Score a Free Doom Eternal, Ghostbusters, and BioShock, plus the Best Deals of the Week! – IGN

These are the days when it pays to have a (30-day free) trial of Amazon’s Prime Gaming. If you take the three minutes needed to set that sucker up, you can score at least three AAAs, which are (kinda, sorta) in the spooky spirit of Halloween. Alternatively, let’s start your week with some incredible deals from Prime Day 2, which I can’t believe are still available.

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 22nd bday of Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer. Growing up as a grommet in a South Coast town meant KSPS was a Teahupo’o-sized launch for me and my mates. We were stoked with Oz nods like Bells and Kirra, Curren and Carroll, and also just a slick combo system in what was basically Tony Hawk’s Water Skater. (Note: Tones could actually be unlocked via Nokia phone code.) All that being said, some of us found the unrealistic physics and kickflips jarring; we just as often duck-dived this for Transworld Surf or Sunny Garcia’s instead.

This Day in Gaming 🎂

Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware

– Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (PC) 1996. Redux

– Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer (GC. PS2, XB) 2002. eBay

– Spartan: Total Warrior (GC,PS2,XB) 2005. eBay

– Just Dance 2 (Wii) 2010. Sequels

– NBA Jam (Wii) 2010. eBay

How the shredding of sick pits got done, circa 2002.

Metroid Dread

A surprise sequel after nearly 20 years, Metroid Dread brings back the legendary exploration and progression and merges it with excellent modern combat and some of the best boss fights ever. 9/10, amazing.

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Meta Quest 3 512GB

Score this 9/10 headset now for a discount and a copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow.

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card.

Starfield

Starfield is an immense game that will send you off in all kinds of different directions once it hands you the keys to your first spaceship. Better yet, it’s just witnessed a major update and DLC called Shattered Space.

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Mirage’s return to the stealthy style that launched this series means straightforward quest progression and fast pacing. its back-to-basics approach is a successful first step in returning the feeling that the earlier industry-defining games gave us.

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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