About Darren
Darren Price
Consumer & Gaming Writer - Australia
Darren Price has been playing video games and messing with technology for 45 years. For the last fifteen years he’s been writing about games and tech, as well. He hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. Whilst he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band to be his guilty pleasure. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise.
Stories by Darren - Page 10
Hands-on Review: The A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
Retro Games has launched the A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console, a tiny homage to the original Commodore Amiga 500, complete with classic games.
Hands-on Review: 32GB PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 6000MHz DDR5 memory kit
Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
PNY's XLR8 Gaming MAKO DDR5 memory modules are designed to get the most out of systems based on Intel's 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs.
Hands-on Review: Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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survival-horror
Although a bit of a tonal departure for Bethesda, Ghostwire Toyko is a good-looking and eerie action game that is aimed at a very select audience.
Hands-on Review: Intel Core i7-12700 CPU
Thu, 14th Apr 2022
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital entertainment
Intel's Core i7-12700 offers performance at a lower price than the pricey Core i9 for users not interested in overclocking.
Game review: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PC)
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a spin-off that joins Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
COLORFUL launches GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Series Graphics Cards
Mon, 4th Apr 2022
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pc hardware
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hardware
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graphics
PC component manufacturer, Colorful Technology, has launched its GeForce RTX 3090 Ti series of graphics cards.
Game review: Grid Legends (PC)
Mon, 4th Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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driving
Is Codemasters' latest entry in its Grid road-racing series ready for another lap or is it time to pit in? We find out.
Game review: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (PC)
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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strategy
The ever-expanding Serious Sam first-person shooter franchise gets another entry with Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.
Game review: Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox Series X)
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V has been polished up once again for the latest generation of consoles, but is it worth the investment?.
Hands-on Review: 128GB PNY Elite-X microSDXC Flash Card
Fri, 25th Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
PNY continues to liven up its product range with the Elite-X microSD card. We were sent the 128GB version to check out.
The Quarry re-imagines the teen slasher movie genre as a video game
Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
Supermassive Games announces its upcoming teen horror game, The Quarry, featuring a star-studded cast and intense decision-making gameplay.
Hands-on Review: Terra Master TD2 Thunderbolt 3 2-Bay DAS
Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
Terra Master's TD2 Thunderbolt 3 2-Bay direct-attached storage box is designed with the creative professional in mind.
Hands-on Review: WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD
Wed, 16th Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
Western Digital has released a fast PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe solid-state drive for the more budget-conscious regular user with the WD Blue SN570.
Game review: OlliOlli World (PC)
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
OlliOlli World is a visually stunning skateboarding game that combines retro gameplay with a unique art style.
Game Preview: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PC)
Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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preview
We were fortunate to get access to a hands-on preview of 2K Games' upcoming Borderlands spin-off, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.
PNY launches XLR8 gaming DDR5 memory in Australia and New Zealand
Wed, 2nd Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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memory
PNY Technologies is making a push into local markets by launching its XLR8 Gaming and Performance DDR5 Desktop Memory into Australia and New Zealand.
Hands-on Review: Elgato Facecam Streaming Camera
Wed, 2nd Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
Whilst most webcams are fine for zoom calls, they fall short of the specification required for good streaming or YouTube video.
Hands-on Review: EPOS B20 Streaming Microphone
Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
No stranger to supplying gamers with high-quality audio, EPOS enters the streaming microphone space with the B20 Streaming Microphone.
Game review: Mini Motorways (PC)
Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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computer game
Dinosaur Polo Club's follow-up to Mini Metro, Mini Motorways has added Wellington, NZ to the list of cities players can cover with roads.
Game review: Dying Light 2: Stay Human (PC)
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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zombies
Techland's long-awaited sequel to their 2015 zombie-killing parkour role-playing game, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, is now available.