Sadly a horrible trend in the gaming industry continues this week, as Sony has announced layoffs impacting many of their studios in different countries. We try to discuss on this show answers as to why this keeps happening this year in particular, and if there could possibly be an end in sight. On top of this news from multiple studios as well as studio separations, there's a whole lot of shakeup going on in the gaming industry. We try to wrap our heads around this and much more in this weeks gaming news. All on another episode of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

The rumors about Xbox last week were really going into overdrive, and this week we finally got some clarity from some of the big leaders at Team Xbox about the future direction of the gaming platform. The information we received seemed... not as hyped as everyone seemed to think it would be. On the Internet? Surely you jest. Still, we talk about the news that did come out including four Xbox titles soon to be multiplatform. In the news later on, we talk about a similar story from Sony regarding PC multi-platform releases. We talk about all this news and much more on another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

We were unexpectedly out last week due to storms, and BOY did we come back to a ton of rumors about what's going on at Microsoft. Could there be truth to the rumor that Microsoft is about to exit the hardware business? Or is this just about Starfield and a couple other games going to PS5? As usual, clickbait driven YouTubers blow everything out of proportion. We take a minute to review what we know and what we speculate could be forthcoming. As Phil Spencer has mentioned more information this week, we could have a lot more to dissect on our next show. All this and more round out another episode of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * FF7 Rebirth Deep Dive "Direct" with Demo! * BS F-Zero Grand Prix * Disney and Fortnite make Agreement * Ubisoft Defends Pricing of Skull & Bones   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

In what has become a disturbing trend in 2024's gaming industry, a large amount of layoffs happened at Microsoft this week, largely impacting Activision/Blizzard as the result of their merger. While some redundancy is expected, the cancelation of a project that Blizzard had been working on for six years compounded the situation. How do we remain enthusiastic about the games industry when this news never seems to end? Why does it keep happening? We discuss all this and much more on another episode the longest running weekly podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

The game Palworld launched this weekend on Steam and Xbox Game Pass, really taking the gaming world by storm. The concept of playing a game with Pokemon elements in 4K has proven very attractive to people who have been waiting a long time for their games to look this sharp. However, is there a darker side to this magic? Rumors about A.I. influence, as well as plagiarism of Pokemon have started many conversations online. We look at the situation from different perspectives, and talk about how this is sure is sure to tee up an interesting year where the government might start having to get involved. All this and much more gaming discussion on the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!  

This week, we discuss some predictions for 2024. As the beginning of the year already faces some tough layoffs for the gaming industry, do we think there are positive things that can be born from the ashes of that? Or do we think there are certain historical things doomed to repeat itself? The answers may surprise you on our predictions for the year. We get into the facts of the gaming news as well on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

A young man recently accomplished something in a video game that has never been done by a human in the almost 35 years the game has been released. The mass media has picked up on this. However, why do some media outlets feel the need to make fun of the situation? We talk about the accomplishments, and demand better of the mass media outlets. All this and much more in gaming make up the first episode of a new year on the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

On a special early holiday edition of Orange Lounge Radio, our hosts talk about the recent hack of Insomniac games. We also talk about the reaction of the gaming media, some going out of their way to announce their opposition to talking about the leaks. Is this an appropriate stance in the age of social media? We discuss this and dive into more news from the week on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

The official news came out this week that E3 would be no more. Of course, if you've been following the show's updates since the last show happened in 2019, this isn't too much of a surprise. However now the industry can move forward in deciding what's next. What do we speculate will happen next, does a new show pop up to take it's place? Does something existing fill the gap? Is there even a gap to be filled? We discuss this all this and much more on another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

The Game Awards happened this last week, and with it plenty of game announcements and, a few awards as well. However, some online are complaining amount the amount of award speech content vs. trailer and hype content. Does the Game Awards need to make some adjustments, or do people need to support other award shows if they want to see more award content here? We discuss this as well as some commentary on game awards vs. film awards. All of this and much more news round out another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!