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Oliver Brandt
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Deputy editor @ Vooks
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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d
I find myself in the unenviable position of needing to find work so

Hiya. I’m a writer with a decade of experience writing about video games, tech, film and TV, and more.

News reporting, interviews, guides, reviews, features — you name it, I can do and have done it.

Please hire me 🙏
chocobalt.bsky.social
@mariobones.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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tiazell.bsky.social
Just a silly doodle comic of my brother @chocobalt.bsky.social and his coworkers playing @rvthereyetgame.com bc they made me cry laughing 😂 #comic #RVthereyet #digitalart #videogameart #practise
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
What a guy
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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scree.bsky.social
I need to share this accidentally amazing screenshot I took in Pokemon ZA.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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chocobalt.bsky.social
I find myself in the unenviable position of needing to find work so

Hiya. I’m a writer with a decade of experience writing about video games, tech, film and TV, and more.

News reporting, interviews, guides, reviews, features — you name it, I can do and have done it.

Please hire me 🙏
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Damn Sonic Dream Team actually is the best 3D Sonic game in years, maybe even ever?

Hopefully not stuck on Apple Arcade forever.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
If it helps seal the deal I’m also quite good at yugioh
chocobalt.bsky.social Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d
I find myself in the unenviable position of needing to find work so

Hiya. I’m a writer with a decade of experience writing about video games, tech, film and TV, and more.

News reporting, interviews, guides, reviews, features — you name it, I can do and have done it.

Please hire me 🙏
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
I find myself in the unenviable position of needing to find work so

Hiya. I’m a writer with a decade of experience writing about video games, tech, film and TV, and more.

News reporting, interviews, guides, reviews, features — you name it, I can do and have done it.

Please hire me 🙏
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Bodes well I’m sure
joshtaylor.bsky.social Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 8d
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Discord age-assurance data breach includes 68,000 Australian users Almost all of the users of video game chat platform Discord who were caught up in October’s data breach are located in Australia, making up 68,122 of the disclosed 70,000 users, Guardian Australia has confirmed. Discord informed in October that a third-party customer service provider that the company was using for age verification had been compromised, with approximately 70,000 users affected, and usernames, email, billing information, IP addresses, and a small number of government ID images. Discord began using facial age assurance to check the age for users in the UK and Australia earlier this year. The company said facial images and ID images “are deleted directly after” ages are confirmed, but Discord’s website noted that if verification fails, users can contact the trust and safety team for a manual review. Ahead of the introduction of age assurance measures on social media in Australia as part of the under-16s social media ban, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner confirmed 68,122 Australians were affected by the breach. Discord had previously refused to break down the number of Australians caught up in the breach, when asked by Guardian Australia.
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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faultrunner.bsky.social
Okay! Christmas comes early as I just realised there are a lot of keys I purchased last year that expire in less than a month! (Some expire in 3 days)

So comment down below for a free game! No guarantee's that they'll work but it's free so who gives a damn!
a merry christmas greeting card with a christmas tree gingerbread man candy cane and present
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November 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Y’all should see some of the game review embargoes we get lmao
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
The new YGO archetype potentially being a masc version of Dragonmaid with human scientists turning themselves into dinosaurs is rad
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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vooks.net
Custom Persona 3 Reload Joy-Con 2 and a copy of the game up for grabs www.vooks.net/compet...
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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vooks.net
ICYMI: A new Bluey game was announced overnight, and it's made in Australia by Halfbrick (also has a story by the shows creator Joe Brumm) www.vooks.net/theres...
October 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
chocobalt.bsky.social
(it's actually $60 USD)
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Extremely funny to open a story like “yeah so 20 years ago I met a bunch of fat fucking nerds”
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Three nights in a row now, this is a war crime
chocobalt.bsky.social Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 23d
Hey just revisiting this after my neighbour has spent 14 straight hours listening to the radio very loudly (and it's still going)
chocobalt.bsky.social Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · Jul 10
I very strongly feel that owning a subwoofer in an apartment building should be illegal and punishable by life imprisonment
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Just had one of those dream interviews and it turned out absolutely lovely. Very excited to write it up and share it with the world.

Sometimes this industry is good, actually.
October 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Hey just revisiting this after my neighbour has spent 14 straight hours listening to the radio very loudly (and it's still going)
chocobalt.bsky.social Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · Jul 10
I very strongly feel that owning a subwoofer in an apartment building should be illegal and punishable by life imprisonment
October 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Me, minding my own business, having fun collecting cute little guys.

Random child in Lumiose:
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
chocobalt.bsky.social
Too easy
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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vooks.net
On this day 25 years ago, our little website began. A lot has happened since then, but somehow, you're all still here reading it. We started the site to bring Aussies on the internet local Nintendo news, which at the time was hard to come by and only sparsely covered by the big sites. Now, most of those big sites don't even exist. More than ever, independent, no-bullshit Nintendo coverage is needed and we're here for as long as we're needed. Thanks for the support, and for being part of the journey.
October 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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vooks.net
Happy Pokémon Legends: Z-A day for all those who celebrate.

Cheapest copies are $69/$85 (Switch/2) at Target, Big W and Amazon

Bargains: www.vooks.net/aussie...
Our Review: www.vooks.net/pokemo...
October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
chocobalt.bsky.social
It’s so much worse than it looks, too (and it looks fucking horrendous as is)
October 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
chocobalt.bsky.social
It’s almost that time of year
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM