Remap Radio

Patrick has decided to reinvent his old column celebrating good writing about video games, this time in podcast form! Worth Reading is a new reoccurring segment at Remap with a simple pitch: 30 minutes of conversation using a piece of interesting games writing as a launching point. This week, Patrick is happily joined by writer and editor Nicole Clark to discuss her piece for the new publication Mothership, entitled “Hornet’s compassion is the heart of Silksong."
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Last Friday, news broke that much of the senior leadership that’s been steering Xbox for the past decade and more have departed the company. Phil Spencer? Retired. Sarah Bond? Gone. Instead, one of the members of that group, Matt Booty, has ascended alongside a new Xbox CEO that comes from Microsoft’s—wait for it—AI division. Rob and Patrick spent a few minutes (okay, an hour!) trying to untangle what this all means.
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It’s time to take The Warden’s Oath and listen to a new episode of Remap Radio, as Patrick, Janet, Chia, Rob, and Danika break down the wild ups and downs of the latest confused live service game, Highguard. We also sigh in the direction of a video game publication pivoting to AI, then sigh in the direction of Mewgenics, a game that Patrick quite liked before its designer decided to publicly step in it over and over. Elsewhere, we chat about a few other games, including Love Eternal and the mysterious Titanium Court, and then answer several of your questions.
Discussed:
0:54 - Highguard Dev Lays Off Large Percentage of Staff
36:45 - The Escapist Pivots to AI
50:26 - AI is Causing a Ram Shortage
1:08:20 - Mewgenics
1:41:57 - Titanium Court
1:53:29 - God of War: Sons of Sparta
1:56:55 - Love Eternal
2:15:12 - The Question Bucket

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Platformers are not a genre exactly known for their storytelling prowess, but Love Eternal, described as a “psychological horror platformer,” is trying to be different. It’s also one of the hardest platformers in a minute. Why is Love Eternal putting so much effort into a story many players might not experience? Patrick talked with Love Eternal designer Toby Alden to find out.
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It’s a return to normalcy on Remap Radio, as we finally wave goodbye to 2025. Join Janet, Rob, Patrick, Chia, and Danika as they sort through reactionary “protect the children” changes coming to Discord, prompting a wide ranging discussion about the state of the modern internet. We also worry about the future of Remedy, talk through the final games on Danika’s game of the year list, and have plenty of (new!) games to talk about, including Cairn, Reanimal, and more!
Micropose Links:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/Let_Bions_Be_Bygones/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393730/Legendary_Pilots/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428520/Mech_Engineer/

Discussed:
1:09 - Discord announces new ID verification
29:46 Remedy has a new CEO
54:46 - Danika's Top 3 Games of 2025
55:37 - Danika's 3
1:10:59 - Danika's 2
1:26:04 - Danika's 1
1:31:09 - YAPYAP
1:37:40 - Cairn
1:51:17 - Strategos
2:04:08 - Reanimal
2:15:11 - Outro and Announcements
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