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Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley

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★★★★★
4.8
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95 episodes
Language
English
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No
Date created
2023/03/16
Latest episode
2026/10/23
Average duration
19 min.
Release period
8 days

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Wavelengths is video game news for the rest of us. Just imagine: Being normal about games for once? It's more likely than you think. ⏆

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EA Closes Bioware, Jagex Cancels Runescape Reignited
2026/10/23
Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers! Sorry about the weird audio this week, I messed something up when I was recording!! --- Discussed this week: EA closes BioWare: https://www.overworld.vg/story/992cb229Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/085e54f2Penguin Colony reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/e18cef0fRuneScape Reignited canceled: https://www.overworld.vg/story/05f82da6--- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - EA Closes Bioware 4:09 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Penguin Colony 8:47 - Jagex Announces and then Cancels Runescape Reignited
Fortune's Weave DLC Announced, Schrödinger's Belmont's Curse
2026/10/16
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
Star Wars Galactic Racer is a success, RuneScape 4 in the works, Dragon's Dogma 2 Gets Another Shot
2026/10/09
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: Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/d38cd067RuneScape 4 announced: https://www.overworld.vg/story/f14b77d7Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/7dbc7480--- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer is GOOD 6:06 - RuneScape 4 announced at RuneFest 9:20 - Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen 14:06 - Outro
The "Anti-Xbox Bias" and Bungie's Next Chapter
2026/09/25
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 - Intro 0:25 - Xbox's "Plan" 8:14 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign-Up Month 9:32 - New Releases 12:57 - Bungie's Next Chapter 20:59 - Outro
Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Impressions, Marathon Runs in a New Direction
2026/09/18
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: Marathon ends seasons: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a10754deRayman Legends Retold delayed: https://www.overworld.vg/story/af804fd3Bill Skarsgård cast in PHYSINT: https://www.overworld.vg/story/62aad5bfXbox picks up Kojima's PHYSINT: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6bb4b9e0Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/40ee45fa--- Chapters: 0:00 - A surprisingly light week 0:38 - Marathon ditches seasons 4:50 - Rayman Legends Retold gets delayed 5:35 - Physint casts Bill Skarsgård 6:50 - Persona 4 Revival's Switch 2 Release Date 7:22 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign Up Month 8:32 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Impressions 14:00 - Thoughts on Wolverine's reviews 17:47 - Wrap-up
Ocarina of Time Remake, Wolverine's Mixed Reviews, and more!
2026/09/11
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 - Welcome 0:28 - Marvel's Wolverine reviews 8:32 - Kojima's Physint shifts from PlayStation to Xbox 12:17 - A huge Steam achievements leak 16:41 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign Up Month 17:34 - The Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 22:26 - The General Nintendo Direct 27:07 - Wrap up
PlayStation's Super-Long State of Play
2026/09/04
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: - PlayStation State of Play, September 2026: https://www.overworld.vg/story/3cbe4cbf - Nintendo Direct: https://www.overworld.vg/story/e4f14f33 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4.0.0: https://www.overworld.vg/story/cbd06006 --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - PlayStation State of Play 1:01 - The Resident Evil movie looks good 2:03 - Marvel's Wolverine final trailer 3:55 - Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition 5:25 - Maneater 2 6:05 - LEGO PlayStation 6:54 - Final Fantasy Resonance 8:55 - Rhapsody in Scarlet 9:58 - Cygames Edge and Where the Seeds Fall 13:58 - Keeper for PS5 14:43 - Hunter's Moon 15:44 - Saros Zenith 17:30 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation 20:05 - Sponsor: Library Card Sign-Up Month 20:54 - Two Nintendo Directs announced for next week 21:57 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4.0 23:01 - Wrap-up
Grand Theft Auto VI and the Monoculture
2026/08/28
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 - Intro 0:24 - The GTA 6 Gameplay Reveal 12:24 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life 13:15 - Star Wars Zero Company is Great 15:14 - The Duskbloods Network Test 16:04 - Thanks for listening!
We Finally Know What The Duskbloods Is
2026/08/21
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: GTA 6 gameplay leak: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9a3ba990Mortal Shell II reviews: https://www.overworld.vg/story/804583a3Kingdom Hearts IV dated for late 2027: https://www.overworld.vg/story/e39e0da6--- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - GTA 6 Leaks and the Crypto Grift 3:40 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life 4:10 - This Week's Releases 5:47 - The Duskbloods Previews 7:39 - Kingdom Hearts IV at D23 9:50 - Outro
Zelda Switch 2 Leaks, No Man's Sky Turns 10, and GoldenEye Returns... Sort Of
2026/08/14
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 - Intro 0:20 - Zelda-Themed Switch 2 and Pro Controller Leak 5:41 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Previews 8:32 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life 8:56 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die 10:58 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is Back 13:03 - Valve's Shipping Partner Gets Hacked 13:54 - No Man's Sky Turns 10 19:12 - Outro --- [0 - 0]
EA sold for $55 Billion, Fire Emblem's Nun Stuns, and More!
2026/08/07
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: EA's $55 billion sale closes: https://www.overworld.vg/story/f23ecbefEA now owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4054f67fSony presses ahead on ending PlayStation discs: https://www.overworld.vg/story/babbde5eBig Walk review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/31b17190Beast of Reincarnation review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6313d2e3Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/67a84351Switch 2 sales top 23.68 million: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9846e84aFire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9bb22210GTA 6 "Extended Look" premieres on Netflix: https://www.overworld.vg/story/c945db39--- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - EA's $55 Billion Sale 3:01 - Sony is Still Killing Discs 6:26 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life 7:17 - This Week's Game Releases 9:52 - Switch 2 Sales and a Fire Emblem Direct 12:14 - GTA VI on Netflix 13:21 - Outro
Final Fantasy XIV is HUGE on Switch 2, and PSN Goes Down at the Worst Time
2026/07/31
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/38644993 Xbox outage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9009e2ac Final Fantasy XIV launches on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a35e7a7c Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?!: https://www.overworld.vg/story/da6034ab Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy remakes: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8ba6e4e4 Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/404a6b8e --- Chapters: 0:09 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly 0:31 - PSN & Xbox Outages 2:28 - Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2 is HUGE 5:23 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons 5:52 - This Week's Game Releases 8:31 - Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy Remakes 12:13 - Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC 14:01 - Talk to you next week!
Splatoon Raiders, Xbox's Fallout Smokescreen, and Tariff Refunds
2026/07/24
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: Marvel's Wolverine at SDCC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/75bb3d10Splatoon Raiders Review Hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4423eac2Nintendo Tariff Refund Lawsuit: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5989be73Bethesda's Fallout Roadmap: https://www.overworld.vg/story/10c93b84Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/01a41783Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Preview: https://www.overworld.vg/story/1982003a--- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Marvel's Wolverine 3:01 - Splatoon Raiders Review Hub 4:40 - Nintendo vs. Tariff Refunds 6:50 - New Releases 9:26 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons 10:04 - Fallout Roadmap & Backward Compatibility 14:25 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Preview 16:40 - Outro
Nintendo Switch 2 OLED, The Duskbloods Network Test, and More!
2026/07/17
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 - Intro 0:30 - Nintendo Switch 2 OLED? 5:12 - The Duskbloods network test incoming 8:16 - Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports and the Square Enix of it all 11:06 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons 11:39 - Game shoutouts: Denshattack! & Wabisabi SushiDerby 14:24 - The Adventures of Elliot lets you silence your companions 19:44 - Thanks for listening!
On the Xbox Layoffs, Remakes, and Meccha Chameleon
2026/07/10
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: • Xbox announces 3,200 layoffs and parts ways with five studios: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8c3c5b8c⁠ • id Software reportedly loses roughly half its team: https://www.overworld.vg/story/55254991⁠ • Obsidian pivots to a new Fallout game as the Avowed sequel is cancelled: https://www.overworld.vg/story/995fd698⁠ • PlayStation's first post since announcing the end of physical discs goes poorly: https://www.overworld.vg/story/14865671⁠ • Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/789691f3⁠ • Meccha Chameleon sells 15 million copies in under a month: https://www.overworld.vg/story/ca857486⁠ --- Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly0:17 - The Xbox Layoffs11:51 - PlayStation Gets Ratioed14:44 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons15:26 - AC Black Flag Resynced Reviews Are In18:35 - Meccha Chameleon Sells 15 Million Copies22:31 - Thanks for Listening! --- [ 0 - 0]

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4.8 out of 5
63 reviews
★★★★★
Kamille Biden 2026/08/28
Good Fit
I’ve been a bit critical of ITA’s longer and grand scope format in the past despite enjoying the show. I really like this more focused format. There’s...
★★★★★
not_relevant_0 2026/02/13
Appreciate this dude’s perspective and mindful content.
I have been seeking out podcasts here over YouTube to escape the depressing algorithm loops. This guy gives me faith that others are out there sharing...
★★★★★
Horseness 2026/02/09
Great listen
I listen to this and 2 of Brendon’s other podcasts (Into the Aether and NPC) and I love how real his podcasting persona is. He’s insightful, funny and...
★☆☆☆☆
Popo_Nono 2026/01/06
Not very good
This pod offers nothing that other existing podcasts don’t do 100x better
★★★★★
history_buff1775 2025/10/17
Very chill
Quality podcast - I always enjoy hearing Brendon’s thoughts about video game news, games, and everything else.
★★★☆☆
PancakeDuck9 2025/08/16
Not Sure About This One
I would consider Into the Aether and NPC (Brendon’s other shows) both to be unique, entertaining in a flooded market. Wavelengths just feels like anot...
★★★★★
Rebar Rollercoaster 2025/08/11
Quality Assured
I love Into the Aether and I am overjoyed to see Brendon starting a new outlet. High quality podcasting and perspectives are guaranteed!
★★★★★
Sprite Pepso 2023/06/30
Extremely sincere and interesting
Everything I love about the vibe of Into the Aether mixed with a bunch of very interesting and sincere takes about the latest in video games
★★★★★
robloblob 2023/06/12
Thoughtful show!
Brendon’s got some great takes on some interesting gaming news! If you’re not here because of ITA, go check out Into the Aether as well!
★★★★★
MicahOwens 2023/06/10
The best video games news show!
Love the premise of only making new episodes when there is actually news
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