April 14, 2017

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

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

Blast From The Past:

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March 24, 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Reward For Finding All 900 Korok Seeds In Breath Of The Wild Is A Turd
(don’t believe us? watch the video here)
Wii Emulator Can Now Buy Games From The Official Wii Shop Channel

News of the Week:

Facebook Launches Desktop Livestreaming Feature
Super Mario Run Arrives On Android This Week
Secret of Mana Series Coming To Nintendo Switch
(watch the Japanese trailer here)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night For Wii U Canceled, Switch Version Planned
Nintendo Set To Double Production Of Switch Consoles
IndieGogo Campaign Launched For Tony Hawk Pro Skater Documentary
(watch the trailer here and contribute to the project here)
Sega Delays Sonic Mania, Renames Sonic 2017
(watch the new trailer here)
New Goat Simulator DLC Finally Arrives On Consoles
(remind yourself of how crazy the new DLC is with this trailer)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose kneecap tried to be “The One Who Got Away”

Blast From The Past:

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March 10, 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Scientists Have Created An Artificial Embryo Without Using Egg, Sperm
(watch the video description here and read the research article here)

News of the Week:

Switch Sets New 48-hour Sales Record For Nintendo Hardware In North America
Nintendo Switch Sells Over 330,000 Units In First 48-Hours In Japan
Nintendo Switch Sells Twice As Well As Wii U During Launch In UK
Nintendo Switch’s HD Rumble Enables Wife and Blind Husband To Game Together
(read the wife’s original Reddit post here)
Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Work On PCs And Android
(watch a video walkthrough here)
Nintendo Switch Controllers Now Compatible With NES Classic Edition
Nintendo Confirms Switch Save Data Cannot Be Transferred Off System
No Man’s Sky Gets New Update, Adds Vehicles and Base Sharing
(watch the announcement video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wants to know why all soap opera actors look like soap opera actors

Blast From The Past:

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January 20, 2017

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 Raises $2.2 Million
UCLA Researchers Now Able To Sequence DNA Using A Smartphone
(read the original study here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Recap:

Dennis’ Nickname:

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

Blast From The Past:

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December 9, 2016

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Working Atari 2600 Emulator Built In Minecraft
(watch the description video here)
New Hotline Lets You Pay Money To Talk To Game Developers
(visit the official site here)

News of the Week:

Winners Announced For The 2016 Game Awards
Kojima Reveals Bizarre New Trailer For Death Stranding
(be baffled by the trailer here)
Shovel Knight Prequel Announced By Yacht Club Games
(see the announcement trailer here)
Telltale Games Officially Announces Guardians of the Galaxy Series
(get a glimpse of the brief teaser video here)
Sony Reveals The Last of Us: Part II
(watch the full trailer here)
New Marvel vs. Capcom Game Announced
(see the first footage here)
Crash Bandicoot Remasters Announced
Sony Upgrading WipeOut and PaRappa The Rappa
Windjammers Returning To PlayStation 4 And PS Vita
(see the new game in action here)
Nintendo Switch Reportedly Will Support GameCube Games
Nintendo Partners With HackerOne To Offer Bounties For Finding Vulnerabilities
MechWarrior Series Returning In 2018
Akuma Coming To Street Fighter V In New Season Pass

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who misses having all-wheel drive

Blast From The Past:

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December 2, 2016

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

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

Blast From The Past:

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November 4, 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Kickstarter Campaign Underway For To Fund Release Of Socks The Cat Video Game

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will foolishly be staying up for 24 hours this weekend for Extra Life

Blast From The Past:

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July 29, 2016

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

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

Blast From The Past:

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June 12, 2015

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Uwe Boll Attempts Another Kickstarter Campaign, Fails, Goes Off The Deep End

News Of The Week:

Bloodstained / Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter Updates
Call Of Duty: Black Ops III To Feature Marshawn Lynch
Microsoft Confirms New 1TB Xbox One Model
Capcom Announces 6-Game Mega Man Legacy Collection
(watch the announcement trailer here)
New Mega Man Animated Series In Development
He-Man, G.I. Joe To Appear In New Ubisoft Toy Battling Game
(see the first trailer here)
Hyrule Warriors Coming To 3DS
Nintendo Gives Release Date For Devil’s Third
(watch a new, very Japanese gameplay video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks it was a bad, but not sad week for celebrity deaths.

Blasts From The Past:

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January 16, 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Amazon Japan Selling Mech Body Starter Kit
(view the Amazon Japan page here)

News Of The Week:

Release Date, Price Confirmed For New Nintendo 3DS
(watch the new trailer for it here)
Majora’s Mask 3DS Gets A Release Date
(watch the new Majora’s Mask trailer here)
Next Wave Of amiibo Figures Announced
Wii Games To Be Digitally Re-released On Wii U
Pokémon Shuffle Revealed For 3DS
(check out its announcement trailer here)
Tekken Director Working On Wii U Exclusive
(view the announcement trailer here)
Mario Party 10 Gets A Release Date
(enjoy the latest look at Mario Party 10 here)
New Fire Emblem Game Announced
(watch the announcement trailer here)
New Friday The 13th Game In The Works
Internet Archive Adds 2000+ MS-DOS Games
(start playing these games here)
Mad Catz Launching $300 Transformable Controller
Razer Reveals Open Source VR Headset

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is incredible at avoiding spoilers.

Blasts From The Past:

Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series / Jan. 16, 1995 – May 23, 2001)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series / Jan. 16, 1995 – Nov. 22, 1999)

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