Keanu Reeves is Shadow the hedgehog! Also, Sightsee with your favorite idol or camper in this new collaboration, and there could be potential for a Naruto live-action cinematic universe? Plus,TRANSFORMERS gets a crossover film with G.I. Joe, Hello Kitty comes to Tamagotchi, and a US clothing brand gets Spy x Family collaboration! Meanwhile in Japan... Osaka's expo mascot now speaks, and Disney princesses get official manga makeovers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

This Week, Orange Lounge Radio makes video game podcast history by broadcasting our one thousandth weekly episode live. We take some time at the top of the show to reflect on one thousand episodes and 22 years, and answer some "panel style" questions about what we've learned, and what we look forward to in the future. Thank you so much to all of our listeners, whether it's chatting live with us on Sunday, or lurking on the podcast feed, for being the fuel to our fire for ONE THOUSAND episodes. This historical episode in podcasting is for you. We don't ignore the gaming news and keep it moving on the one thousandth week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

Stig of the Dump was a 2002 BBC adaptation of the classic children’s novel by Clive King. Young Barney has discovered a pre-human hominid living by a dump. Where will their friendship lead? Where did “Stig” come from? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you […]

I'm helping raise money for Make-a-Wish Georgia with the Stream Atlanta meetup group this month - let's make some kids wishes come true! Gaming has reportedly fallen to pre-pandemic levels, meaning we aren't playing games as much as we were just a few years ago. Are emulators coming to iOS? Yes, but no - not in the way the media headlines want you to believe. Then we talk to Rob about our playing time and more about him not starting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (and me not continuing with it often enough)

Fans pay tribute to Funimation as the streaming site shuts down, Crunchyroll announces a new multi-profile tier, and Rascal Does Not Dream light novel series is ending. Also, Gen 1 TRANSFORMERS coming to theaters, Netflix released the trailer for live-action City Hunter, and the Sailor Moon to reopen with a new look and merchandise! Meanwhile in Japan... Whiskey gets a new definition to prevent fake purchases overseas, and a silent cafe opens, no music or talking?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

A controversial patent filed by a streaming device and TV maker has the gaming community talking, as it might inject even more ads into our games whenever we put it on pause. We aren't really sure how this might work without fail anyway, as some consoles already do their own thing in pause mode. Is this a patent that a company might actually act on? Or will the pushback be too great? We discuss this and much more in the week of gaming news. All this on our last triple digit episode as we hit a milestone thousand episodes next week. Thank you all for keeping our show going and being the longest running video game podcast to date!

Kotaku is deprioritizing news in favor of guides - which leads into a discussion of "Evergreen Content" vs "Topical Content" when it comes to content creation. We go over the Game Developers Choice Awards - which is the awards show everyone wants when The Game Awards happen, but nobody actually watches. Sony halts production on the PlayStation VR2 headsets because nobody is buying them. Then we talk to Rob about evergreen vs. topical content.

The original Urusei Yatsura anime is on Crunchyroll, BOBOBO-BO BO-BOBO gets stage play, no not just an April Fool's joke, and Space Battleship Yamato gets a 50th anniversary project! Also, an adult-only Palworld dating sim possibly, the life-size Gundam goes out with a bang, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship prohibits foreigners from entering?! Meanwhile in Japan, McDonald's creates a dream Japanese bento for April Fools’ Day and the Fake Burger returns to BURGER KING JAPAN ／バーガーキング・ジャパン… Or does it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animejamsession/support

Final Fantasy XIV released on Xbox Series this week, and while Rob took the opportunity to unlock some quick achievements, not every Xbox player has been so lucky. An overzealous algorhythm has allegedly been banning people unnecessarily, for behavior one would expect in an MMO. Is Xbox being too anal retentive with it's policy, or is this a downside of leaning too much into AI? We discuss this and much more in the news on another week of the longest running weekly video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

"...Atari released a modern version of their classic system. (my first game system actually) Now by 'modern' I don’t mean high-end graphics and AAA titles. This is functionally the exact same system that was released back when I was a kid."