Welcome to a Thursday of high-end hardware savings. For starters, you can get a chunk of change off the sumptuous screen stylings of the Steam Deck OLED. For seconds, there's a bit of a fire sale going on for the discontinuing Meta Quest 3 128GB. Take it from an owner of both; these are very worthy acquisitions and gateways to hours of fun.

In retro news, I’m celebrating the PC bday of Sonic CD, a port from the ill-fated Mega-CD. It started as a Sonic 1 enhancement but bloomed into a unique, Back to the Future romp, and my 16-bit brain was blown by this version’s superior 60fps, CD crisp soundtrack, anime cutscenes, and the Super Peel Out mechanic. It also debuted Amy Rose, Super Mario Kart-looking Special Stages, and the coolest villain 2D Sonic ever got—Metal Sonic. Oh, and let’s not forget its actual save system. No more leaving the PC on for days for me!

This Day in Gaming ?

Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware

- Sonic CD (PC) 1996. Redux

- Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (DS) 2008. Get

- MGS: Legacy Collection (PS3) 2013. Redux

- Dragon’s Dogma (PS4,XO) 2017. Sequel

Table of Contents

• Nintendo Switch
• PC
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• LEGO
• The Weekly Top 10

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

• EA Sports FC 25 ($30 off) - A$59
• Sonic Origins Plus (-43%) - A$34
• Blasphemous (-75%) - A$9.37
• Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-15%) - A$68
• Katamari Damacy Reroll (-75%) - A$7.48

Expiring Recent Deals

• Star Ocean: Second Story R (-32%) - A$48.50
• It Takes Two (-43%) - A$34
• Fire Emblem Warriors: TH (-46%) - A$42.95
• Tales of Vesperia: Def (-80%) - A$15.99
• Mario Kart 8 Del. (-14%) - A$69

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

• Hogwarts Legacy Del. (-74%) - A$22.94
• Rogue Prince of Persia (-20%) - A$23.96
• Meta Quest 3 128GB + Batman (-21%) - A$719
• 40K: Rogue Trader (-40%) - A$41.99
• Diablo IV (-40%) - A$44.97

Expiring Recent Deals

• XCOM 2 (-96%) - A$3.92
• Bravely Default II (-50%) - A$44.97
• Hitman: WoA (-68%) - A$37.61
• Space Marine 2 (-12%) - A$80.07
• Arizona Sunshine 2 (-44%) - A$33.58*

*Code: ZOMBIESNPUPPIES

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card.

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

• Starfield (-70%) - A$35
• CoD: MW2 (-58%) - A$46
• Controller Shock Blue (21-%) - A$74.95
• SpongeBob: Cosmic Shake (-62%) - A$23
• CoD: Cold War (-79%) - A$20.51

Expiring Recent Deals

• Dark Souls Trilogy (-44%) - A$55.56
• AC: Mirage (-57%) - A$34
• Remnant 2 (-55%) - A$34
• The Quarry (-85%) - A$15
• Star Wars Outlaws (-32%) - A$75
• Sonic Superstars (-53%) - A$47

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

• GTA V (-73%) - A$24
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (-13%) - A$99
• The Last of Us Part II Remastered (-14%) - A$69
• The Crew Motorfest (-69%) - A$34
• Elden Ring (-31%) - A$59
• Bloodborne (-50%) - A$12.47

Expiring Recent Deals

• Stellar Blade (-21%) - A$99
• DualSense Edge ($40 off%) - A$299
• DualShock 4 (-20%) - A$72
• Batman: Arkham Col. (-88%) - A$10.19
• Astro Bot (-19%) - A$89
• Star Wars Outlaws (-32%) - A$75
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-19%) - A$89

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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Legit LEGO Deals

• Animal Crossing: Kapp’n’s Island (-52%) - A$19
• Minecraft: Animal Sanctuary (-41%) - A$17.60
• Harry Potter: Buckbeak (-34%) - A$59

Expiring Recent Deals

• City: Space Base ($100 off) - A$149
• Technic: Audi RS (-36%) - A$160
• City: Go-Karts (-36%) - A$9.60

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The Top 10 Games in Australia

(According to IGEA and Game Sales Data.)

W/E: Sep 22

1. FC 25
2. 40K Space Marine 2
3. The Crew 2
4. NBA 2K25
5. GTA V
6. Astro Bot
7. God of War: Ragnarok
8. Dead Rising Del. Remaster
9. FF XVI
10. Rainbow Six Siege

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