Remap Radio

A beautiful game deserves a beautiful podcast, so Janet and Rob sat down to discuss the 2026 World Cup. Is Argentina that punchable or are people just tired of them? Does soccer romanticize a rags-to-riches pastime that is increasingly at odds with a stratified global sport that permits a dwindling number of real contenders? Can an event like the World Cup be ruined by the rancid politics of the host nation and amoral opportunism of its governing body? Where is Janet going next for her soccer fix? Also: did cycling’s paranoia about doping cause one of its stars to crash out of the Tour de France?
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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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