The Arcade

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Unopened Box Of 1999 Pokémon Cards Sells For $56,000

(check out the official auction item page here)

* Resident Evil 2 Remake Getting $900 Premium Edition In Japan

(visit the official Japanese page for it here)

News of the Week:

* Makers Of Vega Plus No Longer Able To Use Sinclair & ZX Spectrum Names

* Trogdor!! The Board Game Kickstarter Final Tally

* Diablo 3 For Nintendo Switch Officially Revealed, Detailed

(watch the trailer here)

* Dark Souls Remastered Coming To Nintendo Switch In OctoberUndertale Coming To Nintendo Switch In September

(watch the announcement trailer here, and visit the pre-order page here)

* Square Enix Bringing The World Ends With You To Switch In October

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

* Night Trap Coming To Nintendo Switch Next Week

* Discord Launching Own Game Store, Beta Now Available In Canada

* Studio MDHR Says Cuphead Has Sold Over 3 Million Copies

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is well-versed enough in metal to know that the blood red sun poking through the dark, smoky sky is an ill-omen, at best

Blast From The Past:

* Type O Negative – Bloody Kisses (Album / Aug. 17, 1993)

* Enter the Dragon (Movie / Aug. 19, 1973)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Patrick Stewart Returning As Jean-Luc Picard In New Star Trek Series

(watch the official announcement here)

* New Sega Mega Drive Game Coming Out This Month

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

News of the Week:

* Nintendo Announces Simon Belmont & More For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(watch the Nintendo Direct here)

* Third Construction Kit Unveiled For Nintendo Labo

(see what it is and what it does here)

* Nintendo Switch Close To 20 Million Units Sold

* Negan From The Walking Dead To Appear In Tekken 7

(watch the announcement here)

* Overwatch League Crowns First-Ever Champions

* Overwatch League Aiming To Add Six New Franchises Next Season

* Star Trek Discovery Coming To Star Trek Online This Fall

(watch the announcement teaser trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is at the point in his life when he gets excited about a new vacuum

Blast From The Past:

* Tropic Thunder (Movie / Aug. 13, 2008)

* N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton (Album / Aug. 8, 1988)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Speedrunner Beats Battletoads’ Infamous Turbo Tunnel While Blindfolded

(don’t believe us?  watch the video of it here)

News of the Week:

* New Alleged Details About Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Scarlett Emerge

* Epic Games Now Worth Billions Thanks To Fortnite, According To Bloomberg

* DOTA 2 Loot Boxes Now Reveal Contents Ahead Of Purchase For Dutch Players

* Rocket League Loot Drop Rates Revealed

* Homestar Runner Expands Into World Of Board Games With Trogdor Game

(visit the Kickstarter page for yourself here)

* No Man’s Sky To Begin Weekly Updates

* Stewart Copeland Returns For Spyro Reignited Trilogy At Comic-Con 2018

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is pleased to discover that all of the classic Homestar Runner content still holds up

Blast From The Past:

* Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Movie / July 28, 1993)

* BASEketball (Movie / July 31, 1998)

* Super Mario All-Stars (SNES / Aug. 1, 1993)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Konami Squashes Fan’s Remake Of PT, Offer Him Internship Instead

* Aliens: Colonial Marines Modder Finds Big AI Fix By Changing One Letter Of Code

(read the modder’s official post on it here)

News of the Week:

* Fortnite Has Reportedly Earned $1 Billion From In-Game Purchases

* Funko And Epic Games Team Up To Create Fortnite Merchandise

(read the press release here)

* Star Citizen Backer Sues To Get $4,500 Back, Loses Case

* Hello Games Details No Man’s Sky Multiplayer Update

(watch the trailer for the new update here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is still enjoying his air conditioning

Blast From The Past:

* The Dark Knight (Movie / July 18, 2008)

* Mario Bros. (Arcade / July 20, 1983)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* AI-Powered Software Can Extract Individual Instruments From Videos With A Single Click

(read the original article here)

* Nvidia Taught An AI To Flawlessly Erase Watermarks From Photos

(read how Nvidia made it happen here)

News of the Week:

* ESPN, Disney Sign Deal To Broadcast Overwatch League

(read the press release here)

* Overwatch Raised $12.7 Million For Charity Thanks To Pink Mercy Skin

* Summer Games Done Quick Raises Over $2 Million For Doctors Without Borders

* Epic Games Announces Fortnite Summer Competition Series

* Atari Indiegogo Campaign Update

(a worthwhile read from tech site The Register about the Atari VCS is here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The air-conditioned man

Blast From The Past:

* Die Hard (Movie / July 15, 1988)

* The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine (Movie / July 17, 1968)

E3 Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Open World Shark RPG Announced At E3

* Ubisoft Crowdsourcing Creative Content For Beyond Good & Evil 2

(learn more at the official site here)

E3 News of the Week:

* Bethesda Announces Elder Scrolls: Blades For Mobile

* Bethesda Reveals Sequel To Doom, Doom: Eternal

* Wolfenstein: Youngblood Debuts At E3

* Bethesda Teases Two Next-Gen Titles, Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield

* Bandai Namco Unveils Jump Force

* Capcom Announces Remastered Resident Evil 2

* BioWare Announces Release Date For Anthem

(watch gameplay footage here)

* Ninja And Marshmello Win Epic’s E3 2018 Fortnite Pro-Am

* Studio MDHR Announces Cuphead DLC During Microsoft Conference

* Nintendo Delays Yoshi Game For Switch Into 2019

* FromSoftware Finally Bringing Metal Wolf Chaos To North America

(see what the game looks like here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has had it up to here with this heat

Blast From The Past:

* Hulk (Movie / June 20, 2003)

* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Movie / June 22, 1988)

E3 Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Ubisoft Just Announced A Wii Game

* Skyrim Very Special Edition For Amazon Alexa Is Actually Real

(watch the original video here, and visit the Alexa Skill page here)

E3 News of the Week:

* Everything Microsoft Showed At E3 2018

* Everything Sony Showed At E3 2018

* Everything Nintendo Showed At E3 2018

* Microsoft’s Next Xbox Console Reportedly Codenamed Scarlet

* Microsoft’s Next Console Will Reportedly Release In 2020

* Phil Spencer Says Future Of Xbox Is On Every Device Possible

* Microsoft Purchases Four Indie Dev Studios

* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Features Every Character From Every Smash

* David Hayter Returning As Voice Of Snake In Smash Bros. Ultimate

* Nintendo Announces Super Mario Party

* Nintendo Says Fortnite On Switch Downloaded 2 Million Times In First Day

* Fortnite For Switch Features Built-In Voice Chat, No App Required

* October Is Now A Stuffed Month For Game Releases

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has no time for a nickname this week as E3 happened and there is much to discuss!

Blast From The Past:

* Last Action Hero (Movie / June 18, 1993)

* Type O Negative – Life Is Killing Me (Album / June 17, 2003)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* POGs Possibly Making A Comeback As Mobile Game

(visit the Indiegogo page here, and watch the announcement trailer here)

News of the Week:

* Indiegogo Sending In Debt Collectors Over Missing Sinclair ZX Spectrum

* Pokémon: Let’s Go Games To Require Online Subscription For Some Features

* Nintendo Re-Releasing NES Classic Edition In June

* Retro Studios Reportedly Making New Star Fox Spin-Off Game

* Digital Version Of Carcassone Coming To Nintendo Switch

(read the official press release here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who hopes Weird Al does another “Vanity” tour sometime soon

Blast From The Past:

* Jurassic Park (Movie / June 11, 1993)

* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3 / June 12, 2008)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Twitch Streaming Over 500 Episodes Of Classic Doctor Who In Next Mega Marathon

* Star Citizen Has a $27,000 Ship Pack

(and see just how much Star Citizen has raised here)

News of the Week:

* Bethesda Teases New Fallout Game, Reportedly An Online Survival RPG

(watch the teaser trailer here)

* Pokémon: Let’s Go Games Announced For Switch

(see the new game for yourself here and learn more about the Pokéball controller here)

* Pokémon Quest Revealed, Currently Available For Free

(watch the announcement trailer here)

* Pokémon Mainline RPG Coming To Switch In 2019

* Intellivision Returning With New Console Led By Tommy Tallarico

* Atari Retro Console Launches Pre-Orders On Indiegogo, Crashes Site

(visit their Indiegogo site here)

* Atari Co-Founder Passes Away At Age 81

* Mega Man 11 Set For Release On October 2

(watch the new trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is excited that Weird Al’s upcoming concert is starting at a more reasonable time than Slayer’s concert did.

Blast From The Past:

* Cliffhanger (Movie / May 28, 1993)

* Super Mario Bros. (Movie / May 28, 1993)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Harvey Birdman Returning To Adult Swim

* New Leisure Suit Larry Game In Development

* Garbage Pail Kids Coming Back As Free-To-Play Mobile Game

News of the Week:

* Epic Games To Fund $100 Million Prize Pool For Fortnite eSports Tournaments

* Epic Games Announces First Pairings For 2018 Fortnite Pro-Am

* Call of Duty 4 To Include Own Battle Royale Mode, Called Blackout

(watch the battle royale announcement video here)

* Hello Games Updating No Man’s Sky With Multiplayer In July

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is sad that he will never have his hearing destroyed by Slayer ever again

Blast From The Past:

* Rambo III (Movie / May 25, 1988)

* Hot Shots! Part Deux (Movie / May 21, 1993)

* Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Movie / May 22, 1998)