New System, New Me
Patrick's history with PC gaming is marked by long lapses between PC gaming.
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A World of Lost Souls: Roger Ebert, Cosmology of Kyoto, and Gaming's Hollow Victory
Gaming's most famous skeptic made a single, notable exception for a singular game.
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New System, Old Me
Whenever faced with a clean hard drive and a new video card, Rob reaches for his personal benchmark games.
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The Half-Life Delusion
Half-Life was a tour de force of FPS design, but its influence is also behind a lot of what went wrong in games.
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A Grand Unified Theory of Suits and Suits LA
They're different shows united by the same problem.
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Remap Recommends, Volume IX
A nod to the (dare)devil, picking a new head of the church, and trying to pronounce Gquuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuux.
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Keep Driving, Until You Don't
The indie hit Keep Driving has Rob and Patrick pondering a question: when you were in your first accident, what was the phone call like with your parents?
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Lewis Hamilton's Trip to Italy
Under the Modena sun.
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Shots We Never Take: XCOM's Double-Edged Influence
XCOM revitalized turn-based tactics games. Then it started holding them back.
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What's in the Box?
From storage units to garages in Wisconsin, what we decide to keep, even out of sight, says a lot about us.
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Remap Recommends, Volume VIII
This time, we're building blocks with friends and building homes for little animals.
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The Itch That Can't Be Scratched
Avowed and Civilization VII are attempting to fulfill different needs, both old and new. Join Rob and Patrick as they discuss how games navigate the weight of expectations.
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A Hell of a Surprise
Patrick had no idea that Rob, friends, and family were planning a party for his birthday. The celebration led to reflection on memories, moments, and partners.
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Remap Recommends, Volume VII
A trip to the hospital, a return to the severed floor, and a celebration of transformation.
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This Is 40
As Patrick celebrates his birthday and enters a new decade, he asks Rob to reflect on the journey to quietly realizing you've achieved happiness.