Sadly, it’s time to stow away our public holiday / long weekend cheer. To make the (blessedly shorter) week that remains more tolerable, you’d best score some great bargains on escapism. Personally, I’d grab RoboCop: Rogue City for nearly half off, and FromSoftware’s underbought Armoured Core VI for 40 clams is worth an impulse, too.
In retro news, I’m celebrating a quarter of a century of Gran Turismo 2, two PS One discs that I played the absolute scratch ‘n’ sniff off of. (For real—rubbing the label of my launch edition CD-ROMs would cause an “authentic pit stop smell” of petrol and oil.) Aromarrific gimmicks aside, GT2 was brilliant for more practical reasons, like more cars (650) and more tracks (27 plus rallying). Also, due to this being the first GT to include real-life courses, this is the first time I fell in love[/hate] with Laguna Seca’s corkscrew. God, I loved getting awkwardly, bizarrely airborne off it in the Suzuki V6 Escudo.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Gran Turismo 2 (PS) 2000. eBay
– Dead Space: Extraction (PS3) 2011. eBay
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Switch OLED + Super Mario Wonder
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A great console bundled with a great game that basically establishes a new standard for what 2D Mario platformers should look and feel like. 9/10 stuff that will be your first must-own of many.
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Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
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FC25
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EA Sports’ FC25 introduces some interesting new features, particularly the fast-paced and compelling Rush mode, but, to be perfectly honest, much of the package beyond that feels overly familiar.
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Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
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Marvel’s Midnight Suns
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With Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Firaxis has put itself in the league of RPG developers like BioWare, Obsidian, Bethesda, and Larian. 8/10, Great.
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Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
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PS5 Slim Disc
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Not cashed up enough to go for the PlayStation 5 Pro? That’s ok. This is the next best thing, and it still pumps out some serious gaming goodness despite its svelte, slimline form.
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PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscription
- Suicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]
- NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]
- The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5]
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
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Technic Ducati
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A decent price on this conversation piece (pieces?) of a crotch rocket.
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
