AJ Fillari on Podcasting, Media Crit, and The Last of Us Online
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: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-direct-august-2025-kirby-air-riders-switch-2/ Silksong Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGeJwsUP9cJason Schrier on Silksong: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-21/why-silksong-team-cherry-s-sequel-to-hollow-knight-took-so-long-to-makeLast of Us Online Directors' New Game: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/director-of-scrapped-the-last-of-us-online-says-his-new-us-japan-studio-is-making-a-cinematic-multiplayer-title/AYN Thor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzXQkmSWuY—Chapters:0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!1:00 - Hollow Knight Silksong and Gamescom23:20 - The Worst Garbage Online40:21 - AJ's Podcasting Journey1:20:14 - On Media Crit1:48:02 - More News!1:58:32 - Kirby Air Riders—⏆
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Tori Dominguez Peek on Pokémon, the Switch 2, and Theater
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 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!3:00 - Weapons and Video Game Adaptations22:40 - 1000xResist and Masquerade45:30 - Press Start51:18 - Switch 2 and Pokémon—⏆
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Emily Price on "Mid" and the Cultural Cachet of Games
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”: https://unwinnable.com/2025/01/31/mid/Let’s Smash Bro: https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/lets-smash-broBlue Prince at SGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cirrfl1yQ2cNintendo Indie World (8/7/25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTv0HmKoUqwNintendo raised prices on everything except the Switch 2: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/nintendo-switch-console-accessory-price-increases-august-2025/ —Chapters:0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!36:10 - Video games and the mainstream—⏆
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Chris Plante on Post Games and the Impending Death of Exclusives
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 it!—Support Post Games: patreon.com/postgames Support Wavelengths: patreon.com/wavelengths—The News and More:Mario Paint added to Switch Online SNES LibraryLord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire is tanking criticallyThe Itch.io Payment Processing Saga ContinuesSony is looking for a Senior Director for Multiplatform + Account ManagementLife After the Big Three with Chris PlanteOne free month of Post Games!!Metroid Fusion: The Fear of Never Being Good Enough—Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Wavelengths!2:53 - The Life and Times of Chris Plante49:45 - What Happens When Exclusives Disappear?—⏆
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Mario Kart World Review: ALMOST the Best Mario Kart
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 elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineMastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigleyBlog: https://wavelengths.online
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