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Game review: The Outer Worlds 2 (Xbox Series X)
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Game review: The Outer Worlds 2 (Xbox Series X)

The Outer Worlds 2, available on PC and Xbox Game Pass, offers snappy combat and faction choices but suffers from frustrating missions and limited immersion.

By Damian Seeto • 6 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC (PC)
Gaming

Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC (PC)

The Order of Giants DLC expands Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with new puzzles and exploration beneath Rome's catacombs, offering 4-5 hours of gameplay.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Sep 2025
Game review: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (PC/Xbox Series X)
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Game review: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (PC/Xbox Series X)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered brings the 20-year-old RPG into the modern era with Unreal Engine 5 upgrades and polished gameplay.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Mon, 5th May 2025
Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5)
Gaming

Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5)

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on PS5 with enhanced graphics for PS5 Pro, matching Xbox gameplay and priced at NZD $114–129, plus Game Pass options.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025
LG Smart TVs introduce Xbox app for cloud gaming in 26 countries
Gaming

LG Smart TVs introduce Xbox app for cloud gaming in 26 countries

LG has launched the Xbox app on Smart TVs in 26 countries, allowing users to stream Xbox games via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with a compatible controller.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Game review: Avowed (Xbox Series X)
Gaming

Game review: Avowed (Xbox Series X)

Obsidian Entertainment's latest RPG, Avowed, delivers a compelling fantasy adventure on Xbox Series X, blending engaging gameplay with creative character customisation.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Sun, 23rd Feb 2025
Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PC)
Gaming

Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PC)

Indiana Jones returns in Bethesda's Great Circle, an adventure blending nostalgia and action, but it grapples with its first-person perspective.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Fri, 13th Dec 2024
Game review: The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (PC)
Gaming

Game review: The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (PC)

Bethesda's Elder Scrolls Online expands with Gold Road, adding West Weald and 30+ gameplay hours. A great entry point for new and veteran players alike.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2024
The Elder Scrolls Online marks its 10th Anniversary with the Gold Road expansion
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The Elder Scrolls Online marks its 10th Anniversary with the Gold Road expansion

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Bethesda's 'The Elder Scrolls Online' introduces the 'Gold Road' expansion, allowing exploration of the new, exciting zone of West Weald from June 3rd.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2024
Game Preview: Redfall
Gaming

Game Preview: Redfall

Bethesda ANZ recently invited Techday's Darren Price to a media-only preview session of Arkane Austin's upcoming vampire shooter, Redfall.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
Hands-on Review: Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)

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.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Apr 2022
Bethesda reveals the next chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online
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Bethesda reveals the next chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online is taking players to the new region of High Isle, featuring the Legacy of the Bretons, in its latest chapter launching on June 6, 2022.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Feb 2022
2K & Bethesda get their game on to raise funds for bushfire relief
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2K & Bethesda get their game on to raise funds for bushfire relief

2K and Bethesda are hosting a live stream charity event to raise funds for Australian bush fire victims. Gamers from each company will play each other's games.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020
The Outer Worlds review (PC/Xbox One)
Gaming

The Outer Worlds review (PC/Xbox One)

The Outer Worlds immerses players into a slightly tongue-in-cheek sci-fi role-playing adventure on the far side of the galaxy.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Nov 2019
Game review: Wolfenstein: Youngblood
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Game review: Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes the Nazi-killing saga to the 1980s with B.J.'s daughters at the helm. A fun co-op experience, but solo play struggles.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Aug 2019
E3 2018: Bethesda's press conference gave us Fallout 76 release date, Elder Scrolls 6 and more
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E3 2018: Bethesda's press conference gave us Fallout 76 release date, Elder Scrolls 6 and more

Bethesda presented its biggest E3 press conference to date as the publisher announced a lot of big blockbuster new games.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jun 2018
Bethesda announces entirely new game called Fallout 76
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Bethesda announces entirely new game called Fallout 76

Bethesda just dropped a nuclear bombshell today by announcing a brand new game in the Fallout series simply called Fallout 76.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Thu, 31st May 2018
Return to the wasteland with your very own pip-boy: Fallout 4 game of the year edition is here
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Return to the wasteland with your very own pip-boy: Fallout 4 game of the year edition is here

Embark on the ultimate Fallout 4 journey with the Game of the Year edition; survival mode, HD graphics, and all DLC included.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017

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