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Weekly Game Reviews
Full playthrough reviews scored on our 10-cone scale. We finish the game before we rate it — expect 1,500+ words, capture footage, and a spoiler-safe verdict.
Every Tuesday & Friday · Free to read
Melbourne · Est. 2016
A Gaming Blog With Extra Sprinkles
QuantumOriginStudio serves fresh reviews, deep-dive guides, and honest hardware takes for Australian players — two new drops every week, no filler, no sugar-coating.
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Where our readers game
Trusted across the Australian gaming scene
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Loot & Latte
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The Menu
Four scoops of coverage, served fresh
Every piece is played, tested, and written by our Fitzroy crew — never rushed, never sponsored into silence.
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Deep-Dive Strategy Guides
Boss walkthroughs, build crafting, and 100%-completion routes for the games our readers are stuck on. Updated after every major patch.
20–40 min reads · Patch-tracked
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Hardware & Rig Breakdowns
Real-world benchmarks on gear we buy ourselves. GPUs, handhelds, and audio tested at 1080p and 1440p with AUD pricing and buy-or-skip calls.
From AUD $0 · Independent testing
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The Scoop Newsletter
A tidy Sunday email with the week’s best reads, local Melbourne meet-ups, and one hidden-gem indie pick you probably missed.
Sundays 9am AEST · Free
Glow-Ups
Before the patch, after the patch
We revisit the games we review after big updates — here’s how a few of them cleaned up their act.
Before
AfterNeon Drift Racer
Launch build · stutter cityPatch 2.0 · buttery 60fps
Before
AfterHollow Reach
Day one · murky lightingRemaster · crisp HDR pass
Before
AfterFrostpeak Survival
Early access · bare menusFull release · rich UI
BeforeAfterPixel Pantry Kart
Beta · empty tracksSeason 3 · packed lobbies
Reader Love
What the community is saying
“Their Frostpeak survival guide got me past the winter wall I’d been stuck on for a fortnight. Clear, tested, and no padding — exactly what I needed.”
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“I read The Scoop every Sunday with my coffee. The indie picks are genuinely brilliant — found my game of the year through them last November.”
“Finally a blog that finishes the game before scoring it. Their Hollow Reach review called the pacing dip long before the patch fixed it.”
“The GPU benchmarks are done at real Aussie prices, not US MSRP fantasy land. That honesty is why I’ve been reading for three years.”
“Went to their Gertrude Street meet-up expecting a plug — got two hours of genuinely useful chat about retro emulation. Lovely crew.”
Ratings
How readers rate the blog
Based on 1,284 reader ratings collected through The Scoop newsletter.
4.7Average rating1,284 total ratings
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Pitch a game, ask a question, or just chat
Got a game you want us to cover, spotted an error, or want to collaborate? Drop us a line — we read every message from the Fitzroy studio.
Studio details
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- Desk hoursMon–Fri, 9am–5pm AEST
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