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
Episode Notes:
This week on Zed Games Zahra, Tom, and Rio are the only ones left standing after the crew gets a case of con-itus, joined by special guest Work-Experience-Student Micah!
The team discuss recent controversies, games composer scholarships, House House's decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox.
Rio then inspires the next generation with her experience in the land of Melbourne at Melbourne's International Games Week and PAX Aus and the awesome time she had watching a gaming magazine launch, the stunning array of games at Parallels, and her hunger for 'Burger Bois'!
Tom brings a review of 'SILENT HILL: Townfall' to wrap up the episode with, which takes place in rainy Scotland, with a recommendation: maybe play a different Silent Hill game.
Timestamps and Links:
00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games
03:50 - #GamingNews
12:39 - Introducing Work-Experience-Student Micah
15:00 - Rio's Finds @ Melbourne's International Games Week
16:03 - Rio's Finds: Continue Magazine (https://www.continuemagazine.com/)
18:45 - Rio's Finds: Parallels (https://www.freeplay.net.au/parallels26)
19:14 - Rio's Finds: PAX Aus (https://aus.paxsite.com/) Rising (https://aus.paxsite.com/en-us/features/pax-rising.html) and 3DS Meetup
20:20 - Rio's Finds: Burger Bois (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224290/Burger_Bois/) from Mischief Makers Studio (https://www.mischiefmakers.studio/)
25:44 - SILENT HILL: Townfall (https://screenburn.com/silent-hill-townfall) from Screen Burn Interactive (https://screenburn.com/)
Upcoming Events
Indie Dev Night (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20) @Lost Souls Karaoke (https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89) Thursday 6-9pm 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 (https://linktr.ee/7081edits) for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts (https://www.instagram.com/4zzzpodcasts/)) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
9 Oct 2026
Idle F.O.M.O.
Episode Notes:
Zahra is back in the studio with a case of FOMO, joined by Caroline and, from the Zed newsroom, Mack, to chase away the missing-out-on-PAX blues.
The team has a look into the news with Old School RuneScape update issues, the spread of unions within Wizards of the Coast, the Uniqlo Pokemon 30th Anniversary collab, and the horrors of Sonic the Hedgehog fans in a Discord server, followed by celebrating the winners of the AGDAs in 2026.
Zahra then reviews the not-so-idle game Idle DIRECTIVE by kevinfu510, and its addictive iteration cycle, before wrapping up the episode with a brief look into the Brisbane Devs who showcased at Freeplay x ACMI's Parallels.
Timestamps and Links:
00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games
04:25 - #GamingNews
12:25 - AGDAs Winners (https://agdas.com.au/)
19:35 - IDLE_DIRECTIVE (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4599710/IDLE_DIRECTIVE/) from Kevinfu510 (https://kevinfu510.me/)
25:18 - Parallels w/ Freeplay (https://www.freeplay.net.au/parallels26) and ACMI (https://linkstre.am/ACMI)
Upcoming Events
Indie Dev Night (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20) @Lost Souls Karaoke (https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89) Thursday 6-9pm; 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 (https://linktr.ee/7081edits) for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts (https://www.instagram.com/4zzzpodcasts/)) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
2 Oct 2026
The Bite of '26
Episode Notes:
Hazel, Peter, and Caroline are joined by special guest Río Robayo (https://bsky.app/profile/riorobayo.bsky.social) 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 (https://www.instagram.com/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 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/oz-comic-con-brisbane-biting-incident/107176968) w/ Río Robayo (https://bsky.app/profile/riorobayo.bsky.social)
22:32 - Games That We Keep Going Back To
Games That We Keep Going Back To
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en-AU/morrowind) by Bethesda (https://bethesda.net/)
Terraria (https://terraria.org/) by Re-Logic (https://re-logic.com/)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/Games/Wii/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Twilight-Princess-283542.html) by Nintendo
The Legend of Dragoon (https://store.playstation.com/en-au/concept/10004605) by SIE Japan Studio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Studio)
Upcoming Events
Indie Dev Night (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMjQwNTA3NTgzMDRkNmY4ZGQ2ZGNlZmJlNjIzNDcxYTZiNTRkM2E2YzIwZmY0MTJlYWJhNDM3MGJmODY0NDYxQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20) @Lost Souls Karaoke (https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89) 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 (https://linktr.ee/7081edits) for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts (https://www.instagram.com/4zzzpodcasts/)) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
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