I woke up this morning in that weird post–Cyber Monday haze where you assume all the good bargains have packed their bags and vanished. Turns out they have not. Stores are still absolutely lousy with deals. If you’re anything like me, you might want to dive back in before the shops realise the discounts should have actually ended days ago. Plenty of stuff worth snagging if you are quick!
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This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m using an HECU Marine’s welding torch to light a 26-candle cake baked for Half-Life: Opposing Force, the gritty expansion that dropped 1999-me into the boots of a Marine caught in the same Black Mesa disaster from a whole new angle. I cannot overstate how cool it was to witness the defecation meet the oscillation from an arguably crazier perspective.
Playing as Adrian Shephard meant engaging familiar Xen horrors (plus new Race X ones and CIA assassins) in unfamiliar ways, teaming with AI squadmates, and wielding oddball weapons that gave the firefights their own flavour. Opposing Force did more than add levels. It proved expansions could be ambitious, story-rich, and mechanically surprising, and, for many of us, it was the moment when Half-Life stopped being a GOTY and started becoming a universe.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC) 1999. Get
– Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii) 2009. eBay
– The Saboteur (PC,PS3,X360) 2009. Get
– PS4 20th Anniversary Ed. console, launch 2014. eBay
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (-23%) – A$69Metroid Prime 4: Beyond NS2 (-24%) – A$84Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (-44%) – A$60Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (-13%) – A$78NBA 2K26 (-59%) – A$49EA Sports FC 26 (-51%) – A$45Sonic Origins Plus (-48%) – A$32.90It Takes Two (-35%) – A$39
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Battlefield 6 (-37%) – A$69EA Sports FC 26 (-55%) – A$49NBA 2K26 (-63%) – A$44Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (-49%) – A$19Split Fiction (-36%) – A$45
Xbox One
Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-70%) – A$24Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 plus 4 (-51%) – A$37Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-74%) – A$29
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
EA Sports FC 26 (-55%) – A$49Ghost of Yōtei (-25%) – A$94Ghost of Tsushima DC (-43%) – A$54Death Stranding 2 (-54%) – A$57Battlefield 6 (-37%) – A$69
PS4
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (-60%) – A$40.20Gran Turismo 7 (-60%) – A$44Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-65%) – A$28
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Metaphor: ReFantazio (-55%) – A$51.70Humble Bundle Dec 2025 (-93%) – A$20.90Persona 3 Reload (-61%) – A$39.40Hogwarts Legacy (-86%) – A$12.30Doom: The Dark Ages (-58%) – A$50.90The Witcher 3 Complete (-80%) – A$15.70
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
Just like I did last holiday season, I’m getting festive with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are again racing / rating 2025’s batch of LEGO Advent Calendars. Basically, we open the City, Harry Potter, Minecraft, and Star Wars ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Awesomeness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. 2024’s winner was the Lego Marvel one, but, weirdly, there’s no 2025 equivalent. So it’s anybody’s race this year.
Here are the cheapest prices for the four calendars we’re using. Score them yourself or just live vicariously through our unboxings.
LEGO CIty Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Harry Potter Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Minecraft Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Star Wars Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45
Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.
