Recent Comments by Phil Spencer of XBOX call to light some of the ugly sides of gaming culture that rest with the "versus" mentality and competition of console brands. We take a look at some of the long history of console wars in the gaming community, and discuss why much of that mentality may not be appropriate today. Gaming is for everyone, but you might not know it reading the comments section sometimes. We discuss this and much more gaming news of the week on this holiday week and an all new episode of Orange Lounge Radio!  

The Avengers was a classic 1960s spy series from ITV. Over six series, it gradually incorporated more science-fiction elements. Patrick Macnee played John Steed along with a variety of colleagues in espionage. In this two-part discussion, we cover the first three series (1961 – 1964), which featured Ian Hendry as David Keel and Honor Blackman […]

We now have a merch store! Profits on the store help VOG Network grow. I give more impressions of the PS5, specifically about games that you already own that have PS5 versions (and how to get them) while also talking about a glowing bug in No Man's Sky with respect to the HDR implementation. The Video Game History Foundation has emulated the unreleased Sega VR headset without actually having the hardware - and now you can play Nuclear Rush with any OpenVR compatible VR headset! Nintendo shut down the Big House's Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament due to utilizing unauthorized modifications and hacks of possibly pirated software. Then we take calls about the takedown of Twitch streams of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity because it released elsewhere in the world before the USA, and how my Xbox Series X was getting here the next day.

A new update coming to Pokemon Go will raise the level cap higher to keep the adventure going longer, but is there really a point to the levels beyond level 40? We discuss these changes, as well as talk about continued news with the new console generation. How are current gen games running on Playstation 5 vs Xbox Series X? Why do we feel the need to constantly pit consoles against each other? We discuss all this and more on another week of the show where every gamer has a voice!

Before talking about the new consoles, we talk about how the story has ended between Tommy Tallarico and Roblox over the Oof sound. The Xbox Series X is the biggest Microsoft console launch ever, according to the company. Yet, some people still don't have the one they preordered. The PlayStation 5 WAS acquired, and we give some impressions on the console, its size, the controller, some settings you'll want to check out, the state of atmospheric audio, as well as Astro's Playroom, Bugsnax, and Spider-Man Remastered and Miles Morales. Then we talk to Rob about the PS5 and his time with the Xbox Series X.

On tonight's show... Two more voice actors called out for harassment, actor Akira Kubodera passes away, the results of the NHK WORLD-JAPAN Sailor Moon poll, Studio Ghibli's CGI film has a release date, and BABYMETAL's first Kohaku music contest! Also, Hatsune Miku Expo launches Kickstarter, and the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind kabuki play comes to home video! Meanwhile in Japan, head of kindergarten arrested for spitting on students, police hide in a shrine to stop a theft, English ad has some people saying to stay infected, and a teen tells off a mugger with a gun?! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support

The new consoles are here! We start off the show by sharing our first impressions of both the Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5. How were they to order? What games did we try? How did we enjoy backwards compatibility? We touch on all this in the very first week of the next generation of gaming!

I got Hasbro's Animanatronic The Child (Baby Yoda) toy and it's cute and great for your cosplays, even if it doesn't exactly cooperate on command as much as they claim it does. The internal storage capacity of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S leave much to be desired, and the lack of options in terms of expanding them leave even LESS to be desired. Arcade1up announced a sit down driving cabinet featuring the OutRun franchise - sadly the live audience decided to talk all about Spy Hunter instead. Then we take a call about the NEOGEO MVSX arcade cabinet as well as wondering if this is the right time to release new consoles.

The Avengers was a classic spy series that ran throughout the 1960s. It gradually incorporated more and more science-fiction elements. Patrick Macnee played the iconic John Steed along with a number of colleagues in espionage. In this two-part discussion, we cover series 1 – 3 (1961 – 1964) featuring Ian Hendry as David Keel and […]

Pokemon GO announced some big changes this week, not only in how it will interface with Pokemon Home, but also in rolling back several changes that had been made to the game months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pokemon news didn't stop there though as we got announcements with the main series as well. Join Rob Roberts with Network Regulars Shad Starzyk, ssj100matt, and act_deft of the GFMcast for a discussion on all the latest in Pokemon news from this week.