Welcome Back to Worth Reading
Welcome to a new reoccurring segment at Remap with a simple pitch: 30 minutes of conversation using a piece of interesting games writing as a launching point.
Streams & Podcasts
Hey Xbox, Are You Okay?
Last Friday, news broke that much of the senior leadership that’s been steering Xbox for the past decade and more have departed the company. Phil Spencer? Retired. Sarah Bond? Gone.
The Yapyap Coven Is Here
Friendship Friday is here, with Patrick, Janet, Chia, and Patrick checking out Yapyap.
Articles
Finding the Chicago Bears of F1
In which Patrick wonders whether it's time to get into high-speed racing, so he comes to Rob seeking advice in the only way he knows how.
Edmund McMillen Is Still Nervous About Releasing a Video Game
McMillen has had about as critically and commercially successful a career as one could hope for. Yet insecurities come back with each release.
Winter Hubris
Rob and Patrick share stories of hunkering down, almost giving yourself frostbite, and believing you're capable of driving in a snowstorm—and being very wrong.
The Future of These Game Developers Rests on a Visa Application
A small indie group from New York, a mixture of creatives from China and the United States, need the U.S. government to believe they should stay here.
Bad Vibes
While it can often feel like times have never been darker, bravery in Minneapolis shows a way forward.
Nine Players, Ten Provinces, Three Territories
An entire country waits to "get 'em next year."
The New Chicago Bears Experience
The joy of not knowing how things would end.
Why Do We Do This to Ourselves?
Sports is a glimpse into the irrational and what it means to be human.
Remap Recommends, Volume XX
A journey in learning how to make reading a habit, judging other people's houses, and the polarizing comedy of Tim Robinson.
This Week at Remap
What a weekend for Rob, Patrick, and the Cardiac Bears.
The List
It turns out the best way to organize one's house chores is making a list and checking it twi—well, just making sure you check it.
So This Is Christmas
So, when did YOU stop believing in Santa?
Remap Recommends, Volume XIX
It's time for stories about fractured father/daughter relationships, a surprising reaction to Superman, and naturally, a Star Wars board game.
So Is Master of Command the Coolest Horse-and-Musket Game Ever Made?
It's got that bayonet spirit in it.
This Week at Remap
The final week before Remap goes into hibernation for the rest of 2025.