The Cheapest Official Controllers I've Seen in Ages, Monster Hunter Wilds Chopped to a New Low, and More!

There’s nary amended clip to wide your wishlist than mid-year, erstwhile income travel arsenic heavy and accelerated arsenic Mario Kart bluish shells. From haunting strategy RPGs to nostalgic abstraction oddities, this idle Thursday's discounts tally the afloat genre gauntlet. I’ve adjacent spotted a fewer brand-new preorders already getting the price-drop treatment. With nary much ado, let’s get amongst it.

This Day successful Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’ve utilized a Fire Flower to ignite a 17-candle barroom for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, that chaotic crossover must-own for Wii. Brawl was a glorious solemnisation of Nintendo’s legacy, bringing unneurotic icons similar Mario and Link and implicit imagination additions similar Sonic and Solid Snake successful a frenetic, four-player free-for-all that my mates and I played the implicit nunchucks off.

What acceptable Brawl isolated was the sheer measurement of unlockable contented and a Subspace Emissary mode offering a amazingly heavy solo campaign, implicit with side-scrolling levels and cinematic cutscenes. It besides added layers to the Smash formula: slower physics, floatier jumps, and the divisive but game-changing tripping mechanic. Lastly and for the archetypal time, online play fto america clobber friends (and foes) crossed the globe. Truly a landmark emotion missive to gaming past that inactive holds a peculiar spot successful my collection.

Wario astir to get his enthusiasm Kirb'd.

Aussie birthdays for notable games

- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 2008. Sequel

- C&C 3: Kane's Wrath (X360) 2008. Get

- Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS) 2008. eBay

- Doom Resurrection (PC) 2009. Get

- Shovel Knight (3DS,PC,WiiU) 2014. Get

- Nier: Automata (XO) 2018. Get

Contents

• Nintendo
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• PC
• PC Gear
• LEGO
• Headphones
• TVs

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

On Xbox Series X, Metaphor: ReFantazio (57% off) brings unneurotic the Persona 5 imagination squad for a acheronian governmental phantasy that’s already got Atlus fans buzzing. Then there’s PGA Tour 2K25 (47% off), which adds Topgolf mode and immoderate cheeky mid-swing trash talk.

• Official Controller Black (-29%) - A$64
• Monster Hunter Wilds (-59%) - A$47
• PGA Tour 2K25 (-47%) - A$64
• Split Fiction (-23%) - A$54
• Metaphor: Refantazio (-57%) - A$49

Xbox One

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) - A$85.90
• Sniper Elite: Resistance (-23%) - A$69
• Sonic Racing: Crossworlds (-18%) - A$89

Expiring Recent Deals

• Seagate Storage Expansion (1TB) (-40%) - A$209.50
• Warhammer: Space Marine 2 (-54%) - A$49.90
• Tekken 8 (-53%) - A$39.90
• Monster Hunter Wilds (-36%) - A$74
• Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) - A$49
• BioShock: The Col. (-80%) - A$17.90
• Octopath Traveler (-60%) - A$35.90
• Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (-70%) - A$17.90
• Borderlands Leg. Col. (-80%) - A$17.90

Or conscionable put successful an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

Over connected PS5, The Last of Us Part II Remastered (41% off) includes the roguelike No Return mode. It was designed by Naughty Dog’s younger developers to sharpen combat instincts and interruption up communicative pacing. Starship Troopers: Extermination (73% off) lets you outcry "I'm doing my part!" portion gunning down endless waves of bugs. I'd inactive play Helldivers 2 implicit it, though.

• Monster Hunter Wilds (-59%) - A$47
• The Last of Us Part II Rem. (-41%) - A$44
• Starship Troopers: Extermination (-73%) - A$19
• Split Fiction (-23%) - A$54
• NBA 2K25 (-80%) - A$24

PS4

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) - A$85.90
• The Witcher 3 Comp. (-80%) - A$15.50
• Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) - A$32.90
• Psychonauts 2 (-80%) - A$18.10

Expiring Recent Deals

• Gran Turismo 7 (-57%) - A$54
• Death Stranding 2 (-21%) - A$99
• Tales of Arise (-68%) - A$32.10
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Ed. (-31%) - A$79
• Monster Hunter Wilds (-36%) - A$74
• Resident Evil Village (-19%) - A$44.40
• Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) - A$49
• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Rem. (-35%) - A$25.90
• The Last of Us Part II (-17%) - A$49.90
• The Yakuza Rem. Col. (-29%) - A$39

PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to support from Jun 1 with this subscription

• NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4
• Alone successful the Dark (2024) | PS5
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4
• Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4

Or acquisition a PS Store Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

And connected PC, don’t skip It Takes Two (75% off), a BAFTA-winning co-op gem that someway makes marital therapy fun. Also: We Love Katamari Reroll+ (75% off), primitively directed by Keita Takahashi, who famously made his ain babe deterioration a tiny Katamari helmet.

• Sea of Thieves: 2025 Ed. (-65%) - A$17.40
• Monster Hunter Wilds (-20%) - A$83.90
• Katamari Damacy Reroll (-75%) - A$7.20
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-80%) - A$19.90
• It Takes Two (-75%) - A$12.40
• We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie (-75%) - A$11.20

Expiring Recent Deals

• Horizon Forbidden West Comp. Ed. (-40%) - A$56.90
• Tekken 8 (-50%) - A$42.40
• SteamWorld Dig 2 (-94%) - A$1.70
• Civilization VI (-95%) - A$4.40
• Bravely Default II (-60%) - A$35.90
• Deathloop (-80%) - A$19.90

Or conscionable get a Steam Wallet Card

Laptop Deals

• Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-12%) – A$2,197
• HP Laptop 15.6" 15-fd0233TU (-20%) – A$799
• Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$849
• Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14", Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229

Desktop Deals

• Lenovo neo 50a G5 27" AIO (-47%) – A$1,379
• Lenovo neo 50q G4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639
• Lenovo neo 50t G5 Tower (-20%) – A$871.20
• Legion Tower 5i G8 (-29%) – A$1,899

Monitor Deals

• Samsung QE50T 50" (-31%) – A$596
• ARZOPA 16.1" 144Hz (-55%) – A$159.99
• Z-Edge 27" 240Hz (-15%) – A$237.99
• Gawfolk 34" WQHD (-28%) – A$359
• LG 27" Ultragear (-42%) – A$349

Component Deals

• MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229
• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876
• Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82
• Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48

Storage Deals

• Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228
• Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115
• SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29
• SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90

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Legit LEGO Deals

• Captain America vs. Red Hulk (-47%) - A$48
• DC Batman Mech Armour (-40%) - A$15
• Mando & Moff Gideon Battle (-38%) - A$37
• Fortnite Supply Llama (-35%) - A$39

Expiring Recent Deals

• Dots Designer Toolkit (-60%) - A$40
• Botanicals Daffodils (-48%) - A$12
• JP Fossils: Triceratops Skull (-29%) - A$50
• Star Wars Millenium Falcon Set (-27%) - A$110

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Hot Headphones Deals

Audiophilia for less

• Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless (-38%) – A$399.95
• Soundcore by Anker Q20i (-43%) – A$68.79
• Sony MDR7506 Professional (-30%) – A$169
• Technics Premium (-46%) – A$299
• Bose SoundLink Flex (-31%) – A$171
• JBL Charge 5 - Portable Speaker (-28%) – A$144
• JBL Flip Essential 2 Waterproof Speaker (-26%) – A$96
• Sony SRS-XB100 Travel Speaker (-41%) – A$84.15
• Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Portable Speaker (-41%) – A$134.95
• Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-26%) – A$259.29
• Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (-46%) – A$275

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Terrific TV Deals

Do close by your console, upgrade your telly

• LG 43" UT80 4K (-24%) – A$635
• Kogan 65" QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699
• Kogan 55" QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549
• LG 55" UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866
• Prism+ Q75 Ultra 75" 4K QLED (-47%) – A$1,229
• Gaimoo Mini Projector 1080p w/ 4K (-33%) – A$119.99
• GooDee 4K Projector (-58%) – A$169.99
• VOPLLS Mini Projector 4K (-19%) – A$168.99
• XuanPad Mini Projector (-36%) – A$128.99
• LG S70TY Q Series Sound Barn*-22%) – A$546
• Sony HTG700 Atmos Soundbar (-15%) – A$594
• Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer (-13%) – A$270

Smart Home Deals

• Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (-53%) – A$107.76
• Google Nest Doorbell (-44%) – A$183
• Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus (-40%) – A$149
• TP-Link Tapo Smart Doorbell (-20%) – A$183
• XTU Doorbell Camera Doorbell (-40%) – A$59.99
• D-Link DCS-8302LH Wi-Fi Cam (-62%) – A$75
• Google Nest Cam (-25%) – A$247
• Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery (-43%) – A$187
• Swann 4 Channel DVR with 4 x 4K Cams (-34%) – A$399
• WUUK 2K Outdoor Cam (-32%) – A$249.99
• PS VR2 PC adapter - $94.95
• TP Link Bluetooth 5.0 adapter - $12
• UGREEN Display Port 1.4 2m (-17%) - $19.94

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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often connected YouTube.