With EOFY chaos still lingering in digital storefronts, this week’s gaming deals are a treasure trove of gold-plated discounts and cult classics ripe for the picking. Whether you’re looking to binge your backlog or dip into something new before tax season wipes you out, I’ve found you hidden value on every platform. Let’s get to it!
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m using my Flame Shard technique to ignite a 20-candle cake for Jade Empire. Released on the OG Xbox by BioWare, this RPG was a bold departure from the studio’s previous titles, blending real-time combat with a rich narrative steeped in Chinese mythology. I have fond memories of assuming the role of the Last Spirit Monk, navigating a world filled with gods, demons, and moral choices that shaped my journey while reaffirming my lack of IRL decency.
The game’s unique setting and incorporation of a constructed language, Tho Fan, added depth to its immersive world-building. Also, the Bruce Lee fan in me simply liked meeting new foes, asking them if they were thirsty, and then serving them a large glass of wa-taaa. Sadly, despite its innovative design and storytelling, Jade Empire didn’t achieve the commercial success of BioWare’s later franchises and remains a cult classic to fans like me.
Aussie birthdays for notable games
– Diablo II (PC) 2000. Redux
– Jade Empire (XB) 2005. Redux
– FlatOut 2 (PC,PS2,XB) 2006. Get
– Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2) 2006. Redux
– Resident Evil: The Mercenaries (3DS) 2011. eBay
– Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) 2011. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo players can snag Persona 5 Royal, a game that took over a decade of ATLUS iteration to reach its definitive form. Also worth grabbing is Unicorn Overlord, the tactics-heavy gem from Vanillaware. The director of this title previously worked on the cult PS2 hit Odin Sphere, so you just know it’s good.
Lego Horizon Adventures (-55%) – A$48.50EA Sports FC 25 (-43%) – A$34Persona 5 Royal (-65%) – A$34.90West of Loathing (-69%) – A$4.90Unicorn Overlord (-50%) – A$47.40Sonic Forces (-32%) – A$40.90
Expiring Recent Deals
Sonic Frontiers (-65%) – A$34.80Persona 4 Golden (-50%) – A$14.90Dragon Ball Fighterz (-45%) – A$49.90West of Loathing (-69%) – A$4.90Unicorn Overlord (-50%) – A$47.40
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, RoboCop: Rogue City nails the ‘80s aesthetic so well it even includes fake TV ads and in-world news segments written by actual screenwriters from the original film trilogy. Tekken 8 also throws fists with flair. The team used motion capture from real martial artists to make King’s wrestling combos that extra bit ridiculous.
RoboCop: Rogue City (-38%) – A$55.40Tekken 8 (-53%) – A$39.90Immortals Fenyx Rising (-80%) – A$11.90Far Cry 6 (-75%) – A$24.90Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (-80%) – A$19.90Black Myth: Wukong (-20%) – A$79.90
Xbox One
Broforce (-80%) – A$4.40Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (-63%) – A$14.70Enter the Gungeon (-75%) – A$5.60My Friend Pedro (-80%) – A$5.90
Expiring Recent Deals
Doom: The Dark Ages (-42%) – A$69Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Gold (-25%) – A$108.70Remnant II (-55%) – A$34TopSpin 2K25 (-88%) – A$14.90Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) – A$85.90Lego 2K Drive (-16%) – A$45.90Diablo IV (-73%) – A$29.90Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 (-11%) – A$249
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PS5 deals include Judgment, the Yakuza spin-off that cast a real-life Japanese heartthrob, Takuya Kimura. His agency once blocked PC ports due to likeness rights. And for something epic, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Edition offers the full Miyazaki soul-crushing package in one tidy bundle.
Gears of War: Reloaded (-30%) – A$49The Outer Worlds 2 (-17%) – A$99Elden Ring Erdtree Ed. (-31%) – A$79Stranger of Paradise FF Origin (-59%) – A$40.90Judgment (-48%) – A$28.50
PS4
Shin Megami Tensei III Rem. (-54%) – A$32.30Gran Turismo 7 (-56%) – A$47.90Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (-67%) – A$32.90Disney Classic Games Col. (-75%) – A$12.20
Expiring Recent Deals
Borderlands 4 (-17%) – A$99Horizon Forbidden West (-54%) – A$57Horizon Zero Dawn Rem. (-41%) – A$44Resident Evil Village (-20%) – A$44PGA Tour 2K25 (-47%) – A$64Red Dead Redemption 2 (-79%) – A$19Uncharted Col. (-32%) – A$17Sleeping Dogs Def. Ed. (-25%) – A$29.90
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jun 1 with this subscription
NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4Alone in the Dark (2024) | PS5Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Finally, PC players shouldn’t miss Disco Elysium – The Final Cut, a game so narratively rich its script reportedly contains over a million words. Also, Celeste isn’t just a platformer. It began life as a PICO-8 prototype and wound up winning a BAFTA.
Lego Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$13.90Sonic Mania (-78%) – A$5.30Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-55%) – A$42.70Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (-90%) – A$5.60Ori and the Blind Forest: Def. (-80%) – A$5.90Cyberpunk 2077 (-65%) – A$31.40The Outer Worlds (-75%) – A$11.20Celeste (-75%) – A$7.30
Expiring Recent Deals
Robocop: Alex Murphy Ed. (-92%) – A$7Crash Bandicoot N. Sane (-90%) – A$6.30Hades (-66%) – A$12.40Little Nightmares II (-90%) – A$3.90Blasphemous (-90%) – A$3.50Gris (-90%) – A$2.10Black Mesa (-90%) – A$2.90Jurassic World Evolution 2 (-95%) – A$4.20Kerbal Space Program (-90%) – A$4.50
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 Laptop 15.6″ 15-fd0233TU (-20%) – A$799Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$849Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14″, Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229
Desktop Deals
Lenovo neo 50a G5 27″ AIO (-47%) – A$1,379Lenovo neo 50q G4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639Lenovo neo 50t G5 Tower (-20%) – A$871.20Legion Tower 5i G8 (-29%) – A$1,899
Monitor Deals
Samsung QE50T 50″ (-31%) – A$596ARZOPA 16.1″ 144Hz (-55%) – A$159.99Z-Edge 27″ 240Hz (-15%) – A$237.99Gawfolk 34″ WQHD (-28%) – A$359LG 27″ Ultragear (-42%) – A$349
Component Deals
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
City Electric Sports Car (-41%) – A$15.90Hogwarts Castle: Dueling Club (-40%) – A$23.90Mario Kart – Donkey Kong (-35%) – A$39.20City Burger Van (-33%) – A$20
Expiring Recent Deals
Star Wars Tenoo Jedi Temple (-46%) – A$34.90Pink Flower Bouquet (-37%) – A$63.20Minecraft Nether Portal (-36%) – A$38.40Simba the Lion King (-33%) – A$20
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless (-38%) – A$399.95Soundcore by Anker Q20i (-43%) – A$68.79Sony MDR7506 Professional (-30%) – A$169Technics Premium (-46%) – A$299Bose SoundLink Flex (-31%) – A$171JBL Charge 5 – Portable Speaker (-28%) – A$144JBL Flip Essential 2 Waterproof Speaker (-26%) – A$96Sony SRS-XB100 Travel Speaker (-41%) – A$84.15Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Portable Speaker (-41%) – A$134.95Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-26%) – A$259.29Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (-46%) – A$275
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
LG 43″ UT80 4K (-24%) – A$635Kogan 65″ QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699Kogan 55″ QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866Prism+ Q75 Ultra 75″ 4K QLED (-47%) – A$1,229Gaimoo Mini Projector 1080p w/ 4K (-33%) – A$119.99GooDee 4K Projector (-58%) – A$169.99VOPLLS Mini Projector 4K (-19%) – A$168.99XuanPad Mini Projector (-36%) – A$128.99LG S70TY Q Series Sound Barn*-22%) – A$546Sony HTG700 Atmos Soundbar (-15%) – A$594Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer (-13%) – A$270
Smart Home Deals
Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (-53%) – A$107.76Google Nest Doorbell (-44%) – A$183Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus (-40%) – A$149TP-Link Tapo Smart Doorbell (-20%) – A$183XTU Doorbell Camera Doorbell (-40%) – A$59.99D-Link DCS-8302LH Wi-Fi Cam (-62%) – A$75Google Nest Cam (-25%) – A$247Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery (-43%) – A$187Swann 4 Channel DVR with 4 x 4K Cams (-34%) – A$399WUUK 2K Outdoor Cam (-32%) – A$249.99PS VR2 PC adapter – $94.95TP Link Bluetooth 5.0 adapter – $12UGREEN Display Port 1.4 2m (-17%) – $19.94
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
