It may be mid-July, but the sales heat hasn’t let up. If anything, it feels like someone at Amazon left the discount lever stuck in overdrive post-Prime Day. From cult classics to critically-acclaimed reboots, there’s a little something for every controller-clutcher this week.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m lighting a 26‑candle cake for Silent Hill, the fog‑laden survival horror fest that kept ’99-era me perched on a seat with barely 2% of the surface area of one butt cheek. I still remember tentatively sweeping my flashlight across those grainy, polygonal streets, only to have the beam half illuminate some scurrying something in the dark.
Though the OG Resident Evil certainly vexed me first, the unique magic of Silent Hill lay in how its graphical limitations—thick fog and encroaching darkness—became tools of terror rather than platform limitations. Every ring of static from your radio or *that* air raid siren heralding the “other plane” of this madhouse could ratchet up the dread in an instant. Lastly, I recall working game retail at launch and having to help absolutely bloody everybody with a solution to the piano puzzle.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Silent Hill (PS) 1999. Redux
– Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC) 2000. Redux
– Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire (GC) 2004.
– The Conduit (Wii) 2009. eBay
– Monster Hunter Generations (3DS) 2016. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo is dishing out banana-flavoured nostalgia with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze dropping in price. Retro Studios added Funky Kong as a playable character in the Switch version, mainly so kids (and parents) could cruise through the punishing levels more easily. Also worth nabbing is Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, which includes every track from the original PS1 classic plus content from its GBA sequel (a neat nod to fans who stuck around through the platform-hopping years).
Donkey Kong Bananza (-11%) – A$98Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (-33%) – A$46.70Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-42%) – A$49Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (-14%) – A$69Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (-14%) – A$69
Expiring Recent Deals
Street Fighter 6 [NS2]. (-26%) – A$69Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-20%) – A$64Zelda: Breath of the Wild (-18%) – A$74Pokémon Legends: Arceus (-20%) – A$64Disney Illusion Island (-50%) – A$29.90Super Mario RPG (-29%) – A$57
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
On Xbox, Sniper Elite 5 is half a tactical shooter and half a gruesome anatomy lesson. That slow-mo X-ray kill cam was inspired by Mortal Kombat’s Fatality system, and yes, it still makes people squirm. Meanwhile, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a modern Wonder Boy sequel blessed by original series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa, making it one of the rare spiritual successors with actual lineage cred.
Sniper Elite 5 (-75%) – A$22.40PGA Tour 2K25 (-51%) – A$59SpellForce III Reforced (-51%) – A$31.40Grand Theft Auto V (-53%) – A$28Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (-75%) – A$14.70
Xbox One
Inside (-90%) – A$2.90Panzer Dragoon: Rem. (-90%) – A$3.70Metal Slug XX (-80%) – A$2.90The Crew Motorfest (-53%) – A$46.60
Expiring Recent Deals
Elden Ring: Nightreign (-20%) – A$44WWE 2K25 (-51%) – A$59Lords of the Fallen (-71%) – A$29.90Wild Hearts (-86%) – A$14.90Baldur’s Gate 3 (-20%) – A$83.90Borderlands: The Handsome Col. (-53%) – A$33.20No Man’s Sky (-60%) – A$35.90Unpacking (-50%) – A$14.70Batman: Arkham Col. (-85%) – A$12.70
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Over on PlayStation, Dead Space’s lavish remake channels the claustrophobic terror of the original, but with vastly improved dismemberment physics. Meanwhile, Hogwarts Legacy lets you explore the famous castle 100 years before Harry’s bedtime, and yes, Peeves is still a menace.
Dead Space (-75%) – A$28Hogwarts Legacy (-75%) – A$27.40Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-60%) – A$44Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-42%) – A$49Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-33%) – A$36.90
PS4
Secret of Mana (-57%) – A$25.60Tekken 7 (-71%) – A$19.90Red Dead Redemption 2 (-74%) – A$23
Expiring Recent Deals
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (-26%) – A$89Elden Ring: Nightreign (-20%) – A$44WWE 2K25 (-51%) – A$59Tales of Arise (-68%) – A$32.10Crisis Core: FF VII Reunion (-25%) – A$63.50The Man Who Erased His Name (-65%) – A$29Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (-50%) – A$49.90Burnout Paradise Rem. (-75%) – A$6.20TMNT: The Cowabunga Col. (-60%) – A$21.90
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jun 1 with this subscription
NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4Alone in the Dark (2024) | PS5Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
PC gets philosophical this week with Disco Elysium, a game whose creators hired an actual philosopher to help write its mind-bending dialogue trees. Now that’s commitment.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-60%) – A$31.90Alan Wake (-90%) – A$2.10Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (-75%) – A$14.20Huntdown (-80%) – A$6Worms Armageddon (-80%) – A$4.20Icewind Dale: Enhanced (-50%) – A$14.40
Expiring Recent Deals
Marvel Midnight Suns (-100%) – FREERoboCop: Rogue City (-90%) – A$7.30The Last Campfire (-90%) – A$2.10No Man’s Sky (-60%) – A$35.10Immortals Fenyx Rising (-80%) – A$11.90Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-60%) – A$31.90
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Laptop Deals
Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-12%) – A$2,197HP Laptop 15.6″ 15-fd0233TU (-20%) – A$799Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$849Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14″, Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229
Desktop Deals
Lenovo neo 50a G5 27″ AIO (-47%) – A$1,379Lenovo neo 50q G4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639Lenovo neo 50t G5 Tower (-20%) – A$871.20Legion Tower 5i G8 (-29%) – A$1,899
Monitor Deals
Samsung QE50T 50″ (-31%) – A$596ARZOPA 16.1″ 144Hz (-55%) – A$159.99Z-Edge 27″ 240Hz (-15%) – A$237.99Gawfolk 34″ WQHD (-28%) – A$359LG 27″ Ultragear (-42%) – A$349
Component Deals
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
R2-D2 Model Kit (-36%) – A$127Fire Rescue Motorcycle (-36%) – A$9.60Mario Kart Donkey Kong (-35%) – A$39.20JP World Baby Dinosaur Dolores (-34%) – A$23
Expiring Recent Deals
3in1 Medieval Dragon (-44%) – A$49.90Art Love Building Set (-42%) – A$74.90Da Vinci’s Flying Machine (-40%) – A$59.90Harry Potter Aragog (-40%) – A$17.90
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless (-38%) – A$399.95Soundcore by Anker Q20i (-43%) – A$68.79Sony MDR7506 Professional (-30%) – A$169Technics Premium (-46%) – A$299Bose SoundLink Flex (-31%) – A$171JBL Charge 5 – Portable Speaker (-28%) – A$144JBL Flip Essential 2 Waterproof Speaker (-26%) – A$96Sony SRS-XB100 Travel Speaker (-41%) – A$84.15Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Portable Speaker (-41%) – A$134.95Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-26%) – A$259.29Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (-46%) – A$275
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
LG 43″ UT80 4K (-24%) – A$635Kogan 65″ QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699Kogan 55″ QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866Prism+ Q75 Ultra 75″ 4K QLED (-47%) – A$1,229Gaimoo Mini Projector 1080p w/ 4K (-33%) – A$119.99GooDee 4K Projector (-58%) – A$169.99VOPLLS Mini Projector 4K (-19%) – A$168.99XuanPad Mini Projector (-36%) – A$128.99LG S70TY Q Series Sound Barn*-22%) – A$546Sony HTG700 Atmos Soundbar (-15%) – A$594Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer (-13%) – A$270
Smart Home Deals
Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (-53%) – A$107.76Google Nest Doorbell (-44%) – A$183Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus (-40%) – A$149TP-Link Tapo Smart Doorbell (-20%) – A$183XTU Doorbell Camera Doorbell (-40%) – A$59.99D-Link DCS-8302LH Wi-Fi Cam (-62%) – A$75Google Nest Cam (-25%) – A$247Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery (-43%) – A$187Swann 4 Channel DVR with 4 x 4K Cams (-34%) – A$399WUUK 2K Outdoor Cam (-32%) – A$249.99PS VR2 PC adapter – $94.95TP Link Bluetooth 5.0 adapter – $12UGREEN Display Port 1.4 2m (-17%) – $19.94
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
