Remap Radio Podcast

We recorded this ahead of Summer Game Fest and State of Play, which explains why Patrick, Chia, Rob, and Janet spend the opening moments of the podcast talking about cleaning responsibilities in the home. But we’ve also played a bunch of games, including changing our mind about Elden Ring: Nightreign, Popucom, Deliver at all Costs, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, and hey, Janet’s finished Clair Obscure! No, Chia has not finished Despelote. In The Question Bucket, we continue to mull the metroidvania question. How about metroidbrainia?

Discussed: Summer Game Fest 3:12, The Switch 2 24:47, Pokemon Corner 43:22, Death Stranding 49:34, a surprisingly not sponsored Geforce Now segment 1:09:29, Clair Obscur 1:18:23, Elden Ring Nightreign 1:33:50, Popucom 2:10:55, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo 2:17:22, Death Stranding (Again?) 2:24:07, The Question Bucket 2:31:22, Outro and Announcements 3:25:37

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Rob, Janet, Patrick, and Chia are back together for another episode of Remap Radio, starting with Janet kicking a hornet's nest by asking: “Hey, what’s up with the genre Metroidvania?” We also talk through Nintendo’s decision to not send any Switch 2s to the media ahead of its launch and the GeoGuessr community successfully organizing and fighting back. (We recorded ahead of the Blank Panther news, BTW.) We’ve also played a bunch of games, including Elden Ring: Neightreign, Deliver at All Costs, Haneda Girl, and of course, more Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Discussed: Major media outlets will not have Nintendo Switch 2 reviews at launch 23:29, Geoguesser Community Boycotts Esports World Cup 49:59, Rob's Vacation 1:01:48, Lines of Battle 1:14:10, Elden Ring Nightrein 1:23:05, Shotgun Copman 1:37:30, Hopshot! 1:39:20, Shotgun Copman 1:47:24, Clair Obscur 1:49:19, Haneda Girl 1:58:03, Deliver at All Cost 1:59:08, The Question Bucket 2:09:21

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We’re pleased to welcome former Polygon senior reporter Nicole Carpenter to Remap Radio this week, joining Patrick, Cado, and Janet as they talk through Polygon’s surprising implosion. Elsewhere, we wonder if Marathon is cooked, bring back the classic Buying or Selling segment to consider using ChatGPT to plan a five-year-old’s birthday party, and talk about a bunch of games, including Death Stranding, Hopshot, Despelote, Blue Prince, Roblox (??), and more. Oh, and in The Question Bucket, Patrick receives moral support for his wet shoe situation.

Discussed: Nicole's Layoff Story 2:44, What's Your Professional Development Wish? 13:12, What's Next for Nicole and Freelancing 30:31, Bungie Accused of Stealing Art Assets from Independant Artist 53:28, Buying or Selling 1:09:28, Blue Prince 1:37:40, Hopshot! 1:42:39, Clair Obscure 1:54:16, Roblox 1:59:28, Shotgun CopMan 2:09:31, Death Stranding 2:10:12, Question Bucket 2:27:49

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While high-fiving Remap fans and drinking Boston IPAs, Patrick walked the floor of PAX East with a microphone, chatting with developers along the way. This podcast is the result, featuring conversations about running a horror-focused game developer, the struggles of being an independent game developer who is also a parent, how to deal with overprotective owners of high-profile movie characters, and ways to solve game discovery with a…card game? Naturally.

Discussed: Ludoscene 4:16, We Harvest Shadows 21:42, DreadXP 41:29, Dead by Daylight 1:02:43

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We’re back from Boston, which means Janet is back, too! The absolutely wild resolution to the unrest at Giant Bomb kicks off the podcast, with Patrick, Rob, Janet, and Chia celebrating Giant Bomb’s newfound independence, contrasting it with their own breakup with Vice, and more. We also chat about the Fallout TV show’s second season premiering later this year, the developers behind Outer Wilds making a new game, and a bunch of actual games, including (of course) Clair Obscur, Shotgun Copman, Despelote, Bionic Bay, MechWarrior 5, and a few others.

Discussed: Giant Bomb is Back and Worker Owned 1:04.374, Valnet trying to re-hire for Polygon 21:28, Fallout Season 3 Gets Announced before Season 2 is out 49:06, Balatro 1:12:06, Mechwarrior 5 1:14:06, Bionic Bay 1:22:54, Clair Obscur 1:31:26, Despelote 1:51:26, Shotgun Copman 1:58:44, The Question Bucket 2:06:52

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