Orange Lounge Radio

After a 23 1/2 year journey in video game podcasting, setting a world record, the cast of Orange Lounge Radio gathers for one final, epic episode. We take a look back on 23 years of gaming memories, memories from the show, and take many many listener calls and comments for one final night at the diner table. From all of us to you, thank you for your support of Orange Lounge Radio and making our show the amazing community it has been. Goodnight.

Valve makes a trio of announcements this week, with a Gabecube... excuse me, a Steam Machine set to release in the near future along with a new controller and VR headset. Could Valve actually announce THE game to go along with these releases? And what might the release of this device do to shake up the console landscape? We discuss this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   OLR: The Final Episode will air on 23, November 2025.   Also in the News: * Sony State of Play for Japan * Funko Pop in Massive Debt * Fallout 4 10th Anniversary Issues * AI In Black Ops 7 and Anno?   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

One of the most anticipated games of this generation gets delayed again, but will another delay really matter in the grand scheme of things? How do our hosts and listeners feel about a multi-month delay for Grand Theft Auto VI? Could some of the recent struggles internally lead to greater issues? We discuss this and much more in gaming on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio.   OLR: The Final Episode will air on 23, November 2025.   Also in the News: * Halo Infinite is in fact Finite * Layoffs at SquareEnix * Mass Effect TV Series Update and other N7 Day Notes * Splatter World ROM Dumped   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

We catch up from a week off with DarkSakura sharing about their trip to TwitchCon! We also tackle some big news from our break, which includes the news that Halo will be arriving on the PlayStation 5. Is this a case of "cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria?" and how do things look for Microsoft these days with a lot of negative headlines back to back over the last few months? We discuss this and so much more in gaming news on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   OLR: The Final Episode will air on 23, November 2025.   Also in the News: * Arc Raiders AI Usage * Animal Crossing Switch 2 Update * IOC / Saudi splitting on Olympic eSports * Akira Yamaoka US Tour   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Pokémon Legends Z-A was released this last week, and we welcome back to the show an old friend and resident Pokémon fan and shiny collector Shane to share his thoughts about the game. Has a major leak spoiled the next Pokémon releases until 2030? Will that stop anyone from collecting them all? We discuss this and MUCH more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio.   OLR: The Final Episode will air on 23, November 2025.   Also in the News: * Horizon Zero Dawn Movie * Intellivision Console, Spirit * Nintendo Hacked but says No Personal Data or Dev Info Leaked * Mexico Considering Violent Video Game Tax   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Rumors are intensifying that Target and Walmart are poised to remove Xbox Hardware from store shelves. An inventory search lends some smoke to the rumors around one of those stores. Could this be a potentially fatal blow to the hardware arm of one of the "big 3"? We discuss this and much more on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio.   OLR: The Final Episode will air on 23, November 2025.   Also in the News: * Switch Piracy Mod from Reddit Nintendo Legal Action * Taito Caught Using AI for Gaming History Photo * Halo Art Director Leaves * Battlefield 6 Launch   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Another price hike has happened in the Microsoft world, as the price of Game Pass is set to go up very soon, with the highest tier going from $20 to $30. Was the government right about this the whole time that this was an end game of the Activision Acquisition? Or was this the result of some bad planning from the top? We share our opinions and as always share out some of yours, on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * EA Sale Rumors Appear to be True * Lego Gameboy Playable * Unity Exploit Dating Back to 2017 Discovered * An Important Update From Us   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Tokyo Game Show happened this last week, and while once a non-factor in Japan, Microsoft is making efforts to show their progress in Japanese developed and targeted game releases. We go over the announcements in Microsoft's latest event, and get excited of course about a new Forza Horizon title! However, with the political situation in the US continuing to lead to high prices, will Microsoft have any chance of success? We talk about all this and much more in another week of the longest running gaming podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Sony State of Play Announcements from This Week * Niantic x Kojima Collaboration, and what the Press is Getting Wrong * EA Likely to Go Private (confirmed after broadcast) * Bowser Leaving Nintendo, the Real One   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

The Xbox is forced to raise it's prices again, which leaves the question will anyone be buying them this holiday season? Has Microsoft already begun to implement a strategy to keep the Game Pass sales flowing even without the Xbox sales full speed ahead this holiday season? We discuss this news, our gaming weeks, highlight a classic game, and so much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Borderlands 4 Continued Performance Reports * Yoshi-P to stay with FFXIV * Metroid Prime 4 Budget * Football Manager 26 to add Women's Football/Soccer   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Nintendo surprised us all with a new Direct this last week, focusing heavily on the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Of course, that isn't the only thing in gaming celebrating an anniversary. Grow older with all of us at Orange Lounge Radio as we reflect on this news and so much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Controversial new Patent by Nintendo * Borderlands 4 Launch Reception * Acclaim Direct Announcements * Switch 2 Accessory Maker Settles   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Hollow Knight: Silksong actually released after much anticipation this week, and gamers everywhere celebrated by bringing down many storefronts due to the demand for this much anticipated game. We take feedback from chat on this game and the continued popularity of "Metroidvania" titles. Rob catches up from our week off with what happened for him at Dragon Con, and we run down the rest of the week's news!   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Gamescom happened this week, and the Opening Night Live event brought us many new trailers and game announcements. We take time at the top of our show to dissect all of the news and announcements from this large show in Europe. The news doesn't stop there though, as we have a show in between down weeks as Rob heads off to Dragon Con this Labor Day weekend! All this gaming news and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Call of Duty Dev on AI Use * Kirby Air Riders Direct * Roblox to Crack Down on User Content * Steam New Review Display Process   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com Note: No Show August 31st

What's old is new again, as we get word that some of the minds behind RedOctane, who once brought us music game peripherals and the original Rock Band, is coming back to form RedOctane Games. Though details on any game release are sparse, as long time music game fans, what do we hope to see in a new game? We discuss this, and much more in the week of video games on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Nintendo Indie Showcase * Survey on Physical vs. Digital Games by Nintendo * Evercade to add RARE and ZX Spectrum Games * PEAK Expansion   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Nintendo brought us a new direct this week, with announcements from third parties about more titles coming to the Switch 2 and original Switch this year. Of course, if you still haven't picked up an original Switch, you'll soon be paying more for it in the US due to "market conditions", a nice way to not draw a tweetstorm full of ire on the underlying reasons. We give our impressions on the Nintendo Direct along with our live chatters and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Updates from EVO (Fighting Game Updates) * Latest Credit Card Processor Drama - Voices are being Heard! * Early PlayStation 6 Rumors * Game Pass Growth, and how it didn't seem to Impact Layoffs   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Large Payment Processors have threatened to stop with big storefronts like itch.io and Steam unless certain NSFW games are delisted. With resources strained at some online stores, a big wave pulled down a broad stroke of games that may not have actually been NSFW, leaving many confused. We discuss this controversy in the industry and what gamers are doing to fight back, as the line of what is NSFW could be vague for some. We discuss all this and much more in gaming news on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio! Also in the News: * Pokemon Presents recap * The Chinese Room goes Independent * Xbox Price Cuts Q4 Releases * Pacman branded Atari 2600+ All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Microsoft ended the sale of Movies and TV shows via the Xbox platform this week, which for a company that put a lot into multimedia at one time came as quite a surprise. We talk about why Microsoft pulled back from these sales, and if other gaming companies involved might follow suit. Also, what's up with the large entertainment companies that can't seem to work with better with the different sub companies? Could gamers be getting more value? We discuss this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Layoffs at Studio that made Oblivion Remastered * Game Made out of Coldplay Viral Moment * Candy Crush Allegedly Using AI for Level Development * A Second Secret Switch Online Playtest   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Piracy websites are being cracked down on by the American Government, but what are some of the reasons that drive people to pirate? We discuss this part of the industry that has an impact, even if it's something that's not openly discussed often. There's other news to get into as well, as our gaming backlogs grow this summer with all of the gaming sales and bundles. All this and much more make up another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Romero Games was Not Closed by Microsoft * Digital Xbox Games Now with Accessibility Tags Expected for other Platforms * Ubisoft Still Laying Off after $1.25 Billion Investment * Nintendo Vouchers to End   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

A popular online petition called Stop Killing Games gained additional traction in the last few weeks, hitting an important milestone. This causes a European game publisher group to respond, along with some online commentators. We break down this petition and what it could mean for the future, and some thoughts on what should be done to regulate the game industry that hasn't been discussed yet. We take our live listener comments as usual, and discuss much more in video game news. All this and much more make up another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News: * Mass Layoffs Indeed Occur at Xbox :( * Buy Now, Pay Later Scheme Coming to Epic/Fortnite * Why Nintendo Switch 2 is Not on Amazon * Anthem to Close Services   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

We catch up from a planned week off last week, as Rob was attending the Southern Fried Gaming Expo, where he got to participate on a few panels. We catch up on the latest with Donkey Kong Bananza as revealed by Nintendo in a direct, then talk about some early Switch 2 sales figures. Are third parties making similar mistakes to what they made with the Wii-U? We discuss, and throw in plenty of stories from this week as well. All this and more make up another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Layoffs Rumored for Microsoft Xbox * AI's impact on the industry on multiple fronts * Wikipedia to add games * Mario Kart 64 Ported to PC   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Finally after nearly a year of striking, it appears the gaming voice actors strike may be near it's end, with a suspension declared this week. Could Fortnite have accelerated this bargening process? We talk about this at the top of our show along with news out of Sony. The PlayStation 5 has been one of it's most successful consoles, so why do they keep doing layoffs at studios? Much seems to be riding on one of their upcoming titles. We talk about all this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Mindseye Launch is a Mess * Silent Hill 1 Remake Confirmed * Gradius V to become a More Rare Title * Splatoon Updates   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com