Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles

(read through the research paper here)

* UC Berkley Researchers Develop AI Able To Learn To Mimic Human Motions

(watch a video demonstration here and read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

* Nintendo Switch OS Hack Announced

(read the documentation PDF here and see the hack in action here)

* Loot Boxes With Real-World Value Deemed Unlawful In The Netherlands

(read the original Dutch article here)

* Belgium Joins the Netherlands In Declaring Some Loot Boxes Illegal

(read the original Belgian article here)

* Blizzard Bringing Paid Mods To StarCraft II

* The Sims 4 Renames Insane Trait

* Cities: Skylines Adding Theme Park Expansion

(watch the announcement trailer here)

* Wolfenstein II Coming To Nintendo Switch On June 29

(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The scary career change

Blast From The Past:

* Blind Guardian – Nightfall in Middle-Earth (Album / April 28, 1998)

* “Weird Al” Yankovic – “Weird Al” Yankovic (Album / April 26, 1983)