You don’t get a new Remedy video game all that often, but Rob, Patrick, and Janet have all played Control Resonant and…well, you should just listen to the podcast. Elsewhere on Remap Radio this week, we’ve got [checks notes] a ton of bummer news, including several studios shutting down, IGN laying off even more people, a truly perplexing story about a studio head’s comments on crunch, and more. At least Chia’s back from Japan and playing Perfect Tides!

Links: Moss Dev Shuts Down, Heart Machine goes through Layoffs, Rockstar Union had a Mole in their Discord, Wardogs Dev won't hire people who have been vocally anti-crunch, Nighthawks Categorized as Adult Content by Steam, The Future of Marathon

Discussed:

00:02:33 - Unfortunately we must discuss the horrors    

00:04:49 - IGN/Indie Studios Layoffs and Closures    

00:44:24 - Wardogs CEO talks crunch    

01:16:36 - Rockstar deployed union mole   

01:25:00 - Nighthawks marked as adult content by Steam moderation   

01:32:03 - The Future of Marathon    

01:41:49 - Control Resonant 

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