Remap Radio

The gang discuss the fate of Arkane, the onslaught of games and mods in the age of AI, and whether the election results spell trouble for AI and data centers. Then it’s time to talk the Ocarina of Time remake and (for some reason) Link’s moisture levels. Rob has been playing Ratline and has some thoughts about what makes a good mystery and the difference between theme being a flimsy frame or a load-bearing pillar. Then Patrick’s high on Hellraiser and it triggers some massive introspection about whether we can call it good.
Links: Xbox's Arkane Studios attracts multiple bidders Including Ubisoft, Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio, Itch.io Deletes "a Couple Terabytes of AI Slop" From Platform, Expands Generative AI Filtering,
Discussed:
00:00 - Intro
04:06 - Arkane and the STJV Fighting Microsoft
13:14 - Dan Greenwalt leaves Turn 10
19:16 - The AI slop wave is here
57:23 - Ocarina of Time Remake
1:31:44 - The Ratline
1:53:05 - Hellraiser Revival
2:25:08 - Escape Academy 2
2:26:26 - Paranormasight
2:28:40 - Marathon
2:29:30 - Outro and Announcements
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In a quest to better understand gaming’s AI moment, Patrick spends an hour with Dr. Luke Dicken, a former data scientist at Zynga and the eventual Director of Applied AI at Take-Two Interactive. Where did the underlying technology behind what is colloquially called "Generative AI" come from? Why do tech companies exaggerate what it’s capable of? What are the optimistic—and pessimistic—outcomes for game developers and players?
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The Chicago Bears played two games last week. And the Chicago frickin’ Bears won both of those games. Rob and Patrick find themselves in a strange place: already happy with the season and what it says about the future, deluding themselves into Super Bowl Super Bears, and already rationalizing how losing to the Seattle Seahawks doesn’t actually mean anything.
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Bruno Dias joins the pod to talk about Nighthawks, Peter Molyneux's AI daydreams, and the scamminess or lack thereof of Star Citizen. Plus, Chia and Janet have been playing Virtue and a Sledgehammer and Over the Hill, while Rob has an old-school arcade racing game to tell you about.
Links: Peter Molyneux speaks candidly about AI: 'We, as the industry, are pretending we're not using AI, but the reality is, it's almost impossible to code now without using AI'
Discussed:
00:00 - Intro
1:45 - Peter Monlyneux is unsurprisingly into AI
48:18 - Nitehawks
1:09:34 - Over the Hill
1:30:13 - Virtue and a Sledgehamer
1:46:14 - IGF Previews
1:53:03 - New Star GP

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Rob and Patrick can take a deep breath, because not only is Caleb Williams back, but he looked pretty darn good coming off a hamstring tear. Are the Bears back, though? For this week, yes, and we’ll take it. Plus, why exactly did the Philadelphia Eagles allow quarterback Jalen Hurts to play football when he hadn’t slept in more than 24 hours and was experiencing a blood clot?
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