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Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley

Brendon Bigley

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00:51:42

Let's Talk About The Game Awards

Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley ·

2025/11/21

Welcome back to Wavelengths! This week's main topic is about the nominees for 2025's TGAs, how weird they are, and how weird my feelings about the award show have become over the years. I also talk a bit about my own GOTY prep, some games I've been playing recently, and my thoughts a week out from the reveal of the Steam Machine.Additional reading: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/11/future-class-gamings-oscars-game-awards---Join the Patreon:

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00:49:08

The Steam Machine's Greatest Strength is SteamOS

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2025/11/14

Valve announced three products this week: A new controller, a new VR headset, and a new gaming console. This week's episode of Wavelengths is all about the interplay between these three devices and the thing that not only literally links them all together, but makes Valve's decade-long push towards making the PC gaming experience more approachable even work in the first place. ---Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky:

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01:25:26

Stephen Hilger on the State of Video Game Discourse

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2025/11/07

Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! This week my guest is Stephen Hilger — my co-host on Into the Aether, a great artist and writer, and creator of the YouTube channel Memory Card Manuscript. I brought Stephen on to discuss a question sent in by a listener about the current hyper-polarization of video game discourse, from how to navigate algorithm-led spaces to not letting the media consume define your authentic being.It's a far-reaching conversation, and I hope it's as interesting,

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01:00:14

A Tale of Three Handhelds

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2025/10/31

Welcome back to the show, folks. I recorded this one early as I'll be traveling to see family for most of the week, so apologies for not including any Animal Crossing news here! The short version: I'm excited about it! What I did talk about was suddenly being inundated with three handhelds at once: The Miyoo Mini Flip, the MCON, and the AYN Thor. All three are hotly anticipated devices I had planned on reviewing separately, but now all three are in an attention-feud with one another. I talk

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00:46:19

A Cool Thirty Percent

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2025/10/24

Welcome back to the show! Unfortunately Xbox can't stop dominating the news cycle, so I dug a bit into their next, priecier console and apparently-strategic lack of exclusive games. Afterwards I felt like I needed to dig back into my feeling about Pokemon Legends Z-A having played a lot more since giving some first impressions last week.Xbox's 30 Percent Mandate: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/microsoft-pushes-xbox-studios-to-hit-higher-profit-marginsPost Games:

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01:06:55

Pokemon Roadmap Through 2030 Leaks Online

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2025/10/17

Welcome back to the show! This week I can't NOT talk about Xbox again — sorry!! But also I gush about Ball x Pit and dig into my (very) early impressions of Pokemon Legends Z-A before talking through the huge Pokemon roadmap leak that hit the internet earlier this week. Pokemon Leaks: https://twistedvoxel.com/pokemon-leak-reveals-upcoming-games-through-2030-canceled-titles-beta-builds/---Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky:

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00:53:35

Nintendo's Disney Era

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2025/10/10

Nintendo is making movies, theme parks, and aligning their games with other multimedia experiences in a way that screams Corporate Synergy Opportunities™ — the kind that board members go absolutely gaga over.On today's episode of Wavelengths, I tackle that along with some updates about Xbox and my experience playing the Resident Evil Requiem demo at New York Comic Con!

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00:53:12

So is Xbox Over or What?

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2025/10/03

Welcome back to the show! With some time away, I've been doing a lot of thinking about where Sony and Microsoft are at these days... as usual. I think in particular, Xbox as a brand feels like it's on a slow descent into a confused existence and I wanted to unpack that as best as I could.---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:

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01:13:53

Borderlands 4 Performance Woes, Silksong Updates, and...

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2025/09/19

Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! Switching it up yet again this week as I solo-host an extremely low key episode of the show from the lounge chair in the corner of my home office. This week I'm talking about my experience having wrapped up Silksong, catching up with Borderlands 4's performance issues, having a slight change of heart about Game Keycards on the Switch 2, and answering your questions!Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me

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01:57:30

Chase Allhart on Silksong Discourse, 007, and Kingdom...

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2025/09/12

This week I'm talking to Chase Allhart, host of two great video game podcasts in the form of Video Game Podtimism and dotzip! Obviously Silksong is in the air, and the amount of discourse surrounding this one game is off the charts, so we dig into that in a big way before talking about making video game podcasts and, ultimately, Kingdom Hearts IV.—Support Wavelengths: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠⁠⁠⁠—The News and More:007 First Light State of Play:

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01:49:14

Matt Horton on the PlayStation 6, Valve Fremont, and...

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2025/09/05

This week I'm talking to Matt Horton, host of Can't Let it Go, In Sequence, and Flow State about the rumors of four upcoming video game consoles... three of which are the PlayStation 6 somehow. This was a great conversation, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!—Support Wavelengths: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠⁠⁠—The News and More:Flow State: https://www.youtube.com/@flowstatecritPlayStation 6 Rumors:

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01:32:00

Percia Verlin on Genre, the Switch 2, and Great...

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2025/08/29

This week I'm talking to Percia Verlin, fashion creator and podcaster... she's also my wife. Percia asked me for some vertical iPhone game recommendations, so I brought her on the show to walk through them and have a chat about her gaming history.—Support Wavelengths: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠⁠⁠—The News and More:Percia on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@percishNintendo Refusing Switch 2 Dev Kits: https://wavelengths.online/posts/nintendo-still-refusing-to-ship-switch-2-dev-kitsThe List

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02:15:09

AJ Fillari on Podcasting, Media Crit, and The Last of...

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2025/08/22

This week I'm switching things up a little bit, starting with some news about Hollow Knight Silksong and Gamescom before launching into a chat with AJ Fillari!We chat about podcasting, their show DotZip, our podcast network, and building up the critical muscle. It's a good one!—Support Wavelengths: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠⁠⁠—The News and More:AJ on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.socialdotzip: https://dotzip.online/Kirby Air Riders:

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01:11:06

Tori Dominguez Peek on Pokémon, the Switch 2, and...

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2025/08/15

This week I had a chat with Tori Dominguez Peek — cohost of the wonderful video game podcast Press Start — about being a theater kid, what makes a good video game adaptation, and how we're feeling abotu the Switch 2 a few months in.—Support Wavelengths: ⁠⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠⁠—The News and More:Zach Cregger on his Resident Evil reboot: ⁠https://variety.com/2025/film/news/weapons-director-zach-cregger-resident-evil-movie-1236485983/⁠ Press Start: ⁠https://pod.link/1589865240⁠—Chapters:0:00 -

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01:07:58

Emily Price on "Mid" and the Cultural Cachet of Games

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2025/08/08

This week on Wavelengths I'm talking to Emily Price, a great writer over at Unwinnable and also a PhD candidate in medieval literature! We chat about a whole bevy of things including the word "mid," Dragon Age, and where games are at as a medium in culture.—Support Wavelengths: ⁠patreon.com/wavelengths⁠—The News and More:Emily on games being mainstream: https://unwinnable.com/2025/07/30/videogames-are-mainstream-what-will-make-them-feel-like-it/Emily on “mid”:

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01:17:25

Chris Plante on Post Games and the Impending Death of...

Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley ·

2025/08/01

Hello and welcome to Wavelengths! It’s a new video game podcast where I’ll spend every week talking to a guest from in or around the games industry to chat about the news we find the most interesting.This week’s episode features a conversation with Chris Plante about his new show Post Games and how he got into games media in the first place before diving into a bigger question about what the video game industry looks like in a world without console exclusives.It’s a fun chat, and I hope you dig

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00:17:53

Mario Kart World Review: ALMOST the Best Mario Kart

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2025/06/21

It felt right to put together a Mario Kart World Review while in Japan. Considering the huge weight this one game has on its shoulders as both the sequel to one of the best games ever made AND the only exclusive first-party launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2, there’s a lot to discuss about every tiny facet of its huge changes. One thing I want everyone to remember about Mario Kart World: We’ll be playing it for years, and this is the worst it will ever be.---Feel free to follow me

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00:20:51

Has Nintendo Earned this Confidence?

Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley ·

2025/04/09

Nintendo has spent most of its time in the past twenty years differentiating itself from the competition — the GameCube was really the last Nintendo console that went up against other consoles in a meaningful way. Based on the success of the Switch, the Switch 2 feels like a moment where they feel so wildly secure in their position that they’re going to try and eat Sony and Microsoft’s lunch if they can manage it... and maybe try to take on the PC and Steam while they're at it.Does Nintendo have the

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00:23:35

What Nintendo Didn't Tell Us

Wavelengths with Brendon Bigley ·

2025/04/04

Usually when a company has literally millions of eyes on it at once, they want people to walk away with a positive impression — that usually means talking about the good and omitting the bad. So while Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct was largely great, it’s the stuff they didn’t talk about that’s starting to come to light and bring a harsh wave of reality to their usual world of whimsy. Here are fifteen things Nintendo didn't tell us about the Switch 2 during the initial reveal.---Feel free to follow

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00:21:43

I’m Already Overwhelmed by 2025’s Games

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2025/02/15

I've already played a bunch of great 2025 games so far, and it's only February. I think we all knew this was going to be a big year — hello GTA6!! — but I wasn't anticipating being so blown away so early on. Here's a video about some standout games I've played so far that released within the past two months — NOT including Civilization VII which I completely forgot to mention, even though I like it!!Stimulation Clicker: https://stimulationclicker.com/---Feel free to follow me

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