Hardcore Casuals Lounge

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!!!

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!!!

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!

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

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!!!

ItsMeMannyC and BuddaWil embark on a very sad episode of the Hardcore Casuals Lounge as they say goodbye to a good friend... Mixer.

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.

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!!!

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.

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!

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!!!

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!!!

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. 

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. 

Token and Manny slog through the weeks decidedly slow news stories... but still somehow manage to make it... "Explosive"

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.

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!!!

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...

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!!!

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!!!

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!!!

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.

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!!!!

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!!!!

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.

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. 

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!!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!! 

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.

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!!!

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?

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! 

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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!

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!!!

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.

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...

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

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!!! 

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!!!

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...