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UPDATED: PlayStation fans – now's the time to pick up Sony's PlayStation Classic without paying anywhere near full price! Details below.  With the release of the PS4 Pro , Sony's non-4K console has seen some incredibly competitive prices in both the bundles and the regular Slim model consoles. There's also the new white PlayStation 4 Slim which is looking cooler than ever, so we've helped you out by rounding up the best prices below. Below you'll find all of the absolute cheapest standalone PS4 deals from Australian retailers, followed by our pick of what we think are the bundle deals that offer the best value, so you can dive straight into the wealth of amazing PlayStation 4 games on offer right now.  The PS4 is currently in a number of different forms. Directly below, you'll find the best deals for the new PS4 Slim which has come in to replace the original model with a slimmer design (just like the Xbox One S ).  PlayStation Classic deals The best P...

UPDATED: PlayStation fans – now's the time to pick up Sony's PlayStation Classic without paying anywhere near full price! Details below.  Sony beat Microsoft to the punch with its new 4K gaming system, the PS4 Pro , and you should definitely grab one. Here you'll find the best prices around on the PlayStation 4 Pro console and any bundle deals available so you can score Sony's excellent 4K system and jump right into the amazing array of PS4 games available at the moment. We've got a dedicated page if you're looking for some excellent prices on the PlayStation VR and PlayStation Camera . Keep this page bookmarked and we'll update it with bundles as they arrive, or scroll further down if you've got any burning questions about the new 4K PS4 Pro. To compare PlayStation 4 Pro prices in real time, check out our pick below, or visit our sister site Getprice . PlayStation Classic deals The best PlayStation 4 Pro bundles While Playstation 4 Pro bundles ...

In the past, it wasn’t always so easy to distinguish the best gaming laptops from any other laptop. As long as you had an Intel Core i7 processor, dedicated graphics and at least 8GB of RAM, you had one of the best laptops for gaming. However, in 2019, the top gaming laptops come in every shape and size. That’s why we decided to gather up all the best gaming laptops in one place. These days, you could easily gloss over top gaming laptops trying to pass themselves off as reserved office notebooks. Alternatively, you can pick up a gigantic desktop replacement that’ll brute force its way through everything. Going into 2019, there are a ton of portable replacements to the best gaming PCs – and there will be more once Nvidia launches its RTX Mobility GPUs . No matter what kind of gaming laptop you’re after – whether it’s a traditional thick gaming behemoth, or a more thin and light notebook you can use for both work and play – we have the recommendations you’re looking for. And, because...

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It’s been a heck of a year for videogames. We’ve navigated the ruins of Greece, trekked through ancient Midgard, ran down trains in the wild west and even raced through the cobbled streets of Britain. But which games have really stood out to us this year? It’s been a hard task, but the TechRadar team has put their heads together and thrashed out which games we believe were the best this year. At times it got vicious and downright dirty, but we did it for you. So without further ado, here are TechRadar’s games of the year. Best Virtual Reality Game Tetris Effect Think you know Tetris? Think again. It’s been re-invented many times over the years, but by bringing the game into the realm of virtual reality, Tetris Effect is revelatory.  Taking its cues from the VR port of Rez, Tetris Effect magically pulls together astonishing visual effects and an incredible soundtrack to make Tetris a multi-sensory experience more closely akin to a rhythm action game. It’s a joyous addition to...

It’s safe to say 2018 has been quite a year for videogames and interactive media. Of course, it’s easy to claim that about any 12 month period when you’ve come to the end of it, but this year seemed to overflow with soaring highs and painful lows. Since January we’ve seen once stagnant franchises find new life, we’ve borne witness to some shocking launches and seen many a studio rise (and fall) along the way. Plagiarism reared its ugly head at one of the biggest sites in the gaming media. Battle royale continued to dominate sales and streaming charts. Esports and competitive sports grew even larger in scope and coverage. And a little developer called Rockstar revealed a culture of unhealthy hours and unrelenting ‘crunch’ before unleashing a record-breaking cowboy simulator.  Like we said, 2018 has been quite the year . Eternal Fortnite It’s incredible to look back and see how little enthusiasm players and critics shared for Fortnite when it finally left early access and lau...

Every year Valve, the company behind the popular games store Steam, releases its list of the biggest selling games on the platform, and it has just unveiled its list of the best selling Steam games of 2018 . Due to Steam's huge popularity with PC gamers, these lists give us an excellent idea of what games are currently popular. Of course, it doesn't include games on other services, such as Origin, GOG (Good Old Games) or the recently-created Epic Games Store , nor does it include games that aren't available on Steam, but it still gives us a valuable overview of the big PC gaming hits. Valve doesn't give away exact sales numbers, but it does break them down into groups based on gross revenue for the year: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Platinum games The very best sellers feature in the Platinum group, and include well known games such as GTA V, which continues to make huge amounts of money many years after it was first released. There's also a number of new...

So, you want to play some old video games, great! How hard can it be? Whether it’s an old console from the depths of your attic or a spark of nostalgia from childhood memories, we all sometimes crave those classic titles from the past. However, you may quickly realize that the world of retro gaming is vast and unwieldy, with various options and methods for getting you started.  These options may be more than what you need, or perhaps even not far enough down the retro rabbit hole. Nevertheless, there’s something to suit every gamer’s needs when it comes to exploring the past. So, let’s delve into the modern world of retro gaming, so that you can experience the best of pixelated history. Using original hardware The starting ground for most people is a nostalgic memory of their gaming roots, either based on a specific game, console or computer. Retro hardware is usually not too difficult to obtain, with the usual means being the second-hand market or an original machine you've ke...

Sony’s PlayStation Classic is an amazing device, but we found it doesn’t quite measure up to Nintendo’s NES and SNES nostalgia boxes.  Namely, the PS1 revival machine’s games catalog left out some of heavy-hitters.  Update : Sony and Amazon have slashed the PlayStation Classic even further after Christmas to just $59.99 – a 40% or $40 discount. The PS Classic console itself is nearly worth the price alone: it’s a faithfully-reproduced yet shrunken version of the original PlayStation with functioning buttons. The bundled-in pair of controllers are dead ringers for the ones that came with the first round of PS1 systems, though they don’t have control sticks (thankfully, there are workarounds). Sadly, it doesn’t have a functioning CD reader or lid, so you won’t be able to play your old PS1 discs. You can’t add more games digitally, either. But, for a reduced price, the list of games isn’t bad, with classics like Final Fantasy VII, Tekken 3, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Rayman,...

There are loads of great games available for Android, but how can you pick out the gems from the dross, and amazing touchscreen experiences from botched console ports? With our lists, that’s how! We cover the best titles on Android right now, including the finest racers, puzzlers, adventure games, arcade titles and more.  We've tried these games out, and looked to see where the costs come in - there might be a free sticker added to some of these in the Google Play Store, but sometimes you'll need an in app purchase (IAP) to get the real benefit - so we'll make sure you know about that ahead of the download. Check back every week for a new game, and click through to the following pages to see the best of the best divided into the genres that best represent what people are playing right now. Android game of the week: Spitkiss ($1.99/£1.99/AU$3.69) Spitkiss is a mashup of arcade shooty larks and platforming action, where you aim to get the bodily fluids of one Spitkiss ...