Zed Games

809: Ho, Ho, Honk

EPISODE NOTES: This week on Zed Games Paul presses buttons and talks Metroid and Switch sales before pulling Caroline and Tom into the week in #GamingNews. Paul gets inspired to play (and then avoid) 'Many Nights a Whisper' from Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour. Tom gathers some Member Berries to snake on while playing 'MARVEL Cosmic Invasion' from Tribute Games. And Caroline and Paul take biological lessons from the body horror love child of Dr Seus and Goose Game in 'Tingus Goose' from Sweaty Chair. Timestamps and Links: * 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games * 02:59 - #GamingNews * 09:08 - Many Nights a Whisper [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/Many_Nights_a_Whisper/] from Deconstructeam [https://www.deconstructeam.com/] and Selkie Harbour [https://selkieharbour.com/] * 12:58 - MARVEL Cosmic Invasion_ [https://marvelcosmicinvasiongame.com/] from Tribute Games [https://tributegames.com/index.html] * 19:42 - Tingus Goose [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629780/Tingus_Goose/] from Sweaty Chair [https://www.sweatychair.com/] 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 [https://linktr.ee/7081edits] for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Tunetank [https://pixabay.com/users/tunetank-50201703/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=347514] - Piano Classical Music [https://pixabay.com/music/small-emotions-piano-classical-music-347514/]

808: Running from Horses

EPISODE NOTES: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Tom, and Natalia talk the challenge of the game of life before getting into a slew of events, social restrictions, RAM shortages, Excel Championship, and more in this week’s #GamingNews. Natalia grabs the mail before jumping into a break in reality while reviewing the thrill seeking, speed chasing, and butt clenching rogue-like game 'Haste' from Landfall. And Tom stands for artistic integrity while getting uncomfortable, challenged, and more while playing 'Horses' from Santa Ragione and AndreaLB. Timestamps and Links: * 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games * 03:20 - #GamingNews * 14:06 - 4zzz Hot 100 - Sun, 7 Dec, 12pm AEST [https://4zzz.org.au/hot100] - SUBSCRIBE NOW! [https://4zzz.org.au/support] * 16:02 - Haste [https://landfall.se/hastebrokenworlds] from Landfall [https://landfall.se/] * 24:23 - Horses [https://www.horses.wtf/] from Santa Ragione [https://santaragione.itch.io/] and AndreaLB [https://itch.io/profile/andrealb] 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 [https://linktr.ee/7081edits] for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Sound Effects provided by Pixbay from freesound_community - Proyector16mm-2 [https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=6820] Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Henadz Danilau - Драматичное фортепиано с оркестром [https://pixabay.com/users/danilov_mixing-31311234/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=220163]

807: I Write Reviews Not Tragedies

EPISODE NOTES: This week on Zed Games Paul, Hazel, Zahra, and Caroline get into Gaming Garments and Gear while talking the week in #GamingNews before pulling out the smorgasbord of mini games with exciting escapades, perilous quests, magical music, and perspicacious payment plans to whittle away your weekend while playing; * Caroline comes to grips with 'Cell to Singularity: evolution never ends' from Computer Lunch, before shattering the heavens in 'Tower Wizard' from Barribob. * Paul puzzles away in pixelated perturbation playing 'Eclipsium' from Housefire Games, * Zahra zaps us with 'Dice of Kalma' from Pepperbox Studios, * and Paul returns to scream along with 'I Write Games not Tragedies' from Studio Wife. Timestamps and Links: * 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games * 01:53 - #GamingNews * 09:33 - Cell to Singularity: Evolution Never Ends [https://celltosingularity.com/] from Computer Lunch [https://games.computerlunch.com/] * 11:33 - Tower Wizard [https://barribob.itch.io/tower-wizard] from Barribob [https://barribob.itch.io/] * 15:19 - Eclipsium [https://www.eclipsiumgame.com/] from Housefire Games [https://housefiregames.com/] * 19:22 - Dice of Kalma [https://linktr.ee/diceofkalma] from Pepperbox Studios [https://pepperbox-studios.com/] * 23:06 - I Write Games Not Tragedies [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/I_Write_Games_Not_Tragedies/] from Studio Wife [https://www.studiowife.com/] 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 [https://linktr.ee/7081edits] for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Timothy Kulig - Drone Digging [https://pixabay.com/users/tim_kulig_free_music-31678821/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=170659] backing the 'Dice of Kalma' review.

806: Dispatch Party!

EPISODE NOTES: This week on Zed Games Maylee, Tom, and Peter jump straight into the week in #GamingNews talking the nominees for 'The Game Awards 2025', Steam enters the Console Wars, and much more! Then Maylee takes off the super suit and gets into upper management playing 'Dispatch' from Adhoc Studios, and Tom gathers some studs and gets the party started playing 'LEGO® Party!' From SMG Studio. Timestamps and Links: * 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games * 01:04 - #GamingNews - The Game Awards [https://thegameawards.com/] * 12:45 - Dispatch [https://dispatchgame.com/] from Adhoc Studio [https://www.adhocla.com/] w/ Maylee * 23:26 - LEGO® Party! [https://legoparty.com/] from SMG Studio [https://www.smgstudio.com/] UPCOMING EVENTS February * Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke [https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89] every 3 months! Next in FEBRUARY! Produced and recorded by Maylee at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi [https://linktr.ee/7081edits] for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

805: Indie Interviews + It's My Birthday

EPISODE NOTES: This week on Zed Games Zahra, Peter, Caroline, and later Natalia celebrate Zahra's 31st BIRTHDAY!! YAAAAAY!!! Then a bunch of layoffs and other stuff in the week in #GamingNews ... yaaaaay... check our website [https://zedgamesau.net/]. Then Natalia and Zahra chat with a heap of developers from the teams who showed games at our recent Indie Dev Night including; Riley from Sbug Games, Piers, Cohan and Alana from Grey Cult Games, Tex Barnes from Owl Machine, Elias and Santtu from Pepperbox Studios, and Eris and Josh from Delta Phase Games. Then Peter drops in and out of the cozy yet "satisfactory" game 'Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure' from from Massive Miniteam [https://massiveminiteam.com/]. Timestamps and Links: * 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games * 01:39 - #GamingNews * 08:16 - Wirm [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934870/Wirm/] from Sbug Games [https://bsky.app/profile/sbug.games] * 11:02 - _HyperRouter _ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612450/HyperRouter/] from Piers [https://piers.zip/] * 14:01 - Heavy Magic from Grey Cult Games [https://www.instagram.com/greycultgames/] w/ Cohan [https://www.instagram.com/cohanhoophan/] and Alana [https://alanamation.carrd.co/] * 17:05 - Key Fairy [https://keyfairy.com.au/] from Owl Machine with Tex Barnes [https://neighbourhoodsnake.com/] * 19:15 - Jane Wei [https://www.janeweimusic.com/composer] Composer of Key Fairy [https://keyfairy.com.au/] - 'We're Engaged! The Part Where I Run Around Collecting Stars and Try Not To Die' * 21:45 - Dice of Kalma [https://linktr.ee/diceofkalma] from Pepperbox Studios [https://pepperbox-studios.com/] - Discord Link [https://discord.gg/ukVEEtrkxR] * 25:40 - Sugarrr! [https://www.deltaphasegames.com/product/sugarrr-/8?cs=true&cst=custom] and Delta Rummy [https://www.deltaphasegames.com/product/delta-rummy/12?cs=true&cst=custom] from Delta Phase Games [https://www.deltaphasegames.com/] w/ Eris Alar [https://www.instagram.com/eris.alar/] and Josh Huf [https://www.instagram.com/ablehat_games/] * 28:21 - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure [https://www.handy-games.com/en/games/oddsparks/] from Massive Miniteam [https://massiveminiteam.com/] w/ Peter UPCOMING EVENTS February * Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke [https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRcdNiXLNusUDji89] every 3 months! Next in FEBRUARY! Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Sbug, Piers, and Owl Machine Audio: Recorded and Edited by Natalia. Grey Cult Games and Peppercorn Studios: Recorded by Zahra. Podcast Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi [https://linktr.ee/7081edits] for distribution with Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Grand_Project - Diamond [https://pixabay.com/users/grand_project-19033897/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=332866] backing the Heavy Metal segment, Timothy Kulig - Drone Digging [https://pixabay.com/users/tim_kulig_free_music-31678821/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=170659] Backing Pepperbox Studios Segment, and Tony Vodnik - All I wanna Do (positive pop) [https://pixabay.com/users/kulakovka-47183261/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=278467] backing Delta Phase Games Segment.