Branden Zavaleta

Australia, Perth

Writer at AU review

Writer @TheAUReview, Photog @Brandenzp on Insta.

Articles

Aussie Indie Artists: Magali Feuga’s faces of colour and form

1 week ago | theaureview.com | Branden Zavaleta

Aussie Indie Artists is a Q&A series with smaller Aussie creators that shares exciting new works, finds new angles towards the art, and peeks behind the scenes. Faces, and colours, and abstractions, and feelings meld together in Magali Feuga’s work. Somehow, they look both freeform and intricate – it’s a delicate balance, with the weaving of cultures and beauties making each a unique spectacle. “Freeform yet intricate” could also describe Magali’s previous life as a travelling personal chef too.
Oblivion Remastered Review (PS5)

2 weeks ago | impulsegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

Oblivion Remastered Review (PS5) Branden Zavaleta Graphics Gameplay Audio Value Summary: A remaster can only make a 20-year old game so modern without becoming a remake. Oblivion Remastered makes the old game beautiful, far less clunky, but it's still the old game at its core. Masterful Remaster Yet Retro Everyone loves an Elder Scrolls game, everyone’s got a key gaming memory with one of them.
Aussie Indie Artists: Fabian Artunduaga's Sense of Humour & Sensual Surrealism

2 weeks ago | theaureview.com | Branden Zavaleta

Aussie Indie Artists is a Q&A series with smaller Aussie creators that shares exciting new works, finds new angles towards the art, and peeks behind the scenes. Fabian Artunduaga’s collages are seamless worlds for you to inhabit, if just for a single dramatic moment. Working under the name HouseCatStudio, the Sydney-based artist layers photography, collage, and surrealism into intricate dreamscapes you can practically step inside. His work is lush, strange, and sensual.
The Accountant 2 - Film Review

3 weeks ago | impulsegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

Reviewed by Branden Zavaleta on the 24th of April 2025Warner Bros Australia presents a film by Gavin O’ConnorWritten by Bill DubuqueProduced by Ben Affleck, Lynette Howell Taylor, and Mark WilliamsStarring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, and J. K. SimmonsCinematography Seamus McGarveyEdited by Richard PearsonMusic by Bryce DessnerRating: MA15+Running Time: 133 minutesRelease Date: the 24th of April 2025Terminator 2 (1991) has double the Terminators.
Best Master League Teams To Use In Pokemon Go

1 month ago | thegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

Pokemon Go's Master League is really just that: for Pokemon masters. The best of the best. No level cap means you’ll need the best legendaries at their highest levels to compete. It’s not for newcomers, so if you haven’t risen through the ranks in the Great League and Ultra League first, that’s where you should start.
The Strongest Ultra League Teams To Use In Pokemon Go

1 month ago | thegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

When you’ve cut your teeth in the Pokemon Go’s Great League, you’ll be ready for the exciting and dynamic Ultra League arena. Here, you’ll see a wider variety of Pokemon, teams, and tactics, but without the high-level chaos of the Master League.
Best Great League Teams To Use In Pokemon Go

1 month ago | thegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

Pokemon Go’s battle arena is always evolving. With each update comes new challengers, throwing the meta into disarray and dethroning old champions. Even those shiny legendary Pokemon you tried so hard to catch may be out of style in the arena.
Logitech Pro X 2 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headphones Review

1 month ago | impulsegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

Logitech Pro X 2 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headphones Review Branden Zavaleta Score Summary: A Wireless Upgrade to the Pro X 1. Every year, gaming headsets lean further towards the lux, sennheiser style of headset look; Further away from the neon, boxy, Alienware style that was once so popular, but now is y2k in a bad way (maybe they’ll come back around).
Hailu Mergia’s nostalgic funk casts a spell at Perth Town Hall

2 months ago | theaureview.com | Branden Zavaleta

In the 70s, Hailu Mergia was on the organ in the Walias Band, playing his part in the golden age of Ethiopian music. In the 80s he quit the band to stay in the U.S. and escape the Derg dictatorship. In the 90s he released a final album, opened a restaurant, and became a cab driver. A decade ago, Hailu Mergia was seventy years old, and had been a cabbie for twenty years. He played his keyboard between cab fares at Washington’s Dulles airport, but not in clubs.
How To Find The Alchiba System In Starfield

Feb 9, 2025 | thegamer.com | Branden Zavaleta

The Alchiba system is a little-known system on the edge of the galaxy in Starfield. The Alchiba System has no specific quests, and is barren – with only a smattering of coral passing for indigenous life. Despite the system’s lack of excitement, as a true explorer and Constellation member, the survey data is worth the trip (and over thirty thousand credits).