This is the last live show until December 25th, so we will be off the air for the next two weeks. Enjoy December! I WILL be a host at Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Online in January, but I don't yet know what I'm hosting. I give some tips on how to get your donation read on air whether I'm hosting or not. The Game Awards will be significantly shorter this year, with less game premieres than past years. This is due to audience feedback. Callisto Protocol has a very interesting Rules of Conduct for a single player offline game, but I feel like it's just an oversight based on the main game that is published by that company. Then we talk to Rob about Fuser being delisted and why the current corporate "metaverse" is not grabbing people's attention, and what Fortnite is actually doing right in that area.

Masashi Kishimoto celebrates 20 years of the Naruto anime with a special illustration, Trigun Stampede premieres Jan 7th, and a Pokémon card scammer out of Oklahoma causes problems. Also, Way of the Househusband starts Jan 1, Lucky Star manga spinoff with Konata Izumi, and SACRA MUSIC FES is back! Meanwhile in Japan, a man on a motorbike drives into police station to complain about rude drivers and Pepsi Japan creates a cola just for fried chicken? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support

A whole mess has been made in the Smash Bros. competitive tournament scene, with statements from Smash World Tour, Nintendo, and Panda Global all leading in different directions causing some very big moves by those involved. We discuss the news, and how it might be indicative of key communication problems within an apparently siloed Nintendo. Late in our show, a long time podcast listener calls in to help us make sense of the issue, and share a really cool small community ritual he partakes in every week. Community is a big part of why we come back to Video Games, and another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

Sorry this episode is a little late. There was a show recorded on December 4th that will be on the feed on December 7th. Then, we will be back with live shows on December 25th. We start the show by discussing the criteria for Game Awards nomination, based on a caller we had the previous week. The Federal Government is "likely" to block the Microsoft and Activision merger, but nothing is guaranteed. Some amusing anecdotes have been revealed in statements to European regulators by Sony and Microsoft. First up, Sony is worried that Microsoft will behave like Sony and start raising prices of games and consoles. Then, Microsoft claims that they suck compared to Sony and Nintendo. Then we talk about Rhythm Quest, an indie game releasing in 2023 that has a demo out now on Steam.

Popeye: The Manga! Also, Chie Nakamura takes a break from Boruto, singer Kiro Akiyama is arrested for assault, and welcome the cast of LoveLive!: The Musical! Plus, Vic Mignogna petitions to have his court case reviewed, and the new anime Pole Princess! Meanwhile in Japan, city employee kills a boar on school grounds, youth suffer from constipation due to toilets, and Asahi gifts employees bonus money to eat out? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support

The Activision/Blizzard merger with Microsoft has been great for one thing, and that's leaks and statements from court documents! It appears all NDAs are off the table when it comes to topics like the Playstation 6, true feelings about the Battlefield franchise, and much more. Could the government be stepping in to try and stop this merger? Only time will tell for sure. A lot of time. We get into this and much more news on another week of Orange Lounge Radio!  

We start off talking about social media - how the landscape will and won't change, as well as a quick primer on how Mastodon actually works, if you choose to go there. I went to DreamHack Atlanta - an "esports convention" (really, a LAN party but very geared towards competitive gaming) and spoke on a panel about Safety and Security in Online Spaces. I got the SEGA Genesis Mini 2 and played a bunch of the old and new games that are on the system. We spent so much time on those topics, that I didn't actually cover any of the news, but we did take a call about eligibility criteria for The Game Awards.

The Avengers was a classic 1960s ITV espionage series. This “spy-fi” show included some science-fiction elements along with its spy concepts. It isn’t related to the Marvel Superhero franchise with the same name. This time, we’re talking about series six (1968 – 1969) where Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson star as John Steed and Tara […]

On tonight's show, Ari Rockefeller brings us the Anime NYC wrapup! Also tonight, voices for Lupin III prequel revealed, we pay homage to JASON DAVID FRANK - Official Fan Page, and is there more Symphogear on the way?! Plus, a man arrested for threatening ComicMarket　コミックマーケット, and Ranma ½ teams up with Felissimo International Limited! Meanwhile in Japan, Mandarake banned from selling adult items, a cop threatens a boar and to which it obeys, and Tsundere beer? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/animejamsession/support

Bobby Blackwolf of The Bobby Blackwolf Show and Rob Roberts of Orange Lounge Radio went on Twitch on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, to discuss the biggest gaming news of the day: Microsoft's intent to purchase Activision Blizzard King.