Remap Radio

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 fixed

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:34 - Rob’s Manual Transmission Dreams

01:01:08 - News: College Football ’27

01:33:23 - Hyperfist

01:44:30 - Nine Kings

02:08:31 - Penguin Lifter and AI in Games

02:54:07 - Rob’s 404 Podcast Appearance

02:57:16 - Marathon

03:07:54 - Outro

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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 - Intro

12:48 - Steam Machine

28:54 - 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 

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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.

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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 Announcement

Images: Janet's New Toy , Janet and Chia show off their Gunpla, Gunpla Runner, Chia's Pile of Shame

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:15 - Rob's Marathon story

00:38:56 - Its Gunpla Time!

01:12:35 - Vinyl chat

01:15:55 - Steam Machine Prices and the Supply Chain Crisis

02:02:21 - NYT Obituary on Claude Guillemot

02:11:07 - GTA VI

02:14:10 - Iron Nest

02:19:19 - Meaningless Random Numbers

02:25:36 - Silver Pines

02:27:35 - About Fishing

02:35:11 - Starfox

02:43:54 - Tethergeist

02:58:31 - Mina the Hollower

03:01:43 - Blue Prince

03:05:41 - Spoilers for Blue Prince

03:20:19 - Outro and Announcements

03:29:39 - Easter Egg

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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.

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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.

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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-xbox

Links: 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 GenAI

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:00 - PGA 2K25

00:30:49 - Normal Golf Game

00:42:23 - IRL stream next week

00:53:11 - 4th and Goal

00:59:33 - Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine closed by Xbox

01:17:18 - Dont Nod will run out of money in November

01:30:57 - Unreal Engine 6 will include AI

01:44:33 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

02:09:53 - Steam Next Fest

02:14:13 - Sting and Swing

02:16:18 - Pact Warden

02:17:48 - Hellraiser: Revival

02:30:03 - Slap Out of It

02:30:38 - Mr Records

02:33:43 - Rob's new mouse

02:43:50 - Question Bucket

03:07:32 - Outro and announcements

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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-xbox

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:55 - Alien Isolation 2

00:10:56 - The Lost Wild

00:14:18 - Control Resonant

00:28:39 - Resident Evil Veronica

00:31:26 - Saw: Genesis

00:34:06 - Hellraiser: Revival

00:56:58 - Ithaca: A Road Odyssey

00:59:16 - D-topia

01:03:15 - Blood Dungeon

01:16:39 - Forever Ago

01:23:00 - Demi and the Fractured Dream

01:25:30 - Slap Out of It

01:37:47 - Mr. Records

01:41:10 - Hot Wheels Infinite Rush

01:41:48 - Grounded 2

01:54:45 - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

02:03:25 - Super Yooka Laylee Kart

02:05:42 - Shot One Fighters

02:07:47 - Lazy River

02:11:19 - Valor Mortis

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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-xbox

Links: XBOX Reset, GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers, Here’s How Generative AI Is Being Used In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:35 - Xbox headed toward massive layoffs

00:42:09 - GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers

01:03:15 - Summer Games Fest

1:12:54 - SGF and AI

01:38:05 - Alien Isolation 2

01:51:31 - Control: Resonant

02:07:31 - Stranger than Heaven

02:13:12 - Super Yooka-laylee Kart

02:15:10 - Crossfire

02:26:42 - The Lost Wild

02:28:11 - Silent Hill Townfall

02:38:45 - Marathon Season 2

02:52:36 - PGA Tour 2K25

02:55:48 - Outro

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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 Recap

00:12:35 - Ballgame

00:42:31 - Day 2 Recap

00:45:10 - Recur

1:00:51 - Rayman Legends Retold

1:04:40 - Trine 6

1:17:53 - Armatus

1:20:37 - Silent Hill Townfall

1:23:39 - End of Abyss

1:25:40 - Phantom Blade Zero

1:29:17 - Out of Words

1:46:02 - Day 3 Preamble

1:51:41 - Outro

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