Thank your own personal deity—possibly Jubileus the Creator—it’s Friday. And what an end-of-the week closer I have for you today! FREE is the keyword of the moment for specific reasons I care not to know nor seek to quantify. For PlayStation owners, that means a lovely Mini Turismo for nada. For PC gamers, well… it means a landslide…
In retro news, I’m wondering how the hell a quarter of a century has gone by since I bought Donkey Kong 64 at launch. In ’99, I’d already played the backpack off Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie and was therefore stoked with DK64’s slick, 4MB-enhanced presentation and insane gameplay variety provided by its hot-swappable, rotating cast of Kongs. Couple that with tunes that still have permanent residence in my head and a truly bananas list of things to collect across 30 hours, and this silverback is still very much worth a modern replay.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Donkey Kong 64 (N64) 1999. eBay
– Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA) 2002. Get
– Mario Party DS (DS) 2007. Sequels
– Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3) 2007. Redux
– Gran Turismo 6 (PS3) 2013. Sequel
Table of Contents
Nintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGOLEGO Advent Face Off
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
LEGO Ninjago Movie (-56%) – A$39.98AC: Rebel Collection (-39%) – A$48.45Let’s Sing 2025 2 Mic Bndl. (-41%) – A$59SuperHot (-60%) – A$13.99Monster Boy Cursed Kingdom (-75%) – A$14.75
Expiring Recent Deals
Nintendo World Champs NES (-32%) – A$34Oddworld Strangers Wrath HD (-16%) – A$37.65Prince Of Persia: TLC (-53%) – A$28Hogwarts Legacy (-46%) – A$49Metal Gear Col. (-28%) – A$64.95
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Purchase Cheap for PC
Jurassic World Evolution (-100%) – FREEElite Dangerous (-100%) – FREEThe Outer Worlds (-100%) – FREESpelunky (-100%) – FREESpace Hulk: Deathwing (-100%) – FREE40K: Space Marine (-100%) – FREE40K: Dawn of War (-100%) – FREE40K: Dawn of War II (-100%) – FREEBaldur’s Gate: EE (-100%) – FREEBaldur’s Gate II: EE (-100%) – FREENeverwinter Nights: EE (-100%) – FREEQuake 2 (-100%) – FREENecromunda: Hired Gun (-100%) – FREESuper Meat Boy (-100%) – FREEOvercooked Gourmet Ed. (-100%) – FREE
Expiring Recent Deals
Dredge (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeStar Wars: Bounty Hunter (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeOvercooked! 2 (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeTomb Raider: Underworld (-100%) – FREE w/PrimeCall of Juarez: Gunslinger (-100%) – FREE w/Prime
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Bayonetta (-75%) – A$9.36Starfield (-76%) – A$28Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (-55%) – A$36Logitech G920 Wheel (-33%) – A$371
Expiring Recent Deals
Metaphor: ReFantazio (-39%) – A$69.95FC 25 (-55%) – A$49GTA Trilogy (-81%) – A$19Star Wars Outlaws (-36%) – A$69.95Wild Hearts (-83%) – A$19Controller Deep Pink (-19%) – A$77
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
My First Gran Tursimo (Free to Play)Elden Ring (-31%) – A$59FF I-VI Col. (-23%) – A$89Astro Bot (-19%) – A$89Gran Turismo 7 (-57%) – A$54Rise of the Ronin (-45%) – A$69The Last of Us Part 2 Re. (-29%) – A$69DualSense Edge (-15%) -A$288
Expiring Recent Deals
Gran Turismo 7 [PS4](-64%) – A$39DualSense Cosmic Red (-30%) – A$84CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) – A$88Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) – A$59Balatro: Special Ed. (-28%) – A$36NBA 2K25 (-60%) – A$44
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Legit LEGO Deals
Minecraft: Nether Portal Ambush (-36%) – A$38.40Marvel: Motorcycle Chase (-36%) – A$9.60GotG: The Milano (-34%) – A$199
Expiring Recent Deals
Dune: Ornithopter (-40%) – A$149.95City: Transporter Truck (-37%) – A$95.20Star Wars: Mos Espa Podrace (-34%) – A$79MIghty Bowser (-31%) – A$276
This holiday season, I’m doing something different with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are racing LEGO Advent Calendars—we open our respective ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Coolness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. Winner gets extra eggnog.
If you’re also feeling festive, here are the cheapest prices for the three calendars we’re using. Or just live vicariously through us.
LEGO Star Wars Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45LEGO CIty Advent 2024 – A$59.95 $45
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
