The Arcade

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Ubisoft Partnering With Lot18 To Make Assassin’s Creed Themed Wines

* Star Citizen Funding Surpasses $200 Million

(visit the official Star Citizen funding totals page here)

News of the Week:

* Desert Bus For Hope Raises $730,000 For Child’s Play

* Sony Announces It Will Not Be Attending E3 2019

* Microsoft & Nintendo Confirm They Will Be Attending E3 2019

* Microsoft Reportedly Building A Disc-Less Xbox One For Release In 2019

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who no longer exists. Say hello to Miguel Sanchez!

Blast From The Past:

* Mrs. Doubtfire (Movie / Nov. 24, 1993)

* Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 / Nov. 23, 1998)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Tetris Effect Players Have Discovered A Secret Game Boy Tetris Stage

(see it in action here)

* US Army Establishes eSports Team To Connect With Young People

News of the Week:

* Nominees Announced For 2018 Game Awards

* Strategy Guide Maker Prima Games Is Shutting Down After 28 Years

* Fortnite’s Concurrent Player Count Breaks 8 Million Mark

* Arizona Couple Ordered To Pay Nintendo $12M For Running ROM Sites

(read the official decision here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t believe that in his mid-thirties he wants to go to see a Pokemon movie in the theatre.

(watch the trailer for Detective Pikachu here)

Blast From The Past:

* ClayFighter (SNES / Nov. 15, 1993)

* Half-Life (PC / Nov. 19, 1998)

* Mario Kart: Double Dash (GameCube / Nov. 17, 2003)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Super Mario Odyssey Is Already Playable In An Emulator

(see video of it in action here)

* The Vatican Launches Pokémon Go-Like Game Where You Collect Catholic Saints

(watch the announcement teaser here)

News of the Week:

* Diablo Game For Mobile Devices Closes Out BlizzCon 2018

(visit the official site here and watch the announcement trailer here)

* Blizzard Announces Warcraft III Remaster

(watch the announcement trailer here and a gameplay trailer here)

* NFL & Fortnite Partnership Allows Players To Suit Up As Their Favorite Teams

(watch the announcement teaser here)

* Microsoft Built Its New Campus In Minecraft To Introduce It To Employees

* Sony Reveals Full List Of 20 Games For PlayStation Classic

(watch the announcement video here)

* Nintendo Removing Native American References In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who never realized that Jeopardy! was a show he would want to binge watch, but thanks to Netflix, here we are!

Blast From The Past:

* Elf (Movie / Nov. 7, 2003)

* The Producers (Movie / Nov. 10, 1968)

Halloween season is upon us, and we here at The Arcade are thrilled to bring you our annual Halloween Music Special!  Unlike pretty much every other outlet at this time of year, we get our hands dirty and dig deep to unearth some of the finest and most enjoyable Halloween music you won’t hear anywhere else. We’ll start this year’s proceedings with a group of songs focused on what we’re calling “ancient evil”. No, it’s not recordings of pagan ceremonies, but it is all British music about the occult/Satan from the 1960’s. From there comes the obligatory metal group, which, this year, has a decidedly Canadian bent to it. Once the metal is out of the way, we focus on a genre which has really been underrepresented in previous Halloween Music Specials, hip-hop. There’s a rich world of horror-themed hip-hop out there, and we’re presenting just the tip of the iceberg this year. This year’s show ends off focusing on the haunting sounds of Peter Steele. The former frontman of Type O Negative had one of the deepest and most distinct voices in rock, and we found a few tracks that perfectly illustrate how perfect Peter Steele’s voice was for Halloween.

What Was Played:

(click on the links to buy!)

* Black Widow – Come To The Sabbat

* Arthur Brown – Devil’s Grip

* Uriah Heep – Rainbow Demon

* Coven – Coven In Charing Cross

* Annihilator – Alison Hell

* Zimmers Hole – Well Of Misfortune

* Strapping Young Lad – Satan’s Ice Cream Truck

* Dissolution – A Raven’s Stare

* Anvil – Zombie Apocalypse

* Geto Boys – Chuckie

* E-40 – Zombie (feat. Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung)

* Gravediggaz – Repentance Day (feat. Sunz Of Man & Killah Priest)

* Tech N9ne – The Boogieman (feat. First Degree the D.E. & Stokley Williams of Mint Condition)

* Type O Negative – Black Sabbath

* Type O Negative – Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)

* Type O Negative – Summer Breeze

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Dance Dance Revolution Movie In Development

* Google Hides Text Adventure Game In Google Chrome

(read the original Reddit posts here)

News Of The Week:

* Microsoft Announces Game-Streaming Service Project xCloud

(watch the official announcement video here)

* Google Announces Partnership With Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed: Origins To Be Playable In Chrome

(watch the announcement trailer here)

* Nintendo Reportedly Planning To Release New Switch Model In 2019

* Nintendo Has Patented A Game Boy Casing For Touchscreen Devices

(check out the patent for yourself here)

* Sony Patent Sparks PS5 Backwards Compatibility Rumors

(check out the patent for yourself here)

* Telltale Game’ Final Two Walking Dead Episodes To Be Completed By Robert Kirkman’s Company

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is consistently impressed with The Hard Times

Blast From The Past:

* Demolition Man (Movie / Oct. 8, 1993)

* Super Mario Bros.

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Speedrunner Achieves ‘Impossible’ Super Mario Bros. Record Time

(watch the record-breaking run here)

* Swiss Soccer Fans Interrupt Match To Protest eSports

News Of The Week:

* Sony To Begin Allowing Cross-Play On PS4 With Xbox One And Switch

* Fortnite Had Its Biggest Month Ever In August With 78.3 Million Players

* Oculus Announces New, Gaming-Centric VR Headset

(watch the announcement trailer here, and watch the trailer for the new Darth Vader game here)

* Telltale Games Initiates Studio Closure

* Nintendo Will Let You Recover Cloud Saves For Up To Six Months

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who realizes that the older he gets, the more surprising and expensive the things he wants to collect also get.

Blast From The Past:

* Pokémon: Red and Blue (Game Boy / Sept. 28, 1998)

* Cool Runnings (Movie / Oct. 1, 1993)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Let’s Sing 2019 Coming To PS4, Switch, And Nintendo Wii

News Of The Week:

* Sony PlayStation Classic Announced, Set For December Release

(watch the announcement video here)

* CD Projekt Red Announces Release Date For Full Gwent, Thronebreaker Card Games

(check out the most recent update video here)

* 15 European Gambling Regulators Unite To Tackle Loot Box Threat

(read the official letter here)

* Classic Sega Genesis Games Headed To Switch In Single, Massive Bundle

(check out the brief announcement video here)

* Nintendo Switch Requires Weekly Online Check-In To Play NES Games

* Diablo 3: Eternal Collection Gets November Release Date On Switch

* Canadian Production Company Producing Documentary On Uwe Boll

(watch a trailer for the documentary here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that Kraft Heinz really phoned it in when coming up with the name for their version of Fry Sauce

(read for yourself about the godless creation that is mayochup here)

Blast From The Past:

* Anthrax – State of Euphoria (Album / Sept. 19, 1988)

* Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (TV Series / Sept. 19, 1998 – April 10, 1999)

(watch the intro theme here, and read the lyrics to the show’s intro theme here)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* YouTuber Is Collecting Every Time Team Rocket Has Blasted Off In Pokémon Cartoon

(watch what they’ve collected so far here)

* New MIT Robot Can Delicately Handle Objects It’s Never Seen Before

(see the gripping robot action here)

News Of The Week:

* Nintendo Direct Recap

(watch the recap for yourself here)

* Overwatch League Adding Eight New Teams For Second Season

* EA Reportedly Under Investigation In Belgium Due To FIFA Loot Boxes

* Blizzard Removes Paid Loot Boxes From Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm In Belgium

* IOC President Says Killer Games Not Appropriate For Olympics

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that Alex Trebek has earned the right to grow whatever facial hair he damned well pleases without being hounded by the internet

Blast From The Past:

* Inspector Gadget (TV Series / Sept. 12, 1983 – Feb. 1, 1986)

* Animaniacs (TV Series / Sept. 13, 1993 – Nov. 14, 1998)

* Shadow Raiders (TV Series / Sept. 16, 1998 – June 23, 1999)

* Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series / Sept. 18, 1993 – Dec. 3, 1994)

* Rocko’s Modern Life (TV Series / Sept. 18, 1993 – Nov. 24, 1996)

* Biker Mice from Mars (TV Series / Sept. 18, 1993 – Feb. 24, 1996)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Microsoft Releasing Greaseproof PUBG Controller In Australia

(see it in grease-fighting action here)

* Madman Beats Mario 64 Using A Nintendo 64 Mouse

(watch the video of it here)

News Of The Week:

* Henry Cavill To Star As Geralt In Witcher Series For Netflix

* Gwent’s Single-Player Campaign Will Now Be A Standalone Game

* Fortnite Adds Capture The Flag Mode

(get a tease of the new game mode here)

* Fortnite Monopoly Game Coming This Christmas

* EA Delays Battlefield V Release By One Month

* EA Pledges $1 Million To Jacksonville Shooting Victims, Announces Livestream

* Streets Of Rage Getting Brand-New Game, 24 Years After Previous Game

(watch the reveal trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who always falls for a good Metroidvania

Blast From The Past:

* Spore (Mac, PC / Sept. 7, 2008)

* Spyro the Dragon (PlayStation 1 / Sept. 9, 1998)

* Frank Zappa – Over-Nite Sensation (Album / Sept. 7, 1973)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* New Robot Uses AI To Search Where’s Waldo Books

(watch video of this horrifying development here)

News of the Week:

* Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Now Delayed Until 2019

(watch the announcement video here)

* Shenmue III Finally Gets A Release Date

(watch the announcement video here)

* Dark Souls Trilogy Collection Coming To PS4, Xbox One In October

(watch the announcement video here)

* The International Prize Pool Now Over $25 Million

* Valve Unofficially Reveals Steam.tv Streaming Platform

(check out the official site here)

* Twitch To Stream Months-Long Pokémon Marathon Starting Next Week

(watch it at the official site here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who once again encourages anyone in the Winnipeg Area to come watch his band Dissolution open for Powerglove at the Pyramid Cabaret this Sunday, August 26, 2018.

Blast From The Past:

* Blade (Movie / Aug. 21, 1998)

* That 70’s Show (TV Series / Aug. 23, 1998 – May 18, 2006)