Marlowe Quinn
Editor · RPGs & CRPGs
Twelve years reviewing turn-based epics. Marlowe measures a game by how long it lingers after the credits, and once finished a 140-hour JRPG in a single embargo week.
Fitzroy · Est. 2019
Pixels, pressed by hand.
A Melbourne gaming journal of carved-line reviews, playtest diaries and long-form guides — pulled slow, played slower, and printed with an editor's eye.
Call the studio: +61 3 9417 2756
What we publish
Membership tiers & coverage
Three ways to read the Kingdom, from free weekly dispatches to full press-desk access. All prices in AUD, billed monthly, cancel anytime.
| Feature | Reader | Patron | Press Desk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (AUD / month) | Free | $9 | $29 |
| Weekly carved review dispatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full playtest diaries & boss guides | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly community playtest nights | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Early embargo reviews & dev interviews | — | — | ✓ |
| Signed woodblock print, quarterly | — | — | ✓ |
At the desk
The writers' bench
Priya Nandakumar
Guides Lead · Soulslikes
Priya writes the boss guides that actually get you past the wall. Her no-death runs and frame-perfect breakdowns are the most-read pages on the site.
Dez Halloran
Retro & Indie Scout
Dez haunts Fitzroy's cartridge stalls and itch.io alike. If a forgotten 1998 platformer deserves a second look, Dez has already written 2,000 words on it.
Soo-jin Park
Multiplayer & Esports
Soo-jin covers the meta from ladder to LAN. Her weekly patch-note read-throughs turn dense balance changes into plain-language calls you can trust.
Watch & read
Reviews, in motion
Our latest video review — carved intro, honest verdict, no sponsor fluff. Press play, then jump to the written breakdown.
Hollow Hearth — Review Verdict
18 min · Indie roguelike · Scored 8.7 / 10
"The only review channel where the verdict matches how the game actually felt to play at 2am."
"They flagged the framerate issues everyone else buried in the last paragraph. Saved me a full-price mistake."
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Got a review request, a press key, or a story from the local scene? The desk reads everything. We reply within two business days.
- Phone
- +61 3 9417 2756
- [email protected]
- Studio
- 87 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm AEST