AU Deals: From Kojima Beach Walks To Cowboy Epics, This Week’s Standouts Are Easy Recs

I have played most of what is sitting below, and a few of these still live rent free in my head. This week’s spread is less about filler and more about games that either defined a genre or quietly perfected it. If your backlog is already judging you, add two more and call it character building.

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This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 13th birthday of the PlayStation Vita. Though its life cycle wasn’t one of roaring success, I still have a soft spot in my heart for its gorgeous OLED screen, impressive tech specs and games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, and Hotline Miami.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Tetris (NES) 1990. Redux

– Super Street Fighter II Turbo (ARC) 1994. Get

– Grandia II (DC) 2001. Get

– Supreme Commander (PC) 2007. Get

– PlayStation Vita launch, 2012. eBay

– Catherine (PS3,X360) 2012. Redux

– Radiant Historia (3DS) 2018. eBay

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (-40%) – A$50.90 Fast, colourful kart chaos with Sega fan service everywhere. Handling takes a minute to click, but once it does the shortcuts and drift boosts feel earned rather