If you celebrate today's festivities, my season's greetings to you. If you don't, well, no probs, because we're both just going to take advantage of the discounts aimed at people who do get into it. Everybody wins! Particularly if you want a free copy of Dredge or a cheap controller or a price slice on a game this connoisseur would buy himself.

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 28th birthday of Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, arguably gaming's greatest goodwill limited edition freebie. Sega threw this in with my purchase of a select Sega Saturn game, and it was basically a little advent calendar whose content shifted in sync with my console's internal clock. Beating a level (reskinned in a wintry and/or outright Christmas theme) earned you limited chances to solve a tile-matching puzzle to unlock 25 "Presents." The best of the bunch—a mini-sandbox level starring Sonic the Hedgehog that ends with a satisfying Eggman scrambling. Honestly, I adore this demo disc and play it every year without fail.

This Day in Gaming ?

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i) 1993. eBay

- Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CD-i) 1993. eBay

- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (SAT) 1996. eBay

- Art Academy (DS) 2009. eBay

Table of Contents

• Nintendo Switch
• PC
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• LEGO

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

• Maneater (-35%) - A$38.80
• Nyko GameCube cont. (-29%) - A$23.53
• NBA 2K25 (-32%) - A$27
• Metroid Prime Remastered (-18%) - A$49.95
• Fire Emblem Warriors: TH (-49%) - A$40.65

Expiring Recent Deals

• Unicorn Overlord (-40%) - A$56.99
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-20%) - A$64
• SpongeBob: Patrick Star Game (-40%) - A$36
• Rune Factory 5 (-47%) - A$39.51
• Lego 2K Drive (-47%) - A$21.20
• PowerA Pro cont. (-31%) - A$69
• 8BitDo Arcade Stick (-20%) - A$151.95

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

• Dredge (-100%) - FREE
• Days Gone (-78%) - A$16.86
• Everspace (-95%) - A$1.49
• Fallout 4 (-65%) - A$8.85
• Fallout: New Vegas (-56%) - A$6.57
• Witcher 3: Complete Ed. (-80%) - A$15.79
• Stardew Valley (-40%) - A$10.19
• Unpacking (-50%) - A$14.47
• Doom Eternal (-78%) - A$12.08
• Halo Col. (-75%) - A$14.98
• Hollow Knight (-50%) - A$10.97
• Celeste (-75%) - A$7.37
• Little Nightmares (-78%) - A$7.03
• Civ VI (-96%) - A$4.04
• Overcooked 2 (-78%) - A$7.90
• It Takes Two (-80%) - A$9.99
• Ancient Dungeon VR (-33%) - A$19.76

Expiring Recent Deals

• Planet Coaster (-95%) - A$3.24
• NFS Heat Deluxe Ed. (-95%) - A$4.99
• Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (-90%) - A$2.19
• Borderlands 1 GOTY (-90%) - A$3.99
• Batman Arkham Origins (-90%) - A$2.89
• Tales from Borderlands (-90%) - A$2.99
• Stellaris (-90%) - A$5.69
• The Forest (-90%) - A$2.89
• Divinity: Original Sin (-90%) - A$5.69
• Firewatch (-90%) - A$2.95
• State of Decay 2 (-90%) - A$4.29
• Warhammer Vermintide 2 (-90%) - A$4.19
• Total War Warhammer (-90%) - A$8.99
• Grim Dawn 2 (-90%) - A$3.65
• Metro Exodus (-90%) - A$4.49
• Titanfall 2 (-90%) - A$3.99
• Assassin's Creed Origins (-90%) - A$8.99
• South Park The Stick of Truth (-90%) - A$4.49
• Back 4 Blood (-95%) - A$4.49

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

• Fallout 4 GOTY (-60%) - A$21.98
• Dragon's Dogma 2 (-40%) - A$64.77
• X/S controller black (-29%) - A$64
• Titanfall 2: Ult. (-90%) - A$3.99
• T.Flight Hotas One (-22%) - A$140.95
• Tekken 8 (-54%) - A$47
• Skull and Bones (-78%) - A$24
• CoD: MW2 (-57%) - A$47

Expiring Recent Deals

• Green X/S cont. (-17%) - A$59
• FFXII: Zodiac Age (-63%) - A$29.38
• A Quiet Place (-28%) - A$33.98
• Shin Megami Tensei V (-56%) - A$43.95
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99
• CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

• DualSense Camo (-30%) - A$84
• FF VII: Rebirth (-51%) - A$55.99
• Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$58.99
• Mass Effect Legendary (-92%) - A$7.99
• Hogwarts Legacy (-75%) - A$27.48
• Stray (-20%) - A$32.12
• The Last of Us Part 1 (-53%) - A$59
• Madden NFL 25 (-41%) - A$59
• LEGO Horizon Adventures (-38%) - A$68
• DualSense Edge ($40 off) - A$300
• Breachers [VR] (-50%) - A$22.47
• Among Us VR (-40%) - A$8.97

Expiring Recent Deals

• Tekken 8 (-47%) - A$68.99
• Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-42%) - A$49.10
• Suicide Squad: KTJL (-84$) - A$19
• God of War: Ragnarok (-61%) - A$49
• Naruto: NInja Storm 4 (-24%) - A$19
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99
• CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64
• NBA 2K25 (-64%) - A$44
• Persona 3 Reload (-60%) - A$42.90
• DualSense Sterling Silver (-32%) - A$85

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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Legit LEGO Deals

• Retro Roller Skate (-42%) - A$35
• Super Mario: Peach (-39%) - A$49
• City: Police Bike Chase (-37%) - A$10

Expiring Recent Deals

• Nascar Chevrolet Camaro (-40%) - A$23.99
• City: Double-Decker (-36%) - A$70
• Minecraft: Nether Portal (-35%) - A$39

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