October 6, 2017

Friends, this week The Arcade continues its look back on the past year with part two of our 2016 Year In Review. On this episode, we’ll focus our attention on lighthearted topics from the last 12 months with a discussion on the ludicrous topics we saw come up during the year.

The Ludicrous Topics of 2016:

2016 Brings Us Closer To The Robot Apocalypse
Completely Unnecessary Kickstarter Campaigns
Out Of Control Price Tags In The Video Game World
Both Silly & Impressive Video Game Accomplishments

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks the first workout is why most workouts don’t work out.

Blast From The Past:

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December 9, 2016

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Working Atari 2600 Emulator Built In Minecraft
(watch the description video here)
New Hotline Lets You Pay Money To Talk To Game Developers
(visit the official site here)

News of the Week:

Winners Announced For The 2016 Game Awards
Kojima Reveals Bizarre New Trailer For Death Stranding
(be baffled by the trailer here)
Shovel Knight Prequel Announced By Yacht Club Games
(see the announcement trailer here)
Telltale Games Officially Announces Guardians of the Galaxy Series
(get a glimpse of the brief teaser video here)
Sony Reveals The Last of Us: Part II
(watch the full trailer here)
New Marvel vs. Capcom Game Announced
(see the first footage here)
Crash Bandicoot Remasters Announced
Sony Upgrading WipeOut and PaRappa The Rappa
Windjammers Returning To PlayStation 4 And PS Vita
(see the new game in action here)
Nintendo Switch Reportedly Will Support GameCube Games
Nintendo Partners With HackerOne To Offer Bounties For Finding Vulnerabilities
MechWarrior Series Returning In 2018
Akuma Coming To Street Fighter V In New Season Pass

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who misses having all-wheel drive

Blast From The Past:

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June 24, 2016 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 2)

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

Friends, this week is part two of our E3 wrap-up where we focus on the other big news and noteworthy items to come out of last week’s event in Los Angeles.

News of the Week:

Capcom Reveals Resident Evil 7, Announces Release Date & Pre-Order Bonus
Tekken 7 Revealed, Set To Include Akuma From Street Fighter On Roster
CD Projekt RED Unveils Standalone Gwent Game
Stardew Valley Coming To Consoles Later This Year
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Gets December 6 Release Date
Dead Rising 4 Releasing On December 6
Ubisoft Shows Off Star Trek VR, New Open-World Action Sports Game
Shigeru Miyamoto Says Nintendo Working On “New Kind” Of Mario Game

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is oddly enthralled by this Brexit vote

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June 17, 2016 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 1)

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

Friends, this week is part one of our E3 wrap-up, and we’ll give you a rundown of the big news coming from the E3 press conferences for Microsoft and Sony, as well as the news Nintendo made during the week!

Microsoft: