I'm All About These Deep Cuts on Doom Dark Ages, Diablo IV, and the Best Picks of Steam's Summer Sale

Thank your own personal deity--possibly Jubileus the Creator--it's another Friday! Feeling the chill this June? It’s the perfect excuse to load up on games and stay tucked in. From monster slayers to surreal indies, there’s something here to heat up every genre appetite.

This Day in Gaming ?

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 34th birthday of Dr. Mario, gaming's most trusted and beloved antivirus software. The brainchild of producer Gunpei Yokoi, creator of the Game Boy and Game & Watch, and Metroid series creator Takahiro Harada, I fondly recall Dr. Mario for its simple addictiveness and earworm tunes that were way more infectious than the virii I was eliminating with drop-block pills.

Aussie birthdays for notable games

- Dr. Mario (NES) 1991. Get

- Lego Batman 2 (PC,PS3,X360) 2012. Get

- Rogue Legacy (PC) 2013. Get

- Sniper Elite III (PC,PS3,XO) 2013. Get

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

On Nintendo Switch, Sonic Frontiers zips in with a 65% discount and a fresh new open-world format which Yuji Naka once claimed was inspired by fan mods. Meanwhile, West of Loathing serves up stick-figure slapstick and absurd RPG mechanics for under a fiver. You can punch a ghost. Seriously.

Expiring Recent Deals

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (-44%) - A$45
Star Wars Heritage Pack (-32%) - A$77
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (-85%) - A$11.90
Darkest Dungeon (-70%) - A$9.80
Observer (-85%) - A$6.70
UnMetal (-75%) - A$7.50

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

For Xbox Series X owners, TopSpin 2K25 is a smash hit at A$14.90 and secretly features coaching tips voiced by Andy Roddick. Remnant II rounds it out with its chaotic co-op and creepy dimensional hopping, designed with procedural enemy behaviour that actually learns from your playstyle.

Doom: The Dark Ages (-42%) – A$69
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Gold (-25%) – A$108.70
Remnant II (-55%) – A$34
TopSpin 2K25 (-88%) – A$14.90
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) – A$85.90

Xbox One

Lego 2K Drive (-16%) – A$45.90
Diablo IV (-73%) – A$29.90
Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 (-11%) – A$249

Expiring Recent Deals

Official Controller Black (-29%) - A$64
Monster Hunter Wilds (-59%) - A$47
PGA Tour 2K25 (-47%) - A$64
Split Fiction (-23%) - A$54
Metaphor: Refantazio (-57%) - A$49
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) - A$85.90
Sniper Elite: Resistance (-23%) - A$69
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds (-18%) - A$89

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

PlayStation fans, Horizon Forbidden West is a stunner at half price, and Guerrilla’s team reportedly studied over 20 real-world ecosystems to design its robo-fauna. Borderlands 4 is locked, loaded and discounted, bringing even more loot-stuffed mayhem and Mad Max-style carnage.

PS4

Expiring Recent Deals

Monster Hunter Wilds (-59%) - A$47
The Last of Us Part II Rem. (-41%) - A$44
Starship Troopers: Extermination (-73%) - A$19
Split Fiction (-23%) - A$54
NBA 2K25 (-80%) - A$24
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-22%) - A$85.90
The Witcher 3 Comp. (-80%) - A$15.50
Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) - A$32.90
Psychonauts 2 (-80%) - A$18.10

PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jun 1 with this subscription

NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4
Alone in the Dark (2024) | PS5
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4
Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

Purchase Cheap for PC

Over on PC, Hades is down to A$12.40 and still one of the most replayable roguelikes in gaming, with every run narrated by a reactive godly peanut gallery. And Kerbal Space Program lets you blow up tiny green astronauts for science, all for under a fiver. It’s what Jebediah would’ve wanted.