Wavelengths - Conversations About Games, Technology, and More

Almost immediately after writing and posting my review of the Ayn Odin 2, I knew I wanted to also create some kind of extended conversation about how much I love the thing. I’d heard John Voorhees of MacStories rave about it on MacStories Unwind towards the end of 2023, and as a big fan of his work I knew he’d be the right person to chat with. We obviously talk a whole bunch about the Odin 2, but we also dig into some alternatives, what it’s like to use the iPhone as a gaming handheld, the benefits of Android, trying to get games running on the Apple Vision Pro, and a bunch more. You can check it out here, and subscribe to get future episodes! Links Discussed (And Some Not Discussed): ⁠Brendon's Ayn Odin 2 Review⁠ ⁠Taildrop by Tailscale⁠ ⁠Retro Game Corps' Odin Starter Guide⁠ ⁠GameSir G8 Controller⁠ ⁠Onyx Boox Palma A quick aside: I’m still not sure what I want to do with the Wavelengths feed, but you can expect occasional conversations about games and tech and news to pop up every once in a while.  ⏆

On this week's episode of Wavelengths I talked to Chris Plante of Polygon.com and The Besties about what it would take for a company to become a major player in the video game console market in 2023 and beyond. This episode is audio only due to some logistical issues, but we'll be back with video for the next one. Thanks for understanding! 😘 --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Threads: https://www.threads.net/brendonbigley Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Hello to Chris Plante 3:55 - The Steam Deck 10:30 - How to Compete 14:58 - Google and Amazon 18:43 - About Apple 22:46 - Is It Impossible? 29:11 - The Answer 30:31 - Subscribe to the show! Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Today on Wavelengths I am absolutely obsessed with this Assassin's Creed Mirage tie-in haptic suit from OWO that allows you to feel the sensation of taking a dagger wound, or maybe even being shot for the low low price of $550. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths 0:40 - The History of Immersion 2:13 - I like VR! 2:56 - Second Skin 6:54 - Subscribe for more!! --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths I dig into the mystique surrounding what I believe to be the most exciting new game studio out there: Gardens. Afterwards we chat a bit about Blizzard's games and old Call of Duty titles taking on new life after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, and some news surrounding some incoming Metroid Prime and Zelda ports. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Articles: Gardens Interview: https://80.lv/articles/gardens-ceo-on-the-studio-s-upcoming-game-tech-they-use/ Blizzard Games on Steam: https://www.polygon.com/23799285/blizzard-pc-games-steam-overwatch-2-release-date Legacy COD Games: https://twitter.com/CODMW2Informer/status/1681333238789296131 Metroid Prime 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/153h2iz/jeff_grubb_metroid_prime_2_is_coming_soonish_and/ Replaceable Batteries: https://overkill.wtf/eu-replaceable-battery-legislation-steam-deck-switch-handhelds/ --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths 0:20 - Gardens 5:45 - Blizzard Games Coming to Steam 7:57 - Legacy Call of Duty Games Back Online 8:59 - Metroid and Zelda News Incoming 11:25 - Replaceable Battery Laws 12:44 - Subscribe!! --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths we need to talk about the legacy of Gex. Making his return via a remastered trilogy collection with Limited Run Games, are we ready for some kid to grow up and create a Gex 4? Also up today: A conversation about what's going on with the Borderlands movie and word from Square Enix on upcoming pixel remasters based on the successes of Final Fantasy. Limited Run Games Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWRytWXN4KE Borderlands Movie Woes: https://kotaku.com/borderlands-movie-hbo-last-of-us-craig-mazin-crombie-1850623951 Square Enix Remasters: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-says-its-considering-remastering-more-old-titles-following-ff-pixel-remaster-success/ --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - The Return of GEX!! 4:53 - The Borderlands Movie Still Exists 7:51 - Future Square Enix Remasters 10:00 - Subscribe!! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths I absolutely had to talk about the recent Pokemon Sleep information we got via a "how to" video. Generally I am more in favor of The Pokemon Company's version of trying to find a new hit than Niantic's — making apps that help tangibly with people's livelihoods will always be more enticing — but they have SUCH a bad habit of making their games way too complicated. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome back! 0:53 - Niantic vs The Pokemon Company 1:15 - The Niantic Problem 2:23 - Pikmin Bloom is Good 3:50 - The Pokemon Company Approach 7:21 - Pokemon Sleep's Complexity 12:36 - SUBSCRIBE!! --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Not much! This week on Wavelengths is all about what we know for sure about the Nintendo Switch 2... or Super Nintendo Switch... or New Nintendo Switch? Whatever!! We finally are getting some concrete information straight from Nintendo and publishers about its power and the possibility of backwards compatibility. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Hello! 0:32 - Nintendo's Statement 5:00 - "PS4 Power" 8:19 - What WE Want 10:39 - Tell a friend! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths: The big Nintendo Direct of the summer has landed, and consensus seems to be pretty positive! At least I walked away pretty happy following my own "as long as there's one thing I'm excited about, it's a win" rule. Super Mario RPG is getting a remake, Pikmin 1/2 ports shadowdropped for reasonable prices, BB got some DQ — wins all the way down baybee. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Hello there! 1:41 - Pikmin 4 Updates 2:17 - Pikmin 1 & 2 for Switch! 2:37 - Vampire Survivors gets Co-Op 3:40 - Detective Pikachu Returns 4:11 - Super Mario Bros Wonder 6:19 - Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1 7:09 - Star Ocean: The Second Story R 8:16 - WarioWare: Move It! 9:30 - Super Mario RPG Remake 10:54 - Batman Arkham Trilogy 11:49 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince 12:31 - Mythforce 13:06 - New Peach game for Switch 13:29 - Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon for Switch 13:57 - Lmk what I missed! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

This week on Wavelengths there seems to be some kind of online uproar about the Armored Core 6 gameplay that hit the internet today, but honestly I'm so on board I have no idea what the controversy is. I played through the Final Fantasy XVI demo and AGAIN find myself completely on board with a game I was only cautiously optimistic about. And then there's a bunch of other stuff too — believe it or not. Vaati's Armored Core 6 Breakdown: https://youtu.be/nUTPLucLU5I Cyberpunk 2077 Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-14/idris-elba-stars-in-phantom-liberty-new-major-expansion-of-cyberpunk-2077 Grimace's Birthday: https://grimacesbirthday.com/ --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://idlethumbs.social/@brendon Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome back 0:25 - Armored Core 6 Gameplay 6:22 - Final Fantasy XVI Demo Reaction 14:59 - What is Star Wars Outlaws? 18:31 - Cyberpunk 2077's Redemption Arc 22:00 - Grimace's Birthday for the Game Boy Color 22:53 - Bye bye! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Today's 2023 Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct double-feature was an absolute winner, in my book. Today on Wavelengths is all about the stuff I got most jazzed about, which honestly ended up being most of it? Starfield in particular really won me over, not that I ~needed~ much winning over, but still. It owned. IGN Interview about Persona 3: https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-3-reload-wont-include-content-from-fes-or-portable-including-the-female-protagonist --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Hello YET AGAIN! 2:33 - Fable 3:32 - South of Midnight 4:07 - Star Wars Outlaws 5:05 - Persona 3 Reload 5:30 - Bummer Persona 3 Reload Info 6:15 - Persona 5 Tactica 6:40 - Metaphor Re Fantazio 7:37 - Sea of Thieves x Monkey Island 8:44 - Forza Motorsport 9:21 - Cities Skylines 2 10:21 - Avowed 12:21 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 14:00 - Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth 14:42 - Path of the Goddess 15:21 - Overwatch 2 16:35 - Dungeons of Hinterberg 16:59 - Towerborn 18:00 - Clockwork Revolution 19:03 - 1TB Xbox Series S in Black 20:50 - Starfield my love 31:06 - Bye bye! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Although PlayStation and Xbox are stealing the spotlight in this 2023 summer of game events, there have been a ton of smaller indie-focused showcases over the past few days with some really amazing looking titles on the horizon. On this episode of Wavelengths I wanted to highlight my 19 favorite indie game announcements that might have flown under the radar. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Hello AGAIN! 1:02 - Beastie Ball 2:08 - Hyper Light Breaker 3:14 - Viewfinder 4:17 - Cart Life 5:32 - Helskate 6:49 - Summerhill 7:21 - Cocoon 8:24 - Airborne Empire 9:21 - Frogsong 9:48 - Bubblegum Galaxy 11:06 - Station to Station 11:37 - Baladins 12:21 - Smushi Come Home 12:51 - Unpacking Mobile 13:31 - Venba 14:06 - En Garde! 14:33 - Lords of the Fallen 15:26 - Life By You 16:15 - C-Smash VRS 17:34 - What about YOU? --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Summer Game Fest 2023 has wrapped and I've brought Stephen Hilger, friend and cohost of Into the Aether, to talk all about our favorite announcements. Also, because how could we not, we talk about that Persona 3 remake that leaked. Follow Stephen: https://twitter.com/stephenhilger --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Hello Stephen! 3:35 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 5:25 - Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay 8:09 - Exoprimal x Street Fighter 6 Crossover 10:58 - Remnant 2 Release Date Trailer 13:05 - Sonic Superstars 14:11 - Lies of P Demo 18:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 Casts Jason Isaacs 20:32 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name 21:48 - Lysfangha: The Time Shift Warrior 22:58 - Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis 25:50 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 30:58 - Persona 3 Reload Leak 33:55 - Bye bye! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- Music provided by: - Elijah Lee – Trapped in My Mind - Provided by Lofi Records - Watch: https://youtu.be/zpYgbeqMaxA --- ⏆

Two games I've always wanted to play are finally (allegedly!!) getting some remakes, let's talk about them! --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Persona 3 Remake 5:11 - Final Fantasy IX Remake 9:12 - Help me out --- Sources: Persona 3 Remake https://personacentral.com/p3re-domain/ https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/schedule-2023/ https://twitter.com/Persona_Central/status/1645225760288899072?s=20 Final Fantasy IX Remake https://youtu.be/YL8eRl0fGoE?t=1812 https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-leaked-games-list-pc/ Other Stories https://twitter.com/kojipro2015_en/status/1666414840867602433 https://twitter.com/zachbussey/status/1666111039736258561 https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23750797/western-digital-xbox-storage-expansion-card-price-release-date

Read Jason's piece here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-01/arcane-s-redfall-misfire-for-xbox-panned-after-7-5-billion-microsoft-deal Today we delve into the newly uncovered story of Redfall, a critically and commercially disappointing game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios that now has me asking a lot of questions about Microsoft, Starfield, and live-service games as a whole. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Where did Redfall come from? 7:51 - What went wrong? 15:53 - On "live-service" games

This week on Wavelengths I’m covering all of the biggest game and hardware announcements from The Playstation Showcase 2023! The reception to the event seems mixed — a lot of which has to do with lofty expectations fueled by the rumor mill and leaks — but when you take a step back the event was honestly pretty solid overall. We saw a bunch of new games from recent Playstation Studios acquisitions like Fairgames from Haven Studios and Concord from Firewalk Studios, along with a huge list of third-party titles to get stoked about. We also saw the official announcement of the weirdest piece of hardware I’ve seen in a long time: Project Q. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome back! 0:34 - On Expectation Management 4:58 - “Where were the first party games?” 10:51 - Helldivers 2 11:51 - Ghostrunner 2 12:40 - Sword of the Sea 13:32 - The Talos Principle 2 14:08 - Neva 14:51 - Foamstars 17:25 - The Plucky Squire 18:45 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake 21:45 - Alan Wake 2 24:00 - Assassin’s Creed Mirage 26:20 - Revenant Hill 27:26 - Dragon’s Dogma 2 (!!) 29:38 - PSVR 2 32:53 - Destiny 2 34:10 - Marathon 36:15 - Concord 38:13 - Project Q and Earbuds 42:36 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 --- ⏆

Hello and welcome back to Wavelengths! This week we're talking at length about the discourse surrounding the leaked gameplay from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and whether news outlets like Kotaku should cover those kinds of stories. Afterwards, get ready for even MORE discourse as we talk about the new Xbox console exclusive Redfall from Arkane Studios and its overwhelmingly negative reception. --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Young Horses releases new game experiments 2:33 - Armored Core VI release date leaked 5:05 - Star Trek: Resurgence coming VERY soon 7:03 - Go play Kenny Sun's games 8:06 - Thank you so much for being here 💕 --- ⏆

Welcome to the first official episode of Wavelengths! Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the test episodes over the past month. I am back from my vacation, ~almost~ done getting over a cold, and am ready to sit in the news chair yet again and finally launch this thing. Today we're talking about a bunch of game announcements to throw on your radar including a few that are out right now! --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Writing: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Young Horses releases new game experiments 2:33 - Armored Core VI release date leaked 5:05 - Star Trek: Resurgence coming VERY soon 7:03 - Go play Kenny Sun's games 8:06 - Thank you so much for being here 💕 --- ⏆

Tom Henderson is reporting that Sony is working on a new PlayStation handheld device that will ~not~ be used for cloud gaming or native games, but is instead only to be used for Remote Play via the PlayStation 5. On today's episode of Wavelengths we're talking about how strange that is. *Device mockup in the thumbnail from Insider Gaming's piece LINKS: Persona 5 Music: https://youtu.be/Uq7kyf1T_lk Tom's piece: https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-handheld/ Dave2D on the Ally: https://youtu.be/drLZxyv79Oo Wulff Den with the G Cloud: https://youtu.be/mPXRP3ap-Ks My Short from yesterday: https://youtube.com/shorts/efGnTGWcki8?feature=share --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bbhttps://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Catching up on the rumors 5:10 - The PlayStation Q Lite 8:41 - Can't we already do this? 10:28 - Bye bye : ) --- ⏆

Brendon is joined by GameSpot and Giant Bomb's Tamoor Hussain to chat about the news that Legendary Pictures is working on a live-action Street Fighter Movie. Follow Tam: https://twitter.com/tamoorh --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Talking Street Fighter 16:18 - Bye bye! --- See the video version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIIXXmVKMHocU1ZduZXezQ/ --- ⏆

E3 has officially been cancelled for 2023, and all signs are pointing to it never returning again. In this episode of Wavelengths we pour one out for the industry's biggest event before tackling some great new game releases, break down Netflix's best games (there are a lot of them!), and chat about Nintendo's big gameplay reveal for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Backloggd list of great Netflix Games releases: https://www.backloggd.com/u/brendonbigley/list/netflix-games-a-quick-list-of-reccs/ --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley Mastodon: https://theaether.space/@bb Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - E3 is dead, long live E3 7:42 - Vampire Survivors DLC Incoming 8:50 - Voice of Cards Trilogy 10:50 - Terra Nil 11:47 - Netflix's game lineup rules 14:37 - Tears of the Kingdom and verbs 22:23 - Goodbye! Thanks for listening! --- Get the audio version of the show: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yHTovQmEcqzhZdl8T Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wavelengths-with-brendon-bigley/id1677660078 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itswavelengths --- ⏆