November 28, 2021

The Arcade

Hello world, and thanks for plugging us into your earholes! We start this episode, as always, with the Ludicrous Leadoffs. In the first story, we let you know how you can make a cool $200,000 simply by letting a robot walk around wearing your face. In the second Ludicrous Leadoff, we discuss what sure sounds to us like a scam with news of a company selling a virtual tract of land for over $2 million. Speaking of things that sound to use like a scam, we move out of the Ludicrous Leadoffs with an update on the funding campaign for Star Citizen as it surpasses $400 million raised. Staying on the dollars and cents train, we give our thoughts on Epic Games announcing their acquisition of music-game maker, Harmonix. As we mentioned previously, the original Xbox turns 20 years old this year and we’ll share with you some ways that Microsoft is trying to commemorate that milestone. In our Blast From The Past segment, there are two old items that we think deserve discussion. Both of them are movies, and both of them are a surprising number of years old! First up, we mark the 10th anniversary of the Muppets relaunch movie, simply called The Muppets, followed by marking the 30th anniversary of The Addams Family film adaptation. Continue reading →