May 3, 2015

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

We apologize for the lateness in posting this show. Trust us, it was totally worth it though!

Ludicrous Leadoff:

World of Warcraft Patch Adds Super Bowl “Left Shark” As Companion

News Of The Week:

Konami Cancels Silent Hills, Removes P.T. Playable Teaser From PlayStation Store, & Voluntarily Delists Itself From NYSE
Valve Cancels Paid Skyrim Mods A Week After Launching Program
(view the online petition here)
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Announces 15 Finalists
Mighty No. 9 Set For Release In September

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wants to scream Akira Toriyama’s name to the heavens in both curse and praise… but mostly curse.

Blasts From The Past:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

April 17, 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Man Tears Thumb Tendon From Too Much Candy Crush

News Of The Week:

Sony Acquires OnLive
Activision Officially Announces New Guitar Hero Game
(check out the reveal trailer here)
GameStop To Begin Buying And Selling Retro Games, Consoles
LEGO Set To Enter Video Game-Toy Arena With LEGO Dimensions
(watch the first trailer here)
Bandai Namco Bringing Project X Zone 2 To North America
(enjoy the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who isn’t sure if it’s ketchup, or catsup…. ketchup… catsup.

Blasts From The Past:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

March 20, 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Japanese Scientists Able To Beam Solar Energy Down To Earth

News Of The Week:

Nintendo Announces Deal To Develop Mobile Games
Nintendo Offers First Details Of Its Next System, Codenamed NX
Sony Offers Price, Bundle Details For Vue TV Offering
Mortal Kombat X Adds Jason Voorhees, Shinnok & Kenshi As Characters, Delayed On PS3, Xbox 360
(watch the Jason Voorhees teaser trailer here)
Goat Simulator Coming To Xbox 360 and Xbox One
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Minecon Tickets Available Starting March 27th

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who endorses “The Book Of Mormon” …the musical, not the book.

Blasts From The Past:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

March 13, 2015

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Google DeepMind Project Creates A.I. Capable Of Learning Atari Games
(read the original study here)
Scientists Develop Contact Lenses That Allow Zooming

News Of The Week:

Rock Band 4 Set For Comeback On Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Sony Delays Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End To Spring 2016
Company Shows Off Smellovision VR Mask Attachment At GDC
(watch the announcement video here, and read a hands-on here)
Mortal Kombat X Releases Two New Trailers; Adds Mileena, Johnny Cage, & Sonya Blade Among Others
(watch the story trailer here, and the Cage family trailer here)
Square Enix Launches Player Survey
Wil Wheaton To Voice President Abraham Lincoln In Code Name S.T.E.A.M.

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who somehow once again finds himself pleasantly surprised by crowdfunding.

Blast From The Past:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Movie / March 14, 1975)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

March 6, 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Valve Partners With HTC For VR Headset
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Valve Gives November Release Date For Steam Machines
Valve Reveals Final Steam Controller Design
(check out the final design here)
Epic Games Makes Unreal Engine 4 Free For Everyone
Konami Officially Announces Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Coming September 1st
Leonard Nimoy Tributes Planned In Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous
Nintendo Releases Final DLC For Hyrule Warriors, Includes Unlockable Cucco
(watch the Cucco in action here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is now completely sure that the classic era of Maxis is truly over.

Blasts From The Past:

Also Worth A Look:

[NUREN] – The New Renaissance

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

February 27, 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Telltale Games To Make Episodic Game-TV Hybrids After Lionsgate Deal
Exploding Kittens Card Game Obliterates Kickstarter
(check out the Kickstarter page here, and view the list of most funded campaigns here)
National Museum of Play To Launch World Video Game Hall of Fame
(visit the Hall of Fame page here)
Twitch Announces First-Ever TwitchCon
(for more details, visit the TwitchCon page here)
Nintendo Dropping Prices On Some amiibo Figures

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has discovered the secret to long life: Being a voice actor on DuckTales

Blasts From The Past:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

February 13, 2015

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoff:

BattleBots Getting Revived For Summer TV Return

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The proud resident of Garbage Hill

Blasts From The Past:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

January 30, 2015

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Sony Sells 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 Console For $129,000
German Researchers Trying To Create An Independent Thinking Mario
(watch the demonstration video here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is now certain that humanity will not survive a major disaster.

Blast From The Past:

March Of The Penguins (Movie / Jan. 26, 2005)

Also Worth A Look:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

January 16, 2015

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

Reply

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)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

January 2, 2015 – 2014 Year In Review (Part 1)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

Reply

Greetings friends, and welcome to the new year! Before we enjoy what 2015 has to offer, we must take a moment to look back and properly digest some of the bigger topics from the year of 2014.

Ludicrous Topic:

Atari E.T. Urban Legend Proves Correct

What was discussed:

Microsoft Learns From Their Mistakes… Mostly
Nintendo Starts To Turn Things Around
Major Mergers & Astonishing Acquisitions

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who warns UPS that they have made “The List”

Blast from the Past: N/A

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS