Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---Discussed this week:Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass: https://www.overworld.vg/story/968ce2adZelda: Ocarina of Time remake previews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/d91eecddCastlevania: Belmont’s Curse reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a910da05---Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:19 - Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass6:06 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake previews10:44 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse reviews17:46 - Outro

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This episode of the show is brought to you by Library Card Sign-Up Month! Go find and support your local library, folks!---Discussed this week:Xbox layoffs & studio consolidation: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5e25f775New ReleasesBungie "not done with Destiny": https://www.overworld.vg/story/bb38f6d2---Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:25 - Xbox's "Plan"8:14 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign-Up Month9:32 - New Releases12:57 - Bungie's Next Chapter20:59 - Outro

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This episode of the show is brought to you by Library Card Sign-Up Month! Go find and support your local library, folks!---Discussed this week:Marvel's Wolverine reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/3b8eed0aXbox picks up Kojima's Physint: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6bb4b9e0Steam achievements leak: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5141d092Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct recap: https://www.overworld.vg/story/dbf7758bOcarina of Time launches November 5: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a3d4db0fMetroid Ravenous announced: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5e0a9c79Kirby and the World Beyond announced: https://www.overworld.vg/story/da5ac05d---Chapters:0:00 - Welcome0:28 - Marvel's Wolverine reviews8:32 - Kojima's Physint shifts from PlayStation to Xbox12:17 - A huge Steam achievements leak16:41 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign Up Month17:34 - The Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct22:26 - The General Nintendo Direct27:07 - Wrap up

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This month of Overworld is brought to you by Tokyo Game Life, a Tokyo-based game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital: ⁠⁠⁠https://tokyogamelife.com⁠---Discussed:- Chris Plante on GTA VI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25UdcpXMaqU- Rockstar addresses the GTA VI leaks: https://www.overworld.vg/story/62266138- Star Wars Zero Company reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/c644a1bf- The Duskbloods network test: https://www.overworld.vg/story/cf464a99---Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:24 - The GTA 6 Gameplay Reveal12:24 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life13:15 - Star Wars Zero Company is Great15:14 - The Duskbloods Network Test16:04 - Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This month of Overworld is brought to you by Tokyo Game Life, a Tokyo-based game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital: ⁠https://tokyogamelife.com---Discussed this week:Zelda-themed Switch 2 and Pro Controller leak: https://www.overworld.vg/story/2428554dFire Emblem: Fortune's Weave preview coverage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/ace63896Agent 64: Spies Never Die: https://www.overworld.vg/game/agent-64-spies-never-dieThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North — Legacy Edition: https://www.overworld.vg/story/aef87077Valve / CEVA Logistics data breach: https://www.overworld.vg/story/abdcc0c5No Man's Sky 10th anniversary: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8d8a058f---Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:20 - Zelda-Themed Switch 2 and Pro Controller Leak5:41 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Previews8:32 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life8:56 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die10:58 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is Back13:03 - Valve's Shipping Partner Gets Hacked13:54 - No Man's Sky Turns 1019:12 - Outro---[0 - 0]

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: ⁠⁠⁠https://pixelsandpolygons.net/⁠⁠---Discussed this week:PSN outage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/38644993Xbox outage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9009e2acFinal Fantasy XIV launches on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a35e7a7cTruck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?!: https://www.overworld.vg/story/da6034abYoshi-P on Final Fantasy remakes: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8ba6e4e4Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/404a6b8e ---Chapters:0:09 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly0:31 - PSN & Xbox Outages2:28 - Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2 is HUGE5:23 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons5:52 - This Week's Game Releases8:31 - Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy Remakes12:13 - Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC14:01 - Talk to you next week!

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!---This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: ⁠https://pixelsandpolygons.net/---Discussed this week:Nintendo Switch 2 OLED rumor: https://www.overworld.vg/story/e9ea940dThe Duskbloods network test: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5094efe1Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9d21acffDenshattack! review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/35905848Adventures of Elliot patch: https://www.overworld.vg/story/04a3d5ca---Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:30 - Nintendo Switch 2 OLED?5:12 - The Duskbloods network test incoming8:16 - Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports and the Square Enix of it all11:06 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons11:39 - Game shoutouts: Denshattack! & Wabisabi SushiDerby14:24 - The Adventures of Elliot lets you silence your companions19:44 - Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a new show running through the biggest news in the world of video games as defined by Overworld.vg and its readers!This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: https://pixelsandpolygons.net/---Discussed this week:PlayStation ending physical disc production by 2028: https://www.overworld.vg/story/7c1bd30ePlayStation shutting down PS3 and Vita digital stores: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6833baf9PlayStation removing purchased movies from user libraries: https://www.overworld.vg/story/0891fa9fFan/preservation reaction to PlayStation killing physical games: https://www.overworld.vg/story/abaef19dXbox and PlayStation hardware sales hit historic lows: https://www.overworld.vg/story/3695ad81Sony says it won’t sell PlayStation hardware at a significant loss / PS6 cost concerns: https://www.overworld.vg/story/086348feXbox Project Helix reportedly won’t have a disc drive: https://www.overworld.vg/story/dd2e30ddXbox reportedly testing disc-to-digital conversion: https://www.overworld.vg/story/38523196Metroid Ravenous leaks via Brazil’s ratings board: https://www.overworld.vg/story/19ce313dRhythm Heaven Groove review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9b13da65Splatoon Raiders Direct / co-op gameplay details: https://www.overworld.vg/story/b0644f04Mario Kart World update 1.7.0: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4db4ca0cPersona live-action Netflix show: https://www.overworld.vg/story/68994845---Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly0:30 - PlayStation Goes All-Digital13:26 - Xbox May Drop Discs, Too15:24 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons16:03 - What’s Nintendo Up To?16:20 - Metroid Ravenous Leaks17:54 - Rhythm Heaven Groove is Great19:39 - Splatoon Raiders is a Monster Hunter?21:36 - Mario Kart World Update? In This Economy?23:04 - Persona is Getting a Netflix Show26:13 - Thanks for Listening!---[ 0 - 0]

Saros is a PlayStation exclusive, AAA roguelike from Housemarque — the creators of Returnal. It's a game I absolutely devoured over the course of just a few days, and had basically every single emotion about along the way to rolling credits. It's been about two weeks since then and I genuinely haven't stopped thinking about it. I need to tell you why.Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineTwitch: https://twitch.tv/itswavelengthsBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Chapters:0:00 - Saros Made Me Feel Every Emotion27:14 - Light Spoiler Warning32:40 - Heavy Spoiler Warning---⏆

2026 is already one of the best years for video game releases in recent memory, with more than enough to satisfy pretty much anybody with ANY specific genre preferences. Before we get too deep into the year, I thought it would be helpful to freeze time for a moment and just consider how many great games have already released in its first few months.Here's 20 of them.Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---CHAPTERS:0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths1:20 - Cairn4:26 - Vital Shell5:16 - Pokopia8:56 - Marathon10:04 - Hytale11:55 - Pragmata15:06 - Under the Island16:30 - Mario Tennis Fever18:33 - Slay the Spire 220:18 - Resident Evil Requiem22:05 - Valkyrie Saga22:46 - Raccoin: The Coin-Pusher Roguelike23:52 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream25:21 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined28:33 - Reanimal29:13 - Cinicross30:16 - Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection32:22 - Esoteric Ebb34:10 - Monter Hunter Stories 3---⏆

There's a rumor that Nintendo's big Switch 2 game for 2026 is a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While most conversation centers on "should this exist in the first place," I think the more interesting question is how it could unite the two halves of the Zelda fanbase and prove there's a path forward after Tears of the Kingdom.---Chapters:0:00 - Ocarina of Time still rules4:00 - Nintendo fans don't know what they want9:32 - Ocarina of Time Remake as a playground---⏆

Marathon is a new game by Bungie, the creators of Halo and my beloved Destiny, which follows in the studio tradition of taking a big swing at an established genre and reinventing it for new audiences. It's also one of the best looking games ever made. I am in awe of it.Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8TApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3rAnd more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths---CHAPTERS:0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths0:33 - A Titanfall Second4:59 - Let’s Talk About Marathon9:23 - Meet the Factions15:28 - The Solo Experience19:17 - “Marathon is a Dead Game”22:15 - Subscribe if you haven’t!---⏆

Steam Next Fest is the equivalent of perusing a library until you find something that seems interesting to you, which is an experience that’s extremely rare in video games these days. Hell, it’s rare in ANY media these days.This week’s episode of the show is mostly about some demos I loved, and a little bit about Playstation and Xbox.Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online---CHAPTERS:0:00 - Awaysis3:55 - Wax Heads7:22 - Deep Snow Delivery9:32 - Arms of God12:10 - Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional13:40 - The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish16:13 - Ratcheteer DX19:26 - Lootbound22:11 - Forbidden Solitaire24:53 - Xbox Leadership Shakeup36:20 - PlayStation Abandoning PC?---⏆