Clear some digital shelf space and maybe cancel a social plan or two, because there’s a fresh drop of discounted gaming goodness covering everything from cosy indies to console-pushing blockbusters. Whether you’re after a snazzy new controller, a cathartic shooter or a co-op crowd-pleaser, this Tuesday’s roundup has something worth grabbing. And if you’re starting to feel the call of the codec, stick around. I’m about to reminisce about a jungle once favoured by a certain bandana-wearing legend.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m using this Naked Snake stogy to light a 15-candle cake for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a PSP must-own. Set ten years after the events of MGS3, Peace Walker tells the story of a decidedly jaded Big Boss and his new mercenary group, Militaires Sans Frontières. Once again, Kojima and co. shook up the standard MGS formula by introducing mission-based gameplay, a style that would set the tone for future games in the series.
Missions and “Extra Ops” worked together to allow Snake to recruit members to his team, customise your personal stronghold, Mother Base, and even pair up with a friend for co-op takedowns of the game’s tougher enemies. I remember this as a triumph in portable gaming and for its freakin’ awesome Monster Hunter bonus mission where I fought Rathalos, Tigrex, and Gear REX.
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Final Fantasy Adventure (GB) 1993. eBay
– Medal of Honor: European Assault (GC,PS2,XB) 2005. eBay
– Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) 2010. eBay
– Lego Jurassic World (3DS,WiiU) 2015. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Nintendo Switch, Outer Wilds is a cosmic loop of mystery and melancholy, originally built as a grad school thesis project before ballooning into a cult classic. Its solar system resets every 22 minutes, but you’ll spend countless hours trying to crack its haunting secrets. Also on offer is Batman: Arkham Trilogy, where the late, great Kevin Conroy lends his voice one last time across three of the finest caped crusader outings ever made.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A (-13%) – A$78FC 25 (-43%) – A$34Bluey: The Video Game (-44%) – A$39Moving Out (-80%) – A$7.50Outer Wilds (-40%) – A$22.10Batman: Arkham Trilogy (-67%) – A$29.60
Expiring Recent Deals
Persona 5 Royal (-33%) – A$66.60Bravely Default II (-21%) – A$63.10Sonic Frontiers (-53%) – A$47Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) – A$49NBA 2K25 (-79%) – A$19Metal Gear Col. (-50%) – A$45
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
For Xbox Series X users, Remnant II delivers procedurally generated worlds that can produce entire quest lines and bosses unique to your save file. It has been hailed as “Dark Souls with guns”, though the developers would argue it’s far stranger than that. Prefer something a little grittier? DOOM: The Dark Ages swaps sci-fi tech for flails and fury in a brutal fantasy twist on the franchise.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (-18%) – A$89Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra cont. (-25%) – A$249Xbox Pulse Red cont. (-33%) – A$64DOOM: The Dark Ages (-34%) – A$79Remnant II (-55%) – A$34Gotham Knights (-83%) – A$19
Xbox One
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Ed. (-64%) – A$20WWE 2K25 (-42%) – A$69The Crew Motorfest (-48%) – A$51.80
Expiring Recent Deals
40K Space Marine 2 (-54%) – A$49.90Suicide Squad: KTJL (-91%) – A$9.90Wild Hearts (-83%) – A$19Avatar: Pandora Gold Ed. (-69%) – A$49.90Hogwarts Legacy (-75%) – A$27.40TopSpin 2K25 (-88%) – A$14.90Sunset Overdrive (-36%) – A$19.20Alan Wake Rem. (-85%) – A$6.70
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Over on PS5, Astro Bot returns with a mascot platformer that is packed with cheeky PlayStation deep cuts. Absolutely adorable stuff that’s within striking distance of any Shiggy designed 3D platformer.
Gears of War: Reloaded (-18%) – A$49PlayStation VR2 (-18%) – A$535DualSense Chroma Teal (-33%) – A$84Tekken 8 (-33%) – A$59DOOM: The Dark Ages (-28%) – A$79Astro Bot (-31%) – A$75.60
PS4
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Ed. (-64%) – A$20Tekken 7 (-71%) – A$19.90Sleeping Dogs Def. Ed. (-41%) – A$23.60
Expiring Recent Deals
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-57%) – A$54Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (-59%) – A$39Monster Hunter Wilds (-36%) – A$74Split Fiction (-23%) – A$54Stellar Blade (-21%) – A$99Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (-17%) – A$99God of War Ragnarök (-60%) – A$44Gran Turismo 7 (-60%) – A$44Watch Dogs: Legion (-86%) – A$13.60
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from May 1 with this subscription
Ark: Survival Ascended (PS5)Balatro (PS5/PS4)Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (PS5/PS4)
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
And on PC, Dave the Diver was made by a team of just 25 people and somehow feels like five different genres at once, all working in harmony.
Dave the Diver (-40%) – A$17.90Barony (-50%) – A$14.70Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (-90%) – A$4.90Paradise Killer (-75%) – A$7.30Moving Out (-80%) – A$7.10Borderlands 3 (-95%) – A$4.40
Expiring Recent Deals
Lies of P (-15%) – A$76.40The Alters (-30%) – A$35.60Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (-18%) – A$57.30Silent Hill 2 (-40%) – A$61.50Forza Horizon 5 (-65%) – A$31.40Resident Evil 4 (-50%) – A$29.90
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
Botanicals Daffodils (-48%) – A$12Wicked Elphaba & Glinda (-40%) – A$59.90Harry Potter Hedwig (-33%) – A$20City 3in1 Helicopter (-31%) – A$69
Expiring Recent Deals
Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut (-40%) – A$77.90Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House (-36%) – A$45Go-Karts and Race Drivers (-33%) – A$10Mario Kart Toad’s Garage (-27%) – A$44
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$249.99
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
