Patrick Klepek
@patrickklepek.bsky.social
editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
My nine year old just came out wondering if something was wrong. I just woke up the entire house.
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
My nine year old just came out wondering if something was wrong. I just woke up the entire house.
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I fucking hate kids, but what I hate even more is people who don't think anything made for kids needs to actually be good (these are always the same normies who ask you to design their business logo for free).
Kids are people, too, and they deserve good stuff as much as anyone else. MORE so, even.
Kids are people, too, and they deserve good stuff as much as anyone else. MORE so, even.
Children having low expectations is to be expected. While it’s fine for kids to have a good time with movies, games, and TV that are empty calories, not all entertainment directed at them should aim for that bar. It's a fine line between laziness and exploitation. www.crossplay.news/p/bluey-ques...
A Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen Review For Adults, Five-Year-Olds, And Nine-Year-Olds
Bluey finally has a good video game, but how good is it? It depends how old you are—and if you can read.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I fucking hate kids, but what I hate even more is people who don't think anything made for kids needs to actually be good (these are always the same normies who ask you to design their business logo for free).
Kids are people, too, and they deserve good stuff as much as anyone else. MORE so, even.
Kids are people, too, and they deserve good stuff as much as anyone else. MORE so, even.
Children having low expectations is to be expected. While it’s fine for kids to have a good time with movies, games, and TV that are empty calories, not all entertainment directed at them should aim for that bar. It's a fine line between laziness and exploitation. www.crossplay.news/p/bluey-ques...
A Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen Review For Adults, Five-Year-Olds, And Nine-Year-Olds
Bluey finally has a good video game, but how good is it? It depends how old you are—and if you can read.
www.crossplay.news
December 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Children having low expectations is to be expected. While it’s fine for kids to have a good time with movies, games, and TV that are empty calories, not all entertainment directed at them should aim for that bar. It's a fine line between laziness and exploitation. www.crossplay.news/p/bluey-ques...
Monstrous behavior. There is no way to hand wave something like this. Have a fucking backbone.
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Monstrous behavior. There is no way to hand wave something like this. Have a fucking backbone.
One last stream with the gang!
Time for the final Remap stream of 2025. What better way to go out than spinning the wheel over and over and over and over...? Come hang with @cado.bsky.social, @patrickklepek.bsky.social, and @robzacny.bsky.social! #sponsored
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December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
One last stream with the gang!
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@patrickklepek.bsky.social was not happy with @danika.bsky.social at the end of the stream today
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@patrickklepek.bsky.social was not happy with @danika.bsky.social at the end of the stream today
Nothing could go wrong climbing this mountain. Nothing!!!
It's the final stretch of Remap 2025, which means one more into the breach with @danika.bsky.social, @robzacny.bsky.social, @patrickklepek.bsky.social, and @cado.bsky.social playing RV There Yet?
We've got a mountain to climb!!
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We've got a mountain to climb!!
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December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Nothing could go wrong climbing this mountain. Nothing!!!
Reposted by Patrick Klepek
Bluey is beloved. Halfbrick—yes, the Fruit Ninjas folks!—were tasked with turning it into a game. No pressure, right? Well, it helps to live down the street from Bluey's creator. My story at @crossplayblog.bsky.social on how the new (and good!) Bluey game was made www.crossplay.news/p/the-story-...
What It's Like to Make a Bluey Video Game
Bluey is the biggest thing in the world for most children. Halfbrick was tasked with turning the beloved television show into a video game. No pressure, right?
www.crossplay.news
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bluey is beloved. Halfbrick—yes, the Fruit Ninjas folks!—were tasked with turning it into a game. No pressure, right? Well, it helps to live down the street from Bluey's creator. My story at @crossplayblog.bsky.social on how the new (and good!) Bluey game was made www.crossplay.news/p/the-story-...
I knew this was the start of something special when Rob was straight up cagey and mildly embarrassed to begin talking about how much he liked this game on the podcast last week.
The no. 1 thing our audience requests is more coverage of games about 18th century warfare and we’re honored to deliver. remapradio.com/articles/so-...
So Is Master of Command the Coolest Horse-and-Musket Game Ever Made?
It's got that bayonet spirit in it
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December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I knew this was the start of something special when Rob was straight up cagey and mildly embarrassed to begin talking about how much he liked this game on the podcast last week.
Bluey is beloved. Halfbrick—yes, the Fruit Ninjas folks!—were tasked with turning it into a game. No pressure, right? Well, it helps to live down the street from Bluey's creator. My story at @crossplayblog.bsky.social on how the new (and good!) Bluey game was made www.crossplay.news/p/the-story-...
What It's Like to Make a Bluey Video Game
Bluey is the biggest thing in the world for most children. Halfbrick was tasked with turning the beloved television show into a video game. No pressure, right?
www.crossplay.news
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bluey is beloved. Halfbrick—yes, the Fruit Ninjas folks!—were tasked with turning it into a game. No pressure, right? Well, it helps to live down the street from Bluey's creator. My story at @crossplayblog.bsky.social on how the new (and good!) Bluey game was made www.crossplay.news/p/the-story-...
The things I do for @remapradio.bsky.social...
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The things I do for @remapradio.bsky.social...
Reposted by Patrick Klepek
Hey, Rob is back! Join Danika, Patrick, Janet, Chia, and Rob!! as they ponder the nature of modern awards shows, plus Metroid Prime 4, Consume Me, Promise Mascot Agency, Master of Command, and more. We also try to solve game reviews via a new idea: Michelin stars. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Remap Radio — Fascism Is Donezo
Podcast Episode · Remap Radio · 12/12/2025 · 3h 11m
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hey, Rob is back! Join Danika, Patrick, Janet, Chia, and Rob!! as they ponder the nature of modern awards shows, plus Metroid Prime 4, Consume Me, Promise Mascot Agency, Master of Command, and more. We also try to solve game reviews via a new idea: Michelin stars. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
The latest Pluribus was/is one of my favorite eps of TV in a while. I fully expect people who have trouble with Pluribus' pacing to scream in agony. But I also think it's the truest expression of the soul of the show so far. We talked about that on Decoding TV podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Ep. 91 - 'Pluribus' S1E07 Might Be Its Most Effective Episode Yet
Podcast Episode · Decoding TV · 12/12/2025 · 1h 43m
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December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The latest Pluribus was/is one of my favorite eps of TV in a while. I fully expect people who have trouble with Pluribus' pacing to scream in agony. But I also think it's the truest expression of the soul of the show so far. We talked about that on Decoding TV podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Come hang with us and create a summoning circle for Routine 2!
Getting ready to sip on drinks and watch awards/trailers/trailers/trailers/award/trailers/sevenawardsveryquickly/trailers, aka The Game Awards, with @cado.bsky.social, @patrickklepek.bsky.social, and @robzacny.bsky.social!
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December 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Come hang with us and create a summoning circle for Routine 2!
Reposted by Patrick Klepek
Control is an illusion, something to let go of while parenting, and maybe, just maybe, something to reclaim while gaming.
Loved writing this short guest essay for @crossplayblog.bsky.social.
www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
Loved writing this short guest essay for @crossplayblog.bsky.social.
www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
Sick Days Are For Video Games and Letting Go
Control is an illusion, even before children. Sometimes, a sick day flips the script.
www.crossplay.news
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Control is an illusion, something to let go of while parenting, and maybe, just maybe, something to reclaim while gaming.
Loved writing this short guest essay for @crossplayblog.bsky.social.
www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
Loved writing this short guest essay for @crossplayblog.bsky.social.
www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
"Games are a small way to safely feel in control. Perhaps any hobby done purely for the sake of enjoyment outside of childrearing can do that—a revolutionary act to step away and to do something ostensibly unproductive just to rest." www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
Sick Days Are For Video Games and Letting Go
Control is an illusion, even before children. Sometimes, a sick day flips the script.
www.crossplay.news
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Games are a small way to safely feel in control. Perhaps any hobby done purely for the sake of enjoyment outside of childrearing can do that—a revolutionary act to step away and to do something ostensibly unproductive just to rest." www.crossplay.news/p/sick-days-...
It was honestly emotional to hop on this call last week. I never thought this day would come!
Routine, a sci-fi horror game announced in 2012, is here. It nearly bankrupted the people making it. They were almost homeless. @patrickklepek.bsky.social recently chatted with the developers about their extraordinary long journey. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Remap Developer Interview: Routine
Podcast Episode · Remap Radio · 12/10/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It was honestly emotional to hop on this call last week. I never thought this day would come!
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Save 20% on Go Slimey Go! on Steam
Help Slimey, our tiny slippery protagonist, visit his friends for some well deserved teatime after some thrilling platforming challenges!
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December 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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A little while ago, the YouTube Studio started glitching out while I uploaded videos for Remap. Not sure what's going on. It'll flip back and forth on looking normal and then looking like...this? Any ideas what's causing this? Safari browser on Mac.
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A little while ago, the YouTube Studio started glitching out while I uploaded videos for Remap. Not sure what's going on. It'll flip back and forth on looking normal and then looking like...this? Any ideas what's causing this? Safari browser on Mac.
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If you're living in Australia and have a child who's experiencing the newly enacted social media ban for anyone under 16, I'd like to hear how it's going, what they're feeling, how you're talking about it for @crossplayblog.bsky.social. Please drop me a DM and/or email me patrick@crossplay.news
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you're living in Australia and have a child who's experiencing the newly enacted social media ban for anyone under 16, I'd like to hear how it's going, what they're feeling, how you're talking about it for @crossplayblog.bsky.social. Please drop me a DM and/or email me patrick@crossplay.news
If you're living in Australia and have a child who's experiencing the newly enacted social media ban for anyone under 16, I'd like to hear how it's going, what they're feeling, how you're talking about it for @crossplayblog.bsky.social. Please drop me a DM and/or email me patrick@crossplay.news
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you're living in Australia and have a child who's experiencing the newly enacted social media ban for anyone under 16, I'd like to hear how it's going, what they're feeling, how you're talking about it for @crossplayblog.bsky.social. Please drop me a DM and/or email me patrick@crossplay.news
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Prepared to head back into RV There Yet? with @danika.bsky.social, @robzacny.bsky.social, @cado.bsky.social, and @patrickklepek.bsky.social. Will Papa Rob continue to tolerate his unruly smoking children?
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December 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Prepared to head back into RV There Yet? with @danika.bsky.social, @robzacny.bsky.social, @cado.bsky.social, and @patrickklepek.bsky.social. Will Papa Rob continue to tolerate his unruly smoking children?
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Patrick's right: It's for sure a good thing that things are improving, but this is an unfixable problem in key ways. I think all the time about the challenge of maintaining a NoBlox rule at home as Kiddo gets older, and the need to partner that rule with an open and ongoing dialogue about risks.
A conversation at @crossplayblog.bsky.social with the Roblox executive behind the company's "Teen Council" initiative and how it's changing the platform. If you want to know how people are breaking the rules, why not ask the people who are actively breaking them? www.crossplay.news/p/roblox-tee...
What Has Roblox's Teen Council Accomplished? Today, I've Got Some Answers
An actual conversation with the Roblox executive behind the company's "Teen Council" initiative and how it's changing the platform.
www.crossplay.news
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Patrick's right: It's for sure a good thing that things are improving, but this is an unfixable problem in key ways. I think all the time about the challenge of maintaining a NoBlox rule at home as Kiddo gets older, and the need to partner that rule with an open and ongoing dialogue about risks.
A conversation at @crossplayblog.bsky.social with the Roblox executive behind the company's "Teen Council" initiative and how it's changing the platform. If you want to know how people are breaking the rules, why not ask the people who are actively breaking them? www.crossplay.news/p/roblox-tee...
What Has Roblox's Teen Council Accomplished? Today, I've Got Some Answers
An actual conversation with the Roblox executive behind the company's "Teen Council" initiative and how it's changing the platform.
www.crossplay.news
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A conversation at @crossplayblog.bsky.social with the Roblox executive behind the company's "Teen Council" initiative and how it's changing the platform. If you want to know how people are breaking the rules, why not ask the people who are actively breaking them? www.crossplay.news/p/roblox-tee...
The power to build unbelievably complicated new forms of technology, only for the grand pitch from its architects to be "I'm lazy, incurious, and profoundly weird. Please join me."
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The power to build unbelievably complicated new forms of technology, only for the grand pitch from its architects to be "I'm lazy, incurious, and profoundly weird. Please join me."