Priya N.
Editor-in-Chief · RPGs
Founded the desk in 2015 after 400 hours in a single JRPG. Refuses to score a game she hasn't finished.
Now Boarding · Issue 214 · Surry Hills
Your boarding pass to the games worth playing.
Independent reviews, spoiler-safe guides and honest esports coverage from a small Sydney desk. No hype trains, no paid scores — just the stamps that tell you where to go next.
FQV · SYD · AU · 2010
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Years On The Desk
Departures Board
How every piece gets stamped
Four steps between a game landing on the desk and a verdict reaching your screen. No shortcuts, no embargoed fluff.
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First Impressions
Turnaround 48h · FreeA rapid hands-on within two days of release, written before the internet consensus forms. You get our raw take on feel, performance and whether it's worth your first weekend.
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The Full Review
20–40h logged · Scored /10We finish the campaign or grind the ranked ladder before we score anything. Every review lists exact hours played, the platform tested and whether we paid retail — from AU$0, always free to read.
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Spoiler-Safe Guides
Updated weeklyBoss strategies, build orders and collectible maps written so nothing gets ruined ahead of time. Each guide flags spoilers section by section, so you only read as far as you need.
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Esports Dispatch
Live from AEST timezonesTournament recaps and roster analysis written for Australian viewing hours, so you never have to wake at 3am for a wrap. We cover the OCE scene alongside the majors.
The Crew
Who's at the desk
Marcus O.
Esports Lead · FPS
Ex-OCE amateur competitor. Breaks down VODs frame by frame so you don't have to.
Tess R.
Indie Scout · Narrative
Hunts the itch.io underground and Melbourne showcases for the small games nobody else covers.
Dan K.
Hardware · Benchmarks
Runs the frame-rate lab from a garage in Redfern. Trusts the graphs, not the marketing slides.
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