AU Deals: Three Freebies, a Spidey 2 Bonus Skin, Serious Chops off Metroid, COD, and More!

Because 100% off can’t be beat.

If you also got addicted to claiming new skins in Insomniac’s Spidey series as I did, today’s your day. There is some new Spidey 2 spandex available for Pete and Miles, plus the freebie train continues with a couple of PC handouts worth redeeming. Beyond that, this is a very CoD-centric day—past and discounted present. So maybe go quickscope yourself a saving.

In retro news, I’m lighting a 16-shaped cake for Call of Duty: World at War. In the First Person Shooter wing of my gaming museum, WaW stands out as a pivotal, er… CoD piece. Back in the day, I travelled to Treyarch to preview this and was highly impressed with its co-op campaign (2P split or 4 online), the inaugural version of Nazi Zombies, and the way military advisor Hank Keirsey’s eyes lit up when we spoke about flamethrower usage and the brave acts of Aussies in the Pacific theatre.

Technically the beginning of the Black Ops sub-story that has now reached Black Ops 6, WaW stands up quite well, mostly due to an all-in performance by Gary Oldman as Viktor Reznov.

Happy Bday COD: World at War

This Day in Gaming 🎂

– CoD: World at War (PC,PS3,X360) 2008. Get

– Guitar Hero World Tour (PC,X360) 2008. eBay

– New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) 2009. Redux

– PlayStation 5 launch, 2020. Get

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Ring Fit Adventure

Ring Fit Adventure is a marathon, not a sprint, just like adapting a healthy lifestyle should be. That said, after 18 hours or so I wanted to keep engaging with the fun and challenging blend of exercise and RPG mechanics it provided. 7.8/10, good.

Metroid Dread (-29%) – A$56.95
No More Heroes (-70%) – A$8.98
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (-20%) – A$64
Resident Evil Origins Col. (-30%) – A$49
Super Mario Party Jamboree (-15%) – A$68
Xenoblade Chronicles X (-15%) – A$68

Expiring Recent Deals

Joy-Con Pair (-21%) – A$95
Let’s Sing 2024 2-Mic Bndl (-43%) – A$57
Pro Controller (-21%) – A$79
Hades (-60%) – A$15
Transistor (-80%) – A$4.79

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

Purchase Cheap for PC

Manor Lords

Manor Lords is a gorgeous medieval city-builder that kept me occupied for hours building my perfect, cozy hamlets. But it’s not the type of Early Access game that seems like all it needs is some spit and polish to be fully playable.

Expiring Recent Deals

XCOM 2 (-95%) – A$2.99
The Division Gold Ed. (-75%) – A$18.73
Dead Space [2023] (-70%) – A$26.98
Thrustmaster USAF Multiplat headset (-22%) – A$140
Far Cry 6 (-75%) – A$22.48
Metal Slug Bndl (-80%) – A$4.59

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card.

Exciting Bargains for Xbox

40K Space Marine 2

Once again this borrows many of its ideas from the Gears of War series, but they’re good ideas, and SM2 does a fine job of making them its own. When you’re eviscerating aliens on planets as pretty as these, it’s hard not to leave satisfied. 8/10 Great.

Expiring Recent Deals

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

AC Mirage

A steal at this price. A stealth heavy Assassin’s Creed with an intimate playspace reminiscent of the first game. There’s a fresh, back-to-basics approach here that proves to be a successful first step in returning this franchise to former glory. 8/10.

Expiring Recent Deals

Hogwarts Legacy (-66%) – A$34
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete (-55%) – A$34.95
Star Wars Outlaws (-30%) – A$77
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (-21%) – A$99
FF VII: Rebirth (-33%) – A$79.95

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

PS5 Pro Enhanced Bargain

Need a cheap Pro showcase title?

Horizon Forbidden West – $109.95 / $79

Admittedly, I spent just as much time testing the Pro Enhancements of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered as I did this. The targeted improvements are more or less identical across the two titles, though Forbidden West gets some extra sugar sprinkled on its unique gameplay sections, i.e., improved cloud rendering in the DLC area with a higher quality render mode. Beyond that, you can expect new upscaling and anti-aliasing algorithm for 60 fps gameplay at resolution mode quality. Improved volumetric sampling for sacreliciously good-looking godrays/volumetric lights and more overall stability. All in all, super impressive stuff.