Gamers competing at a BlazeMysticBase LAN night in Fitzroy

Game Studio · Esports Lab · Fitzroy

We build games and forge champions on Johnston Street.

BlazeMysticBase is a Fitzroy game development studio and esports lab. From shipping indie titles on Unity and Unreal to coaching ranked players and running LAN nights, we live and breathe the arcade.

Open Mon–Fri 10am–8pm · Sat 12pm–10pm (AEST)

What we do

Services built for players and makers

Four core programs run out of our Fitzroy warehouse — each with a dedicated pod, transparent pricing in AUD, and no lock-in retainers.

Indie Game Development

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Full-cycle builds in Unity and Unreal Engine 5 — vertical slice, playtesting, and store submission for Steam and itch.io. We work in fortnightly sprints with playable builds every two weeks.

3–9 month projects · from A$18,000

Ranked Esports Coaching

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One-on-one and duo coaching for Valorant, League of Legends, and CS2. VOD review, aim routines, and role-specific drills led by ex-OCE circuit players. First session includes a free rank audit.

60-minute sessions · A$85/hr

LAN Tournament Nights

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We host bracket nights in our 32-seat Fitzroy arena — 240Hz monitors, tournament admins, and a live stream desk supplied. Bring your squad or get drafted into an open ladder.

Up to 32 players · from A$1,200

Custom Gaming Rigs

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Ryzen and RTX builds spec-matched to your titles, assembled, cable-managed, and stress-benchmarked in-house. Includes a 3-year build warranty and a tuning session before you take it home.

2-week turnaround · from A$2,400

Selected work

Cartridges we have shipped

A slice of the games, tournaments, and rigs that left the Johnston Street workshop over the last three seasons.

Neon Drift Rally
Neon Drift RallyUnreal · Racing
Mystic Base Defense
Mystic Base DefenseUnity · Tower Defense
Fitzroy Fragfest 2025
Fitzroy Fragfest 2025LAN · CS2 Major
Pixel Dungeon Ascend
Pixel Dungeon AscendUnity · Roguelike

The crew

Humans behind the high scores

A small, senior crew of developers, coaches, and builders who ship every project hands-on.

Marcus Vella

Marcus Vella

Studio Lead & Gameplay Programmer

Twelve years across Unreal and Unity, ex-Melbourne mobile studio. Owns the technical roadmap.

Priya Nadesan

Priya Nadesan

Head Esports Coach

Former OCE Valorant competitor. Turns VOD review into ranked climbs for 200+ players.

Toby Fitzgerald

Toby Fitzgerald

Events & Arena Manager

Runs every LAN night, from seeding brackets to the stream desk and the pizza run.

Hana Okafor

Hana Okafor

Systems & Rig Builder

Benchmarks every custom rig herself. Knows the sweet spot between frame rate and budget.

From the players

Watch the crowd, read the reviews

Play the reel from Fitzroy Fragfest, then read what makers and players say after working with us.

Fitzroy Fragfest 2025 highlight reel

Play the arena reel

“My Valorant coaching block took me from Gold 2 to Platinum 3 in six weeks. Priya’s VOD reviews actually stuck.”
Daniel R. · Collingwood, VICMarch 2025
“They shipped our two-player co-op prototype in four sprints and it demoed flawlessly at PAX. Best A$22k we spent.”
Ava L. · Fitzroy North, VICJanuary 2025
“The custom RTX rig runs my sim titles at a locked 240fps. Cable management is honestly art.”
Sam T. · Brunswick, VICNovember 2024

The scoreboard so far

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Games & prototypes shipped

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LAN nights hosted in Fitzroy

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Players coached to a rank up

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On Johnston Street

Good to know

Questions before you press start

Everything players and studios ask us before booking a session or a build.

Development

Yes. On final payment you receive full IP ownership of all code, art, and design assets we produce for your title. We hand over the complete repository and project files, and we’re happy to sign an assignment agreement up front.

Esports & Events

Rigs & Support

Get in touch

Drop us a line, we reply fast

Booking a build, a coaching block, or an arena night? Send a message and we’ll get back within one business day.

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