Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Groupon Offer For $30,000 3D Printed Replica Of Yourself For Mother’s Day

(see the Groupon offer for yourself here)

* Perfect Score Achieved In Donkey Kong

(watch the official stream of the record-setting play here)

News Of The Week:

* Disney Cancels Disney Infinity Game, Toys, Shuts Down Studio

* EA Reveals Battlefield 1, Releasing October 21st

(watch the first trailer here)

* Civilization VI Announced, Also Releasing October 21st

(watch the announcement trailer here)

* Nintendo Gives Release Date For Pokémon Sun & Moon

(watch the new trailer here)

* World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2016

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who understands America less by the day

Blast From The Past:

* Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES / May 13, 1996)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* Company Selling Gold-Plated NES Clone For $5,000

News Of The Week:

* Activision Officially Announces Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

(watch the debut trailer here)

* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Getting Remastered, To Be Included With Infinite Warfare

* Bethesda Gives Release Date For Dishonored 2

* Vincent D’Onofrio, Rosario Dawson, Sam Rockwell Among Those Voicing Characters In Dishonored 2

* EA Announces New Star Wars Game In Development With Titanfall Studio

* Mighty No. 9 Gets Yet Another Release Date

* Bandi Namco Confirms Tekken x Street Fighter No Longer In Development

* Sega Genesis Hub On Steam Now Allows Uploads Of Hacked ROMs

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who doesn’t like being punished for cutting the cord.

Blast From The Past:

* Barb Wire (Movie / May 3, 1996)

* Lady Vengeance (Movie / May 5, 2006)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Japan Getting Life-Sized Dead or Alive Boob Mouse Pads

* Super Mario Maker Getting Babymetal Costume

(watch video of Babymetal in action in the game here)

News Of The Week:

* Launch Window For Nintendo “NX” Announced

* “NX” Won’t Be On Display At E3 2016

* Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing Franchises Part Of Nintendo Mobile Games

* Nintendo Selling Off Majority Of Ownership Stake In Seattle Mariners

* Bethesda Launches Modding Toolkit For Fallout 4 On PC

(for more info on the modding toolkit, visit the Fallout 4 Wiki page here)

* Bud Light Announces eSports Marketing Initiative

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Karmic Realignment

Blast From The Past:

* Dinosaurs (TV Series / Apr. 26, 1991 – July 20, 1994)

* Dexter’s Laboratory (TV Series / April 28, 1996 – Nov. 20, 2003)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Speedrunner Completes Super Mario Bros. In Under Five Minutes

(watch the feat for yourself here)

* Kickstarter Campaign For Dark Souls III Board Game Reaches Funding Goal In Three Minutes

(visit the campaign page here)

News Of The Week:

* Specs Leaked For PlayStation 4K Hardware Upgrade

* Microsoft Discontinues Production Of New Xbox 360 Consoles

* College eSports Event To Air On Big Ten Network

* Sega Announces Mega Drive Emulator For Steam

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that 2016 seriously needs to calm down

Blast From The Past:

* Silent Hill (Movie / April 21, 2006)

* The Ramones – Ramones (Album / April 23, 1976)

Ludicrous Leadoff:

* University of Washington Researchers Use DNA To Encode, Retrieve Digital Files

(read the research paper for yourself here)

* Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man to Play Guitar Hero With His Hands

(watch this technology in action here, and read the research here)

News Of The Week:

* David Hayter Returns To Voice Solid Snake In Ford Commercials

(you can watch the commercials here and here)

* Sirius XM Sports Radio Station Adding eSports Show

* EA Sports Uses NHL 16 To Predict 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs

* New Secret Recently Discovered In Punch-Out For NES

(learn about this new secret here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The Burnt-Out Man

Blast From The Past:

* The Simpsons Wrestling (PlayStation / April 12, 2001)

* Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo DS / April 17, 2006)

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