Brodie Gibbons

Melbourne

Writer at Press Start Australia

I’m 35, I write for @PressStartAU. Reach me at [email protected].

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Games Coming Out In July 2025 That You Should Be Excited For

4 days ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

Looking back on the first half of the year, and June in particular, it’s been a hell of a few months. We’ve had a couple of Game of the Year fancies, a brand new Nintendo system, and more than enough showcases to keep our appetites whetted. Of course, we’re into a new financial year, it’s tax time, which means we need new games to spend our returns on. We’ve failed if we’re not rolling into August, quoting the great Troy Barnes.
Well, I'll Be Pucked

5 days ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

In the cross-section of video game characters with legendary status and those that are very easy to draw, PAC-MAN is the one that springs to mind as occupying the overlap of both of those circles. For forty years, his quest has involved the tireless consumption of dots, fruit, and, when the right mood strikes, ghosts. His insatiable hunger was the singular premise of a Secret Level short from last season.
Rematch Review - Not Exactly A Shutout

6 days ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

It’s taken someone ten years to think: “Hey, we could make a Rocket League game, only with people.” I know it sounds daft, because that’s just called soccer at the end of the day, or football if you’re one of those. Other than reductively referring to Rocket League as “soccer with cars,” there’s such a clear, fun-fuelled arcade angle to it that it’s ended up as so much more than that. It’s a generational title that has been a multiplayer lynchpin for over a decade.
FBC: Firebreak Review - Whole Splash Kit And Kaboodle

1 week ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

I’m a big fan of everything Remedy does. I won’t go so far as to say they’re a developer who doesn’t get their flowers, because they do. I fell in love with their Lynchian story crafting during the Alan Wake days; however, as an intersection of economic game design, narrative, and atmosphere, Control stands tall among their catalogue without rival.
MindsEye Review - A Colossal Bore

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

MindsEye was originally envisioned as an episodic premium product inside of Everywhere, the sandbox game creation tool also developed by Build A Rocket Boy, the Scottish upstart studio fronted by former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies.
Nintendo Switch 2 Review - Form Perfected

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

It feels as though, for the better half of an entire console generation, players have been longing for a Nintendo Switch with a bit more grunt and mongrel to it. Of course, we had iteration put under our noses, and there’d be buffs to things like battery life without really giving things a boost under the hood.
20 Games From The June 2025 Steam Next Fest That You Should Wishlist

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

As if this week weren’t busy enough with the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 and Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest celebrations, it’s time for yet another Steam Next Fest. Recently, these events have been an absolute treasure trove to discover video games that I likely wouldn’t have stumbled across in any other circumstance. So often, they’re a great avenue to unearthing indies in need of valuable exposure, and now and then, there are a few demos for titles people are dying for.
Mario Kart World Review - Chaotic Fun

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

With the last Mario Kart having been released over a decade ago and spanning two Nintendo consoles, expectations are high for Mario Kart World to steer the racing spin-off in a brand new direction. Of course, it’s not as though Mario Kart is begging for a shot in the arm; it has gone from strength to strength over its life cycle, though I’d say the earliest adopters of the game, those who’ve been there since before Mario Kart 8’s Deluxe days, are ready for something fresh.
All Of The Big Announcements From The 2025 Xbox Games Showcase

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

It’s the early hours of the morning on Monday, June 9th, so that can only mean one thing: the Xbox Games Showcase is upon us. Unlike the week’s other showcases for PlayStation’s State of Play and the Summer Game Fest showcase itself, which have been scheduled at a respectful hour by all involved, this one is kicking off in the wee hours.
All Of The Big Announcements From The 2025 Future Game Show

2 weeks ago | press-start.com.au | Brodie Gibbons

Although most focus on the Summer Game Fest showcases and Xbox blowouts, I’ve become fond of checking in on the Future Game Show because there’s always something great from either a AAA or indie perspective. This year seems to be no different, with a reveal no a new game set in The Expanse universe, a check-in on Mafia: The Old Country, and a new psychological horror title from one of the minds who delivered Spec Ops: The Line.