May 8, 2021

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who fully remembers the first and second waves of Ska, and even still would prefer a third wave of that over Covid

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May 11, 2018

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

UPS Store Might Actually Sell Nintendo Labo Carrying Case

News of the Week:

Nintendo Switch Online Will Introduce Cloud Saves
(read Nintendo’s official announcement here)
Virtual Console Won’t Be Coming To Switch
Pokémon Go Fest Event Happening In Chicago This Summer… Again
(visit the official event page here for more information)
Overwatch League Grand Finals To Be Held At New York’s Barclay’s Center
Archivist Working To Preserve Flash Games From The Web
(visit the official site here)
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Announces Induction Class Of 2018

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is flabbergasted and cautiously excited for the next 70 episodes of Rick and Morty

Blast From The Past:

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May 12, 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

KFC Releases Col. Sanders Romance Novel For Mother’s Day
(download it for yourself here)
MIT Researchers Make Robots Able Of Teaching Other
(read the research paper here and watch the demo video here)

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who doesn’t understand why lower cost classified ads become the most complicated

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April 7, 2017

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

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Oxford University Study Finds Tetris Can Prevent PTSD
(read the research paper here)
EA Sends 2TB External Hard Drives To Day One Subscribers Of EA Access

News of the Week:

Microsoft Reveals Tech Specs For Project Scorpio
(not in a reading mood? then watch the explanation here)
Project Scorpio To Be Compatible With Xbox 360, Xbox One Games
Destiny 2 Officially Announced By Activision, Coming Sept. 8
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Blizzard Announces Starcraft Remastered
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Final Fantasy XIV Series Coming To Netflix This Fall
(watch the very Japanese trailer for the show here)
World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Nominees For 2017 Class

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can say definitively that the Canadian Niagara Falls is better than the American Niagara Falls.

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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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April 1, 2016

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

News Of The Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who says: “Great Googly Moogly! I may contribute to a Kickstarter after all!”
(check out the Frank Zappa Kickstarter page for yourself here)

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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 8, 2016 – 2015 Year In Review (Part 1)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Mike "The Legend"

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Greetings friends, and welcome to 2016! 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 2015 Year In Review.

The Big Topics of 2015:

Nintendo: Steady Newsmaker of the Year
What The Hell Is Going On With Konami?
2015: The Year eSports/ Playing Games Starts To Become Legitimate In North America
Virtual Reality: The New Must-Have Accessory In Gaming
The High’s & Low’s Of Crowdfunding In 2015

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Weary Wasteland Wanderer

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June 5, 2015

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News Of The Week:

Fallout 4 Officially Confirmed
(if you haven’t already, watch the debut trailer here)
Activision Officially Announces Next Skylanders Entry
(watch the first trailer here, and a gameplay trailer here)
LEGO Worlds Announced, Now In Steam Early Access
(you can see the reveal trailer here)
Steam Machines Now Available For Pre-Order
Steam Now Offering Refund Policy
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Announces First Class Of Inductees

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is going to try to live as much of his life as he can…. until Fallout 4 comes out.

Blasts From The Past:

Also Worth A Look:

ArnoCorps playing their Total Recall-inspired song, “Total Recall”

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May 3, 2015

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Mike "The Legend"

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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:

Konami Cancels Silent Hills, Removes P.T. Playable Teaser From PlayStation Store, & Voluntarily Delists Itself From NYSE
Valve Cancels Paid Skyrim Mods A Week After Launching Program
(view the online petition here)
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Announces 15 Finalists
Mighty No. 9 Set For Release In September

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:

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