Photite storieshttps://photite.com/Your daily read on fighting games, MMOs and shooters.en-auThe long way round: elieatscrayons at the Oceania World Warrior finalhttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/elieatscrayons-world-warrior-oceania-final/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/elieatscrayons-world-warrior-oceania-final/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA losers-bracket run to grand finals, capping a season spent near the top of the region's Street Fighter 6 brackets.FGCChannel notes: LVCKYJ, grapplers and home-grown bracketshttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/channel-notes-lvckyj/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/channel-notes-lvckyj/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTThe stream in the corner of this page, in brief.FGCThe grab at closing timehttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/the-grab-at-closing-time/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/the-grab-at-closing-time/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA short story about a laundromat cabinet and one last read.FGCWoW Forever arrives on a Thursday morning in Brisbanehttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/wow-forever-thursday-morning/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/wow-forever-thursday-morning/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTBlizzard's new take on original Azeroth goes live globally on 4 November, Pacific time. Here's what that means on this side of the water.MMOAussie guilds are already pitching their tentshttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/aussie-guilds-pitching-tents/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/aussie-guilds-pitching-tents/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA look through the Oceanic recruitment boards before launch.MMOThe ferryman of Dock Sevenhttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/the-ferryman-of-dock-seven/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/the-ferryman-of-dock-seven/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA short story about the hour when a server is almost empty.MMOFlyQuest go unbeaten at ANZC Locals Brisbanehttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/flyquest-anzc-brisbane-season-2/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/flyquest-anzc-brisbane-season-2/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTCounter-Strike 2, one Brisbane weekend and a clean playoff run.FPSA week later, NEXVOID stop the runhttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/nexvoid-logitech-g-pro-series-brisbane/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/nexvoid-logitech-g-pro-series-brisbane/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTThe Logitech G Pro Series in Brisbane, and the team that got past FlyQuest.FPSExfil at low tidehttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/exfil-at-low-tide/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/exfil-at-low-tide/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA short story about an extraction run, a bad bag and a good friend.FPSThe OCE fighting-game calendar, from Sydney to Tokyohttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-fgc-calendar-capcom-cup-13/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-fgc-calendar-capcom-cup-13/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTWhere Oceania's Street Fighter year goes next, with dates from the organisers.OCEMateria notes: FFXIV's Oceanian data centre this monthhttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-ffxiv-materia-notes/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-ffxiv-materia-notes/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTA rough evening on the network, an Oceania leaderboard on the way and one travel limit that hasn't changed.OCEValorant's OCE pathway in 2026, explainedhttps://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-valorant-path-2026/https://photite.com/stories/2026-10-20/oce-valorant-path-2026/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTThere's no Challengers Oceania this year, so here's the route from Premier to VCT Pacific instead.OCE