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Thank your own personal deity—possibly the Seneschal—it's Friday. Need an excuse to add to the backlog? Today's digital discounts span epic space operas, cult oddities, and co-op masterpieces, with some titles hitting historically low prices. From Switch swordplay to PC wizardry, there’s something for every controller type or keyboard warrior.

This Day in Gaming ?

In retro news, I’m lighting 22 candles for Sonic Adventure DX, the high-speed 3D platformer that burst onto the GameCube in 2003. Back then, the excitement was real. This wasn’t just a basic port of the Dreamcast hit. It came with a stack of extra missions, a playable Metal Sonic skin (!!!), and a gallery of visual upgrades that brought a glossier look to familiar levels.

Sure, the camera had a mind of its own, and Big the Cat's fishing stages were divisive at best, but it still felt fresh. DX kept Sonic relevant during a weird transitional time for Sega, and for fans like me, it scratched a nostalgic itch at just the right moment.

Aussie birthdays for notable games

- Sonic Adventure DX (GC) 2003. Get

- Brute Force (XB) 2003. eBay

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Nintendo is swinging with a rare price drop on Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, a musou-style spin-off where Byleth is actually the villain. The devs revealed they initially planned three endings, but the darker one was so bleak it got scrapped. Meanwhile, What Remains of Edith Finch is a bargain at under eight bucks. Fun fact: the Finch family’s bizarre deaths were inspired by classic tragicomic literature like One Hundred Years of Solitude.

One Piece Odyssey Del. Ed. (-20%) - A$68
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (-50%) - A$39.70
Biomutant (-40%) - A$36
What Remains of Edith Finch (-75%) - A$7.40
Dead by Daylight (-65%) - A$15.70

Expiring Recent Deals

Sniper Elite 4 (-12%) - A$52.60
Everybody 1-2-Switch! (-29%) - A$35.30
Crisis Core FF VII Reunion (-15%) - A$72.60
Biomutant (-40%) - A$36.00
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (-75%) - A$14.70
Mark of the Ninja: Rem. (-75%) - A$7.50

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

On Xbox Series X, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is absurdly cheap. Bioware confirmed they considered giving Shepard a full voice-over customiser, but scrapped it due to memory limits on original hardware. Gotham Knights, though divisive, hides deep lore entries referencing Batman Beyond and The Court of Owls.

Xbox One

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-27%) - A$80.10
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (-11%) - A$249
The Crew Motorfest (-21%) - A$78.60

Expiring Recent Deals

The Witcher 3 Comp. (-54%) - A$36.70
40K: Darktide (-26%) - A$44.40
Xbox Cont. Robot White (-36%) - A$58
Metaphor: ReFantazio (-57%) - A$49.00
40K Space Marine 2 (-54%) - A$49.90
Doom: The Dark Ages (-34%) - A$79.00
HyperX Cloud Alpha Headset (-35%) - A$103
Octopath Traveler (-60%) - A$35.90
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (-70%) - A$17.90
Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) - A$32.90

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

Over on PlayStation, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is slashed by 60 percent. Its creator, Hideaki Itsuno, said he built the game’s “vocation” system after becoming obsessed with Western tabletop RPGs. Until Dawn, meanwhile, features motion-captured performances from Rami Malek before he won an Oscar.

PS4

Expiring Recent Deals

Black Myth: Wukong (-20%) - A$79.90
DualSense Fancy Colours (-32%) - A$82
Pulse Explore Wireless Earbuds (-25%) - A$249
Tales of Arise (-68%) - A$32.10
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (-21%) - A$79.00
Crisis Core –FF VII– Reunion (-25%) - A$64.00
Resident Evil Village (-20%) - A$44.10
WWE 2K25 (-42%) - A$69.00
Sonic Superstars (-29%) - A$67.00
Hogwarts Legacy: Del. Ed. (-16%) - A$101.10

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

On PC, Dead Space is an absolute steal at under twenty bucks. When remaking the game, EA Motive used NASA audio archives to help shape the vacuum soundscape—those eerie silences are scientifically accurate. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor also features a hefty 80 percent discount. Look closely at BD-1’s animations: they were inspired by the twitchy, curious movements of meerkats observed during on-site visits to wildlife sanctuaries.