Nicholas jumps into new franchise Scarlet Nexus by Bandai Namco which is capital A Anime to the core and Adam needed no excuse to jump back into the remastered Bioware RPG Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg , Sarah Ireland , Fiona Bartholomaeus , Daniel Ang & Adam Christou . Mitch Loh is our Senior Producer, Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https://sifte...
Jul 07, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Gianni, Fiona, Adam and Nick sit down to discuss the completely online E3 2021 streamed around the world for all to enjoy. We've found our highlights and can't wait to share them with you, but why not share yours with us by visiting https://www.pixelsift.com.au/discord to join our Discord server. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg , Sarah Ireland , Fiona Bartholomaeus , Daniel Ang & Adam Christou . Mitch Loh is our Senior Producer, Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairb...
Jun 20, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Gianni jumps into the NEO-ONE for the on-rails photography adventure New Pokémon Snap that firmly ticks the nostalgia boxes, as our first Mainstream guest Games Journalist Nicholas Kennedy (JB HiFi Stack Magazine and The Big Issue) head into a spooky town full of werewolves and big lady vampires in Resident Evil Village . Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg , Sarah Ireland , Fiona Bartholomaeus , Daniel Ang & Adam Christou . Mitch Loh is our Senior Producer, Gianni Di Giovanni is our Execu...
May 06, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Gianni relives his JRPG playing youth on his phone with the new game from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker Studio in FANTASIAN , as Adam zips around riding big dogs hunting beasts in Monster Hunter Rise by Capcom out now on Nintendo Switch. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg , Sarah Ireland , Fiona Bartholomaeus , Daniel Ang & Adam Christou . Mitch Loh is our Senior Producer, Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed ...
May 01, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 23
John Romero is a pinnacle of the game development industry and most people know or love his work. Titles such as Doom, Wolfenstein, Commander Keen and his newest game Empire of Sin have been delighting players for years. Speaking as part of the XRWA conference in Western Australia , John shared lessons from his decades in the games industry, how things have changed and what he thinks about the Bethesda acquisition by Microsoft of which Id Software the company he co-founded is now a part. Pixel S...
Apr 07, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Ben Green is an ESL Australia shoutcaster and is one of the people behind the university Valorant tournament Red Bull Campus Clutch and he says now is the perfect time for you to get involved. He shares what the competitive scene for Valorant is like, how it feels that esports events are coming back in person, and what he does to prepare for a match. The Red Bull Campus Clutch is open to University teams across the countrywith online qualifiers which running from April 8 to April 16, and you can...
Mar 31, 2021•21 min
Adam is placing cards, making runs and taking risks in the retro inspire rogue-like Loop Hero and Gianni is picking up rocks building houses and trying to survive the nordic afterlife in Valheim . Pixel Sift is produced by Mitch Loh , Scott Quigg , Sarah Ireland , Fiona Bartholomaeus , Daniel Ang & Adam Christou . Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https://sifter.store...
Mar 16, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Gianni tries not to get too spooked in the split-screen spirit world of The Medium by Bloober Team and Adam collects monsters and jumps around platforms in the metroidvania styled Monster Sanctuary by Moi Rai Games Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https://sifter.sto...
Feb 20, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Gianni, Adam, Mitch, Fiona and Daniel explore their favourite games of 2020, a year with a stack of amazing titles. Gianni: Umurangi Generation by Tali Faulkner Adam: Hades by Supergiant Games Daniel: Ori and the Will of the Wisps by Moon Studios Mitch & Fiona: Moving Out by SMG Studio Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Soun...
Dec 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Gianni knows how it's going to end but fights on anyway in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Mitch finally picks up a Nintendo Switch and proceeds to play a GameCube game in Super Mario 3D All-Stars . Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https://sifter.store...
Dec 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 19
Gianni faces the worst and best of the Greek mythological underworld in Hades by Supergiant Games and Adam jumps into the longboat to raid dark ages England in our first next gen review of Assassin's Creed Valhalla by Ubisoft . Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https...
Nov 27, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Gianni lights up for The Last Campfire , a colourful puzzler from No Man's Sky developers Hello Games and Mitch jumps rolls and curses his team mates in Fall Guys by Mediatonic. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the show: https://sifter.store...
Sep 05, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Adam embraces the way of the ghost in Kurosawa inspired Ghost of Tsushima and Gianni dances up a storm on his new farm in Badgetown in Ooblets ! Thanks to Glumberland and popagenda for providing Pixel Sift with a review code for Ooblets. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme music. Support the s...
Aug 04, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
A new study from New Zealand’s Massey University found that in many cases there is no reason to believe violent video games cause violent behaviour. Senior lecturer at Massey University and lead author of the study Aaron Drummond said there has been a rise in exposure to violent video games, and that in the highest quality studies, the effect is so small that it is indistinguishable from zero. You can read a written version of this story on the Pixel Sift website: Study of 21,000 participants fi...
Jul 26, 2020•10 min
Dan jumps back into the cordyceps-infested world in The Last of Us Part II and Gianni leads a rock revolution against an EDM empire in No Straight Roads . Thanks to Metronomik and Five Star Games for providing Pixel Sift with a review code for No Straight Roads. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream t...
Jun 29, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Well you probably have heard the news by now, PAX Australia won't be going ahead in October this year , joining PAX West which has also been cancelled for 2020. In its place is PAX Online , a new digital festival that runs over 9 days between September 12 and 21, streaming content 24 hours a day. Luke Lancaster of ReedPop Australia shared what it was like when he realised that physical conventions just wouldn't work in 2020 due to COVID-19. Music in this episode is "Shopping for the Future" by B...
Jun 18, 2020•13 min
Viv starts a new lifestyle habit with Ring Fit Adventure as Gianni fights his way through Creepers, Endermen and more in Minecraft Dungeons . Thanks to Mojang Studios, Double 11 and Microsoft Game Studios for providing Pixel Sift with a review code for Minecraft Dungeons. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Ma...
Jun 10, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 14
How do you shape a competitive League of Legends player into an esports star? Chris Lee is a coach at the Chiefs Esports Club Academy, his job is to find the up and coming talent and shape them into professionals. He’ll be working with the Australian winner of the Red Bull Solo Q tournament , a unique format of the League of Legends game where two players face each other one on one, as they take their skills to the world. Read a written version of this story here: Scouting for the next League of...
Jun 03, 2020•9 min
Adam Christou has fallen in love with his motley crew of alien cops in XCOM: Chimera Squad and Gianni Di Giovanni has been ducking for cover while revving up the lancer in Gears Tactics . Thanks to Microsoft Game Studios, The Coalition and Splash Damage for providing Pixel Sift with a review code for Gears Tactics. NEWS LINKS Kotaku: EA Is Releasing Command & Conquer And Red Alert's Source Code USG: Ted Woolsey Remembers Final Fantasy 6, Evading Nintendo's Censorship Rules, and the Early D...
May 24, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Adam Christou is ready for big anime energy in Persona 5 Royal and Sarah Ireland heads back into the wild Appalachian wasteland in Fallout 76 Wastelanders. NEWS LINKS Polygon: Gaming friends share how playing together helps them survive quarantine IGN: The Travis Scott Fortnite Event Is a Completely Immersive Experience Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. B...
May 07, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Esports casters Jordan Mays " Elfishguy " & Brandon Langiano " Raven " star in a new season of Red Bull Response where they give their tips to level up your competitive skills. They shared their experience on getting into professional gaming, whether esports has hit that mainstream moment yet, and what the future looks like. Thanks to Harris Heller for use of the track " Trendy " in this episode. You can find a written version of this story here: https://www.pixelsift.com.au/post/jordan-mays...
Apr 23, 2020•15 min
Adam returns to Midgar in Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Gianni does his best Deadpool impression in My Friend Pedro. NEWS LINKS Kotaku: Accomplishing Things In Animal Crossing Leaves Me Feeling Kinda Bummed Gamasutra: A bevy of COVID-19 issues lead to delay in planned Final Fantasy XIV update Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog S...
Apr 13, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
If you’ve played any of the recent Bethesda Softworks games, while you’ve been blasting demons, fighting nazis or exploring space stations you’ve been listening to music of Australian composer Mick Gordon . Hear how the soundtrack to iD Software's DOOM Eternal came together including the pumping tracks to the quiet ambience, how genre doesn't define Mick's work and why putting together a metal choir was one of the highlights of his career. Head to our website to find a full written version of th...
Apr 01, 2020•16 min
Adam has been taking the fight to Earth in Doom Eternal , and Gianni has been planting a lovely orchard in Animal Crossing New Horizons . NEWS LINKS Kotaku: PlayStation 5 Versus Xbox Series X: The Tech Specs Itch: Wash Your Hands by Awkward Silence Games Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer. Brian Fairbanks from Salty Dog Sounds composed the Mainstream theme mus...
Mar 24, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Gianni has been platforming his way to victory in Crossy Road Castle , the follow up to Hipster Whale's smash hit Crossy Road and Sarah has been clicking heads like crazy in Rainbow Six Siege by Ubisoft. NEWS LINKS Kotaku: E3 2020's Host City, Los Angeles, Declares State Of Emergency Polygon: Death Stranding and Control break BAFTA record with 11 award nominations each Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang, Viv Thum & Adam Christou. ...
Mar 06, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Viv Thum and Mitch Loh are building hospitals and unbreakable frame perfect combos! Viv has been avoiding that death gong in Two Point Hospital , the spiritual successor to Theme Hospital by Two Point Studios ahead of its console release and Mitch has been picking the most colourful characters in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate by Nintendo so he doesn't lose track of them and they fall off the map. NEWS LINKS Rock Paper Shotgun: The Doom and Animal Crossing fandoms wish each other luck, are wholes...
Feb 21, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Sarah Ireland and Daniel Ang have been digging into the back catalogue for some great multiplayer gems. Sarah has been darting and diving her way through team shooter Dirty Bomb by Splash Damage and Daniel has been teaming up to play his way through Left 4 Dead 2 by Valve introducing his brother to PC gaming at the same time. NEWS LINKS PC Gamer: Fallout 76 coming to Steam in April, with big human NPC expansion Polygon: Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser leaving the company Pixel Sift is produ...
Feb 06, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Adam Christou and Gianni Di Giovanni have been spending a fair bit of time with digital monsters. Adam has been carving up the frozen tundra in Capcom's Monster Hunter World: Iceborne , and Gianni has started collecting them all in the Pokémon-like monster collecting game Temtem which has just released into Early Access. NEWS LINKS Gamespot: Untitled Goose Game Devs Commit 1% Of All Future Earnings To Australian Indigenous Groups Polygon: The mass Twitch exodus: Why streamers are leaving Pixel S...
Jan 29, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Scott Quigg and Mitch Loh chat about two of the games they've been playing and the news that piqued their interest. Scott has been "tossing a coin to his Witcher" as he and a lot of other people dive back into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Project Red, and Mitch has taken to the mobile battlefields of Pico Tanks by Panda Arcade. NEWS LINKS Creative Bloq: Designers react to the new PS5 logo (and it's not pretty) Kotaku: Australian Streamers Raise Over $350,000 For Bushfire Relief Pixel Sift is p...
Jan 09, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Gianni Di Giovanni and Adam Christou chat about two of the games they've been playing and the news that piqued their interest. Gianni has been digging into the nostalgia mega-pack Halo Master Chief Collection with the launch of Halo: Reach , and the force is with Adam as he plays Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order . NEWS LINKS Polygon: The Game Awards 2019: All the news, trailers, and world premieres IGN: Fortnite Star Wars Event Shows Off New Rise of Skywalker Clip Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Qui...
Dec 18, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
