The Juggling Act
In a world of endless games, how do you choose to spend your time? Rob and Patrick discuss their relationship—and time—with video games.
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Hard Sell
Now what's it going to take to get you to take this new video game console home today?
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Star Wars Video Games Are Weird Right Now
Much like the franchise itself, it feels like Star Wars video games don't really know what sandbox they should be playing in. Can that change?
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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.
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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?
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Hey, Why Do Sports Look So Bad on TV?
Everyone's got this fancy 4K TVs, and yet, everything is so dang blurry.
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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.
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This Week at Remap
It's murderously hot for the next few days, so I'm spending the week indoors with the shades drawn as much as possible. "But Rob," I hear you ask, "what about feeling shut-in or claustrophobic? Won't it get a little depressing huddled in the darkness around your air conditioner?"
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The Yard Days of Summer
Three long months have meant very different things to Rob and Patrick over the course of their lives.
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This Week at Remap
A week of travel and planning for the team, as well as planning for more travel.
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Subscriptions, Journalism, and You
None of us got into this line of work wanting to run a business, yet suddenly, here we are.
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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?
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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.
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Total War: Star Wars and Counterintuitive Historical Accuracy
Warfare in Star Wars is often very silly and nonsensical... but that makes it a good candidate for Total War.
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This Week at Remap
Rob shouldn't be allowed to write these things after an entire pot of coffee.