newsmaker of the Year… Again
Pokémon Go: Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time
PlayStation 4 & Xbox One Have A Mid-Life Crisis, Buy A Sports Car
Virtual Reality: It Has Begun
No Man’s Sky or: How I Learned The Importance Of Having Professional PR People

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who never thought he would enjoy driving around as a boy band as much as he is.

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December 2, 2016

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Dead Rising 4 Gets Promotional Holiday Fire Log Video
(watch the fire log video here)
Internet Archive Wants To Build Servers In Canada, Because Trump

News of the Week:

Ubisoft Announces VR Games To Get Multi-Platform Multiplayer
Rovio Launching Netflix-Inspired Service For Mobile Games
(learn more at the official site here)
Halo 5 Getting Own Reality Competition Series
Hello Games Announces Big Update For No Man’s Sky
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Stardew Valley Coming To Consoles In December, Also Coming For Switch
Steam Winter Sale Starting December 22nd
(read the original NeoGAF post here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who succumb to the sweet siren song of a Black Friday sale

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November 11, 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The proud survivor of Extra Life 2016

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August 26, 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Programming Note: We’ll be taking next week off for the Labor Day weekend in order to get in one last blast of summer before having to dig out our winter clothing. Don’t fear though as we’ll only be taking next week off and will return with a new episode on Friday, September 9th.

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News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The House Hunter

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August 19, 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Konami Announces Metal Gear Survive
(watch the reveal trailer here)
Intel Announces It’s Own VR Headset, Project Alloy
Oculus Rift Launching In Canada & Europe On September 20th
Square Enix Delays Final Fantasy XV To November 29th
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Zombie Mode Announced, Includes David Hasselhoff
(watch the first trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can definitively say that Weird Al still has it.

Blast From The Past:

Snakes on a Plane (Movie / Aug. 18, 2006)

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August 12, 2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Scientists Develop Solar Capture Technique Of Turning CO2 Into Burnable Fuel
(read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can now officially declare that there are too many ways to kill time on the internet.

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July 29, 2016

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

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Wisdom Tree Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Plug And Play Unlicensed Games
(visit the Kickstarter page here)
Pokemon GO Movie Deal Now Official, To Focus On Detective Pikachu

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The burned out husk of a man

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