Welcome back, friends, to more of the cheapest games and controllers going. If I was you (and I never played them), I’d score those incredibly cheap Borderlands compilations on Switch, the highly reduced Logitech PC peripherals, and the equal parts challenging / satisfying Dragon’s Dogma 2. See you tomorrow for more!
In retro news, I’m fondly remembering the 12th birthday of Mirrors Edge, a ‘First Person Parkourer’ pioneer. I recall being mighty impressed when DICE took a break from its usual Battlefield shenanigans to (almost completely) ditch gunplay in pursuit of FPS platforming flow and good old-fashioned flykicking fascists in the face.
Yeah, the story was short and not particularly riveting, but the speed-wall-running was sublime, the sense of vertigo intense, and I adored the juxtapositioning of a complex and dark totalitarian world presented in hyperbright minimalism. How they never did a VR version of this is beyond me.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
– Body Harvest (N64) 1998. eBay
– Mirror’s Edge (PS3,X360) 2008. Get
– Persona 3 FES (PS2) 2008. Get
– Wii Music (Wii) 2008. eBay
– CoD: Black Ops II (PC,PS3,X360) 2012. Get
– XCOM: Enemy Within (PS3,X360) 2013. Get
– Assassin’s Creed Unity (PC,PS4,XO) 2014. Get
– Assassin’s Creed Rogue (PS3,X360) 2014. Redux
Table of Contents
Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGO
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
AC: Rebel Collection (-32%) – A$55Just Dance 2020 (-21%) – A$44.58Super Mario Bros. Wonder (-20%) – A$64Borderlands Legendary Col. (-80%) – A$17.99Borderlands: Handsome Col. (-75%) – A$17.48
Expiring Recent Deals
Metroid Dread (-29%) – A$56.95No More Heroes (-70%) – A$8.98Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (-20%) – A$64Resident Evil Origins Col. (-30%) – A$49Super Mario Party Jamboree (-15%) – A$68Xenoblade Chronicles X (-15%) – A$68
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Shadow Tactics: BotS (-90%) – A$6.10Shin Megami Tensei V (-39%) – A$70.11The Invincible (-55%) – A$20.42Logitech G733 headset (-45%) – A$164Logitech G203 mouse (-37%) – A$43
Expiring Recent Deals
Vail VR (-100%) – FREEDeceive Inc. (-100%) – FREESpirit of the North (-100%) – FREEDeus Ex: HR Director’s (-86%) – A$4.13Helldivers 2 (-15%) – A$51.72Resident Evil 4 (-58%) – A$25.17Rising Storm Series Sale (≤95%)
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card.
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Jedi Survivor (-50%) – A$55.29Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra cont. (-$57) – A$2721TB Expansion Card (-$58) – A$242Mortal Kombat 1 (-53%) – A$36Lego Jurassic World (-65%) – A$22.44
Expiring Recent Deals
Grand Theft Auto V (-53%) – A$28Assassin’s Creed Mirage (-65%) – A$28Starfield (-60%) – A$47.95The Crew Motorfest (-72%) – A$28TopSpin 2K25 (-40%) – A$36Persona 5 Tactica (-60%) – A$37
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Dragon’s Dogma 2 (-45%) – A$59CoD: WWII (-47%) – A$37LEGO Horizon Adventures (-10%) – A$99NBA 2K24 Kobe Ed. (-84%) – A$19Sonic X Shadow Generations (-26%) – A$59RoboCop: Rogue City (-31%) – A$58.56DualShock 4 (-23%) – A$69
Expiring Recent Deals
Spider-Man 2 [2 Skins] – FREEMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 (-21%) – A$99System Shock (-50%) – A$29.98Grand Theft Auto V (-53%) – A$28Sonic Frontiers (-51%) – A$49CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$88Astro Bot (-19%) – A$89
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
PS5 Pro Enhanced Bargain
Need a cheap Pro showcase title?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – $124.95 / $99 (-24%)
Insomniac is all about giving you options with its choice of “Fidelity Pro” or “Performance Pro.” The horse’s mouth on the former is that it targets 30 fps, but you can experiment with some new ray tracing features that can be turned on individually to reach higher intermediate frame rates, especially when using VRR or 120 Hz Display options (actual viz improvements best seen in denser ped counts and finer hair detail). As a webslinging speed demon, “Performance Pro” is a me thing as it targets 60 fps and retains the detail of Fidelity via PSSR. Insomniac flat out recommends it as it also includes all ray tracing features (relections, water, and window interiors). Simply gorgeous.
PlayStation Console Prices
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
City: Tow Truck (-37%) – A$19City: Command Rover (-36%) – A$51Despicable Me: Gru’s Mansion (-34%) – A$99
Expiring Recent Deals
Animal Crossing: Birthday Party (-40%) – A$12City: Race Car & Truck (-36%) – A$32Harry Potter: Sorting Hat (-34%) – A$99
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
