Nintendo put out a new music app on mobile storefronts this week. The catch is that you must have an active Nintendo Online subscription in order to be able to use it. Is this app an exciting new thing? Or is it a clear grab to try to keep people subbed to Nintendo Online as renewals come up? We discuss the highs and lows of the Nintendo Music app on this weeks show. All this and much more gaming news round out another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

If a AAA game studio is closed, was it ever a AAA studio? Netflix closed their AAA game studio before even announcing a project. The US Copyright Office declined a DMCA exception for Video Game Libraries looking to help researchers access their materials online. A Larian Studios executive made comments about Ubisoft's drive to be more subscription only after the new Prince of Persia was declared not profitable and the team disbanded. Then we talk to Rob about game preservation - which is a very hot topic for him. (Language alert!)

We're talking DerpyCon 2024! Join DJ Ranma S and Mako-chan and they tell you about their final con of the year... You definitely don't want to miss that! Also, if time permits, we will discuss how a voice actor confronts Crunchyroll on mail theft and how another voice actor completed his collection of Super Famicom games! Meanwhile in Japan, BURGER KING JAPAN ン announces it will once again be closed on Halloween, in the most amusing way ever, and McDonald's Japan debuts a new anime girl mascot with an interesting but long name? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

We start the show talking about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Word has traveled around the gaming universe that the team behind this game has been split up and put on other projects. Why didn't this game sell more copies? Is it really the fault of the developers? Or bad publishing decisions by executives at Ubisoft that cause their games to miss the mark time and time again? We discuss this and much more in gaming news on a Halloween week edition of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

There is a sad update to the new-to-me retro console that I acquired last week...Anybody have a disc tray for a Philips CDi 220? It was a slow gaming news week, but the Bluesky social media network got a lot of growth this week from certain gaming circles, so we talk about its pros and cons. A judge ruled that Google does not have to open up its Play Store to competitors yet, despite the judgment we discussed last week. Bandai Namco isn't exactly laying people off, but they have cancelled projects and left a bunch of employees with nothing to do. Then we talk to Rob about Diablo IV's expansion and the Unity 6 news.

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I made my GDQ Commentary debut on Disaster Relief Done Quick, doing a part speedrun commentary and part voice actor interview for a run of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. I got a new toy - a Philips CD-I, and yes, it also came with Those Games that you're thinking of. Steam has already complied with a California law saying you must disclose that you are merely licensing digital content, not purchasing it to keep. Google must open its Play Store to competitors and not take a 30% cut as a result of the Epic v. Google lawsuit. Microsoft has announced that Xbox will sell games directly on Android devices in November. Then we talk about Nintendo Alarmo and Tetris Forever.

We're talking Another Anime Convention (AAC)! Join DJ Ranma S and Ari Rockefeller as they discuss all three days! Panels, chaos, cosplay, shenanigans, and much much more! Also, if time permits, we'll have Cutting Room Floor, Meanwhile in Japan news and so much more! The fun starts at 9 PM Eastern on Twitch! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

Xbox had a mini showcase of sorts this week, showing of a spin-off game in the Yakuza Series, DLC for Alan Wake 2, and much more. However it's some recent comments from former gaming executive Shawn Layden that have us discussing in the news tonight which comments on things going wrong in the game industry. It might be surprising to hear that we agree with a gaming executive, but points were made. We discuss all this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

DJ Ranma S discusses the first two episodes of Reiwa Ranma 1/2! WasabiCon was postponed due to the hurricane, Akira Toriyama is to be inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame, and Goku gets a new balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade! Also, Amazon Prime released the hit live-action yakuza comedian series, and Henry Cavill is attached to the live-action Voltron?! Meanwhile in Japan, a Karaoke chain gives the option of singing in the bathroom, a man is arrested for using insurance to pay for severed finger treatment, and Sake becomes ice cream for a favored cheap alcohol brand?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support