Well, there are no two ways about it. This is a Tuesday where your backlog explodes thanks to my usual scorching list of game savings. On Nintendo Switch, a discount Shin Megami Tensei V beckons with its dark, apocalyptic Tokyo, and PC fans can tangle with a 9ft tall vampire lady for less in Resident Evil Village.
Meanwhile on Xbox, a seriously reduced Suicide Squad is worth it purely for the touching Kevin Conroy tribute within. And I’ll always shout my love from the rooftops of Stormveil Castle for a lower-priced Elden Ring on PS5 (or anywhere else).
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Today, in Games That Nearly Broke Me As a Child news, it’s the 31st birthday of Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. My memories of playing this at launch were equal parts love (for its graphics, music, and best-in-series subject matter) mixed with that full spectrum of dark side emotions (fear, anger, and hate). Make no mistake, this cartridge was 12 Megabits of crotch kicks where one’s existence was always on a lightsaber’s edge.
Worse yet, even though there was a password system, skipping past the mid-game Dagobah section and the powerful Jedi Power pickups within (e.g. Force Healing) would invariably make your life hell in the endgame. But what a finale it was, friends—I’ll never forget the pure, patricidal pleasure of defying movie canon to defeat Vader.
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES) 1994. eBay
– Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (PS) 2000. Redux
– Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (PS2,XB) 2005. eBay
– Dead or Alive Ultimate (XB) 2005. eBay
– Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (PS2) 2005. eBay
– NBA Street V3 (PS2) 2005. eBay
– Aliens vs. Predator (PC,PS3,X360) 2010. eBay
– Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) 2010. Redux
– Marvel vs. Capcom 3: FoTW (PS3,X360) 2011. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Catherine: Full Body (-25%) – A$59.95Mario Party Superstars (-14%) – A$69Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-14%) – A$69Dragon Ball FighterZ (-45%) – A$49.06
Expiring Recent Deals
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (-44%) – A$44.90Persona 5 Royal (-28%) – A$71.57Bravely Default II (-34%) – A$52.98Persona 5 Tactica (-50%) – A$47.53Sonic Frontiers (-24%) – A$75.48
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Lego Bricktales (-74%) – A$11.42Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (-75%) – A$14.23Sea of Thieves: 2024 Ed. (-65%) – A$22.73Superhot (-70%) – A$10.49Lego Builder’s Journey (-75%) – A$7.37Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Tril. (-60%) – A$21.98
Expiring Recent Deals
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (-75%) – A$17.48Metal Gear Delta: Snake Eater (-25%) – A$87.71Lego City Undercover (-85%) – A$6.74Divinity: Original Sin 2 Def. (-70%) – A$19.48Untitled Goose Game (-55%) – A$13.49Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$13.99Tales of Vesperia: Def. (-80%) – A$11.39
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Ni No Kuni: WotWW (-60%) – A$27.98Just Dance 2024 Ed. (-59%) – A$29TopSpin 2K25 (-80%) – A$24Suicide Squad: KtJL (-83%) – A$19Wild Hearts (-74%) – A$29Dragon Age: Veilguard Del. Ed. (-51%) – A$68.68
Xbox One
Hot Wheels Unleashed (-28%) – A$39.55Monopoly 2024 (-46%) – A$26.48Persona 3 Reload (-44%) – A$60.80Red Dead Redemption 2 (-73%) – A$24
Expiring Recent Deals
Hogwarts Legacy (-55%) – A$49MGS Δ: Snake Eater (-16%) – A$109Star Wars Outlaws (-53%) – A$51.95Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-47%) – A$29.99Lego Harry Potter Collection (-43%) – A$34Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-41%) – A$59Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (-31%) – A$79
Xbox One
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (-65%) – A$34.52F1 24 (-36%) – A$69.99MotoGP 23 (-55%) – A$31.32Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (-18%) – A$81.55
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Elden Ring (-27%) – A$72.73God of War Ragnarök (-21%) – A$98.49Borderlands 3 Ult. Ed. (-69%) – A$44.94Street Fighter 6 (-30%) – A$69.95
PS4
Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Rem. Col. (-20%) – A$86.33Trials of Mana (-44%) – A$43.27NBA 2K25 (-67%) – A$39The Callisto Protocol (-78%) – A$19
Expiring Recent Deals
Tales of Arise (-67%) – A$33.24MGS Δ: Snake Eater (-16%) – A$109Star Wars Outlaws (-53%) – A$51.95Stranger of Paradise: FF Origin (-40%) – A$42.28Lego Harry Potter Collection (-43%) – A$34Octopath Traveler II (-20%) – A$68.03Tekken 8 (-40%) – A$69
PS4
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (-76%) – A$24Batman: Arkham Col. (-90%) – $8.49Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (-56%) – A$17.64Trials of Mana (-44%) – A$43.27Tekken 7 (-61%) – A$27.30
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Feb 4 with this subscription
Payday 3 [PS5]High on Life [PS4/5]Pac-Man World Re-Pac [PS4/5]
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Mario: Dorrie’s Sunken Shipwreck (-30%) – A$62.99Speed Champs: McLaren F1 (-30%) – A$28Minecraft: Pig House (-27%) – A$22
Expiring Recent Deals
JP: Stegosaurus Discovery (-33%) – A$67Ducati Panigale V4 (-34%) – A$199NASA Lunar Rover (-29%) – A$249
Superb Snacks Deals
Because you need fuel. Delicious and discounted.
Bundaberg Diet Ginger Beer, 12 x 375 ml (-28%)Red Bull 24 x 250ml (41%)Powerade Berry Ice 12 x 600ml (-31%)
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
