256: Bringing Your Kids to the Backrooms w/ Patrick Klepek

For this week's show we're joined by Remap Radio's Patrick Klepek to discuss D-Topia, Denshattack!, the latest on Xbox's rapid downsizing, and the singular experience of bringing your kid to their first R-rated movie.

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(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:09) Intro
(00:00:46) What's new with Patrick Klepek
(00:01:06) The Backrooms and a kid's first R-rated movie
(00:07:16) What is influencing this generation of creatives?
(00:13:53) How did the experience at the theater go?
(00:25:05) Our first horror movies
(00:34:58) Other horror movies for the youth
(00:38:04) Watching the commentary before the movie
(00:42:48) First Break
(00:42:49) The Video Games
(00:43:03) D-topia | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 14, 2026
(00:58:23) Denshattack! | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Jul 15, 2026
(01:02:17) 007 First Light | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 27, 2026
(01:19:17) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 09, 2026
(01:35:19) Mio: Memories in Orbit | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] | Jan 20, 2026
(01:37:53) Donkey Kong 64 | [Nintendo 64] | Nov 22, 1999
(01:39:13) Hyperfist | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 10, 2026
(01:40:36) Penguin Lifter | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 13, 2026
(01:43:16) Second Break
(01:43:17) More from the Xbox and Microsoft news
(02:03:04) Asha Sharma added to Jobs and Productivity Task Force?
(02:07:51) Strikes and Layoffs at Ubisoft Barcelona
(02:20:13) Glen Schofield is retiring
(02:27:09) Emails
(02:49:47) Wrapping up
(02:51:12) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:53:31) See ya!