About Darren
Darren Price
Consumer & Gaming Writer - Australia
Darren 'VicBStard' Price has been playing video-games for nearly 40 years and writing about them for the last ten. Darren hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. While he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band and Guitar Hero to be his guilty pleasures. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise. Since 2012 he has lived in Sydney where he writes reviews and reports back on the local gaming scene.
Stories by Darren - Page 9
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: Chorus (PC/PS5)
Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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gaming
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spacetech
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digital entertainment
Chorus is a narrative space shooter set in an interesting almost open world. The game centres around Nora, the pilot of an AI starship called Forsaken.
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.