Richmond · Est. 2016

Grind The Meta. Bleed The Pixels.

A raw, no-filter game blog out of Richmond, VIC — boss breakdowns, indie deep-dives, controller teardowns and the culture around the games we can't put down.

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What We Run

Our Columns

Four standing series, published on a fixed weekly rhythm. Free to read, no paywalls, no clickbait rankings padded with filler.

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Every Tuesday

Boss Autopsy

Frame-by-frame breakdowns of the fights that wreck you — attack windows, punish timings and gear loadouts. 12–15 minute reads with tested strats from Soulslikes to the latest raids. Free.

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Every Thursday

Indie Undercurrent

Long-form profiles of the small studios and solo devs nobody's covering yet. Dev interviews, design teardowns and a shortlist of three hidden gems under $30 AUD each week.

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Fortnightly

Teardown Bench

Controllers, handhelds and mechanical pads cracked open on our Richmond bench. Stick-drift fixes, mod guides and honest durability calls — no sponsored scores, just what survived.

The Crew

Who Writes This

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Mara Kovac

Editor-in-Chief · Boss Autopsy

Ex-QA lead who's cleared every FromSoft boss deathless. Runs the calendar and the caffeine supply.

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Dev Tran

Indie Undercurrent Lead

Ships a tiny game jam entry every month. Knows every dev in the Melbourne indie scene by first name.

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Jules Reyes

Teardown Bench · Hardware

Solders in her sleep. Fixed more stick drift than she can count and hoards vintage controllers.

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Sam Okafor

Culture & Community

Covers speedruns, esports drama and the discourse. Moderates the reader Discord past midnight.

Since 2016

The Numbers

1,840+

Articles published

312K

Monthly readers

640

Bosses documented

0

Sponsored scores

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Screens & Setups

Shots from recent features, reader battle-stations and the mess of our test bench. Scroll sideways.

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Reader battlestation of the month — Fitzroy loft build.
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Our retro shelf — every console still runs.
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Switch testing for the fortnightly Teardown Bench.
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Deathless run attempt, hour six, no regrets.

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Studio
58 Lennox Street, Richmond VIC 3121
Desk hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00–17:30 AEST