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Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Tom, and Zahra explore the olfactory game experience before jumping into the week in #GamingNews with; Delays, Paid Switch 2 Midnight Launch w/ EBGames Australia, plus MORE! Then Maylee is kind to themselves and takes it easy while playing Islanders before Paul explores the settings menu in the series prequel Doom: The Dark Ages from Bethesda. Timestamps and Links: 06:32 - #GamingNews 15:57 - Islanders 25:32 - Doom: The Dark Ages from Bethesda This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Caroline, and Rani AKA Ray-nigh hyperfocus on the Brizvegas Bus DLC before jumping to the week in #GamingNews and the rising prices of houses… and consoles, GTA VI 2026, GoW, 3DS Louvre Tour Ends, and Fortnight Returns to USiOS. Then Paul turns dad mode and counts his steps in the puzzle based rogue-lite Blue Prince from Dogubomb. Rani then chooses not to sing before mashing at the beige clacky keyboard in the retro visual novel S4U: CityPunk 2011 and Love Punch from U0U Games. And don't forget to submit your locally made games to the Queensland Games Festival 2025! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - #GamingNews 10:05 - Blue Prince from Dogubomb 19:40 - S4U: CityPunk 2011 and Love Punch from U0U Games 29:51 - SUBMIT your games to QGF202

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, and Caroline jump straight into the week in #GamingNews. Caroline struggles with “Taopunk” metroidvanian 2D souls-like Nine Sols from Red Candle Games. Zahra pulls out the magnifying glass while playing god in the relaxing sandbox Gourdlets from AuntiGames before abandoning a lawn care obsessed frog man on a sky island in Ropuka's Idle Island from Moczan, Little Chmura, and Begoña Pereda. And grab your Calendar while the team talks Upcoming Gaming Events including BrisCon 2025, our next Indie Dev Night, and Queensland Games Festival 2025 Timestamps and Links: 01:28 - #GamingNews 10:28 - Nine Sols from Red Candle Games 18:44 - Gourdlets from AuntiGames 23:04 - Ropuka's Idle Island from Moczan, Little Chmura, and Begoña Pereda 26:34 - Upcoming Gaming Events (UGEs) 26:48 - UGEs: BrisCon 2025 @Mount Gravatt Showgrounds - May 17 Weekend 27:21 - UGEs: Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke - Thurs May 29 6-9pm 28:03 - UGEs: Queensland Games Festival @Brisbane Powerhouse - June 13 Weekend This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Peter, and Tom talk their gaming libraries before diving into the week in #GamingNews including; Oblivion Remaster, Retro Removal, and Rental Consoles. Zahra talks to Bec Mullen from Women IN Gaming Spaces (WINGS) to talk the upcoming WINGS Space Themed TTRPG for women and non-binary peoples coming to Netherworld's Lost Souls Karaoke on May 4th check them out on the socials for more information. Then Tom get's a nostalgia hit right to the Gobbos while playing Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Remastered from Argonaut Games. AND don't forget it's #AprilAtonement and get your warm inner glow (as well as some amazing prizes). Timestamps and Links: 04:46 - #GamingNews 13:23 - WINGS (Women in Gaming Spaces) @Lost Souls Karaoke - Sun 4 May 4pm - Discord Link 21:08 - Crocs: Legend of the Gobbos Remastered from Argonaut Games w/ Tom 28:32 - #AprilAtonement @4zzz

Paul, Maylee and Mei-Li Coolan from Tempopo jumping into #GamingNews talking all the dolla signs including tariffs, price rises, and MOAR. Paul then stares into the depths of Mei-Li's eyes while Dj-ing, fertilising, and beatboxing while discussing the plant based music puzzler Tempopo from Witch Beam before puts the wrench into skating while playing Seafrog from Oh My Me Games. Timestamps and Links: 01:30 - #GamingNews 09:43 - Tempopo from Witch Beam w/ Paul and Mei-Li 27:23 - Seafrog from Oh My Me Games w/ Paul

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Poitah AKA Peter hit 90% efficiency to talk the week in #GamingNews including; BAFTA award, Nintendo Switch 2 releases, and some news nibbles. Peter gets metaphysical while fighting the machine with his partner in Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios. Zahra hides the werewolf within while scraping by for the rent in The WereCleaner from Howlin' Hugs before getting a call at 5:47am to play The Children of Clay from Balázs Rónyai. AND don't forget it's #AprilAtonement here at 4zzz so head over to 4zzz and repent for your lapsed subscription to 4zzz and go into the draw to win a range of prizes. Timestamps and Links: 01:11 - Gaming News 08:36 - Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios 15:31 - The WereCleaner from Howlin' Hugs 18:14 - The Children of Clay from Balázs Rónyai 21:37 - #AprilAtonement @4ZZZ

Episode Description: This week on Zed Games Hazel, Caroline, and Maylee express themselves over co-op, jump scares, and games addiction before jumping into the massive #GamingNews haul including April Fools Events, Ubisoft shares some IP to mobile guys Tencent, and a Bunch of Nintendo with the Game Card and the heaping load dumped in the #Switch2 Direct. Paul then plays the cosmic horror Look Outside from Francis Coulombe all while making friends, paroxysmal gingivitis, and eventually getting even more crazy. And the team then gets their hands limber (For petting) and lips moistened (for kissing) to talk #AprilAtonement, support us and our radio station here at 4zzz! Timestamps and Links; 05:00 - Gaming News w/ Caroline 14:16 - Review: Look Outside by Francis Coulombe w/ Paul 23:14 - Support Us with #AprilAtonement

This week on Zed Games Paul, Tom, and Maylee all get fully sick with husky voices included before diving into the week in #GamingNews, Classifications, EU Kids and FoMO Crackdown, Game Informer Rebirth, and Bam Returns to THPS3+4. Paul Is forced to slow down and make tea in Wanderstop from Ivy Road, and Tom gets his Kerouac on for road trip nostalgia while playing Keep Driving from Y/CJ/Y Timestamps and Links: 01:52 - Gaming News 13:26 - Wanderstop from Ivy Road w/ Paul 24:45 - Keep Driving from Y/CJ/Y w/ Tom 35:16- Netherworld get's Poke-them'd 36:32 - Dirk Warhard Podcast Exclusive Extended Cut

This week on Zed Games  Zahra and Caroline are joined by the quack-pots Reid Marshall and Jack Reboul to talk the extensive week in #GamingNews. Reid and Jack then pull out their Duck-torates in the Roman Eggpublic to talk their new locally made board game Aquaducks, a house-of-cards city builder full of bribery and duck based puns (with added history learning - see Cloaca Maxima). And Paul makes some morally questionable decisions while reviewing the mystery title Expelled! from Inkle.

This week on Zed Games, Zahra, Caroline and the man formally known as Tom from Netherworld talk the week in #GamingNews with Xbox team up, DISCORD PRIME, RockStar heads down under, Humbling Showcase, and nibbles of more. Then Caroline programs in and gets loopy in the odyssey of Stuck in Time, and Zahra tries to focus on work while precariously gaming with PomoFarm from wormpod.

This week on Zed Games Paul and Hazel run headlong into the week in Gaming News including Warner Bros shutdowns, PEGI Pettiness, Tony's Worst Kept Secret, Samurai Pizza Cats Reveal, plus more. Then Maylee jumps into the room to talk Indie Dev Night happening at Lost Souls Karaoke at Netherworld before Paul takes a bite [...]

This week on Zed Games Hazel, Tom, and Caroline talk the week in games played before spruiking the upcoming Indie Dev Night on 27th February at the Lost Souls Karaoke at Netherworld. Then Plunging into the depth of the week in Gaming News including Steam Malware, Netflix Gets D&D, Layoffs, and more! Tom goes into [...]

This week Zahra, Peter, and newly minted team Zed Games team member Tom (don't worry, he still works at Netherworld) talk chockers Gaming News with Sony Shutdown, Breakdown of Unity, and some news nibbles. In reviews, Zahra channels Rani's study habits in a review of the productivity Lo-Fi game Chill Pulse from Catos Game, then [...]

Paul brings in Special Guest and close friend Braden talking MultiVersus Shutdown, PlatinumGames looses staff, Warframe leaves Fandom, and Steam Early Access implements update updates. All in the week of Gaming News. In reviews, Braden breaks his radio teeth by putting on his training wheels and then getting on his hands and knees to review [...]

This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Caroline jump straight into the most UwU of Gaming News to talk Final Fantasy REBIRTH reception, the ghosting of Phoenix Lab, The Sims 25th Anniversary Celebrations, and it's Zed Games’s own Rani's Birthday! Hazel gets thrown beck to 90s driving arcade sims in #Drive Rally from Pixel [...]

This week on Zed Games Paul, Peter, and Zahra jump straight into the week in #GamingNews to talk the lacklustre Switch 2 announcement, Genshin privacy fines, transient ban-hammers, and EA Origin 32-bit heading out. Paul then pulls out a surprise gem from last year – Minishoot' Adventures from SoulGame. And Peter takes some time to reminisce [...]

This week on Zed Games Hazel, Zahra, and Special Guest Tom from Netherworld start by chatting Play//Space 002 from Squiggly River Games Collective, come and experience some local games pushing the boundaries at Echo and Bounce 23rd Jan 25 @ 6pm, as well as a reminder of the Vanguard Exiles GIVEAWAY. The team then talks [...]

This week on Zed Games Paul, Zahra, and Peter start the week with Nintendo Switch Rumours before diving into the week in Gaming News. Shooting out his first review of '25, Paul gets his floppy hat out and embraces the friendly fire in Tactical Breach Wizards from Suspicious Developments. Then Zahra takes a walk through [...]

This week on Zed Games Zahra, Maylee, and Caroline charge straight into the week in Gaming News talking Halo leaks, Team 17 condolences, and Steam Awards disappointments. Then Zahra interviews MTG veteran and game designer Richard Garfield about his new game Vanguard Exiles from The Tea Division. And Caroline battles the geek stank and addiction [...]

This week on Zed Games Maylee, Rani, and Caroline talk post-Christmas overstimulation recovery and reflections before getting into this week's Gaming News. Caroline then takes us through the cozy experience of Capybara Spa by Cozy Bee Games.

Hazel, Peter, and Zahra talk game plans and Gaming News with highlights of the Gaming Awards, Dbrand Switch 2 Leak, and Nintendo ripoffs. Then the team talks game gift and family game recommendations (see below for our list), and developer directions with Global Game Jam coming at your face in 2025, Squiggly River Games Collective, [...]

This week on Zed Games Paul, Peter, and Maylee begin by talking Gaming News with itch.io getting press-ganged by Funko Pop, Wallace and Gromit team up with Pickachu, and superfluous game purchases and awards. Paul gets 4D interdimentional podcasty while talking Mini Mini Golf Golf from Three More Years. And Maylee gets the taste for [...]

This week on Zed Games Maylee gets handsy with Paul and Caroline before classifying classification, spouting shutdowns, and withdrawing Warcraft in this week's Gaming News. Caroline gets uncomfortably scared in the psychological horror aka “horror me scared” game Mouthwashing from Wrong Organ. Then Paul brings the colour by opening his third eye in the bondage [...]

This week on Zed Games Zahra wrangles the dynamic due of Maylee and Peter as they talk all things Gaming News including by not limited to; Witcher Saga Announced, Steam DLC Crackdown, PS5P rumour, and Extra Gaming Bytes. Paul goes dad mode while reviewing LEGO Horizon Adventures, and Zahra takes a step back while talking [...]

This week on Zed Games…  Hazel leads the formidable herd of cats that is Caroline and Peter this week right into the week in #GamingNews talking The Game Awards 2024 controversies, Club Penguin rules coming to Roblox, and Sony reaching for FromSoftware. Rani gets completionist in the cute, cozy, Japanese styled, street sim Minami Lane [...]

Paul, Peter, and Maylee get sticky and show the making of the sausage while introducing the BRAND NEW #GamingNews format and LIVE chat politics, patents, original overwatch, and upcoming games. Paul embraces the chaos and raves about visor and text based PROXIMATE from Cain Maddox. Then Rani returns to review the overwhelming but addictive isometric [...]

This week on ZedGames: Special Guest Tom from Netherworld/ZedGames joins Maylee and Paul as they talk Gaming News, Reviews, Community, and Culture. Maylee injects news into your ear holes and then the team discusses the exciting topics – Nintendo game sales, horror visor game Proximate from Cain Maddox, and SAVE&SOUND. Paul gets guilty in the [...]

Zahra, Hazel, and returning Special Guest Tom from Netherworld coming spookily at you this week from Zed Towers. This week Paul screams the weeks #GamingNews into the void of space, and then the team talks Borderlands Beneficence and upcoming events at Netherworld: – Nov 4 – Extra Lives (the world's first Audience ARPG) – Nov [...]

This week on Zed Games Hazel and Zahra with special guests Tex and Mars from Owl Machine talk the week in Gaming News from Caroline. The team then chats with Tex Barnes and Mars Bleach about their upcoming game Key Fairy. Paul then manages to pitch to Jackbox Games CCO, Allard Laban at this year's [...]

This week on Zed Games, Paul and Maylee swap more than PAX tales before Zahra brings us the week in psychically enhancing #GamingNews and the team talk Game Freak freaky leaky news. Paul gets the feels playing Neva from Nomada Studio. And Alexis drops in and the team talks the indie presence at this year's [...]

This week on Zed Games Hazel, Zahra, and Caroline talk playing with their plorts before Zahra brings us the week in Gaming News with the team talking Screen Queensland funding and monopoly. Zahra then plays god in the remake Age of Mythology: Retold. Then the crew touts the treasures awarded in this year's Australian Game [...]

Paul, Zahra, and Caroline battle the void before Maylee brings us the week in Gaming News and the team talks The Sims microtransactions. Paul dressed up to paddle some balls in Pinball Spire from Apparition Games. Then Zahra double dips with two reviews. Firstly, they put on their gardening shoes in Pikmin Bloom from Niantic [...]

Maylee and Peter join us again for a view into social gaming before Paul brings us his signature Gaming News. Peter revisits The Spell Brigade from Bolt Blaster Games as it hits early access. And Maylee gets overwhelmed with fluids in Tavern Manager Simulator.

This week on Zed Games… Zahra, Hazel, and Paul start us off with confirmation that Zahra's brain is indeed blue from all the Sonic they consume, then Tobi brings us the week in Gaming News. Zahra interviews Deola D’brown from MADE Concepts and their PLAYGRND Showdown and their eGame competition happening at the Brisbane Showgrounds [...]

This week Hazel and Zahra take the reins, talking what they've been playing before Maylee brings us a doozy in Gaming News and the team discusses the disappointing PS5 Pro announcement. Paul then enjoys jumping off cliffs in safety while reviewing Caravan Sand Witch from Plane Toast. Then Hazel and Zahra get crazy/crabby while reviewing [...]

This week on Zed Games agents of Chaos Paul and Caroline talk the week in  Gaming News from Zahra, the death of Concord, Secret Level, and game conservation. Paul proves words hurt more than sticks and stones while reviewing Leximan. Caroline rolls up their chilly balls in a review of the puzzler A Good Snowman [...]

Maylee and Peter talk mini painting before Paul brings us the best in Gaming News and Sonic trauma, Then Zahra unravels in narrative puzzler while playing A Star Named EOS from Silver Lining Studio. And Maylee teases a review of Tavern Keeper coming next week!

This week on Zed Games Maylee, Peter, and Caroline organise boardgame nights before Tobi brings us the week in Gaming News, Caroline gets not so clicky in the the idle farmer games Plantera 1 and 2 developed by VaragtP. Peter does an elevator pitch of Leaderboard. Then Zahra channels their inner deity and embraces the [...]

This week Hazel and Peter scream from the rafters talking the Indie Dev Night going on at Netherworld and spruik 4ZZZ and the Radiothon Subscriber Drive. But first Zahra brings us the highs and lowes in the week in Gaming News, and Paul gets real in a review The Crush House from Nerial.

This week on ZED GAMES Maylee brings us this week's #GamingNews while Paul, Rani, and Zahra banter wildly and mourn the loss of the glossy mag Game Informer. Paul distracts Zahra and confuses Rani while they yearn for the mines in a review Gluck. Then Paul takes over in the autocorrect special talking relaxation and [...]

This week on Zed Games, Maylee, Caroline, and Peter talk news, reviews, popular culture, life, love, and nerdy glasses and things. BUT FIRST! The week in Gaming News from Paul, and the team talks the sadness of the delay to Frostpunk 2, Terraria and holes, and the Future of World of Warcraft. Paul gets rocking [...]

Dynamic duo Zahra and Maylee take the reins in this weeks episode of Zed Games. Tobi brings us an extended look into the week in #GamingNews, Maylee talks teal in a review of the board game Hues and Cues, designed by @wscottbrady and published by @theopgames. Then Paul gets intrigued by the mysteries in Animal [...]

In this week’s Zed Games podcast Hazel, Zahra, and Caroline talk Gaming News and Microsoft taking the box out of Xbox. Caroline farms pixels with clicks while reviewing Farm Keeper from @NapasGames. And Zahra practices their hosting skills in the late night radio host horror Killer Frequency from @Team17 Also, don't forget the upcoming Indie [...]

This week Maylee, Zahra, and Peter bring us the exciting week in Zed Games, with Paul newsing the Gaming News and the team talks Wii U nostalgia, and some Mass Effect. Paul then kicks dirty butt in a review of Anger Foot from Free Lives, and Zahra interviews Mike and John from The Brisbane Pinball [...]

This week Zed Games brings you Maylee's #GamingNews with Paul, Rani and Tom from Netherworld talk game releases, concept album games, and CRAZY TAXI. Paul then presses a single button in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes developed by @SimogoGames. Then the “20% off Great Value” Tom from Netherworld gets PS1 retro in a review of [...]

This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Peter talk Gaming News and their Steam Library pride and shame, then a recap of this years @QueenslandGamesFestival and all that entails including the board game Casus Belli from @WallaceDesigns, the card game Epic Garden from Jade @epic_card_games, memorising regulars in Coffee Up by Jason Tam @_tototam,  [...]

This week on Zed Games, Hazel, Rani and Peter.. who vents about toxicity in games, Tobi brings us the week in Gaming News, Paul jump into the review of Leap Year from Daniel Linssen, Rani channels their feline psychic in a review of Cat and Ghostly Road from BOV, and then the team talks the [...]

This week the “Hey, Hey, Hey” team lead by the Maylee's (also Paul and Peter) talk the week in Gaming News… well, kinda? Paul hijacks the episode to talk about this years “Annual Showcase Season” but not before Zahra gets freaky in horror romance Sucker for Love: Date to Die For from Akabaka. Then Paul [...]

This week on Zed Games. The team talks Gaming News from Caroline, focussing on the vibes of the new Australian Pokestore. In reviews, Zahra tries to help out the busy gamer, while Tobi zones in on the solarpunk idler Rusty's Retirement from Mister Morris Games. Paul then talks back to the NPCs in Consortium VR [...]

This week we said goodbye to Cameron “Gazunta” Davis. Here is an homage to the man we all were loved, supported, and entertained by. This special podcast is a curated collection from every (or at least almost every) episode Cameron appeared on. If you’d like to listen or see a list of all the episodes [...]

Only Hazel in the studio today as we wished Cam farewell today – watch this space for a Cam Special celebrating the life Cameron “Gazunta” Davis coming tomorrow. This will be a long form clip edit from all his contributions on Zed Games. On THIS show Zahra does the #GamingNews talking Deku Lego, Lol, and [...]