May 4, 2018

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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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November 17, 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Scientists Testing DNA Editing Within The Human Body For First Time

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still finds Wikipedia’s “Random Article” button amusing.

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November 3, 2017

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

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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

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July 21, 2017

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Man Hacks Dreamcast Memory Card To Play Flappy Bird
(see it in action here)
Copy Of Stadium Events For NES Sells For $42,000
(check out the eBay page for yourself here)

News of the Week:

Atari Reveals First Look At Ataribox
New Nintendo Trademark Filing Suggests N64 Classic Edition
Nintendo’s Quality of Life Device Is Still In Development, Apparently
Pokémon Go Finally Introducing Legendary Pokémon
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Disney Announces Star Wars VR Headset
New Marvel VR Game Announced, Exclusive To Oculus Rift
(get a first look at the game here)
Oculus Rift Price Dropped To $500 USD
Undertale Coming To PS4, Vita On August 15

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that home ownership doesn’t truly begin until you have to replace a bunch of major appliances

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May 5, 2017

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

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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

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The Cross Consumer

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January 20, 2017

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 Raises $2.2 Million
UCLA Researchers Now Able To Sequence DNA Using A Smartphone
(read the original study here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Recap:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who may have beaten Final Fantasy XV, but is vexed by the ending.

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January 6, 2017 – 2016 Year In Review (Part 1)

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

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Greetings friends, and welcome to 2017! We here at The Arcade are getting back in the swing of things after an enjoyable holiday break. This week, we’ll take a look back at some of the bigger stories that played out last year for part one of our 2016 Year In Review.

The Big Topics of 2016:

Nintendo: Steady Newsmaker of the Year… Again
Pokémon Go: Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time
PlayStation 4 & Xbox One Have A Mid-Life Crisis, Buy A Sports Car
Virtual Reality: It Has Begun
No Man’s Sky or: How I Learned The Importance Of Having Professional PR People

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The man who never thought he would enjoy driving around as a boy band as much as he is.

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August 26, 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Programming Note: We’ll be taking next week off for the Labor Day weekend in order to get in one last blast of summer before having to dig out our winter clothing. Don’t fear though as we’ll only be taking next week off and will return with a new episode on Friday, September 9th.

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The House Hunter

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July 29, 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Wisdom Tree Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Plug And Play Unlicensed Games
(visit the Kickstarter page here)
Pokemon GO Movie Deal Now Official, To Focus On Detective Pikachu

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The burned out husk of a man

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April 29, 2016

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Japan Getting Life-Sized Dead or Alive Boob Mouse Pads
Super Mario Maker Getting Babymetal Costume
(watch video of Babymetal in action in the game here)

News Of The Week:

Launch Window For Nintendo “NX” Announced
“NX” Won’t Be On Display At E3 2016
Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing Franchises Part Of Nintendo Mobile Games
Nintendo Selling Off Majority Of Ownership Stake In Seattle Mariners
Bethesda Launches Modding Toolkit For Fallout 4 On PC
(for more info on the modding toolkit, visit the Fallout 4 Wiki page here)
Bud Light Announces eSports Marketing Initiative

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Karmic Realignment

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