It's time to get busy bargain huntin' in the second-best time of the year—end of financial. I've scoured every store worth shopping in for the cheapest prices on the games worth caring about. I'm also all about hooking you up with free things. Four of those await you below. Check back tomorrow for more, because I see some extra ones on my radar.
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 31st birthday of Starwing, aka the PAL version progenitor of the Star Fox series. Interestingly, its N64 sequel was named Lylat Wars, at which point Nintendo Europe said, "Screw it, we'll just use the US naming convention from here on out." Starwing is the shoot 'em up that deserves special acclaim as the first hardware-accelerated 3D gaming experience on a home console (courtesy of the Super FX chip). And though the 15 frames per second are tough to endure in a modern replay, there's no denying this blew my '93 mind like a Smart Bomb to the brain.
This Day in Gaming
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
- Donkey Kong (G&W) 1982. Ebay
- Starwing (SNES) 1993. Get
- Split/Second: Velocity (PC,PS3,X360) 2010. Get
Table of Contents
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Katamari Damacy Reroll + RR
How I adore this game. Chalk that up to a number of things—the weird humor, those colour-burst visuals, the infectious J-pop soundtrack, or because it just feels like a low-cost holiday back to Japan. Roll this puzzler up into your collection today.
- Celeste (-75%) - A$7.50
- TowerFall (-75%) - A$7.50
- Mario Golf: Super Rush (-29%) - A$57.00
- Unicorn Overlord (-13%) - A$61.55
- Wireless Switch Controller (-47%) - A$26.34
- Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-44%) - A$32.46
- Persona 5 Royal (-33%) - A$69.00
Expiring Recent Deals
- Joy-Cons [Purple/Orange] (-19%) - A$96.00
- EA Sports FC 24 (-58%) - A$25.00
- Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe (-50%) - A$49.97
- Monster Boy Cursed Kingdom (-75%) - A$14.75
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (-90%) - A$6.99
Purchase Cheaply for PC
Diablo IV Ultimate
It's basically 50% off all versions today. So that means the standard edition is going for $54.97 and the Digital Deluxe is a mere $69.97. Pick your poison; go happily punish some hellspawn for a few hundred hours or so.
- Tell Me Why (FREE)
- Ghost of Tsushima (-17%) - A$74.68
- Rust (-50%) - A$29.97
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (-60%) - A$35.98
- Monster Hunter World (-70%) - A$13.35
- Dave the Diver (-38%) - A$18.77
Expiring Recent Deals
- Elden Ring [code: HONEY] (-15%) - A$76.46
- Elden Ring Erdtree Ed. [code: HONEY] (-15%) - A$102.87
- Metro Saga Bundle (-91%) - A$7.39
- Undertale (-75%) - A$3.62
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
EA Sports FC 24
New mechanics like Evolutions show that EA has a general grasp of how to improve its RPG elements. Elsewhere, Volta mode is still a lot of fun with a full team of friends thanks in part to its unique arenas.
- Crackdown (FREE)
- Crackdown 2 (FREE)
- Too Human (FREE)
- Lords of the Fallen (-48%) - A$57.00
- Biomutant (-59%) - A$22.34
Expiring Recent Deals
- Assassin's Creed Mirage (-55%) - A$36.00
- Elden Ring (-28%) - A$64.00
- Minecraft (-37%) - A$19.00
- South Park TFBW Gold (-70%) - A$23.83
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance (-90%) - A$3.99
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Just when you thought it couldn't go any cheaper, Rebirth limbos to an even lower historical low. This impressively builds off of what Remake set in motion as a best-in-class action-RPG full of exciting challenge and depth, and an awe-inspiring world.
- EA Sports FC 24 (-59%) - A$29.00
- Atomic Heart (-60%) - A$43.71
- No Man's Sky (-50%) - A$37.00
- Armored Core VI (-38%) - A$68.00
- LEGO Skywalker Saga (-24%) - A$28.00
- Lords of the Fallen (-48%) - A$57.00
- FF XVI (-30%) - A$54.95
Expiring Recent Deals
- FFVII: Rebirth (-34%) - A$79.00
- Skull and Bones (-50%) - A$54.98
- Watch Dogs Legion (-81%) - A$19.00
- Guardians of the Galaxy (-75%) - A$24.98
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor (-55%) - A$49.47
- Gran Turismo 7 (-38%) - A$77.46
- It Takes Two (-70%) - A$17.98