March 6, 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Rare Pokémon Card Sells For $900,000 USD

News of the Week:

Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp
Nintendo Acquires Longtime Partner & Support Studio
The Pokémon Company Announces Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6
(watch the reveal video here)
Panic Makes Playdate SDK Available To Public For Free
Sonic The Hedgehog Getting Third Movie, Live-Action TV Series
Twisted Metal TV Series Coming NBC’s Peacock Service

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is regretfully at the point in his life where he can excitedly now talk about the specs of a snowblower with his friends

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February 6, 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Simpsons Fan Turns Steamed Hams Segment Into Point & Click Game
(watch it in action here)
Atari Releasing Giftable NFT’s To Commemorate Their 50th Anniversary
(learn more at the official site here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who forgot how strange the tone of the Lethal Weapon movies are

Blast From The Past:

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November 21, 2021

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

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dragon Ball Asymmetrical Multiplayer Game Announced, Coming 2022
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Nominees Announced For The Game Awards 2021
(read through all the nominations here)
Warner Bros. Announces Own Character Fighting Game, MultiVersus
(visit the official site here and watch the debut trailer here)
Nintendo To Allow Official Smash Bros. Fighting Game Tournaments

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who continues to be baffled by the poorly-thought-out “get rich quick” schemes of others

Blast From The Past:

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November 14, 2021

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

FaZe Clan Going Public At An Estimated $1 Billion

News of the Week:

Unity To Acquire Weta For $1.6 Billion
(watch the announcement video here)
Apple Denied Request To Delay App Store Injunction
(read the official court filing here)
Nintendo Switch Close To 93 Million Units Sold To Date
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Now Best-Selling Mario Kart Game Ever
Metroid Dread Sold Over 850k Copies In First Month
Sony Reportedly Cuts PS5 Production Due To Chip Supply Shortages
Valve Delays Release Of Steam Deck To 2022 Due To Supply Chain Issues
Playdate Pushed Back To 2022 Due To Battery Issues

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has finally had a “get off my lawn” moment with the new neighbour kids and their dog.

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October 17, 2021

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

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Military Game Fan Leaks Classified Docs To Win Forum Argument… Again
Intellivision Amico Boxed Games Now Available For Purchase, System Still Not Available
(watch the unboxing video here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will actually be buying Halloween candy this year…. For the kids, of course.

Blast From The Past:

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October 3, 2021

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who curses ill-built kitchen appliances

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September 19, 2021

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Nintendo And Tag Heuer Make a $2,000 Mario-Themed Smartwatch
Devil May Cry Dante Statue Costs Over $4,000
(gaze upon it here)
Razer Making Finger Condoms For Mobile Gamers
(visit the official site here)

News of the Week:

Epic Files To Appeal Ruling In Trial vs. Apple
(read the official court document here)
Twisted Metal TV Series Lands Anthony Mackie As Star & Exec. Producer
Ubisoft Reviving Driver Franchise As Live-Action TV Series

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is glad to see that people have finally come around to the comedic genius of Norm Macdonald

Blast From The Past:

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August 8, 2021

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

New Blindfolded Speedrun World Record Set In Super Mario Bros.
(watch the speedrun here)
Rare Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sets New Record With $2 Million Sale Price

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold PS3 And Xbox 360
(check out Nintendo’s official hardware sales chart here and software sales chart here)
Netflix Developing Live-Action Pokemon Series
Netflix Planning To Offer Mobile Games To Subscribers
(read the letter to shareholders here)
Playdate Sold 20,000 Units In 20 Minutes

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who used a 4-week staycation to finally beat Breath of the Wild

Blast From The Past:

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July 11, 2021

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

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Nintendo Reveals New Switch Model, Coming October 8th
(watch the reveal video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still thinks the sun wants to kill him, and only him

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June 20, 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Microsoft Reveals Xbox Mini-Fridge At E3… Is Not A Joke

Nintendo E3 Recap:

Microsoft E3 Recap:

Miscellaneous:

Hideo Kojima Reveals Death Stranding: Director’s Cut

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still can’t get over how much alcohol and cigarettes were casually consumed in the 1960s

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