Ludicrous Leadoff: * Rare Pokémon Card Sells For $900,000 USD News of the Week: * Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp * Nintendo Acquires Longtime Partner & Support Studio * The Pokémon Company Announces Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (watch the announcement trailer here) * Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6 (watch the reveal video here) * Panic Makes Playdate SDK Available To Public For Free * Sonic The Hedgehog Getting Third Movie, Live-Action TV Series * Twisted Metal TV Series Coming NBC’s Peacock Service Dennis’ Nickname: The man who is regretfully at the point in his life where he can excitedly now talk about the specs of a snowblower with his friends Blast From The Past: * 300 (Movie / March 9, 2007) * Lethal Weapon (Movie / March 6, 1987)

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * Simpsons Fan Turns Steamed Hams Segment Into Point & Click Game (watch it in action here) * Atari Releasing Giftable NFT’s To Commemorate Their 50th Anniversary (learn more at the official site here) News of the Week: * Sony Announces Deal To Purchase Bungie For $3.6 Billion * New York Times Buys Wordle For Seven-Figure Sum * PlayStation 5 Has Now Outsold Nintendo’s Wii U * Nintendo Switch Surpasses Wii Lifetime Sales Dennis’ Nickname: The man who forgot how strange the tone of the Lethal Weapon movies are Blast From The Past: * Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (TV Series / April 19, 2003 – Feb. 9, 2007) * Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64 / Feb. 10, 1997)

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * Daniel Radcliffe To Play “Weird Al” Yankovic In Biopic (watch the original parody trailer here) * Microsoft Purchasing Activision Blizzard For Nearly $69 Billion News of the Week: * Microsoft Purchasing Activision Blizzard For Nearly $69 Billion * Take-Two Interactive To Buy Zynga For $12.7 Billion * Awesome Games Done Quick Sets New Record With $3.4 Million Raised Dennis’ Nickname: The man who is glad that “Weird Al” is fulfilling his contractual obligation to make a movie once every 33 years Blast From The Past: * WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii / Jan. 15, 2007) * Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series / Jan. 20, 1987 – Sept. 20, 2002)

Come one, come all, as we here at The Arcade return to you for the first time in 2022! We hope all of you out there managed to survive the holidays, as well as the past 12 months, and are glad that we can be back together again. On this episode, we look back at the year that was 2021 with a focus on some of its bigger stories. In a strange twist, none of the big stories actually involve video games. I guess that just shows what a strange year it was, huh? Instead, we’ll discuss the rise of GameStop’s stock, NFT’s unfortunately, becoming a thing, and the market for collectible cards and video games (seemingly) losing its goddamn mind. We’ll also touch on the ongoing legal tussle between Epic Games and Apple, as well as the supply chain issues that are currently impacting pretty much all aspects of daily life. The Big Stories of 2021: * GameStop’s Stock Punches The Moon or: Money Becomes Nothing More Than A Tool For Memes * Stupid Goddamn NFT’s * Collectibles Market Loses Its Goddamn Mind * Epic vs. Apple Lawsuit Continues, Concludes, Goes On * Supply Chain Issues Impacting Games Industry Dennis’ Nickname: The man who is being extremely cautiously optimistic about what the new year may bring

Come on in everybody, and thanks for joining us on The Arcade’s 15th annual Christmas Music Special! The M.O. for this show is to bring you music for the season you probably haven’t heard before. And boy howdy, do we deliver on that once again this year. Kicking off this year’s show is the Ludicrous Leadoffs, which are themed around internet humor and Christmas comedy. What falls into that category, you might ask? Well, Jon Lajoie for starters, followed by Garfunkel &amp; Oates, the band My Dick out of Ohio, as well as a holiday assortment of audio treats from Homestar Runner. Looking to keep the good times rolling and bring a bit more energy to the party, we take a trip down to the Big Easy for a New Orleans Christmas which features some jazzy tunes, some Dixieland ditties, and the great “Satchmo” himself, Louis Armstrong. If you’ve listened to any of these music shows through the years, you’ll know that Mike and Dennis enjoy music on the heavier side of the spectrum. It shouldn’t surprise you then that this year’s Christmas show has some metal music offerings. Specifically, these are metal songs covering or inspired by classic Christmas movies. That isn’t the only group of darker holiday music we have for you as we also dig into the world of music from Christmas monster movies. Yes, it’s true, Christmas monster movies are totally a thing. Tune in to learn more! As always, we encourage you to follow the links below to add these songs to your collection. We hope you enjoy this show, and we wish all of you out there a Merry Everything and Happy New Year! What Was Played: (click on the links below to listen) * Jon Lajoie &#8211; Merry Christmas Exclamation Point * Garfunkel and Oates – Present Face * My Dick &#8211; A Very My Dick Xmas * Homestar Runner &#8211; Homestar Runner Presents: Presents * Homestar Runner.com &#8211; O Decemberween * Homestar Runner &#8211; Santaman is a Blademan * Strong Bad &#8211; The Dethemberween Thnikkaman * Louis Armstrong &#8211; Christmas in New Orleans * New Birth Brass Band &#8211; Santa&#8217;s Second Line * Heritage Hall &#8211; Silver Bells * Dukes of Dixieland &#8211; Holiday Time in New Orleans * KoRn &#8211; Kidnap the Sandy Claws * Arnocorps &#8211; Jingle All The Way * <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/home-alone-theme/1442372908?

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * New Game Being Released For Wii U In December * Modder Makes Skyrim VR Use Real Brain Power (read the original blog post here and watch a walkthrough video here) News of the Week: * Ubisoft Launching Own NFT Platform (read the press release here and watch the announcement video here) * Kickstarter Moving Crowdfunding Platform Over To A Blockchain (read the word salad blog post from Kickstarter&#8217;s executives here) * Epic Games vs. Apple Ruling Put On Hold (read the official court ruling here) * Winners Announced For The Game Awards 2021 * PUBG: Battlegrounds Going Free-To-Play In January (watch the announcement video here) * Analogue Set To Re-Open Pre-Orders For Analogue Pocket Dennis&#8217; Nickname: The man who is constantly amazed by the time distortion that always happens around every normal Christmas season Blast From The Past: * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Gamecube / Dec. 11, 2006) * The Royal Tenenbaums (Movie / Dec. 14, 2001)

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * Robot Company Willing To Pay $200,000 To Use Your Face * Plot Of Virtual Land Sells For $2.4 Million (read the official press release here) News of the Week: * Star Citizen Surpasses $400 Million Raised * Epic Games Acquires Harmonix * Microsoft Sending Fans Xbox Anniversary Gift Packages * Microsoft Launches Virtual Museum For Xbox 20th Anniversary (enter it for yourself here) * Microsoft Launching Xbox Documentary Series On Dec. 13 (watch the trailer here) Dennis&#8217; Nickname: The man who is constantly amused, impressed, and a little freaked out by the diligence of the Wikipedia community Blast From The Past: * The Addams Family (Movie / Nov. 22, 1991) * The Muppets (Movie / Nov. 23, 2011)

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * Feds Say Man Spent Covid Loan On $57,000 Pokémon Card * Australian Developer Launches The NFT Bay News of the Week: * Dragon Ball Asymmetrical Multiplayer Game Announced, Coming 2022 (watch the announcement trailer here) * Nominees Announced For The Game Awards 2021 (read through all the nominations here) * Warner Bros. Announces Own Character Fighting Game, MultiVersus (visit the official site here and watch the debut trailer here) * Nintendo To Allow Official Smash Bros. Fighting Game Tournaments Dennis&#8217; Nickname: The man who continues to be baffled by the poorly-thought-out &#8220;get rich quick&#8221; schemes of others Blast From The Past: * Minecraft (PC / Nov. 18, 2011) * Nintendo GameCube (Console / Nov. 18, 2001) * Nintendo Wii (Console / Nov. 19, 2006)

Ludicrous Leadoffs: * FaZe Clan Going Public At An Estimated $1 Billion News of the Week: * Unity To Acquire Weta For $1.6 Billion (watch the announcement video here) * Apple Denied Request To Delay App Store Injunction (read the official court filing here) * Nintendo Switch Close To 93 Million Units Sold To Date * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Now Best-Selling Mario Kart Game Ever * Metroid Dread Sold Over 850k Copies In First Month * Sony Reportedly Cuts PS5 Production Due To Chip Supply Shortages * Valve Delays Release Of Steam Deck To 2022 Due To Supply Chain Issues * Playdate Pushed Back To 2022 Due To Battery Issues Dennis&#8217; Nickname: The man who has finally had a “get off my lawn” moment with the new neighbour kids and their dog. Blast From The Past: * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3, Xbox 360, PC / Nov. 11, 2011) * Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 / Nov. 13, 2001) * Microsoft Xbox (Console / Nov. 15, 2001) * Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox / Nov. 15, 2001)

Come one, come all and listen if you dare, to our Halloween show that will give you a scare.  The plan this year is to make Halloween killer, with songs aplenty that give you a chiller.  We play tunes about people who like to kill, all to give you people a great big thrill.  There’s music about psychos and songs with horns.  There’s even a song about that dreaded candy corn.  So open your ears and let the sound flow in between as we bring you this show for Halloween. What Was Played: (click on the links below to listen!) * Frank Zappa – Drowning Witch * Captain Beefheart – Kandy Korn * The Beatles – Maxwell&#8217;s Silver Hammer * Johnny Cash – Sam Hall * Grateful Dead &#8211; Me and My Uncle * Hall &amp; Oates &#8211; Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices) * Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee * Bernard Herrmann – Psycho (Original Score) * Slayer – Dead Skin Mask * Macabre &#8211; The Ted Bundy Song * Soulfly &#8211; Jeffrey Dahmer * Exodus – The Ballad of Leonard and Charles Dennis&#8217; Nickname: The man who thinks that this year&#8217;s worst Halloween costume is a &#8220;Sexy Anti-Vaxxer&#8221;.