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Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

Brendon Bigley x Overworld.vg
Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News
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  • Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

    EA sold for $55 Billion, Fire Emblem's Nun Stuns, and More!

    07/08/2026 | 13 mins.
    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/f23ecbef
    EA now owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4054f67f
    Sony presses ahead on ending PlayStation discs: https://www.overworld.vg/story/babbde5e
    Big Walk review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/31b17190
    Beast of Reincarnation review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6313d2e3
    Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/67a84351
    Switch 2 sales top 23.68 million: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9846e84a
    Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9bb22210
    GTA 6 "Extended Look" premieres on Netflix: https://www.overworld.vg/story/c945db39
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    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
  • Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

    Final Fantasy XIV is HUGE on Switch 2, and PSN Goes Down at the Worst Time

    31/07/2026 | 14 mins.
    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

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    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!
  • Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

    Splatoon Raiders, Xbox's Fallout Smokescreen, and Tariff Refunds

    24/07/2026 | 17 mins.
    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/75bb3d10
    Splatoon Raiders Review Hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4423eac2
    Nintendo Tariff Refund Lawsuit: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5989be73
    Bethesda's Fallout Roadmap: https://www.overworld.vg/story/10c93b84
    Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/01a41783
    Castlevania: 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
  • Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

    Nintendo Switch 2 OLED, The Duskbloods Network Test, and More!

    17/07/2026 | 21 mins.
    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/e9ea940d
    The Duskbloods network test: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5094efe1
    Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9d21acff
    Denshattack! review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/35905848
    Adventures 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!
  • Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

    On the Xbox Layoffs, Remakes, and Meccha Chameleon

    10/07/2026 | 23 mins.
    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!
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About Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News
Breaking down the biggest stories shaping the video game industry, every week. Brought to you by video game news aggregator Overworld and hosted + produced by Brendon Bigley. Learn more and get the news as it breaks at https://overworld.vg
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