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Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Stephen Hawking Added To The Simpsons Mobile Game

* Niantic, Nintendo, Pokemon Company Sued By Detroit Couple Over Pokémon GO

News of the Week:

* Konami Announces Metal Gear Survive

(watch the reveal trailer here)

* Intel Announces It’s Own VR Headset, Project Alloy

* Oculus Rift Launching In Canada & Europe On September 20th

* Square Enix Delays Final Fantasy XV To November 29th

* Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Zombie Mode Announced, Includes David Hasselhoff

(watch the first trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can definitively say that Weird Al still has it.

Blast From The Past:

* Snakes on a Plane (Movie / Aug. 18, 2006)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Scientists Develop Solar Capture Technique Of Turning CO2 Into Burnable Fuel

(read the research paper here)

News of the Week:

* Sony Confirms PlayStation Event Set For September 7th In New York

* Two No Man’s Sky Players Manage To Locate Each Other Within First 24 Hours

* Prize Pool For The International Dota 2 Championships Finishes Over $20 Million

* Internet Archive Posts 10,000 Browser-Playable Amiga Titles

* NES Classic Will Feature Pixel Perfect Mode, Permanent Save Points

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can now officially declare that there are too many ways to kill time on the internet.

Blast From The Past:

* Doug (TV Series / Aug. 11, 1991 – Jan. 2, 1994)

* Rugrats (TV Series / Aug. 11, 1991 – Aug. 1, 2004)

* The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV Series / Aug. 11, 1991 – Dec. 16, 1995)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Steam Game Delayed Because Publisher Forgot To Press The Release Button

* Busy Russian Businessman Seeks Personal Pokemon Hunter Via Job Ad

* Pikachu Pokémon Monument Mysteriously Appears In New Orleans Park

News of the Week:

* Prize Pool For Dota 2’s The International Richest eSports Prize Pool Ever

* Nintendo Reportedly Set To Deliver Mario, Zelda, Pokémon Titles Early In NX’s Lifecycle

* Back Issues Of Nintendo Power Now Archived On The Internet Archive

* Disney’s Aladdin, The Lion King and The Jungle Book 16-bit Games Being Release On GOG

* Release Date Confirmed For Inside Coming To PlayStation 4

* Ubisoft Casts Lead Actors For Movie Adaptation Of The Division

* Sony Cancels PlayStation Original Series, Powers

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man currently held hostage by stress.

Blast From The Past:

* The Beatles – Revolver (Album / Aug. 8, 1966)

* Metalocalypse (TV Series / Aug. 6, 2006 – Oct. 27, 2013)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Wisdom Tree Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Plug And Play Unlicensed Games

(visit the Kickstarter page here)

* Pokemon GO Movie Deal Now Official, To Focus On Detective Pikachu

News of the Week:

* Pokemon Go Plus Wearable Device Delayed Until September

* Nintendo NX Reportedly Is A Portable Console With Detachable Controllers

* Nintendo NX Reportedly Compatible With Nintendo’s Smartphone Games

* New Sonic the Hedgehog Games Announced At San Diego Comic-Con

(watch the trailer for Sonic Mania here and Project Sonic here)

* Rise of the Tomb Raider Finally Coming To PlayStation 4 On October 11th

* Microsoft Gives First Details For Release Of Xbox One S In August

Dennis’ Nickname:

The burned out husk of a man

Blast From The Past:

* Hot Shots! (Movie / July 31, 1991)

* Donkey Kong (Arcade / July 31, 1981)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* NASA Clarifies Astronauts Can’t Play Pokémon GO In Space

* Westboro Baptist Church Taken Over By Clefairy In Pokémon GO

News of the Week:

* Nintendo Announces NES Classic Edition, Coming November 11th

* Pokémon GO Has Reportedly Already Made $14 Million

* Pokémon GO Looks To Be Getting Sponsored PokéStops

* McDonald’s Possibly Discovered As Sponsored PokéStop Location

* Pokémon GO Helps NY Pizza Parlor Boost Business

* Deal For Pokemon Live-Action Movie In The Works Based On Pokémon GO Popularity

* Pokémon GO Accessory Sold Out Even Before Launch On July 31

* Twitch Plays Pokémon GO Is Now Live

* Crowd Of 1000 People Attracted To Australian Park At Night Because Of Pokémon GO

* Armed Robbers Use  To Find Nine Victims

* Two Marines Playing Pokémon GO Help Catch Attempted Murder Suspect In California

* Visitors To Arlington National Cemetery, 

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* MIT Researchers Develop A.I. Capable Of Predicting Events In Videos

(read the research paper here)

* Story of Christ Coming To VR Headsets This Christmas

News of the Week:

* Tetris Movie Confirmed To Be A Trilogy

* Atari Announces Co-Production Partnership With Rza

* Winners Announced For E3 Game Critics Choice Awards

* Microsoft Xbox Play Anywhere Program Launching September 13th

* ESPN Partners With Evo To Put Street Fighter V Finals On Live TV

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wonders if you really Gotta Catch ’em All?

Blast From The Past:

* Escape from New York (Movie / July 10, 1981)

* Strapping Young Lad – The New Black (Album / July 11, 2006)

Friends, this week is part two of our E3 wrap-up where we focus on the other big news and noteworthy items to come out of last week’s event in Los Angeles.

News of the Week:

* Capcom Reveals Resident Evil 7, Announces Release Date & Pre-Order Bonus

* Tekken 7 Revealed, Set To Include Akuma From Street Fighter On Roster

* CD Projekt RED Unveils Standalone Gwent Game

* Stardew Valley Coming To Consoles Later This Year

* South Park: The Fractured But Whole Gets December 6 Release Date

* Dead Rising 4 Releasing On December 6

* Ubisoft Shows Off Star Trek VR, New Open-World Action Sports Game

* Shigeru Miyamoto Says Nintendo Working On “New Kind” Of Mario Game

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is oddly enthralled by this Brexit vote

Blast From The Past:

* Frank Zappa – Freak Out! (Album / June 27, 1966)

* The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (Movie / June 28, 1991)

Friends, this week is part one of our E3 wrap-up, and we’ll give you a rundown of the big news coming from the E3 press conferences for Microsoft and Sony, as well as the news Nintendo made during the week!

 Microsoft:

* Slim Model Xbox One Shown Off, Coming In August

* Phil Spencer Clarifies Purpose Of Extra Power In Xbox One S

* Project Scorpio Announced

* Phil Spencer says Project Scorpio Intended For 4K Gamers

* Xbox Play Anywhere Program Announced

* Sea of Thieves From Rare Shown In Action

* Makers Of Limbo Announce Next Game, Inside; Coming In June

* Recore Release Dated For September 13

* Crackdown 3 Delayed Until 2017

Sony:

* PlayStation VR Gets Official October 13 Release Date

* New God of War Game Revealed

* Ratchet & Clank Developers Working On New Spider-Man Game

* Hideo Kojima Reveals New Game, Death Stranding

* Original Crash Bandicoot Games Being Remastered For PS4

* The Last Guardian Receives An Official Release Date

* New A.I.-Centered Game Detroit: Become Human Revealed

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Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Capcom Reveals Names Of Fighters From Street Fighter II Intro After 25 Years

* Song From New Doom Game Has Satanic Marks Hidden On Spectrogram

News Of The Week:

* No Man’s Sky Delayed Until August 9th; Developer Receives Death Threats After Games Delay

* Activision Announces Skylanders Imaginators

* Former Lionhead Developers Granted Fable License For Card-Battler Game

(check out the Kickstarter page here)

* Microsoft Temporarily Drops Xbox One Price By $50… Again

* Coffee Stain Studios Releases Space Expansion For Goat Simulator

(watch the totally off-the-wall trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t stop watching long critically-acclaimed series.

Blast From The Past:

* Raw Deal (Movie / June 6, 1986)

* Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC / June 1, 2006)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Premium Edition For PC Game Includes Real Bus

* Tetris Movie Slated For Development, Has $80 Million Budget

News Of The Week:

* Nintendo Looking To Self-Produce Movies

* Blizzard Makes Warlords of Draenor Part Of World of Warcraft Base Game

* Kickstarter For Dark Souls Board Game Raises More Than $5 Million

* Microsoft Shuts Down Project Spark

* NCAA’s Pac-12 To Begin Allowing eSports Competitions

* Twitch To Stream eLeague Series From TBS

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who wonders if June 21, 2016 is the real day the Aztecs prophecized

Blast From The Past:

* Cobra (Movie / May 23, 1986)

* Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series / Jan. 16, 1995 – May 23, 2001)

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