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Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra has an aneurysm introducing old Zed Games voice Adrian to Peter and Caroline, talking OG gaming experiences and the week in #GamingNews. Then the team talks everything you missed when you didn't turn up to the first Indie Dev Night of 2026! Lastly Zahra brings us the best in gamified body doubling playing 'ON-TOGETHER Virtual Co-Working' from Gigapuff. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:24 - #GamingNews 13:50 - Indie Dev Night Recap 23:01 - ON-TOGETHER Virtual Co-Working from Gigapuff Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 16th April, 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov. Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Grand_Project - Elegant Background

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Caroline, and Tom embrace the overwhelming chaos of life, love, and the week in #GamingNews. Then Paul grows horns, rips his jeans, and serves some burgers playing the feminist, slice-of-life, narrative rhythm game 'Dead Pets' from Akupara Games. And Caroline gets culty while being a lamb in 'Cult Of The Lamb' from Massive Monster Studios and its new fluffy snow and squishy organ DLC 'Woolhaven'. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:22 - #GamingNews 13:36 - Dead Pets from Akupara Games 21:40 - Cult Of The Lamb: Woolhaven from Massive Monster Studios Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 16th April, 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Natalia talk comfort games before walking into the wall of this week's #GamingNews. Zahra chains jumps, dashes, and glides while getting their low poly wings playing 'Valkyrie Saga' from Public Void. Then the team gets hype talking next week's Zed Games x Netherworld's INDIE DEV NIGHT coming Thursday 12th Feb 6-9pm AEST with so many games to play at Lost Souls Karaoke including; 'Valkyrie Saga' from Public Void, 'Delivery Derby' from Team Delivery Derby, 'Martian Medical' from Avon, 'Veredilia: The Sacred Forest' from Luca Gigliuto, 'On The Hearth' from Earl Grimm Games, 'Yum Cha' from Quokka Games, 'Fish Fish' from Piers, 'Cyber Buglets' from Team Buglet, and (maybe?) more! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:00 - #GamingNews 11:50 - Valkyrie Saga by Public Void w/ Zahra 16:55 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 12th Feb 6-9pm AEST Indie Dev Night Game List: Valkyrie Saga by Public Void: An open world PSX 3D Platformer set in an island in the sky. Explore, upgrade, and ascend! Delivery Derby by Team Delivery Derby: 3D arcade racer about delivering food fast and crazy. Randomly assigned orders that take you across a handcrafted map where you earn cash and purchase new abilities for your vehicle! Martian Medical by Avon: An isometric 2D classic management sim set on a new colonised Mars. Cure patients, survive martian storms and solve an ancient mystery! Veredilia: The Sacred Forest by Luca Gigliuto: A 2D bloody combat platforming game that takes inspiration from classic platformers on old consoles such as the Mega Drive, along with old-school beat-em-ups and fighting games combined. On The Hearth by Earl Grimm Games: A narratively driven mystery game, blending crafting and community as tools of deduction. Left to guide your rag-tag villagers after the strange disappearance of your mentor, you'll band together with them to resist an encroaching church-led inquisition. Decode your mentor's grimoire and expand your knowledge as you solve the myriad of mysteries surrounding your mentor, your village, and the rising tensions of an inbound crusade. Yum Cha (and other yummy games) by Quokka Games: Yum Cha is a cute little card game based on everyone's favourite Chinese brunch, also known as Dim Sum. The objective of this casual card game is to accumulate the most points so that you get the honour of paying the bill. Fish Fish by Piers: A couch versus, arena combat rhythm game where everything happens on beat. Pick up attacks and power ups that get added to your rhythm, and take down your opponents as the song loops around. Cyber Buglets by Team Buglet: A single player experience that presents itself as a dead virtual pets community from the 2000's. Years after its closure, a popular 2000's virtual pet game suddenly shudders back to life. You've been hired by the parent company to shut it down from the inside - but some things refuse to be forgotten. Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June, 15th Oct, and 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter and Tom bond over the stress and horrors of moving, then turning on the ESP, connecting with the spirits to talk the week in #GamingNews - psychically brought to us from Paul through the aether. Then Tom grabs the joystick, pulls on a leather jacket and dons some cheap shades to play 'Terminator 2D: No Fate' from Bitmap Bureau before Paul manages to review an entire game only using 4 alphanumerical characters in 'TR-49' from inkle. Then Tom gets his hype bubble burst watching 'Return to Silent Hill'. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:16 - #GamingNews 14:50 - Terminator 2D: No Fate from Bitmap Bureau 21:50 - TR-49 from inkle 26:56 - Return to Silen directed by Christophe Gans Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June 6-9pm, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, and Natalia get super cool and put on some shades to talk the week in #GamingNews. Zahra takes a leaf out of Dr Seuss finding things, rings, knowers of the known, Venn diagrams, and clearing their name in the board game 'Things In Rings' from allplay. Natalia then double dips crying on public transport while playing 'and Roger' from TearyHand Studios, and then plays the comic equivalent of a haiku in 'A Ravens Monologue' from Mojiken Studios. Then Zahra cleans up with 'Spilled!' from Lente. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 00:00 - #GamingNews 09:43 - Things In Rings from allplay 13:52 - and Roger from TearyHand Studios 18:18 - A Raven Monologue from Mojiken Studio 19:48 - Spilled! from Lente Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June 6-9pm, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Golden Sound Labs-Bouncy

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel and Caroline take no prisoners jumping straight into the week in #GamingNews talking Game Updates, Meta VR Shutdown, Global Game Jam Rundown, and MOAR! Caroline gets to the point into a double feature - firstly clicking away for population control in 'Execute' from Payne Robinson AKA Peebly, then aids the AI and causes a climate crisis in 'Faceminer' from Wristwork. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 00:45 - #GamingNews 07:39 - Execute from Payne Robinson AKA Peebly 12:30 - Faceminer from Wristwork 18:59 - REMINDER: Upcoming Indie Dev Night Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June 6-9pm, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Hazel and Caroline at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Mykola Luzan-Move And Shake, TrenoX8-Sinister Background Music, Timothy Kulig-8-bit Infinite Void

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul plays with buttons, Caroline caffeinates, and Tom stays sane playing games before bouncing into the week in #GamingNews with; ASUS leading price rises, EBGames(NZ) closures, Sonic founder passes, and more. Paul then gets handsy grabbing stuff for friends playing 'Untitled Hand Game: Titled Edition' from Ottersea Studio, and Tom digs through the trash and finds a diamond in the rough in one of the best RPGs of 2025 'Kingdom of the Dump' from Roach Games and Dream Sloth Games. The team then leaves you with their most anticipated games of 2026. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:00 - #GamingNews 12:50 - Untitled Hand Game: Titled Edition from Ottersea Studio 19:48 - Kingdoms of the Dump from Roach Games and Dream Sloth Games 29:24 - Upcoming Game Hype: Animal Crossing 3.0 Update, Resident Evil Requiem, and The Dungeon Experience Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded live Thur, 8 Jan 2026, 6pm AEST by Paul at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra and Hazel farewell 2025 and celebrate the first few hours of the new year of 2026. Jumping into a surprising amount of #GamingNews including; GOG goes back to its roots, Game Birthdays, and MOAR! Zahra and Hazel share a wirmy, wiggly, squirmy, adventure while playing the cute and squishy game 'Wirm' from Sbug Games. Then Paul drops into the abstract world of pain and glass playing 'Skate Story' from Sam Eng. And Zahra reaches into their Christmas Stocking pulling out the planting puzzler 'Cloud Gardens' from Noio. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:32 - #GamingNews 12:08 - Wirm from Sbug Games 17:13 - Skate Story from Sam Eng 21:48 - Cloud Gardens from Noio 25:24 - Indie Dev Nights - Google Calendar Link Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 12th Feb, 16th April, 4th June 6-9pm, 15th Oct, 12th Nov Radiothon Event: 13th Aug Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Tunetank-Piano Classical Music

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, Natalia, and Tom quack about Christmas music before jump into the week in #GamingNews. Then the team runs down each player's Game Of The Year with; 'Silksong' from Team Cherry, 'Cast N Chill' from Wombat Brawler, 'Baby Steps' from Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy, 'Tempopo' from Witch Beam, 'Split Fiction' from Hazelight, 'Isopod' from Sbug Games, 'Keep Driving' from Y/CJ/Y, 'Cash Cleaner Simulator' from Mind Control Games, and 'Expedition 33' from Sandfall Interactive. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:08 - #GamingNews 09:23 - Silksong from Team Cherry w/ Caroline 11:27 - CastNChill from Wombat Brawler w/ Zahra 13:25 - Baby Steps from Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy w/ Paul 16:29 - Tempopo from Witch Beam w/ Rani 17:56 - Split Fiction from Hzaelight w/ Peter 20:32 - Isopod from Sbug Games w/ Hazel 23:00 - Keep Driving from Y/CJ/Y w/ Tom 25:00 - Cash Cleaner Simulator from Mind Control Games w/ Tobi 26:57 - Expedition 33 from Sandfall Interactive w/ Natalia Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra sets up with a stacked deck with Peter, Natalia, AND Hazel chat holiday family (key)board games before jumping into the week in #GamingAwards, #GameAnnouncements, and some #GamingNews. Natalia then indulges in the hype, beat, and rhythm of 'Unbeatable' from D-CELL Games. Followed by Zahra teleports around while taking the wheel in the crossover kart racer 'Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' from Sonic Team. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:58 - #GamingNews 13:43 - Unbeatable from D-Cell Games 24:37 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds from Sonic Team Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul presses buttons and talks Metroid and Switch sales before pulling Caroline and Tom into the week in #GamingNews. Paul gets inspired to play (and then avoid) 'Many Nights a Whisper' from Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour. Tom gathers some Member Berries to snake on while playing 'MARVEL Cosmic Invasion' from Tribute Games. And Caroline and Paul take biological lessons from the body horror love child of Dr Seus and Goose Game in 'Tingus Goose' from Sweaty Chair. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:59 - #GamingNews 09:08 - Many Nights a Whisper from Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour 12:58 - MARVEL Cosmic Invasion_ from Tribute Games 19:42 - Tingus Goose from Sweaty Chair Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Tunetank - Piano Classical Music

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Tom, and Natalia talk the challenge of the game of life before getting into a slew of events, social restrictions, RAM shortages, Excel Championship, and more in this week's #GamingNews. Natalia grabs the mail before jumping into a break in reality while reviewing the thrill seeking, speed chasing, and butt clenching rogue-like game 'Haste' from Landfall. And Tom stands for artistic integrity while getting uncomfortable, challenged, and more while playing 'Horses' from Santa Ragione and AndreaLB. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:20 - #GamingNews 14:06 - 4zzz Hot 100 - Sun, 7 Dec, 12pm AEST - SUBSCRIBE NOW! 16:02 - Haste from Landfall 24:23 - Horses from Santa Ragione and AndreaLB Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Sound Effects provided by Pixbay from freesound_community - Proyector16mm-2 Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Henadz Danilau - Драматичное фортепиано с оркестром

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Hazel, Zahra, and Caroline get into Gaming Garments and Gear while talking the week in #GamingNews before pulling out the smorgasbord of mini games with exciting escapades, perilous quests, magical music, and perspicacious payment plans to whittle away your weekend while playing; Caroline comes to grips with 'Cell to Singularity: evolution never ends' from Computer Lunch, before shattering the heavens in 'Tower Wizard' from Barribob. Paul puzzles away in pixelated perturbation playing 'Eclipsium' from Housefire Games, Zahra zaps us with 'Dice of Kalma' from Pepperbox Studios, and Paul returns to scream along with 'I Write Games not Tragedies' from Studio Wife. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:53 - #GamingNews 09:33 - Cell to Singularity: Evolution Never Ends from Computer Lunch 11:33 - Tower Wizard from Barribob 15:19 - Eclipsium from Housefire Games 19:22 - Dice of Kalma from Pepperbox Studios 23:06 - I Write Games Not Tragedies from Studio Wife Produced and recorded by Paul at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Timothy Kulig - Drone Digging backing the 'Dice of Kalma' review.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Tom, and Peter jump straight into the week in #GamingNews talking the nominees for 'The Game Awards 2025', Steam enters the Console Wars, and much more! Then Maylee takes off the super suit and gets into upper management playing 'Dispatch' from Adhoc Studios, and Tom gathers some studs and gets the party started playing 'LEGO® Party!' From SMG Studio. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:04 - #GamingNews - The Game Awards 12:45 - Dispatch from Adhoc Studio w/ Maylee 23:26 - LEGO® Party! from SMG Studio Upcoming Events February Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next in FEBRUARY! Produced and recorded by Maylee at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, Caroline, and later Natalia celebrate Zahra's 31st BIRTHDAY!! YAAAAAY!!! Then a bunch of layoffs and other stuff in the week in #GamingNews ... yaaaaay... check our website. Then Natalia and Zahra chat with a heap of developers from the teams who showed games at our recent Indie Dev Night including; Riley from Sbug Games, Piers, Cohan and Alana from Grey Cult Games, Tex Barnes from Owl Machine, Elias and Santtu from Pepperbox Studios, and Eris and Josh from Delta Phase Games. Then Peter drops in and out of the cozy yet "satisfactory" game 'Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure' from from Massive Miniteam. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:39 - #GamingNews 08:16 - Wirm from Sbug Games 11:02 - _HyperRouter _ from Piers 14:01 - Heavy Magic from Grey Cult Games w/ Cohan and Alana 17:05 - Key Fairy from Owl Machine with Tex Barnes 19:15 - Jane Wei Composer of Key Fairy - 'We're Engaged! The Part Where I Run Around Collecting Stars and Try Not To Die' 21:45 - Dice of Kalma from Pepperbox Studios - Discord Link 25:40 - Sugarrr! and Delta Rummy from Delta Phase Games w/ Eris Alar and Josh Huf 28:21 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure from Massive Miniteam w/ Peter Upcoming Events February Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next in FEBRUARY! Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Sbug, Piers, and Owl Machine Audio: Recorded and Edited by Natalia. Grey Cult Games and Peppercorn Studios: Recorded by Zahra. Podcast Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for distribution with Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Grand_Project - Diamond backing the Heavy Metal segment, Timothy Kulig - Drone Digging Backing Pepperbox Studios Segment, and Tony Vodnik - All I wanna Do (positive pop) backing Delta Phase Games Segment.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel takes the soldering iron in hand to talk Console Mods, Jailbreaking, and more with Natalia, and Hazel from 'Tranzmission'. Then Hazel and her older brother Alec take some time to reminisce about old school Xbox mods from her childhood. And Ben from 'The Brown Couch' talks making your own controllers with friends. AND International Correspondent and previous Zed Games host Adrian brings us a Tokyo Games Show 2025 Retrospective, interviewing attendants about how to make YOUR game stand out at conventions. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:07 - Tokyo Games Show 2025 Retrospective w/ Adrian 08:10 - Console Mods and YOU 14:11 - Hazel's PSP Mods 21:07 - Jailbreaking Consoles 26:30 - Repair 32:00 - Old School Xbox Mods w/ Alec 39:54 - Building Arcade Controllers w/ Ben Tokyo Games Show 2025 Segment Interviewees Be My Horde from Polished Games Dangen Entertainment New Game Plus and Events Engine Upcoming Events February Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Feb 2026 Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Oleg Brnic - Disco Funk Expresso, Oleg Brnic - Jazz Expresso, Denis Pavlov - Old Bookie Jazz Blues B3 Hammond Organ, and Douglas Gustafson - Infinite Cosmos

This week on an especially spooky Zed Games Zahra, Maylee, and Tom flex their nimble fingers to get some news nibbles talking the week in #GamingNews. Tom then takes a swing at marriage and the grim reality of 'SILENT HILL f' from NeoBards Entertainment Ltd. Zahra then jumps into a double feature talking low-fi, nostalgic, cabin horror game 'Rental' from Lonely House, then wanders through the visceral and auditory experience of 'Welcome To The Dark Place' from Zeekerss. And in calendar worthy events... Indie Dev Night is happening NEXT WEEK!! With a heap of local games including; 'Heavy Magic' from Grey Cult, 'Wirm' from [Sbug Games], 'HyperRouter' from Piers, 'Key Fairy' from Owl Machine, 'Dice of Kalma' from Pepperbox Studios, 'Kokato Dispatch' from Kobiko, and 'Sugarrr!' and more from Delta Phase Games. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:44 - #GamingNews 10:24 - SILENT HILL f from NeoBards Entertainment Ltd. 18:15 - Rental from Lonely House 20:11 - _Welcome To The Dark Place from Zeekerss 23:39 - Indie Dev Night Upcoming Events: November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6-9pm Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing music provided by Mikhail Smusev from Pixabay

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra and Natalia are joined by Junebug, one of the developers at Sbug Games. After talking the week in #GamingNews the team rolls into a review of 'Isopod' from Sbug Games and the team talks to Junebug on 'Isopod's development. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:10 - #GamingNews 11:32 - Isopod from Sbug Games 23:24 - Interview with Junebug from Sbug Games Upcoming Events November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Tom, and in the flesh Natalia return from PAX Aus, but before they get into that a run up of the week in #GamingNews talking legacy directors leaving Xbox and Ubisoft, Heart Machine finishing up, Pokémon Data Leak, plus more. Then Paul, Tom, and Natalia talk all things PAX Aus including; 'Delphinium' from Cinnadev, 'Cow Chess' from Lab Lab, 'Pro Jank Footy' from Umbrella Gaming, 'Tingus Goose' from Sweaty Chair, 'Headlice' from Bunguin Games, 'Doggy Don't Care' from Rohan Nowell, plus MORE! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:50 - #GamingNews 12:25 - PAX Aus Rundown PAX Links: Delphinium from Cinnadev Xbox ROG Ally Kirby AirRiders Cow Chess from Lab Lab Pro Jank Footy from Umbrella Gaming Tingus Goose from Sweaty Chair Headlice from Bunguin Games Doggy Don't Care from Rohan Nowell AND PAX Aus 2025 Steam Page Upcoming Events: November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: It's Zed Games's 800th Episode!! This week Zahra is being a professional studio person with Jack, 4zzz's station manager! Together they talk the week in #GamingNews before passing the baton to past Zahra in an interview with previous Zed Games leaders 'Razor' Ray and 'Ezie' Ezarco. Jack then tells us of his first Zed Games memory, REWINDING us back to Episode 380 and Bea's look into Dream Daddy. Plus there's a GIVEAWAY! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games Episode 800! 02:01 - #GamingNews - The Drifter Ep 789 11:27 - GIVEAWAY 12:18 - Interview w/ Razor and Ezie 28:38 - REWIND: Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator from Game Grumps Upcoming Events** October PAX Aus @MCEC Melbourne Fri-Sun 10-12th Oct November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Tom, and our local Naam PaxAus correspondent Natalia jump straight into the week in #GamingNews before talking fishing games. Then Natalia slices a bit out of life and all the baggage that involves in 'Consume Me' from Hexecutable (Jenny+AP), and Paul takes on the personality litmus test that is the game 'Baby Steps' from Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:22 - #GamingNews 13:00 - Consume Me from Hexecutable (Jenny+AP) 23:14 - Baby Steps from Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy 32:06 - Community Events - check the notes below Upcoming Events** October SpringCon @Goodna State School Sat-Sun 4-5th Oct 9-5pm PAX Aus @MCEC Melbourne Fri-Sun 10-12th Oct The Best Worst Games in History – Harvester (1996) @Fruitbat Theatre upstairs @PAX Aus Fri, Oct 10, 6:30-7:30 PM November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel takes over with Zahra and Peter following suit talking game release hypes, bugs, and pet peeves before jumping into the week in #GamingNews. Then Zahra rocks out in the rogue like rhythm game 'Fresh Tracks' from Buffalo Buffalo and Peter takes it easy in the patient cozy tabletop/a digital single player Catan-esque game 'Let Them Trade' from Spaceflower. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:01 - #GamingNews 14:08 - Fresh Tracks from Buffalo Buffalo w/ Zahra 15:15 - Let Them Trade from Spaceflower w/ Peter Upcoming Events October SpringCon @Goodna State School Sat-Sun 4-5th Oct 9-5pm Zed Games 800th Episode Thurs, 9th Oct, 6pm PAX Aus @MCEC Melbourne Fri-Sun 10-12th Oct November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee gets butter board fingers while Tom, Peter, and SPECIAL GUEST Siobhan jumping straight into the week in #GamingNews. Then clean up those dirty earholes to listen to SPECIAL GUEST Siobhan as she tries a book change in a seaside town selling second hand books while playing 'Tiny Bookshop' from neoludic games. And don't forget to touch some grass while checking out; PLAYGRND Showdown Final @Settlement Cove Park 19-21 Sept, Creative Coding at The Lanes 2025 @Winn Lane 26 Sept, and SpringCon 4-5 Oct. AND Tom pulls on his neon cyber ninja suit to Shinobi style kick, jump, flip while crunch, punch, and combo his way through 'Shinobi: Art of Vengeance' from Lizardcube. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:42 - #GamingNews 10:08 - Tiny Bookshop from neoludic games 16:29 - Community Events: PLAYGRND Showdown Final @Settlement Cove Park Fri-Sun 19-21 Sept 10am-8pm 17:57 - Community Events: Creative Coding at The Lanes 2025 @Winn Lane Fri, 26 Sept, 6-9pm 18:49 - Community Events: SpringCon @Goodna State School Sat-Sun 4-5th Oct 9-5pm 20:05 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance from Lizardcube Upcoming Events September Creative Coding at The Lanes 2025 @Winn Lane Fri, 26 Sept, 6-9pm October SpringCon @Goodna State School Sat-Sun 4-5th Oct 9-5pm PAX Aus @MCEC Melbourne Fri-Sun 10-12th Oct November Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Thurs 6th Nov 6pm Produced and recorded by Maylee for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul summons the Dark Crystal with Natalia, Caroline, and Tom Silksonging before jumping into the week in #GamingNews. Then the team faun over the atmosphere and gameplay in the game of the hour 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' from Team Cherry, before Tom talks tricks, tips, trials, and teamwork while playing - defiantly not a wheelchair basketball - based game 'Drag x Drive™' from Nintendo. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:34 - #GamingNews 13:28 - Hollow Knight: Silksong from Team Cherry 25:31 - Drag x Drive™ from Nintendo Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra and Maylee introduce us to this weeks special guests and bird lovers Juno and Daniel jumping straight into the week in #GamingNews. Then the team chats with Juno and Daniel as they introduce the development process of and talk the new board game for the bird lover Isle of Feathers. The game is a vertical tile builder with birds fighting for space in a limited habitat, check it out on Kickstarter (and the launch party @Netherworld, Sun 28th Sept 4-7pm). Then Maylee gets a pleasant surprised while plaything the cozy puzzle sequel 'Islanders: New Shores' from The Station. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:15 - #GamingNews 10:42 - Isle of Feathers from Magpie Buisness AKA Juno and Daniel 30:22 - Islanders: New Shores from The Station Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Hazel, and Caroline catch themselves in a time loop before jumping into the week of #GamingNews talking; Elden Ring and Atari Licensing, Marxism, Acclaim Resurrection, and MOAR! Caroline gets overwhelmed while attempting to brute force the 'Turn Based Cyberpunk Action' pixel booba'd, rhythm JRPG 'Keylocker' from Moonana. And Paul puts mining and tower defence into a blender to talk planning, efficiency, and strategy while playing 'Drill Core' from Hungry Couch. And don't forget to catch up with this weeks gaming events including hitting the tabletop at Go Play 2025 happening at the State Library of Queensland THIS weekend (30/31 August). Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:08 - #GamingNews 13:46 - Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action from Moonana 24:42 - Desert of the Abyss (Saturnian Version) by Elektrobear and Psamathes 24:58 - Drill Core from Hungry Couch 32:18 - Housekeeping: Indie Dev Night and Go Play 2025 @State Library of QLD Sat and Sun 30th and 31st Aug Produced and recorded by Paul at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee and Paul talk rental bliss before jumping into the week in SILKSONG... I mean #GamingNews... talking The Geoff Keighley Report (AKA gamescom) and a bunch of stuff that Paul likes. Speaking of stuff Paul likes, Paul delves deep into his deep unconscious and the memories within while puzzling through Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between from The Voxel Agents in VR. AND NEXT WEEK IS 'INDIE DEV NIGHT' at Lost Souls Netherworld on Thurs 28th Aug featuring local indie developers; Mobster Lobster, Little Nebula, Underlord Studios, Ben and Harry, Chunky Quail, Dillon Steyl, ANTD Interactive, Rat Shed, and Growing Games. SEE YOU THERE! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 04:06 - #GamingNews 12:46 - #GamingNews: Paul's Highlights (AKA Paul's Special List for Special People) 20:36 - Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between from The Voxel Agents 28:07 - Indie Dev Night Produced and recorded by Maylee for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Open-Music-for-Videos from Pixabay.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel, Zahra, and Peter talk seasonal and social gaming events before blindly walking into a the camel of disappointing big event management companies all while chatting the resurgence of Homestuck in the week of #GamingNews. In gaming reviews, Paul gets a buzz out of playing Time Flies from Playables, and Zahra checks out developer Pepperbox Studios and their games Kaamos - a puzzler roguelike - and it's successor - a horror themed walking simulator - Vartio. In Community Events, not only are we throwing another 'INDIE DEV NIGHT' at Lost Souls Netherworld on Thurs 28th Aug featuring local indie developers; Mobster Lobster, Little Nebula, Underlord Studios, Ben and Harry, Chunky Quail, Dillon Steyl, ANTD Interactive, Rat Shed, and Growing Games ... it's #RADIOTHON at 4zzz with a bunch of prizes up for grabs if you subscribe between the 8th and 17th of August - so what are you waiting for?! Head to 4zzz's website to support us and SUBSCRIBE (also name us as your favourite show)! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:32 - #GamingNews 16:30 - Time Flies from Playables 20:02 - Kaamos from Pepperbox Studios 24:54 - Vartio from Pepperbox Studios 28:18 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Netherworld Thurs, 28th Aug 6-9pm 30:00 - RADIOTHON! Subscribe to 4zzz! Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music for the RADIOTHON! segment provided by Pocketbeats Music from Pixabay.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra tries to corral the full studio joined by Caroline, Peter, and Natalia head to the doctor to check out the Bees, Beans, Zest, Edumacation and a strange warm inner glow. #GamingNews follows talking OneUp Returns, Showcase Sumarry, and more (like Go Play 2025 and 4zzz's RADIOTHON!!)Then Natalia cranks it up talking their PlayDate experience, and Zahra struggles to climb through White Knuckle from Dark Machine Games w/ Zahra Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:30 - #GamingNews 08:19 - Go Play 2025 09:57 - RADIOTHON 11:38 - PlayDate w/ Natalia 19:22 - PlayDate Season 2 w/ Natalia 29:41 - White Knuckle from Dark Machine Games w/ Zahra Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Melody Ayres-Griffiths, Timothy Kulig, Nicholas Panek, and NiKneT_Art

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Zahra, and Tom get into the week of #GamingNews talking Payment Prohibition, Age Embargo Avoidance, and a Sony Suit. Then pulling on the puppetry performance, Tom cleans up while wiping off the fear sweat playing My Friendly Neighborhood developed by Ducky Dev Games. While Zahra nurtures some flora and fauna while desperately trying to remain on task playing Desk Garden developed by Siesta Studio. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:50 - #GamingNews w/ EVO Timelineand Excel Sports 13:56 - My Friendly Neighborhood from Ducky Dev Games 25:30 - Desk Garden from Siesta Studio

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul slips on a potassium based fruit accelerator pedal, and throws Zahra straight into a chest thumping extravaganananza of #GamingNews talking Splitgate 2's Great-Gate and "Payment Processor" forcing censorship. Paul then writes a love letter to the Aussie Noir Pulp Adventure, point and click thriller The Drifter from Powerhoof. Zahra needs a late night snack and gets caught staring into the microwave while playing Midnight Snack from BaconSlayer, before the whole studio goes bananas talking Donkey Kong Bananza from Nintendo. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:45 - #GamingNews 13:28 - The Drifter from Powerhoof 23:08 - Midnight Snack from Desborde Games 26:49 - Donkey Kong Bananza from Nintendo

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games a full studio of cool cats headed/herded by Zahra, including; Hazel, Tom, and Natalia! Together they talk the week in #GamingNews and all that entails. Tom does a early access double feature; skirting copywriter infringement while casting 'Bigify' at Grumblebort's wizarding school in the PS2 era styled game Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate from The Szymanski Brothers John, Evan, and David. AND the chaos of cooking in the speedy roguelike deck builder for the refractory cook in us all in Omelet You Cook from SchuBox Games. Then Zahra jumps in late to talk the nostalgia filled city sim mobile and PC game TheoTown from Lobby Divinus and BlueFlower Timestamps and Links: 02:46 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:50 - #GamingNews 13:00 - Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate from The Szymanski Brothers John, Evan, and David 19:37 - Omelet You Cook from SchuBox Games 26:26 - Hungry? Now you are 28:16 - TheoTown from Lobby Divinus and BlueFlower Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing music for the 'Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate' segment provided by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee and Peter let Natalia out of the box for the show to talk about getting down with the computer upgrade sickness, the future of vault diving, and the week in #GamingNews. Maylee then plays favourites while exploring the star studded voice actor filled love/hate dating sim, Date Everything from Sassy Chap Games. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 07:25 - #GamingNews 21:10 - Date Everything from Sassy Chap Games Produced and recorded by Maylee for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country . Album cover design and podcast edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Tom introduce a newbie to the microphone Natalia, before jumping into a totally happy and uplifting week in #GamingNews. The team grabs the tissues to talk generally and literally around the complicated, arthouse, big budget, star studded game Death Stranding 2 from Kojima Productions and the new quality of life changes in the sequel. And lastly the team grabs their favourite fishing rods and work laptops to head out and idle the day away playing Cast and Chill from Wombat Brawler. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:46 - Welcome Natalia: Favourite Game 02:27 - #GamingNews 13:21 - Death Stranding 2 from Kojima Productions 26:20 - Cast and Chill from Wombat Brawler Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Peter spruik the 4zzz merch before jumping into the week in #GamingNews with Science saying games promote edufication, Nintendo Museum Expands, and Spartan Survives. Then Peter embraces the whimsy, gets curious, and grabs a stickerbook to get cozy in Pilo and the Holobook from Mudita Games. Paul goes yo-yo crazy in the yo-yo-vania Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo from Pocket Trap. And Zahra gets a serious case of the Mondays while finding themselves in the game The River from bokchoi.. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:48 - #GamingNews 12:53 - Pilo and the Holobook from Mudita Games 17:53 - Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo from Pocket Trap 24:22 - The River from bokchoi. Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Zahra, and Caroline talk gaming, bloodsports, LARPing, and anticip… …ation before meandering their way into the week in #GamingNews. Zahra then rummages through the trash to pay the rent talking Trash Goblin from Spilt Milk Studios. Then the team recaps their wonderful time at Queensland Games Festival. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:08 - #GamingNews 12:44 - Trash Goblin from Spilt Milk Studios 18:54 - Queensland Games Festival Recap 20:52 - QGF: Lone Pine from Bang Bang Bang Interactive 22:39 - QGF: Bumper Bout from Rocco Loria (Rockalot) 23:30 - QGF: The Hare and the Wreath from Lili Piri 25:11 - QGF: Slime Time from Flow State Games 26:27 - QGF: Dungeon Pizza from Growing Games 27:22 - QGF: Isle of Feathers Produced and recorded by Maylee for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, and Tom throw wood and get meta talking Mario Kart World and Oddsparks before jumping into the week in #GamingNews talking: Frosty Games Fest, Summer Games Fest, and more! Tom takes a jab at boxing games to work on his footwork in Leftovers KO! from Mountain Man Animation. Then the team talks the upcoming Queensland Games Festival 2025 at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 14th June 2025, where will be hosting AMPLIFY GAMES and steaming it live on YouTube and Twitch! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 04:50 - #GamingNews 15:30 - Leftovers KO! from Mountain Man Animation 24:13 - Queensland Games Festival 2025 and AMPLIFY GAMES at the Brisbane Powerhouse Games we will be hosting at Queensland Games Festival 2025 through AMPLIFY GAMES**: Lone Pine from Bang Bang Bang Interactive Bumper Bout from Rocco Loria (Rockalot) L8R SK8R from Alex Driml The Hare and the Wreath from Lili Piri Yum Cha from Jonathon Cheung Rodent Rollers from Mobster Lobster Games Aqueducks from Reid Marsh + Jack Reboul Stellar Scavengers from Tem Slime Time from Flow State Games Dungeon Pizza from Growing Games Other Games coming to Queensland Games Festival 2025: Carmen Sandiego Hordes of Fate Memo to the Underlord Bravest Coconut Cooked Key Fairy Cast n Chill Isopod Moonbrella Bumpabout Candy Crawler Trash Heart Momento Chunk Tempopo Rita ANGEL We Forlorn Few Delverium Isle of Feathers Schrodinger's Cat Burgler Games Listed in #GamingNews; Frosty Games Fest: Mars First Logistics Letters to Arralla Toroa: Skycall Junklands Bones: Wandering Soul Cast n Chill Tempopo Key Fairy Summer Games Fest: Resident Evil Requiem Lies of P: Overture Dying Light: The Beast Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver Killer Inn Xbox Games Showcase Keeper Outer Worlds 2 Persona 4: Revival Upcoming Games: Wizard of Legend 2 The Alters Gex Trilogy FBC: Firebreak Kity Builder Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond Hell Clock The Colony: New Haven Chronicles

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Tom talk first thoughts, first feelings, and first emotions while handling the Switch 2 before talking #GamingNews and the gamut of game events currently on show. Paul then tries to take care of boy with companion dog and his T shaped life in the caring and quirky narrative adventure to a T from Uvula LLC. Then Tom closes his eyes to play the beautifully crafted claymation adventure The Midnight Walk from MoonHood. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 04:34 - #GamingNews 15:53 - to a T from Uvula LLC 22:59 - The Midnight Walk from MoonHood

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Caroline, and Rani gather to talk Dinkum and fireflies before jumping into the week in #GamingNews talking Apple Acquisitions, Psions, Capcom Expansion, Backrooms comes to Cinema, plus more. Then Paul craves some pachinko/peggle with a dystopian edge Jump the Track from Seed by Seed. Then Rani pulls out all the curses, covens, and cards in the classroom to play Curses & Covens from One Thousand Rats. Before the team runs out of the studio to get to the Indie Dev Night at Lost Souls Karaoke and play all the new and upcoming games developed in Brisbane. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:50 - #GamingNews 15:15 - Jump the Track from Seed by Seed 20:43 - Curses & Covens from One Thousand Rats 28:16 - Indie Dev Night @ Lost Souls Karaoke Produced and recorded by Maylee for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel and Zahra talk self care and the Warfare grind before jumping into the week in #GamingNews talking the @ebgames Switch 2 Launch Update, Thronglets, Bionicle Fan Game Shutdown, plus more. Then Zahra gathers the clan to duke it out floating about in Which Way Up: Galaxy Games from Turtle Flip Studio. Paul brings us a heartfelt Tribute a year after the passing of Zed Games personality and huge hearted friend Cameron Davis. And the next Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke - 6pm Thursday May 29 - featuring; Tempopo, Schrodinger's Cat Burgler, Moonbrella, Lone Pine, Jaws of Space, What The Tide Brought In, Aqueducks, Dungeon Pizza, plus more! AND 14th June the Queensland Games Festival @Brisbane Powerhouse Timestamps and Links: 02:52 - #GamingNews 12:14 - Which Way Up: Galaxy Games from Turtle Flip Studio 16:26 - Tribute to Cameron Davis AKA Gazunta Viva Piñata, Rose & Dahlia Comic 24:20 - Upcoming Events: Indi Dev Night & QLD Games Festival This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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 [...]