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No sponsored fluff, no score inflation. Just long-form reviews, retro remaster breakdowns and esports reporting written from a spare room in the Melbourne CBD.
Platforms & scenes we cover weekly
How a review gets made
From launch build to published verdict
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Full playthrough — 20–60 hrs
We finish the game before we score it. Every review logs real completion time and difficulty settings, never a two-hour preview dressed up as a verdict.
Hardware benchmarking
Frame-time captures on a mid-range 1080p rig, a Steam Deck and console — so our performance notes reflect what most Australian players actually own.
Retro remaster deep-dive
Side-by-side comparisons of remasters against the originals — texture work, input latency and cut content — for our weekly "Then / Now" column.
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Then / Now
Remaster comparisons, side by side
A look at how our favourite classics hold up after a coat of modern paint. Original build on the left, remaster on the right.
Original 480p release running on legacy hardware.
4K remaster with rebuilt lighting and 120fps support.
Cramped menus built for standard-definition displays.
Reworked HUD with ultrawide and controller support.
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