October 14, 2020

The Arcade

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, Crucible. While on the topic of Amazon, we'll also finally have our say on the announcement of Amazon's game-streaming service, Luna. From there, we discuss another one of the biggest tech companies in Apple with an update on the legal proceedings between Epic Games and Apple. After Apple, we move over to Microsoft to talk about what's reportedly a unique workaround they might have for bringing Xbox Game Pass to the iOS platform. With all the big tech talk out of the way, we turn our attention back to games themselves and share our thoughts on Rambo joining Mortal Kombat 11 as a DLC character. In the Blast From The Past, we have three items worth celebrating; The Colbert Report, Mad TV, and Dr. Mario from the NES. Continue reading →