A major sale in the industry happened after last week's show when Embracer purchased some of the studios under SquareEnix holdings. However what really has people talking is the deal price that Embracer got these studios for. Why is SquareEnix trying to sell off these companies? One comment has led to a further investment in blockchain-related technologies in gaming, which has our cast talking about if this technology actually has a place in gaming, or if it's too crime and scam riddled past the point of no return.

The reception of Balan Wonderworld in the games industry was pretty cold. A new lawsuit this week that Yuji Naka has brought against Square Enix, as well as a series of tweets, have given insight as to what he believes went wrong with the making of this game. Was there poor expectations of how long a game of this scale might make? Or some mis calculations that some things done in the older days of gaming development don't always work the same in the modern era? We discuss this, and so much more in the news and our gaming weeks on another week of the longest running video game podcast- Orange Lounge Radio!

The gaming industry has been under a close watch when it comes to labor practices these past few years, and in the past week, Nintendo has been the subject of a complaint from a contractor. This has caused many in the industry to talk about how contractors are treated in the industry. We talk about this, and much more in gaming on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

There is a report this week talking about Ads in Microsoft Free to Play games, but are ads really a new concept in the gaming industry? What is it about this story going around the blogs this week that makes this topic something people want to discuss again? Where might the industry be going as a result of this? We discuss all this and much more including headlines, our gaming weeks, and the classic game of the week, all on another episode of the longest running Video Game Podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

In a surprise announcement, Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed to be under development. While it might not be surprising this long running franchise is getting another game, it was more the playable in-game footage that had people talking. Of course, was this REALLY in game footage, or a target render displaying UI elements? Only time will tell for sure, and how much time this game will need to come out is anyone's guess. The existence of this game though lends a lot of chatter to some prior rumors that a GeForce Now "leak" brought us, could a FF9 remaster be far behind? We talk about all this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

E3 2022 is officially canceled. Of course, we had mentioned that was probably going to happen on OLR before... what are the prospects that 2023 might actually be a return of E3? Or is E3 going to be dead and gone forever? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Will Summer Games Fest, confirmed to return this year, take the place of E3? We tackle all these questions and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

Rumors pick up thru investor blogs and websites that Sony could be launching their own version of Game Pass to take on Microsoft this week. Do we think Sony has an opportunity to create something that is a real value here? Or do we think they are too late to the party. We discuss this and much more, including our gaming weeks, which includes a bit of CHAOS. All this and more headlines on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!

Playstation unveiled a surprise State of Play this week, with some exciting announcements, including a new retro collection that sounds quite thorough in what it includes. We discuss this and all the other announcements from the event. Also, we update with the latest on what is going on with the gaming industry's response to the invasion of Ukraine, and some games that have stopped services in Russia as a result. We discuss all this and so much more in news on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

This week, the Nintendo Switch turned 5 years old. We take a look back on the history of the Nintendo Switch, and how in some ways, it appears 2022 may be the biggest year yet for the system. Also, with all of the difficult news in the real world, many companies within the video game industry respond to the Ukrainian conflict with sanctions on services in Russia. We discuss all this and so much more in gaming on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

OLR returns this week to some big Pokemon News, the reveal of generation 9, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. However, what's really surprising is that the games are due this year. Wow, what other surprises might be in store. We also take a minute to acknolwedge the current invasion in Ukraine, and how our industry is responding. All this and much more news cap off another week of Orange Lounge Radio. (Please pardon some of the audio hiccups as our main studio changed this week)