Let's cut the festive intro and get right to why we're really here—saving max moolah on the games that matter. Along with the stuff in the headline, I'd score one (or many) of those $59 Xbox official controllers. Why? Because Xbox Game Pass pairs so well with PCs and TV boxes nowadays (and could be your cheapest, console-less way to play Indy: Great Circle).
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 25th birthday of SWAT 3, a cop-centric inspiration for the tactical CQC antics of your modern Rainbow: Six Siege. It sure had a strange path to becoming a shooter, however, as it's technically the seventh installment of Sierra's old as the hills (or mountain, as it were) Police Quest graphical adventures. From there, it morphed into an isometric SWAT tactics game, and then this—a po-po RoE shooter where, ideally, you'll arrest perps instead of installing blowholes in them. While Sierra certainly wasn't the first to kick the door in on this sub-genre, the pretty peerless solo, co-op, and TDM on offer stacked up tighter than SWAT 3's more remembered rival of the day, Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear.
This Day in Gaming ?
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
- SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (PC) 1999. Get
- Halo: Spartan Assault (XO) 2013. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
- Unicorn Overlord (-40%) - A$56.99
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-20%) - A$64
- SpongeBob: Patrick Star Game (-40%) - A$36
- Rune Factory 5 (-47%) - A$39.51
- Lego 2K Drive (-47%) - A$21.20
Hardware
- PowerA Pro cont. (-31%) - A$69
- 8BitDo Arcade Stick (-20%) - A$151.95
Expiring Recent Deals
- NBA 2K25 (-70%) - A$30
- Nintendo World Champs (-32%) - A$34
- Metal Gear Col. (-61%) - A$35.52
- Metroid Dread (-29%) - A$56.95
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Purchase Cheap for PC
- Planet Coaster (-95%) - A$3.24
- NFS Heat Deluxe Ed. (-95%) - A$4.99
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (-90%) - A$2.19
- Borderlands 1 GOTY (-90%) - A$3.99
- Batman Arkham Origins (-90%) - A$2.89
- Tales from Borderlands (-90%) - A$2.99
- Stellaris (-90%) - A$5.69
- The Forest (-90%) - A$2.89
- Divinity: Original Sin (-90%) - A$5.69
- Firewatch (-90%) - A$2.95
- State of Decay 2 (-90%) - A$4.29
- Warhammer Vermintide 2 (-90%) - A$4.19
- Total War Warhammer (-90%) - A$8.99
- Grim Dawn 2 (-90%) - A$3.65
- Metro Exodus (-90%) - A$4.49
- Titanfall 2 (-90%) - A$3.99
- Assassin's Creed Origins (-90%) - A$8.99
- South Park The Stick of Truth (-90%) - A$4.49
- Back 4 Blood (-95%) - A$4.49
Expiring Recent Deals
- Age of Empires II: Def. (-65%) - A$13.98
- Elden Ring: SotET (-12%) - A$57.19
- Helldivers 2 (-25%) - A$44.96
- God of War: Ragnarok (-25%) - A$71.21
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-35%) - A$74.71
- Resi 4 (-49%) - A$37
- Spidey Miles Morales (-56%) - A$33.35
- Spidey Remastered (-56%) - A$42.25
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
- Green X/S cont. (-17%) - A$59
- FFXII: Zodiac Age (-63%) - A$29.38
- A Quiet Place (-28%) - A$33.98
- Shin Megami Tensei V (-56%) - A$43.95
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64
Expiring Recent Deals
- FC 25 (-65%) - A$39
- Starfield (-73%) - A$32
- Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59
- F1 24 (-46%) - A$59
- NBA 2K25 (-63%) - A$44
- Marvel’s GotG Cosmic (-50%) - A$54
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Pure Scores for PlayStation
- Tekken 8 (-47%) - A$68.99
- Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-42%) - A$49.10
- Suicide Squad: KTJL (-84$) - A$19
- God of War: Ragnarok (-61%) - A$49
- Naruto: NInja Storm 4 (-24%) - A$19
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-51%) - A$53.99
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-42%) - A$64
- NBA 2K25 (-64%) - A$44
- Persona 3 Reload (-60%) - A$42.90
Hardware
Expiring Recent Deals
- DualSense Purple (-30%) - A$84
- Rise of the Ronin (-45%) - A$69
- FC 25 (-65%) - A$39
- The Last of Us Part 1 (-57%) - A$54
- Gran Turismo 7 (-56%) - A$55
- Red Dead Redemption II (-75%) - A$19
- FF VII: Rebirth (-50%) - A$57
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Legit LEGO Deals
- Nascar Chevrolet Camaro (-40%) - A$23.99
- City: Double-Decker (-36%) - A$70
- Minecraft: Nether Portal (-35%) - A$39
Expiring Recent Deals
- Jedi Bob's Starfighter (-35%) - A$39
- Batmobile Animated series (-34%) - A$59
- Technic Porsche GT4 (-32%) - A$169
- Dune Ornithopter (-32%) - A$169
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
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
