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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 Events Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 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 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 14:37 - Town to City from Galaxy Grove 22:14 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 16th April, 6-9pm 23:49 - Scritchy Scratchy from Lunch Money Games 30:00 - Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 16th April, 6-9pm 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 Mykola Sosin

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 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 Hazel 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: Human AGI 17 by BLACKBOX

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 Pokopia from Omega Force and Game Freak 21:56 - Winnie's Hole from Twice Different 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 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: 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 More Links: Board Game BBQ TableTopCon 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 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 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 talks their femininity faves of the gaming world including; Chell and GlaDOS from 'Portal', Aava from 'Cairn' by The Game Bakers, and Imber from 'Don't Stop, Girlypop! from Funny Fintan Softworks. Not to mention there's also an interview with Alana from Alanamation talking their new game 'Zolana: Girl Galactic' slotted in the middle just for funsies. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 02:32 - Jane Wai - Slumbering Woods - Village of the Frog People 07:38 - #GamingNews 16:20 - Emily Cossin Interview 21:32 - Ladies Night: Hazel - Chell and GlaDOS from Portal by Valve 27:02 - Ladies Night: Rio - Aava from Cairn by The Game Bakers 31:48 - Alana from Alanamation talking Zolana: Girl Galactic 36:09 - Ladies Night: Natalia - Imber from Don't Stop, Girlypop! by Funny Fintan Softworks 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 Natalia at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Cover Image and Radio recorded audio edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul and Tom bow down to the monstrosity of the Steam Next Fest Demo overlord but avoiding it entirely and talking #GamingNews with; Sony snubs PC, Resident Evil 9 reception, Quitting 'Highguard', Not 'Letting It Die' die, and MORE! Then Tom searches for more while playing 'Resident Evil Requiem' from Capcom and then Paul talks about a bunch of random things including 'Titanium Court' from AP Thomson, 'Wanderburg' from Randwerk, 'Crawling Angels' from ItsTheTalia, 'Insectile' from Narwhalnut, 'Trifolium' from EmptyMatter, and 'Alabaster Dawn' from Radical Fish Games - all included in this year's Steam Next Fest. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:38 - #GamingNews 13:04 - Resident Evil Requiem from Capcom 23:38 - Steam Next Fest: Alabaster Dawn from Radical Fish Games 25:04 - Steam Next Fest: Wanderburg from Randwerk 25:25 - Steam Next Fest: Crawling Angels from ItsTheTalia 26:53 - Steam Next Fest: Titanium Court from AP Thomson 28:28 - Steam Next Fest: Insectile from Narwhalnut 28:59 - Steam Next Fest: Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck from EmptyMatter 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 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 Natalia leads a full house with Caroline, Hazel and Mara/Niosis and Tex from Owl Machine talking Xbox reshuffle, Discord verification backlash, News Nibbles and more in this weeks #GamingNews! Then Caroline takes the unenviable position of reviewing 'Keyfairy' in front of its makers Mara and Tex from Owl Machine. Then Hazel takes the reins to interview Mara/Niosis and Tex about the development and process of creating 'Key Fairy' - Out NOW! Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:42 - #GamingNews 06:19 - Key Fairy from Owl Machine 12:59 - Jane Wei - M̶o̶o̶n̶ Doom 18:41 - Interview with Niosis/Mara and Tex From Owl Machine 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 Natalia and Hazel 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. Music provided from Jane Wei with 'Moon Doom' and 'We're Engages! In the Slimy Fen' KeyFairy

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 📸 ID: Image Credit - Niosis Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

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.