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Patrick Klepek

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editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay newsletter // formerly Waypoint, Giant Bomb, others // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561


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Crypto companies are increasingly targeting kids. This time, it's cute penguin plushies who promise to be "your forever friend," but it's largely about pushing NFTs and other crypto projects. It's creepy. My latest at @crossplayblog.bsky.social: patrickklepek.substack.com/p/these-cute...

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Has anyone who follows me worked in or around carnival/amusement rides and has an understanding at how height requirements are determined? Shoot me an email, I have some questions: patrick@crossplay.news

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Given the recent news that the popular Around the NFL podcast is imploding due to incompetence, it feels like the right time to re-share this essay I wrote about loving and leaving a podcast that was inspired by my experience with Around the NFL. remapradio.com/articles/how...

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"During development, many teenagers actually touched the game, and they had an influence on the game's development. Initially, the game was more difficult than we had anticipated, and after seeing how disappointed they were that they fell down repeatedly we made adjustments."

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Has anyone who follows me worked in or around carnival/amusement rides and has an understanding at how height requirements are determined? Shoot me an email, I have some questions: patrick@crossplay.news

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Witnessing so much Lost discourse on my timeline because of its arrival on Netflix is throwing me for a loop. Lost absolutely could not have survived the scrutiny of the social media age. It would’ve crushed what was special about the show.

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We're about to commit a Content ID crime in the name of content on this stream.

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Thanks for everyone who watched today! See you tomorrow!

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Seeking jolly cooperation in ol’ New York City.

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"Even if people are playing more, if they’re upset about that, or if they’re playing more because they feel obligated and not because it’s joyful, that’s going to hurt us long term.”

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That's a huge reason I think it looks so neat? It's similar ideas without the intense complexity of TotK

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At Decoding TV, David Chen and I broke down the first three episodes in the latest season of The Boys. It's a show I'm usually high on, but so far, this season's not doing it for me. And what the heck was up with the latest episode of The Acolyte? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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I wish I'd recorded my kids reacting to some of the trailers in the Nintendo Direct, specifically the new Zelda trailer. They absolutely popped their lids when they realized you *played* as Zelda instead of Link. Did anyone else's kids have interesting responses they feel like sharing? DMs are open.

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Time to start my gig at the oil rig. Wish me luck.

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Really enjoyed conducting these interviews at Summer Game Fest, and I hope you like listening to them as much as I liked recording them.

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Did you know Astro's Playroom can be completed without using the hover mechanic? Every level, every challenge can be completed with simple jumps. This was on purpose. A lot more insight into the team's process in my full story: patrickklepek.substack.com/p/astro-bots...

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That was a truly great Nintendo Direct for a “dying” console. Nintendo’s long term decisions allowing them to release so many games, even as they make a generational transition, flies in the face of what everyone else is doing and is paying off.

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Honestly, I hope they never release Silksong. It's so much funnier to go through this hype cycle every single Nintendo Direct. I never want this train to end.

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Oh, I really enjoyed this story. Younger players are coming to games with different expectations, and we should expect it to eventually change video games, too. There's a huge shift coming.

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Doing research for a Steam Next Fest Demo Stream (Part 2) even though Next Fest is "over." But what good/interesting demos are still up and worth checking out?

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It's inspired a lot of fascinating discussions in the comments about the place and presence of a phone among today's kids, and I'm excited to hear more experiences, positive and negative, if you've had them.

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On Decoding TV, I chatted with David Chen about the latest episode of The Acolyte—which I (mostly) loved, by the way—and a lot of TV news, including what's happening with Netflix and Baby Reindeer. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Kicking off with a game that declares it's a "pinballvania"? My god, let's go.

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Please drop your Steam Next Fest favorites!!! What's everyone playing/liking?

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Treating myself as I leave LA. Only the best, thanks to our subscribers.

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Didn't get enough of the Remap crew during Summer Game fest? Thankfully, Janet joins them to chat about last week's State of Play, Yakuza TV, and a bunch more on the latest episode of Remap Radio. Have a great weekend! remapradio.com/podcasts/epi...

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E3 is dead. Long live Zombie E3. Come hang!

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I am very fortunate to be in this position, but what kind of path is this? Hey, just luck into spending 20+ years quietly working on a craft, then hope you've got enough followers who will pay you to keep doing it. That's not repeatable. It doesn't scale.

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