Voice Actor Itaru Yamamoto's agency ends their contract, Saint Young Men's Lucifer is revealed to be another Death Note alum, leading to another live-action rivalry, and the Cells at Work live-action movie trailer drops! Also, Sanrio's biggest rival released a new 90s-themed collection, Sanrio celebrates Kitty's anniversary with a 99.9% pure gold coin, and Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid gets an anime film! Meanwhile in Japan, the site of famous murder is now a karaoke parlor, and a Doctor wins the Ig Nobel Prize for learning we can breathe through our butts?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

We start off remembering Andrew C. Greenberg, the co-creator of the Wizardry series of RPGs, who passed away earlier this month. The Crew 2 is $1 until September 23rd! Ubisoft has proclaimed that The Crew 2 and Motorfest will have offline modes before their servers are shut down. The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive quit earlier this week due to failed negotiations to become independent. Unity has cancelled their controversial runtime fees, and just raised the prices of subscriptions instead. Flappy Bird is supposedly back, but not according to DONG Nguyen (who I keep misnaming as Doug throughout the entire live recording, sorry) - it is actually a crypto company who purchased the abandoned trademark and has no ties to the original creator. Then we talk to Rob about a new world record in the gaming podcast space.

The anime world offers condolences after the passing of Seiyuu, Emi Shinohara, the dub cast for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice dressed in costume during the dubbing of the film, and Creamy Mami goes old school with cassette tape and player! Also, the world's biggest adult manga pirate site gets sued, Cowboy Bebop gets an unofficial unauthorized 600+ page book, and Fiat teams with Lupin the 3rd for car collaboration! Meanwhile in Japan, the 3000-year-old tree in the forest that inspired Princess Mononoke snaps in two, and a pizza chain starts pizza delivery for dogs?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

It's official, we are now recognized by Guinness World Records! We talk a bit about this accomplishment at the top of the show and thank all of you that have been along with us for the ride over this official record breaking run. Of course we still have plenty of game news to get into tonight, including the announcement of the PS5 Pro. At a $700 price tag with no disc drive, is there going to be a market for this? Or is it possible Nintendo of all companies could shift all of the eyes to them in the coming weeks? We talk about this and MUCH more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

We are back from Dragon Con, and I go over the activities I was involved with from a panel perspective. Be sure to check out VOG's YouTube channel for a much deeper dive into Dragon Con outside of video game talk! Tetris Forever was announced at the Nintendo Direct, and it turns out it is Digital Eclipse's latest entry in their fantastic Gold Master Series. SAG-AFTRA has made a deal with 80 game studios for an interim contract for voice actors seeking more protections from AI. Since we last spoke, Concord launched and was removed two weeks later, and players were refunded for their purchase. The Amazon Prime series Secret Level will still air it's Concord related episode, though! Then we talk to Rob about virtual pinball and Dragon Con.

The Borrowers was a 1992 and 1993 adaptation of the classic children’s novels by Mary Norton. A group of six-inch-tall people make their way by “borrowing” food and other items from humans. What will happen when a human child discovers these tiny Borrowers? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]

We've only been out for a week, but in that time we saw the quick rise and fall of Concord, a PlayStation and Steam title that was pulled from the market in record time. What were the flaws behind this game? Is there any hope for Sony to salvage it? We discuss this and much more including a Nintendo Direct that occurred while we were out, showcasing many interesting and exciting new titles. We finally get Capcom vs. SNK 2 released on modern consoles? Yes we do, hooray! All this and much more on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a 2015 adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s 2004 novel of the same name. The two magicians of the title begin to practice magic more openly in 1806. How will their actions and relationship change the course of history? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]

I'm going to be moderating and appearing on panels at Dragon Con! Maybe I'll see you there? Amazon Games boss says that AI is okay because their games have no acting, and AI will only take away the boring work that junior employees use to train up to become senior employees. Atari has announced the 7800+ retro console, which has all of the same features as the 2600+ with a 7800 shell. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is closing down after 7 years of service, but Nintendo is doing the right thing for island preservation. Then we talk to Rob about mini retro consoles and Dragon Con.

DJ Ranma S gives us his thoughts on Anime NYC! Also, the first American Manga Awards winners announced, LINE WEBTOON cracks down on piracy, Fushigi Yugi gets 35th-anniversary exhibition, and the English dub confirmed for Rascal Does Not Dream series! Meanwhile in Japan... Bruno Mars creates a Don Quijote - English commercial, Premier love doll maker closing shop, and a tourist is arrested for having sex on shrine grounds?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support