AU Deals: Deep Cuts on Star Wars, Assassin's Creeds, Dooms, CODs, FromSoftware Must Owns, and More!

VUBot · May 12, 2025

Whether you’re padding out your backlog or on the prowl for an absolute steal, my bargain list for today is buckling under the weight of some truly sweet picks. From revamped retro gems to blockbuster sagas at pocket-change prices, the sale bins are anything but boring. So let's stop talking in favour of scrolling and saving...

This Day in Gaming

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 33rd birthday of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, a fighter whose industry impact cannot be overstated. Obviously, 1991's World Warrior was the opening jab, but the Champion Edition revision was a $2.3 billion leg sweep that put Capcom in the top three highest-grossing arcade games of all time list. Nineties gaming gromets like myself queued outside of arcades for the $1 privilege to play this, thanks to its mirror match permissiveness, playable bosses, balance tweaks, and more unique takes on Ryu and Ken.

Aussie bdays for notable games

- Street Fighter II: Champion Ed. (ARC) 1992. Redux

- Shadow Warrior (PC) 1997. Get

- Kessen III (PS2) 2005. eBay

- Forza Motorsport (XB) 2005. Sequel

- Skate 3 (PS3,X360) 2010. Get

- Lost Planet 2 (PS3,X360) 2010. Get

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch fans should absolutely pounce on Panzer Dragoon: Remake for just three bucks. Originally launched on the Sega Saturn in 1995, the game’s surreal aesthetic was partly inspired by the French comic artist Moebius (who also contributed early concept art). Meanwhile, Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection delivers two emotive, time-warping tales, one of which was inspired by a real-life missing persons case in Oregon that deeply moved the devs at Dontnod.

Sonic Frontiers (-27%) - A$72
Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Col. (-39%) - A$48
Dragon Ball FighterZ (-44%) - A$50
Little Nightmares Comp. Ed. (-75%) - A$13
Panzer Dragoon: Remake (-90%) - A$3
Life Is Strange: Arcadia Bay Col. (-60%) - A$23

Expiring Recent Deals

Hogwarts Legacy (-46%) - A$49
Shin Megami Tensei V (-24%) - A$60
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Rem. (-60%) - A$27
Dead by Daylight (-60%) - A$17
Deliver Us the Moon (-69%) - A$9

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Switch Console Prices

How much to Switch it up?

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

Over on Xbox Series X, Destroy All Humans! 2 Reprobed is a campy delight, with its tongue-in-cheek Cold War setting and a probing sense of humour. The remake even lets players free-roam in pairs (a new feature requested by fans of the original). Then there’s an 11 buck Anno 1800 Deluxe Edition, whose intricate economy was balanced with the help of real-world urban planners and historians.

CoD: Black Ops 6 (-19%) - A$89
Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed (-63%) - A$20
Star Wars: Dark Forces Rem. (-45%) - A$24
Anno 1800 Del. (-85%) - A$11

Xbox One

Dark Souls III (-50%) - A$52
Destiny 2: The Final Shape (-70%) - A$22
Prototype Biohazard Bndl (-70%) - A$20

Expiring Recent Deals

Star Wars Outlaws (-64%) - A$40
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (-90%) - A$10
Doom: The Dark Ages (-17%) - A$99
Wolfenstein II: New Colossus Del. (-100%) - A$0
Gotham Knights (-73%) - A$29
Hot Wheels Unleashed (-85%) - A$8
Diablo Prime Evil Col. (-67%) - A$32
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs (-90%) - A$2

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Xbox Console Prices

How many bucks for a 'Box?

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

PS5 players can nab Astro Bot, a joyful platformer filled with PlayStation Easter eggs, including lovingly rendered tributes to obscure peripherals. And NBA 2K25 is 68% off, proof that even sports sims can have a surprisingly compelling story mode (plus the sweat physics are next level).

PS4

CoD: Black Ops 6 (-19%) - A$89
Dragon Quest XI S Def. Ed. (-29%) - A$38
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (-80%) - A$13

Expiring Recent Deals

PlayStation Portal Black (-9%) - A$299
Star Wars Outlaws (-64%) - A$40
Doom: The Dark Ages (-17%) - A$99
Persona 5 Royal (-42%) - A$55
Sword Art Online (-65%) - A$29
Ghost of Yōtei (-21%) - A$99
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (-43%) - A$40
Doom Eternal (-75%) - A$13
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (-85%) - A$10

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

ARK: Survival Ascended | PS5
Balatro | PS5, PS4
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | PS5, PS4

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

What you'll pay to 'Station.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

On PC, Black Mesa reimagines the iconic Half-Life with fan-made polish so good that Valve gave it their official blessing. And Mass Effect Legendary Edition lands at just $8, a trilogy whose voice actor cast includes more Shakespeare-trained actors than most Hollywood blockbusters.