January 18, 2019 – 2018 Year In Review (Part 2)

Friends, this week The Arcade continues its look back on the past year with part two of our 2018 Year In Review.  On this episode, we’ll focus our attention on some of the remaining big and big-ish stories that we’ve yet to have our say on from the year that was.  Included in this are Billy Mitchell and his disqualification from the Twin Galaxies record books, Telltale Games abruptly closing their doors, Epic Games and Discord tackling Steam head-on, and Atari doing some strange things, just to name a few.

What was discussed:

  • Telltale Games Shuts Down Out Of Nowhere
  • Epic Games, Others, Look To Challenge Steam In Digital Game Store War
  • Retro Companies Up To Some Odd Things
  • Billy Mitchell, Twin Galaxies, & Disputed High Scores
  • Ubisoft Opens A Studio In Winnipeg
  • Hello Games Finally Starts To Fulfill The Potential Of No Man’s Sky
  • Sony Releases Own Attempt At Retro Mini-Console, It Flops
  • Microsoft Is Busy Buying Game Dev Studios
  • Sony Announces It’s Plan To Skip E3 2019
  • The Vatican Launches Pokémon Go-Like Game Where You Collect Catholic Saints

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who shouldn’t be, but is always surprised by how outraged people become over clickbait

October 12, 2018

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is consistently impressed with The Hard Times

Blast From The Past:

August 10, 2018

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is at the point in his life when he gets excited about a new vacuum

Blast From The Past:

June 17, 2016 – E3 Wrap-up (Part 1)

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!

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Dennis’ Nickname:

The belle of the ball

Blast From The Past:

February 12, 2016

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wonders what you get a podcast for its tenth anniversary

Blast From The Past:

May 3, 2015

We apologize for the lateness in posting this show.  Trust us, it was totally worth it though!

Ludicrous Leadoff:

World of Warcraft Patch Adds Super Bowl “Left Shark” As Companion

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wants to scream Akira Toriyama’s name to the heavens in both curse and praise… but mostly curse.

Blasts From The Past:

February 27, 2015

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News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The  man who has discovered the secret to long life: Being a voice actor on DuckTales

Blasts From The Past:

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

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:

September 26, 2014

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News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who would like to stop this crazy Planet Of The Apes, he’d like to get off!

Blasts From The Past:

March 28, 2014

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Man Who Is Sick Of The Blasts From The Past That Make Him Feel Old, This Week In Particular

Blast From The Past:

The Matrix (Movie / March 31, 1999)