September 18, 2020

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Home Hardware Hacker Uses Lego Mario To Control Super Mario Bros.
(see it in action here)

News of the Week:

Sony Finally Reveals PS5 Launch Details
Final Fantasy XVI Shown Off, Console Exclusive To PS5… Maybe
(watch the first trailer here)
Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Collection
(be dazzled by the sizzle reel here)
Sony Charging $70 For PS5 First-Party Games
Apple Terminates Epic Games Developer Account
Apple Countersuing Epic Games For Damages, Breach Of App Store Contract
(read the official court document here)
Apple Fires Back At Epic Games Court Filing
(read the official court document here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is shocked and appalled that he has had the theme song to “Too Many Cooks” in his head for just about 6 years now.

Blast From The Past:

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March 6, 2020

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Home Hobbyist Invests Adapter To Let Game Boy Camera Use Modern Printers
(check it out for yourself here)
Dead Or Alive 6 Charges Players To Change Characters’ Hair Colour

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is cautiously optimistic for the return of The Kids In The Hall

Blast From The Past:

Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360 / March 9, 2010)

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September 20, 2019

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

PlayStation UK Twitter Account Insists X Button Is Actually Called Cross
(see the offending tweet here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who would like to provide a Surgeon General’s warning that election cycles can angry up the blood

Blast From The Past:

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April 26, 2019

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

ATwerkinYoshi Beats Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Using Donkey Kong Bongos
(see what the setup looked like here and watch the madness in action here)
Homebrew Developer Finally Ports Super Mario Bros. To Commodore 64
Super Mario Bros. Commodore Port Gets Removed Four Days Later
(see what it looked like in action here)

News of the Week:

Super Mario Maker 2 Release Date Announced
Nintendo Reportedly Releasing Cheaper Switch Option In June
Nintendo And Tencent Gain Approval For Bringing Switch To China
Konami Announces Full List Of Titles For Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Octopath Traveler Coming To PC On June 7
(watch the announcement video here)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Coming To Switch On July 19
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is counting down the hours until Las Vegas

Blast From The Past:

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January 25, 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises Over $340,000 For Trans-Rights Charity
(check out the official stream here)
Awesome Games Done Quick Raises $2.42 Million For Charity
(check out the official pledge total page here)
Fortnite Made $2.4 Billion In 2018
(read the research paper here)

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who looks forward to a day when he is no longer shackled to the arduous task of brainstorming a new nickname for himself every week

Blast From The Past:

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December 8, 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Niantic Updating Pokémon Go With Dynamic Weather, Gen 3 Creatures
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Nintendo Brings Wii, GameCube Titles To Nvidia Shield In China
(see the first glimpse of the games in action here)
Yooka-Laylee Coming To Switch On Dec. 14
Capcom Finally Announces A New Mega Man Game
(see what the return of Mega Man looks like here)
Capcom Releasing Mega Man X Titles On Current Consoles Next Year
Valve Says Bitcoin No Longer Accepted On Steam
New Portal Game Coming As An Expansion To Bridge Constructor
(watch GLaDOS torment a new game here)
Overwatch League Pre-Season Gets Underway
Sony Launches In-Home PlayStation VR Trial Program
Secret Of Mana PS4 Remake To Get Limited Physical Release

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is on team Danny DeVito

Blast From The Past:

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November 3, 2017

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Speedrunner Beats Every Cuphead Boss Using DDR Dance Pads
(watch it for yourself here)

Nintendo News Roundup:

Other News of the Week:

Razer Officially Unveils New Android Smartphone
(get more on the tech specs here)
First Wave Of Original Xbox Backwards Compatible Games Arrive
Microsoft To Discontinue Production Of Kinect

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who curses the Russians for inventing kettlebells

Blast From The Past:

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September 15, 2017

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Horror Game Released By Developers Onto The Pirate Bay
(download the game for yourself here)
Mario Is No Longer A Plumber, According To Nintendo
(see the profile for yourself here)

Nintendo Direct Recap:

Other News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wonders if PewDiePie and Donald Trump both know something that we don’t.

Blast From The Past:

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June 16, 2017 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 1)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Garfield Game Now Available For Mobile Devices

E3 News of the Week:

Microsoft Recap:

Project Scorpio Renamed Xbox One X, Coming Nov. 7 For $500 US
(watch the reveal trailer here)
Industry Analysts Say $500 Too Much For Xbox One X
Microsoft Doesn’t Profit On Xbox One X Sales
Microsoft Releasing Free 4K Upgrade Patches For Five Games
Microsoft Bringing Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility To Xbox One
Cross-Generation Connectivity Possible Between Xbox Generations
Hyperkin Remaking Original, Huge Xbox Controller
(watch the teaser trailer here)
Minecraft Getting Cross-Platform Play Between Switch, Xbox One
(official blog post here)
Minecraft Cross-Platform Play Requires Xbox Live Log-In
Cuphead Finally Has A Release Date, Coming Sept. 29
Microsoft Announces Crackdown 3 With Terry Crews
(watch the reveal trailer here)

Nintendo Recap:

Sony Recap:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks this year’s E3 Was More Of An “Ehh-3”

Blast From The Past:

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June 9, 2017

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

German Church Now Offering Blessings Via Robot
(watch the robopriest in action here)
Scientists Decode Images of Human Faces by Scanning Monkeys’ Brains
(read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Further Details Switch Online Service
League of Legends eSports Series Restructures, Introduces $10 Million Team Buy-In
(watch the explanation video here)
Video Game Qualifies To Be Nominated For An Oscar For First Time Ever
(watch the award-winning gameplay trailer/ short film here)
Final Fantasy Fighting Game Coming To PlayStation 4
(watch the reveal trailer here)
Fable Card Game Coming To Xbox One, PC In July
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Pokkén Tournament DX For Nintendo Switch Revealed
(watch the announcement video for all three games here)
Pokémon Ultra Sun And Pokémon Ultra Moon Announced For Nintendo 3DS
Pokémon Gold And Silver Coming To 3DS Virtual Console Sept. 22

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