Hello gang, and welcome to our first “business as usual” program of 2021. This week, our Ludicrous Leadoffs are all Pokémon, all the time! First up, we share how you can participate in the playing of Pokémon Red through Twitter. After that, let you know the ridiculous sums of money that were paid for an unopened booster pack of Pokémon cards, as well as a Blastoise card. From there, we discuss Epic Games opening up a new front in their war against Apple and Google, (but mostly Apple). We also discuss the news from Disney/ Lucasfilm of a new Star Wars game from Ubisoft, as well as a new Indiana Jones game coming from Bethesda. Then, we return to the Pokémon talk by sharing the release date for New Pokémon Snap, as well as naming the first big musical artist to sign up for the Pokémon 25th anniversary celebration. Following that, we give the grand total raised from the Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning telethon from earlier this month. In our Blast From The Past segment, we mark the 10th anniversary of Portlandia debuting on TV, as well as the 20th anniversary of Snatch debuting on screens in North America. Continue reading →