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

Websling in for a sweet new fashion statement, a bunch of PC freebies, and just the best bargains on games in town today!

Nov 12, 2024 - 02:00

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

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.

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

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

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

Expiring Recent Deals

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

Pure Scores for PlayStation

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.