Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Amon Amarth Release Mobile Game

(watch the announcement trailer for the game here)

* Axiom Verge Publisher Donating Majority Of Its Share To Developer’s Son’s Healthcare

News of the Week:

* State Of Hawaii To Investigate EA For Predatory Practices

(watch highlights of the press conference here, if that’s your thing)

* Belgian Gaming Commission Declares Lootboxes To Be Gambling

(read the source Belgian report here)

* Battlefront II Microtransactions Controversy Draws Response From Disney

* EA Stock Price Drops After Battlefront II Microtransactions Removal

* Niantic Launches New Worldwide Event To Catch Previously Region-Locked Pokémon

(watch the announcement trailer for the event here)

* Gwent Single Player Campaign Delayed Until 2018

* Minecraft’s Super Duper Graphics, Switch Cross-Play Delayed

* Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis Coming To Tekken 7

(watch Noctis in action in Tekken 7 here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wishes that more yule logs are like the Old Spice yule log

(see the exploding yule of madness for yourself!)

Blast From The Past:

* Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360 / Nov. 20, 2007)

* Beavis and Butt-Head (TV Series / March 8, 1993 – Nov. 28, 1997)