Get your gaming gear primed and wallets at the ready, because today’s lineup of stellar discounts is too good to miss. From adrenaline‑pumping races on Switch to monstrous PC conquests, there’s sweet, economical escapism for all. Nothing but games worth owning. Let’s get to it.
This Day in Gaming 
In retro news, I’ve baked a cake with a big 16 on it for Pokémon Platinum. Part of the DS Gen IV series, this sprawling Sinnoh shenanigan served as a third version to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. My memories of it include a gleeful hunt for the 59 extra Pokémon added and dipping into the new M.C. Escher-esque Distortion World to bag a Giratina. It also had some of the best post-game content in the series, and, oh crap—I’ve just talked myself into a replay…
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Castlevania (N64) 1999. eBay
– R-Type Delta (PS) 1999. Sequel
– Ninja Gaiden (XB) 2004. Redux
– The Suffering (XB) 2004. Get
– Pokémon Platinum (DS) 2009. Sequel
– 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) 2010. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Switch, Crash Team Racing Nitro‑Fueled has been turbo‑charged down to A$48 (31% off)—did you know the devs fine‑tuned the boost physics post‑launch to nail those drift combos? Pair that with Life Is Strange: True Colors at just A$25 (70% off), where over 350 hours of voice work bring Alex’s empathy powers to life.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (-31%) – A$48NBA 2K25 (-74%) – A$23Life Is Strange: True Colors (-70%) – A$25Flashback (-90%) – A$2
Expiring Recent Deals
Sonic Frontiers (-27%) – A$72Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Col. (-39%) – A$48Dragon Ball FighterZ (-44%) – A$50Little Nightmares Comp. Ed. (-75%) – A$13Panzer Dragoon: Remake (-90%) – A$3Life Is Strange: Arcadia Bay Col. (-60%) – A$23
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, dive into Mafia: The Old Country for A$79 (12% off), born from the team’s real‑world reconnaissance trips to capture 1960s Italian ambience, and slay beasts in The Witcher 3 for a mere A$5 (90% off), its dynamic weather system originally coded to simulate thousands of unique fog patterns.
Mafia: The Old Country (-12%) – A$79Seagate 1TB Expansion Card (-33%) – A$208UFC 5 (-65%) – A$39The Witcher 3 (-90%) – A$5EA Sports FC 25 (-55%) – A$49
Xbox One
CoD: MW2 (-73%) – A$29No Man’s Sky (-60%) – A$35Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) – A$9
Expiring Recent Deals
CoD: Black Ops 6 (-19%) – A$89Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed (-63%) – A$20Star Wars: Dark Forces Rem. (-45%) – A$24Anno 1800 Del. (-85%) – A$11Dark Souls III (-50%) – A$52Destiny 2: The Final Shape (-70%) – A$22Prototype Biohazard Bndl (-70%) – A$20
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PS5 owners can secure Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at A$95 (16% off), showcasing a cutscene engine that renders over 100,000 particles per frame, and lock ‘n’ load in Sniper Elite 5 for A$80 (19% off), which boasts more than 500 painstakingly motion‑captured kill‑cam animations.
40K Space Marine 2 (-18%) – A$89Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (-16%) – A$95UFC 5 (-65%) – A$39Sniper Elite 5 (-19%) – A$80Monster Hunter Wilds (-22%) – A$90
PS4
Red Dead Redemption (-34%) – A$45Street Fighter 30th Ann. (-67%) – A$13Gran Turismo 7 (-47%) – A$65Spider-Man: Miles Morale (-47%) – A$49
Expiring Recent Deals
Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-19%) – A$89The Last of Us Part 2 (-14%) – A$69MindsEye (-21%) – A$79Split Fiction (-16%) – A$59Astro Bot (-19%) – A$89NBA 2K25 (-68%) – A$38CoD: Black Ops 6 (-19%) – A$89Dragon Quest XI S Def. Ed. (-29%) – A$38Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (-80%) – A$13
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Apr 1 with this subscription
ARK: Survival Ascended | PS5Balatro | PS5, PS4Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | PS5, PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Finally, PC strategists will relish Sid Meier’s Civilization VI at just A$8 (90% off), featuring an AI “council” modelled on ancient war strategies. Alternatively, go lead a cult in Cult of the Lamb for A$17 (50% off), where every cheeky sermon spoofs those 16th‑century pamphlets.
The Precinct (-30%) – A$36Doom: The Dark Ages Prem. Ed. (-17%) – A$141Cult of the Lamb (-50%) – A$17Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (-90%) – A$8The Sinking City Rem. (-50%) – A$29
Expiring Recent Deals
Black Mesa (-90%) – A$2Logitech Pro Mechanical Keyboard (-30%) – A$160Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) – A$8Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-80%) – A$19Immortals Fenyx Rising (-80%) – A$11Streets of Rage 4 (-60%) – A$142v 100W USB C to USB C Cable (-47%) – A$10
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Laptop Deals
HP Envy x360 16″ 2-in-1 (-39%) – A$1,399HP Laptop 15.6″ Ryzen (-34%) – A$1,049ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-35%) – A$869Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-16%) – A$2,094Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$879Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen7 (-27%) – A$1,018
Desktop Deals
Lenovo neo 50q Gen 4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639Lenovo neo 50t Gen 5 Desk (-20%) – A$871.20Lenovo Legion Tower 5i (-29%) – A$1,899
Monitor Deals
ARZOPA 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
Mobile Construction Crane (-34%) – A$119Modular Galactic Spaceship (-31%) – A$89R2-D2 Model (-30%) – A$139Fountain Garden Building (-28%) – A$129
Expiring Recent Deals
The Mandalorian Ambush (-43%) – A$20Minions’ Music Party Bus (-42%) – A$35Star Wars: Boba Fett’s Starship (-38%) – A$19Creator 3-in-1 T. Rex (-28%) – A$64
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-31%) – A$239Technics Wireless NC (-33%) – A$365SoundPEATS Space (-25%) – A$56.99Sony MDR7506 Pro (-18%) – A$199
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$866
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
