September 28, 2018

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Speedrunner Achieves ‘Impossible’ Super Mario Bros. Record Time
(watch the record-breaking run here)
Swiss Soccer Fans Interrupt Match To Protest eSports

News Of The Week:

Sony To Begin Allowing Cross-Play On PS4 With Xbox One And Switch
Fortnite Had Its Biggest Month Ever In August With 78.3 Million Players
Oculus Announces New, Gaming-Centric VR Headset
(watch the announcement trailer here, and watch the trailer for the new Darth Vader game here)
Telltale Games Initiates Studio Closure
Nintendo Will Let You Recover Cloud Saves For Up To Six Months

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who realizes that the older he gets, the more surprising and expensive the things he wants to collect also get.

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September 14, 2018

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

YouTuber Is Collecting Every Time Team Rocket Has Blasted Off In Pokémon Cartoon
(watch what they’ve collected so far here)
New MIT Robot Can Delicately Handle Objects It’s Never Seen Before
(see the gripping robot action here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that Alex Trebek has earned the right to grow whatever facial hair he damned well pleases without being hounded by the internet

Blast From The Past:

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August 17, 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Unopened Box Of 1999 Pokémon Cards Sells For $56,000
(check out the official auction item page here)
Resident Evil 2 Remake Getting $900 Premium Edition In Japan
(visit the official Japanese page for it here)

News of the Week:

Makers Of Vega Plus No Longer Able To Use Sinclair & ZX Spectrum Names
Trogdor!! The Board Game Kickstarter Final Tally
Diablo 3 For Nintendo Switch Officially Revealed, Detailed
(watch the trailer here)
Dark Souls Remastered Coming To Nintendo Switch In October Undertale Coming To Nintendo Switch In September
(watch the announcement trailer here, and visit the pre-order page here)
Square Enix Bringing The World Ends With You To Switch In October
(watch the announcement trailer here, and visit the official site here)
Night Trap Coming To Nintendo Switch Next Week
Discord Launching Own Game Store, Beta Now Available In Canada
Studio MDHR Says Cuphead Has Sold Over 3 Million Copies

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is well-versed enough in metal to know that the blood red sun poking through the dark, smoky sky is an ill-omen, at best

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August 10, 2018

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Patrick Stewart Returning As Jean-Luc Picard In New Star Trek Series
(watch the official announcement here)
New Sega Mega Drive Game Coming Out This Month
(watch the trailer here and visit the official site here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Announces Simon Belmont & More For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
(watch the Nintendo Direct here)
Third Construction Kit Unveiled For Nintendo Labo
(see what it is and what it does here)
Nintendo Switch Close To 20 Million Units Sold
Negan From The Walking Dead To Appear In Tekken 7
(watch the announcement here)
Overwatch League Crowns First-Ever Champions
Overwatch League Aiming To Add Six New Franchises Next Season
Star Trek Discovery Coming To Star Trek Online This Fall
(watch the announcement teaser trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is at the point in his life when he gets excited about a new vacuum

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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)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is still enjoying his air conditioning

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June 22, 2018 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 2)

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

E3 Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Open World Shark RPG Announced At E3
Ubisoft Crowdsourcing Creative Content For Beyond Good & Evil 2
(learn more at the official site here)

E3 News of the Week:

Bethesda Announces Elder Scrolls: Blades For Mobile
Bethesda Reveals Sequel To Doom, Doom: Eternal
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Debuts At E3
Bethesda Teases Two Next-Gen Titles, Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield
Bandai Namco Unveils Jump Force
Capcom Announces Remastered Resident Evil 2
BioWare Announces Release Date For Anthem
(watch gameplay footage here)
Ninja And Marshmello Win Epic’s E3 2018 Fortnite Pro-Am
Studio MDHR Announces Cuphead DLC During Microsoft Conference
Nintendo Delays Yoshi Game For Switch Into 2019
FromSoftware Finally Bringing Metal Wolf Chaos To North America
(see what the game looks like here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has had it up to here with this heat

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June 15, 2018 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 1)

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

E3 Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Ubisoft Just Announced A Wii Game
Skyrim Very Special Edition For Amazon Alexa Is Actually Real
(watch the original video here, and visit the Alexa Skill page here)

E3 News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has no time for a nickname this week as E3 happened and there is much to discuss!

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June 1, 2018

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Twitch Streaming Over 500 Episodes Of Classic Doctor Who In Next Mega Marathon
Star Citizen Has a $27,000 Ship Pack
(and see just how much Star Citizen has raised here)

News of the Week:

Bethesda Teases New Fallout Game, Reportedly An Online Survival RPG
(watch the teaser trailer here)
Pokémon: Let’s Go Games Announced For Switch
(see the new game for yourself here and learn more about the Pokéball controller here)
Pokémon Quest Revealed, Currently Available For Free
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Pokémon Mainline RPG Coming To Switch In 2019
Intellivision Returning With New Console Led By Tommy Tallarico
Atari Retro Console Launches Pre-Orders On Indiegogo, Crashes Site
(visit their Indiegogo site here)
Atari Co-Founder Passes Away At Age 81
Mega Man 11 Set For Release On October 2
(watch the new trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is excited that Weird Al’s upcoming concert is starting at a more reasonable time than Slayer’s concert did.

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May 4, 2018

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

AI Systems Learns To Edit Together New Episodes Of The Flintstones
(watch a video of the AI-created episodes here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima To Retire In June
Nintendo Says Switch Sold Over 15 Million Units Worldwide
Nintendo Still Planning To Support 3DS Through 2019 And Beyond
Mega Man X Legacy Collection Coming In July
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X Both Coming Back To Cartridges
(visit the official site here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has to reroute the best route to work

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April 20, 2018

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

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Game Collector Finds Drugs Hidden Inside Old NES Cartridges
(watch the drama unfold on the collector’s teardown video here)
Spider-Man PS4 Game Receiving Tie-In Novel Treatment

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that Billy Mitchell himself is making it impossible to feel even a little bit sorry for Billy Mitchell

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