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's Dogma II Mod Scene 45:40, Avowed 51:15, Avowed Sidequest Spoilers 1:17:08, Citizen Sleeper 2 1:25:37, Civilization VII 1:43:1, South of Midnight 1:58:58, The Question Bucket 2:09:03, Outro and Announcements 2:20:56

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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!

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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 new games! Blade Chimera! Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders! Ultimate General: American Revolution! Plus, at long last, we return to The Question Bucket.

Discussed: Bioware Studio Update 6:51, More Live Service Game Talk 55:20, BattleField Annoncement 1:08:03, Treyarch Co-Founder Pleads Guilty To Grounding Fire Plane 1:15:48, Lonley Mountains Snow Riders 1:27:29, Blade Chimera 1:45:30, Ultimate General: American Revolution 1:57:15, The question bucket 2:21:09

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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 bunch of other tangents. At one point, we talk about pyramids?

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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 Mention 6:29, Patrick Honerable Mention 9:04, Janet Honorable Mention 20:51, Rob's Honerable Mention 27:41, Rob's Actual Honerable Mention 32:10, Cado's #3 42:52, Patrick's #3 54:47, Rob's #3 1:04:45, Janet's #3 1:05:19, Cado's #2 1:05:43, Patrick's #2 1:35:35, Rob's #2 1:45:36, Janet's #2 2:00:01, Cado's #1 2:16:00, Patrick's #1 2:59:42, Janet's #1 3:03:06, Rob #1 3:26:53

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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 outsourcing, video game journalism, and much more.

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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 to skip that discussion, if you’d like; it’s all contained in the podcast’s first hour.

Discussed: The inauguration 1:46, Politics Chat Done 49:41, Cado's honorable Mention 2 50:42, Patrick's honorable Mention 2 56:55, Spoiler Zone 1:03:40, Rob's extra game 1:08:04, Janet's honorable Mention 2 1:16:59, Cado's 6 1:22:26, Patrick's 6 1:33:51, Rob's 6 1:34:48, Janet's 6 2:06:38, Cado's 5 2:18:12, Patrick's 5 2:49:23, Rob's 5 2:49:41, Janet's 5 2:50:01, Cado's 4 2:50:25, Patrick's 4 3:04:18, Rob's 4 3:13:47, Janet's 4 3:27:50

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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 hiring Ben Johnson, but reports suggest Patrick started squealing.

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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 we only chat about a game when we reach its highest place on someone’s list. That way, we ensure the conversation isn’t exhausted by the time we make it to that game.

Discussed: cado's Honorable Mention 11:08, Patrick's Honorable Mention 14:33, Rob's Honerable Mention 26:29, Janet's Honerable Mention 40:50, cado's 10 47:07, Patrick 10 1:04:14, Rob's 10 1:13:46, cado's 9 1:14:41, Patrick's 9 1:28:23, Rob's 9 1:43:10, Janet's 9 1:55:12 cado's 8 2:17:07, Patrick's 8 2:43:28, Rob's 8 2:53:28, Janet's 8 2:54:03, cado's 7 2:54:24, Patrick's 7 3:06:45, Rob's 7 3:07:14, Janet's 7 3:18:53

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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.

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