If your wallet has been pleading for mercy, it might just have to hold on a little longer because today’s gaming deals are too good to ignore. Whether you’re into high-speed hijinks, fantasy epics, or quirky co-op chaos, there’s something to tempt every kind of gamer. With discounts this tempting, now’s the time to grab a controller, a mouse, or a magic paintbrush and dive into something new!
This Day in Gaming 
In retro news, I’m using a NOS burst to light 26 candles on a cake for Need For Speed: High Stakes. This beloved racing game wasn’t just about sating one’s velocity requirements while unlocking new whips; lose a High Stakes race, and you’d perma-lose your car. Us launch adopters loved that risk-versus-reward structure and the groundbreaking damage system that would go on to influence the future of racing simulations.
Better yet, we had I highly localised Aussie version with Holden VT Clubsport and Ford AU Falcon XR8 featured prominently on the cover. Even cooler, winning the special HSV Pro Cup would unlock Craig Lowndes’ MHRT VT Commo’. Using it to evade the fuzz down Durham Road (preferably in split-screen PvP) was mighty boss stuff.
Aussie bdays for notable games
– Super Star Wars (SNES) 1993. eBay
– Need for Speed: High Stakes (PS) 1999. eBay
– Pac-Man Vs. (GC) 2004. Redux
– Nintendo DSi launch, 2009. eBay
– FF Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS) 2009. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Over on Nintendo Switch, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a nostalgic joy, letting you wield a magic paintbrush to reshape the world. Meanwhile, It Takes Two delivers co-op perfection with its ever-changing mechanics and won a slew of GOTY awards.
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-43%) – A$58It Takes Two (-40%) – A$37Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (-53%) – A$48Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (-42%) – A$41Kingdom Come Deliverance: Royal Ed. (-41%) – A$48Burnout Paradise Rem. (-25%) – A$30
Expiring Recent Deals
Persona 5 Tactica (-45%) – A$53Monster Hunter Gen. Ult. (-13%) – A$70Sonic Forces (-24%) – A$46MGS: Col. (-59%) – A$37
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Xbox Series X deals pack a punch, with Hogwarts Legacy offering the chance to live out your wizarding dreams. One fascinating detail: while the game is set in the 1800s, developers hid references to modern Harry Potter lore, including a sneaky nod to the Room of Requirement. On a darker note, Lies of P takes the Pinocchio story and turns it into a twisted soulslike. Its eerie puppet designs were inspired by the haunting works of E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Hogwarts Legacy (-57%) – A$48Lies of P (-40%) – A$54Witcher 3: Complete Ed. (-48%) – A$42Mortal Shell: Enhanced Ed. (-90%) – A$5Metaphor: ReFantazio (-33%) – A$78Lords of the Fallen (-71%) – A$30
Xbox One
Inside & Limbo Bundle (-90%) – A$4EA Sports FC 25 (-57%) – A$48F1 24 (-55%) – A$50Carrion (-75%) – A$8Batman: Arkham Col. (-85%) – A$13
Expiring Recent Deals
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-30%) – A$70RoboCop: Rogue City (-22%) – A$71Suicide Squad: KTJL Del. (-68%) – A$53Dragon Age: Veilguard Del. (-62%) – A$54Borderlands: Handsome Col. (-53%) – A$34The Crew Motorfest (-49%) – A$52Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (-65%) – A$36FC 25 (-55%) – A$50
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
For PlayStation 5, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is slashed in price, making it the perfect time to experience Cal Kestis’ Force-fueled adventure. And then there’s Tekken 8, where the King of Iron Fist Tournament continues with Jun Kazama’s long-awaited return after a 25-year absence.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 (-40%) – A$239Split Fiction (-16%) – A$60Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-74%) – A$30Stray (-22%) – A$32CC Final Fantasy VII – Reunion (-45%) – A$47Tekken 8 (-42%) – A$50The Callisto Protocol (-88%) – A$11
Expiring Recent Deals
Elden Ring (-41%) – A$59Stranger of Paradise FF Origin (-57%) – A$43Sonic Frontiers (-65%) – A$35Skyrim Anniversary Ed. (-67%) – A$27The Outer Worlds (-67%) – A$14Ni no Kuni: WotWW (-80%) – A$14Lego Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$18Marvel’s Midnight Suns (-85%) – A$15
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Apr 1 with this subscription
RoboCop: Rogue City | PS5The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | PS4/5Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth HM | PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
PC gamers aren’t left out, with Marvel’s Midnight Suns offering deep strategy at a fraction of the price. (Pro tip: if you pet the demonic Hellhound Charlie every day, you unlock special perks!) Otherwise, Frostpunk turns city-building into a brutal survival challenge. The developers, 11 Bit Studios, were so committed to the game’s bleak tone that they banned happy endings from the story.
Haste (-20%) – A$24Tekken 8 Advanced (-30%) – A$70Hyper Light Drifter (-70%) – A$9Atomic Heart (-67%) – A$30Frostpunk (-85%) – A$6Marvel’s Midnight Suns (-85%) – A$14
Expiring Recent Deals
Tomba! Special Ed. (-50%) – A$15No Man’s Sky (-60%) – A$36Lego 2K Drive (-60%) – A$16Mafia III: Def. Ed. (-75%) – A$13
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 Envy x360 16″ 2-in-1 (-39%) – A$1,399Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 (-40%) – A$1,129
Desktop Deals
HP OMEN 35L Gaming (-10%) – A$2,799Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q (-35%) – A$629Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50s (-45%) – A$1,018
Monitor Deals
Dell G Series G2724D (-27%) – A$398.60Samsung 57″ Odyssey Neo Curved (-22%) – A$2,499
Component Deals
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-8%) – A$885.70Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-14%) – A$119SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-59%) – A$32SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
Minecraft Nether Portal (-37%) – A$39Minecraft Baby Pig House (-27%) – A$23Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House (-43%) – A$41Mobile Crime Lab Truck (-35%) – A$66
Expiring Recent Deals
New Captain America (-40%) – A$30Pixar’s Cars Mack (-27%) – A$22Harry Potter Hedwig (-40%) – A$18Ahsoka E. Wing (-35%) – A$102
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-34%) – A$229 Sony MDR7506 Pro (-18%) – A$199 Sony WH-CH720N (-47%) – A$139
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
Kogan 65″ QLED (-50%) – A$699 Kogan 55″ QLED (-45%) – A$549 LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$869
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
