AU Deals: Big Cuts on Controllers, New Lows For Doom Dark Ages, Space Marine 2, Astro Bot, and More!

Clear some digital shelf space and maybe cancel a social plan or two, because there's a fresh drop of discounted gaming goodness covering everything from cosy indies to console-pushing blockbusters. Whether you're after a snazzy new controller, a cathartic shooter or a co-op crowd-pleaser, this Tuesday's roundup has something worth grabbing. And if you’re starting to feel the call of the codec, stick around. I'm about to reminisce about a jungle once favoured by a certain bandana-wearing legend.

This Day in Gaming ?

In retro news, I'm using this Naked Snake stogy to light a 15-candle cake for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a PSP must-own. Set ten years after the events of MGS3, Peace Walker tells the story of a decidedly jaded Big Boss and his new mercenary group, Militaires Sans Frontières. Once again, Kojima and co. shook up the standard MGS formula by introducing mission-based gameplay, a style that would set the tone for future games in the series.

Missions and “Extra Ops” worked together to allow Snake to recruit members to his team, customise your personal stronghold, Mother Base, and even pair up with a friend for co-op takedowns of the game’s tougher enemies. I remember this as a triumph in portable gaming and for its freakin' awesome Monster Hunter bonus mission where I fought Rathalos, Tigrex, and Gear REX.

Aussie bdays for notable games

- Final Fantasy Adventure (GB) 1993. eBay

- Medal of Honor: European Assault (GC,PS2,XB) 2005. eBay

- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) 2010. eBay

- Lego Jurassic World (3DS,WiiU) 2015. eBay

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

On Nintendo Switch, Outer Wilds is a cosmic loop of mystery and melancholy, originally built as a grad school thesis project before ballooning into a cult classic. Its solar system resets every 22 minutes, but you'll spend countless hours trying to crack its haunting secrets. Also on offer is Batman: Arkham Trilogy, where the late, great Kevin Conroy lends his voice one last time across three of the finest caped crusader outings ever made.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A (-13%) – A$78
FC 25 (-43%) – A$34
Bluey: The Video Game (-44%) – A$39
Moving Out (-80%) – A$7.50
Outer Wilds (-40%) – A$22.10
Batman: Arkham Trilogy (-67%) – A$29.60

Expiring Recent Deals

Persona 5 Royal (-33%) - A$66.60
Bravely Default II (-21%) - A$63.10
Sonic Frontiers (-53%) - A$47
Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) - A$49
NBA 2K25 (-79%) - A$19
Metal Gear Col. (-50%) - A$45

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

For Xbox Series X users, Remnant II delivers procedurally generated worlds that can produce entire quest lines and bosses unique to your save file. It has been hailed as "Dark Souls with guns", though the developers would argue it’s far stranger than that. Prefer something a little grittier? DOOM: The Dark Ages swaps sci-fi tech for flails and fury in a brutal fantasy twist on the franchise.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (-18%) – A$89
Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra cont. (-25%) – A$249
Xbox Pulse Red cont. (-33%) – A$64
DOOM: The Dark Ages (-34%) – A$79
Remnant II (-55%) – A$34
Gotham Knights (-83%) – A$19

Xbox One

Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Ed. (-64%) – A$20
WWE 2K25 (-42%) – A$69
The Crew Motorfest (-48%) – A$51.80

Expiring Recent Deals

40K Space Marine 2 (-54%) - A$49.90
Suicide Squad: KTJL (-91%) - A$9.90
Wild Hearts (-83%) - A$19
Avatar: Pandora Gold Ed. (-69%) - A$49.90
Hogwarts Legacy (-75%) - A$27.40
TopSpin 2K25 (-88%) - A$14.90
Sunset Overdrive (-36%) - A$19.20
Alan Wake Rem. (-85%) - A$6.70

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

Over on PS5, Astro Bot returns with a mascot platformer that is packed with cheeky PlayStation deep cuts. Absolutely adorable stuff that's within striking distance of any Shiggy designed 3D platformer.