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Janet joins Patrick and Cado for the first time since the holidays, as we wade through a surprisingly busy January, including the news that SAG-AFTRA has signed a controversial AI deal, more than 2,000 people have already been laid off in the games industry, and more. Plus, Patrick and Janet are extremely high on the new Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and we unearth and reckon with some surprising trauma related to Janet’s time with Metroid Dread.

Discussed: Layoffs Continue Across the Games Industry 27:55, SAG-AFTRA Deal with AI Voice Company 47:02, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 1:15:50, The Question Bucket 1:59:03

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In the 90's Google changed the way people found things on the internet, and now they're incorporating AI to "help" people by showing them answers without needing to actually go to the website that they scrapped that information from. Patrick is joined by Alex Donaldson, Owner of RPGSite.net to go over the changes and track the history of Google's influence over the entire internet and more specifically game websites.

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Patrick, Rob, and Cado convene after winding down 2023 to reflect on how absolutely nothing went wrong over their respective breaks. Things? Done. Drinks? Drank. Vacations? Taken. No notes. But we do have notes on beating Alan Wake II in the wake of James McCaffrey’s passing, indulging our fullest selves in many hours of the overlooked Immortals of Aveum, and basking in the power of a Steam Deck while sick. (And don’t worry, Janet will return next week.)

Discussed: James McCaffrey Passes Away 27:26, Alan Wake 2 35:30, Immortals of Aveum 52:51, Mobile Suit Baba 1:19:53, The Question Bucket 1:50:01

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There has never been a doubt here on Sports!, but folks, Da Bears are back. Though out of playoff contention, the arrow on the team is pointing up, with Justin Fields playing better and control of next year’s first overall pick in the draft. But questions remain about the coach, the ceiling of Justin Fields, and how long Patrick can convince his daughter to stay at a cold Bears game until they need to go home. Rob and Patrick kick off 2024 answering these and more.

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You didn’t think we could record this discussion of a year like 2023 in a single session, did you? You know us! Join Patrick, Janet, Cado, and Rob as they work through the second half of their top 10 lists, as they begin to diverge and converge in increasingly interesting ways. And let us take this moment to also thank you, Remap supporter, for everything you’ve done this year. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we’re so glad the end of Waypoint was not the end of all this.

Discussed: Patrick's #6 8:31, Janet's #6 13:28, Cado's #6 26:22, Rob's #6 31:08, Patrick's #5 40:53, Janet's #5 41:06, Cado's #5 53:25, Rob's #5 1:04:45, Patrick's #4 1:10:53, Janet's #4 1:21:48, Cado's #4 1:22:17, Rob's #4 1:22:46, Patrick's #3 1:34:35, Janet's #3 1:51:44, Cado's #3 1:53:55, Rob's #3 2:04:28, Patrick's #2 2:007:39, Janet's #2 2:07:51, Rob's #2 2:22:25, Patrick's #1 2:32:44, Janet's #1 2:36:15, Rob's #1 2:55:28, Cado's #1 3:05:53

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It’s that time of year again, and it’s certainly been an interesting year for this group of people. Join Patrick, Janet, Cado, and Rob as we talk through the year that was without individual top 10 lists, round-robin style. Here’s how it works. Starting at number 10, we rotate from person to person. But if someone else has the game mentioned higher on their list, we pause the discussion until we reach the highest point. It’s a little confusing, but it’ll make sense—promise!

Discussed: Patrick's #10 27:42, Janet's #10 32:47, Cado's #10 33:13, Rob's #10 40:08, Patricks #9 48:12, Janet's #9 1:06:09, Cado's #9 1:14:04, Rob's #9 1:15:12, Patrick's #8 1:18:52, Janet's #8 1:25:51, Cado's #8 1:32:03, Rob's #8 1:40:19, Patrick's #7 1:47:19, Janet's #7 1:47:20, Cado's #7 1:56:59, Rob's #7 2:01:45

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It’s time to close out the year with Janet, Patrick, Cado, and Rob, as we discourse on what The Game Awards means in a world where events like E3 are going away, try to make sense of Kojima teaming up with A24 for a Death Stranding movie, and more. We also spend a lot of time unpacking our thoughts on Alan Wake 2, and run through a bunch of other games, including Lunacid, The Last Train Home, Station to Station, Cryptmaster, and, yes, more. We conclude with thanking you for supporting the launch of Remap, while dipping into The Question Bucket.

Discussed: The Game Awards 2:51, Kojima is making a Movie with A24 30:51, The Day After Devs Implode 39:34, Total War Devs Apologize 53:32, Google vs Epic outcome 1:04:08, Alan Wake II 1:12:32, Highland Song 1:39:05, 40k Rogue Trader 1:51:21, Lunacid 2:02:06, Cryptmaster 2:10:42, Station to Station 2:18:03, The Last Train Home 2:23:06, The Question Bucket 2:30:19

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Welcome back, Ren! Remap Radio recorded ahead of the The Game Awards, but we still had plenty to talk about, between the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, Bungie seemingly imploding, and the unnerving layoffs at League of Geeks. Elsewhere, we’ve been playing some video games. Specifically, Patrick wishes Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora had the courage of its convictions, while Ren, Patrick, and Rob (finally) gush over Alan Wake II. We’re late, but who’s counting?

Discussed: A single question 1:07, League of Geeks layoffs 9:45, Bungie's studio has bad vibes 23:06, GTA VI Trailer 38:26, Day of the Devs 1:13:38, Frontiers of Pandora 1:17:48, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 1:36:05, Alan Wake II 1:46:35, The Question Bucket 2:13:41, Outro and Announcements 2:29:48

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As we close the book on the latest batch of 101s, we turn our attention to Squaresoft’s classic, Final Fantasy Tactics. Patrick joins Cado to discuss playing the game live on stream the last few months, and, among other things, tries to understand why people hate Algus so much. The two also discuss why Final Fantasy Tactics is so revered among Final Fantasy and non-Final Fantasy fans alike, whether the “updated” localization is actually any better, and much more.

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With Thanksgiving behind us, Janet Garcia once again joins the Remap Radio crew to discuss everything from how hot Walton Goggins is to Bethesda’s decision to individually respond to negative Starfield reviews on Steam in the weirdest way possible. We also touch on Dragon’s Dogma II getting a release date, the discourse over publishers paying for YouTube coverage, and more. Elsewhere, Janet’s been playing a lot of mobile games, Patrick and Cado have poked around at the Super Mario RPG remake, and, uh, Rob bought an iPhone? And he likes it a lot?

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