If you’ve ever found yourself paralysed by a backlog but still willingly opened your wallet for “one more banger,” we suffer the same disease, my friend. I’ve stared down more digital shopping carts than I’d care to admit, and today’s deals haul came back stacked. In case I don’t see you, stay safe, save often, and catch you Monday!
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m commemorating the 35th birthday of Magic Sword, an arcade classic. In this Capcom hack ‘n’ slash side-scroller, you were cast as one of two He-Man types and set loose on 51 floors of mummies, dragons, and…er, Easter Island heads? Nabbing keys and releasing prisoners would add an AI party member who basically acted like a side weapon pod. What hooked me most: the left-field inclusion of a ninja. Because in the late ’80s and early ’90s, any game featuring a ninja instantly became a must-play. I was proper obsessed.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Magic Sword (ARC) 1990. Get
– Mario’s Picross (GB) 1995. Get
– Painkiller (XB) 2006. Redux
– Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3,X360) 2013. Get
– Shadowrun Returns (PC) 2013. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Switch, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is absurdly cheap for a game crafted under the quiet guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto himself. The combat’s XCOM-lite with a chaotic Mushroom Kingdom twist, and the Rabbids surprisingly don’t suck. Meanwhile, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is still flying high thanks to its mind-bending physics engine. I’ve spent hours building stuff I had no business engineering, and I don’t regret a second of it.
Super Mario Party Jamboree NS2 (-19%) – A$89Street Fighter 6 NS2 (-26%) – A$69Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NS2 (-11%) – A$98Pikmin 4 (-15%) – A$68Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (-33%) – A$46.70Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (-83%) – A$13.20
Expiring Recent Deals
Donkey Kong Bananza (-19%) – A$89Metroid Prime Rem. (-25%) – A$44.90Disney Illusion Island (-50%) – A$29.90New Super Mario Bros. U Del. (-25%) – A$59.90Pikmin 4 (-15%) – A$68Super Mario RPG (-29%) – A$57
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, Judgment is a spin-off that outshines some mainline Yakuza entries. I loved losing hours to its side cases, which feel like noir sitcom episodes. And Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition finally delivers on CD Projekt’s original lofty promise. On Series X, Night City sings.
40K Space Marine 2 (-54%) – A$49.90Lego 2K Drive (-43%) – A$31.50PGA Tour 2K25 (-43%) – A$68Little Nightmares II (-90%) – A$4.40Judgment (-75%) – A$13.70Cyberpunk 2077: Ult. (-50%) – A$59.90
Xbox One
Ace Combat 7 (-65%) – A$34.50The Crew Motorfest (-51%) – A$48.90EA Sports FC 26 (-19%) – A$89
Expiring Recent Deals
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Del. Ed. (-72%) – A$39.10Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Gold (-22%) – A$113.20EA Sports FC 26 (-19%) – A$89Control: Ult. Ed. (-85%) – A$10.40Psychonauts 2 (-80%) – A$19.90Final Fantasy IX (-70%) – A$9.70Octopath Traveler (-60%) – A$35.90Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) – A$32.90
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PS5-wise, Hitman World of Assassination is the best stealth sandbox money can buy. The ability to turn a grape press into a murder weapon is pure IO Interactive magic. Also, Tales of Arise features some of the sharpest anime-styled combat this side of Scarlet Nexus.
Hitman World of Assassination (-39%) – A$64.40Tales of Arise (-68%) – A$32Tekken 8 (-33%) – A$57Suicide Squad: KTJL Del. (-77%) – A$38Live A Live (-60%) – A$30.30Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (-85%) – A$14.90
PS4
Lego Harry Potter Col. (-75%) – A$7.40Silent Hill 2 (-50%) – A$49.90The Last Campfire (-90%) – A$2.20Marvel’s Midnight Suns (-85%) – A$14.90
Expiring Recent Deals
EA Sports FC 25 (-69%) – A$34Mortal Kombat 11 (-90%) – A$6.90Resident Evil Village (-75%) – A$13.70Cult of the Lamb (-50%) – A$18.90EA Sports FC 26 (-19%) – A$89Red Dead Redemption 2 (-79%) – A$19BioShock: The Col. (-80%) – A$19.90Streets of Rage 4 (-65%) – A$13.20Cyberpunk 2077 (-65%) – A$24.40
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jul 1 with this subscription
Diablo 4 (PS5/PS4)The King of Fighers XV (PS5/PS4)Jusant (PS5)
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Lastly, The Outer Worlds on PC might just be the funniest RPG since New Vegas. With Obsidian at the helm again, its tongue-in-cheek capitalism critiques still hit. Pair it with Octopath Traveler 1 + 2 if you love eye-melting pixel art and killer turn-based battles.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (-15%) – A$55.40The Outer Worlds (-75%) – A$11.20Live A Live (-60%) – A$29.90Hitman World of Assassination (-62%) – A$38.70Octopath Traveler 1 + 2 Bndl. (-60%) – A$66.40
Expiring Recent Deals
40K: Space Marine 2 (-45%) – A$49.40Into the Breach (-65%) – A$7.50A Plague Tale: Innocence (-80%) – A$12.90Lies of P (-50%) – A$44.90Atomic Heart (-70%) – A$26.90Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (-84%) – A$13.50
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House (-50%) – A$35Super Mario Adventures (-41%) – A$47Wicked Elphaba & Glinda (-40%) – A$59.90JP T. Rex Skul (-40%) – A$41.90
Expiring Recent Deals
3in1 T. Rex (-44%) – A$50Jedi Bob’s Starfighter (-42%) – A$35Marvel Logo & Minifigs (-47%) – A$79Batmobile vs. Mr. Freeze (-40%) – A$17.90
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.