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