January 23, 2022

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Daniel Radcliffe To Play “Weird Al” Yankovic In Biopic
(watch the original parody trailer here)
Microsoft Purchasing Activision Blizzard For Nearly $69 Billion

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is glad that “Weird Al” is fulfilling his contractual obligation to make a movie once every 33 years

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September 6, 2019

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Cooking Mama Has Gone Vegetarian
Shiny Charizard Pokémon Card Sells For $10,000 On eBay
(check out the eBay auction for yourself here)

News of the Week:

SNES Games Coming To Switch Online
Overwatch For Switch Finally Gets A Release Date
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Doom 64 Being Re-Released For Switch
Undertale’s Sans Joins Smash Bros. As A Mii Fighter Costume
(watch the reveal trailer here)
Reggie Fils-Aimé To Lecture At Cornell University In New York
(check out the event page for his first lecture here)
Mario Kart Tour Coming To iOS, Android On Sept. 25
(watch the release date reveal trailer here)
The Lion King, Aladdin 16-Bit Games Getting HD Remasters
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who, in his final descent into “old personhood” has been evaluating reward plan options, and has just about made a decision!

Blast From The Past:

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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

Blast From The Past:

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July 13, 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

AI-Powered Software Can Extract Individual Instruments From Videos With A Single Click
(read the original article here)
Nvidia Taught An AI To Flawlessly Erase Watermarks From Photos
(read how Nvidia made it happen here)

News of the Week:

ESPN, Disney Sign Deal To Broadcast Overwatch League
(read the press release here)
Overwatch Raised $12.7 Million For Charity Thanks To Pink Mercy Skin
Summer Games Done Quick Raises Over $2 Million For Doctors Without Borders
Epic Games Announces Fortnite Summer Competition Series
Atari Indiegogo Campaign Update
(a worthwhile read from tech site The Register about the Atari VCS is here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The air-conditioned man

Blast From The Past:

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November 10, 2017

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

Ludicrous Leadoff:

New Version Of AlphaGo Obliterates Old Version Of AlphaGo
(read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft Classic
(see the announcement trailer here)
New World of Warcraft Expansion Revealed During BlizzCon
(watch the features trailer here)
StarCraft Soon Receiving A Free-To-Play Campaign
Sony Launches Program To Turn PlayStation Trophies Into Real Cash Money
GameStop To Start Offering Game Rental Service In US
Surgeon Simulator Studio Announces Ultimatum For Next Game
(watch the announcement video here and visit the Steam page here)
ToeJam & Earl Kickstarter Game Delayed Until 2018
(watch the “overly cinematic” trailer here)
Indiegogo Campaign For Nintendo Switch Video Projector Surpasses Goal In 24 Hours
(see a demo video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is shamelessly promoting the first Dissolution show in a while

Blast From The Past:

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October 6, 2017

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

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Ubisoft Begins Farting Contest For New South Park Game
(watch the announcement video here, and visit the official site here)
McDonald’s Bringing Back Szechuan Sauce For One Day Only
(check out the McDonald’s page here)

News Of The Week:

Scalper Prices For SNES Classic Lower Than NES Classic Through First Weekend
Some SNES Classic Amazon Pre-Orders Still Haven’t Shipped
Bootleggers Selling Star Fox 2 SNES Cartridges
(see for yourself here, and check out how much one sold for here)
Jennifer Lopez, Marshawn Lynch Invest In NRG eSports Team
Mini-Commodore 64 Console In Development
(learn more at the official site for the mini system here)
Pac-Man Being Adapted Into Casino Game

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who managed to get an SNES Classic Edition without having to wait in any lines.

Blast From The Past:

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August 18, 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

ATwerkingYoshi Working On Beating Bloodborne Using DDR Dance Pad
(see it in action here and find out how to make one for yourself here)
eBay Auction For Bottle Of Szechuan Sauce Reaches Over $15,000
(see the eBay page here)

News of the Week:

No Man’s Sky Adds Rudimentary Multiplayer In New Update
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Overwatch League Adds Two New Franchises
Pokémon Go’s Legendary Birds Returning For A Limited Time
Mewtwo Being Added To Pokémon Go
Sonic Mania For PC Delayed By Two Weeks
Microsoft Delays Crackdown 3 Until 2018
Sony Announces Dates, Location For 2017 PlayStation Experience
(watch the announcement trailer here and register for the event here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose blood hasn’t been this angried up in a while

Blast From The Past:

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July 14, 2017

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

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Overwatch League Officially Announced By Activision
Street Fighter 5 EVO Finals To Air On ESPN 2 Again
First Head Of League of Legends Players Association Named
Summer Games Done Quick Raises $1.7 Million For Doctors Without Borders, Viewers Bid Over $20,000 To Name Earthbound Character
Destiny Fan Event Raises Over $1 Million For Charity
Fan-Made Mega Man Version Of Mario Maker Launching This Week
(watch the trailer here and visit the official site here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who doesn’t understand how a remaster of a 12 year old game is holding such power over him

Blast From The Past:

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July 7, 2017

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

Ludicrous Leadoff:

24 Year-Old Rayman SNES Prototype Released Online
(see it in action here and download it for yourself here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Announces SNES Classic Edition
Sega, Atari Retro Microconsoles Launching This Fall
(see the Sega game list here, and the Atari list here)
Classic Sega Games Officially Coming To Mobile Devices
(watch the launch trailer here)
New eSports League Solely Focusing On VR Announced
Twitch & Blizzard Sign Two-Year Deal For Stream eSports Events
Rocket League Tournament To Be Televised On NBC Sports Network This Summer
Rocket League Coming To This Year’s Summer X Games
E3 2017 Game Critics Award Winners Announced
Cuphead Will Never Be Released For PS4

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t help but be amused when old, out of touch people are in charge of social media accounts

Blast From The Past:

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May 5, 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

New AI Tech Can Mimic Any Voice
(listen to a demo here and visit their site here)
Guy Finds StarCraft Source Code And Returns It To Blizzard, Gets Free Trip To BlizzCon

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Cross Consumer

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