Xbox Australia has announced that it has partnered with a bunch of Aussie streamers to give away over $25,000 in prizes including PC Game Pass vouchers and PC peripherals.

You can tune into the below creators at the below times for your chance to win:

• Crayator: Monday, December 9 at 1pm AEDT
• Fasffy: Monday, December 9 at 8pm AEDT
• Pestily: Tuesday, December 10 at 6.30am AEDT
• Aus Flight Simmer: Wednesday, December 11 at 8pm AEDT
• Oasis on Overwatch: Thursday, December 12 at 7pm AEDT
• Berticuss: Tuesday, December 17 at 10pm AEDT
• Kiittwy: Wednesday, December 18 at 6pm AEDT
• LoserFruit: Thursday, December 19 at 8pm AEDT
• Walkrman: Friday, December 20 at 10pm AEDT
• Nalopia: Saturday, December 21 at 9pm AEDT
• Kahls: Sunday, December 22 at 8pm AEDT

PC Game Pass is also $1 for 14 days at the moment so you can jump into the likes of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Stalker 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 24.

If that wasn’t enough, Xbox is also giving away a Lenovo Legion Tower 5i and 12 months of Game Pass worth $3,744 and you can enter on the Xbox Instagram HERE. 

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The DreamHack team has announced that DreamHack Melbourne will not return in 2025, and there are currently no plans for it to return in Australia in the foreseeable future.

The event had been held at Melbourne Park this year, and in previous years and was fairly popular in attendance, but the announcement was made on the Twitter page of the company that it would not be returning.

“A message from the DreamHack Melbourne team: It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the news that DreamHack Melbourne will not be returning in 2025, and that there are currently no plans to hold further DreamHack events in Australia in the foreseeable future.” said a post on Twitter.

“Creating DreamHack Melbourne was an absolute joy and an honour. We are immensely proud of what we accomplished together with you, our incredible community, and we will be forever grateful for the support that you provided. The memories we made together will always hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you for bringing your enthusiasm, creativity, and energy—you are what made DreamHack Melbourne truly unforgettable. Until we meet again—stay awesome and keep gaming. ” continued the statement

A message from the DreamHack Melbourne team:

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the news that DreamHack Melbourne will not be returning in 2025, and that there are currently no plans to hold further DreamHack events in Australia in the foreseeable future.

Creating… pic.twitter.com/sSFWaNhYYs

— DreamHack Melbourne (@DreamHackAU) December 6, 2024

Events are obviously one of the only times that our community can come together, so this is definitely sad news today. It’s unclear if any further local jobs are impacted by this news.

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It was announced earlier this year, but PlayStation has now confirmed that in celebration of its 30th anniversary, it is launching My First Gran Turismo, a free-to-play version of Gran Turismo 7 on Friday.

The game will have full PlayStation VR2 support, 18 unique cars each with their own personality, and some iconic tracks including Kyoto Driving Park, Deep Forest Raceway and Trial Mountain Circuit.

It will include a range of challenges with three race events, three time trials, three Music Rally Stages as well as a full suite of License Tests, so it should provide the perfect intro to Gran Turismo without being too overwhelming.

The experience has been designed to be intuitive, meaning that anyone can jump in and get a taste for what Gran Turismo is all about without being overhwelming.

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Xbox has once again launched its year in review for 2024, and it comes with an entirely new look, a bunch more stats and will tell you all about your year on gaming across PC, Console and Cloud.

The round-up will show you how much time you spent gaming, your most-played games, how high-up the list you were for your gaming stats and also a bunch of relevant stats for the games played as well.

Here’s what is new this year:

• A customized look based on your most-played game.
• A personalized gamer profile just for you, based on the games you love to play! If you’re into epic quests with a sprinkle of magic, you’re a “Knight Owl.” More of a sports champ? You’re a “Real MVP,” always leading the pack.
• Multiplayer fans can see the friends they played with most.
• Dedicated recap sections for Game Pass and Rewards.

How to access your 2024 Xbox Year In Review

You can access the website HERE and then just login with your account details, and then you can choose to either share them online or keep them to yourself.

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In news that’s hotter than a castle under siege, the release date for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is being brought forward by a week.

Announced in April 2024 for a release later in the year, developers Warhorse Studios later solidified the game’s launch date as 11th February 2025, arriving on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

After over 8 million copies sold for the first game, Plaion and Warhorse Studios are now treating us to an earlier launch date of February 4th, 2025 – a week earlier than anticipated.

We recently had the opportunity to chat with Tobias Stolz-Zwilling, the Global PR Manager for Warhorse Studios, where we discussed all things KCD; including just how far they’ve come since the early days, and what Henry’s journey looks like in the sequel.

The new launch date came alongside a new trailer that showed Henry being haunted by the ghosts of his past, as the lands of Bohemia begin to shift with political unrest and bloodshed.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is now set to launch on 4th February 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. You can read our interview with the team HERE.

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Ubisoft has today announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, it’s free-to-play first person shooter title that launched earlier this year.

Starting today, the game will no longer be downloadable. For those still playing, Season 3 will be released in the near future and the servers will remain active until June 03, 2025. Despite the game having over 15 million people login to play and it being the fastest Ubisoft game to surpass 5 million users, unfortunately that wasn’t enough to sustain it long-term.

Unfortunately as a result of this, almost 300 people will lose their jobs with some of these coming from the Sydney studio (134 from Osaka/Sydney). This is obviously a massive loss to our local industry, which has already faced a tough time over the last 12 months. Whilst the Osaka and San Francisco studios are being totally closed, it’s said that the Sydney studio will be “ramped down”.

“Today, Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title. As a result, half of the XDefiant team worldwide will be transitioning to other roles within Ubisoft. This decision also leads to the closing of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and to the ramp down of our Sydney production site, with 143 people departing in San Francisco and 134 people likely to depart in Osaka and Sydney.” said Ubisoft in a statement. 

You can read the full blog post over on the Ubisoft website HERE.

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Nintendo has dropped yet another Donkey Kong game onto Nintendo Switch Online.

Following Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2 dropping in subsequent weeks, Nintendo has now dropped Donkey Kong Land 3.

Just like the previous two games, this is inspired by Donkey Kong Country 3 and is a lo-fi version of the game with levels inspired by the classic game.

Join Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong on an adventure to try to find the Lost World!

Donkey Kong Land III is now available to play for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! #GameBoy pic.twitter.com/nHIQeUqFkh

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 4, 2024

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Popular FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has addressed the PlayStation Partner Awards about the future of the Elden Ring brand.

The relentlessly punishing director of both Elden Ring and it’s DLC attended to receive an award for Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring’s hefty expansion released earlier this year.

In a statement reported by IGN Japan, Miyazaki confirmed that the From team is not currently considering developing Elden Ring 2.

That being said, he also confirmed that multiple teams at FromSoftware are working on projects, some of which he’s working on directly.

But while Elden Ring 2 isn’t in FromSoftware’s immediate future, Miyazaki did not rule out a return to the Lands Between, saying “the IP could develop in some form in the future”.

It remains to be seen whether that manifests as another game, a film or TV adaptation, or something else entirely.

Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree are, without a doubt, the most successful projects to come out of FromSoftware.

Both games have received Game of the Year nods in their respective The Game Award nominations, though the latter has proven to be controversial.

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It’s been rumoured for sometime that Lenovo was working on a cheaper Lenovo Legion Go with non-removable controllers and the first photos have leaked courtesy of Windows Central.

It seems to be called the Lenovo Legion GO S and according to Videocardz, it will use the new Ryzen Z2 platform, which is expected to be less powerful than the Z1 Extreme but fairly comparable. It will drop the removable controllers, the kickstand and it will also come in white. The larger trackpad that featured on the Legion GO has also been replaced with a smaller little one on the Go S.

It’s expected to be quite a lot cheaper than the standard Legion Go at roughly $499 USD (~$750 AUD), and we’d expect it to be announced at CES at the start of January alongside a bunch of other Windows handhelds likely using the next chipset from AMD.

It’s very clear that these notebook companies are having a lot of success with these Windows Handhelds, as we already know that MSI is set to release its larger MSI Claw 8 AI+ early next year as well, and we’ll keep you posted on all of the announcements as they come out.

In my Lenovo Legion Go review, I really liked the device saying: “The Lenovo Legion Go is a great handheld that tries to do things differently and goes a long way in succeeding. It offers a huge amount of control options and has a fantastic display, and could be unstoppable with some minor software improvements.”

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Nintendo are slowly getting better at releasing old games on Nintendo Switch online, following Donkey Kong Land and it’s sequel dropping last week.

This week, Nintendo has announced that none other than TETRIS, as it appeared on the NES, will be coming to Nintendo Switch Online’s NES app on December 12th.

A puzzle classic returns!

Tetris® for NES comes to Nintendo Switch Online on 12/12! pic.twitter.com/TIhj7Uq2Mo

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 3, 2024

This was previously confirmed in Nintendo’s Partner Direct back in August, though a specific release date has not been known until now.

The NES version of Tetris is unique in that it was designed to end the game by becoming unplayably fast as time passes, though sweaty Tetris players eventually worked out a way to do so.

The resilience and tenacity of the human spirit endures.

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Another week, another Switch 2 leak and this time it looks to be surrounding the consoles Joy-Con controllers.

In a video posted to the Chinese video-sharing website Bilibili, the new Switch Joy-Con are shown in greater detail.

BREAKING: Nintendo Switch 2 Joycons Allegedly Leaked ????

?? Larger SL/SR Buttons
?? New Pedal Back Button
?? Curved Design
?? Resembles September 2024 Leak
?? Pics from China Factory
?? Leaked on Bilibili pic.twitter.com/jv3LDBRu0r

— Deck Wizard (@deckwizardyt) December 2, 2024

While we can’t see much in the footage, which is quite low quality, the Joy-Con are shown to snap off rather than slide on, perhaps indicating that the new attachment will be done via magnets.

There’s not a whole lot more to be shown, but the video does show off IR Blasters on both Joy-Con, where the original Switch only had one. There also look to be extra triggers previously though it’s not clear if these are extra buttons, a release mechanism or a trigger for those playing with the Joy-Con horizontally.

While there have been many leaks about the Switch 2, especially a rather major one three months ago, the console has yet to be formally revealed, and no release date is known.

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Amazon has revealed the games that Prime members can download and keep at no extra cost for December.

Most of the games are given away as GOG codes, which give you a shiny, DRM-free copy of the game to play at your leisure.

If you’re not already a Prime subscriber, you can get 30 days free HERE.

Check out the games coming across a number of dates in December 2024 below.

All games are available as GOG codes unless otherwise specified. You can grab the games from HERE if any of them take your fancy.

Free Games With Prime December 2024

AVAILABLE NOW:

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
• Tomb Raider: Underworld
• Overcooked! 2
• Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
• DREDGE

December 5th 2024:

• Quake II
• Disney-Pixar’s WALL-E [Amazon Games App]

December 12th 2024:

• Planet of Lana
• Hero’s Hour
• The Coma: Recut
• Electrician Simulator [Epic Games Store]
• ReDrawn: The Painted Tower Collector’s Edition [Amazon Games App]

December 19th 2024:

• Nine Witches: Family Distruption [Amazon Games App]
• Predator: Hunting Grounds [Epic Game Store]
• Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron Extended Edition [Amazon Games App]
• Simlakros [Amazon Games App]
• Christmas Fables: The Magic Snowflake [Legacy Games Code]

December 26th 2024:

• The Town of Light

Don’t forget that if you want to grab any of these games, you can do so from HERE on the dates specified above.

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With only a few days to go, Bethesda and Xbox have released the final launch trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

The trailer features everything you’d come to expect from an Indiana Jones epic – guns, whips, Nazis and, of course, a giant boulder.

It’s looking better than I’d have ever thought it would, and you can check it out for yourself here:

With the release of the Launch Trailer, Bethesda and Xbox have also added a new dynamic theme for Xbox Series X|S players, depicting Indy as he appears in the box-art for The Great Circle. It’s available right now.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out fo Xbox Series X|S and PC on December 9th 2024. If you pre-order the Deluxe, the game is available three days earlier.

The game is included with most tiers of Game Pass, and a PS5 version is coming sometime in 2026.

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about IO’s 007 project, but in the meantime, it looks as if a LEGO version of everyone’s favourite British spy was in production at some point.

The video, which @LEGOGameMuseum has posted to X (formerly known as Twitter), shows scenes from a wide variety of James Bond films rendered in the classic LEGO style.

While the game is no longer in production, people close to the project have confirmed that the video is real and began materialising towards the end of LEGO Dimension’s development period.

?BREAKING?: An unfinished trailer for a CANCELLED Lego game based on the 'James Bond' franchise has been leaked!

Source: https://t.co/OP9kAzM76y pic.twitter.com/8dSW8aQe2x

— Lost Media Busters (@LostMediaBuster) November 29, 2024

Some have theorised this could’ve eventually been turned into a Level Pack for LEGO Dimensions, while others think this could be a pitch of sorts to get the game entered into production by the license holders for James Bond.

Most sources seem to think this is the latter, however.

Despite the excitement around the project, it seems that the powers that be have decided not to move ahead with the project. Perhaps owing to the less family-friendly nature of the series, though I personally would have loved to see this happen.

While we’ve yet to see what the next LEGO game will be, the latest one, LEGO Horizon Adventures, has been a hit with younger audiences.

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Activision has today announced that yet another Crash Bandicoot game will be making its way to Xbox Game Pass. This time it’s Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled which will be hitting Xbox Game Pass on December 5th.

If my memory serves me correctly, I believe this is one of the last Activision games to makes its way across to Xbox Game Pass joniing the likes of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy.

Start your engines and get ready to race in 3…2…1…

CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED IS COMING TO @XboxGamePass DECEMBER 4! ?? ? pic.twitter.com/IdrFeWHabF

— Xbox (@Xbox) December 2, 2024

We gave the game an 8/10 in our original review and said: “This is the definitive Crash Team Racing experience. Nitro-Fueled is everything I hoped it would be, a faithful recreation of the classic game with added flair and personality. A lack of custom race settings and some superficial gripes are not enough to dissuade me that this is among the best kart racers available. Crash is absolutely back, baby!”

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PlayStation has kicked off the official week of PlayStation’s proper 30th anniversary with a huge console update that brings some iconic goodies to the PS5 for a limited time only.

Once you restart your PS5, you’ll be greeted with the iconic PlayStation 1 boot screen in glorious 4K. You’ll then be taken through a little tutorial that tells you that you can change themes based on all four classic PlayStation consoles and a special 30th anniversary theme.

Each of the console generations have their own unique backgrounds with nods to that console as well as the original sounds that the console had, which is a super nice touch.

The bad news is that these things will only be available for a limited time, so definitely get to your PS5 and enjoy them before they disappear, as it’s a super cool touch.

@shannongrixti

The original PS1 boot screen has arrived on the PS5 #PS1 #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #PlayStation30thAnniversary #Tech #Gaming #PlayStation1

? original sound – Shannon Grixti | Gaming & Tech

If that wasn’t enough, PlayStation has also dropped a 30th Anniversary montage with some iconic moments throughout PlayStation’s history and I highly recommend watching that below.

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Ahead of launch later this week, five new heroes have been revealed for Marvel Rivals. This includes Wolverine, Black Widow, Cloak & Dagger, Iron Fist and Squirrel Girl who will be fully detailed through the week in the lead-up to launch.

A new map in Klyntar: Symbiotic Surface was also announced which is based around the Symbiote and heavily features Venom. You can watch the new heroes and the new map over on the launch trailer below.

MARVEL RIVALS AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH TIMES

Marvels Rivals is set to launch at 11:00am AEDT on Friday, December 6th for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam/Epic Games Store). It’s totally free-to-play and includes cross-play across all platforms as well.

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Nintendo had previously announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would wrap up on November 28th, but it has now confirmed that the game will live on as a paid version of that game that comes with everyone that was available as paid add-ons as well as some new features.

The game is out now (a full day early) is available for $9.99 AUD which will go up to $19.99 on January 31st. You can download it at the below links:

• App Store
• Google Play

If you’ve already played the free version of the game, you will be able to transfer your save across, but the below features will no longer go over to the paid version of the game:

• Leaf Tickets
• Pocket Camp Club
• Existing Online Play with friends

There will be a bunch of new features in the Complete versions such as the below:

• Camper Cards to share with your friends
• A new location called Whistle Pass where you can view your friends
• Complete Item Catalogue
• Leaf Tokens
• Merry Memories Plan
• Happy Helper Plan
• Furniture and Fashion Plan
• New events and items

For those who are concerned about losing data or want to know more about the new version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp you can head to the FAQ website HERE, but basically you’ve got until June 2nd, 2025 to transfer your data across.

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Telstra has today announced that it has acquired one of the most popular Telco brands, Boost Mobile.

Boost Mobile has grown in popularity over the years for its fantastic value for money plans that benefit from already being on the Telstra network, and Telstra has gone on the record to say it doesn’t plan to change these (in the near future at least). If you’re a current Boost customers, you don’t need to do anything as it’s likely nothing will change for the moment.

“We know Boost branded products are a fantastic option for those seeking more affordable mobile connectivity and we are committed to providing that choice in the market” said Brad Whitcomb, Telstra consumer Group Executive.

“Telstra has been an incredible partner to the Boost mobile family and, more importantly, to our customers – for more than 13 years. This acquisition of Boost is the natural evolution of the brand, and I am excited to see how the brand will continue to grow under Telstra’s ownership. The team at Boost are the best in the business and I wish them all well on the next part of Boost Mobile’s journey” said Boost Founder/Chairman Peter Adderton.

There’s some different reports out in market for costs of acquisition with the price of 100-200m being quoted.

Whist this is a big deal, and not likely the last acquisition Telstra will make in the space, Telstra was already responsible for the operational side of Boost, whilst Boost was responsible for the branding and marketing, so hopefully we don’t see too much of a change there as Boost has been positioned out in market very differently to Telstra, mostly targeting the youth of Australia.

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8BitDo has announced the latest mechanical keyboard in its classics range following the release of the Famicon and Genesis models, and this time, the OG Xbox gets the keyboard/mouse treatment.

Both the keyboard and mouse have that translucent green goodness, and for the first time, they have RGB backlighting to shine through the clear keys. Just like the other models, it also comes with two super buttons (no software needed) which allow you to set hotkeys easily.

There’s also a dedicated integrated Xbox button that not only lights up, but allows you to quickly activate Windows Game Bar and coloured arrow buttons to match the original Xbox controller.

As far as the mouse goes, it has a charging dock so that you can keep it charged at all times, customiseable side buttons which are inspired by the original Xbox controller, compatibility for left/right hand and three connection modes (wired, bluetooth, dongle).

Both of these products will launch at the start of January for $119.99 USD (~$184 AUD) for the keyboard and $59.99 USD (~$94 AUD) for the mouse. We’ll keep you posted on Australian information once we have it.

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The official PlayStation 30th anniversary is this week and PlayStation has announced a PlayStation Store sale with a bunch of games to help celebrate three decades of PlayStation.

The sale has just kicked off and will last until December 21st. Because it’s just gone live, we don’t have a list of prices yet, but if you go to the PlayStation Store and visit for the listing for any of the below games, you’ll see the new prices.

Looking at the list, the sale doesn’t exactly scream 30th Anniversary with not a lot of retro games/PlayStation classics included. The original Ape Escape is down to $10.46 though, which is 30% off, so I highly recommend playing that if you haven’t already. 

There’s obviously a lot of newer PlaySTation games such as God of War, Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 on the list. Gran Turismo is 58% off along with The Last Of Us Part 1 and Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy is 60% off.

PLAYSTATION STORE 30TH ANNIVERSARY GAME DEALS

• #BLUD
• A Hat in Time
• A Little to the Left
• A Plague Tale Bundle
• A Way Out
• ABZÛ
• ACE COMBAT7: SKIES UNKNOWN – TOP GUN: Maverick Edition
• Alaskan Road Truckers: Highway Edition
• Alien: Isolation
• Among The Sleep – Enhanced Edition
• Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
• ANIMAL WELL
• Anno 1800 Console Edition – Deluxe
• Anthem: Legion of Dawn Edition
• Ape Escape
• Arcade Paradise VR
• Assassin’s Creed III: Remastered
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Deluxe
• Assassin’s Creed® Freedom Cry
• Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag
• Assassin’s Creed® Mirage Deluxe Edition
• Assassin’s Creed® Odyssey
• Assassin’s Creed® Origins Deluxe Edition
• Assassin’s Creed® Syndicate – Season Pass
• Assassin’s Creed® Unity
• Assetto Corsa
• Assetto Corsa Competizione – 2024 Pack
• Asterix & Obelix XXL3: The Crystal Menhir
• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack
• Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack
• ATOM RPG
• Attack on Titan
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Gold Edition
• Back 4 Blood: Deluxe Edition
• Batman: The Enemy Within – Season Pass
• Batman: The Telltale Series – Season Pass
• Battlefield 4
• Battlefield 1 Revolution
• Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition
• Bayonetta
• Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
• BioShock 2 Remastered
• BioShock Remastered
• Black Desert: Traveler Edition
• Blair Witch Deluxe Edition
• Blair Witch VR Deluxe Edition
• Blasphemous 2
• Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
• Bloons TD 5
• BLUE REFLECTION
• B?: Path of the Teal Lotus
• Borderlands Legendary Collection
• Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
• Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
• Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse
• Bugsnax
• Builder Simulator
• Bulletstorm VR
• Bum Simulator
• Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop
• C-Smash VRS New Dimension
• Call of Cthulhu®
• Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4
• Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War – Cross-Gen Bundle
• Call of Duty®: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition
• Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II – Cross-Gen Bundle
• Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III – Cross-Gen Bundle
• Call of the Wild: The Angler
• Car Mechanic Simulator
• Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
• Carnival Games®
• Cars 3: Driven to Win
• Cartel Tycoon
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection
• Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood
• Cat Quest
• Chained Climb Together
• Chained Echoes
• Chants of Sennaar
• Cities: Skylines – Mayor’s Edition
• ClusterTruck
• Commandos 3 – HD Remaster
• Company of Heroes 3
• Control: Ultimate Edition
• Crash Bandicoot Bundle – N. Sane Trilogy + CTR Nitro-Fueled
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
• Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
• Crown Wars: The Black Prince
• Crysis Remastered Trilogy
• Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition
• Dark Light
• Darkest Dungeon®
• Darksiders Genesis
• Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
• Darksiders III
• Darksiders Warmastered Edition
• Darksiders: Fury’s Collection – War and Death
• Darkwood – Special Edition
• Days Gone
• Dead Cells
• Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition
• DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round
• Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition
• DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT
• Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
• Deathbound
• Demon’s Souls Digital Deluxe Edition
• Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed: Single Player
• Detroit: Become Human Digital Deluxe Edition
• Diablo III: Eternal Collection
• Diablo® Prime Evil Collection
• DIRT 5
• DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® NT Digital Deluxe Edition
• DMC4SE Demon Hunter Bundle
• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• DOOM
• DOOM + DOOM II
• DOOM 64
• DRAGON BALL FighterZ – FighterZ Edition
• DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Special Edition
• DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT Deluxe Edition
• DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
• Dragon’s Crown Pro
• Dreams
• DREDGE
• DRIFTCE
• Drums Rock
• Dying Light
• EA SPORTS FC 25 Ultimate Edition
• EA SPORTS College Football 25 – Deluxe Edition
• EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25 Deluxe Edition
• EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Deluxe Edition
• ELEX
• Elite Dangerous
• Enotria: The Last Song Standard Edition
• Espresso Tycoon
• Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – Year 1 Edition ()
• F1® 24 Champions Edition
• F1® Manager 2024
• Far Cry® 4 Gold Edition
• Far Cry® 6 Deluxe Edition
• Far Cry® Primal
• Farmer’s Dynasty
• FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES Remastered Edition
• FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD
• FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered
• FINAL FANTASY® IX Digital Edition
• FINAL FANTASY® VII
• Firefighting Simulator – The Squad
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach
• Flintlock – Deluxe Edition
• FOR HONOR – Gold Edition
• Freddi Fish Collection
• Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator
• Frontier hunter – Deluxe Edition
• Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
• Funko Fusion + Bob Ross Bundle
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We’ve partnered with Bethesda Australia to give away 25 double passes to attend an extremely special Indiana Jones and The Great Circle launch event in Sydney.

The event will be taking place on Tuesday, December 10th from 6pm AEDT in Chippendale, Sydney to celebrate the launch of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

WIN: Tickets To Bethesda Launch Event

CLICK HERE TO ENTER IF THE FORM DOESN’T LOAD. THIS COMPETITION WILL END ON DECEMBER 2ND AT 11:59PM AEDT. TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE. 

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is launching on Xbox Series X|S and PC on December 6th and will also be available on Xbox Game Pass.

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The MSI Claw is going for an extremely cheap price at Centrecom at the moment making it one of the cheapest Windows 11 PC handhelds that we’ve seen so far (even cheaper than the ASUS ROG Ally deal).

Using code BFCLAW50 you can get it for the below prices:

• MSI Claw Ultra 5 512GB – $549 delivered
• MSI Claw Ultra 7 512GB – $609 delivered 
• MSI Claw Ultra 7 1TB – $649 delivered 

This is well below 50% off for all three models, which makes it a fantastic deal for anything from playing AAA games to emulation. You’ll struggle to find a better value for money product on the market.

The MSI Claw features a 7-inch 1080p 120hz touchscreen display, and it has a 53Whr battery which is said to delivery a two hour battery life with a full workload. It will also incorporate MSI Cooler Boost technology with dual fans and heat pipes to dissipate heat.

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The device will comes with MSI Center M UI which has quick settings, a game launcher and instant platform access and will support the MSI App player to play both Windows and Android games.

The biggest difference between the MSI Claw and the ASUS ROG Ally is the ergonomics which is fitting given the name of the MSI Claw. It has a lot more curvier grips which should make it easier to hold.

Thanks, OzBargain.

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Black Friday has officially kicked off today (even though it’s been going for a few weeks), and some new deals have arrived for the likes of the PlayStation Portal and it’s very fantastic charging dock.

The PlayStation Portal is down to $299 which is $30 off and just got an update that makes the connection with your PS5 a lot stronger.

• PlayStation Portal – $299 ($30 off)

I also highly recommend the PlayStation Portal Venom Charging Dock which is down to $31 ($29 off). This connects to your PS5 (or any other USB-C charger) and keeps the Portal charged at all times.

• PlayStation Potral Venom Charging Dock – $31 

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The PlayStation Portal finally has a decent charging dock #PlayStationPortal #PS5 #PlayStation #PlayStation5 #PSPortal #RemotePlay #Tech #Gaming

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OTHER AMAZON DEALS

• 5% off Xbox Gift Cards
• Spend $200 and get $10 back using code GCBFS10

HARDWARE

• PlayStation Portal – $299
• PlayStation VR2 with Horizon Call of the Mountain – $579
• PlayStation VR2 – $549
• PlayStation Pulse Explore Earbuds – $258 
• Asus Rog Ally – $722 
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless – $479 
• Anker 737 Power Bank – $149 
• PS5 Slim – $629
• PS5 Slim Digital – $529
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless – $182
• Meta Quest 3 512GB with free Batman Arkham Shadow – $799
• Meta Quest 3S 128GB with free Batman Arkham Shadow – $499
• WD Black 2TB PS5 SSD – $242
• WD Black 1TB Xbox Series X SSD – $208

GAMES

• FC25 – $49
• Nintendo Switch Sports – $54
• Zelda Echoes of WIsdom – $64
• Spider-Man Miles Morales – $38 
• Super Mario Wonder – $59 
• Stellar Blade – $79
• Hogwarts Legacy – $48
• Horizon Forbidden West – $49
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard – $69 
• Star WArs Jedi Survivor – $39
• NBA 2k25 – $44
• Sonic Superstars – $38
• Star WArs Outlaws – $59
• Elden Ring – $57 
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage – $27 
• Metaphor Refantazio – $69 

CONTROLLERS

DualSense Controllers

• DualSense Edge – $288 
• Volcanic Red – 84
• Chroma Indigo – $84 
• Cosmic Red – $84 
• Camo Grey – $84 
• Chroma Pearl – $84 
• Sterling Silver – $84 

Xbox Controllers

• Robot White – $59 
• Astral Purple – $68 
• Carbon Black – $64
• Deep Pink – $68 
• Electric Volt – $68
• Pulse Red – $68
• Shock Blue – $68
• Velocity Green – $68

Nintendo Switch Controllers

• Pastel Pink/Pastel Yellow Joy-Con – $99
• Neon Green/Neon Pink – $99
• Neon Purple/Neon Orange – $95
• Neon Red/Neon Blue – $95
• Pastel Purple/Pastel Green – $99
• Nintendo Switch Pro Controller – $79

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It’s been a fun year of PlayStation 30th Anniversary announcements and releases, but PlayStation continues to say that we should “stay tuned for more 30th anniversary celebrations” and people seem to think that there will be a major stream on the actual 30th anniversary next week.

In a recent PS5 trailer, there was a train departure board that had the date/time on it that equated to “03/12/2024” which is the original release date for the PlayStation 1 and the actual 30th anniversary, prompting people to believe that there could be an event happening.

Couple this with the fact that serial PlayStation leaker (who is always right) keeps saying that a bunch of new accessories including a black DualSense Edge, Pulse Explore/Elite headphones, a Helldivers 2 DualSense among other accessories are due to be announced imminently.

? UPCOMING RELEASE ?

Before the 'alleged' release of a new portable console, PlayStation Portal will get a brand new color similar to the accessory set we mentioned earlier,

But that's not all…#PSPortal https://t.co/pLeNbUd6oF

— billbil-kun (@billbil_kun) November 27, 2024

There’s also been a long-standing rumour that the original God of War trilogy is being remastered/remade, with Christopher Judge (voice of Kratos) hinting that announcements were coming soon – this would be the perfect announcement for a 30th anniversary stream.

BREAKING: #Bloodborne servers are undergoing maintenance on 12/03/2024.

The SAME DATE that was hidden in a recent PlayStation trailer.

Is a remaster/remake announcement FINALLY happening?! pic.twitter.com/XpI65kqulu

— FromSoft News (@FromSoftUpdates) November 27, 2024

If that wasn’t enough and you’re looking for a reason to get on the hype train and believe, it was announced that Bloodborne would be down for maintenance on this same day, and whilst this does seem like a stretch, if PlayStation is going to have an event to celebrate 30 years of games, it does seem like it’d be amiss to not do something with Bloodborne.

It does feel like it’s been a long, long time since we’ve heard from PlayStation in a major way, and there’d be no better time than now to celebrate all-things PlayStation with an event.

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Target has launched a one day only sale for Call Of Duty: Blacks Ops 6. It’s available for $69 which is a great deal. This is available online and in-stores for TODAY only.

You can grab it at the below links:

• COD: Black Ops 6 PS5 – $69 
• COD: Black Ops 6 PS4 – $69 
• COD: Black Ops 6 Xbox – $69

We gave Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 a 9/10 and said: “Call of Duty Black Ops 6’s multiplayer suite is excellent, complimented by the great (and often hilarious) omnimovement system and the return of classic prestige. This is the best Call of Duty has been in a long time.”

PLAYSTATION BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ON AMAZON

• DualSense Edge Controller – $288
• Pulse Explore Earbuds – $258
• Chroma Indigo DualSense – $84
• Chroma Pearl DualSense – $99
• Camo DualSense – $84
• PS5 Slim (Disc) – $645
• PS5 Slim (Digital) – $549
• Pulse Elite Headset – $195
• Astro Bot – $75
• Star Wars Jedi Survivor – $40
• Dragon Age: The Veilgaurd – $69
• FC 25 – $49
• Elden Ring – $35
• The Last Of Us Part 1 – $54
• Returnal – $49
• Helldivers 2 – $47
• Rise of the Ronin – $69
• Stellar Blade – $89
• Gran Turismo 7 – $54
• The Last Of Us Part II – $54
• God Of War Ragnarok – $64
• Avatar – $42
• Horizon Forbidden West – $46
• SPider-Man Miles Morales – $38

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PlayStation has revealed December’s free PlayStation Plus Essential games and it’s an interesting trio comprising of It Takes Two (a fantastic game that everyone should play), Aliens: Dark Descent and Temtem.

DECEMBER 2024 PLAYSTATION PLUS GAMES

• It Takes Two (PS5/PS4)
• Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5/PS4)
• TemTem (PS5)

These will be available to download for all PlayStation Plus Essential members on December 3rd.

PlayStation also revealed three games coming to PlayStation Plus Deluxe later in the month in celebration of PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary. This includes:

• Sly 2: Band Of Thieves
• Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

You’ve still got a few days to download the below games from November’s line-up:

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Dealabs is now reporting that in addition to a black DualSense Edge and Pulse Elite/Explore variations, a black PlayStation Portal will also release in the near future.

It will come in at the same price as the white version ($329.95 AUD) and will apparently be in short supply to begin with.

Dealabs has also reported that a Helldivers II DualSense controller as well as other hardware and accessories are in the works due to be announced and released very soon, so it’ll be interesting to see what that’s all about.

It’s rumoured that PlayStation will make some announcements to celebrate 30 years of PlayStation in the next week or so, so we might see all of this come to light.

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In some pretty massive news, it’s been announced that PlayStation legend (and current head of Indies) Shuhei Yoshida will leave Sony on January, 15th 2025 after 31 years with the company.

Speaking on the PlayStation podcast, Yoshida said: “I’m leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment on January 15, 2025… it’s like announcing the launch date of a new game, [something] I haven’t done for a long time [laughs].”

Yoshida has been with PlayStation since the very beginning, overseeing the creation of many of PlayStation’s most iconic gaming franchises as Head of PlayStation Studios originally. He has overseen the development of many iconic PlayStation franchises including Crash, Spyro, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, God of War, Ape Escape, Parappa the Rappa and many, many more titles.

In response to a Tweet, Yoshida said that he’d like to remain in the industry, so hopefully we’ll still seem him sticking around.

No, I'd like to stay in the industry

— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 27, 2024

I highly recommend reading the interview on the PlayStation Blog and listening to the podcast right HERE as well.

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Just a few days after the original Donkey Kong Land arrived on Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo has now stealth dropped Donkey Long Land 2 onto the platform.

This is a portable (and non colour) GameBoy version of the game that carries across both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as playable characters and has many of the same levels as the Super Nintendo classic, although much more lo-fi with much less going on on the screen.

If you’re a Donkey Kong fan (or a platforming fan in general), it’s well worth jumping in to play through.

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The man is everywhere and in something that won’t come as a surprsie to most, it’s been confirmed that Troy Baker will star in Naughty Dog’s next game that will be directed by Neil Druckmann.

Speaking to GQ, Druckkman confirmed that he would start in the next game that he is directing: “In a heartbeat I would always work with Troy,” said Druckmann whilst also confirming that Baker would return for his next project.

We don’t know what the game is, whether it’ll be another The Last Of Us Game (which Baker plays Joel) or if it’s something totally different. We do know that Troy Baker is also set to start in upcoming big hitters such as Judas and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

The piece is a great read and goes into the work of Baker by a number of other creators that he has worked with. “Troy’s trying to stretch the limits of what this thing is, .. and often he succeeds at making it better than it was in my imagination.” said Druckmann about Baker.

It’s unclear how long we’ll have to wait before we see what the game is. It’s been over four years since The Last Of Us Part 2, so realistically, it could come at any moment.

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Serial leaker Bilbilkun is reporting that PlayStation is set to release three high-end PlayStation accessories in a new black colourway.

This includes the DualSense Edge controller, PlayStation Pulse Elite headset and PlayStation Pulse Explore earbuds which will all apparently come in black.

These are all set to be released in the very near future and will cost the same as their current white counterparts, and we’ll keep you posted as soon as they’re announced.

There’s been rumors swirling for some time that PlayStation will either have an event on the 3rd of December, or make its next wave of announcements to celebrate the proper 30th anniversary of the PS1, with it teasing it in the latest PS5 trailer.

Regardless of whether an event happens or not, it seems as though it’s going to be an exciiting few weeks for PlayStation fans.

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Bloomberg is reporting that PlayStation is in the early stages of developing a portable console that can play PS5 games on the move.

The product is aimed at expanding Sony’s reach and contending with Nintendo for the portable market. This device is likely years away from launch which means that Sony could also avoid bringing it to market.

The Bloomberg report says that the idea builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was initially intended to function as a standalone device like the Steam Deck, which the report also delves into.

“Sony Group Corp. is in the early stages of developing a portable console that would play its PlayStation 5 games on the move. The product is aimed at expanding Sony’s reach and contending with Nintendo Co. for the portable gaming market, according to people familiar with its development. It would also counter any potential mobile hardware from Xbox maker Microsoft Corp., which is working on prototypes in the category as well. Sony’s portable device is likely years away from launch and the company could still decide against bringing it to market, the people said, asking not to be named discussing private plans” says the report. 

The report is paywalled, but you can find it HERE. 

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If you’re a Press Start reader of old, you’ll know that Ape Escape is without doubt my favourite gaming franchise of all time (and pretty much my whole personality), so when an original Ape Escape soundtrack vinyl set was announced, I was extremely excited.

The game is 25 years old and was the first to be released alongside PlayStation’s iconic DualSense controller, and this 4 vinyl set has all the original tracks from the original game with one bonus song that hadn’t been released along with a hardcover slipcase box, new 3D artwork and translucent red, clear, blue and yellow vinyls.

In Australia, it’s up for pre-order at Pixelcrib. It’ll set you back $169.99 and it will ship from March 28th, 2025. You can pre-order it HERE.

Ape Escape Originape Soundtrack – $169.99 AUD

APE ESCAPE VINYL SET FEATURES:

• 4xLP Hardcover slipcase box
• Liner notes written by composer Soichi Terada
• Remastered for vinyl by Justin Perkins (Mystery Room Mastering)
• New 3D artwork by Gobo3D
• Color: translucent red, clear, blue, and yellow vinyl
• Designed and manufactured by Cartridge Thunder
• Officially licensed ©Sony Computer Entertainment, by Far East Recording

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The last few months have been interesting for PlayStation fans and collectors alike with the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection selling out instantly, but most people don’t realise that even if somebody got everything in the collection, there’s actually almost no chance that anyone can have a complete collection due to the posters included with the consoles.

An interesting twist this time around was the fact that both the PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim came with a poster which was randomised with 30 different ones to collect. It feels like PlayStation did this to go the extra mile in making collector’s stress a little bit less if they missed out on something in particular knowing they could truly never get all of them.

The 30 limited edition posters that come with anniversary editions…
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The 30 different posters have started being collated in a Reddit thread and there’s some absolutely stunning ones ranging from the iconic PlayStation boot screen, loads of different shots from the PS1 and PS5 collection, heaps of 30th Anniversary product shots, a really cool look at different PS1 logo concepts, some x-ray shots at all the different PlayStation consoles and a really cool montage with all the white consoles from the different generations.

I highly recommend checking out the whole Reddit thread HERE. 

With my two consoles, I got the PS1/PS5 combo which I absolutely love and also a close-up of the 30th Anniversary DualSense which is equally cool.

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The Black Friday sales are in full swing now with all of the PlayStation deals going live this morning, bringing the best prices yet on many accessories, games and consoles with the likes of the DualSense Edge and Pulse Explore Earbuds going to well below their cheapest price ever.

All of these will run until December 2nd or until they’re out of stock, and you can find the whole sale HERE.

PLAYSTATION BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ON AMAZON

• DualSense Edge Controller – $288
• Pulse Explore Earbuds – $258
• Chroma Indigo DualSense – $84
• Chroma Pearl DualSense – $99
• Camo DualSense – $84
• PS5 Slim (Disc) – $645
• PS5 Slim (Digital) – $549
• Pulse Elite Headset – $195
• Astro Bot – $75
• Star Wars Jedi Survivor – $40
• Dragon Age: The Veilgaurd – $69
• FC 25 – $49
• Elden Ring – $35
• The Last Of Us Part 1 – $54
• Returnal – $49
• Helldivers 2 – $47
• Rise of the Ronin – $69
• Stellar Blade – $89
• Gran Turismo 7 – $54
• The Last Of Us Part II – $54
• God Of War Ragnarok – $64
• Avatar – $42
• Horizon Forbidden West – $46
• SPider-Man Miles Morales – $38

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PlayStation has revealed its Black Friday sale for 2024. It’s kicking off tonight (midnight) and will last until December 2nd bringing a range of deals on consoles, games, accessories and PlayStation Plus. You can find all of the deals on the PlayStation Blog.

We’ve got a good idea what a lot of the prices will be based on JB Hi-FI’s catalogue but here’s what will be on sale at all retailers later tonight including Amazon.

PLAYSTATION BLACK FRIDAY 2024 SALE

• DualSense controllers – up to 25% off
• PlayStation VR2 – up to 40% off
• DualSense Elite discount
• Big savings on PS5 Slim Fortnite Cobalt Star Bundle
• PlayStation Plus – Up to 30% off for new members, 25% off for Essential subscribers going to Extra and 30% off for Extra subscribers going to Deluxe
• PlayStation Pulse Elite/Pulse Explore Discounted
• Hundreds of games on offer on PlayStation Store/Physical Stores

JB HI-FI PLAYSTATION BLACK FRIDAY SALE

Here’s all the prices for JB Hi-Fi’s PlayStation sale, but we might see cheaper at the likes of Amazon.

• PS5 Slim Disc – $639
• PS5 Slim Digital – $549
• PlayStation VR2 – $549
• DualSense Edge – $289
• DualSense controllers – $89 (incldes Chroma collection)
• Pulse Elite Headset – $199
• Spider-Man 2 – $64
• Astro Bot – $79
• GT 7 – $54
• Space Marine 2 – $64
• FC25 – $49
• NBA 2K25 – $44
• Star Wars Outlaws – $59
• Hogwarts Legacy – $49
• Alan Wake 2 – $64

It’s very likely we will see a lot of competitions on all of these items, so we’ll do our best to update you from tonight onwards.

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After the Nintendo Live Sydney in-person merch shop proved to be insanely popular, Nintendo promised it would allow attendees to shop the items at an online store, and it has now delivered on that promise.

If you attended Nintendo Live Sydney, you should have received an email in the last 24 hours with an exclusive link that allows you to access a hidden area of the My Nintendo shop to purchase items that were previously only available at the in-person event.

The email that was sent out reads:

“Following our previous email about the My Nintendo Store experiencing unexpectedly high demand during the event, we would like to inform you as an attendee of Nintendo Live 2024 SYDNEY that every item that was available at the My Nintendo Store, including Nintendo Live 2024 SYDNEY event-themed items, is now available for purchase or pre-purchase online* via the below link:

Please note, this link is only being shared with you as an attendee of Nintendo Live 2024 SYDNEY and will expire at 11:59AM AEDT on 10th December 2024. The Nintendo Live 2024 SYDNEY category on My Nintendo Store is not accessible without this link.”

You’ve got until December 10th at 11:59pm AEDT to shop the items and it’s one of each item per person. Do not share this link with someone else unless you absolutely don’t intend to buy as it can only be used to buy of each item.

All the goods at the My Nintendo Store at #NintendoLive Sydney pic.twitter.com/693FhHrrJ7

— Vooks (@vooksdotnet) August 31, 2024

It’s unclear if Nintendo will open these items up to the general population once that December 10th period is over, but it does seem likely, so here’s hoping as there’s some extremely amazing items that are available for purchase.

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It’s been a feature that’s been requested ever since the PlayStation Portal was announced and PlayStation has confirmed that it’s coming today.

In a new update that is launching today, the PlayStation Portal will be able to stream over 120 PS5 games from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog directly from PlayStation servers rather than remote play from your console.

This will be available to PlayStation Plus Premium members and available in the below countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

This is launching in beta and will only be available with PS5 games including the below to begin with:  Dave the Diver, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Monster Hunter Rise, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

You’ll be able to stream games at 1080p/60FPS and take advantages of all of the same control options of the DualSense controller whilst cloud streaming.

The update will also bring the ability to make the speaker volume even lower than previously available as well as the ability to adjust settings for your PlayStation Link devices such as volume and sidetone volume.

You can read more about the new update over on the PlayStation Blog.

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The day has finally arrived. Today is the day that Australia finally gets the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED years after it launched in most other parts of the world.

The day has finally arrived. Today is the day that Australia finally gets the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED years after it launched in most other parts of the world. It will go on sale at 10am AEDT at the below links:

• 256GB LCD: $649 AUD
• 512GB OLED: $899 AUD
• 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD
• 1TB OLED (White): $1,099 AUD

If Valve finally bringing the Steam Deck to Australia wasn’t enough for you, it’s now revealed a Limited Edition White Steam Deck OLED and it’ll be launching on the same day that the Steam Deck does into Australia.

The White Steam Deck OLED will come with white/grey accents, a matching white carrying case and also a white cleaning cloth, to complete the entire look. It’s fairly stunning if I do say so myself.

Just like the translucent black model that released alongside the OLED and sold out extremely quickly, this will only be available as one limited drop.

It’s available in the 1TB OLED model and it will be $50 more than the standard at $1,099 AUD. It will be available to order with the Steam Deck goes on sale in Australia (alongside every other market that the Steam Deck is available) at 10:00am AEDT on November 19th (today).

FULL AUSTRALIAN STEAM DECK RANGE

• 256GB LCD: $649 AUD
• 512GB OLED: $899 AUD
• 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD
• 1TB OLED (White): $1,099 AUD

Just in case you’re not as familiar with the two models, The Steam Deck OLED has a larger 7.4-inch HDR OLED display with 1000 nits of peak brightness. The refresh rate has been updated to 90hz and the latency of the touch screen has also been improved.

The device has a larger 50whr battery (up from 40 whr) and combined with a more efficient APU, you can expect a 30-50% better battery life which Valve says is good for 3-12 hours of gaming depending on what you’re playing. Despite the device having a larger screen and a larger battery, the total weight has been reduced by 30 grams or 5% which should make a big difference in comfort.

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The Game Wards 2024 Nominees have been revealed and for the most part, it’s gone fairly as expected with Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 leading the count with 7 nominations each.

It’s the Game of the Year category that’s causing the most debate (as it does every year) with the expected games such as Astro Bot, Black Myth, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Metaphor ReFantazio being there, along Balatro with as well as Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree also featuring despite being an expansion for a game that was already nominated (and won) in 2022.

Naturally this has kicked off discussions about whether an expansion or DLC should be eligible to win GOTY, which people feel really passionate about one way or another, and it’s not something that we’ve seen happen before.

It’s worth mentioning that Press Start voted in this year’s awards (as we do every year) as one of the only Australian outlets invited to nominate. The Game Awards are set to take place on Friday, December 13th at 11:30 AM.

THE GAME AWARDS 2024 FULL NOMINEES

Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Game Direction

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo 4
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2

Best Performance

• Briana White: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Hannah Telle: Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Humberly Gonzalez: Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts: Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey
• Balatro
• Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket
• Wuthering Waves
• Zenless Zone Zero

Best Art Direction

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva

Best Score and Music

• Astro Bot
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Silent Hill 2
• Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Silent Hill 2

Best Adaptation

• Arcane
• Fallout
• Knuckles
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Silent Hill 2

Games for Impact

• Closer the Distance
• Indika
• Neva
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Senua’s Saga: Hellbalde 2
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• No Man’s Sky

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Independent Game

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• Neva
• UFO 50

Best Debut Indie Game

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Manor Lords
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire

Best VR/AR Game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake
• Asgard’s Wrath 2
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Metal: Hellsinger VR
• Metro: Awakening

Content Creator of the Year

• Caseoh
• Illojuan
• Techno Gamerz
• Typical Gamers
• Usada Pekora

Most Anticipated

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto 6
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Astro Bot
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Silent Hill 2
• Star Wars Outlaws
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best Role-Playing Game

• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Fighting Game

• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
• GranBlue Fantasy Versus: Rising
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
• MultiVersus
• Tekken 8

Best Action Game

• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Stellar Blade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Diablo 4
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Star Wars Outlaws

Best Family Game

• Astro Bot
• Princess Peach: Showtime
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The Plucky Squire

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Age of Mythology: Retold
• Frostpunk 2
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Manor Lords
• Unicorn Overlord

Best Sports/Racing Game

• F1 24
• EA Sports FC 25
• NBA 2K25
• Top Spin 2K25
• WWE 2K24

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• 33 – Neta Shapira
• Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
• Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon
• Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
• ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
• ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming
• Gen.G
• Navi
• T1
• Team Liquid

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Amazon’s Black Friday sale has kicked off and will be running all the way until December 2nd at 11:59pm AEDT. Whilst there’s already lots of deals live, we believe that a lot of deals (including PlayStation hardware) is set to go live later this week, so we definitely think there will be a lot of updates and deals added over the next two weeks.

You can find all of the deals on the Black Friday page HERE and we will continue to update the below.

BEST AMAZON BLACK FRIDAY GAMING DEALS

• 5% off Xbox Gift Cards 
• ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme – $729
• Logitech Astro A50 X Wireless Headset – $527 (30% off)
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless – $455 (38% off)
• Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB SSD – $234 
• Anker 737 Power Bank – $149 
• Star Wars Outlaws – $65 
• Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 – $66 
• SteelSeries Apex Pro Keyboard – $279 
• Star Wars Jedi Survivor – $40 
• Tekken 8 Day 1 Edition – $63 
• Silent Hil 2 – $84 
• Metaphor Refantazio – $74 
• Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy – $24 
• DualSense Volcanic Red – $98 
• Super Mario RPG – $58 
• Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden – $50 
• Sony Inzone Buds – $248 
• Avatar Frontiers of Pandora – $42 
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – $28 
• Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max – $59 (50% off)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K – $49 (51% off)
• Final Fantasy 16 – $39 (47% off)
• FC25 – $59 (46% off)
• Unknown 9: Awakening – $44 (50% off)
• Cult of the Lamb Switch – $42 (24% off)
• Sonic x Shadow Generations – $59 (26% off)
• DualSense Controller (Silver) – $98 (22% off)
• 2TB Lexar NM790 2TB SSD – $211 
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless – $535 (27% off)
• WD_Black 1TB Xbox Series X|S SSD – $207 (31% off)
• Prince of Persia The Lost Crown – $28
• Super Mario Bros Wonder – $58 (37% off)
• 8BitDo Pro 2 – $69.95 (16% off)
• Xbox Series X|S Controller – $69 (22% off)
• LEGO Bowser – $289 (28% off)
• LEGO Super Mario World – $170 (15% off)

We’ll keep you posted as more info about the deals come out and obviously let you know once they’re live. You should also follow our Twitter page for deals as soon as they happen. 

WE LOVE BRINGING YOU THE BEST GAMING BARGAINS. WE MAY GET A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE SALE THROUGH AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS.

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After it was teased in a BTS video for LEGO Horizon Adventures last week, we now have our first look at the next Horizon set which will be branded under LEGO Horizon Adventures thanks to Amazon Mexico.

It’s set to be a 768 piece set and will include an all-new Aloy minifigure with a new boy and hairpiece, a Varl minifigure, a massive Shell-Walker with the ability to take parts off as well as a Sawtooth as well.

We’re expecting this to be announced in the coming months and release early next year. Given this is the first set to be released under the LEGO Horizon Adventures branding, it’ll be interesting to see if we see any more.

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The final season for Rainbow Six Siege Year 9 was revealed  and we got an early glimpse of what’s coming in December’s update including the long awaited Shield nerfs. Here’s the notable updates coming in Operation Collision Point:

Crossplay between consoles and PC

A big notable change in this update is the crossplay compatibility between the consoles and PC opening up the matchmaking pool even further. Players can now party up with their friends on other platforms, including PC, which wasn’t possible before. Players also have the option to limit their playlist pool if they don’t want cross play on.

With crossplay, Ubisoft has also stated there will be relevant ant-cheat parameters involved with the update such as detecting PC players attempting to switch from the PC to the console only platform pool.

The long awaited Shield nerf

Shields have impacted the meta all year, and Ubisoft has vowed to put an end to that with this update. Shields will be receiving a nerf across the board making them less viable as an offensive weapon. Shield melee attack won’t do any damage anymore making that smoke melee push with Blitz utterly useless. Opponents will still go down however but instakills have been taken off the board.

Defenders have a stronger chance of taking a shield operator head on now with melee attacks and increased suppression. The more you melee a shield operator, the more exposed and unstable they get, allowing you to easily take them out now.

With this nerf, the shields will be more utilised as a support tool rather than a full offensive one. So don’t expect anymore Blitz smoke rushes or Montaigne frustratingly holding the only path into site.

The Blackbeard Rework

With the shield nerf coming into play, Blackbeard gets a rework giving him a more viable choice for attackers.

Blackbeard is given a new shield rather than the small anti-headshot one he had since year one allowing him to be protected even more than before. The shield has a glass panel that goes down and allows you to fire while being in cover – basically a wall panel with a gun out the front. The shield also allows you to penetrate soft walls meaning pushing into site and creating rotates will be easy.

The new rework allows Blackbeard to serve a bigger role in entry fragging with the new shield and ability to create breaches in soft walls.

It’s quite an interesting move adding the rework for Blackbeard now considering the shield nerfs but I’m keen to see how the combination of the two switches up the gameplay. There’s plenty more updates coming to Rainbow Six Siege with Operation Collision Point, check out the reveal livestream below:

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary, Valve got the original Half-Life 2 development team back together to bring some much-needed updates to the game, with the game now being free for the weekend in addition to a bunch of BTS content that has been released.

Half-Life 2 now includes the Episode One and Episode Two expansions within the base game with them being accessible from the main menu. You can grab it for free HERE.

• Half-Life 2 – Free until November 19th at 05:00am AEDT.

I’d highly recommend checking out the 20th anniversary website for the game HERE which has a bunch of looks at scrapped footage from other Half-Life projects as well.

NEW HALF-LIFE 2 UPDATES

UPDATED GAME CONTENT

• Fixed pops, holes in the world, fading-out and disappearing objects across the game.
• Rebalanced the lighting across Half-Life 2 to account for playing with HDR on or off, using the original release as reference.
• Cleaner, smoother horizon lines thanks to new radial fog!
• Added higher-resolution lightmaps across the game!
• Removed green glow from the G-Man model’s eyes in the opening of the game, and restored the reflective glint as seen in the original release.
• Fixed missing grass sprites and blacked-out models throughout the game!

UPDATED GRAPHICS SETTINGS 

• Choose either the original launch day blood and fire effects, or those created for the episodes, when playing the Half-Life 2 base game!
• Play with only the highest detail models in High Quality mode!
• Get smoother lightmap shadows at Very High shader detail, thanks to new bicubic lightmap filtering!

GAMEPAD/STEAM DECK UPDATES

• Gamepad controls have been updated to match the Half-Life 1 anniversary update.
• Aim Assistance has gotten an overhaul making it feel better to use, and there are more configuration options available. Aim Assistance can be enabled separately for gamepad or mouse/keyboard input. The amount of assistance can be tuned up and down, and it’s no longer tied to a skill setting. Want to play on Hard with high aim assist, or Easy with it off? Knock yourself out.
• The Steam Deck main menu has been updated with all of today’s additions including the Episodes, Workshop, and new input configuration. The Steam Deck version of the main menu will also appear when you play Half-Life 2 on a PC running

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I’ve been banging on about how good Xbox’s ecosystem is for the last few years now, with the fact that not only saves go across both Xbox and PC seamlessly, but also the fact that you can play Xbox games on the likes of Samsung TVs/Monitors and Amazon Fire Sticks with nothing but a controller is fantastic.

Clearly Xbox agrees, because it has just launched a new marketing campaign really highlighting all the platforms that can be considered an Xbox now, outside of the obvious Xbox Series XS|. This includes the likes of mobile phones, laptops, the ASUS ROG Ally, the Fire TV Stick and Samsung TVs.

The campaign does get a little bit naff as it goes on to compare other boxes like a Kitty Litter and a Bento Box by saying these things aren’t an Xbox, but I am happy to see Xbox really singing the praises of the ecosystem it has built out over the last few years, as I think it works really well and opens up gaming to more people.

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Years after the LEGO Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck set released, it looks like a second set is on the way.

As spotted by TheBrickReporter, the set was teased in a BTS LEGO Horizon video and will apparently release in March 2025 for $45 USD (~$70 AUD) and it will be a 768 piece set including a new Aloy figure along with Varl, a Shell-Walker and Sawtooth which are two of my favourite machines from the game.

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Whilst many were hoping that we’d see a major Thunderjaw set, this will have to do for now, and it’s still pretty exciting given it’s been more than two years since the last set that is now retired.

We gave LEGO Horizon Adventures a 6.5/10 and said: “In many regards, LEGO Horizon Adventures accomplishes what it set out to do: it effectively summarises the story of Horizon Zero Dawn into an approachable all-ages adventure. However, in simplifying the mechanics of Horizon Zero Dawn, they have omitted what makes Horizon and LEGO games special. The Horizon world has been lovingly reimagined in LEGO but overly basic combat and a lack of interactivity hold it back. LEGO Horizon Adventures is salvaged somewhat by a gorgeous art style, a fun retelling of the story and well-executed cooperative features, but the pieces don’t quite all click into place.”

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PlayStation has this morning revealed November’s PlayStation Plus Extra/Deluxe games that will be coming to the service. This includes Grand Theft Auto V (again), Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Like A Dragon: Ishin as well as Synapse and a few of the Blood Omen games in the classics department.

NOVEMBER 2024 PLAYSTATION PLUS EXTRA GAMES

• Grand Theft Auto V (PS5/PS4)
• Dying Light 2 (PS5/PS4)
• Like A Dragon: Ishin (PS5/PS4)
• MotoGP 24 (PS5/PS4)
• The Sims 4 Island Living Add-On (PS4)
• Digimon Survive (PS4)
• Overcooked! All You Can Eat (PS5/PS4)
• Stick Fight: The Game (PS4)
• Clash: Artifacts Of Chaos (PS5/PS4)
• Killer Frequency (PS5/PS4)
• Hungry Shark World (PS4)
• Chivalry 2 (PS5/PS4)

NOVEMBER 2024 PLAYSTATION PLUS DELUXE GAMES

• Synapse (PlayStation VR2)
• Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PS5/PS4)
• Blood Omen 2 (PS5/PS4)

These will be available to download on November 19th, so not too long to wait. For those in territories that have PlayStation Plus Premium, you’ll be able to get Resistance 1 + 2 (not in Australia unfortunately).

Just as a reminder, you can now get the PlayStation Plus Essential games for November below as well:

NOVEMBER 2024 PLAYSTATION PLUS ESSENTIAL GAMES

• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (PS5/PS4)
• Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)
• Death Note Killer Within (PS5/PS4)

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Wasting no time in their colossal 45 minute presentation, Blizzard have announced this morning that both Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness are getting the remaster treatment.

Now simply known as Warcraft Remastered and Warcraft II Remastered respectively, both of the remasters include all the content previously released for the original games back in their heyday.

The remasters include brand new hand-drawn visuals, though purists can select the older visual style if they wish.

The original Warcraft has been updated with modern control schemes to make it a tad more playable today, while Warcraft II’s multiplayer options are included with Remastered.

Any custom maps you’ve previously been playing around with in Warcraft II will work with Remastered too.

Both remasters will be available as part of a Battle Chest with Warcraft III: Reforged, which has recently received substantial updates with today’s announcements too.

Even better? They’re available right now.

Check out the rest of the Warcraft 30th Anniversary announcements HERE.

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Ending the massive Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct this morning, Blizzard showed off a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Midnight.

Midnight is the eleventh expansion for World of Warcraft and is the second chapter in a new era of storytelling within the World of Warcraft.

In the second chapter of the Worldsoul Saga, Midnight, players return to Quel’Thalas to reunify the scattered elven tribes of Azeroth.

That’s all well and good, but Blizzard’s latest teaser seems to insinuate that we’ll be able to buy, own, and customise housing in the game when Midnight launches.

Housing is a much-requested feature in World of Warcraft, as not only will it bring parity for the game with other MMOs on the market, but it’ll also give players a place to call their own and, more importantly, a place to store all of their stuff after their lengthy travels.

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Blizzard have today confirmed, though it should be obvious, that Mists of Pandaria is going to be getting the World of Warcraft: Classic treatment in 2025.

At the publisher’s massive Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct, it was confirmed that players who are currently playing through Cataclysm Classic will be able to take their progress into Mists of Pandaria content in 2025 when it launches.

Mists of Pandaria was the fifth major expansion for World of Warcraft. It originally raised the level cap from 85 to 90 and also introduced a new playable race, the pandaren as well as a new character class, the monk.

The World of Warcraft Classic experience aims to run separately from the main series of World of Warcraft, recreating the same experience that players had before later expansions would be released.

No exact release date was confirmed, but Mists of Pandaria Classic launches sometime in 2025.

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Thanks to Five Star Games we have five physical copies of LEGO Horizon Adventures to give away on Nintendo Switch. The game blends the best part of Horizon Zero Dawn and classic LEGO games re-telling the story of the first game. It’s out on November 14th and you can grab it on Amazon for for $89 HERE.

WIN: LEGO Horizon Adventures

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LEGO Horizon Adventures is out on November 14th and you can grab it on Amazon for for $89 HERE.

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Machine Games has dropped a 15 minutes gameplay deep dive for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

This is our greatest look at the game yet, and covers many aspects of what we went hands-on with last month including a bunch of puzzle solving, melee combat, the infamous whip in use, and some absolutely gorgeous locations.

The game is absolutely stunning and throughout all of the locations shown in the footage, whether it be day, night, dark or bright there’s an impressive amount of detail that I can’t wait to expore.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circles launches on December 9th for Xbox Series X|S and PC with the game being on Xbox Game Pass. It will launch net year on PS5.

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When the PS5 launched four years ago, it was missing a port that was used for the PS4 PlayStation Camera among other accessories, so Sony launched a free offer for those that owned the original PlayStation VR to get a dongle that would allow them to still connect it.

In the next few weeks, Sony has announced that it will end this offer, so those that would like an adaptor to use their original PlayStation Camera with the original PlayStation VR on PS5 have until November 26th (or until stock runs out) over at this link HERE. 

In order to be eligible, you need to have the serial number for your PlayStation VR (original) serial number which can be found on the processor unit.

“As of November 26th 2024, or until supplies last, the PlayStation Camera adaptor will no longer be available.” says an updated FAQ on the PlayStation Camera Adaptor support website.

Whilst we’d imagine the amount of people that need this adaptor to be small, it’s worth pointing out that there’s still many, many original PlayStation VR games that can only be played using the original headset on PS5 as PlayStation VR2 games aren’t backwards compatible. This includes Astro Bot Rescue Mission which is one of the best VR games to date and still stuck on the original PlayStation VR.

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Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition had a weird and rocky release schedule coming out quite underdone on consoles and PC, before releasing for mobile last year on Netflix with that release having better lighting and other gameplay improvements that the console versions didn’t get.

Rockstar has now dropped an update for the game on consoles that significantly improves visuals as well as a bunch of other fixes. This includes a new Classic Lighting Mode that can be toggled on, but there’s also a heap of other improvements that haven’t yet been detailed officially, that fans are noticing.

GTA SA Defintive Edition after the New Patch
Left old Right New pic.twitter.com/kxBij35K4z

— Besk (@BeskInfinity) November 12, 2024

Visual effects for rain, fire and fog have all been improved, and animations for the game including when you’re running with a gun has also been totally fixed, and there’s a bunch of other little fixes including the ability to view your position on the world map.

Rockstar hasn’t detailed these changes yet, but the below image/videos show off how different the classic lighting mode is, totally capturing the look of the original game, rather than what was presented originally.

I can't believe I'm saying this but with the new Classic Lightning and the GTA Trilogy DE Patch

I'm on Vice City and it looks absolutely gorgeous. pic.twitter.com/EjI4YRqE07

— Besk (@BeskInfinity) November 12, 2024

GTA DE New Patch has FINALLY fixed the aiming running animations across all guns in GTA 3 and VC DE which used to be extremely broken. This is by far the best fix for me.

Left Old Right New pic.twitter.com/PnG6LJX7m8

— Besk (@BeskInfinity) November 12, 2024

I highly recommend heading to the Beskinfinity Twitter page who has highlighted a bunch of other minor changes that most people probably won’t notice but still can be appreciated regardless.

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Blizzard has announced that Overwatch: Classic will bring many of the original elements of the original game back in a series of events.

The first event will take place on November 12th until December 2nd taking it all the way back to the original 1.0 release from May 2016, including many abilities that haven’t been seen in years.

This will bring the original 12 Overwatch maps back to modes such as Assault, Escort, Hybrid and Control. The full update that can be read on the Blizzard website says that the heroes will be grouped in their original four classes but you will not be required to only play as attackers when on attack or defendeers when defending, instead being able to pick the best hero that works for you.

For the first few days there will be no limits on picking heroes, so there will be able to be the same six heroes on the one team, but this will be turned off a little bit into the event.

Overwatch: Classic will appear as a mode within Overwatch 2, and I highly recommend checking out the the FAQ on the Blizzard website for more information.

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Following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox has announced that another huge property is coming to Xbox Game Pass.

This times it Spyro The Dragon, with the Spyro Reignited Trilogy making its way to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming tomorrow.

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy includes Spyro The Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage as well as Spyro: Year of the Dragon which have all been remade with some stunning improvements.

We gave the game a 9/10 and said: “Taking off the nostalgia goggles for a moment, Toys For Bob have done a brilliant job in revamping a classic trilogy of games. In updating the visuals and tweaking the controls, they’ve stayed true to the source material and crafted an experience so involving that you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a brand new game. Initial viewings had me concerned that they might not be able to live up to the hype; but on playing the game, for the briefest moment I was eight years old again – and I enjoyed every minute of it.”

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If Valve finally bringing the Steam Deck to Australia wasn’t enough for you, it’s now revealed a Limited Edition White Steam Deck OLED and it’ll be launching on the same day that the Steam Deck does into Australia.

The White Steam Deck OLED will come with white/grey accents, a matching white carrying case and also a white cleaning cloth, to complete the entire look. It’s fairly stunning if I do say so myself.

Just like the translucent black model that released alongside the OLED and sold out extremely quickly, this will only be available as one limited drop.

It’s available in the 1TB OLED model and it will be $50 more than the standard at $1,099 AUD. It will be available to order with the Steam Deck goes on sale in Australia (alongside every other market that the Steam Deck is available) at 10:00am AEDT on November 19th.

FULL AUSTRALIAN STEAM DECK RANGE

• 256GB LCD: $649 AUD
• 512GB OLED: $899 AUD
• 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD
• 1TB OLED (White): $1,099 AUD

Just in case you’re not as familiar with the two models, The Steam Deck OLED has a larger 7.4-inch HDR OLED display with 1000 nits of peak brightness. The refresh rate has been updated to 90hz and the latency of the touch screen has also been improved.

The device has a larger 50whr battery (up from 40 whr) and combined with a more efficient APU, you can expect a 30-50% better battery life which Valve says is good for 3-12 hours of gaming depending on what you’re playing. Despite the device having a larger screen and a larger battery, the total weight has been reduced by 30 grams or 5% which should make a big difference in comfort.

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Nintendo has finally given us a deep dive into the next world joining Nintendo World Japan and it’s none-other than Donkey Kong Country. It’s finally opening at Universal Japan on December 11th before beginning to come to other locations starting next year.

As someone who has recently been to Nintendo World (in LA), Donkey Kong World looks incredibly detailed and totally different from Super Mario World.

Just like in the games, you’ll be able to summon Rambi by banging on the congas and you’ll be able to find the KONG letters and scan them with a brand new power-up band.

As far as food goes, there’s a new DK Crush Sundae as well as a DK Wild Hot Dog both with super cute retro art that comes with the food which you can get from the Jungle Beat Shakes. Obviously you’ll be able to meet the Kong himself as well and he looks larger than life.

Funky’s Fly N Buy features with a bunch of Donkey Kong merchandise with the iconic plane being there in full force just like it is in the game.

Upon entering the Golden Temple, you’ll find the Mine Cart Madness ride and when you think of rides that could match the Donkey Kong games this rollercoaster fits perfectly. We only got a sneak peak of the ride including quick looks at Cranky Kong and Dixie Kong, but it’s very clear that the coaster will jump from track to track and complete darkness.

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UPDATE: We can now confirm that December 12th is the Aussie release date for Black Myth: Wukong. You can pre-order it on Amazon with free shipping HERE.

ORIGINAL STORY: Yesterday we reported that a Black Myth: Wukong physical release announcement was imminent, and surprisingly, that still hasn’t come yet, but Australian retailers seem to be the first one with it listed.

Amazon, JB HI-FI and EB Games have just listed Black Myth: Wukong at $109 and $119 respectively. A release date outside of 2024 hasn’t yet been set, but we do know it’ll include everything that was in the digital deluxe edition including:

• Weapon: Bronzecloud Staff.
• Equipment: Folk Opera Mask, Folk Opera Almsgiving Armor, Folk Opera Leather Bracers, Folk Opera Buskins.
• Curio: Wind Chimes
• Selected Digital Soundtrack

BLACK MYTH WUKONG AUSTRALIAN PRE-ORDER

• $109 at Amazon
• $109 at JB Hi-Fi
• $119 at EB Games

EB Games has also confirmed that it will be the game on a disc, which seemed to be an area of concern for a lot of people in the comments yesterday.

At the time of writing, the listing isn’t live on Amazon, but we will let you know if that changes, as well as the release date once we have it.

We gave Black Myth Wukong a 7/10 and said: “Black Myth: Wukong is a game stuck between wanting to be a Souls-like and a casual action game. It’s a mostly enjoyable time hindered by some frustrating elements, but the love and appreciation for the source material is what shines through the most.”

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AYANEO has today revealed the AYANEO 3 which is its next flagship device with a bunch of huge improvements.

It follows a similar formfactor of the AYANEO 2 but it comes with 7-inch OLED/LCD options with a high refresh rate.

As far as the new processors go, gamers will be able to choose between the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which should allow for performance increases but also better efficiency.

Other changes include new back buttons which look to sit comfortable on either side of the back of the device, and a new trigger lock feature that lets you lock the triggers in place.

The joy-stick and button layout which was always fantastic on AYANEO devices looks fairly unchanged which is good news.

The other major improvement comes in the way of new speakers that are front facing and are set to deliver much better clarity and bass than what’s been featured in the past.

AYANEO 3 FEATURES:

– Dual Processor Options: AMD AI 9 HX 370 or Ryzen 7 8840U.

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UPDATE (08/11/24): We now have more information on the Online Safety Act that will prevent Australians that are under 16 from accessing online platforms, and as we expected, it seems as though it will apply to the likes of YouTube, Roblox and by definition even extend as far as the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.

The definition of a social media service as per the Online Safety Act according to the ABC can be found below:

1. The sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online social interaction between two or more end users;
2. The service allows end users to link to, or interact with, some or all of the other end users;
3. The service allows end users to post material on the service.

By definition, any online gaming network such as Fortnite, Roblox or the PlayStation Network/Xbox Live would meet this criteria as they exist to enable online social interaction between two or more end users, allow people to interact and in most cases also allow material to be posted on the service.

This is expected to be a good time away from being implemented (12+ months according to the ABC), and it’s obviously going to be a hard one to police, but if it does extend as far as we think it will, it’s going to totally change the structure of these online platforms for massive companies in Australia.

We highly recommend heading to the ABC website to read more about the proposed social media ban.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Albanese government is reportedly looking to enforce stricter rules for teenagers online ahead of the next federal election according to a new report from The Guardian. The prime minister will allegedly announce the bill some time today though exact details of the legislation remain unclear outside of a loosely defined restriction around the use of social media and “other relevant digital platforms” by persons under 18 years old.

While the exact age limit of the legislation has yet to be announced, the news follows Albanese’s previous endorsement of banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. Equally unknown is exactly how far reaching this legislation will seek to enforce itself and on which gaming platforms. 

While major live service and multiplayer titles like Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft immediately come to mind, it’s unclear how this love from the Australian government would coexist with pre-existing terms of service and minimum age requirements for the use of transactions and other social media platforms. 

The news comes ahead of Australia’s next federal election, slated to take place sometime before September of 2025. The Prime Minster has spoken out on this issue before, stating that “We know that technology moves fast, No government is going to be able to protect every child from every threat – but we have to do all we can. Parents are worried sick about this. We know they’re working without a map – no generation has faced this challenge before.”

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Well, this was unexpected. Hideo Kojima and 505 Games has just announced that Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is launching on Xbox Series X|S and Windows today. This is to celebrate the 5th birthday of the game.

If that wasn’t enough for you, it’s also been revealed that it’ll be 50% off on Xbox and PC for a limited time only. This is already live on the Xbox store for $27.47 and you can grab it HERE. 

• Death Stranding Director’s Cut – $27.47 

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Take-Two had its quarterly financial results meeting this morning and the biggest talking point was without doubt Grand Theft Auto 6, which it confirmed was still on track to make its launch window in Fall (our Spring) next year.

This means, that unless something drastic happens in the next 6 months, Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to launch between September and November next year, and we should start to hear more about it in the very near future.

Previously when CEO Zelnick had been announced how confident he was that the game would hit this window Zelnick said that “We do feel highly confident that we’ll deliver Grand Theft Auto VI in fall of 2025”, so hopefully we can rule out any delays.

Take-Two also revealed as part of its financial results that it has sold Private Division, its Indie label that is focusing on no Rest For The Wicked after it closed Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2) and Roll7 (OlliOlli World) earlier this year.

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It’s been a super cool week of discovering how games utilise Sony’s new PSSR technology on the PS5 Pro, but one of the most fascinating was how Hello Games have utilised the technology for No Man’s Sky.

As confirmed by the team, the game now runs at 4K/60FPS and if you have an 8K display, you can also run the game at 8K/30FPS. To my knowledge this makes it the second game that can utilise 8K on the PS5 (first being F1 2024).

That’s not all that’s been improved though with improved lighting, ultra quality reflections, higher quality ambient occlusion across the board, and these updates come across to PlayStation VR2.

We just published our PS5 Pro Review as well. Within it we said: “The PS5 Pro provides meaningful visual improvements across the board. In most cases that means a 4K resolution with a buttery smooth 60 FPS, but thanks to PSSR this feels like only the beginning of what’s possible. Whilst it won’t be for everyone at this price point, those that do indulge won’t be disappointed”

MORE PS5 PRO COVERAGE:

• Our PS5 Pro Review
• The PS5 Pro Comes With 1.9TB Of Usable Storage
• The PS5 Pro Has An Exclusive Background
• No Man’s Sky Now Runs At 8K On The PS5 Pro
• Star Wars Outlaws Has One Single PS5 Pro Graphics Mode That Is The Best Of Both Worlds
• The PS5 Slim Faceplates Don’t Fit The PS5 Pro But It Seems To Be For Good Reason
• The PS5 Pro Blends The Best Parts Of The OG PS5 And The PS5 Slim Design

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The PS5 Pro delivers on the next-gen promise with higher resolutions and more consistent frame rates across the board #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Tech #PS5ProUnboxing #Gaming #Tech

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Our PS5 Pro review just dropped and within it I detail a bunch of ways in how developers are using the PS5 Pro and PlayStation’s new PSSR AI upscaling to get the best out of their games and one of the best examples was Star Wars Outlaws.

The game had three modes on the base PS5, but on PS5 Pro, it’s one singular mode that offers the game’s Quality Mode at 60 FPS delivering on PlayStation’s promise of the PS5 Pro bringing together a high resolution with a buttery smooth FPS.

Here ar the exact features of the PS5 Pro version of Star Wars Outlaws:

• Quality Mode at 60 FPS – The Base PS5 offers 30 FPS Quality mode or 60 FPS Performance mode.
• Increased Internal Resolution – The increased hardware performance allows the game to reach both higher FPS and higher rendering resolution, resulting in increased resolution in certain scenarios.
• PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) – Integration of the new machine learning-based temporal upscaler PSSR, which uses the new ML-hardware of the PS5 Pro, bringing better quality and performance

We just published our PS5 Pro Review as well. Within it we said: “The PS5 Pro provides meaningful visual improvements across the board. In most cases that means a 4K resolution with a buttery smooth 60 FPS, but thanks to PSSR this feels like only the beginning of what’s possible. Whilst it won’t be for everyone at this price point, those that do indulge won’t be disappointed”

MORE PS5 PRO COVERAGE:

• Our PS5 Pro Review
• The PS5 Pro Comes With 1.9TB Of Usable Storage
• The PS5 Pro Has An Exclusive Background
• No Man’s Sky Now Runs At 8K On The PS5 Pro
• Star Wars Outlaws Has One Single PS5 Pro Graphics Mode That Is The Best Of Both Worlds
• The PS5 Slim Faceplates Don’t Fit The PS5 Pro But It Seems To Be For Good Reason
• The PS5 Pro Blends The Best Parts Of The OG PS5 And The PS5 Slim Design

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The PS5 Pro delivers on the next-gen promise with higher resolutions and more consistent frame rates across the board #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Tech #PS5ProUnboxing #Gaming #Tech

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Whilst the PS5 Pro doesn’t have any kind of special intro or appear to be any different from an UI point of view outside of a few settings, I did notice almost instantly that in the new Welcome Hub there is a new PS5 Pro background that seems like it’ll be exclusive to the console.

The new background pulls in a heap of colours just like the first trailer for the PS5 Pro did, and it seems to feature what I’m assuming is the custom chip that is featured in the PS5 Pro, which is a really cool touch as it’s obviously going to be a big part of PlayStation’s DNA going forward with PlayStation PSSR.

You can watch it in action below:

We just published our PS5 Pro Review as well. Within it we said: “The PS5 Pro provides meaningful visual improvements across the board. In most cases that means a 4K resolution with a buttery smooth 60 FPS, but thanks to PSSR this feels like only the beginning of what’s possible. Whilst it won’t be for everyone at this price point, those that do indulge won’t be disappointed”

MORE PS5 PRO COVERAGE:

• Our PS5 Pro Review
• The PS5 Pro Comes With 1.9TB Of Usable Storage
• The PS5 Pro Has An Exclusive Background
• No Man’s Sky Now Runs At 8K On The PS5 Pro
• Star Wars Outlaws Has One Single PS5 Pro Graphics Mode That Is The Best Of Both Worlds
• The PS5 Slim Faceplates Don’t Fit The PS5 Pro But It Seems To Be For Good Reason
• The PS5 Pro Blends The Best Parts Of The OG PS5 And The PS5 Slim Design

@shannongrixti

The PS5 Pro delivers on the next-gen promise with higher resolutions and more consistent frame rates across the board #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Tech #PS5ProUnboxing #Gaming #Tech

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We’re finally allowed to talk about the PS5 Pro and how it improves the experience, and something that a lot of people will get use out of is the improved 2TB SSD.

Considering the PS5 originally only came with 825GB this is a huge improvement at 2.5x the amount of storage, and then you’ve still got the empty SSD slot in your PS5 to buy a 1-2GB drive and bump that up even further, which is probably necessary given the size of games these days.

When it all shakes down, you get about 1.89TB to use, which is a very decent amount and literally almost 3x the amount of what was usable on the original PS5 Pro.

We just published our PS5 Pro Review as well. Within it we said: “The PS5 Pro provides meaningful visual improvements across the board. In most cases that means a 4K resolution with a buttery smooth 60 FPS, but thanks to PSSR this feels like only the beginning of what’s possible. Whilst it won’t be for everyone at this price point, those that do indulge won’t be disappointed”

MORE PS5 PRO COVERAGE:

• Our PS5 Pro Review
• The PS5 Pro Comes With 1.9TB Of Usable Storage
• The PS5 Pro Has An Exclusive Background
• No Man’s Sky Now Runs At 8K On The PS5 Pro
• Star Wars Outlaws Has One Single PS5 Pro Graphics Mode That Is The Best Of Both Worlds
• The PS5 Slim Faceplates Don’t Fit The PS5 Pro But It Seems To Be For Good Reason
• The PS5 Pro Blends The Best Parts Of The OG PS5 And The PS5 Slim Design

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The PS5 Pro delivers on the next-gen promise with higher resolutions and more consistent frame rates across the board #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Tech #PS5ProUnboxing #Gaming #Tech

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It was the first thing that people asked when the PS5 Pro was first revealed with the design seemingly mimicking that of the PS5 Slim due to full compatibility of face plates, but Sony recently confirmed that the full faceplates of the PS5 Slim aren’t compatible with the PS5 Pro.

Regardless of this, with a PS5 Pro in-hand and my black PS5 Slim faceplates that I absolutely love, I had to give it a go. As expected, the top two didn’t fit, but there was a lot of chatter online that this was purely because Sony moved the connectors and whilst it is true that the connectors are different, the size of that top section is entirely different with the PS5 Pro being slightly taller.

What sits under those faceplates is also different with the PS5 Pro having an air vent more in-line with the original PS5, presumably to push heat away from the console, which is missing on the Slim.

Obviously the bottom plates do fit just fine, which would have been the priority for Sony as the same disc drive needs to be used, and it absolutely would have been nice for all four plates to fit, purely because there’s already a selection available (and none for Pro), but at least we can rest easily with the dimensions of the consoles being totally different.

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The PS5 Pro is just over one week away and whilst we had previously reported on the trade deal for the original PS5 Disc model, we’ve now got our hands on the prices for all of the four PS5 models released so far including the Slim.

EB GAMES PS5 PRO TRADE DEAL

ORIGINAL PS5 DISC:

• No EB World – $699 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 1 EB World (with EB Plus) – $674 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 2 EB World – $649 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 3 EB World – $624 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 4 EB World – $599 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 5 EB World – $574 when trading a PS5 Disc Console and 4 games

PS5 SLIM DISC:

• No EB World – $649 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 1 EB World (with EB Plus) – $622 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 2 EB World – $594 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 3 EB World – $567 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 4 EB World – $539 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games
• Level 5 EB World – $512 when trading a PS5 Slim Disc Console and 4 games

ORIGINAL PS5 DIGITAL:

• No EB World – $869 when trading a PS5 Digital Console
• Level 1 EB World (with EB Plus) – $852 when trading a PS5 Digital Console
• Level 2 EB World – $835 when trading a PS5 Digital Console
• Level 3 EB World – $819 when trading a PS5 Digital Console
• Level 4 EB World – $802 when trading a PS5 Digital Console
• Level 5 EB World – $786 when trading a PS5 Digital Console

PS5 SLIM DIGITAL:

• No EB World – $849 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console
• Level 1 EB World (with EB Plus) – $831 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console
• Level 2 EB World – $813 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console
• Level 3 EB World – $796 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console
• Level 4 EB World – $778 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console
• Level 5 EB World – $761 when trading a PS5 Slim Digital Console

I’m fairly sure you can add an extra 5% trade value if you’re an EB World Plus member to each of these prices, which will bring it down even further. Again, check with your local store to be sure.

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It’s been long expected (although can you ever really know with Nintendo), but the company has officially confirmed that Nintendo Switch games will be compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2. It also confirmed that Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2 as well.

This statement was posted on Twitter, by president Furukawa:

“This is Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”

This is Furukawa. At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about…

— ?????????????IR? (@NintendoCoLtd) November 6, 2024

It went into more detail in its presentation to investors:

On Nintendo Switch Online: 

“Until Nintendo Switch, there was no easy way to have consumers’ purchase and gameplay histories carry over across platform generations.
As a result, our relationship with the consumers was interrupted when a new system was purchased. The introduction of Nintendo Account made it possible to tie consumers’ history to their personal account, enabling Nintendo to maintain a continuous relationship with the consumers across platform generations. We have communicated that we plan on making an announcement regarding the successor to Nintendo Switch during this fiscal year. We believe that it is important for Nintendo’s future to make use of Nintendo Account and carry over the good relationship that we have built with the over 100 million annual playing users on Nintendo Switch to its successor. Thus, we will make Nintendo Switch Online, a service based on Nintendo Account, available on the successor to Nintendo Switch.”

On backwards compatibility: 

“Furthermore, Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. In addition to being able to play Nintendo Switch software they currently own, consumers will be able to choose their next purchase from a broad selection of titles released for Nintendo Switch. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch I explained today, will be announced at a later date.”

Nintendo also detailed franchises such as Pikmin, Kirby, Metroid and Xenoblade Chronicles that have grown hugely on the Nintendo Switch compared to sales on the 3DS and Wii U.

Nintendo is set to reveal the Nintendo Switch successor before March 31st, 2025, so not too long to go now. It’s rumored that the game will use AI upscaling (similar to that of the PS5 Pro) to upscale games to 4K, so it’ll be interesting to see how that works with original Nintendo Switch games.

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UPDATE: Valve has now confirmed with us that the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED will officially launch in Australia on November 19th at 10:00am AEDT. You’ll be able to place orders at htis time and that’s when units will start shipping as well. You’ll be able to order at this link and the Aussie prices are below:

• 256GB LCD: $649 AUD
• 512GB OLED: $899 AUD
• 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD

ORIGINAL STORY: Valve has taken to the PAX Australia show floor this morning to announce that the Steam Deck is officially coming to Australia.

After being available for sometime through unofficial channels here in Australia, Valve has confirmed that both the LCD Steam Deck and the Steam Deck OLED will be sold and shipped through Steam directly here in Australia.

STEAM DECK OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN RELEASE DATE AND PRICES

The Steam Deck LCD and Steam Deck OLED available to wishlist now and will be available to order in November with units shipping out immediately at the below prices:

• 256GB LCD: $649 AUD
• 512GB OLED: $899 AUD
• 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD

You can wishlist it over on Steam HERE before it ships in November.

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The Steam Deck is finally coming to Australia and here’s a quick look at the gorgeous 1TB OLED model #SteamDeck #SteamDeckAustralia #SteamDeckOLED #Tech #Steam #Valve

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This marks the first time that Valve has sold hardware directly in Australia, after partnering with the likes of EB Games for the Valve Index, and we had the chance to talk to them earlier this week where they confirmed that this was the start of them committing to bringing hardware to Australia in a much more timely fashion now that the groundwork has been done to sell and ship hardware directly.

I’ve got my hands on the 1 TB OLED version, so now that we’re officially getting it in Australia, I’m looking forwards to reviewing it and seeing how it compares to some of the other handhelds that I’ve used over the past few years. We also got the chance to speak to Valve ahead of the announcement and you can read that HERE.

Just in case you’re not as familiar with the two models, The Steam Deck OLED has a larger 7.4-inch HDR OLED display with 1000 nits of peak brightness. The refresh rate has been updated to 90hz and the latency of the touch screen has also been improved.

The device has a larger 50whr battery (up from 40 whr) and combined with a more efficient APU, you can expect a 30-50% better battery life which Valve says is good for 3-12 hours of gaming depending on what you’re playing. Despite the device having a larger screen and a larger battery, the total weight has been reduced by 30 grams or 5% which should make a big difference in comfort.

The 1TB and 512GB OLED versions also have a few differences with the 1TB OLED version coming with an anti-glare display, and also an extra removable liner in the case as well a a special exclusive startup movie and keyboard theme.

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Nintendo revealed its latest earnings yesterday which prompted President Shuntaro Furukawa to once again reiterate that the Nintendo Switch successor will be announced before the end of the fiscal year which ends on March 31st, 2025.

As Nintendo Switch sales fall short of expectations leading to a share price decline, Analyst Hideki Yasuda has said in an interview with Reuters that Nintendo looks unlikely to announce the Nintendo Switch before the Holiday season as it looks to boost Switch sales in-line with expectations.

“Making an announcement this year has gotten quite difficult… You would not want to divert attention to an upcoming console in the middle of the critical year-end shopping season” Yasuda said.

Almost perfectly timed with me writing this article, Nintendo Australia announced that it is releasing a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch OLED bundle on November 29th, just in-time for the busy shopping period. This comes following the news that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold another two million copies in the last sales period, which is just insane, and no doubt this will do well as it’s the first time Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been bundled with the OLED model.

This #NintendoSwitch bundle, including #MarioKart 8 Deluxe and 12 months of #NintendoSwitchOnline, launches on 29th November!

Look for this bundle on My Nintendo Store and at select retailers in Australia & New Zealand. pic.twitter.com/3mqJYUSAnD

— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) November 6, 2024

Even if there’s no announcement before the end of the year, it still feels like we’re closer than ever to a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, with it being only a few months away at the latest.

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Warner Bros has today provided an update on Hogwarts Legacy 2. Whilst in the past, the company had confirmed that the game was a priority as it has now sold over 30 million copies, this has been reiterated and further information provided by the President.

In an interview with Variety, President David Haddad said that the game is “a very big priority” and that the game will share some big picture storytelling elements with the upcoming Harry Potter reboot which is set to hit HBO in 2026.

Interestingly enough, the HBO series is set to re-tell the story of the movies, which means that the next Hogwarts Legacy game could feature some more well-known characters, or maybe it ties into in other ways.

It’s probably a year or two before we hear about the next Hogwarts Legacy game, but we do suspect that we’ll be hearing about the Hogwarts Legacy: Director’s Cut in the very near future. 

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The PS5 Pro launched is just a few days away, and PlayStation has today published a list of 50+ games that will be PS5 Pro enhanced on launch day.

Whilst the list that we’ve been counting is pushing 90, the below games are those that PlayStation has confirmed will be enhanced on launch. This includes either advanced ray-tracing, the use of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) and boosted frame-rates of 60/120FPS.

There’s a few new inclusions such as Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Diablo 4 that I hadn’t seen confirmed before, so it’ll be interesting to see what updates they bring.

OFFICIAL PS5 PRO DAY ONE LIST OF GAMES

• Alan Wake 2
• Albatroz
• Apex Legends
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• EA Sports College Football 25
• Dead Island 2
• Demon’s Souls
• Diablo IV
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Dying Light 2 Reloaded Edition
• EA Sports FC 25
• Enlisted
• F1 24
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Fortnite
• God of War Ragnarök
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
• Kayak VR: Mirage
• Lies of P
• Lords of the Fallen (2023)
• Madden NFL 25
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• NBA 2K25
• No Man’s Sky
• Palworld
• Paladin’s Passage
• Planet Coaster 2
• Professional Spirits Baseball 2024-2025
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil Village
• Rise of the Ronin
• Rogue Flight
• Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
• Star Wars: Outlaws
• Stellar Blade
• Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown
• The Callisto Protocol
• The Crew Motorfest
• The Finals
• The First Descendant
• The Last of Us Part I
• The Last of Us Part II Remastered
• Until Dawn
• War Thunder
• Warframe
• World of Warships: Legends

We published our first look at the PS5 Pro yesterday, you can see the hardware HERE. 

The PS5 Pro launches on November 7th. You can grab it from Amazon for $1,199.95 HERE. 

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It’s PS5 Pro release week and whilst the console doesn’t come without a disc drive, Sony released a disc drive that works with both the PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim almost at year ago, but unfortunately, since the announcement of the PS5 Pro, it’s been mostly out of stock in Australia.

We do know that more stock is landing in Australian stores this week with the PS5 Pro, and whilst it’s going to be hard to get one based on the limited stock available, I’ve put together the below guide on where you’re most likely to have success and also will keep it updated over the coming months and weeks.

WHERE TO BUY A PS5 PRO DISC DRIVE IN AUSTRALIA

• JB Hi-Fi: JB Hi-Fi stores are getting stock in very small quantities and we have seen quite a few success stories of people getting them over the last 2-3 days.
• Amazon: If any online retailer is likely to have stock this week, It’s Amazon as it’s been a long time since they’ve had stock and we know that stock is coming into the country. You can find the listing for it HERE.
• EB Games: It’s very unlikely that EB Games stores will have stock this week as they took pre-orders alongside PS5 Pro pre-orders that are all hitting stores this week. For those that are desperate, you can buy a PS5 Slim Disc edition, remove the disc drive and trade that into EB Games as a PS5 Slim Digital losing only $5 off the trade fee for the missing faceplate toward your PS5 Pro (figures here)
• Big W: Unlikely as they had a small stock drop online but the listing is still live and you can find it HERE. 

The PS5 Pro is due to release on November 7th. You can find the listing on Amazon for $1,199 HERE. Our review will be up later this week.

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The PS5 Pro has arrived! Stay tuned for my unboxing, full review and PS5 Pro enhanced game impressions in the lead-up to launch #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Gaming #Tech #PlayStationPro

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UPDATE (04/11): It’s launch week and here’s the latest batch of games that we can find that have PS5 Pro enhancements including those that have been announced by the developer, PlayStation or listed on the PlayStation Store as PS5 Pro enhanced.

Mark Cerny wasted no time introducing the world to the PlayStation 5 Pro this morning, quickly going through the “Big 3” and how they’ll improve the games you play on the PS5.

The PS5 Pro will use a larger GPU, enhanced ray tracing and their own form of AI upscaling called PSSR to give players the best of both graphical modes – fidelity and performance.

A sizzle reel was shown at the end of the presentation, highlighting the games, both new and old, that will see improvements from running on the PS5 Pro.

ALL OF THE CONFIRMED PS5 PRO ENHANCED GAMES SO FAR (UPDATED 22/10)

• Albatroz
• Alan Wake II
• Apex Legends
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Bad Cheese
• The Callisto Protocol
• The Crew Motorfest
• cyubeVR (PSVR2)
• Dead Island 2
• Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster
• Demon’s Souls
• Diablo IV
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Dwarf Journey
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins
• Dying Light 2
• EA Sports College Football 25
• EA Sports FC 25
• Elemental War CRash
• Empire of the Ants
• Enlisted
• Everspace 2
• F1 24
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• The Finals
• The First Descendant
• Fortnite
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Hitman: World of Assassination
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Kayak VR Mirage (PSVR2)
• Killing Floor 2
• The Last of Us Part I
• The Last of Us Part II: Remastered
• Lies of P
• Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• Madden NFL 25
• Marvel Rivals
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
• The Midnight Town Stories: Adam’s Diary
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Mortal Kombat 1
• My Little Universe
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• No Man’s Sky
• Outbreak: Shades of Horror – Chromatic Split
• Pro Baseball Spirits 2024-2025
• Quantum Error
• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
• Redacted
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil Village
• Retrieval
• Rise of the Ronin
• Rogue Flight
• Sanguis Luna
• Spider-Man Remastered
• Spider-Man Miles Morales
• Spider-Man 2
• Spine: This Is Gun Fu
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Stellar Blade
• Stunt Paradise
• Subside (PSVR2)
• Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown
• Towers of Aghasba
• UFC 5
• Unreal Kingdoms
• Until Dawn (remake)
• Warframe
• War Thunder
• Wolverine
• World of Warships: Legends

Several of these games will be patched with free software updates and can easily be identified with a PS5 Pro Enhanced label attached to their game pages, similar to how it all worked with the PS4 Pro.

It’s also worth noting that thanks to an AI-assisted upscaling mode, called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, any game can be enhanced in some way without the need for a patch – though the best improvements will come from games that are officially PS5 Pro enhanced.

• PS5 Pro 2TB (Digital) – $1,199.95 AUD
• PS5 Pro 2TB with Disc Drive purchased separately- $1,360 AUD

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It’s been revealed that the Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster is coming in December and to celebrate the announcement, a collector’s edition for the game has been revealed alongside a physical edition and a cute Gobbo plush.

These will be available to order until December 10th with the Collector’s Edition costing $130 USD (~$200 AUD) and including a copy of the game, an 8-inch Croc statue, a full colour manual and a bunch of other goodies which you can find below:

It can be ordered on PS5 and Nintendo Switch over on the Rockitgames website HERE. 

CROC REMASTER COLLECTOR’S EDITION

• A copy of the Croc: Legend of the Gobbos game with full color manual
• Eight-inch resin Croc statue with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Four-disc CD soundtrack consisting of over 100 tracks
• PVC Croc keychain
• Ultra3DFX sticker sheet
• 18 inches by 24 inches artwork poster
• Premium box

The game will come to consoles and PC later this year with the first trailer for the remaster being shown off this morning as well. It includes high-definition graphics, updated modern control mechanics as well as the addition of the Crocipedia which is a digital museum containing long-lost development assets for the game.

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You probably don’t know this about me, but alongside Ape Escape, my other favourite thing in life is Scream, so when it was announced that Ghostface was coming to Mortal Kombat 1, I was extremely excited and after seeing the first gameplay drop below, I’m even more excited by how well they’ve captured the iconic character.

In the brief gameplay tease, we get a look at Ghostface fighting Johnny Cage, complete with his iconic voice. It’ll be interesting to see if Ghostface is a character from within the MK franchise or otherwise, with the iconic horror character being a different person within each of the Scream films.

Ghostface!
Ghostface!

Here is a peek at Ghostface coming #MortalKombat1 early access on Nov 19! pic.twitter.com/7DBZgA7xgC

— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 31, 2024

Ghostface will launch in early access on November 19th with the full release coming on November 26th. After Ghostface, we still have Terminator 2’s T-1000 and Conan the Barbarian.

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The PS5 Pro launches in exactly one week and our review unit has officially arrived. We can’t show you too much or talk about any of the specifics just yet, but we can tell you that it has arrived and show you the box.

You can expect impressions and our full review with a bunch of game impressions in the lead-up to launch, but for now, I’ve taken a bunch of photos of the box and compared it to the OG PS5 box and PS5 Slim Disc Edition as well. Just like the PS5 Slim, it’s a lot smaller than the OG PS5 box, only just a tad bigger than the Slim.

In case you don’t know a heap about the PS5 Pro, it’s out on November 7th for $1,199 AUD (without a disc drive) and has the below features:

• Upgraded GPU: With PS5 Pro, we are upgrading to a GPU that has 67% more Compute Units than the current PS5 console and 28% faster memory. Overall, this enables up to 45% faster rendering for gameplay, making the experience much smoother.
• Advanced Ray Tracing: We’ve added even more powerful ray tracing that provides more dynamic reflection and refraction of light. This allows the rays to be cast at double, and at times triple, the speeds of the current PS5 console.
• AI-Driven Upscaling: We’re also introducing PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, an AI-driven upscaling that uses a machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.

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The PS5 Pro has arrived! Stay tuned for my unboxing, full review and PS5 Pro enhanced game impressions in the lead-up to launch #PS5Pro #PlayStation5Pro #PS5 #PlayStation5 #PlayStation #Gaming #Tech #PlayStationPro

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Apple has been getting much more into the gaming space since it launched its own chipset, but the ultimate test if coming with CD Projekt Red announcing that Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Macs.

The announcement comes following Apple’s week of Mac announcements including new M4 MacBook Pros, iMacs and Mac Minis. 

It will launch on Apple Silicon Macs early next year with path tracing, frame generation and built-in spatial audio. It will be the Ultimate Edition meaning it’ll be the base game as well as Phantom Liberty.

The game will launch on the Mac App Store, GOG, Steam and the Epic Games Store.

More details for the release are set to come early next year, and you best believe we’ll be there to test it out when it does land.

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Resident Evil 4 runs super impressively on the iPhone 15 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro #ResidentEvil4 #ResidentEvil4iPhone #iPhone15Pro #m3maxmacbookpro #Apple #IPhone #MacBook #ResidentEvil

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Apple finished off its week Mac announcements by announcing the new M4 MacBook Pros as well as an update to the M4 MacBook air range.

The MacBook Pro now comes with an M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, with each of the devices now coming with a minimum 16GB of memory which Apple says is required for Apple Intelligence.

As far as other hardware improvements go, there’s a new 12MP Center Stage camera, a longer 24 hour battery life and you can now get a new nano-texture display option (like in the iMac and Apple Studio display) which is said to help with glare. The display also just got brighter with the ability to show SDR content at 1000 nits.

Just like the Mac Mini, you can now get Thunderbolt 5 as well, and whilst it’s probably overkill at the moment it’s great for future proofing.

Apple has also announced that the MacBook Air will now come with a minimum 16GB of ram at the same starting price of $1,599 AUD, which is obviously a big deal.

M4 MACBOOK PRO AUSTRALIAN PRICE AND RELEASE DATE

The M4 MacBook Pro will release on November 8th and is available pre-order now. It comes in space black and silver at the below prices:

• M4/16GB/512GB – $2,499 AUD
• M4 Pro/24GB/512GB – $3,299 AUD
• M4 Max/36GB/1TB – $4,999 AUD

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UPDATE: The second (and final) round of Nintendo Alarmo ballot emails are going out. Those that have been selected will have between 5pm today and 10:59am at 5th of November to make their purchase before shipment takes place on November 13th. It’s $159.95 with free shipping or you can pick it up from Scoresby if you so wish to do so.

ORIGINAL STORY: As promised, Nintendo has sent out those emails for those who were succesful in the Alarmo ballot. If you were succesful, you’d have gotten an email with the subject line ‘My Nintendo Store Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo | Your Registration Has Been Selected’.

You’ve then got until October 22nd at 10:59am AEDT to get your purchase locked in, before shipment takes place on November 13th. It’s $159.95 with free shipping or you can pick it up from Scoresby if you so wish to do so.

If you missed out on this round, there will be a second registration period (presumably from those who don’t purchase Alarmo) at the below time:

• Round 2: Register by 10:59AM AEDT Monday 28^th October 2024 and notified by Thursday October 31st

You’ll be able to register for the second wave HERE.

If you miss out on the second ballot, Nintendo will stock these on the My Nintendo store in 2025. These have proven to be more popular than they thought with Japan locking their allocation beyond a ballot as well.

The Nintendo Alarmo features interactive motion sensor technology that respond to movements, allowing you to snooze your alarm with motion alone. It has 35 scenes inspired by five Nintendo titles including Super Mario Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4 and Ring Fit Adventure.

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Nintendo Alarmo is a $160 immersive clock that uses motion sensors to detect when you’re in and out of bed #NintendoAlarmo #Nintendo #Alarmo #NintendoClock #NintendoSwitch #Tech

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It’s been long suspected but in Sony has confirmed to IGN that PS5 Slim faceplates officially will not work on the PS5 Pro.

“PS5 console covers are not compatible with PS5 Pro. However, players will be able to swap out different console covers for PS5 Pro when they become available in the future,” a PlayStation representative said to IGN.

This comes after somebody somehow got access to a PS5 Pro early on Reddit, confirming that the top PS5 Slim faceplates don’t fit the PS5 Pro, with the placement of the forks that connect to the Pro being totally different.

PlayStation 5 Pro does not work with the slim plates.
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This is obviously not the worst news, as most people upgrading to a PS5 Pro probably aren’t upgrading from a PS5 Slim, but it is a little bit frustrating given at the time of writing, there are no PS5 Pro faceplates available, and it will create confusion amongst SKUs with effectively 3-4 different sets of covers in existence.

Our PS5 Pro review unit has officially arrived, so we’ll be bringing you a bunch of impressions and other little tidbits in the very near future.

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Nintendo has today announced another new product, and it’s not a new console, this time it’s a new smart phone app called Nintendo Music.

This is a free app, that’s accessible for Nintendo Switch Online members with music from games such as Animal Crossing, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Splatoon, Mario, Pokemon and more with music sorted by game with special playlists as well.

You can listen to music for extended times of up to 15, 30 or 60 minutes to keep the good vibes going without interruption. There’s offline support to download the tracks, background playback and also the ability to create your own playlists.

NINTENDO MUSIC DOWNLOADS LINKS

• App Store
• Google Play Store

FULL LIST OF GAMES CURRENTLY INCLUDED:

• Pikmin 4
• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
• Splatoon 3
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Kirby Star Allies
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Metroid Prime
• Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
• Donkey Kong Country

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November’s PlayStation Plus games have been revealed and it’s a sold month this month. From November 5th you’ll be able to download Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, Ghostwire Tokyo and Death Note Killer Within.

NOVEMBER 2024 PLAYSTATION PLUS GAMES

• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (PS5/PS4)
• Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)
• Death Note Killer Within (PS5/PS4)

These will all be available to download on November 5th for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and you’ve still got a few days to get the below games from October as well:

• Dead Space (PS5)
• WWE 2K24 (PS4/PS5)
• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (PS4/PS5)

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The PS5 Pro is just over a week away from launching and we’re starting to get a closer look at some key elements surrounding the console.

Through the retail copy of ‘Empire Of The Ants’ we get our first look at the PS5 Pro enhanced label, that follows on from the PS4 Pro enhanced label were featured on games following the PS4 Pro launch. This will be used specifically to tell gamers that a game has been actually altered to run better on PS5 Pro, through improved frame rates, ray-tracing or resolution.

First Image Of PlayStation 5 Pro Enhanced Label On PlayStation 5 Physical Copy:#PlayStation5Pro #PS5Pro #WitnessPlayUnleashed #PlayStationSpectralSuperResolution #PSSR #PlayStation pic.twitter.com/dymdYtW6Yn

— @Zuby_Tech_Pro (@Zuby_Tech) October 29, 2024

Similarly, our first look at the box in the flesh has appeared online as well, from a Japanese source. We get to see it in comparison to the original PS5 and the PS5 Slim, with the box appearing a lot smaller than the OG PS5 and around the same size as the PS5 Slim (with a disc drive).

Really small compared to PS5 original: pic.twitter.com/1d4FoRfZd5

— @Zuby_Tech_Pro (@Zuby_Tech) October 30, 2024

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The Pokemon Company has today launched Pokemon TCG Pocket onto the app store both for iPhone and Android devices.

The app contains brand new and existing Pokemon cards allowing you to open two booster packs every day for free. You can then display your cards in binders or on display boards and then battle solo or with friends.

You can download the app at the below links:

• Apple
• Google Play

It definitely feels as though this is going to be the next big thing, taking off in a similar way to how Pokemon GO did.

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Apple has today revealed the new Mac Mini and it has a total physical footprint of less than half of the previous design.

It starts at the same price of $999 yet it has the new M4 (and M4 Pro) chip, it’s super tiny at 5×5 inches and now comes with double the memory.

On the front you get 2 x USB-C ports and a headphone jack and on the back there’s HDMI, ethernet, your power port and 3 x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports as well.

Given this is the M4 and M4 Pro chip, you can expect to play games with ray-tracing, and for performance, it’ll go a long way if you’re editing videos or doing any graphically intensive tasks.

Obviously, as with every Apple product that’s been released in the last few months, Apple Intelligence is at the forefront of this device as well and will continue to roll out over the coming months.

NEW M4 MAC MINI AUSTRALIAN PIRCE AND RELEASE DATE

The Mac Mini is available for pre-order now and will release on November 8th. It comes in the below configurations:

• M4/16GB/256GB – $999 AUD
• M4/16GB/512GB – $1,299 AUD
• M4/24GB/512GB – $1,599 AUD
• M4 Pro/24GB/512GB – $2,199 AUD

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It was one of the Wii U games that people wanted on another platform the most, and Nintendo has finally delivered. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is officially coming to Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2025.

The game originally released on Wii U in 2015 to fairly fantastic reviews with a Metacritic score of 84. The game will have enhanced visuals and added story elements when it launches on the Nintendo Switch, although not too much info outside of the below trailer has been revealed yet.

We’ll keep you posted on any further information that we get about the game and the release date of late March is certainly interesting in terms of where this will sit with the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement.

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Sony has today announced that Concord won’t be returning with the last few months spent exploring options, ultimately the company has announced that the game will be sunset and not return.

Following this decision, Sony also announced that Firewalk Studios, the game behind Concord would be closed. In addition to this, mobile studio Neon Koi will also be closed.

Both of these announcements were made by Herman Hulst, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment on the official website, and you can read that full statement here. 

Hulst posted the below statement:

“I know none of this is easy news to hear, particularly with colleagues and friends departing SIE.  Both decisions were given serious thought, and ultimately, we feel they are the right ones to strengthen the organization.  Neon Koi and Firewalk were home to many talented individuals, and we will work to find placement for some of those impacted within our global community of studios where possible.

I am a big believer in the benefits of embracing creative experimentation and developing new IP. However, growing through sustainable financials, especially in a challenged economic environment is critical.

While today is a difficult day, there is much to look forward to in the months ahead from the Studio Business Group and our teams.  I remain confident that we are building a resilient and capable organization driven by creating unforgettable entertainment experiences for our players.?”

Firewalk Studios made one last statement on its official Twitter page, going through the journey from independent studio to being acquired by PlayStation and going full speed into full production with Concord in 2022. You can read that full message here.

Firewalk is signing off one last time.

Firewalk began with the idea of bringing the joy of multiplayer to a larger audience. Along the way we assembled an incredible team who were able to:
– Navigate growing a new startup into a team during a global pandemic: Firewalk was…

— Firewalk (@FirewalkStudios) October 29, 2024

“We took some risks along the way – marrying aspects of card battlers and fighting games with first-person-shooters – and although some of these and other aspects of the IP didn’t land as we hoped, the idea of putting new things into the world is critical to pushing the medium forward.

The talent at Firewalk and the level of individual craft is truly world-class, and teams within Sony Interactive Entertainment and across the industry will be fortunate to work with them. Please reach out to Recruiting at PlayStation for inquiries, and thank you to all the very many teams, partners and fans who supported us along the way.

See you in the Tempest. – Firewalk Studios” said Firewalk in its finla post on Twitter.

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Nintendo seems to be on a roll with releasing Nintendo 64 games at the moment with it announcing less than a week after Banjo Tooie dropped that two more games are joining the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack service.

Both Shadow Man and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are joining the online service within the Mature section which as a reminder of a seperate app to the standard one.

NEW NINTENDO 64 NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE ADDITIONS

• SHADOW MAN
• Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil

It’ll be interesting to see how many more drops we get before the Nintendo Switch successor is revealed and what happens with the Nintendo Switch Online app from that point onwards.

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Apple has today announced an updated version of the 24-inch iMac with the new M4 chip and Apple Intelligence as well as a bunch of other updates.

The iMac comes in seven new colours which on paper are the same as the older model, but are much more vibrant and bold to stand out on your desk. Updated USB-C versions of the Magic keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad will also come with the device as well.

The display is still the same 4.5K retina display, but there’s a new nano-texture option which will help with glare. The webcam has also been enhanced and it’s now a 12MP Center Stage compatible webcam that has Desk View support as well.

As far as the internals go, obviously it comes with the M4 chip which should be great for gaming, and the minimum memory has been doubled to 16GB of ram (great improvement) and all USB-C ports are now Thunderbolt 4 which is fantastic for adding storage options.

M4 IMAC AUSTRALIAN PRICE AND RELEASE DATE

The M4 iMac is available for pre-order now and will release on November 8th.

It’s available in the below configurations:

• 8-Core/16GB/256GB – $1,999 AUD
• 10-Core/16GB/256GB – $2,399 AUD
• 10-Core/16GB/512GB – $2,699 AUD

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The first beta Monster Hunter Wilds is taking place starting this week. It will be happening in two phases with PlayStation Plus members able to access the beta three days early before it opens up on all platforms.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS PLAYSTATION DOWNLOAD LINK

• You can download and pre-install the Monster Hunter Wilds beta HERE.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS OPEN BETA AUSTRALIAN TIMES

Those that are PlayStayStation Plus members will be able to take part in the beta from 2pm AEDT Tuesday 29th of October until 2pm on Thursday October 31st exclusively on PS5.

Then from Friday, 1st of November at 2:00pm AEDT until Monday, 4th of November at 2pm AEDT all gamers on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) will be able to join the open beta even if they don’t have a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass subscription.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS OPEN BETA DETAILS

The Open Beta will have three pieces of content, the Character Creator which will be identical to the final game with your character able to be carried across, a story trial as well as the Doshaguma Hunt which includes a tutorial to the game as well.

It’s also said that there will be bonuses to those who participate, so no doubt if you want to play the game.

You can watch a new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds below as well which reveals a new location and new characters:

Monster Hunter Wilds launches on February 25, 2025. The cheapest copy is at Amazon for $109 with free shipping HERE. 

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Nintendo had previously announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would wrap up on November 28th, but it has now confirmed that the game will live on as a paid version of that game that comes with everyone that was available as paid add-ons as well as some new features.

The game will launch on December 3rd and will be available for $9.99 AUD which will go up to $19.99 on January 31st. You can download it at the below links:

• App Store
• Google Play

If you’ve already played the free version of the game, you will be able to transfer your save across, but the below features will no longer go over to the paid version of the game:

• Leaf Tickets
• Pocket Camp Club
• Existing Online Play with friends

There will be a bunch of new features in the Complete versions such as the below:

• Camper Cards to share with your friends
• A new location called Whistle Pass where you can view your friends
• Complete Item Catalogue
• Leaf Tokens
• Merry Memories Plan
• Happy Helper Plan
• Furniture and Fashion Plan
• New events and items

For those who are concerned about losing data or want to know more about the new version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp you can head to the FAQ website HERE.

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The PS5 Pro release date is just over a week away and Insomniac has detailed how it will utilise the hardware for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.

The Performance mode on Pro will target 60 FPS whilst retaining the same graphical image quality of Fidelity mode on the original console thanks to PSSR technology. This is what Insomniac is recommending for most players.

There’s a brand new Fidelity mode on pro that will target 30 FPS but will bring in a bunch of new ray-tracing features with pedestrian and traffic density increased in some areas and fine hair detail also being increased. Those that have a 120hz/VRR compatible display will be able to take advantage of higher frame rates as well.

On the PS5 Pro, players will also have access to ray-tracing toggles which are included for RT Key Light Shadows which can be turned to off (performance) or on (fidelity), ray-tracing reflections and interiors which can be turned to medium (performance) and high (fidelity) and ambience occlusion which can be turned to off (performance) and high (fidelity).

Interestingly enough, for Ratchet & ClankL Rift Apart, there is a fix for missing fur wetness in some cutscenes for a bug that was introduced in a previous patch as well.

There’s over 70 games with PS5 Pro support confirmed now and you can find the full list HERE.

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Razer has today announced a brand new headset in the Razer Barracuda x Chroma and it’s a new mid-tier headset that brings more RGB than I’ve seen in a headset before.

The wireless headset has six zones of customisable RGB lighting via the Razer Chroma Studio or Razer Audio App with over 16.8 million colour options and integration with over 300 games.

It has SmartSwitch Dual Connectivity to allow you to switch between USB dongle connectivity with PlayStation/PC and Bluetooth.

As far as battery life goes, it has a 40% increase in battery life with up to 70 hours of use and 6 hours of playtime with a quick 15 minute charge over USB-C.

RAZER BARRACUDA X CHROMA AUSTRALIAN PRICE AND RELEASE DATE

The Razer Barracuda X Chroma comes in Black and White with the Black version out now and the white version launching in Late Q4. It retails for $229.95 AUD in Australia and you can grab it from the Razer website HERE.

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Playtonic has today revealed the release platforms for the Yooka Laylee remake, Yooka-Replayee, and it’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and “Nintendo platforms”.

This marks the second time in recent months that a game has been revealed for not just the Nintendo Switch but an undisclosed future Nintendo Switch console.

The game will have its art and animations overhauled, new and improved challenges, a new collectible currency, a brand new world map as well as challenge trackers and a bunch of new Tonics, in addition to a revised controls and camera which should give this game the second chance it deserves.

As far as timings go for the next Nintendo console, we know that it will be revealed before the end of the Japanese financial year, so by the end of March, 2025. 

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches today bringing with it a brand new single player campaign, a new round-based zombies mode as well as an entirely new multiplayer experience, but there’s still a few hours to wait before you can jump in on PC at least.

If you’re on consoles, technically the game is open to play at midnight on release day, but if you’re on PC, you’ll need to wait until later today to get playing. We have seen reports of people being unable to play in Australia still but that should be rectified in due time.

CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 6 PC LAUNCH TIMES IN AUSTRALIA

• 03:00 PM AEDT (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra)
• 02:30 PM ACDT (Adelaide)
• 02:00 PM AEST (Brisbane)
• 01:30 PM ACST (Darwin)
• 12:00 PM AWST (Perth)

The game is on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (or legacy) for Xbox and PC gamers, but Amazon has the cheapest online price at $84 with free shipping and if you’re wanting to go into a store to grab it, Harvey Norman has it for $75. 

Our review is probably going to be a little bit away, as we only get access at the same time as the rest of the world, so if you’re on the fence you can stay tuned for that.

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PlayStation Japan has announced that a Limited Edition Monster Hunter Wilds DualSense controller as well as Faceplates will release alongside the game on February 28th.

So far, they’ve only been announced for Japan and Asia which is a little sad as they’re both super nice.

The DualSense Controller is a Volcanic Red controller and has a design based on the pattern of the first gear that Hunters wear in the game with the touchpad featuring a Forbidden Area Research Team emblem.

The console covers are black and have the Forbidden Lands Investigation Team emblem on the covers in silver. It looks like they’ll only be releasing for the PS5 Slim.

We won’t hold out hope for these ones coming to Australia, so obviously look at some other options if you’re desperate to add to your collection.

In the meantime, the Fortnite DualSense controller is still available and can be ordered from Amazon HERE as well as a bunch of nice looking items in the Chroma collection.

• PS5 Chroma Collection
  • Indigo DualSense Controller – $124.95 AUD
  • Teal DualSense Controller – $124.95 AUD
  • Pearl DualSense Controler – $124.95 AUD
  • Indigo Slim Console Cover – $99.95 AUD
  • Teal Slim Console Cover – $99.95 AUD
  • Pearl Console Cover – $99.95 AUD

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UPDATE (24/10): Another round of emails have gone out for JB Hi-Fi’s PlayStation. 30th anniversary ballot. We’ve heard of at least two people: one for a DualSense Edgeand  one for a regular DualSense, but there’s bound to be more.

The email reads “Great news! If you’re still interested in pre-ordering a DualSense 30th Anniversary controller, we have one available for you”.

Is this the 4th chance draw? @PressStartAU pic.twitter.com/8UNOQqSm1s

— Brendan Foley (@brendansfoley) October 24, 2024

UPDATE (16/10): Even more succesful ballot emails have gone out for JB Hi-Fi’s PlayStation 30th anniversary ballot.

In a sighted email, JB contacted more winners today with the message “We’ve been able to allocate more ballot winners and you’ve been selected to pre-order”.

Those that were contacted today will receive an SMS on Thursday October 17th at their nominated phone number attached to their JB Hi-Fi account and will then need to check out by 11:59pm AEDT.

UPDATE (11/10): Second chance emails have gone out for JB Hi-Fi’s PlayStation 30th Anniversary ballot after people presumably opted to not purchase their original offers.

The emails states: “As part of our second-chance draw, you’ve have been selected to pre-order as part of our Perks exclusive PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection pre-order ballot.”

ORIGINAL STORY: It’s finally happened. Emails for the JB HI-Fi PlayStation 30th anniversary ballot have gone out to people this morning.

At the time of writing, we’ve had people tell us that they got selected for the DualSense controller, PlayStation Portal, PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim, but it’s safe to assume that all five products have been accounted for at this point with a lot of people getting emailed this morning.

As expected, it seems as though people are only getting selected for one item, even if they chose all 5, so it’s not clear how this is being chosen. As JB Hi-Fi said, they are then able to pick a date in which they will receive an SMS at their registered number to purchase their item on that selected day.

We’ll keep you posted if any more units come available if people don’t go through with their winning ballot entry or any other retailer magically gets stock.

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A few weeks ago was announced that Assassin’s Creed: Shadows would now release on February 14th, with a change to its structure, mostly meaning that there would be no season pass and that early access for the game would be scrapped.

Ubisoft has now announced that the collector’s edition will now be $30 cheaper due to the removal of the season pass as well as the early access.

The Assassin’s Creed: Shadow’s Collector’s Edition is now $329.95 AUD ($359.95 previously) and will release on February 13th. It now includes the below:

• Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Base game.
• Additional digital content
  • Sekiryu Dual Pack
  • Sekiryu Hideout Pack
  • Five mastery points

• Naoe and Yasuke dual character statue (about 40 centimeters / 15.7 inches).
• Unique SteelBook case.
• Collector’s art book (76 pages).
• Naoe’s katana tsuba (life-sized).
• World map.
• Creed wall scroll (70×30 centimeters / 27.6×11.8 inches).
• Two sumi-e lithographs (13.5×19 centimeters / 5.3×7.5 inches).

Those that pre-order the game will also get an upcoming expansion and a Thrown to the Dogs bonus quest.

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Capcom has announced that an open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds is taking place in the next few weeks. It will be happening in two phases with PlayStation Plus members able to access the beta three days early before it opens up on all platforms.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS OPEN BETA AUSTRALIAN TIMES

Those that are PlayStayStation Plus members will be able to take part in the beta from 2pm AEDT Tuesday 29th of October until 2pm on Thursday October 31st exclusively on PS5.

Then from Friday, 1st of November at 2:00pm AEDT until Monday, 4th of November at 2pm AEDT all gamers on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) will be able to join the open beta even if they don’t have a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Pre-downloading will begin on October 27th with it said that about 18GB of storage will be required to play the game.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS OPEN BETA DETAILS

The Open Beta will have three pieces of content, the Character Creator which will be identical to the final game with your character able to be carried across, a story trial as well as the Doshaguma Hunt which includes a tutorial to the game as well.

It’s also said that there will be bonuses to those who participate, so no doubt if you want to play the game.

You can watch a new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds below as well which reveals a new location and new characters:

Monster Hunter Wilds launches on February 25, 2025. The cheapest copy is at Amazon for $109 with free shipping HERE. 

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To celebrate the upcoming release of the Disney Lorcana set Azurite Sea, Disney has given us an exclusive card to reveal.

It’s almost like they knew that The Lion King is my favourite Disney franchise of all time because the card is Scar: Tempestuous Lion, an absolutely gorgeous card that shows Scar looking extra villainous.

It’s an Uninkable card with an Inkwell cost of 6. It’s a pretty decent card for late play as it can both quest for 2 lore, plus to challenge (attack) your opponent, as it’s got the strength (attack) at 4 plus the willpower (defense) at 4, but has the ability that when you attack your opponent with him, he gets an extra 3 attack points making it a total of 7, which can really do a number on majority of opponent cards or locations. With the added advantage of the Rush ability as well, it means you can really come swinging at opponents right out of the gate if you need to take out some opponent cards quickly.

The Azurite Sea set launches in local game stores on November 22nd before launching in other retailers on November 25th. It focuses on a pirate theme as characters from Big Hero 6, Chip and Dale, and a bunch of other characters from the Rescue Rangers join for the first time. There’s two starter decks launching including Ruby/Amber and Sapphire/Emerald, as well as a new Illumineer’s Trove and an epic looking Stitch themed gift set launching later this year as well.

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Xbox has revealed an updated version of its wireless headset that released in 2021 (review here). It’s available now from the Microsoft Store and will cost $159.95 (a $10 increase).

• Xbox Wireless Headset – $159.95 AUD

The new wireless headset has a 20 hour battery life (up from 15 hours), the microphone has been upgraded with auto-mute and voice isolation, and it now has Bluetooth 5.3 as well for PC connectivity. It also can utilise the Dolby Atmos codec at no additional cost as well.

As far as the design goes, it looks fairly similar, but it has dropped the green on the sides, which makes it look more premium. It’s also retained the volume dials on both cups which I absolutely loved on the original set.

At $160, you’ll struggle to find a better wireless headset. In my review of the original, I said: “For $150, The Xbox Wireless Headset is a great headset that I’d easily recommend to any Xbox owner. The design is premium, the sound pops and features such a dual connectivity, the easy to access volume wheels and auto mute take it to the next level at this price point. I really wish I could use this headset on my other consoles, because it’s that good.”

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Last week it was announced that EB Games would begin properly selling digital PC games, and it’s now made another big move as it will sell Blu-Rays and DVDs directly on its website.

It will range over 2,000 DVDs and Blu-Rays online that look to be sent by a third-party distributor, but for all intents and purposes of shopping through EB Games to use credit, earn carrots and all that good stuff, it seems no different to shopping on EB Games for anything else.

You can find the full range of movies and TV Blu-Rays/DVDs on the EB Games website HERE.

It’s been well documented that retailers are stocking less and less physical media, so no doubt a move to get more people onto the website in a category that probably makes sense for hardcore gamers.

Our Biggest Range In The Universe!* has gotten even bigger with over 2000 Blu-Ray movies, 4K UHD movies, and TV Shows just added!

?Land among the stars?: https://t.co/edPgHqsaF7 pic.twitter.com/oPnepYIasJ

— EB Games Australia (@EBGamesAus) October 22, 2024

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The Meta Quest 3S was announced last month, and Meta also announced that it is dropping the 128GB version of the Meta Quest 3 and dropping the price of the 512GB version permanently.

Both versions of the system now come with Batman: Arkham Shadow for free ($75 value) which is out today and the 128GB version has also been discounted until its sold out at $719 whilst the 512GB version now has a permanent price of $799 which is $250 off the original price. 

• Meta Quest 3 128GB – $719 with free Batman Arkham Shadow (NOW SOLD OUT)
• Meta Quest 3 512GB – $799 with free Batman Arkham Shadow (new price) 
• Meta Quest 3S 128GB – $499 AUD with free Batman Arkham Shadows
• Meta Quest 3S 256GB – $669 AUD with free Batman Arkham Shadows

The Meta Quest 3S was announced . It has the same processor as the Meta Quest 3 meaning it’ll be able to play all the upcoming games such as Batman Arkham Shadow and the recently released Assassin’s Creed Nexus.

The good news is that it’s available for $499 AUD in Australia for the 128GB version and also comes with Batman: Arkham Shadow for free too. There’s also a 256GB version for $669 AUD.

• Meta Quest 3S 128GB – $499 AUD with free Batman Arkham Shadows
• Meta Quest 3S 256GB – $669 AUD with free Batman Arkham Shadows
• Meta Quest 3S/3 Compact Charging Dock
• Meta Quest 3 Open Facial Interface
• Meta Quest 3S Breathable Facial Interface
• Meta Quest Carrying Case

So far, there’s a few reviews for the game. UploadVR gave it a 4.5/5 and said: “Batman: Arkham Shadow is an impressive entry that feels like the game I’ve been waiting for since 2015. I previously called Assassin’s Creed: Nexus a demonstration of what a full-fledged VR entry can do for a big series, and that rings true once again. This isn’t some quick VR spin-off and I’m impressed by how well Camouflaj captures the mood of Rocksteady’s games.”

Siliconera gave it an 8/10 and said: “While it may not have the immersive mechanics to be a great VR introduction, Batman: Arkham Shadow is fun to play and faithful to its Arkham predecessors. And yeah, picking off enemies one-by-one feels great”

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