Volgarr Head 2 Head With Nextlander — Part 2
Patrick and Brad are back at it again in Volgarr, while Vinny and Cado cheer them on!
Streams & Podcasts
Remap Radio 63 – A.S.T.R.O.B.O.T.
Janet and Patrick are freshly back from PAX, ready to share stories of panels, riding trains, and playing games. Rob, meanwhile, can't shake Star Wars, and we chat about Concord shutting down.
The Wheel of GeForce Now Lands on Age of Mythology
A little bit of RTS, a little bit of surprising sad game. The wheel always turns.
Articles
Concord and the Quiet Doom of Indifference
As you read this, Sony is shutting down Concord mere weeks after it launched. Rob and Patrick to to unpack what happened and why.
Five Questions About Gaming’s Future With a Video Game Analyst
Circana's Mat Piscatella tries to explain 2024's stumbles and why there's so much optimism about why next year might be better.
The Streaming Era Needs More Friction
The cable TV era had plenty of downsides, but in a world without video stores, how else do stumble into a movie you didn't know you'd love?
The Meditative Power of Irritation
The Game of Sisyphus is about moving a boulder up a hill, but for its developers—and by extension, its players—it's about so much more.
Hey, Why Do Sports Look So Bad on TV?
Everyone's got this fancy 4K TVs, and yet, everything is so dang blurry.
The Old Internet Was Better
Rob and Patrick reminisce about their earliest days online, from trying to figure out online multiplayer to the joys of pirating music.
How Crow Country Captured the Survival Horror Energy of 1996
Resident Evil didn't know it was defining a genre. Crow Country, however, is trying to make sense of what to keep—and what to change—with hindsight.
Why Remaster One of Gaming’s Most Impressive Misfires, The Thing?
Later this year, more people will finally get a chance to experience of one survival horror's overlooked gems.
The Yard Days of Summer
Three long months have meant very different things to Rob and Patrick over the course of their lives.
Power Fantasies and the End of Arkane Austin
Arkane Austin told stories about power and how we try to hold onto it. With Redfall, Redfall was the termination of that tale.
Productive Citybuilding at the End of the World
As dark clouds draw nearer, Against the Storm keeps its eyes firmly on the bottom line.
Old News from the Latest Disasters
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, why haven't years of shocking tell-all stories done more to improve game development processes?
Subscriptions, Journalism, and You
None of us got into this line of work wanting to run a business, yet suddenly, here we are.
Billions and Billions Served, Hundreds of Hours Burned
Why play a game you're excited about when you can grimly chase scores in an old one?
Will They Stop Making Video Games for Me?
Pondering the future of games when publishers have decided they won't pay the money or take the risks required to make them.