Thank your own personal deity—possibly Jubileus the Creator—it's Friday. And what an end-of-the week closer I have for you today! FREE is the keyword of the moment for specific reasons I care not to know nor seek to quantify. For PlayStation owners, that means a lovely Mini Turismo for nada. For PC gamers, well... it means a landslide...

In retro news, I'm wondering how the hell a quarter of a century has gone by since I bought Donkey Kong 64 at launch. In '99, I'd already played the backpack off Rare's Banjo-Kazooie and was therefore stoked with DK64's slick, 4MB-enhanced presentation and insane gameplay variety provided by its hot-swappable, rotating cast of Kongs. Couple that with tunes that still have permanent residence in my head and a truly bananas list of things to collect across 30 hours, and this silverback is still very much worth a modern replay.

This Day in Gaming ?

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Donkey Kong 64 (N64) 1999. eBay

- Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA) 2002. Get

- Mario Party DS (DS) 2007. Sequels

- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3) 2007. Redux

- Gran Turismo 6 (PS3) 2013. Sequel

Table of Contents

• Nintendo Switch
• PC
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• LEGO
• LEGO Advent Face Off

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

• LEGO Ninjago Movie (-56%) - A$39.98
• AC: Rebel Collection (-39%) - A$48.45
• Let's Sing 2025 2 Mic Bndl. (-41%) - A$59
• SuperHot (-60%) - A$13.99
• Monster Boy Cursed Kingdom (-75%) - A$14.75

Expiring Recent Deals

• Nintendo World Champs NES (-32%) - A$34
• Oddworld Strangers Wrath HD (-16%) - A$37.65
• Prince Of Persia: TLC (-53%) - A$28
• Hogwarts Legacy (-46%) - A$49
• Metal Gear Col. (-28%) - A$64.95

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

• Jurassic World Evolution (-100%) - FREE
• Elite Dangerous (-100%) - FREE
• The Outer Worlds (-100%) - FREE
• Spelunky (-100%) - FREE
• Space Hulk: Deathwing (-100%) - FREE
• 40K: Space Marine (-100%) - FREE
• 40K: Dawn of War (-100%) - FREE
• 40K: Dawn of War II (-100%) - FREE
• Baldur’s Gate: EE (-100%) - FREE
• Baldur’s Gate II: EE (-100%) - FREE
• Neverwinter Nights: EE (-100%) - FREE
• Quake 2 (-100%) - FREE
• Necromunda: Hired Gun (-100%) - FREE
• Super Meat Boy (-100%) - FREE
• Overcooked Gourmet Ed. (-100%) - FREE

Expiring Recent Deals

• Dredge (-100%) - FREE w/Prime
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (-100%) - FREE w/Prime
• Overcooked! 2 (-100%) - FREE w/Prime
• Tomb Raider: Underworld (-100%) - FREE w/Prime
• Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (-100%) - FREE w/Prime

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

• Bayonetta (-75%) - A$9.36
• Starfield (-76%) - A$28
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (-55%) - A$36
• Logitech G920 Wheel (-33%) - A$371

Expiring Recent Deals

• Metaphor: ReFantazio (-39%) - A$69.95
• FC 25 (-55%) - A$49
• GTA Trilogy (-81%) - A$19
• Star Wars Outlaws (-36%) - A$69.95
• Wild Hearts (-83%) - A$19
• Controller Deep Pink (-19%) - A$77

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

• My First Gran Tursimo (Free to Play)
• Elden Ring (-31%) - A$59
• FF I-VI Col. (-23%) - A$89
• Astro Bot (-19%) - A$89
• Gran Turismo 7 (-57%) - A$54
• Rise of the Ronin (-45%) - A$69
• The Last of Us Part 2 Re. (-29%) - A$69
• DualSense Edge (-15%) -A$288

Expiring Recent Deals

• Gran Turismo 7 [PS4](-64%) - A$39
• DualSense Cosmic Red (-30%) - A$84
• CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) - A$88
• Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59
• Balatro: Special Ed. (-28%) - A$36
• NBA 2K25 (-60%) - A$44

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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Legit LEGO Deals

• Minecraft: Nether Portal Ambush (-36%) - A$38.40
• Marvel: Motorcycle Chase (-36%) - A$9.60
• GotG: The Milano (-34%) - A$199

Expiring Recent Deals

• Dune: Ornithopter (-40%) - A$149.95
• City: Transporter Truck (-37%) - A$95.20
• Star Wars: Mos Espa Podrace (-34%) - A$79
• MIghty Bowser (-31%) - A$276

This holiday season, I'm doing something different with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are racing LEGO Advent Calendars—we open our respective ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for "Coolness" and "Actual Xmas-ness". Winner gets extra eggnog.

If you're also feeling festive, here are the cheapest prices for the three calendars we're using. Or just live vicariously through us.

• LEGO Star Wars Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45
• LEGO Spider-Man Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45
• LEGO CIty Advent 2024 - A$59.95 $45

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