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Games Completed in 2026 #1 - Firewatch I've been meaning to play Firewatch for years now, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. It's a deeply human story that went in directions I never would have expected. Beautiful storytelling and absolutely perfect use of strong colour in its design.

Still feeling the post-PAX blues? Here's ten upcoming indie games hand-picked by @scree.bsky.social to look forward to! Brew potions, restore retro games, and maybe even find love in this unique set of indies to add to your wishlist. www.qualbert.com/top-10-indie...

🐾📸 We have one copy of Bluey's Happy Snaps on Nintendo Switch to give away! Entry is open to AU/NZ residents aged 16+. Competition ends 7/11/2026. 🐾📸 www.legendaryprizes.com.au/nintendo #videogames #gaming #bluey #nintendo #nintendoswitch

While it's been a decade since the release of DOOM, its face-melting metal soundtrack continues to rip and tear through speakers. 🔥 We sat down with legendary Aussie composer, Mick Gordon, to find out about his inspirations and process behind gaming's heaviest music. youtu.be/y8Bn8RBaJJg?...

Incredibly proud of this piece that just went live this morning on 80 LEVEL. So satisfying to share the incredible work of the Gameloft Brisbane art team, whose technical expertise meant we could deliver a game with a visual style that truly captures Bluey. 💙 80.lv/articles/blu...

At last, I can finally share the biggest thing I've done at @paxaus.bsky.social this year. Getting the opportunity to interview the ever awesome Mick Gordon Asking him about his music career and other works within the gaming industry. Check it out! @qualbert.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Bn...

My ten indie game picks from @paxaus.bsky.social this year is finally up on @qualbert.com! Check it out as there may be one game or two that could catch your eye: www.qualbert.com/top-10-indie...

Part body horror and part supervillain origin story, Clayface is an unsettling new entry in the DCU that explores the fall from grace of a lesser-known Batman villain. Find out how its unsightly scenes leave viewers unable to tear their face away from the screen: www.qualbert.com/reviews/clay...

Final Fantasy Resonance understands exactly what makes older games in the series so special. Built around a gorgeous HD-2D presentation and inspired by mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Resonance succeeds in acting as the bridge between generations of fans. www.qualbert.com/reviews/fina...

Put down your Wiimote and grab a Joy-Con, because it's time to return to Wuhu Island once more in Switch Sports Resort! 🏖️ Featuring a range of familiar and new sports, is this Nintendo charm at its finest, or just a cheap holiday getaway? Find out in our preview. www.qualbert.com/nintendo-swi...

From Penguin Colonies to Damned Orders and Shape Senders, here's 10 of our favourite #Indiegame picks from the @paxaus.bsky.social showfloor this year! Like what you see? Be sure to wishlist and support these talented local devs via the links in the article. www.qualbert.com/top-10-indie...

Couldn't make it to @paxaus.bsky.social over the weekend to check out all the incredible indies on display? @scree.bsky.social has you covered! With a comprehensive resource of every single PAX AUS 2026 indie game demo you can play from the comfort of your own PC: www.qualbert.com/pax-aus-indi...

No context AGDAs ceremony photo.

Day one of GCAP done! 1️⃣ Some exceptional talks, including the key notes from both @gregorylouden.bsky.social (I want to play Saros so bad) and a totally unhinged yet strangely endearing Google Slide deck from @alanahpearce.bsky.social (who apparently has a Qualbert pin now!). Bring on day two!

Friendly reminder that I'll have Qualbert.com stickers and enamel pins on me at all time during MIGW! 😊 Stickers are free, and pins are $5 each (or willing to swap for any other pin and/or beer). See you around Games Week! 👋

En route to MIGW and bringing a special guest this time for her very first Games Week! 👶🏻 She is obsessed with people and lights, so can't wait to see how she reacts to the PAX showfloor.

Once a staple of the Xbox Live golden era, can Gears of War E-Day reignite the co-op carnage that brought Marcus and Dom together two decades ago? Grab a lancer and gear up for Emergence Day in this blood-soaked prequel: www.qualbert.com/reviews/gear...

The 9 games that shaped me into massive nerd

Tom Cruise digs deep into his decades of acting experience and shovels piles upon piles of satire as America's wealthiest oil tycoon. 🛢️ Is this satirical black comedy a dirt-covered treasure trove, or should it be left buried? 🪏 Find out in our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/digg...

Introducing: ALLFATHER A roguelike, dungeon crawler from the immersive, first person perspective of a shieldmaiden who died and went to Hel instead of Valhalla. Give it a wishlist on Steam (it really helps me out a lot <3) store.steampowered.com/app/4744230/...

The Witcher 3 running on the original Switch was already a technical marvel, but the Switch 2 port is a huge step up. Far more detail and significantly smoother framerate. And its free! Here's a couple screenshots I took in handheld mode to give a quick side-by-side reference.

With an enormous story following multiple protagonists, combined with the social and character-driven ambitions of Three Houses, could Fortune's Weave be the best Fire Emblem game to date? There's a 35% chance you'll hit the link to our review to find out: www.qualbert.com/reviews/fire...

With an art-style that's as outlandish as its humour, Ground Zero Hero is loud, colourful, and proudly ridiculous. ☢️ Find out how solo dev @rowanedmondson.bsky.social nails the escalating chaos in this delightfully distinct bullet heaven. www.qualbert.com/reviews/grou...

Doggy Don't Care is out now! 🐶 Unleash adorable chaos, solve puzzles, leave your mark (literally!), and earn all the mischievous badges by being naughty I hope you enjoy it! store.steampowered.com/app/2438180/... #doggydontcare #indiegames

PAX means pins! 📍 And this year at @paxaus.bsky.social I'm incredibly excited to have Qualbert.com enamel pins for the first time ever. These will be 100 available for $5 a pop, so support independent media (financially), come grab one during games week and proudly add it to your pin collection. 🙏

From Brisbane indie devs @pridefulsloth.com, Go-Go Town! is a delightfully quirky town-building sim packed with variety (and mayhem). With flawless local co-op and addictive gameplay that'll devour hours of your life—your town is limited only by your creativity. www.qualbert.com/reviews/go-g...

Fire Emblem is a deep tactical strategy with themes of extremism, religious fanaticism, the cruelty of war, power struggles, racial discrimination, and the crippling weight of legacy. Also Fire Emblem:

I regret to inform that Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is very, very good and will consume several hundred hours of your life.

With the spooky month coming very soon, my review of The Sinking City 2 is up on @qualbert.com! Aside from a few missteps, I had a great time with this game! @frogwares-games.bsky.social www.qualbert.com/reviews/the-...

With over 400,000 attendees from across the world, this year's Gamescom was the biggest in the event's history. From Silent Hill: Townsfall to the new Witcher 3 expansion, check out all the massive titles we got to experience in the Gamescom business area. 👇 www.qualbert.com/gamescom-202...

Well that sure was a movie. A Resident Evil movie though? I'm not so sure.

Following the success of Asobo Studio's Plague Tale duology, the series continues with a prequel set 15 years prior to Amicia and Hugo's rodent-infested revolution. 🐀 Does this side story carry on the legacy established by the main series? Find out in our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/reso...

Square Enix's colossal MMORPG makes its Nintendo debut, now playable in the palm of your hands. Is this handheld capable of handling one of the most expansive games ever made? Join our resident Final Fantasy XIV fanatic @scree.bsky.social to find out. www.qualbert.com/reviews/fina...

All I can say about the film Hope is that it was an exhilarating thrill ride from start to finish within it's lengthy runtime. Check out my review on @qualbert.com to see why! @madmanfilms.bsky.social www.qualbert.com/reviews/hope...

Low key one of the best games I've ever played. Meteos is a puzzle game masterpiece with some incredible design, music, and fascinating world-building. Produced by the now CEO of Enhance Inc. (behind Tetris Effect) and designed by a little-known game dev called Masahiro Sakurai.

Incredibly excited to be nominated for three awards at the @agdas.bsky.social!!!! It's been a long and wiggly journey, but it's amazing to be included alongside such wonderful developers!

As if cruise ship gastro wasn't horrific enough, Senara: The Sacrament proves that cramped and claustrophobic corridors are the perfect setting for terror. 🛳️ Will this seafaring horror title make you more than a little seasick? All aboard our review to find out: www.qualbert.com/reviews/sena...

Chuffed to say that Bluey's Happy Snaps is up for "Excellence in Impact" at the AGDAs this year! 💙 Kids deserve quality games as much as adults, and as a kids' game that's genuinely filled with thoughtful design, this means a lot. Congrats to the nominees - keen to celebrate with you at the AGDAs!

Are things kind of weird between you and your dad? Well, @junebugrocks.bsky.social has got a game for you. Set out on a nature walk that morphs into a spiralling decent of the mind in this experimental and wonderfully unsettling solo-developed indie game. www.qualbert.com/reviews/the-...

It's Father's Day in Australia today, so there's no better game to celebrate than Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (IYKYK) 👀 With a much-needed resolution boost thanks to the Switch 2 hardware, is this enhanced version worth a return trip to Alrest? Find out in our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/xeno...

One of the highlights of my Gamescom was catching up with my Belgian bud, @pancakesamurai.bsky.social. 🍻 Who would have thought that Germany is the best place for Aussies to meet? We had the impossible task of finding good beer in Cologne, which surprisingly, is actually pretty damn difficult.

An ambitious new title crafted by ex-CDPR developers, The Blood of Dawnwalker seeks to carve out its own path as a dark vampiric RPG. Can it bare its fangs and take down the competition in an overpopulated genre? Read our review to find out. www.qualbert.com/reviews/the-...

Packed with cozy world-building, Pokopia has quickly become one of the most popular spin-offs in the series' history. For those looking to add more depth to the base game, take a dive into Bubbly Basin and sea what new adventures await in our review. 🫧 www.qualbert.com/reviews/poke...

Opening an interdimensional shop... in this economy!? 💸 It's more likely than you think in Moonlighter 2, the roguelite sequel from @digitalsungames.com with even more in store. Delve into the dungeon and stock your shelves with profitable loot in our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/moon...

Gamescom is cool, but I genuinely miss the local Brisbane indie dev community as a new parent. Give me an indie dev hangout at Netherworld any day. Having a tight-knit network of supportive devs means so much more to me than a flashy event on the other side of the world.

If @geoffkeighley.bsky.social doesn't personally invite me up on stage to talk about Bluey's Happy Snaps, I think this might be both my first and last time attending Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Guten morgen, Cologne! 🍻 Got a massive day ahead setting up the Bluey's Happy Snaps booth at Gamescom, and then attending Opening Night Live in-person for the first time! If you see me (look for the jacket), stop me and say hi. I'd love to meet some fellow Gamescom folks!

Bluey and Bingo (and me!) are en route to Gamescom! ✈️ I'll be repping Bluey's Happy Snaps at the biggest gaming convention in the world. And if you're at Gamescom Biz, drop by our booth in Hall 3.2 where I'll be running a photo booth! Genuinely so excited for the week ahead. See you soon, Köln!