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Tune in to hear the best in gaming news, reviews, community and culture from across Australia and around the world! Brought to you by the Zed Games crew: Zahra, Paul, Maylee, Rani, Tobi, Hazel, Caroline, & Peter S. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for all the latest updates! Get podcasts here: http://zedgamesau.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZedGamesAU Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZedGamesAU
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June 12, 2026
Undead Ducks
<h1>Episode Notes:</h1> <p>This week on Zed Games Zahra (they/them) and Hazel (she/her) are joined by returning quack-pots Reid Marshall (they/them) and Jack Reboul (he/him) from Corkscrew Games to celebrate the launch and release of 'Aqueducks' and an overview of their upcoming board game 'Tag! You're Undead'. Then the team talks #GamingNews and the extensive showcases and game highlights of the past week.</p> <p><strong>Timestamps and Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games</li> <li>02:06 - <a href="https://www.aqueducks.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Aqueducks</a> from <a href="https://indiverse.io/store/corkscrew-games/" rel="nofollow">Corkscrew Games</a></li> <li>13:03 - Tag! You're Undead from Corkscrew Games</li> <li>22:29 - <a href="https://www.zedgamesau.net/news/games-games-games" rel="nofollow">#GamingNews</a></li> </ul> <h1>Upcoming Events</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.queenslandgamesfestival.com/" rel="nofollow">Queensland Games Festival</a> @<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/rMzw2uxx4aMekLHc6" rel="nofollow">Brisbane Powerhouse</a> Saturday 27 June 2026, 10am - 6pm</li> <li><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20" rel="nofollow">Indie Dev Night</a> @<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89" rel="nofollow">Lost Souls Karaoke</a> Thursday 6-9pm; 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov.</li> <li>Radiothon Event: 13th Aug</li> </ul> <h1>Games Mentioned</h1> <p><strong>Xbox Games Showcase</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtwifLrU5M" rel="nofollow">Bad Magpie</a> - play as a one-winged magpie with a missing flock and an obsession with a fallen star.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52sHCWHzYLc" rel="nofollow">Join Us</a> - a game about running your own cult to be saved from the apocalypse</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91LAY9B6lUc" rel="nofollow">Senua</a> - an action-heavy follow-up to Hellblade 1 and 2</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-5emVM4Ow" rel="nofollow">Crazy Taxi World Tour</a> - the Crazy Taxi reboot</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8b2Jd-2y54" rel="nofollow">Magician: The Devil’s Deal</a> - become the ultimate trickster, turn stage magic into deadly powers, and defeat the masters and claim their abilities</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_TyajdnGc" rel="nofollow">Vivarium</a> - a Ghibli-style game that has you exploring a peaceful pocket world and its secrets.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwef2jan-Q" rel="nofollow">Persona 6</a> - we got a teaser trailer for the next addition to the stylish games. It looks freaky.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFW16_mDbo" rel="nofollow">Spyro: A Realm Beyond</a> - a new adventure, and new abilities, for the purple dragon as he faces a new threat known as the Scavs.</li> </ul> <p>And to celebrate <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-INYU6FLgI" rel="nofollow">25 years of XBOX</a>, an anniversary Xbox Series X will be available, sporting the original Xbox look, and a transparent green shell.</p> <p><strong>Nintendo Direct</strong></p> <p>If you have the Switch 2 there is a lot to look forward to as a lot of games have been announced for the console!</p> <ul> <li>We got a look at a new trailer for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdMwqKiSeEE" rel="nofollow">Rhythm Heaven Groove</a>.</li> <li>Stellar Blade is getting a Switch 2 port, along with Xenoblade Chronicles 1, 2 and 3.</li> <li>Minecraft is also coming to the Switch 2, and you can carry your Switch 1 worlds over.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_uvpWSlBV0" rel="nofollow">Big Walk</a> is coming to Switch 2 when it launches on the 4th of August.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdYyvr7_nak" rel="nofollow">Onimusha: Way of the Sword</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wnDopnPnz4" rel="nofollow">Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNcXNZJV6IE" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Switch Sports Resort</a> was announced, complete with thumb wrestling.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW1uFD81Fvw" rel="nofollow">Final Fantasy Resonance</a>, a 2D turn-based game, was announced.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slixAP5o1mc" rel="nofollow">Deltarune Chapter 5</a> has been announced for the 24th of June.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vlKStRH3Oo" rel="nofollow">Kingdom Hearts 4</a> got a new trailer.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoClUOMfrCc" rel="nofollow">Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake</a> was also announced.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Summer Games Fest</strong></p> <p>The announcements do not stop coming!</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjq0JSbz14" rel="nofollow">Resident Evil Veronica</a> remake</li> <li>Cuphead sequel is now in development, with more details to come ‘when the time is right’.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWmH8UgZ1As" rel="nofollow">Cassette Beasts 2002</a> - a sequel to Cassette Beasts with new protagonists, new beasts, and new beats</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqMyxqyh_Eo" rel="nofollow">Gen Atlas</a> - without knowing why, you awaken on an abandoned planet, and before you lies a vast world. Developed by the creator of Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jgItPVHs3I" rel="nofollow">Stranger Than Heaven</a> - a game about using extreme violence to survive, and musical talent to thrive. It also has Tupac in it.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5_Vp3-3qIg" rel="nofollow">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin</a> - a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1hdkOKdjD8" rel="nofollow">The Telwynium</a> - retro-style fantasy adventure game that recreates the experience of playing a point-and-click adventure in the 90s.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njyrrxa_mdw" rel="nofollow">Last Harbour</a> - look after your boat, fish, and defend against zombies</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nUzNiiCi2Q" rel="nofollow">1666: Amsterdam</a> - inherit the mantle of the Collector and unravel a mystery that has spanned centuries.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZD3j1HY_4" rel="nofollow">Hot Wheels Infinite Rush</a> - its Hot Wheels!</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPj8FouOu8Q" rel="nofollow">The Wolf Among Us 2</a> - somehow it’s back, and it’s bringing a remaster of the first game with it.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKum7LqFi1s" rel="nofollow">Palworld</a> - finally leaving early access on 10th July</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3ox5krci8" rel="nofollow">Final Fantasy VII: Revelation</a> - the final chapter in the remake project</li> </ul> <p><strong>Frosty Games Fest</strong></p> <p>And to round things out we also had another Frosty Games Fest over the weekend, showing some familiar names, and some new ones! This showcase features Australian and New Zealand games. </p> <p>You can watch the showcase <a href="https://youtu.be/6mmuYcEEEJU?si=1J2UXeri79N0N8rS" rel="nofollow">here</a> - but tune in next week for a special episode!</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4451260/Cloudlings/" rel="nofollow">Cloudlings</a> - a cute colony sim set in the clouds</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187560/Freeline/" rel="nofollow">Freeline</a> - an expressive speedrunning platformer about taking down the surveillance state.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4615280/UnQuollified/" rel="nofollow">UnQuollified</a> - a point and click detective mystery about a struggling artist investigating the death of his childhood friend.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2913190/Bravest_Coconut/" rel="nofollow">Bravest Coconut</a> - a little cat tries to return a library book and ends up facing monsters and secrets.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516430/Management_In_Space/" rel="nofollow">Management In Space</a> - a sci-fi roguelite where you must build, mine, trade, and defend stations across the galaxy.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4528170/Sting__Swing/" rel="nofollow">Sting &amp; Swing</a> - bee golf!</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4258090/Toil__Trubble/" rel="nofollow">Toil &amp; Trouble</a> - brew up some mischief in a witchy life sim that’ll have you training a pig to find ingredients</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4770180/Ghost_Writer/" rel="nofollow">Ghost Writer</a> - the perfect desktop work companion is you require a little tired ghost typing away at a typewriter.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3444110/Cow_Chess/" rel="nofollow">Cow Chess</a> - real-time artillery brawler</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3782840/Mingle/" rel="nofollow">Mingle</a> - a hidden object puzzle game where you try to find your identical twin in a crowd.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3847920/Wild_n_Chill/" rel="nofollow">Wild n Chill</a> - a follow-up to Cast n Chill</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3046610/L8R_SK8R/" rel="nofollow">L8R SK8R</a> - 3D platformer on skates</li> </ul> <p>Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/7081edits" rel="nofollow">Tobi</a> for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.</p>
June 5, 2026
Indie Dev Crawlers
<h1>Episode Notes:</h1> <p>RECORDED LIVE - This week Zed Games celebrates the third of 26's Indie Dev Night featuring loads of local devs showing their stuff including; 'Dungeon Pizza' from Growing Games, 'Aqueducks' by Corkscrew Games, 'Lone Pine' by Bang Bang Bang Interactive, 'Oath for Glory' by Sleep Deprived Studios, 'Deathbed' by Devil Juice, 'Descend' by Fizzy Games, 'On The Hearth' by Earl Grimm Games, and 'Ides of March' by One Thousand Rats. But on the show Hazel and Caroline call each other out for comfort gaming before talking the week in #GamingNews. Caroline then reaches for the power of cardboard while dungeon crawling battling power creep and eye strain in 'Vampire Crawlers' from poncle and Nosebleed Interactive. </p> <p><strong>Timestamps and Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games</li> <li>04:32 - #GamingNews</li> <li>12:50 - <a href="https://poncle.games/vampire-crawlers" rel="nofollow">Vampire Crawlers</a> from <a href="https://poncle.games/" rel="nofollow">poncle</a> and <a href="https://www.nosebleedinteractive.com/" rel="nofollow">Nosebleed Interactive</a></li> <li>22:33 - Indie Dev Night</li> </ul> <h1>Indie Dev Night</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3834910/Dungeon_Pizza/" rel="nofollow">'Dungeon Pizza'</a> by Growing Games - A cooking game with a fantasy twist! Knead the dough, spread the sauce, and prepare… the rat chunks?! Open your own pizzeria deep inside a dungeon, serving weary adventurers who come to rest and refuel between their quests and bounties.</li> <li><a href="https://www.aqueducks.com.au/aqueducks" rel="nofollow">'Aqueducks'</a> by Corkscrew Games (boardgame) - It is the crux of the Roman Eggpublic, and the Pondifex has tasked the players with establishing a new city to lead the ducks of Rome into a new age.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3575850/Lone_Pine/" rel="nofollow">'Lone Pine'</a> by Bang Bang Bang Interactive - A single-player, 2D adventure set in the fictional Lone Pine National Park. You play as Izzie, who has come to Lone Pine to try to photograph some of its mysterious, undiscovered 'cryptids'.</li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4599140/Oath_for_Glory/" rel="nofollow">'Oath for Glory'</a> by Sleep Deprived Studios - Play as a lowly knight competing in a tournament. A skill-based boss rush game built around directional combat.</li> <li>'Deathbed' by <a href="https://devil-juice.com/" rel="nofollow">Devil Juice</a> (card game) - The Old King is on his deathbed. Each day, each kingdom sends a representative to perform a eulogy. Through strategic timing and political manipulation your kingdom could hold the most influence when The King finally passes!</li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/descendthegame.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">'Descend'</a> by Fizzy Games - Slay hordes of enemies to gain procedural skills, augments and loot to shape your build and fight deeper. Descend is set apart with a unique skill system, run-altering persistent upgrades, and an evolving quest system that influences gameplay.</li> <li><a href="https://earlgrimmgames.com/" rel="nofollow">'On The Hearth'</a> by Earl Grimm Games - A narratively driven mystery game, blending magic and community as tools of deduction. Decode your mentor's grimoire, master your craft, and solve a myriad of mysteries as you lead your loveable, rag-tag village against the rising tensions of an inbound crusade. </li> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onethousandrats/ides-of-march" rel="nofollow">'Ides of March'</a> by <a href="https://www.onethousandrats.com/" rel="nofollow">One Thousand Rats</a> - Themed after the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, a historical event so world-shattering it led to the fall of the Roman Republic, the creation of an iconic Shakespeare play, and this game (all equally significant moments in culture) - Ides of March is a large multiplayer game for 6 - 12 players, with an included expansion making the game suitable for up to 24 players.</li> </ul> <h1>Upcoming Events</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20" rel="nofollow">Indie Dev Night</a> @<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89" rel="nofollow">Lost Souls Karaoke</a> Thursday 6-9pm; 15th Oct, 12th Nov.</li> <li>Radiothon Event: 13th Aug</li> </ul> <p>Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/7081edits" rel="nofollow">Tobi</a> for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.</p>
May 29, 2026
Remembering Bread
<h1>Episode Notes:</h1> <p>This week on Zed Games Paul is joined by Maylee and Natalia are dressed to impress talking price increases, game failures and futures, and so much more in a massive week of #GamingNews. Paul and Natalia chat the ins and outs of the nostalgia, music, film, and generational differences while playing 'Mixtape' from Beethoven and Dinosaur. Maylee gets out the figurative aeronautical licence to become a fantasy helicopter parent raising her child in a gluten filled world in 'Magical Princess' from Neotro Inc. </p> <p>And don't forget - it's INDIE DEV NIGHT NEXT THURSDAY! [Jun 4 - 6-9pm]</p> <p><strong>Timestamps and Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games</li> <li>02:23 - #GamingNews</li> <li>15:55 - <a href="https://mixtape.game/" rel="nofollow">Mixtape</a> from <a href="https://www.bnd.studio/" rel="nofollow">Beethoven and Dinosaur</a></li> <li>28:48 - <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562120/Magical_Princess/" rel="nofollow">Magical Princess</a> from <a href="https://neotro.jp/" rel="nofollow">Neotro Inc</a></li> <li>35:06 - INDIE DEV NIGHT NEXT WEEK</li> </ul> <h1>Upcoming Events</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20" rel="nofollow">Indie Dev Night</a> @<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89" rel="nofollow">Lost Souls Karaoke</a> Thursday 6-9pm; 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov.</li> <li>Radiothon Event: 13th Aug</li> </ul> <p>Produced and recorded by Paul for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/7081edits" rel="nofollow">Tobi</a> for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.</p>
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