January 23, 2022

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Daniel Radcliffe To Play “Weird Al” Yankovic In Biopic
(watch the original parody trailer here)
Microsoft Purchasing Activision Blizzard For Nearly $69 Billion

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is glad that “Weird Al” is fulfilling his contractual obligation to make a movie once every 33 years

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November 15, 2019

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Researchers Develop AI System Able To Play StarCraft II At Grandmaster Level
(read through the research paper here)
AMC Unveils Airplane Mode, A 6-Hour Plane Ride Game
(learn more at the Steam page here)

News of the Week:

Royal Canadian Legion Creates Fortnite Level To Mark Remembrance Day
Blizzard Officially Announces Overwatch 2 At BlizzCon
(watch the reveal trailer here and the gameplay trailer here)
Blizzard Announces Diablo IV At BlizzCon
(watch the reveal trailer here and the gameplay trailer here)
Blizzard Announces Next World of Warcraft Expansion At BlizzCon
(watch the reveal trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still doesn’t know how he feels about the fact that Sonic The Hedgehog was redesigned for the Sonic The Hedgehog movie

Blast From The Past:

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November 10, 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

New Version Of AlphaGo Obliterates Old Version Of AlphaGo
(read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft Classic
(see the announcement trailer here)
New World of Warcraft Expansion Revealed During BlizzCon
(watch the features trailer here)
StarCraft Soon Receiving A Free-To-Play Campaign
Sony Launches Program To Turn PlayStation Trophies Into Real Cash Money
GameStop To Start Offering Game Rental Service In US
Surgeon Simulator Studio Announces Ultimatum For Next Game
(watch the announcement video here and visit the Steam page here)
ToeJam & Earl Kickstarter Game Delayed Until 2018
(watch the “overly cinematic” trailer here)
Indiegogo Campaign For Nintendo Switch Video Projector Surpasses Goal In 24 Hours
(see a demo video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is shamelessly promoting the first Dissolution show in a while

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September 15, 2017

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

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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.

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July 7, 2017

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

24 Year-Old Rayman SNES Prototype Released Online
(see it in action here and download it for yourself here)

News of the Week:

Nintendo Announces SNES Classic Edition
Sega, Atari Retro Microconsoles Launching This Fall
(see the Sega game list here, and the Atari list here)
Classic Sega Games Officially Coming To Mobile Devices
(watch the launch trailer here)
New eSports League Solely Focusing On VR Announced
Twitch & Blizzard Sign Two-Year Deal For Stream eSports Events
Rocket League Tournament To Be Televised On NBC Sports Network This Summer
Rocket League Coming To This Year’s Summer X Games
E3 2017 Game Critics Award Winners Announced
Cuphead Will Never Be Released For PS4

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t help but be amused when old, out of touch people are in charge of social media accounts

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February 10, 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Devoted Nintendo Wii Fan Collects All 1,262 Released Wii Games
(check out photos of the complete collection here)
Modders Make 60-Hour Pokémon Game In Minecraft
(watch a walkthrough of it here and download the official map here)

News of the Week:

E3 Allowing Public Attendees Into Event For First-Time Ever In 2017
(watch the announcement here and bookmark the official site here)
Castlevania Show Announced For Netflix
Recap Of Madden NFL 17’s Prediction Of Super Bowl LI
(compare the prediction to the results)
Psychonauts 2 Coming In 2018 After Double Fine Reaches Funding Deal
World of Warcraft Raises $2.5 Million For Make-A-Wish Foundation

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is free of Final Fantasy XV’s curse

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November 4, 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Kickstarter Campaign Underway For To Fund Release Of Socks The Cat Video Game

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will foolishly be staying up for 24 hours this weekend for Extra Life

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May 13, 2016

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

Groupon Offer For $30,000 3D Printed Replica Of Yourself For Mother’s Day
(see the Groupon offer for yourself here)
Perfect Score Achieved In Donkey Kong
(watch the official stream of the record-setting play here)

News Of The Week:

Disney Cancels Disney Infinity Game, Toys, Shuts Down Studio
EA Reveals Battlefield 1, Releasing October 21st
(watch the first trailer here)
Civilization VI Announced, Also Releasing October 21st
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Nintendo Gives Release Date For Pokémon Sun & Moon
(watch the new trailer here)
World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2016

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who understands America less by the day

Blast From The Past:

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES / May 13, 1996)

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January 29, 2016

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

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Google DeepMind Project Beat European Champion At Board Game Go
(watch the explanation video here)
Pikachu Detective Game Announced For Japan

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who prefers when internet subcultures remain subcultures.

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January 15, 2016 – 2015 Year In Review (Part 2)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Friends, this week we’ll continue our look back on the past year with part two of our 2015 Year In Review. On this episode, we’ll focus our attention on lighthearted topics from the last 12 months with discussion on the ludicrous topics we saw come up during the year.

The Ludicrous Topics of 2015:

Ludicrously Big Numbers Of 2015
Ludicrous Displays of Unbridled Decadence
Video Games Being Used To Help Develop AI, Bring About The End Of Humanity
Random, Completely Unnecessary Happenings In 2015
Timeliness And Relevancy Be Damned!

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that 2016 is not off to a good start

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