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Zed Games

328 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

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, Cameron, & Peter S. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for all the latest updates!

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Episodes

Bears, Bullets, and Balatro

April 11, 2024 14:05 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week Paul leads the team with Zahra, Peter and Special Guest Tom from Netherworld to talk punching purple people in the new Prince of Persia roguelite in this weeks Gaming News. Paul praises new shooter Bears In Space from local dev team Broadside Games. Tom plays his cards right in a deck building review [...]

Chilli Crab

April 04, 2024 14:05 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Hazel and Zara take control this week talking AI controlled Doc Oct armchairs from Razor and the week in Gaming News, and a rundown of the great prizes available in this years April Atonement at 4ZZZ. Paul digs deep in the indi game Pepper Grinder from Ahr Ech, and Zahra starts the carcinisation process in [...]

Bard Mustard

March 28, 2024 14:05 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

This week on Zed Games, Maylee, Paul, and Peter talk couch party games. Then the team chats the week in Gaming News where Paul talks Xbox Layoffs, Pepper Grinder release, and other new releases. Then Paul goes to the MAX in VR to talk Max Mustard developed by Toast Interactive, before Maylee tries to romance [...]

Enshrouded to the Left

March 21, 2024 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

This week, Zahra, Hazel & Maylee talk Stardew Valley REVOLUTIONARY updates in Gaming News, Tobi and Peter double battle The Shroud™ in a review of Enshrouded from Keen Games, and Zahra relaxes while getting their life in order in A Little to the Left developed by Max Inferno.

Old Guys Talking

March 14, 2024 14:05 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

This week on Zed Games the team covers the week in Gaming News including a tribute to the late Toriyama. Cameron then old man drools over the retrospective game Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story from Digital Eclipse Studios, and Paul clowns around in Penny’s Big Breakaway developed by Private Division.

Zed Book Club

March 07, 2024 14:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

This week on Zed Games, Hazel, Zahra, and Paul talk Gaming News and the Yuzu fallout, Paul takes the historian approach with Cricket Through the Ages developed by Free Lives, Zahra brings in actual pages of the book Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, then Paul jumps in before the final roll call with a [...]

Rolling Boxes

February 28, 2024 14:05 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

This week Maylee presses the buttons while Zahra and Peter delve deep in this weeks Gaming News and the difference between physical and digital. Zahra then takes it easy in visual masterpiece puzzle game Boxes: Lost Fragments, Maylee tries to love Roller Drama, and then team talks their recent TTRPG gaming and experiences.

Dream Divers

February 22, 2024 14:05 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Come join Zahra, Cam, and Peter busting full of reviews and gaming chatter. This week after Paul brings us our weekly gaming rumours/news, the team talk gaming self care for the Elden Ring Fans prepping for the DLC coming soon. Peter goes deep, blowing up friends and foes in a review of Helldivers 2. Zahra [...]

Pond Scum Sandwich

February 15, 2024 14:05 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

This week the Paul leads the team with Maylee, & Caroline and Special Guest Tom from Netherworld while they talk natures ‘buss-aloes’ during the weeks rundown of Gaming News. Our Special Guest Tom from Netherworld talks aussie 2D post-modern RPG, Knuckle Sandwich from Andy Brophy. Then Paul talks VR interactivity in a review of Pond [...]

The CageBox

February 08, 2024 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

This week Zed Games round table is lead by Hazel, with Paul and Peter sitting on a wall. Then comes the regular Gaming News from Maylee, with the team talking the Tomb Raider relaunch and the Xbox rumour mills. Paul swings to win in the full release of Phantom Abyss. And the team chats the [...]

Strange Sands

February 01, 2024 14:05 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

Gather close as Maylee, Caroline, & Peter talk the week in Gaming News, and the week in Gaming Layoffs. Paul is surprisingly positive about Ubisoft Montpellier Studio‘s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. And Caroline tries to tame spirits with a green thumb in Strange Horticulture from Bad Viking.

Groups and Gnorps

January 25, 2024 14:05 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

On ZedGames this week Zahra, Hazel, & Caroline talk this weeks GamingNews. Zahra chats with Dave Eden from Brisbane Social RPG and their future event Neon Brisbane. Then Caroline headbutts rocks in a review (the) Gnorp Apologue.

Torture Wasteland

January 18, 2024 14:05 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

This week brings you Paul, Maylee, and Cam to talk gaming news with Mighty Kingdom Turmoil & other studio layoffs. Paul then waxes poetic about The Cub developed by Demagog studio, while Maylee gets stabby in a review of The Outlast Trials developed by RedBarrels.        

Rapid Fire Reviews

January 11, 2024 14:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

This week Hazel leads the round table with Zahra and Peter to talk Gaming News (from Cam) and the impact of AI. Zahra goes mobile while reviewing sandboarder Alto’s Odyssey developed by Snowman. Caroline then goes digging and gets stuck in(to) the early access game Below the Stone developed by Strollart. And finally Zahra jumps [...]

New Year, New Games

January 04, 2024 22:44 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

This week Maylee leads Peter and Cam through the week in Gaming News. Cam wonders the future of Mario while reviewing Super Mario Bros Wonder and Rani reaches high and talks climbling in a review of Jusant.

Toasting To A New Year

December 28, 2023 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Come Toast To A New Year with Zed Games! Get out your fireworks, bread, butter and soul crushing existentialism and raise your breakfast utensils to this week’s Zed Games. Join the Team of Zahra, Hazel and Rani while they chat Gaming News, Hazel tests the skill ceiling in Toasterball, while Zahra questions reality in the [...]

Merry Christmas from Zed Games ’23

December 21, 2023 14:05 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

Gather around the Yule Log and come listen in to the tale of Christmas Present as the Zed Games Team headed by Maylee talks Gaming News discussing the recent Fortnight gifts and more. Paul goes on a Quest to bring us several game reviews within a review of the Quest 3, it’s another Paul Patented [...]

Hero’s Journey

December 14, 2023 14:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Greetings Gamers! This week Paul heads the Zed Games crew with Cam and Peter to talk the week in Gaming News reported by Maylee. The team then discuss the 2023 Gaming Awards, before Paul takes us on a walk on the wild side through the Irish countryside in Highland Song, and Tobi rounds it out [...]

Two Ps in a POD (and Zahra)

November 30, 2023 14:05 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

This week we have Zahra, Paul and Peter joining you to talk the week in Gaming News with all things indi, Paul deals with dungeons and dine and dashers in Cuisineer, and Zahra jumps on the holodeck to solve the mystery of Forest Grove from Blowfish Studios.

Zed Grampz

November 23, 2023 14:05 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

This week the Zed Gamers goes wild, with Maylee talking Roblox in Gaming News, Caroline travels through bits, chips, and cosmic insanity with a review of WORLD OF HORROR (ALL CAPS), and Cameron gets convoluted in a remake/remix/rewind twisty twisted review of Air Twister.

Zed Rewind: Interview with Yahtzee Croshaw

November 17, 2023 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MB

Time to REWIND with a special podcast for you lucky ZED listeners! After the recent news regarding Ben Yahtzee Croshaw rising from the ashes of the escapist into Second Wind, we thought we’d look back through the archives and rewind Zed to play you the interview ‘Razor’ Ray had with him back in the day.

Up Close and Personal

November 16, 2023 14:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

This week Zed Gamers, Paul, Hazel, & Zahra get all Up Close and Personal talking Gaming News, Paul picks apart the puzzler Talos Principal 2 from Croteam, and Zahra gets in early with some wholesome farming in Coral Island from Stairway Games.

Pre-Order Now!

November 09, 2023 14:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

This week Zed Gamers put your hands together for Hazel, Cam, & Peter as they throw bants talking the week in Gaming News, Caroline pokes trash in Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic from Rogueside, Hazel can’t stop playing Trigahex, and they chat the pre-show incoming for GTA6 later this year.

700th Episode Special

November 02, 2023 14:05 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

The week we celebrate our 700th Episode! Coming to you since January 2010, what is Zed Games up to now? Click the link ⬇ to subscribe to the podcast. https://pod.link/783240224

The Courtroom of Nightmares

October 26, 2023 14:05 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

This week in our spooktacular episode is hosted by Paul “Park” Paalo, Peter “Peetle” Pedro, & Hazel as they slay the princess in a review of Slay the Princess & debate the better vampire between the gaming universe of Kain and Masquerade.

Scary Guys Gals and Non-Binary Pals

October 19, 2023 14:05 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Rani’s back with a BANG! Joined by Paul and Caroline the team talks Gaming News and the death-knell of Bandcamp and it’s effect on gaming music. Then Rani chats with Directors Ricard Cussó & Tania Vincent and Producer Ryan Greaves from Brisbane’s Like A Photon Creative and their new film based on the game Scarygirl [...]

ZEDCON’23

October 12, 2023 14:05 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB

Come and listen to ZEDCON’23, where Hazel, Zahra, Caroline and guest Alexis run down what happened this year at SpringCon’23 from Springfield Gamers and Alexis tells us all about what went down at PAX Aus 2023.

Meow Games

October 05, 2023 14:05 - 1 second - 1 Byte

Hey ZedGamers, time to “Hey, Hey, Hey” your way out of trouble by joining Maylee, Caroline and Peter running through this week in Gaming News, Events, and Awards! This week Paul sends in his ball heavy review of the mighty morphin cosmic puzzler Cocoon, then the team chats Springfield Gamers‘ SpringCon ’23  & The 2023 [...]

Toss a Feeling

September 28, 2023 14:05 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Toss a Feeling to your gamer in this weeks Zed Game Podcast! This week Zahra, Cameron, and this weeks special guest – Alexis – join us to regale you about the downfall in NFT’s and other headlines in this weeks #gamingnews, Cameron gives a toss while reviewing the VR monkey time trial-er Toss!, and Zahra [...]

Zed Games Does ASMR

September 21, 2023 14:05 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Prime those sound channels, and recline in the garden chair you use as a gaming seat, because this week Zed Games Does ASMR. Paul and Caroline lead you through the weeks gaming news, then Paul whips out his… Switch… and the team starts playing with his… controllers… as they swing into a review of Trombone [...]

4 Reviews

September 14, 2023 14:05 - 33 minutes - 21.9 MB

This week Paul, Zahra, and Peter go all out bringing you not only the freshest in Gaming News, but not one, not two, not even three, but 4 REVIEWS!!!! Paul and Zahra tag team reviewing Gunbrella (ella, ella), “A Nice Little Game” Zahra with – Fern Flower, “Films Are Bigger For Me Than Games” Paul [...]

Diving for the Relaxation Station

September 07, 2023 14:05 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

Chillin’ out on Zed Games this week, Maylee, Caroline and Cameron talk the IP buyout trend in this weeks Gaming News discussion, Caroline dives deep into gameplay loops in a review of Dave the Diver, & Maylee tries to get to the relaxation station in Metro Mini.

Deview

August 31, 2023 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

This week join the Zed Games crew of Zahra, Hazel & Peter, as they discuss the news hot from the News Press of Paul. Peter makes their Deview (debut review) with a review of musical shooter City of Beats, and Zahra takes second fiddle to a Lobster with a review of Frog Detective The Entire [...]

Cosmic Escape

August 24, 2023 22:00 - 1 second - 1 Byte

This week Paul takes Zahra and Caroline on a journey through Escape Academy, with a review by Zahra, and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, with a review by Paul. Maylee brings it all together with the week in gaming news!

Radio Against The Machine

August 17, 2023 14:05 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Grab your bootstraps gamers, it’s RADIOTHON! Join us in our Radio Against The Machine Subathon Special as we pack the studio with Maylee, Rani, Caroline, Cam & Hazel to spruik, hawk, pitch and otherwise tout the prizes, satisfaction, support, and warm inner glow that subbing to 4ZZZ gives you. Not to mention it’s the only [...]

Sonic Dashn’t

August 10, 2023 14:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

This week Zed Games levels up its social standing talking this week in gaming news, the marathon effort in a recap of Netherworld‘s Mario Kart Speedway Event, and Zahra betrays the fan within in a review of Sonic Dash.

Beating Chids at Karts

August 03, 2023 14:05 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

The week Paul and Zahra pull in Tom from Netherworld to talk the Mario Kart 8 Tournament happening this weekend! The crew also chats Gaming News and Paul takes to time weaving radio waves in a review of Oxenfree II: Lost Signals.

GLORBO

July 28, 2023 02:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

It’s a new week, so lets go #Glorbo This week Zahra, Hazel and Caroline go (hedge) hog with gaming news, a recap over the who, what, where, when, and that of this years Queensland Games Festival, and then the team talks of the sadness that the lackluster new series of Sonic Prime brought them.

Fight Your Perspective

July 20, 2023 14:05 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Come follow us down the Polaroid trail, drink from the CapCom rapids and bathe in the Baulder’s Gate 3 teasers. This week on Zed Games, Cameron puts the Cam in Cammitment with a review of Capcom‘s Street Fighter 6, Paul stretches his ocular awareness to bring us a review of indi game Viewfinder from Sad [...]

Friends and Friendly Dragons

July 13, 2023 14:05 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

Afternoon Zed Gamers, time to plug your ears with the vibrating pressure of the weekly podcast headed by Maylee, and accompanied by Zahra, Hazel and a secret being. This week the team talks lost games in Gaming News, Zahra takes time out for self care in a review of Amaru: The Self-care Virtual Pet. Maylee [...]

Government Spies in Our Midst

July 06, 2023 14:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

Zed Gamers, welcome to another week of audio glory! This week Hazel’s organised a special treat, so with Cameron they welcome Jed Dawson & Finley (Fin) Cameron from Screen Queensland to talk how they can help YOU get your game and game creation career off the ground (paid internships now available)! Hazel then talks Nova [...]

That’s Pretty Pogchamp

July 05, 2023 03:05 - 1 second - 1 Byte

Zed Games goes full Pogchamp this week with Hazel, Maylee, and Zahra taking over your podcast primed earholes. This week the team talks the simpler days of the wild west of early gaming experiences, Zahra takes it easy putting their shapes into place in The Shape of Things, then Paul reshapes literary history in The [...]

Play Local

June 22, 2023 14:01 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

This week Zahra takes control, with Caroline and Peter to talk this weeks Gaming News, a Recap of last week’s Indi Dev Night and all their favs, and lastly Caroline battles through with a review of Knight Crawlers! 

Stare Into The Sun: Some things you can’t explain, but you can feel

June 15, 2023 09:58 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

SURPRISE EARLY PODCAST! In celebration of our collaboration with Netherworld for the Indie Dev Night we’re releasing this weeks podcast EARLY! So listen in as Maylee, Hazel, & Paul talk gaming news, this years not E3 announcements and Hazel does a special In Memoriam for the online phenomenon Blazeball. So gather your salutes, gird your [...]

A Link to the Podcast

June 08, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Grab your Master Sword, don your fused shield , & come listen to this weeks special Zelda themed episode with Paul taking the reigns. This weeks 4 person team talks The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and all things Hyrule.

Volvy

June 01, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Time to gather your infinite multiverse everything everywhere spider selves around the sparking gigabyte motherboard that is Zed Games. This week Hazel wrangles Maylee and Tobi through the week in gaming news, and swings through the everything bagel that is a review of the movie “Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse”. All while Paul spends some [...]

Birdcage Memories

May 25, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

On Zed Games this week we lock it down, Cage style. Firstly chatting this weeks gaming news brought to us by Maylee, then taking the zen moment with a parrot in Zahra’s review of Bird Alone, and lastly a going toe to toe in a discussion on the PlayStation Showcase and locking down Q!

In Tears/Teirs/Tears: it’s one of those…

May 18, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 2.84 MB

This week Paul leads the team with Zahra and the disembodied voice of Maylee, to talk gaming news, english pronunciation, and reviews! With Zahra sprinkling the magic on a review of farming simulation in Homestead Arcana, and Paul loses his head in a review of the puppeteering sequel Another Fisherman’s Tale.

Mainlining Zelda Zelda

May 11, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

How we all feeling about Mainlining Zelda? …ZELDA!! This week in Zed Games, Hazel leads us through this weeks game reviews and Paul brings us the latest in gaming news. In reviews, Zahra follows in their families grappling hook in a review of A Story About My Uncle and Cameron slaps fashion sense into beige [...]

Sonic Rituals

May 04, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Summon your friends and collect your rings… it’s time to get gaming! This week Zed Gamers Zahra, Hazel, & Caroline talk news, Zahra continues the Sonic review onslaught with Sonic Generations, and the team have a round robin of pre new game rituals.