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Priya Sharma

Features. Sydney features writer. Listicles, history pieces, and the arguments nobody asked for.

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Opinion

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Best PS5 Games 2026: The Australian Living-Room List

Not a global copy-paste top 50. A Sydney-to-Perth living-room list: what is worth $79–$129, what belongs on Plus, and what can wait.

4 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

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Opinion

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Mobile Gaming Is the Real Mainstream — Act Accordingly

The biggest games in the world already live in a pocket. Critics who only cover consoles are covering a boutique.

21 Aug 2025 · 1 min read

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News

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Atari 2600+ and the Quiet Return of the Living-Room Cabinet

Plug-and-play nostalgia is a product category again. Some of it is museum-grade. Some of it is a HDMI stick with a logo.

18 Mar 2024 · 1 min read

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Reviews

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Human: Fall Flat Review

Ragdoll physics, co-op chaos, and the kind of laughter that makes the neighbours knock. A party game that accidentally became a platform.

22 Jan 2020 · 1 min read

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Opinion

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Top 5 Gaming Consoles of All Time

Five living-room machines that changed what a generation could mean. Arguments welcome. Controllers down.

3 July 2019 · 1 min read

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Opinion

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Top 4 Worst Consoles of All Time

A hall of shame, not a pile-on. These machines taught the industry what not to do — usually by doing it in public.

12 June 2019 · 1 min read