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Reviews with receipts, spoiler-safe guides, and indie gems dug up from the bottom of the pile — written out of a tiny room in Surry Hills and posted at all hours.

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What we publish

Columns that actually get finished

Big-budget action game review
Weekly · free

The Verdict — full reviews

Every major AAA and indie release gets 15+ hours of playtime before we score it out of 10. No embargoed puff pieces — we tell you where the frame rate tanks and whether the ending sticks the landing.

Step by step game guide
Updated daily

Kingdom Guides — walkthroughs

Boss checklists, secret endings and 100% collectible maps, all spoiler-tagged so you choose how much to see. Members get printable cheat sheets from AU$6/month via our Patreon.

Esports coverage
Live during events

Storm Watch — esports & indies

Wrap-ups from the OCE competitive scene plus our Friday indie spotlight, where we champion one under-the-radar game built by a small team. Tips paid straight to devs.

Who's behind it

The writers' room

Portrait of Mara

Mara Delgado

Editor-in-chief · RPGs

Sixty-hour JRPG enjoyer who started the blog in 2016 from her Redfern share house. Once reviewed a game entirely in haiku.

Portrait of Toby

Toby Nguyen

Guides lead · Souls-likes

Has beaten every FromSoftware boss without armour and written it all down. Handles our walkthrough maps and secret-hunt threads.

Portrait of Priya

Priya Raman

Esports reporter · OCE scene

Courtside at every Sydney LAN with a mechanical keyboard and cold brew. Translates pro-play meta into words humans understand.

Portrait of Sam

Sam O'Brien

Indie scout · cozy games

Runs the Friday indie spotlight and DMs solo devs at 2am. Believes a farming sim can change your life, and will argue about it.

Since 2016

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Indie devs spotlighted
9
Years of shouting about games
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Got a tip, a guest pitch, or a spicy disagreement with a score? Drop us a line. We read everything from our Surry Hills desk, usually between coffee and the next boss fight.