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A Nintendo Direct happened this last week, and while the focus was on third parties (so nothing new on Breath of the Wild 2, Sorry!) there still was a strong amount of announcements of games thru the holiday season. We talk about some of the highlights and games we are looking forward to. We tackle much more gaming news from the week, as well as continue some comments on our twenty year milestone celebrated last week. All this and much more as we begin our twenty FIRST year talking about video games, gaming culture, and the gamer lifestyle on Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* Xbox Exec Comments on Bethesda Crunch

* Phantasy Star Online 2 headed to PS4 (in North America)

* Niantic Layoffs While New Game Announced

* EA Gets Roasted on Twitter

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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On a very special episode of Orange Lounge Radio celebrating TWENTY years of doing our podcast weekly, we table the usual news format to take many questions. The questions are about not just our history, but about our observations on gaming and gaming culture over the last twenty years. Faces from the past and present join us in chat to mark this historic night in our show's run.

Some announcements all about Final Fantasy VII were announced this week, including the next chapter of the game, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Our hosts talk about why this is a good name (Please note some spoilers for Final Fantasy VII Remake though we try to only disclose what's necessary) and their hopes for the next installment. All this, our gaming weeks, and all the tangents you would expect round out another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

Also in the News:

* Capcom Announcements

* Atari Mania

* Diablo Immortal Metacritic

* Limited Run Raiden Games

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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With a big showcase today, Microsoft showed many new games coming out for the next 12 months on the xbox platform and PC as well. In a bit of a surprise, they went as far to already incorporate Blizzard games into the showcase as well, when the acquisition still isn't complete. We talk about our reactions to the showcase and what we thought of the announcements, as well as what this might mean for Microsoft's future. It all doesn't end there though with plenty more announcements this week, even though something was missing from the LA Convention Center this week. All this news, our gaming weeks and MORE on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* SummerGamesFest Announcements

* Devolver Digital Showcase

* Netflix to make more Video Game based Anime

* Grammys to add Video Game Category

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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The Playstation State of Play event happened this week. In a year without E3, did this feel like an E3-level event? Or was it perhaps a taste of even more to come throughout the summer? What did we think of some of the announcements including a Resident Evil 4 remake, and a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIV? We discuss all this and much more in another week of gaming news on this new episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* Sega Genesis (Megadrive) Mini 2 - With SegaCD

* Diablo Immortal Launch

* New Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Trailer

* Super Bomberman R Online to End

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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On tonight's show, we kick things off talking about the first AAA gaming studio to form a union, Raven Software. Could this lead to more unions within other parts of Activision Blizzard? What about Microsoft's response, as the plan is they will own them before too long? Is this just the start of a much larger movement in the AAA section of the industry? We discuss this and much more, including gaming weeks that include exploring an all new expedition in No Man's Sky with space whales! All this and so much more on another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* Horizon Zero Dawn to become Netflix Show

* Sony to bring more titles to PC

* State of Play and Sega Announcements next week

* Sims 4 Introduces Custom Pronouns

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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Could the popular social app TikTok be about to launch gaming within the platform? We talk about how some gaming content creators use tiktok today, and some of the attempts of other social media in the past to leverage gaming and how that has been successful or not. We also get into our gaming weeks, and much more news, including a dating sim being announced for a game we talk about a lot on the show. All this and MORE on another week of the longest running video game podcast celebrating 20 years next month, Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* Is EA looking to be sold?

* Death Stranding Sequel Seemingly Confirmed

* Trophy Support for old PS1 games on PS Plus

* Controversial Pokemon Go Changes

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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Have pictures leaked to twitter confirmed a new Silent Hill game? Probably not as much as Konami immediately having the pictures pulled. What could this mean for the future of this often speculated about franchise, as it's been 10 years since the last official title? Also in the opening of the show tonight, DarkSakura gives a recap of a local Pinball Convention that she attended. It's not just pinball but plenty of video games on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

 

* Lawsuit Alleges Steam is too much for Valve

* Nintendo Indie World Wrapup

* Twitter Gamifies Privacy Policy

* Final Fantasy XIV Mod Controversy

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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A major sale in the industry happened after last week's show when Embracer purchased some of the studios under SquareEnix holdings. However what really has people talking is the deal price that Embracer got these studios for. Why is SquareEnix trying to sell off these companies? One comment has led to a further investment in blockchain-related technologies in gaming, which has our cast talking about if this technolgy actually has a place in gaming, or if it's too crime and scam riddled past the point of no return.

 

Also in the News:

 

* New York City suing Activision-Blizzard

* Summer Game Fest happens June 9th

* Video Game Hall of Fame new Class

* Prince of Persia Remake Continued Delays

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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The reception of Balan Wonderworld in the games industry was pretty cold. A new lawsuit this week that Yuji Naka has brough against Square Enix, as well as a series of tweets, have given insight as to what he believes went wrong with the making of this game. Was there poor expectations of how long a game of this scale might make? Or some mis calculations that some things done in the older days of gaming development don't always work the same in the modern era? We discuss this, and so much more in the news and our gaming weeks on another week of the longest running video game podcast- Orange Lounge Radio!

 

Also in the News:

* Microsoft/Bethesda Moving Forward with June Event

* Playstation Plus "Subscription Stacking" Stopped

* Final Fantasy 16 Close to Done?

* New Call of Duty (Shocking, no?)

 

All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio!

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