A week without a stressful AI story? Truly, a blessing! Welcome to a new episode of Remap Radio, where instead we mull what, if any, obligation game developers have to online games that find success in an era of live service. Plus, Rob have you heard of a Wife Guy? Well, Rob’s a Marathon Guy now, while Patrick’s finished Life Is Strange Reunion and become obsessed with a weird grappling hook game called Idols of Ash and Janet has seen the light on Cairn.

Links:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/any-update-is-a-bonus-not-a-right-peak-co-developer-landfall-reminds-impatient-fans-its-not-a-live-service-studio/

https://www.tiktok.com/@landfallgames/video/7626040351563779350

Discussed:

0:09 - Peak Dev Responds to Users Wanting a Forever Game

38:27 - Marathon's Numbers are Trending Down

51:56 - IGN: "Opinion: Hardware Price Increases Have Video Games Facing an Existential Crisis"

01:28:29 - Marathon

02:13:53 - Slay the Spire 2

02:15:48 - Silksong

02:17:04 - Cairn

02:30:25 - Idols of Ash

02:33:46 - Life is Strange

02:36:58 - Outro

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