AU Deals: The Final May Madness Deals, Your Best Bets For Pokémon Legends, Nightreign, and More!

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If your wishlist has been gathering digital dust, now’s the time to shake it loose with some serious savings across Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Whether you're keen for a nostalgic hit, a narrative rabbit hole, or some slick arcade action, there's a little something for every flavour of gamer. And with discounts deep enough to make your backlog groan, it's the perfect excuse to finally press "buy."

This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I'm using a tactical Nuke to light a 28-candle cake for Shadow Warrior. It may look like a dog's breakfast through your modern eyes, but '97-me was dazzled with engine improvements like true room-over-room situations, 3D voxels instead of 2D sprites for weapons, transparent water, climbable ladders, and vehicular combat sections. Admittedly, the one-liners of the head-and-heart-ripping Lo Wang are problematic for 2025, but I love that this time capsule is permanently free to play now.

Aussie bdays for notable games

– Space Harrier (SAT) 2009. eBay

– Shadow Warrior (PC) 1997. FREE

– Borderlands (NS) 2020. Get

– XCOM 2 (NS) 2020. Get

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Nintendo leads with Super Mario RPG at $69 and this remade classic brings back the Square-developed SNES gem that first turned Mario into a turn-based battler. Also on offer is Doom (2016) for just $6.90, the modern refresh on the grandaddy who runs on everything from smart fridges to pregnancy tests.

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

Xbox Series X gets magical with Hogwarts Legacy + Quidditch Champions Deluxe for $38.70. The bundled Quidditch game, originally teased in legacy code, was the most requested feature post-launch. RoboCop: Rogue City also struts in at $55, with Peter Weller reprising his iconic role in surprisingly heartfelt robo-noir fashion.

Xbox One

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

On PlayStation 5, Alan Wake Remastered is a steal at $6.70, a game so literary, it references actual Stephen King lines (with permission). Also cheap is Control: Ultimate Edition at $8.20, which cheekily shares a universe with Alan Wake through overlapping lore.

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For years, Atlus’ cult-RPG Persona went from being a cool underground RPG series from Japan to one of the biggest franchises in modern gaming. But with Metaphor: ReFantazio, it’s clear the developers behind Persona were seeking to push themselves to new heights. Trading in the modern-day Japanese high school setting for a pure fantasy world full of long-eared knights and bat-like ninjas, Atlus’ Studio Zero has created an incredible and timely meditation on political strife and demagoguery.
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After the death of the King, the United Kingdom of Euchronia, divided by racial prejudice among its citizens, begins the process of holding its very first popular election that kickstarts a grand, cross-continental adventure. For anyone familiar with the Persona series, you’ll find familiar hallmarks here. Players split their time crawling through difficult dungeons full of horrifying monsters, while spending free moments building up relationships with various party members and inhabitants around the country.
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But while the Persona games took these quiet moments to reaffirm the virtues of youthful friendships, Metaphor uses these times to tackle headier questions. What defines a knight’s duty, or the responsibilities of those born into wealth? Can one ever heal from the pains of racism, and is religious tolerance a foolhardy endeavor? These aren’t easy questions to address but are asked plainly throughout Metaphor’s 70-hour playtime.
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While Studio Zero refrains from giving clear-cut answers to these questions, it instead acknowledges the virtues of empathy, kindness, and strength in the face of overwhelming fear and hatred that can take root in an uncertain world where leaders promise salvation in exchange for unwavering loyalty. Wrap these philosophical musings in a stylish, turn-based RPG that looks and feels stupendous — complete with beautiful character designs from artist Shigenori Soejima and music from Shoji Meguro – and you’ll quickly understand why Metaphor: ReFantazio is IGN’s pick for Best Game of 2024.
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  • Ark: Survival Ascended (PS5)
  • Balatro (PS5/PS4)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (PS5/PS4)

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Purchase Cheap for PC

For PC, Stray is $24.70, a neon-soaked cybercat sim developed with real feline mocap actors. And Sniper Elite 5 is just $13.90, known not just for its x-ray kill cams but for letting players assassinate Hitler in hilariously over-the-top DLCs. You probably already know where you want to shoot him. No judgments from me. I say have yourself a ball.

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Annapurna has confirmed that a Stray animated movie is in development, and it comes from the studios new animated division that is led by former Disney Animation executives Robert Baird and Andrew Millstein.
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.

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