It appears Microsoft may be set to make some big moves in Gaming in 2025, with Halo: The Master Chief Collection rumored to release on the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch successor. Rumors about a new handheld are intensifying as well. Is it possible that Microsoft could soon partner up with Nintendo on a Game Pass app? Rumors and speculation abounds while news comes out of CES, the Consumer Electronics Show this week. All this and more round out another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Xbox Rewards Changing on PC * New Guitar Hero Controller ... for the Wii? * Lego Game Boy * Carmen Sandiego Reboot   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

With the beginning of 2025, the 23rd year we have been broadcasting in, we start off with our traditional visiting of our predictions from last year. At least one came true! And maybe a half point here and there on some others. We also lock in our predictions for 2025. What could gaming have in store for us this year? Find out with us on another episode of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Nintendo Patent on AI Graphic Upscale * Black Myth: Wukong Comments on Xbox Series S * Sega Genesis to get Coin-Op Shadow Dancer Port 36 Years Later * Dungeons & Dragons Pinball Table   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

More games are outrageously delisted by Warner Brothers this week, as gaming preservationists everywhere get more frustrated by these sudden delistings of old games. What can we do as gamers to get these habits to change? We discuss ideas and much more news. It might have been a holiday week, but that doesn't stop the video game discussion happening on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Starfox 64 Fan Port Refreshes the Original * Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Reception * Night Slashers Remake Physical Edition * Sega Says No More Mini Consoles   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

After two weeks off, Orange Lounge Radio returns tonight to tackle the video game news of the holiday season, including the latest rumors and gossip on the Switch 2. It appears that could be the official name, what do we think of that name and the direction this system is rumored to be headed? When do we think this system will finally not be such a rumor anymore? We talk about all this and much more on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Xbox Stating What an "Xbox Fan" is * Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance to Close * Capcom Looking to Bring Back Dormant IPs * Steam Winter Sale and Other Holiday Sales   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

A new patent by Nintendo indicates that a control system coming to the Switch sucessor console could involve using smartphones as a controller. We've seen other games and even concepts of hardware use a similar idea, what makes Nintendo's idea unique? We talk about this and much more from a surprisingly busy holiday week on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Are Mobile Games Ignoring Lootbox Laws? * Xbox Avatars to be Sunsetted * Switch eShop Closing ... in China * Humanoid Origin Studio Closes   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

The Nominees of the Game Awards for 2024 have been announced, and in the game of the year category there is a major piece of DLC. This has gamers asking if DLC should be considered as Game of the Year. Do we give credit to massive DLC campaigns that can stand on their own? Or does the possibility of the same development team winning an awards twice take away from other game developers? We dive in to talk about this and much more gaming news on another week of the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Sony Possibly Buying Owners of FromSoftware * Mobile FFXIV Announced * Xbox Stream Games Without Console * New Atari 7800 Game Port   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

With the release of the PS5 Pro, some eyes are on Microsoft to see how they respond. Microsoft talks about their journey to the next console, and speculation intensifies that they may release a handheld console-- but not for a good long while. Also, what are our early impressions of the PS5 Pro? We discuss all the current hardware in the industry, and much more in gaming news on another week of the longest running video game podcast - Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * The Crew Developers Sued in California Court * GOG New Marketing Campaign on Disappearing Games * Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Documentary & Re-Release * World of Warcraft to add Player Housing   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Amongst all the wild real world news this week, Nintendo had an earnings call which slipped in an important update on the Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever the Switch successor is called) - It will be backwards compatible! Why did Nintendo time an announcement like this? We discuss the why behind this and more about if we think what's happening in America could influence the eventual release of the Switch successor and in what ways. All this and much more in gaming news make up another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Palworld vs Pokémon update * Free PS5 Camera Adapter being Discontinued * NVIDA Monthly Playtime Cap Incoming * Sony Promises More Quality Checks with PlayStation   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Nintendo put out a new music app on mobile storefronts this week. The catch is that you must have an active Nintendo Online subscription in order to be able to use it. Is this app an exciting new thing? Or is it a clear grab to try to keep people subbed to Nintendo Online as renewals come up? We discuss the highs and lows of the Nintendo Music app on this weeks show. All this and much more gaming news round out another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Sony Closes Studio Behind Concord * Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Released * Doom Installed on Nintendo Alarmo * Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Reception   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

We start the show talking about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Word has traveled around the gaming universe that the team behind this game has been split up and put on other projects. Why didn't this game sell more copies? Is it really the fault of the developers? Or bad publishing decisions by executives at Ubisoft that cause their games to miss the mark time and time again? We discuss this and much more in gaming news on a Halloween week edition of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * Beyond Good & Evil 2 Still in Development * Nintendo Mystery Project Revealed to be an MMO of Sorts * BAD Decision by the US Copyright Office * Vampire Survivors Castlevania DLC   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com