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With Rob traveling back home after surprising Patrick for a 40th birthday party, Austin Walker joins the rest of Remap Radio for lengthy discussions on the Eagles winning the Super Bowl and the nature of modern sports fandom, plus our time with games like Avowed, Citizen Sleeper 2, Civilization 7, South of Midnight, and more. Plus, of course, there’s anime. Discussed: Eternal Strands 28:53, Dragon...

Rascal News Co-boss Chase Carter joins Patrick and Cado to talk all things Tabletop. Join us as we dive into how Rascal News came to be, the importance of independent journalism, and how keeping up with TTRPGs has changed over the years. For a fun mini-game, count how many times Cado pulls a game off her shelf and holds it up to the camera on this audio only podcast! See Privacy Policy at https://...

We managed to avoid talking about 2025 for nearly an entire month. Given the state of [gestures wildly], maybe that was for the best. But Patrick, Janet, Rob, and Cado are back, baby, and we’re ready to [checks upsetting notes] talk about the strange space BioWare finds itself in, the relentless and misguided pursuit of different game design and financial trends, and much more. Plus, we’ve played...

As promised, Austin Walker joins Rob and Patrick to discuss the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between Austin’s beloved Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are chasing history, while the Eagles are trying to convince everyone Nick Sirianni is just a normal guy. We also talk about the wild/unexpected/irresponsible trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, in addition to a...

This is it. The grand finale. What started as worries about filling a single podcast had become a trilogy of podcasts about the last year in video games. There are some fun surprises, some not-so-shocking overlap, and plenty of great discussions about the last year in video games. Next week, we return to your regularly scheduled Remap Radio. Onward to some new games! Discussed: Cado Honerable Ment...

On a recent episode of Remap Radio, we talked about a horrifying story of abuse, manipulation, and exploitation at an outsourcing studio used by a number of high-profile video game companies. That video was produced by People Make Games, a terrific YouTube channel that specializes in video games reporting. Recently, Patrick had a chance to chat with People Make Games co-founder Chris Bratt about o...

It’s just a podcast, Michael, how long could it take to record? Well, when it comes to Remap walking through its game of the year lists, it means many more hours than we anticipated. Join Janet, Rob, Patrick, and Cado as they continue to climb the discourse ladder that is their top 10 lists. But first, we reflect on how we’re all wrestling with entering another Trump administration. You’re welcome...

The Chicago Bears are not in the playoffs—yet. Hope springs eternal, but in a lost season for Rob and Patrick’s own team, there’s a lot to like in this year’s NFL playoffs. Before talking about this weekend’s games, the two discussed the losers from the last round, and why the much-vaunted NFC North fell apart so quickly. A quick note: we recorded this ahead of the Bears announcing they were hirin...

Ahead of recording this podcast, there was discussion about whether the podcast might not go long enough to justify two separate podcast recordings. Folks, we’re happy to report that Janet, Rob, Patrick, and Cado spent nearly four hours on the first few games on their top 10 lists, which means we’ll get lucky to finish our roundtable next week! Once again, we’re using a round robin format, where w...

After what feels like years of rumors and speculation, Nintendo formally announced the wholly unexpected Switch 2. We don’t know much about Switch 2 yet, but it sure looks like a slightly bigger and more powerful Switch! Patrick and Cado hopped on some microphones to talk about what we know, what we don’t know, and what we’re hoping to find out in the months ahead. See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

We begin 2025 by asking Rob to walk us through the latest advancements in TV technology at CES. Is he there? No. Are we still having visions of 115-inch TVs? Absolutely. Join Patrick, Janet, Cado, and Rob as they mull ridiculous new technologies, reports about the gaming industry’s unsettling outsourcing labor practices, and the fascinating potential future of SteamOS. In The Question Bucket, we p...

The summer is full swing here at Remap, and the folks at the Remap HOA have pool fever. And humidity. Of course, by pool fever, we mean building a pool, then tearing it down because you made a mistake, having a crisis about what it means to be a father, and then fixing those mistakes in the pouring rain, completely draped in mud. Also, why is it so hard to learn stuff? See Privacy Policy at https:...

It's the end of the year and Rob has crawled out of the ruins of his home repairs long enough to talk to Axe of the Blood God's Kat Bailey about the ruins and rebuilding opportunities in game journalism. Kat talks about the challenges of making game journalism relevant to the communities most engaged with games, and the challenge of adapting a model that has its origins in print to our fractured d...

With Rob (still) out, Papa Bear returns (again). Patrick, Cado, and Austin recorded this ahead of The Game Awards, which helps explain three hours of talking (extensively) about board games, Cado and Austin attending (but not meeting up at) PAX Unplugged, an unhealthy obsession over (opening packs in) Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a small amount of Eagles talk, a slightly bigger amount of New...

Though Rob is out because of some ongoing construction, Patrick, Janet, and Cado were lucky to find a suitable replacement: Austin Walker. Naturally, we must first address the breaking news of a Gundam series coming from the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion. But after that, it’s several long discussions on Arctic Eggs, 1000xResist, NYU’s recent No Quarter exhibition, Arco, Grunn, and Dragon Age:...

Over the recent holiday, the Chicago Bears were once again a national embarrassment, losing in disastrous and nightmarish fashion for all the world to witness. But for the first time in their 100-year history, the Bears fired their head coach mid-season. Is this reason for optimism? Dread? A reason for Patrick to open a beer on a Monday night while recording a podcast? See Privacy Policy at https:...

One Twilight movie wasn’t enough for us during Save Point. We had to keep going. And fortunately, Austin was kind enough to join us for the complete madness that is Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. And no, we could not get enough of this movie’s very weird baby. Intro 00:00, Movie Start 11:08 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

When Remap came together in New York to raise money for Save Point, there was only one way to celebrate a reunion with Natalie: continue watching the Twilight movies. We’ve already watched most of them, but did you know the last one was split into two parts? Sure, why not? Recap 00:00, Movie Start 29:36 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Congratulations! You and the rest of Remap survived until S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Naturally, Rob has been spending an extraordinary amount of time in The Zone, but first, we have to talk about 2024’s The Game Awards nominees, Steam being called out for harboring nazis, and rumors Sony might buy the media company Kadokawa, who owns a significant chunk of FromSoftware. Elsewhere, Janet’s been trying to fi...

There’s no better way to bring back Sports! than to patiently wait for the Chicago Bears to sucker us back into caring, before smashing our hearts into pieces. Go Pack Go? Rob and Patrick do their best to sit in front of a microphone and make sense of what happened Sunday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Hot off hosting Save Point in New York, Rob and Patrick find themselves trying to figure out the puzzle box that is the (slightly more powerful) PlayStation 5 Pro. Fortunately, Janet and Cado are here to help us rationalize Rob’s latest impulsive purchase. In the news, we discuss Pocket Pair revealing what Nintendo’s upset about with Palworld, learn Tequila Works made a bunch of interesting games...

We’re collectively getting ready for Save Point, a charity stream where we’ll be gathering in New York to hang out, play games, and raise money. But first, many of us have been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard, leading us to pick apart why this RPG franchise has experienced so much whiplash over the years. Plus, Patrick has finished Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and has a lot of thoughts on ii...

It might’ve been inevitable, but the news that Sony is shutting down the developer of Concord is still distressing. Patrick, Janet, Rob, and Cado unpack what that disaster says about the state of game development, before turning their eyes to labor walkouts at DON’T NOD and Activision Blizzard. Elsewhere, Janet has finished Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and is not very happy with where the stor...

This might be the most important interview in the history of Remap. Patrick managed to score an interview with Lance Allen, senior merchant of decorative holiday at Home Depot, also known as the creator of the 12-foot skeleton that sits outside of Patrick’s house all year long. Patrick and Lance chat about what it was like stumbling into a viral phenomenon during COVID-19, what the research proces...

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the best games of the year. Naturally, Ubisoft has disbanded the development team. Nonetheless, Remap Radio pushes on, with Patrick, Janet, Cado, and Rob also discussing Netflix shutting down a big budget studio, before chattinga about the games they’ve been playing, including Neva, Tower of Dreams, Alan Wake II: The Lake House, and more. In The Question...