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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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Episodes 168

TO THE NEXT LEVEL
2d ago · 29:39
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra and Hazel settle in for a totally normal episode of Zed Games when a button push opens a PORTAL to ADVENTURE, presented by Extra Lives. Grab a cuppa, put on your headphones, and enjoy this choose-your-own-adventure backed by the band Extra Lives as they take us... TO THE NEXT LEVEL. And then Hazel takes us through the week in gaming news, which is full of game announcements! Want to know what else could've happened? Hungry for more adventuring? Extra Lives will be at Netherworld on the 19th of October. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Gam
Pro Retro Corner AKA Janky and Leafy Restoration
9d ago · 30:20
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel is joined by Tom and Zahra as the crew catch up on the week in #GamingNews, discussing the various GTA6 leaks, the upcoming Steam Frame, and the new Buddy System update in Subnautica 2. Tom then takes the crew through the pro-party-game 'Pro Jank Footy' by Powerbomb Games, while Zahra relaxes into 'Leafy Corner' by Fireline Games. And then it's back to Tom and the tactile charm of repairing consoles and retro devices in a review of 'ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs' by Mandragoa. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:42 - #GamingNew
A RADIOTHON Biathle
16d ago · 29:17
Episode Notes: This week it's 4zzz's #RADIOTHON and us at Zed Games need YOU to subscribe to keep us all on air... so head over to 4zzz.org.au and SUBSCRIBE and tell them ZED GAMES is your favourite show (and choosing your #RADIOTHON prize choice)! PLUS just after recording we had our #RADIOTHON Special: Indie Dev Night at Netherworld Arcade. And live listener prizes! Recorded by vocal artists for Zed Games - we call Paul, Peter, and Caroline into the studio and directly into your earholes. This week the team talks #GamingNews, and Paul goes for a 30 minute walk in 'walk' from bilge and a swim
Following the Leader
23d ago · 35:38
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Caroline, and Tom do battle talking; "Xbox PCs" and game trading, EA heads to the Middle East, and more in the week in #GamingNews. Zahra takes a hike with the team into the Australian bush and its soundscape in 'Big Walk' by House House. Tom dives into the surprisingly deep 2D fighter 'Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game' from Gameplay Group International. AND DON'T FORGET next Thursday (13 August) we will be hosting the RADIOTHON SPECIAL Indie Dev Night in the deep depths of the Lost Souls Karaoke at Netherworld from 6 - 9pm featuring many local gam
Deciphering Michael with The Cool Hat
1mo ago · 29:09
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Peter talk the week in #GamingNews. Peter then puts on his collector dungarees and nostalgia goggles in the charming 3d platformer 'Teeto' from Eat Pant Games and Zahra gets polyglotty to play the iconic and beautiful linguistic puzzler 'Chants of Sennaar' from runDISC. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:48 - #GamingNews 10:52 - Teeto from Eat Pant Games w/ Peter 17:08 - Chants Of Sennaar from runDISC 22:26 - Radiothon Special: Indie Dev Night, Thurs 13th Aug - Games and links in notes Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @L
Planes, Trains, and Watermobiles
1mo ago · 30:45
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Tom get holistically crunchy talking games and the week in #GamingNews. Paul pauses for a few quickies; going train jumping in 'Denshattack!' from Undercoders, grabbing friends in 'Heave Ho 2' from Le Cartel Studio, and performing hard labour in 'Crabmeat' from Searching Interactive. All while Tom does a barrel roll playing 'Star Fox' (2026) from Nintendo Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:24 - #GamingNews 08:26 - Denshattack! from Undercoders - Backing Music: Sean Bialo - 'Beppu Ramen Express' and Tee Lopes - 'There's a Trick t
Isle of Coconut
1mo ago · 29:43
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Maylee, and Caroline return to their addictive game roots talking Microsoft overreach, Mercantile Storefronts, the Mercer effect, and more in the week in #GamingNews. Then in a local AND animal themed show Zahra helps Coco in her misadventures while trying to return her library book in 'Bravest Coconut' from Little Nebula. And Maylee attempt the call of The Great Tit, Blue Footed Booby, and Majestic EMU while moulding habitats and jostling for supremacy in 'Isle of Feathers' from Dan Galbraith and Juno Schaaffhausen Te’o. Timestamps and Links: 00:00
Rhythm Haven
1mo ago · 31:04
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel, Zahra, and Natalia talk Queensland Games Festival after glow and recovery, THEN hellah #GamingNews. Then the team pulls out the flared jeans, high heel, oversized glasses and sparkly jackets to groove and dance through 'Rhythm Paradise Groove' AKA 'Rhythm Heaven Groove' from Nintendo and then chatting all about rhythm games. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 05:32 - #GamingNews 18:09 - Rhythm Paradise Groove from Nintendo 25:33 - Rhythm Games Discussion - Games listed in notes Rhythm Games Mentioned in Discussion Vib Ribbon by NanaO
The Mini (S)More-Games-Board
1mo ago · 26:30
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Zahra humble children while recovering from this years Queensland Games Festival before also talking about the same Festival and more in the week in #GamingNews. Paul takes over talking highlights and trends in this years Steam Next Fest with; 'About Fishing' from The Water Museum, 'Blood Dungeon' from Messhof, 'Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!' From Strange Scaffold, and 'Order of the Sinking Star' from Thekla Inc. Then Zahra grabs a rail, drags it around, and battles passenger preferences playing the 'classic' puzzler 'Mini Metro'
Go-2 Queensland Games Festival and Amplify Games
2mo ago · 33:39
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, and Maylee talk the week in #GamingNews before delving deep into what to expect walking into this years Queensland Games Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse Saturday 27 June - 10am to 6pm and the games coming to chat with us downstairs at the Amplify Games Space including; 'Matchstick: Cosmic Flame' by TechnoMyth (@technomythgames), 'Doubtbound' by Moontail Games (@moontailgames), 'Keyboard Warriors' by Stretchy Cat (@stretchycatgames), 'Bravest Coconut' by Little Nebula (@nathanhoad), 'Cloudlings' by Middle Space, 'Plonk! A 4D Puzzle' by Sti
Frosty Games Festival 26: Indie Take-Over
2mo ago · 35:02
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Joy (@Mythical_Water), Río Robayo (@rio_robayo), and Alex (@busalonium) join Natalia and Hazel to talk ideal video games, #GamingNews, and more... But mostly about this years Frosty Games Fest (@frostygamesfest) Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 04:28 - #GamingNews 11:16 - Frosty Games Fest 12:18 - Freeline by Piers 15:07 - Slayblade by Henry's House 17:10 - L8R SK8R by Alex Driml 20:40 - n00b's guide by Just4Friends 23:38 - Joy aka Mythical Water - YouTube 26:48 - The Troll & The Witch's House by Little Bandit 28:34 - Janet DeMornay Is A
Undead Ducks
2mo ago · 36:20
Episode Notes: 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. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:06 - Aqueducks from Corkscrew Games 13:03 - Tag! You're Undead from Corkscrew Games 22:29 - #GamingNews Upcoming Events Queensland Games Festival @
Indie Dev Crawlers
2mo ago · 24:42
Episode Notes: 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 car
Remembering Bread
3mo ago · 36:11
Episode Notes: 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. And don't forget - it's INDIE DEV NIGHT NEXT THURSDAY! [Jun 4 - 6-9pm] Time
Meow Meow Meow
3mo ago · 34:59
Episode Notes: This week on Cat Games Zahra and Catoline are joined by Martin to celebrate the launch of local game 'Schrodinger's Cat Burglar' from Abandoned Sheep. Plus some #gamingnews and upcoming events... But mostly it's about the cat. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:01 - Interview w/ Martin from Abandoned Sheep 15:45 - #GamingNews 21:44 - Schrodinger's Cat Burglar from Abandoned Sheep 29:09 - Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 4th June, 15th Oct, 12th Nov. The Frosty Games Festival - Sun, June 7 8am Queensland Games
Gamer's Rapture
3mo ago · 30:02
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel and Petalia (AKA Peter and Natalia) catch up over [REDACTED], sharing, and making friends before talking Nintendo Price Changes, Subnautica Leak, Paid ARG, and more in the week in #GamingNews. Peter takes us on a journey cloned by the capitalistic overlords in the survival builder 'StarRupture' from Creepy Jar. Then the team talks the upcoming games exhibition Queensland Games Festival happening Fri-Sat June 26-27 and our soapbox hosting 'Amplify Games' talking indie games and more Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 00:00 - #GamingNew
Mixed Nuts
3mo ago · 29:06
Episode Notes: This week Paul takes over on Zed Games backed by Zahra and Tom to talk the joys of Edutainment, an avalanche of games, and a cloudy week in #GamingNews. Then things take a turn for the strange while Paul gouges his eyes out playing with gems and cards in 'Forbidden Solitaire' from Grey Alien Games, then he jumps into the deep end of 80s CGA match three puzzles and secrets playing 'Titanium Court' from AP Thomson. Finally pulling out the pots and pans in a rustic cabin to feed animals, creatures, and horrors beyond your imagining in 'Creature Kitchen' from The Rat Zone. Timestamp
/type DEAD MAN
4mo ago · 29:16
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Maylee, and Tom live the dream talking 'Tomodochi Life', 'Sol Cesto', and the week in #GamingNews. Tom get underwhelmed in the balls to the wall mishmash 'ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN' from suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture Inc, and Zahra gets thocky while typing in fear playing 'Blood Typers' from Outer Brain Studio Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:01 - Sol Cesto from Tambouille Studio w/ Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale 02:47 - #GamingNews 11:40 - ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN from Grasshopper Manufacture Inc 20:30 - Blood Typers from Outer Brain S
Glowing over Indie Developers
4mo ago · 35:38
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel is EXCITED to share the studio with Zahra and Natalia talking the week in #GamingNews and recapping the most recent Indie Dev Night and all the games that got to show at Netherworld after last week's show... Including; 'Matchstick: Cosmic Flame' from TechnoMyth, 'Schrodinger's Cat Burglar' from Abandoned Sheep, 'The Isle of Lost Bees' from Triple Bee Games, 'Dog-Dog' from Tex Barnes, 'Zolana: Girl Galactic' from Alanamation and Grey Cult Games, 'Chess Warfare', 'One More Trail' from The Rat Shed, 'Fragment Collapse' from Barney Codes, and 'Reefglider
Really Underselling This
4mo ago · 32:02
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul pushes buttons while the team NOT at the Indie Dev Night taking place at the time of recording (AKA Hazel and Maylee) talk #GamingNEWS. Then Paul takes us by the hand through the greek mythological rogue-like tower defence game 'Minos' from Artificer before comforting us with the aesthetically pleasing, cleaning and decorating, cozy home game 'Hozy' from Come On Games. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:08 - #GamingNews 10:15 - Minos from Artificer 17:06 - Support 4zzz! this April Atonement 21:42 - Hozy from Come On Games Upcoming E
Scratch City: the town always wins
4mo ago · 31:44
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Zahra is joined by Caroline and Maylee get tropically fruity in the studio talking 4zzz's April Atonement, and next week's Indie Dev Night. Talking games; Maylee gets lost in the minutiae of 'Town to City' from Galaxy Grove and Caroline scratches an incremental itch playing 'Scritchy Scratchy' from Lunch Money Games. Oh and don't forget our mainstay - the week in #GamingNews. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:19 - #GamingNews 10:35 - Support 4zzz this April Atonement 13:09 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 16th April, 6-9pm
Listen and Play
4mo ago · 26:41
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel and Zahra get out the holy banana to talk 4zzz's #AprilAtonement, the upcoming #IndieDevNight, #AprilFoolsRoundup, and some real news in the week in #GamingNews. Zahra and Hazel take a sidestep into the Sonic fandom to talk the new podcast series 'Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles'. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:07 - April Atonement 05:13 - #GamingNews 13:16 - Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles 19:34 - April Atonement 24:29 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thurs 14 April 6pm AEST Upcoming
Poké-Hole
5mo ago · 30:20
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Caroline lament on lack of sleep and mass of steam sale games bouncing off their frontal lobe. Paul then struggles with the poison of AI, layoffs, and more in this weeks #GamingNews. Then Caroline gets cozy yet uncomfortable playing 'Pokémon Pokopia' from Omega Force and Game Freak. The Paul doesn't review the seizure of public domain, early access indie with body horror-esque, genre-blending, roguelite aspirations - 'Winnies Hole' from Twice Different Games. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:51 - #GamingNews 11:15 - Pokémon Po
A Quokkin' Good Time
5mo ago · 31:00
Episode Notes: Join us this week on Zed Games Zahra is joined by Peter, Maylee, and Jono from Quokka Games as Zahra pushes Jonathon 'Jono' Cheung into the deep end of the #GamingNews with a run down of the Independent Games Festival Awards 2026, Nvidia AI backlash, 'Subnautica 2' internal shinanigans, and more. Then the team talks Quokkas, games design, and more with Quokka Games' Jono and Zahra reviews one of their most popular games 'Yum Cha'. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:03 - #GamingNews 11:36 - Jono from Quokka Games - Instagram 27:27 - Yum Cha from Quokka Games Mo
Ladies Night: Woman's Day Special
5mo ago · 42:31
Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Natalia, Hazel, and Maylee are joined by special guest Rio getting excited about Women for a special International Women's Day Episode and priming us all with a special track from Jane Wai and the upcoming game 'Slumbering Woods' from Chunky Quail Games. Then talking the minutia of Australia's new age verification laws, Heat Machine Unionisation, Valve gets hit by music licensing roundhouse, and much more in the week in #GamingNews. Then in your earholes comes an interview with the number one female Pinball player of Oz - Emily Cossin. Before the team talk

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TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Pro Retro Corner AKA Janky and Leafy Restoration

A RADIOTHON Biathle

Following the Leader

Deciphering Michael with The Cool Hat

Planes, Trains, and Watermobiles

Isle of Coconut

Rhythm Haven

The Mini (S)More-Games-Board

Go-2 Queensland Games Festival and Amplify Games

Frosty Games Festival 26: Indie Take-Over

Undead Ducks

Indie Dev Crawlers

Remembering Bread

Meow Meow Meow

Gamer's Rapture

Mixed Nuts

/type DEAD MAN

Glowing over Indie Developers

Really Underselling This

Scratch City: the town always wins

Listen and Play

Poké-Hole

A Quokkin' Good Time

Ladies Night: Woman's Day Special