We’re not even 10 days into 2025, and the gaming deals are heating up already. At the tip of that spear are the cheapest preorder prices for the next big upcomings on my radar—Monster Hunter Wilds, Sniper Elite Resistance, and Kingdom Come Deliverance II. Without saying too much too soon, I’ve played parts of at least two of those three titles, and I think they’re coming along quite well. And now I’ll shut right up.
In retro news, I’m celebrating the 22nd birthday of Street Fighter Alpha 3 on GBA, a pretty incredible port of the PS One version. Though the BGMs and voice SFX weren’t always authentic, and the fighters had fewer animation frames, Crawfish Interactive otherwise shoryukened this shoehorned-down port out of the park. I got much RSI of the thumbs playing this on the go (especially using the “portable only” fighter additions of Yun, Eagle, Ingrid, and Maki). That progressed to early-onset arthritis when a mate got his own cart and a Ryu/Ken rivalry ensued via Game Link Cable.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Street Fighter Alpha 3 (GBA) 2003. Redux
– Story of Seasons (3DS) 2016. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
It Takes Two (-43%) – A$34Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-15%) – A$68Prince Of Persia: TLC (-43%) – A$28.89The Messenger (-80%) – A$6Wolfenstein II: TNC (-85%) – A$8.24
Expiring Recent Deals
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (-15%) – A$68Hogwarts Legacy (-37%) – A$57Endless Ocean (-23%) – A$54Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (-31%) – A$55Disco Elysium TFC (-70%) – A$18
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Elite Dangerous (-79%) – A$6.20Monster Hunter Wilds (-18%) – A$104.95Civ VII (-12%) – A$105.55Helldivers 2 (-23%) – A$49.85Logitech G502 X PLUS (-40%) – A$178
Expiring Recent Deals
Borderlands Pandora’s Box Col. (-94%) – A$52.28Chess Ultra (-70%) – A$5.55Road Redemption (-88%) – A$4.34FFVII Rebirth (-30%) – A$73.46Star Wars Bounty Hunter (-50%) – A$14.75Far Cry 5 (-85%) – A$13.49Far Cry 5 Gold (-85%) – A$20.24Far Cry 5 + New Dawn (-85%) – A$22.49
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Monster Hunter Wilds (-17%) – A$99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$89Undisputed (-37%) – A$57Metal Gear Solid: Master Col. (-41%) – A$50.39
Expiring Recent Deals
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (-19%) – A$89Sniper Elite Resistance (-11%) – A$89Starfield (-81%) – A$22.68Crash Bandicoot 4 (-50%) – A$49
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-22%) – A$66.34Top Spin (-66%) – A$34F1 24 (-46%) – A$59.95CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$88Granblue Fantasy: Relink (-45%) – A$47
Expiring Recent Deals
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (-19%) – A$89Burnout Paradise Rem. (-85%) – A$3.74CoD: Modern Warfare Remastered (-56%) – A$39.85Space Marine 2 (-37%) – A$69Horizon Forbidden West (-38%) – A$59Sniper Elite Resistance (-21%) – A$79Witcher 3: Complete (-36%) – A$49.95
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscription
Suicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5]
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Animal Crossing: Dodo Airlines (-45%) – A$33Technic: Mercedes-Benz G 500 (-38%) – A$249Architecture: London (-27%) – A$43.95
Expiring Recent Deals
Sonic: Knuckles Emerald Shrine (-42%) – A$35City: Fire Station (-34%) – A$99Botanicals Wreath (-29%) – A$119.95
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
