Melbourne Game Blog · Est. 2016

Where Steel Meets Neon.

Honest reviews, retro deep-dives and grassroots esports coverage from our Southbank studio. No hype cycles, no paid scores — just the games worth your weekend.

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Covering the Scene

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How We Work

From Controller to Column

01

We Play It Fully

Every title gets a minimum of 20 hours before a word is written — no launch-day snap verdicts or trailer impressions dressed up as reviews.

02

We Test the Tech

Frame pacing, load times and patch notes on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch — benchmarked in our Southbank lab so you know how it runs on your rig.

03

We Publish Straight

Scores are set by the writer, never a sponsor. Corrections are logged publicly and every affiliate link is disclosed at the top of the page.

What We Cover

Beats We Play

Full Game Reviews

The Crew

Who's on the Sticks

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Mara Voss

Editor-in-Chief

RPG obsessive and 200-hour completionist. Founded the blog above a Fitzroy arcade in 2016.

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Deng Okoro

Hardware & Performance

Runs the benchmark bench. Can spot a stutter at 30 paces and a dropped frame from the next room.

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Priya Nair

Esports Lead

Covers the ANZ competitive circuit and can explain a meta shift without a single acronym.

Portrait of Toby Fields

Toby Fields

Retro Archivist

Keeps a working Amiga 500 on his desk and writes our beloved cartridge deep-dives every Friday.

Reader Verdicts

Straight from the Community

"Their Baldur's Gate 3 review talked me out of a refund and into 400 hours. The performance notes on Steam Deck were spot on."

Jamie L. — Carlton, VIC · Mar 2025

"Finally a blog that scores games without a sponsor whispering in its ear. The retro Friday columns are my whole weekend ritual now."

Sofia R. — Brisbane, QLD · Jan 2025

Get in Touch

Pitch, Tip or Just Say Hi

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