One of the many upsetting realities of modern society is headlines about CEOs complaining about giving people “jobs” and “security” and “a way to eat.” Patrick, Janet, and Chia are ready to live in this reality with you, though, on the latest episode of Remap Radio. With Rob in Miami, the crew tackles backlogs, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie, and a bunch of video game impressions, including a Pragmata mini spoilercast, Pokémon Champions, Saros, Replaced, Inkonbini, and more! Plus, in The Question Bucket, we’re asked to (poorly) wish someone a happy birthday.

Discussed:

2:28 - Resident Evil Trailer  

15:15 - Alien Isolation 2 Teased  

32:56 - Ustwo CEO says lowering development costs is now paramount  

42:01 - New Steam Controller Previewed  

49:18 - Pragmata (spoiler zone)  

1:21:39 - Titanium Court  

1:36:43 - Replaced  

1:47:38 - inkONBINI 

1:58:39 - Pokemon Champions  

2:09:36 - Spirit City  

2:17:17 - Saros  

2:32:35 - Snap and Grab 

2:35:27 - Question Bucket 

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One of the most fascinating games of 2026 is Titanium Court. Is Titanium Court a match-3 video game? Yes. A tower defense game? Yes. An adventure game? Well, yes. Does the entire game, at times, feel like an elaborate trick been played on you? Absolutely. To learn more, Patrick spoke with Titanium Court designer AP Thomson about making a game about mysteries, the highs and lows of working on two video games at the same time, and, of course, sports manga.

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The biggest move since Xbox installed a new CEO is a familiar move: changing the price of Game Pass. Which gets the Remap Radio crew into a long consideration of the vibes around various price points. Does $8.99 feel good? Does $11.99? Join Rob, Janet, Chia, and Patrick as they consider money, before talking about Gamers (tm) suing Nintendo over tariffs, Rob’s early experiences in Crimson Desert, Chia and Patrick exploring Titanium Court, and much 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

Discussed:

1:42 - Microsoft Changes Game Pass Prices (Again)

49:18 - Gamers Sue Nintendo to Get Tarrif Money Back

1:03:07 - Silksong

1:09:33 - Idols of Ash

1:11:30 - Rob's Spider Problem

1:17:35 - Crimson Desert

1:40:29 - Titanium Court

2:01:16 - Master of Command

2:13:44 - Marathon

2:32:29 - Hozy

2:37:56 - The Question Bucket

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Bad news for Marathon fans: Rob “the anti-influencer” Zacny is playing a lot of Bungie’s extraction shooter. We kick things off on Remap Radio with a long story about Rob’s adventures on Tau Ceti IV, before we chat about Sony trying to make a Bloodborne movie, Marty O’Donnell making another attempt at political grifting, and initial reactions to the next Metro game. Plus, Patrick and Janet have been playing (and really enjoying) Capcom’s Pragmata. Plus, we dip into The Question Bucket and ponder what video game mechanics we’ve shamefully missed.

0:46 - Rob's Marathon Story  

33:38 - Bloodborne Animated Movie Being Made 

58:19 - Marty O'Donnell endorsed by Trump  

1:09:43 - Metro 2039 Announced 

1:23:24 - Pragmata

2:03:29 - Sol Cesto

2:06:18 - Question Bucket 

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When Séverin Larose was a kid, he would hang out with his cousin and watch him play games. That’s the key word: watch. Larose’s parents long had a zero tolerance policy for games. Decades later, Larose would partner with his cousin to rise to the top of the Flash game charts and eventually create one of the best Metroidvania games of the past few years, Minishoot’ Adventures. (And, yes, by the end of this interview you’ll understand the apostrophe thing.)

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A week without a stressful AI story? Truly, a blessing! Welcome to a new episode of Remap Radio, where instead we mull what, if any, obligation game developers have to online games that find success in an era of live service. Plus, Rob have you heard of a Wife Guy? Well, Rob’s a Marathon Guy now, while Patrick’s finished Life Is Strange Reunion and become obsessed with a weird grappling hook game called Idols of Ash and Janet has seen the light on Cairn.

Links:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/any-update-is-a-bonus-not-a-right-peak-co-developer-landfall-reminds-impatient-fans-its-not-a-live-service-studio/

https://www.tiktok.com/@landfallgames/video/7626040351563779350

Discussed:

0:09 - Peak Dev Responds to Users Wanting a Forever Game

38:27 - Marathon's Numbers are Trending Down

51:56 - IGN: "Opinion: Hardware Price Increases Have Video Games Facing an Existential Crisis"

01:28:29 - Marathon

02:13:53 - Slay the Spire 2

02:15:48 - Silksong

02:17:04 - Cairn

02:30:25 - Idols of Ash

02:33:46 - Life is Strange

02:36:58 - Outro

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1000xResist was one of Remap’s favorite games from a few years back. Would you be shocked to learn that Patrick jumped at the chance to chat with 1000xResist creative director Remy Siu about developer Sunset Visitor’s new game, Prove You’re Human? Both are joined by Abby Howard and Toby Howard-Arias of Slay the Princess fame, who’ve decided to jump into publishing by partnering with Sunset Visitor on a new game that asks a compelling question: “An AI dares to dream she is human. You’re been hired to put her in her place.” Could you?

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The Remap crew is back from PAX East and eager to talk about games! Unfortunately, the haunting presence of AI continues to rear its ugly head in the gaming industry. On a lighter note, did you know that Rob had never seen Wii Shop Wednesday? Wild right?

Discussed:

1:23 - I am Jesus, AI

50:30 - Playstation prices be crazy 

1:15:52 - Slay the Spire 2, Life is Strange 

1:36:03 - iRacing Arcade 

1:46:52 - Screamer

2:05:52 - Super Meatboy 3D 

2:18:14 - Mailbag 

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Every day is a fresh horror in the world of games, but no matter what happens to the “industry,” the art isn’t going away. Where does one find hope? Patrick went shopping for hope at PAX East and came way inspired after chatting with a series of interesting developers, including El Paso, Elsewhere director (and Hellraiser voice actor!!) Xalavier Nelson Jr., Paranormal Activity: Threshold designer Brian Clarke (also responsible for the excellent The Mortuary Assistant), and more. Plus, in a lovely twist, Patrick was able to chat with several developers working on video games who are active parts of the Remap community, too. If that’s not hope, what is?

Interviews:

3:26 - Xalavier Nelson Jr.

28:16 - Paranormal Activity

48:57 - Croak

1:01:40 - Barty's Adventure

1:18:32 - The Secret of Crystal Mountain

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A trip to PAX East means we’re not that far from Rob’s extremely normal house! Patrick and Chia hopped in a car to inspect the fabled grounds for themselves, before they piled into Rob’s office to chat about spotting Charlie Kirk t-shirts at on the show floor, a bunch of neat games Chia and Patrick played, and a long recounting of an excellent recent game of John Company.

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This week the Remap Crew is out at PAX East (come to the meetup 5 PM on Saturday, at the Birch Bar at the Westin Seaport!) which means a quick and dirty episode with just Rob, Janet, and Chia. Despite being down several members and trying to make this pod editable in a timely fashion since we're all traveling, we've still managed to make an over two hour pod filled with the latest news, games, and home decor discussions.

Discussed:

2:15 - Epic Games Lays Off 1000 Workers

22:15 - Crimsom Dessert Walks Back Use of AI Assets

42:52 - The nVidia DLSS 5 Debacle Redux

59:44 - Nacon has 4 studios file for bankruptcy

1:03:41 - Janet's Move

1:06:19 - Rob's New Entertainment Console

1:26:55 - Pokopia

1:36:55 - Slay the Spire 2

1:39:34 - Marathon

1:46:54 - The Question Bucket

2:39:51 - Outro and Announcements

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