Howdy, y'all! Thanks for tuning in to this new episode of The Arcade. We start the show this week with a pair of Ludicrous Leadoffs centered around super-sized books. First up is the news of a jumbo-sized collection of some Attack on Titan manga, while the ludicrous book is the recently announced picture book coming from Wu-Tang Clan. Books aside, we have a game-related Ludicrous Leadoff as we discuss the recently discovered patent from Sony that looks to turn non-controller objects into usable ...
Mar 07, 2021
Hello, world. You asked for more Arcade and so we bring you more Arcade! On this episode, we start off with an unprecedented four Ludicrous Leadoffs, and all of them are TV-related. We start off with two items related to cartoons from the '90s receiving revivals in these modern times, while two more items are about TV adaptations of games that you didn't think would be translated into a TV series. After the TV business is taken care of, we have a pair of stories that continue another trend from ...
Feb 28, 2021
Oh hello, world, and welcome back for another episode! We start this week off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we share the recently announced details about the reboot of Clone High. In the second, we give our thoughts on the hysteria that's going on in Americaland over Pokémon cards available at McDonald's locations. In the more substantive news portion of the show, we discuss the new way in which CD Projekt Red had a bad day... with a cyber attack on their internal systems and the so...
Feb 13, 2021
Hey gang, thanks for joining us again here at The Arcade. On this week's show, we start with two Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we talk about Razer introducing a facemask that is loaded with a ridiculous amount of tech. In the second, we discuss that the United Nations, of all groups, announced they will be making a video game about trying to save the Ozone layer. As we move on from the opening silly and fun, we share our thoughts on the news that Google is moving on from making games for the...
Feb 07, 2021
Hey gang, and welcome back! We start this edition of The Arcade with a story that's also a bit of a continuation from our Ludicrous Leadoffs last week. Only this time, instead of Pokémon cards selling for way too much money, we discuss a rare Magic The Gathering card selling for an even crazier amount of money. After that, we let you know that yes, KFC's entry into the gaming console space is real and that the KFConsole does exist. From there, we get into more gaming business news as we discuss ...
Jan 31, 2021
Hello gang, and welcome to our first “business as usual” program of 2021. This week, our Ludicrous Leadoffs are all Pokémon, all the time! First up, we share how you can participate in the playing of Pokémon Red through Twitter. After that, let you know the ridiculous sums of money that were paid for an unopened booster pack of Pokémon cards, as well as a Blastoise card. From there, we discuss Epic Games opening up a new front in their war against Apple and Google, (but mostly Apple). We also di...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Friends, this week The Arcade continues its look back on the past year with part two of our 2020 Year In Review. In this episode, we'll focus our attention on some of the other stories that you may have forgotten about, and that we've yet to have our say on. Included in this is Atari continuing to do some strange things, Amazon failing in its first attempt at a game, Microsoft buying Bethesda, Sony buying into Epic Games, and Hasbro bringing back some old Tiger Electronics handheld games just to...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Greetings friends, and welcome to the future that is 2021! Hopefully, all of you out there managed to survive the past 12 months, while we here at The Arcade are glad to be getting back into the swing of things after our holiday break. This week, we'll take a look back at some of the bigger stories that played out last year for part one of our 2020 Year In Review. Notably, this includes us talking about the impact of the Coronavirus on the games industry, people and companies in the gaming secto...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Welcome one and welcome all to our 14th annual Christmas Music Special! Holiday traditions might be looking a bit different this year, but this is one that forges ahead. As always, we here at The Arcade endeavor to bring you some Christmas music selections that you've probably never heard before, and this year is no different. We start this show with not one, not two, but three unique twists on the old Chipmunk song, Christmas Don't Be Late. After that, we share a selection of songs that attempt...
Dec 19, 2020
After a slight delay, it's a glorious day, for there's a new episode of The Arcade for you! We start this show with one Ludicrous Leadoff which has us discussing yet another 90's cartoon coming back in a new incarnation. In the main body of the show, we cover a wide range of recent gaming news. We share some of the winner's from this week's The Game Awards, as well as a few of the more notable surprise reveals from the event. We also discuss the crazy number of Switch units that sold in the mont...
Dec 13, 2020
Hey, Paisanos! It's finally time for another new episode of The Arcade! This week is a very “business of gaming” heavy week. We start things off by discussing the eye-popping amount of money that a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES recently sold for, and follow that up with talk of Apple's recently announced plan to reduce their royalty from transactions on their App Store. We move on from there to share the completely bold and entirely unsubstantiated claims made by both Microsoft and Son...
Nov 28, 2020
Hey gang, and welcome back for a very special edition of The Arcade. As you might have heard, this is a big week in the world of video games as not one, but TWO new consoles are released! With that in mind, we use this episode to give you a rundown of what to expect if you're in the market for a PlayStation 5, an Xbox Series X, or both. We discuss the important numbers of the sizes and specs for each machine, plus what games you'll be able to play at launch, as well as how Sony and Microsoft are...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Hey, all! It's back to “business as usual” on the show this week, which means we start things off with two Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we tell you about a very unusual prize that was given out at a recent gaming competition in Japan, and in the second, we share the awesome news of Tiny Toons Adventures coming back! Getting into the “meat & potatoes” portion of the gaming news, we give our thoughts on the recent delay of Cyberpunk 2077 by a few weeks to a new December release date. Afte...
Nov 03, 2020
Hello, world. Given the roller-coaster ride everyone and everything has been on the last several months, at least we have a small bit of normalcy return with our annual Halloween Music Special! As always, we strive to present a selection of seasonally appropriate ditties that you've never heard before. Sorry, friends, but you won't be hearing the Monster Mash, Thriller, or the Ghostbusters theme here. We start this year's show with a group of songs themed around the idea of “Halloween in the Old...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Hello world, and welcome back to an all-new episode of The Arcade! After being away for the last two weeks, we're playing a bit of catch-up on this week's show, which starts with our Ludicrous Leadoff telling what techno-babble word salad Atari is planning now for the Atari VCS. After that, we spend some time talking about what a trio of big tech companies are doing in the gaming world. First up on that front is Amazon who just recently announced the cancellation of their battle royale game, Cru...
Oct 14, 2020
Hey hey, everybody, and welcome back for another sizzling edition of The Arcade! We start this week's show with a Ludicrous Leadoff that's also a primer for the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles as we share the exact sizes and dimensions for these (quite large) machines. Speaking of big numbers, Microsoft made news this week with a big number of their own when they announced a deal to purchase Bethesda for $7.5 billion, so you just know we have a lot to say on that. From there, it's yet mo...
Sep 25, 2020
Howdy, y'all! It's time for another new episode of The Arcade. We start this week's proceedings with a Ludicrous Leadoff about one handy home hacker who managed to turn the LEGO Super Mario figure into a controller for Super Mario Bros. With the opening fun out of the way, we dig into the meat & potatoes of gaming news from this week; Sony finally revealing launch details for the PlayStation 5! We'll get into the release date, how much it costs, how much some of the games will cost, as well ...
Sep 18, 2020
Hey all, and welcome back for another new episode of The Arcade! We're playing a bit of catch-up after being away for Labor Day last week, but that just gives us yet more to talk about. We start the show with two Ludicrous Leadoffs, the first of which focuses on how Animal Cross: New Horizons is being used in the current US presidential campaign, while the second is of a home hacker finding yet another bizarre device that can run Doom. After that, we did into the meaty gaming news from the past ...
Sep 11, 2020
Hey all, and welcome to our last show for the month of August! Somehow, it's now the end of August. We start this show off with a very different pair of Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first, we tell you of a way to punch the Nazis from Wolfenstein 3D in real life and, in the second, we let you know which major retailer recently recreated their catalog in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. From there, we get to the major news of the week, which is the latest developments in the Epic Games/ Apple feud wit...
Aug 28, 2020
Hey Paisanos! It’s the newest episode of The Arcade! We kick off this week's show with the Ludicrous Leadoff, which also happens to be the big news in the gaming world over the last week: Epic Games getting into a catfight with Apple! And also Google. But mostly Apple. After that round of fun, we dig into the news this week of Oculus further reminding people that they're owned by Facebook. From there, we deliver the bummer news that the very promising-looking Analogue Pocket handheld has been de...
Aug 21, 2020
Hey, friends, and welcome to this brand-new episode of The Arcade! We're getting figuring out how to get back into the swing of things this week after having an unplanned two-week hiatus. That might explain why we spent quite a bit of time discussing Ren & Stimpy as our first Ludicrous Leadoff story. We followed that up with the final dollar amount that Niantic plans to donate to Black Lives Matter related charities and causes before talking about the news this week that Halo Infinite is no ...
Aug 14, 2020
Ludicrous Leadoffs: Physical Copy Of Flight Simulator Coming On 10 Discs In Europe Expensive Pokémon Card Sold For New Record Amount News of the Week: Rocket League Becoming Free-To-Play This Summer Untitled Goose Game Getting A Physical Version (watch the … Continue reading →
Jul 24, 2020
