Hardcore Casuals Lounge
By Manny C.
Hardcore Casuals LoungeJan 27, 2020
HCC Lounge EP96: Playing Catch Up Pt.2
This episode on the Lounge we talk about... Controllers!!! Is Sony being anti consumer with its controller? Apple blocks XCloud??? Is Xbox Live Gold going to include free multiplayer? The Doctor of Disrespect returns to YouTube! And the FBI Raids Jake Pauls house!!! And of course.... MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP95: Playing Catch Up Pt.1
We apologize for our unplanned break in Podcast episodes! Life got a little busy and it was hard to edit and post on time... however we have a few episodes we recorded and are ready to drop!!! So it's time to play catch up!!!
On this episode we discus Phobia Modes in gaming... is it a good thing? Star Citizen just might be the biggest scam in gaming and those funding it are getting upset! BattleToads to release soon and the nostalgia is real! More game inspired shows coming to Netflix? And then we dive into the rumor mill!!!
Thank's for listening... HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!
HCC Lounge EP94: Xbox Games Showcase
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC get together in the wee hours of the day to talk about the Xbox Games Showcase. Which games stood out, who did it better between PlayStation and Xbox? Give it a listen and tell us what you think!
HCC Lounge EP93: Game Time
This week Manny and Budda talk about Ubisoft and Devolvers game showcase videos, a post E3 gaming world, Xbox news and XCloud announcements, The PS5 controller, and the mystery of Dr. Disrespect
HCC Lounge EP92: So Rude
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC return after their Independence Day break to review the happenings in the gaming / entertainment world. This weeks topics: DC gives more content to HBO Max, Human remains found on the Joe Exotic Zoo?, Dr. Disrespect banned? Ninja on YouTube, PS5 leaked feature? And MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP91: Death of Mixer
ItsMeMannyC and BuddaWil embark on a very sad episode of the Hardcore Casuals Lounge as they say goodbye to a good friend... Mixer.
HCC Lounge EP90: PS5 Reveal Event
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC finally get a chance to see what Sony has up its sleeve!!! Here we go over every game that was revealed on the Playstation Event.
HCC Lounge EP89: Spicy
This week on the Hardcore Casuals Lounge… we discuss how companies and brands within the gaming industry have embraced the BLM protests… is it a good thing? Jake Paul gets himself arrested. Anger over Activision’s CEO pay in light of performance. Epic claims to increase sales on other platforms with free giveaways? Is the Suicide Squad Ayer Cut a thing? A look at the 90 year old gaming granny! AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP88: As The World Burns
After some time off to deal with a family matter, ItsMeMannyC, BuddaWil, and TheTokenParent come back to the studio to find the world burning. They press on to talk about key topics they missed over the weeks, and the importance of looking backwards in moving forward to the next consoles.
HCC Lounge EP87: Series X Gameplay?
Microsoft reveals its first look at Xbox Series X Gameplay!!! Budda, Token, and Manny C gather around to watch the online event LIVE! well... Kinda live.... ok at least we watched it together! Listen to our live reactions and thoughts!
HCC Lounge EP86: Keepin It Casual
This week Budda, Token, and MannyC make it a point to keep things casual as they hash through the happenings of the week. This week we cover all things entertainment... without UFO's. Topics include Assassins Creed Valhalla, Big talk from Phil, CyberPunk goes Explicit, Major spoilers for The Last of Us... AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP85: Only 5 Dollars
Token, Budda, and Manny gather around to bring that high value content you all should be paying 5 dollars for! This weeks topics include: GameStop update, COD Cheater Island?, GeForce Now loses Microsoft and Warner Bros. games, Turkey has major beef with gaming... AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP84: Reunited
TheTokenParent, BuddaWil, and ItsMeMannyC have finally been reunited! They talk about the weeks happenings in gaming and discuss when and or if Role Playing goes too far.
HCC Lounge EP83: In a Tizzy
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC ride again! They talk... or rather NOT talk about Birds of Prey, Dive deep into spoiler territory with Tiger King, discuss Twitch's updated nudity policy, and talk about what's new for the upcoming Sony and Xbox consoles.
HCC Lounge EP82: Explosive
Token and Manny slog through the weeks decidedly slow news stories... but still somehow manage to make it... "Explosive"
HCC Lounge EP81: Always Been
Token loses a fight over toilet paper with an elderly woman as he panic shops, leaving Budda and Manny to fend for themselves. Topics include… FREE GAMES!!! GameStop panned for “essential” status, PS5 reveals their specs, and the NEW New Warriors are revealed.
HCC Lounge EP80: Corona Brothers
Token, Budda, and Manny brave the global pandemic to bring you the latest in games, gaming, and entertainment! Topics include some missed stories from the week before, Corona Cancels EVERYTHING!, COD Warzone hits BIG, NFL and 2K ride again? AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP79: Almost 80
This week on the Hardcore Casuals Lounge... 2k is the latest to leave GefForce Now, Mojang cancels event, Weird Al declines calls for Corona virus parody, Last of Us show?, The Fab G, and Rian Johnson admits he hates Star Wars...
HCC Lounge EP78: The Dark Webs
Budda, ItsMeMannyC, and Brendan gather around the ol water cooler to talk about the happenings in gaming and entertainment over the week. Topics include GDC 2020 Canceled and China Bans Plague Inc. over Corona virus concerns, Sonix breaks 200 Million world wide... while being totally gay!, Australian Senator calls to ban ALL anime... AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP77: Greg Is Dead
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC bring on newcomer TokenParent to morn the death of LessThanGreg before they discuss the weeks happenings. Topics include Sonic zooming up the Boxoffice, Birds of Prey fails to take flight, Sexualized Transformers? AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP76: A Whole Lotta Love
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC sit down and talk on this especially romantic episode of the HCC Lounge. They cover two weeks worth or interesting happenings from CoronaVirus giveaways, to the latest look at the new Batman... GIVE IT A LISTEN!!!
HCC Lounge EP75: Football Edition (JK)
In honor of the Super Bowl... actually... we don't really mention football much at all. But we do mention Nintendo marketing a billion dollars on mobile games, PS4 survey gets Nintendo fans excited? Atari plans a hotel? Ex Bioware bosses make a new game. The Adaptive controller once again warms our hearts. and Netflix reports 2 billion hours of Adam Sandler.
HCC Lounge EP74: That Is Tarkov
This week ItsMeMannyC sits down with BuddaWil and a fashionably late LessThanGreg to talk about the weeks topics in gaming and entertainment. This weeks topics include Epic dropping the Pickax on opponents who signal each other in game, Fortnite becomes a high school sport? YouTube picks up Overwatch, COD, and Hearthstone Esport Leagues, A disturbance in the force for Obi-Wan on Disney+, and Dr. Doolittle crashes and burns at the Box Office… AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!
HCC Lounge EP73: Damages
BuddaWil leaves for Pax leaving ItsMeMannyC and LessThanGreg to cover the week in games gaming and entertainment. Topics include Watchmen, Dr. Who, Microsofts Xbox game plan, Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes, Damages... and of course... MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!
HCC Lounge EP72: Podcast Preppers
Manny, Greg and Budda get together for the first recorded Podcast of the year! They shake off the rust and catch up on a few of the recent happenings in the world of games gaming, and entertainment... and also prepping.
HCC Lounge EP71: First Monday With TyFighter
The last of our casual conversations ItsMeMannyC sits down with the long lost TyFighter to see what he has been up to. As we greet the first Monday of the year with a large cup of coffee I hope you enjoy this casual conversation.
HCC Lounge EP70: A Conversation With Silverion
Manny sits down with Silverion for an extra casual conversation. They talk about the holidays, family traditions, and cultural foods. Hope you enjoy… and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
HCC Lounge EP69: A Very Special Sixty Nine
Manny sits down with CronicCrusader and LessThanGreg to talk about.... things? They discuss long lost creative projects, oddly personal and embarrassing stories, movies, and the Game Awards.
HCC Lounge EP68: Conversation With Stupendous
Manny sits down with the one and only Stupendous to get to know a bit more about him. They discuss gaming, family, and being a gamer dad.
HCC Lounge EP67: Thanksgiving With NKWhoa
ItsMeMannyC sits down with NKWhoa to talk his retirement from Mixer. What he has been up to, and what he is thankful for for Thanksgiving.
HCC Lounge EP66: Wasabi
LessThanGreg and ItsMeMannyC round out the last full length Episode of the year with the weeks gaming news. Topics include Stadias rocky launch, Gender neutral controllers, Disney+ puts trigger warnings on classics, Anita Sarkeesian has a "hot take" on Mandalorian, Youtube and COPPA pose serious issues to content creators, and Richard Lewis roasts the state of game journalism.
HCC Lounge EP65: For The Good Boys & Girls
This one is for the GOOD boys and girls of many ages! Topics include YouTube making major changes to its terms of service, Logan Paul vs. KSI, Why are people defacing Terese Nielsen art in Magic The Gathering?, Mai Shiranui too boobie for Smash Bros.?, LOADS of games announced at XO19... AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP64: I Want My Budda Back
Budda joined a Rave gang leaving poor Greg and Manny to fend for themselves... BUT THAT's OK!!! This week the Lounge goes to the movies to talk about Terminators Box Office FLOP as the Joker nears 1 Billion dollars. A Vietnam movie featuring a James Dean puppet? John Legend thinks the classic Christmas song "Baby it's cold outside" isn't WOKE enough. Stadia is almost here... and we are still not excited. YouTube purchases streamers of their own! And finally, Ninja's HORRIBLE take on the Jarvis Fortnite ban.
HCC Lounge EP63: BlizzCon 2019
This week we talk about BlizzCon 2019! The Good, The Bad, and the Pooh! We also take a look at Ubisoft's dismal earnings report and the "lessons" they have learned. Also, EA, did something good??? We talk about EA's return to steam as well as their new Pacific expansion. In other news we discuss Death Stranding and Kanye Wests Jesus Is King. GIVE IT A LISTEN!!!
HCC Lounge EP62: Let's Talk Fallout
Greg, Budda and Manny wade through the gaming news of the week. This weeks topics include Falklout 76's new subscription service, the amazingly broken WWE 2K20, BlizzCon Leaks, Twitch watch parties, Shroud on Mixer, Breakpoints disappointment, and Google game studio?
HCC Lounge EP61: More China & Other News
Manny Returns to Budda and Greg just in time to weigh in on the China conversation. Other topics this week include Modern Warfare ditching loot boxes for a battle pass. Stallaris mobile art theft!, Outer Worlds and the curse of the Day 1 patch, High end retro hand held device, and someone calls for the cancellation of storm trooper outfits for kids... And of course... MUCH MUCH MORE!
HCC Lounge EP60: Where Is Manny C?
In a very special HCC Lounge, Manny C has gone missing! BuddaWil, LessThanGreg, and special guest AlmondZMBDuck are left behind to solve the mystery. But not before they talk about all things Games Gaming and Entertainment! This weeks topics include China vs. Blizzard, NBA, and South Park!, New York Times has THE WORST Joker take, PS5 Hype!, Mixers founders leave, President Trump joins Twitch?, A shooting live on Twitch?, and much much more.
HCC Lounge EP59: Jokepocalypse
ItsMeMannyC, BuddaWil and LessThanGreg get together once again to talk about the week in games gaming and entertainment. Starting with the Joker movie release! Was the media correct? Is this the Jokepocalypse? OH and did you hear about the Lion Queen? What about Disney blocking Netflix Ads? Logitech buys Streamlabs? HONK HONK! Goose Game rips up Nintendo Sales Charts!, Wendy releases a tabletop RPG Game?!? Playstation: "Crossplay exists!", and lastly a little bit of Randy Pitchford Magic.
HCC Lounge EP58: Truth Seekers
In this very special episode of the Hardcore Casuals, Budda and Manny along with special guests DizzyBaku and LessThanGreg dive into the hard questions of the day to find the truth. Topics include Playstations State of Play, Call of Duty, The Joker movie, Sony and Marvel, and more fallout for Fallout 76. We also take a special trip to Area 51 on our first ever on the scene segment in order to see what really is going on in Area 51.
HCC Lounge EP57: Little Breezy
BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC get together once again to discuss the week in gaming and entertainment. This weeks discussions include the celebration of Ash, Pokimon Champion, more Twitch shenanigans, Minecraft doing things, interesting Red Dead developments, AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
HCC Lounge EP56: Dumpster Diving With Greg
Budda and Manny sit down with the newest member of the Hardcore Casuals to talk about the week in gaming and entertainment. But not before getting down and dirty in getting to know him. This weeks topics include, KFC's dating sim game, Ms. Monopoly, PewDiePie's 50k donation, AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
HCC Lounge EP55: Down The Pike
BuddaWil makes his triumphant return to the lounge in order to talk about the happenings in the week of gaming and entertainment. Oh yeah and Manny is there as well! This week they cover the passing of Night in the woods creator Alec Holowka, Nintendo news, Steams makeover, and what's new with Xbox Game Pass
HCC Lounge EP54: Toilet Humor
Panradoni and CronicCrusader stop by the Lounge this week and things get a bit... funny. This week we skip a lot of the news and instead focus on story swapping. With Manny at the helm this of course means story time quickly turns into toilet humor... Literally. We hope you enjoy this change of pace! Let us know what you think in the comments!
HCC Lounge EP53: Get On Inside
The most Hardcore Casual Duo in Gaming ride again to discuss the week in games gaming and all things entertainment. This week they go over the train wreck that was the Apex AMA, GamesCom 2019, Sony and Disney fight as Spiderman cries in the corner...
AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP52: Don't Bite
Budda and Manny call upon the Power of Greyskull to discuss the week in game. Topics include Children hands in mixers, Overly Dramatic Drama, Twitch Porn, Swatting, Splinter Cell Mobile?!?, Evo fights measles, and Apex's mighty axe.
HCC Lounge EP51: Assume the Position
Manny and Budda discuss the week in game which included topics such as Gaming once again blamed for acts of violence. Walmart removes violent video games in wake of shooting? Ninjas move to mixer sparks concerns over Mixers TOS while Twitch star drops the "N" Bomb with no consequence. Class action lawsuit against Epic, Ooblets creator speaks up... AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!! Assume the position! This lounge is a good one...
HCC Lounge EP50: Nifty Fifty / Goodbye Ty
This is a bitter sweet episode. TyFighter, BuddaWil and ItsMeMannyC gather around for the 50th episode of the Lounge! Excited to celebrate the milestone, yet sad to see Ty step down as a regular cohost. It was an Honor Ty! A wild ride indeed.
Topics for this week include...
- NINJA COMES TO MIXER!
- Fortnite adds Mechs?!?
- Fortnite World Cup!
- Outer WIlds comes to Switch
- No Man's Sky... BEYOND
- Destiny 2 delayed a week?!? Riot?
- Halo Show Cast begins to take shape
HCC Lounge EP49: Long Toed Representation
This week on the Lounge Ty and Manny go over the standout happenings in the week of gaming. Topics include:
- Nintendo responds to Joycon Rage
- Fortnite world event and big money tournament
- GTA introduces in game casino.... is it gambling?
- Overwatch announces new character... not everyone happy.
- Alinity Divine throws a cat...
And MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
HCC Lounge EP48: Bacon Lettuce Tomato
THIS WEEK ON THE LOUNGE!!!
Ubisoft's Uplay+ reveals extensive library of games! Disney+ comes into the streaming game with a very competitive offer. More Con than Joy? Class action lawsuit against Nintendo over Joy-con controller drift. Google clarifies its Stadia. Marvel Avengers Gameplay leaked! And... ComiCon trailers!!!
HCC Lounge EP47: Manny Gets Swifty
Manny, Ty, and Budda are together again to talk about all the games, gaming, and all things entertainment that happened over the week. This week topics include Nintendo's Switch Lite, #NotMyTurok, Dr. Mario, $60,000 Pokemon card LOST!, Valve launches Steam Labs, and Gears of War 5 removes smoking.
And of course Taylor Swift...