March 20, 2015

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

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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:

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March 13, 2015

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

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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)

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March 6, 2015

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

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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

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February 27, 2015

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

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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

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January 30, 2015

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

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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)

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January 23, 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

US Researchers Create New Surface That Makes Water Bounce Off It
(watch the demonstration videos here and here)

News Of The Week:

Microsoft Reveals New Windows HoloLens Device
(watch the video reveal here)
Windows 10 Getting Xbox-To-PC Game Streaming Function
Xbox App Announced For Windows 10
Xbox One Gets A Price Drop… Again
Firaxis Reveals Next Sid Meier’s Game
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Borderlands Releasing Limited Edition Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Bundles
Sony Gives A Release Date For Powers TV Series

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who once again finds himself a cautionary tale

Blast From The Past:

ThunderCats (TV Series / Jan. 23, 1985 / Sept. 29, 1989)

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January 9, 2015 – 2014 Year In Review (Part 2)

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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Greetings friends, and welcome to part two of our 2014 Year In Review. This week, we’ll wrap-up the past year by discussing some of the other big stories from the past 12 months.

Ludicrous Topics:

3D Realms And Gearbox Fight Over Duke Nukem Ownership
People And Their Money Are Easily Parted

What was discussed:

Sony: The Year That Was
Big Games Delaying To 2015

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is now saving the world, one lemon at a time.

Blasts from the Past:

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

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

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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

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December 12, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Peach amiibo, 20th Anniversary PS4 Sell For Way Too Much Money On eBay

News Of The Week:

Capcom Confirms Street Fighter V, Exclusive To PS4 & PC
(watch the reveal trailer here)
The 2014 Game Awards Winners Announced
New Godzilla Game Coming To North America In 2015
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Sons Of Anarchy Mobile Game Announced
Capcom Gives Price, Release Date For Resident Evil Remake
Double Fine Says Broken Age 2 Coming In 2015
“Father” Of The Video Game Passes Away At 92

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is looking forward to Christmas break, but can’t believe it’s already almost Christmas break.

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December 5, 2014

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Japanese Company To Begin Selling Liquid Cookies
E-Coli Bacteria Altered To Act Like Analogue Tape Recorder
(read the research paper here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is not ashamed to admit that he has GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Blasts From The Past:

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