AU Deals: $49 FC 25s, All-Time Low Elden Ring, and the 60 Buck Range for Space Marine 2, FF7 Rebirth, and More! – IGN
Gird your bank account because the end-of-year savings have begun in earnest. Now is the best time to take aim at that game you’ve been coveting for months. Just make sure you’re ready to pull the trigger on the purchase quickly, as I’m seeing deals disappear not too long after they pop. Happy hunting!
In retro news, I’m celebrating the 30th anniversary of the piggybacking oddity that was Sonic & Knuckles for Mega Drive. Dubbed “lock-on technology” by Sega, the general idea was to pop the top on this adapter and slap on either a Sonic 3 or Sonic 2 cartridge to inject a playable Knuckles the Echidna in. With Sonic 2, that meant ol’ mate punchy could be used to wall-climb and inexplicably glide in the usual level layouts.
In Sonic 3, however, the changes were more profound (think: tweaked level routes, a new “Super Emerald” collection layer, and the chance to unlock Hyper Sonic/Knuckles/Tails with a True Ending). Basically, it was proto DLC that I recall thinking was “heaps rad.”
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Sonic & Knuckles (MD) 1994. eBay
– Time Crisis (PS) 1997. eBay
– Super Smash Bros. (N64) 1999. Sequel
– Mario Kart: Double Dash (GC) 2003. Sequel
– Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2,XB) 2004. eBay
– Assassin’s Creed II (PS3,X360) 2009. Redux
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Mega Drive Classics
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Clearly I’m a sucker for the classics. At this low, low price, you can be too with this haul of 50+ must-owns.
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Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
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Black Mesa
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Whether you played Half-Life back in the day or not, Black Mesa is definitely the best way to experience one of the crown jewels of first-person shooter history.
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Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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A sequel that does virtually everything better than the original – which was already an exceptional Star Wars game. 9/10, amazing.
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Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
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Elden Ring
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Can easily be held amongst the best open-world games I’ve ever played. Like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before it, Elden Ring is one that we’ll be looking back on as a game that moved a genre forward. 10/10, masterpiece.
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Or purchase a PS Store Card.
PS5 Pro Enhanced Bargain
Need a cheap Pro showcase title?
Alan Wake 2 – $90.95 / $109
The greatest improvement here is obvious—ray tracing, a feature that Remedy had to drop early on in development. To my eye, “Performance” and “Quality” modes in Alan Wake 2 have witnessed Pro Enhancement, with the former seeing obvious benefits from a higher output resolution as well as improved graphical detail over the PS5 version (noted in more convincing shadows, lusher foliage, and similar details). Obviously, both modes work under the new PSSR solution, but I appreciated the (sadly only 30 fps) Quality mode with its better image stability and quality, fog, volumetric lighting, and shadow accuracy.
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
