AU Deals: $49 FC 25s, All-Time Low Elden Ring, and the 60 Buck Range for Space Marine 2, FF7 Rebirth, and More!

Gird your bank account because the end-of-year savings have begun in earnest. Now is the best time to take aim at that game you’ve been coveting for months. Just make sure you’re ready to pull the trigger on the purchase quickly, as I’m seeing deals disappear not too long after they pop. Happy hunting!

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 30th anniversary of the piggybacking oddity that was Sonic & Knuckles for Mega Drive. Dubbed “lock-on technology” by Sega, the general idea was to pop the top on this adapter and slap on either a Sonic 3 or Sonic 2 cartridge to inject a playable Knuckles the Echidna in. With Sonic 2, that meant ol’ mate punchy could be used to wall-climb and inexplicably glide in the usual level layouts.

In Sonic 3, however, the changes were more profound (think: tweaked level routes, a new “Super Emerald” collection layer, and the chance to unlock Hyper Sonic/Knuckles/Tails with a True Ending). Basically, it was proto DLC that I recall thinking was “heaps rad.”

Happy Bday Sonic & Knuckles This Day in Gaming 🎂

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Sonic & Knuckles (MD) 1994. eBay

– Time Crisis (PS) 1997. eBay

– Super Smash Bros. (N64) 1999. Sequel

– Mario Kart: Double Dash (GC) 2003. Sequel

– Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2,XB) 2004. eBay

– Assassin’s Creed II (PS3,X360) 2009. Redux

Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGONice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Mega Drive Classics

Clearly I’m a sucker for the classics. At this low, low price, you can be too with this haul of 50+ must-owns.

Just Dance 2025 (-49%) – A$36Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (-30%) – A$48.99FC 25 (-44%) – A$49Maneater (-35%) – A$38.81Ring Fit Adventure (-27%) – A$91PowerA Pro cont. (-30%) – A$70Expiring Recent Deals

The Oregon Trail (-50%) – A$22.25Super Mario Party Jamboree (-15%) – A$68Switch Pro Controller (-21%) – A$79Animal Crossing New Horizons (-20%) – A$64Shin Megami Tensei V (-50%) – A$49.98Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Purchase Cheap for PC

Black Mesa

Whether you played Half-Life back in the day or not, Black Mesa is definitely the best way to experience one of the crown jewels of first-person shooter history.

Corsair K70 Core Mechanical (-31%) – A$137ASUS ROG Falchion RX keyboard (-36%) – A$179SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless (-48%) – A$61.49SteelSeries Apex Pro keyboard (-36%) – A$279.49HyperX Alloy Origins (-23%) – A$137.69Expiring Recent Deals

Castlevania Collection (-100%) – FREETomb Raider: Anniversary (-100%) – FREECorsair K70 keyboard (-37%) – A$149.99Logitech Astro A10 headset (-23%) – A$77Left 4 Dead 2 (-80%) – A$2.90Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

A sequel that does virtually everything better than the original – which was already an exceptional Star Wars game. 9/10, amazing.

Space Marine 2 (-39%) – A$66.95CoD: MW2 (-73%) – A$29.95Moving Out 2 (-50%) – A$22.71F1 24 (-41%) – A$64.95Riders Republic (-50%) – A$29.86Persona 3 Reload (-39%) – A$66.95Expiring Recent Deals

2 Pack Controller chargers (-15%) – A$33.99Lords of the Fallen Del. (-67%) – A$39.95Avatar: Frontiers (-60%) – A$47Logitech G920 wheel (-27%) – A$398.95Crysis Trilogy (-39%) – A$45.67Mass Effect Legendary (-65%) – A$35.40Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

Elden Ring

Can easily be held amongst the best open-world games I’ve ever played. Like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before it, Elden Ring is one that we’ll be looking back on as a game that moved a genre forward. 10/10, masterpiece.

Space Marine 2 (-39%) – A$66.95Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (-46%) – A$65FC 25 (-55%) – A$49Undisputed (-43%) – A$50.95WRC (-55%) – A$27Cyberpunk 2077: Ult. (-42%) – A$64Tekken 8 (-47%) – A$63Madden NFL 25 (-41%) – A$64.99Persona 3 Reload (-36%) – A$69.95Expiring Recent Deals

DualSense Camo (-18%) – A$98Avatar: Frontiers (-60%) – A$47Hogwarts Legacy (-55%) – A$49NBA 2K25 (-31%) – A$75Sonic Origins Plus (-40%) – A$36GT7 [PS4](-27%) – A$79.95Or purchase a PS Store Card.

PS5 Pro Enhanced BargainNeed a cheap Pro showcase title?

Alan Wake 2 – $90.95 / $109

The greatest improvement here is obvious—ray tracing, a feature that Remedy had to drop early on in development. To my eye, “Performance” and “Quality” modes in Alan Wake 2 have witnessed Pro Enhancement, with the former seeing obvious benefits from a higher output resolution as well as improved graphical detail over the PS5 version (noted in more convincing shadows, lusher foliage, and similar details). Obviously, both modes work under the new PSSR solution, but I appreciated the (sadly only 30 fps) Quality mode with its better image stability and quality, fog, volumetric lighting, and shadow accuracy.

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Star Wars: Boarding the Tantive IV (-22%) – A$69BMW M4 GT3 & BMW Hybrid (-33%) – A$50Marvel: Motorcycle Chase (-33%) – A$10Back to top

Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.Originally posted:

Nov 19, 2024 12:47 am