Fitzroy, Melbourne — since 2016
Raw gaming coverage with the grip still on it.
Boss-fight breakdowns, indie spotlights and retro deep-dives written by players who actually finish the game. New drops every week, straight off Smith Street.
What we cover
Three lanes, zero filler.
Everything we publish falls into one of these three lanes. Pick your grind and follow the tag.
Boss-Fight Breakdowns
Frame-by-frame strategy guides for the week’s biggest releases — attack patterns, gear loadouts and the exact dodge windows. Published every Friday 6pm AEST, always free to read.
New every Friday · Free
Indie Spotlight Reviews
Hands-on, no-code-copy reviews of Melbourne and wider-Australian indie studios. We play the full build, interview the devs and score honestly. Supporter tier from A$9/month.
Supporter tier · from A$9/mo
Retro Rewind Archive
Deep-dives into the 8-bit and 16-bit classics, complete with legal emulator setup walkthroughs and CRT-vs-HDMI comparison shots. Over 240 archived long-reads and counting.
240+ archived long-reads
The crew
Five gamers, one shared controller drawer.
No faceless content mill here. Every article is bylined by someone who logs the hours.
Jarrah M.
Editor-in-Chief
Souls-like obsessive. Runs the Friday breakdown desk from the Smith Street loft.
Priya S.
Indie & Reviews Lead
Champions Australian studios. Has a save file for every roguelike ever shipped.
Dylan O.
Speedrun & Esports Writer
Sub-30 any% on three platforms. Covers the local FGC and comp scene.
Mei-Ling T.
Retro & Hardware Curator
Restores CRTs by hand and hoards cartridges. Keeper of the Rewind Archive.
On the record
What the community says.
Two minutes of readers, streamers and devs telling it straight. Hit play or read the pull-quotes below.
“IronMatrixPulse called the exact phase-three timing on the Ashfall boss a full day before anyone else. Saved me about six wipes.”
Cass R.
Brunswick, VIC · March 2026
“They reviewed our tiny two-person game like it mattered — played the whole thing, no PR fluff. Wishlists jumped overnight.”
Tobias N.
Collingwood indie dev · January 2026
“The retro emulator guides are the only ones I trust. Clear, legal, and the CRT comparison shots are gorgeous.”
Hayley V.
Preston, VIC · February 2026
Straight answers
Questions from the inbox.
Boss-fight breakdowns land every Friday at 6pm AEST. Indie reviews and retro deep-dives drop two to three times a week on top of that. Members get the pieces roughly 24 hours early.
All boss-fight breakdowns and news are completely free, forever. The A$9/month Supporter tier unlocks early access, the full review archive and an ad-free reading mode. There is no lock-in and you can cancel anytime.
Both, plus handhelds. We run PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck and PC builds side by side, and we always note which platform a guide was tested on so the frame data actually matches your setup.
Email [email protected] with a build key and a two-line description. We prioritise Australian studios and reply to every pitch within a week, even the ones we can’t cover right away.
Our whole desk works out of a loft at 58 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065. Drop by during our open hours on Thursdays if you want to talk shop over a coffee.
Get in touch
Pitch us, question us, argue with us.
Story tips, review pitches and hot takes all welcome. Fill in the form or use the details below — we read everything.
- Phone
- +61 3 9416 5607
- Studio
- 58 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- [email protected]
- Open desk
- Thursdays 11am – 5pm AEST