There comes a time in every person's life when they must contend with the question: which golf game is for me? For Rob, well he and his dad spent some time this past week hitting the links in PGA 2k25. Patrick and Chia were both won over by a totally Normal Golf Game, (which they will make Rob play next week when the crew gathers at Highground). Unfortunately, there's only so much golfing that can distract from Xbox closing multiple studios, Epic putting AI in Unreal Engine 6, and Don't Nod teetering on the edge of shutting down for good. As bleak as the AAA space is, at least Steam Next Fest has given Patrick and Chia games to look forward to in the indie zone, including Penguin Colony, the next game from the folks who made Umurangi Generation, and even more golf in the form of Sting and Swing, a stylish looking metroid-vania golfing game.

Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox

Links: Normal Golf Game Screenshot, Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures, Xbox's reverse-2018, Vampire Survivors Fortnite Crossover Might Not Happen Due To GenAI

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:00 - PGA 2K25

00:30:49 - Normal Golf Game

00:42:23 - IRL stream next week

00:53:11 - 4th and Goal

00:59:33 - Compulsion, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine closed by Xbox

01:17:18 - Dont Nod will run out of money in November

01:30:57 - Unreal Engine 6 will include AI

01:44:33 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

02:09:53 - Steam Next Fest

02:14:13 - Sting and Swing

02:16:18 - Pact Warden

02:17:48 - Hellraiser: Revival

02:30:03 - Slap Out of It

02:30:38 - Mr Records

02:33:43 - Rob's new mouse

02:43:50 - Question Bucket

03:07:32 - Outro and announcements

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Patrick’s third Summer Game Fest comes to a conclusion with the second installment in his two-part diary series, where he walks you through his thoughts, reactions, interviews, and observations from the show. Some of this was recorded from home, some was recorded directly on-site, reflecting the way so much of Summer Game Fest continues after the show is “over.”

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:55 - Alien Isolation 2

00:10:56 - The Lost Wild

00:14:18 - Control Resonant

00:28:39 - Resident Evil Veronica

00:31:26 - Saw: Genesis

00:34:06 - Hellraiser: Revival

00:56:58 - Ithaca: A Road Odyssey

00:59:16 - D-topia

01:03:15 - Blood Dungeon

01:16:39 - Forever Ago

01:23:00 - Demi and the Fractured Dream

01:25:30 - Slap Out of It

01:37:47 - Mr. Records

01:41:10 - Hot Wheels Infinite Rush

01:41:48 - Grounded 2

01:54:45 - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

02:03:25 - Super Yooka Laylee Kart

02:05:42 - Shot One Fighters

02:07:47 - Lazy River

02:11:19 - Valor Mortis

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Alas, it’s time to say goodbye to another round of trailermania, but in the meantime, there’s so much for Rob, Patrick, Janet, and Chia to discuss. Besides mulling the latest bleak news about the future of Xbox and GOG sending out weird emails, Janet and Patrick were at Summer Game Fest and walked amongst the video games, where there was lots of conversations about the AI alongside hands-on time with games like Alien: Isolation 2, Control Resonant, and more.

Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox

Links: XBOX Reset, GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers, Here’s How Generative AI Is Being Used In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:35 - Xbox headed toward massive layoffs

00:42:09 - GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers

01:03:15 - Summer Games Fest

1:12:54 - SGF and AI

01:38:05 - Alien Isolation 2

01:51:31 - Control: Resonant

02:07:31 - Stranger than Heaven

02:13:12 - Super Yooka-laylee Kart

02:15:10 - Crossfire

02:26:42 - The Lost Wild

02:28:11 - Silent Hill Townfall

02:38:45 - Marathon Season 2

02:52:36 - PGA Tour 2K25

02:55:48 - Outro

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Patrick always brings a microphone with him to Summer Game Fest, but this year, he decided to record his observations and interviews in real-time. Join Patrick he travels to Los Angeles to navigate seemingly endless and confusing embargoes, play lots of video games, and like usual, talk to many of the people making them, too.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:9:10 - Day 1 Recap

00:12:35 - Ballgame

00:42:31 - Day 2 Recap

00:45:10 - Recur

1:00:51 - Rayman Legends Retold

1:04:40 - Trine 6

1:17:53 - Armatus

1:20:37 - Silent Hill Townfall

1:23:39 - End of Abyss

1:25:40 - Phantom Blade Zero

1:29:17 - Out of Words

1:46:02 - Day 3 Preamble

1:51:41 - Outro

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Summer Game Fest is upon us! But before that, join Patrick, Chia, and Janet as they react to Sony’s lengthy State of Play presentation, and why some of the high-profile games left them feeling a little cold (even if they’re absolutely going to play them). Plus, what to make of Tomb Raider’s AI disclosure? What the heck is a “broughlike”? Do we really need a Rayman Legends remake? Plus, updates on our time with 007 First Light, MapMap, a slew of student games, and more. In The Question Bucket, we ponder if CCU discourse has reached the normies.

Links: "Croal lays into "racist" Resident Evil 5," "Did You Mod This" Clip, NYU Gamecenter 2026 Showcase, Amalgam, Deeptower, The Night Courier

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:06 - The Sony State of Play

00:51:27 - Rayman Legends Retold

01:06:58 - Onimusha Way of the Sword

01:16:58 - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantic Reveals AI usage on Steam

01:38:00 - 868-BACK

01:50:44 - RE5

02:01:59 - Map Map

02:11:58 - Mina the Hollower

02:13:41 - 007 First Light

02:17:13 - NYU Game Center Showcase

02:29:38 - The Question Bucket

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Breaking News: three members of Remap Radio are really enjoying 007 First Light, a new stealth/action/Hitman-esque game from the developers behind, of course, Hitman. But Janet, Rob, Patrick, and Chia are also enjoying and thinking about other things, including apocalyptic signs in the PC buying market, the return of “due to ongoing market conditions” (now with a jingle!), and questions about what it means to return to The Witcher 3 so years later. Plus, Patrick has dug deep into Mina the Hollower and is trying to drag Janet and Chia down with him.

Links: Bungie Layoffs, Valve raises prices on Steamdeck, Gamers Nexus: The Collapse of Personal Computing, New Witcher 3 Expansion Announced

00:00:00 - Intro

0:05:24 - 007 First Light

1:14:31 - Bungie Headed Towards Massive Layoffs

1:19:06 - Steam Deck Raises Prices

1:26:24 - The Collapse of Personal Computing

2:03:58 - The Witcher 3 is getting a new Expansion

2:23:03 - But Whatabout Moonlight?

2:31:36 - Mina the Hollower

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The developers of Shovel Knight are, at long last, back with a new game—and despite the long wait, it’s absolutely fantastic. Mina the Hollower is a love letter to topdown games like Zelda, mixed in with elements of Castlevania, Dark Souls, and many others. It’s also had a long journey towards release, which was a topic of conversation during a recent chat Patrick had with Yacht Club Games’ founder and director Sean Velasco and programmer David D’Angelo.

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This episode of My Turn was originally a Premium Subscriber only episode, but we're releasing it to everyone while we're taking a break for this week's holiday! If you'd like to listen to more episodes of My Turn, including the upcoming episode on Ocean's Eleven, you can sign up for a library tier subscription at https://remapradio.com/signup

We're back on the road to Ocean's Eleven, next stop: West Virginia. Join Rob, Patrick, Janet, and Chia as they discuss Steven Soderbergh's "Hillbilly Heist" film Logan Lucky. A down on his luck divorcé gets revenge after being fired unfairly from a mining job meant to fix sinkholes at the local NASCAR racetrack. With hilarious antics, touching moments of vulnerability, commentary on class and morality, and Daniel Craig doing a sort of proto-Benoit Blanc performance, this movie has something for everyone on the Remap crew. Tune in next time as we finally pull into the Ocean's station!

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As we head into a holiday weekend, why not join Rob, Janet, Patrick, and Chia to discuss mastering time manipulation, the latest installment in “due to ongoing market conditions,” XBOX, the death of Destiny 2, and more? Plus, we’ve got plenty of games, including Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Zero Parades, Creature Kitten, UVS Nirmana, and others! And that’s before we get into yet another long tangent about everyone’s favorite service, Sony Pictures Core.

Links: Xbox Chooses New Branding Via Twitter Poll, Sony Announces Playstation Plus Increase Due to Ongoing Market Conditions, Sony Pictures Core, The SphereX, BGG Ad Manager Rejects Ad Campaign Because of "Demonic Possesion", Kickstarter Rolls Back Adult Content Guidelines, The Time Manipulation Tiktok, Embracer Apologizes for Poor Value Creation as it Split Again, People Make Games: Disco Elysium Videos Part 1, Part 2, No/Clip Disco Elysium Documentary, Goodbye Destiny 2

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - Xbox Chooses New Branding Via Twitter Poll

00:07:00 - Due to ongoing market conditions

00:22:33 - The SphereX 5.1x Audio System

00:33:15 - Sony first party games aren’t coming to PC

00:43:03 - BGG Ad Manager Rejects Ad Campaign Because of "Demonic Possesion"

00:56:18 - Kickstarter Rolls Back Adult Content Guidelines

01:09:10 - Embracer is Spliting Again

01:28:33 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

01:40:10 - Creature Kitchen

01:50:16 - Zero Parades

02:19:47 - Patrick’s kids enter their 3DS Era

02:37:30 - Bungie Sunsets Destiny 2

03:05:29 - UVS Nirmana

03:14:04 - Chameleon Twist

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Bubsy is an unlikely franchise to be receiving a new sequel in 2026. Bubsy 4D arrives this week, following one of the worst received platformers of all-time, Bubsy 3D. But is Bubsy 3D misunderstood? What did the original games do right? And why make a sequel, when you could make anything? Patrick went digging for answers with Bubsy 4D developers Fabian Rastorfer and Ben Miller to ask a simple question: Why? It has, of course, a nuanced answer.

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We're launching a new series at Remap, where intrepid jumpers Patrick Klepek and Janet Garcia will attempt what is surely an insurmountable task: ranking every platformer. But first, what even is a platformer? Listen to this preview of our new premium podcast and then head over to remapradio.com/signup and sign up for the library tier if you'd like to hear the whole episode, alongside our other premium podcasts!

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