Lo-Fi Patrick Scrolling the News for August 31, 2026
Join Patrick as he once again through the day's headlines—both video games and entertainment—while slowly piecing together electronics in ReStory.
Streams & Podcasts
The Pile of Shame
It felt like a good time to check in with Patrick, Chia, and Janet about their individual piles of shame, the games they plan to spend more time with before 2026 is over, and what they’re looking forward to playing as the year rolls on.
Lo-Fi Patrick Scrolling the News and Playing ReStory
Join Patrick as he scrolls through the day's headlines—both video games and entertainment—while slowly piecing together electronics in ReStory.
Articles
This Week at Remap
Chia remains abroad, while everyone is co-op jumping, Onimusha-ing, and more.
The Ultimate Peripherals
Rob and Patrick debate whether their partners would have a problem with an extremely cool racing setup, or an extremely cool Rock Band setup, in the house.
Of Mice and Mercantilism: Whiskerwood’s Ambitious City-Building
A cat-and-mouse revolution.
A Plague Tale Has Always Been More Than a Terrifying Pile of Rats
In a world of live service lottery tickets, Asobo Studio almost represents a dying way of making video games.
The Forever TV
Patrick is looking to replace a family room TV, but at what cost? And what size? You would not be shocked to learn that Rob has feelings on this.
The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates!
A Pirates fan looks at 40.
Attack of the Chat Bots
Patrick vents to Rob about a day of endless struggle with a Comcast "support bot" and why the world, in general, just feels more frustrating.
Mid World
Rob and Patrick discuss the scratching of itches, and how seeking perfection—or even the very good—often distracts us from being in smaller moments of joy.
Ten Years of Tyranny
Sympathy for the Devil's little helper
You Can Do That?
Rob and Patrick chat about discovering what the people in life do for a living, and how hard it can be to explain what your own job even is.
Letting the Fires Die
On saying goodbye to Destiny’s Crucible
Super Mega Baseball 4 and the Quest for the Perfect Game
How Metalhead achieved the ideal form of the baseball sim-cade game, thanks to the double-edged influence of EA.
The Old World (Part Two)
Patrick and Rob continue their long-winded conversation about the nature of physical media and why we cling to the arguably irrational.
The Old World (Part 1)
Rob and Patrick mull the seemingly inevitable death of discs, and why it's sometimes worth fighting for a pile of physical data.
The Invisible Axe
At least 1,600 employees at Xbox will lose their jobs over the next year and change. Rob and Patrick discuss what it's like to work under dark clouds.