Zed Games

Episode Notes: Hazel, Peter, and Caroline are joined by special guest Río Robayo in studio. Starting off with the week in gaming news they discuss recent goings-on at Xbox, sleeper hit Dressmaker blowing up on Steam, and new updates to Pokopia and Minecraft. Next up Río (@rio_robayo) reports on her ongoing investigation into an infamous incident that occurred at Oz Comic-Con Brisbane 2026 and the crew discusses how it could've been avoided. Finally, Hazel asks everyone about the games that they find themselves going back to year after year and what's so special about them. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 04:40 - #GamingNews 08:54 - The Bite of '26 w/ Río Robayo 22:32 - Games That We Keep Going Back To Games That We Keep Going Back To The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind by Bethesda Terraria by Re-Logic The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Nintendo The Legend of Dragoon by SIE Japan Studio Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm 12th Nov. Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: A most normal episode abounds with Paul, Maylee and an absent Tom. Our 2.5 intrepid heroes dive into the latest round of Microsoft’s cuts to their Xbox division. Is anyone safe? In a world where Halo Studios is no longer in charge of Halo, anything can happen. After escaping the despair of news it’s time to be normal again with the incredibly normal, Normal Golf Game by Brisbane local Luke ‘Regular’ Muscat @pgmuscat. Will the wibbly wobbly normality of this quirky golf game charm or frustrate? Suddenly the ghost of Tom arrives in an incredibly typical way to lay out their thoughts on the recent Resident Evil film by Zach Cregger. Does it live up to the existing film franchise? Or is it good? Listen to these words and more all contained within this normal episode! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:25 - #GamingNews 10:04 - Normal Golf Game from Luke Muscat 18:18 - Resident Evil (2026) from Zach Cregger 24:12 - Paul's PAX Trash Enthusiasts Society Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 15th Oct, 12th Nov. The Trash Enthusiasts Society @Kookaburra Theatre - MCEC, Melbourne, Sat 10 Oct, 9pm Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited. normalgolfgame #residentevil2026 #xboxlayoffs #quakechampions #advancewars #laserdance

Episode Notes: Zahra and Tom are joined by Aidan this week on Zed Games and the team kicks off with the week in gaming news, discussing age verification on Steam, the custody battle between PlayStation and XBOX, and BlizzCon annoucements. Zahra and Tom then turn to Aidan to discuss their upcoming metal trivia card game - Gatekeeper (which isn't all that gatekeeper-y), and how a metalhead can come from anywhere. Tom then enraptures the studio with a review of the old-school-style co-op game Orbitals by Shapefarm. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:35 - #GamingNews 13:01 - Gatekeeper from Aiden 26:53 - Orbitals from Shapefarm Upcoming Events Gatekeeper Crowdfunding Launch Party @Evilcorp Horror Maze & Bar, Friday 25 Sept 25, 6 - 11:30pm Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 15th Oct, 12th Nov. Produced and recorded by Zahra for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

This week on Zed Games Hazel is joined by Zahra and Natalia for a frenzy of gaming goodness. The team looks at the Nintendo Direct and take in the visuals for the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake (it's a lot) before admiring the LEGO PlayStation 1. Zahra then puzzles through a review for Locktale by Mina Pecheux and all its delightful ciphers and mysteries before building minimalistic civilisations in A Little Age by Benerot. Finally, Natalia and Zahra give a brief overview of the Brisbane games development scene, BrIGDA brings the industry connection to the games industry, Squiggly River for the artists, hobbyists, and beginners, Incubator Brisbane for the boardgame developers, and of course the amazing support from Screen Queensland as well as their amazing Games Residency Program cultivating all manner of games and developers. BrIGDA: https://igdabrisbane.org/ Squiggly River: https://squigglyriver.com/ I ncubator Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1MheBC7bxg/ Screen Queensland: https://screenqueensland.com.au/games/ Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:56 - #GamingNews 13:24 - Locktale from Mina Pecheux 15:56 - A Little Age from Benerot 19:32 - Queensland Game Development Scene Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 15th Oct, 12th Nov. Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: Tonight our seasoned combatants Paul, Maylee and Brayden battle with small, spinning tops that bare no resemblance to Beyblades. We review the Australian, indie Beyblade-like ‘From the Top’ by JUNKFALL33 (@JunkFall33) and compare it to the Australian, indie Beyblade-like ‘Slayblade’ by Henry's House and Oscar (@moomoomang) and Rob (@BigEggAU). Which title will come out on top?! Give it a spin and find out. Not before we take a look at the week in #GamingNews as Gamescom overwhelms with content and GTA6 takes hold of the world collective eyeballs. We look back at some of Tim Curry’s greatest videogame contributions. To wrap it all up we celebrate taking notice of all the little details in life via sketbordcat’s(@sketbordcat) incredible horse magnification puzzle game ‘Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse’. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:12 - #GamingNews 12:16 - From the Top from Junkfall33 20:38 - Slayblade from Henry's House 28:39 - Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse from sketbordcat 31:11 - The Trash Enthusiasts Society with PAUL Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 15th Oct, 12th Nov. Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited. FromTheTop, #SlayBlade, #HorseMagnifier, #Gamescom, #OpeningNightLive, #TimCurry, #GTA6