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Bruno Dias joins the crew to talk about his review of The Sinking City 2 and Lovecraft as author versus Lovecraft as brand. Then the gang gets into our glorious era of privacy annihilating personal technology and engages in a philosophical exploration of Siri Recap and when an audio file ceases to be an audio file. We discuss Kojima's announcement with Microsoft, and what it implies about Sony's relationship to big AAA prestige pieces and creators. You know, things like Wolverine from Insomniac, which Patrick has been playing a lot this last week. It's not great, bub! Then Bruno has been digging into 1000 Hells and Blood of Dawnwallker. If you ever wanted to hear about different ways voice lines and barks are handled at studios, this is the episode for you, because Bruno has spent time in those mines.00:01:18 -  Sinking City 2           00:59:44 - TCL’s TV Review Press List     01:28:13 - Hockey Commentator reveals that EA is testing AI voice acting for EA Sports      01:40:54 - 1900 Blizzard Employees Unionize    01:52:22 - Microsoft acquires Kojima Production’s PHYSINT after Sony drops it  02:16:01 - Insomniac’s Wolverine Woes   02:45:57 - 1000 Hells      02:51:49 - Blood of Dawnwalker     03:04:00 - Star Wars Zero Company     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey everyone look at this guy. He doesn't know who Miyamoto Musashi is. He doesn't even know about Ganryu! If you mention the Five Rings, he thinks you're talking about Tom Brady. And yet HE was worthy of the Onimusha: Way of the Sword review code? That's fine. We're not bitter. We have other games to play, like Super Mega Baseball, First Light, or Orbitals.01:06 - The Sinking City 2 might be an Evil Within 2-like  06:02 - 80% of Bit Reactor Furloughed    18:22 - The DLSS5 Yassification Machine     38:21 - De-listed games included in Xbox’s disc to digital initiative     49:43 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword     1:22:24 - Super Mega Baseball     1:39:21 - 007: First Light     1:54:27 - Orbitals     2:09:26 - Question Bucket    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a preview of a Premium Library Tier podcast. To access the full episode, you can sign up at remapradio.com/signup2026 has been full of horrors, but it’s also been full of video games, too. With Grand Theft Auto VI coming later this year, though, there’s an avalanche of games coming throughout September and October. It felt like a good time to check in with Patrick, Chia, and Janet about their individual piles of shame, the games they plan to spend more time with before 2026 is over, and what games they’re looking forward to playing as the year rolls around. It’s, uh, a lot of games.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rob and Patrick have been digging into Zero Company and discuss the things they are getting from their vastly divergent contexts for it. The gang discuss Tim Curry's passing, Playdate's tariff generosity, and the Paradox founders' taxation takes. Then Janet has been digging Perfect Tides, Baldur's Gate 3, and Blood Dungeon, while Patrick is enjoying the a return to the grimness of A Plague Tale with Resonance.     01:17 - Star Wars Zero Company (Redux)         01:03:20 - Tim Curry's passing           01:05:49 - Doublefine's independent plans         01:09:29 - Xbox Discless Pivot            01:21:44 - Playdate refunds tariff money          01:26:46 - Paradox CEO complains about wealth taxes           01:48:25 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station           02:06:32 - Baldur’s Gate 3          02:15:01 - Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy         02:35:53 - Manual Transmission Games & Rally Car School         02:56:38 - Blood Dungeon   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So far as we know, nobody is leaking clips from this podcast, but the same can’t be said for Grand Theft Auto VI. Join Patrick, Chia, and Janet as they reminisce about how their parents treated GTA growing up, Netflix’s latest signal they don’t know what to do with video games, and plenty of games talk, including impressions of Netflix’s (impressive!) Unhinged experiment, MiO: Memories in Orbit, Rogue Voltage, Mortal Shell II, and more. Plus, in The Question Bucket, we ponder why developers disable achievements when using options to tweak a game’s difficulty.Links: GTA 6 Suffers Third Day of Leaks, Latest Video Suggests Leakers Have Access to a Build of the Game, Nightschool Shuttered by Netflix, Industry legend Warren Spector is retiring: 'I'm feeling like I've done what I set out to do', Matthew Karch Apologizes to Stella Sacco, School for Poetic Computing, Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox | exclusiveDiscussed: 00:00:00 - Intro00:12:19 - The GTA VI Leaks, the Worker's Union, and GTA Histories00:16:32 - gameworkers.square.site 00:34:31 - Night School Shuttered by Netflix 00:38:37 - Unhinged00:55:57 - Saber Interactive CEO Apologizes to Former Employee 01:05:38 - Warren Spector Retires01:09:58 - Harvey Smith starts a new company01:11:10 - Arco recoups it's development costs01:14:21 - MIO: Memories in Orbit01:24:51 - Mortal Shell 201:42:28 - Rogue Voltage01:52:21 - School for Poetic Computing01:57:28 - Compulsion Games is now Independent01:58:37 - Angel Essence02:07:02 - Pin-Crawl02:12:14 - Question Bucket See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patrick sits down with Nicole Carpenter to discuss her article on the prisoners at Rikers prison and their access to video games. Which games are provided to them, and who gets to make that decision? They also break down the biases people carry about who should have access to games, and how that access changes the prisoners' day to day life.A Virtual Escape for Riker's Inmates by Nicole CarpenterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you a down bad enough sicko to watch NFL pre-season football? That’s the question that Patrick poses to Rob as they kick off a new episode of Sports! We also discuss the state of sports journalism, the rise of analysis over journalism, what happened to The Athletic, the ongoing culture war in the WNBA, and much more. Plus, we strongly consider a trip to Detroit.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It is with a heavy heart that we share that the XCOM and Star Wars mashup, Star Wars: Zero Company, seems pretty good. You have another video game to play this year. At least, that’s what Rob told Patrick and Chia on this episode of Remap Radio, where we chat about turn-based Clone Wars, Twitch’s shockingly honest admission about AI, why nobody should work at Saber Interactive, the great time Patrick’s having repairing electronics in ReStory, and more.Links: Saber Interactive CEO Responds to Accusations, Twitch Makes AI Training Opt-Out. Stream Clip of Twitch Explaining Why it's Opt -Out. The CouchmasterDiscussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:55 - Star Wars Zero Company00:56:20 - Saber Interactive accused of replacing writer with AI01:16:24 - Twitch is Training AI on you01:28:41 - The Normies and AI02:05:30 - ReStory02:22:58 - Big Walk02:34:58 - Question BucketSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There’s little evidence the Electronic Arts going private because it’s being bought by a Saudi Arabian-backed financial group is good for the industry, but who was expecting good news these days? Rob, Chia, and Patrick mull this latest development, news that Sony isn’t giving back any tariff money, and talk about a bunch of games, including Chia’s adventures at GenCon and Patrick finishing 007: First Light alongside dumping a whole bunch of hours into Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation. Oh, and how would we re-imagine a football video game?Links: EA bought by Saudi Arabia, Sony recieves Tarrif Refund, Motherboards are getting more expensiveDiscussed: 00:39 - Tyranny & Peter Molyneux11:26 - The John Company Megagame26:39 - EA purchased by Saudi Arabia 1:08:08 - Sony receives tariff refunds 1:15:30 - Motherboards are going to become more expensive1:21:26 - Beast of Reincarnation 1:50:46 - Chia's Gen Con Adventures2:11:42 - Theater of Idols2:23:19 - 007: First Light 2:32:10 - Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning2:37:25 - The Question Bucket2:48:26 - Outro See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast episode was born under a bad sign as avian wildlife besmirch Rob's finest attire shortly before the recording. After surveying a grim landscape of games, news, the gang sits down to a pretty good summer of games with Janet digging Townfall and Incident at Galley House, Patrick playing some really cool platformers, and Rob catching Super Mega Baseball Fever.A Bird Hath Shat Upon Rob 0:01 Microsoft Layoffs 0:18:56 EA are Jerks and Going Private 0:45:28 Passing of İpek Yavuz co-creator of Mount and Blade 0:54:07 Vermila Studios Shutting Down 0:58:37Silent Hill: Townfall 1:11:53 Rhythm Doggo & Slain 2: The Beast Within 1:27:29 The Incident at Galley House 1:40:06 Super Mega Baseball 1:55:14 Splatoon Raiders 2:18:00 Mailbag 2:30:26See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Samuel Horti joins Rob to talk about Super Mega Baseball. They discuss its brilliant “traits” system, never-to-be-beaten difficulty settings, delightfully slippery pitching and batting controls, and the “just-enough” franchise mode. They also discuss whether the game is truly an arcade baseball game, or if it’s occupying space that hardcore sims began from in the SNES and Pentium eras.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You’re getting the Fallout and the Elder Scrolls you’ve been clamoring for, eventually, along with the option to stream games to your XBOX DEVICE with ads, but you’re going to love them. They’ll actually contribute to the experience! Chia and Rob are getting absolutely worked in Marathon’s new Vaultbreaker PvE mode, while Janet contemplates her delight in the Steam Machine and her seething disdain for life in Pokopia. Rob’s loving life behind the wheel thanks to his new H-Shifter, and a newfound love of Dirt Rally 2.0 and the weird and wonderful world of Assetto Corsa mods. Also a brief primer on Etymology, Entomology, Entemann’s.Links: Bethesda's Fallout Announcement, ZA/UM Layoff Announcement, Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie, Xbox;s New Streaming Announcement, Tiktok - Game Streaming with Ads, Rayman Legends Ocean's 12 Level, Rob's Ideal Racing RigDiscussed:01:07 - Bethesda's Fallout Announcement47:50 - Layoffs at ZA/UM51:28 - Game Director of Marathon Departs Bungie1:02:09 - Marathon1:35:43 - Xbox Game Streaming now with Ads1:58:34 - Pokemon Pokopia2:27:27 - Glyphica2:36:15 - The Question Bucket3:22:47 - Dirt Rally 2See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A beautiful game deserves a beautiful podcast, so Janet and Rob sat down to discuss the 2026 World Cup. Is Argentina that punchable or are people just tired of them? Does soccer romanticize a rags-to-riches pastime that is increasingly at odds with a stratified global sport that permits a dwindling number of real contenders? Can an event like the World Cup be ruined by the rancid politics of the host nation and amoral opportunism of its governing body? Where is Janet going next for her soccer fix? Also: did cycling’s paranoia about doping cause one of its stars to crash out of the Tour de France?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When in doubt, use a bout of insomnia to justify the purchase of a fancy new PC accessory. Maybe this, though, will be the one that makes Rob’s dreams come true. On the latest episode of Remap Radio, Patrick and Chia remain a bit skeptical. Still, we indulge in much car talk, accessory talk, and eventually, game talk. Has EA already broken College Football? Has Rob ascended in Marathon? If a game includes AI, then removes AI, does that make it okay to play?Links: With Microtransactions Gone, It's Time to Reevaluate College Football 27's Single-Player Modes, How Microtransactions (Almost) Ruined Gaming, with Dan Soder | PTFO, College Football 27 update focuses on Dynasty. What EA Sports fixedDiscussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:34 - Rob’s Manual Transmission Dreams01:01:08 - News: College Football ’2701:33:23 - Hyperfist01:44:30 - Nine Kings02:08:31 - Penguin Lifter and AI in Games02:54:07 - Rob’s 404 Podcast Appearance02:57:16 - Marathon03:07:54 - OutroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The humid days of summer does not stop Remap Radio. Join Chia, Janet, Rob, and Patrick as they further talk through Xbox’s generational reset, PlayStation’s announcement that it’s ditching discs, some initial thoughts on the Steam Machine, deck TV feelings, and more. We’ve got plenty of game talk, too, including beating Mina the Hollower, crashing out in Marathon, and trying to find a better way to organize the video games you should be playing—even if by shame.Links: Id Layoffs, Obsidian Layoffs, Sony Winding Down Physical Game Production, ESA bafflingly declares private Minecraft servers 'illegal'Discussed:00:00 - Intro12:48 - Steam Machine28:54 - The Xbox Layoffs hit Obsidian and ID  50:39 - Sony Stops Making Physical Games  1:25:38 - ESA Calls Private Minecraft Servers Illegal  1:31:02 - Mina the Hollower  1:46:30 - Janet's New Game System  2:03:16 - Marathon  2:10:19 - Idols of Ash  2:20:14 - Question Bucket See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We knew Xbox was going to undergo a massive transformation, and now we have some of the details of what that transformation will look like. A combination of mass layoffs and studio divestments is leaving Xbox in a very different place. But what does the future like? What kinds of games will Xbox prioritize in the future? What does it mean to have ambitions of a billion players each day—and will that very priority ruin Xbox? Rob and Patrick unpack the latest news.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sit down and prepare for a tale of woe, misery, and humiliation in the world of Marathon, before Rob, Patrick, Chia, and Janet go down a gunpla rabbit hole, try to figure out who the newly expensive Steam Machine is for, and share thoughts a number of games, including Silver Pines, Tethergeist, Star Fox, About Fishing, Iron Nest, and more. We also talk through an AI jump scare.Links: Gundam Assemble, Aftermath's Steam Machine Review, GTA VI Price AnnouncementImages: Janet's New Toy , Janet and Chia show off their Gunpla, Gunpla Runner, Chia's Pile of Shame00:00:00 - Intro00:05:15 - Rob's Marathon story00:38:56 - Its Gunpla Time!01:12:35 - Vinyl chat01:15:55 - Steam Machine Prices and the Supply Chain Crisis02:02:21 - NYT Obituary on Claude Guillemot02:11:07 - GTA VI02:14:10 - Iron Nest02:19:19 - Meaningless Random Numbers02:25:36 - Silver Pines02:27:35 - About Fishing02:35:11 - Starfox02:43:54 - Tethergeist02:58:31 - Mina the Hollower03:01:43 - Blue Prince03:05:41 - Spoilers for Blue Prince03:20:19 - Outro and Announcements03:29:39 - Easter EggSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patrick, Mr. Kirkland himself, has made the trip to the east coast to meet up with Chia and Rob, which can only mean one thing: Rob's breaking in his brand new Costco membership under the tutelage of the master himself. Listen in as we wander the liminal space of the Costco parking lot, marvel at the sights and sounds of the Costco produce fridge, and pay our respects to the humble chicken bake.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Has it really been [checks notes] four months since an episode of Sports!? Don’t worry, your patience will be rewarded, especially if you wait until the end, when Patrick reveals a story he’s been sitting on for weeks that had Rob trying to avoid breaking his monitor. In more pleasant moments, Rob and Patrick weigh their options if a genie granted them tickets guaranteed to make their team lose, the NBA playoffs, and, of course, an early Bears season prediction.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There comes a time in every person's life when they must contend with the question: which golf game is for me? For Rob, well he and his dad spent some time this past week hitting the links in PGA 2k25. Patrick and Chia were both won over by a totally Normal Golf Game, (which they will make Rob play next week when the crew gathers at Highground). Unfortunately, there's only so much golfing that can distract from Xbox closing multiple studios, Epic putting AI in Unreal Engine 6, and Don't Nod teetering on the edge of shutting down for good. As bleak as the AAA space is, at least Steam Next Fest has given Patrick and Chia games to look forward to in the indie zone, including Penguin Colony, the next game from the folks who made Umurangi Generation, and even more golf in the form of Sting and Swing, a stylish looking metroid-vania golfing game.Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xboxLinks: Normal Golf Game Screenshot, Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures, Xbox's reverse-2018, Vampire Survivors Fortnite Crossover Might Not Happen Due To GenAIDiscussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:09:00 - PGA 2K2500:30:49 - Normal Golf Game00:42:23 - IRL stream next week00:53:11 - 4th and Goal00:59:33 - Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine closed by Xbox01:17:18 - Dont Nod will run out of money in November01:30:57 - Unreal Engine 6 will include AI01:44:33 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword02:09:53 - Steam Next Fest02:14:13 - Sting and Swing02:16:18 - Pact Warden02:17:48 - Hellraiser: Revival02:30:03 - Slap Out of It02:30:38 - Mr Records02:33:43 - Rob's new mouse02:43:50 - Question Bucket03:07:32 - Outro and announcementsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patrick’s third Summer Game Fest comes to a conclusion with the second installment in his two-part diary series, where he walks you through his thoughts, reactions, interviews, and observations from the show. Some of this was recorded from home, some was recorded directly on-site, reflecting the way so much of Summer Game Fest continues after the show is “over.”Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox00:00:00 - Intro00:06:55 - Alien Isolation 200:10:56 - The Lost Wild00:14:18 - Control Resonant00:28:39 - Resident Evil Veronica00:31:26 - Saw: Genesis00:34:06 - Hellraiser: Revival00:56:58 - Ithaca: A Road Odyssey00:59:16 - D-topia01:03:15 - Blood Dungeon01:16:39 - Forever Ago01:23:00 - Demi and the Fractured Dream01:25:30 - Slap Out of It01:37:47 - Mr. Records01:41:10 - Hot Wheels Infinite Rush01:41:48 - Grounded 201:54:45 - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis02:03:25 - Super Yooka Laylee Kart02:05:42 - Shot One Fighters02:07:47 - Lazy River02:11:19 - Valor MortisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alas, it’s time to say goodbye to another round of trailermania, but in the meantime, there’s so much for Rob, Patrick, Janet, and Chia to discuss. Besides mulling the latest bleak news about the future of Xbox and GOG sending out weird emails, Janet and Patrick were at Summer Game Fest and walked amongst the video games, where there was lots of conversations about the AI alongside hands-on time with games like Alien: Isolation 2, Control Resonant, and more.Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xboxLinks: XBOX Reset, GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers, Here’s How Generative AI Is Being Used In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of AtlantisDiscussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:06:35 - Xbox headed toward massive layoffs00:42:09 - GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers01:03:15 - Summer Games Fest1:12:54 - SGF and AI01:38:05 - Alien Isolation 201:51:31 - Control: Resonant02:07:31 - Stranger than Heaven02:13:12 - Super Yooka-laylee Kart02:15:10 - Crossfire02:26:42 - The Lost Wild02:28:11 - Silent Hill Townfall02:38:45 - Marathon Season 202:52:36 - PGA Tour 2K2502:55:48 - OutroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patrick always brings a microphone with him to Summer Game Fest, but this year, he decided to record his observations and interviews in real-time. Join Patrick he travels to Los Angeles to navigate seemingly endless and confusing embargoes, play lots of video games, and like usual, talk to many of the people making them, too.00:00:00 - Intro 00:9:10 - Day 1 Recap00:12:35 - Ballgame00:42:31 - Day 2 Recap00:45:10 - Recur1:00:51 - Rayman Legends Retold1:04:40 - Trine 61:17:53 - Armatus1:20:37 - Silent Hill Townfall1:23:39 - End of Abyss1:25:40 - Phantom Blade Zero1:29:17 - Out of Words1:46:02 - Day 3 Preamble1:51:41 - OutroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Summer Game Fest is upon us! But before that, join Patrick, Chia, and Janet as they react to Sony’s lengthy State of Play presentation, and why some of the high-profile games left them feeling a little cold (even if they’re absolutely going to play them). Plus, what to make of Tomb Raider’s AI disclosure? What the heck is a “broughlike”? Do we really need a Rayman Legends remake? Plus, updates on our time with 007 First Light, MapMap, a slew of student games, and more. In The Question Bucket, we ponder if CCU discourse has reached the normies.Links: "Croal lays into "racist" Resident Evil 5," "Did You Mod This" Clip, NYU Gamecenter 2026 Showcase, Amalgam, Deeptower, The Night CourierDiscussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:10:06 - The Sony State of Play00:51:27 - Rayman Legends Retold01:06:58 - Onimusha Way of the Sword01:16:58 - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantic Reveals AI usage on Steam01:38:00 - 868-BACK01:50:44 - RE502:01:59 - Map Map02:11:58 - Mina the Hollower02:13:41 - 007 First Light02:17:13 - NYU Game Center Showcase02:29:38 - The Question BucketSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Breaking News: three members of Remap Radio are really enjoying 007 First Light, a new stealth/action/Hitman-esque game from the developers behind, of course, Hitman. But Janet, Rob, Patrick, and Chia are also enjoying and thinking about other things, including apocalyptic signs in the PC buying market, the return of “due to ongoing market conditions” (now with a jingle!), and questions about what it means to return to The Witcher 3 so years later. Plus, Patrick has dug deep into Mina the Hollower and is trying to drag Janet and Chia down with him.Links: Bungie Layoffs, Valve raises prices on Steamdeck, Gamers Nexus: The Collapse of Personal Computing, New Witcher 3 Expansion Announced00:00:00 - Intro0:05:24 - 007 First Light1:14:31 - Bungie Headed Towards Massive Layoffs1:19:06 - Steam Deck Raises Prices1:26:24 - The Collapse of Personal Computing2:03:58 - The Witcher 3 is getting a new Expansion2:23:03 - But Whatabout Moonlight?2:31:36 - Mina the HollowerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The developers of Shovel Knight are, at long last, back with a new game—and despite the long wait, it’s absolutely fantastic. Mina the Hollower is a love letter to topdown games like Zelda, mixed in with elements of Castlevania, Dark Souls, and many others. It’s also had a long journey towards release, which was a topic of conversation during a recent chat Patrick had with Yacht Club Games’ founder and director Sean Velasco and programmer David D’Angelo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of My Turn was originally a Premium Subscriber only episode, but we're releasing it to everyone while we're taking a break for this week's holiday! If you'd like to listen to more episodes of My Turn, including the upcoming episode on Ocean's Eleven, you can sign up for a library tier subscription at https://remapradio.com/signupWe're back on the road to Ocean's Eleven, next stop: West Virginia. Join Rob, Patrick, Janet, and Chia as they discuss Steven Soderbergh's "Hillbilly Heist" film Logan Lucky. A down on his luck divorcé gets revenge after being fired unfairly from a mining job meant to fix sinkholes at the local NASCAR racetrack. With hilarious antics, touching moments of vulnerability, commentary on class and morality, and Daniel Craig doing a sort of proto-Benoit Blanc performance, this movie has something for everyone on the Remap crew. Tune in next time as we finally pull into the Ocean's station!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we head into a holiday weekend, why not join Rob, Janet, Patrick, and Chia to discuss mastering time manipulation, the latest installment in “due to ongoing market conditions,” XBOX, the death of Destiny 2, and more? Plus, we’ve got plenty of games, including Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Zero Parades, Creature Kitten, UVS Nirmana, and others! And that’s before we get into yet another long tangent about everyone’s favorite service, Sony Pictures Core.Links: Xbox Chooses New Branding Via Twitter Poll, Sony Announces Playstation Plus Increase Due to Ongoing Market Conditions, Sony Pictures Core, The SphereX, BGG Ad Manager Rejects Ad Campaign Because of "Demonic Possesion", Kickstarter Rolls Back Adult Content Guidelines, The Time Manipulation Tiktok, Embracer Apologizes for Poor Value Creation as it Split Again, People Make Games: Disco Elysium Videos Part 1, Part 2, No/Clip Disco Elysium Documentary, Goodbye Destiny 2Discussed:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:52 - Xbox Chooses New Branding Via Twitter Poll00:07:00 - Due to ongoing market conditions00:22:33 - The SphereX 5.1x Audio System00:33:15 - Sony first party games aren’t coming to PC00:43:03 - BGG Ad Manager Rejects Ad Campaign Because of "Demonic Possesion"00:56:18 - Kickstarter Rolls Back Adult Content Guidelines01:09:10 - Embracer is Spliting Again01:28:33 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book01:40:10 - Creature Kitchen01:50:16 - Zero Parades02:19:47 - Patrick’s kids enter their 3DS Era02:37:30 - Bungie Sunsets Destiny 203:05:29 - UVS Nirmana03:14:04 - Chameleon TwistSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bubsy is an unlikely franchise to be receiving a new sequel in 2026. Bubsy 4D arrives this week, following one of the worst received platformers of all-time, Bubsy 3D. But is Bubsy 3D misunderstood? What did the original games do right? And why make a sequel, when you could make anything? Patrick went digging for answers with Bubsy 4D developers Fabian Rastorfer and Ben Miller to ask a simple question: Why? It has, of course, a nuanced answer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're launching a new series at Remap, where intrepid jumpers Patrick Klepek and Janet Garcia will attempt what is surely an insurmountable task: ranking every platformer. But first, what even is a platformer? Listen to this preview of our new premium podcast and then head over to remapradio.com/signup and sign up for the library tier if you'd like to hear the whole episode, alongside our other premium podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re delighted to welcome our old friend and colleague Renata Price to discuss her new project, Crit Build! Ren joins Patrick, Rob, and Janet to discuss launching Crit Build, Microsoft dismissing the head of its Israeli subsidiary, GameStop’s eBay bid falling apart, and what the heck happened with all that Mixtape discourse. Plus, we’ve got plenty of games to talk about, including Forza Horizon 6, Phantom Brigade, the incredible Ayn Thor handheld, and initial Steam Controller thoughts. Somehow, all of this took us nearly four hours. Five stars, baby!Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xboxLinks: Crit Build, EBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid, Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military, C L E A R Y O U R M I N D, All This Over… Mixtape?Discussed:00:00:23 - Crit Build 00:34:04 - EBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid00:50:44 - Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military01:23:32 - Forza Horizon 602:16:06 - Mixtape Discourse02:37:06 - Steam Controller02:50:44 - AYN Thor02:56:42 - Xenogears02:57:02 - Vagrant Story03:15:31 - Phantom BrigadeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to Worth Reading, where Patrick chats with people doing interesting writing, reporting, and criticism in the world of video games. This week, Patrick’s talking with Aftermath co-founder Chris Person and for the purposes of this podcast, the author of the excellent essay “Baby’ Steps Manbreaker Did Not Break Me.” Talking with Chris felt especially fitting at the moment, because last week, Patrick finally made it to the end of Baby Steps’ wild challenge.Make sure to read Chris’ piece at Aftermath, entitled “Baby Steps’ Manbreaker Did Not Break Me”: https://aftermath.site/baby-steps-manbreaker-did-not-break-me-challange/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rob has returned from the world of F1 to join Patrick, Janet, and Chia for another episode of Remap Radio. We dig into Nintendo’s reasons for revisiting Star Fox 64 yet again, the absurdity of GameStop trying to buy eBay, and plenty of video games, including Mixtape, Amberspire, and, yes, yet another dip into Titanium Court. (This time it’s Janet!) In The Question Bucket, we ponder what games we’d take into a time vortex that’d rocked us several decades into the past.links : GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0p8yled1doNew Xbox Boss Continues Big Shakeup With Leadership Changes - https://kotaku.com/new-xbox-boss-continues-big-shakeup-new-leadership-changes-2000693248EX-Zodiac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5wDKWydhjsPatrick's Shame - https://bsky.app/profile/patrickklepek.bsky.social/post/3mlbqaeqzk22cDiscussed: 00:02:08 - R.U.S.E. Is Back00:14:30 - Starfox 64 Remake Announced00:41:04 - GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay00:58:32 - The Xbox Leadership Changes Continue01:13:49 - Break01:13:57 - Mixtape01:42:13 - Silksong 01:47:44 - Titanium Court01:56:31 - Amberspire02:22:52 - Question BucketSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mixtape is a new game from Beethoven & Dinosaur, the studio behind 2021’s whimsical musical adventure The Artful Escape. It’s Life Is Strange (absent the supernatural) by way of John Hughes. Patrick recently had an opportunity to chat with Mixtape’s lovingly eccentric creative director, Johnny Galvatron, and its producer, Woody Woodward, about what it means to make a video game about love, booze, and teenage friendship. Plus, we talk about Weezer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(reuploaded due to a file upload error, apologies for any inconvenience!) One of the many upsetting realities of modern society is headlines about CEOs complaining about giving people “jobs” and “security” and “a way to eat.” Patrick, Janet, and Chia are ready to live in this reality with you, though, on the latest episode of Remap Radio. With Rob in Miami, the crew tackles backlogs, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, and a bunch of video game impressions, including a Pragmata mini spoilercast, Pokémon Champions, Saros, Replaced, Inkonbini, and more! Plus, in The Question Bucket, we’re asked to (poorly) wish someone a happy birthday.Discussed:2:28 - Resident Evil Trailer  15:15 - Alien Isolation 2 Teased  32:56 - Ustwo CEO says lowering development costs is now paramount  42:01 - New Steam Controller Previewed  49:18 - Pragmata (spoiler zone)  1:21:39 - Titanium Court  1:36:43 - Replaced  1:47:38 - inkONBINI 1:58:39 - Pokemon Champions  2:09:36 - Spirit City  2:17:17 - Saros  2:32:35 - Snap and Grab 2:35:27 - Question Bucket See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the many upsetting realities of modern society is headlines about CEOs complaining about giving people “jobs” and “security” and “a way to eat.” Patrick, Janet, and Chia are ready to live in this reality with you, though, on the latest episode of Remap Radio. With Rob in Miami, the crew tackles backlogs, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, and a bunch of video game impressions, including a Pragmata mini spoilercast, Pokémon Champions, Saros, Replaced, Inkonbini, and more! Plus, in The Question Bucket, we’re asked to (poorly) wish someone a happy birthday.Discussed:2:28 - Resident Evil Trailer  15:15 - Alien Isolation 2 Teased  32:56 - Ustwo CEO says lowering development costs is now paramount  42:01 - New Steam Controller Previewed  49:18 - Pragmata (spoiler zone)  1:21:39 - Titanium Court  1:36:43 - Replaced  1:47:38 - inkONBINI 1:58:39 - Pokemon Champions  2:09:36 - Spirit City  2:17:17 - Saros  2:32:35 - Snap and Grab 2:35:27 - Question Bucket See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the most fascinating games of 2026 is Titanium Court. Is Titanium Court a match-3 video game? Yes. A tower defense game? Yes. An adventure game? Well, yes. Does the entire game, at times, feel like an elaborate trick been played on you? Absolutely. To learn more, Patrick spoke with Titanium Court designer AP Thomson about making a game about mysteries, the highs and lows of working on two video games at the same time, and, of course, sports manga.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.