As a verdict looms in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial in New York, the embattled rapper has been hit with a new lawsuit. Edmond Laurent, a former model and actor who once appeared in Britney Spears and Lil’ Kim music videos, is suing Combs and several Jane and John Does of assault, battery, intentional infliction […]
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Retailers Target Amazon With Prime Day Alternative Events, As Summer of Sales Kicks Off
In the years since Amazon Prime Day first cropped up in 2015, other retailers have slowly begun piggy-backing off the behemoth retailer’s deals event with their own summer savings. Basically, what was once a two-day deals event has evolved into a week-long (even month’s worth) sales event that cuts a swath through every commerce category, […]
I Trawled Every Storefront and These July Gaming Deals Somehow Beat Steam on Price and Quality
Feeling the pinch but still itching for the best in pixels and/or polygons? My daily haul of discounted gaming delights has something for every playstyle, whether you’re a trophy fiend, a couch co-op junkie, or just overdue for a solo narrative binge. The price drops are deep, the genres are varied, and the digital shelves are practically begging for your thumb.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’ve made a big cake with a 26 on it for Ape Escape, the first game to explicitly require a DualShock controller. In these modern times where the dpad is a vestigial limb, it’s difficult to explain just how exciting it was to transition from that clunky cross to twin analog sticks. Cameras could be controlled like we were Spielberg. Platforming through a 3D space could be done with a finer degree of accuracy. Using the right stick to swing our weapons was…er, way less intuitive than just pressing a button.
This Day in Gaming
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Ape Escape (PS) 1999. Get
– Spider-Man 2 (GC,PC,PS2,XB) 2004. Reboot
– Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (PC,PS3,X360) 2009. Sequel
– Fight Night Round 4 (PS3,X360) 2009. Sequel
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo fans can enjoy a brutal brawler history lesson with Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, a pack that includes the ultra-rare Red Earth arcade release from 1996. Or revisit Sonic Frontiers, a divisive but ambitious open-world experiment that drew design inspiration from Breath of the Wild. Yes, really.
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Col. (-19%) – A$57
- Sonic X Shadow Generations (-39%) – A$49
- Sniper Elite 4 (-80%) – A$12
- Sonic Frontiers (-65%) – A$34.80
- Persona 4 Golden (-50%) – A$14.90
Expiring Recent Deals
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (-20%) – A$64
- Super Mario RPG (-20%) – A$64
- Gang Beasts (-60%) – A$15.90
- Dragon Ball Fighterz (-45%) – A$49.80
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (-80%) – A$12.70
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Xbox Series X users might pounce on Monster Hunter Wilds, where Capcom’s RE Engine gets another workout in lush new biomes set for 2025. Meanwhile, Death’s Door is a stylish indie gem that channels old-school Zelda vibes with a touch of Studio Ghibli weirdness.
- Monster Hunter Wilds (-59%) – A$47
- Resident Evil 4 (-48%) – A$31.40
- PGA Tour 2K25 (-47%) – A$64
- WWE 2K25 (-47%) – A$64
- Death’s Door (-75%) – A$7.40
Xbox One
- Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (-63%) – A$14.70
- Mafia: Def. Ed. (-85%) – A$10.40
- Red Dead 1 & 2 Bndl (-60%) – A$59.90
Expiring Recent Deals
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Gold (-29%) – A$102.30
- Lego 2K Drive (-25%) – A$41.30
- Warhammer 40K: Darktide (-26%) – A$44.40
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (-11%) – A$249
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (-85%) – A$8.20
- Borderlands 3 Ult. Ed. (-75%) – A$36.20
- Carrion (-75%) – A$7.40
- Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (-50%) – A$29.90
- Broforce (-80%) – A$4.40
- Watch Dogs: Legion (-85%) – A$14.90
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PlayStation 5 owners can whip out the fedora for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which ropes in Wolfenstein dev MachineGames for its Nazi-thumping campaign. Or explore the new Elden Ring expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, which was so jam-packed that FromSoftware had to raise the game’s file size by over 20 GB.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (-26%) – A$89
- Elden Ring Nightreign (-20%) – A$44
- PGA Tour 2K25 (-47%) – A$64
- Borderlands 4 (-17%) – A$99
- Horizon Forbidden West (-44%) – A$69.90
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Leg. Ed. (-47%) – A$96
PS4
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (-79%) – A$19
- The Yakuza Rem. Col. (-28%) – A$39.40
- XCOM 2 Col. (-78%) – A$11.30
Expiring Recent Deals
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (-50%) – A$62.40
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (-60%) – A$43.10
- Resident Evil Village Gold Ed. (-70%) – A$20.90
- Persona 5 Royal (-42%) – A$55.10
- Rise of the Ronin (-50%) – A$62.40
- Doom: The Dark Ages (-42%) – A$69
- Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) – A$32.90
- Octopath Traveler (-60%) – A$36.30
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy (-65%) – A$24.40
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jul 1 with this subscription
- Diablo 4 (PS5/PS4)
- The King of Fighers XV (PS5/PS4)
- Jusant (PS5)
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Over on PC, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut makes its platform debut complete with unlocked framerates and ultrawide support. And for sheer value, it’s hard to beat Gris, a mesmerising emotional platformer that started life as a sketchbook by artist Conrad Roset.
- Ghost of Tsushima Dir. Cut (-43%) – A$54.10
- The Quarry (-87%) – A$12.10
- Hogwarts Legacy (-78%) – A$20.20
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-46%) – A$62
- Gris (-90%) – A$2.10
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (-90%) – A$8.90
Expiring Recent Deals
- Elden Ring (-40%) – A$53.90
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (-25%) – A$53.90
- FF7 Remake & Rebirth (-40%) – A$89.90
- Crisis Core FF7 Reunion (-60%) – A$29.90
- God of War Ragnarök (-28%) – A$68.30
- Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) – A$8.90
- Fallout 4 GOTY (-75%) – A$13.70
- Age of Empires II: Def. Ed. (-65%) – A$13.90
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
Laptop Deals
- Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-12%) – A$2,197
- HP Laptop 15.6″ 15-fd0233TU (-20%) – A$799
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$849
- Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14″, Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229
Desktop Deals
- Lenovo neo 50a G5 27″ AIO (-47%) – A$1,379
- Lenovo neo 50q G4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639
- Lenovo neo 50t G5 Tower (-20%) – A$871.20
- Legion Tower 5i G8 (-29%) – A$1,899
Monitor Deals
- Samsung QE50T 50″ (-31%) – A$596
- ARZOPA 16.1″ 144Hz (-55%) – A$159.99
- Z-Edge 27″ 240Hz (-15%) – A$237.99
- Gawfolk 34″ WQHD (-28%) – A$359
- LG 27″ Ultragear (-42%) – A$349
Component Deals
- MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82
- Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
- Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228
- Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115
- SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29
- SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
- Mobile Police Dog Training (-39%) – A$20
- Off-Road 4×4 Mountain (-33%) – A$20
- Captain Rex Y-Win (-32%) – A$13.60
Expiring Recent Deals
- The Bat-Pod Bike (-42%) – A$69
- Mario Kart – Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi (-33%) – A$33.60
- Jango Fett Helmet (-32%) – A$89
- Home One Starcruiser (-32%) – A$75
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
- Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless (-38%) – A$399.95
- Soundcore by Anker Q20i (-43%) – A$68.79
- Sony MDR7506 Professional (-30%) – A$169
- Technics Premium (-46%) – A$299
- Bose SoundLink Flex (-31%) – A$171
- JBL Charge 5 – Portable Speaker (-28%) – A$144
- JBL Flip Essential 2 Waterproof Speaker (-26%) – A$96
- Sony SRS-XB100 Travel Speaker (-41%) – A$84.15
- Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Portable Speaker (-41%) – A$134.95
- Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-26%) – A$259.29
- Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (-46%) – A$275
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
- LG 43″ UT80 4K (-24%) – A$635
- Kogan 65″ QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699
- Kogan 55″ QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549
- LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866
- Prism+ Q75 Ultra 75″ 4K QLED (-47%) – A$1,229
- Gaimoo Mini Projector 1080p w/ 4K (-33%) – A$119.99
- GooDee 4K Projector (-58%) – A$169.99
- VOPLLS Mini Projector 4K (-19%) – A$168.99
- XuanPad Mini Projector (-36%) – A$128.99
- LG S70TY Q Series Sound Barn*-22%) – A$546
- Sony HTG700 Atmos Soundbar (-15%) – A$594
- Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer (-13%) – A$270
Smart Home Deals
- Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (-53%) – A$107.76
- Google Nest Doorbell (-44%) – A$183
- Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus (-40%) – A$149
- TP-Link Tapo Smart Doorbell (-20%) – A$183
- XTU Doorbell Camera Doorbell (-40%) – A$59.99
- D-Link DCS-8302LH Wi-Fi Cam (-62%) – A$75
- Google Nest Cam (-25%) – A$247
- Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery (-43%) – A$187
- Swann 4 Channel DVR with 4 x 4K Cams (-34%) – A$399
- WUUK 2K Outdoor Cam (-32%) – A$249.99
- PS VR2 PC adapter – $94.95
- TP Link Bluetooth 5.0 adapter – $12
- UGREEN Display Port 1.4 2m (-17%) – $19.94
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
Olivia Munn Disagreed With a Male Director, Says He Retaliated by Telling a Movie Studio She’s ‘Combative’ on Set: ‘He Wanted to Ruin My Chances of Getting’ Acting Roles
Olivia Munn revealed on an episode of Dax Shepherd’s “Armchair Expert” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that a director she worked with on HBO’s “The Newsroom” tried to “ruin” her career by preventing her from landing a movie role. The director, who remained unnamed, told the studio that Munn was “really combative” on set after […]
Travis Kelce Says the ‘Hardest’ Part of Hosting ‘SNL’ Was the Table Read Because He ‘Can’t Really Read That Well’: ‘Kind of a F–ed Situation’
Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he “can’t really read that well.” “The writers’ rooms […]
Having Trouble Sleeping While Traveling? Get a Dreamegg Portable Noise Machine for Under $10
A good night’s sleep is essential for a healthy and productive day. If you’re having trouble sleeping, especially when you’re travelling and bedded in unfamiliar accomodations, then you might when to check out this early Amazon Prime Day deal. Amazon is offering the diminutive Dreamegg portable white noise machine for just $9.49 after you apply 50% off coupon code “6TVMPOMB” during checkout. I bought one the last time this went on sale and it has worked as intended in a nursery, keeping the baby soundly asleep.
Dreamegg Portable White Noise Machine for $9.49
The Dreamegg measures less than 2″ cubed and weighs in at under 2oz, making it easy to carry along with you on your travels. You don’t need to bring along a power brick or spare batteries either; the internal 1,000mAh battery (doubled in capacity compared to its gen 1 model) lasts all night long and the recharges over the universal USB Type-C standard.
In terms of its features, the Dreamegg sound machine offers 16 soothing nature sounds, including ocean waves, rain, birds, fan sounds, and, of course, white noise. Since it’s supposed to be placed next to you on a beside table, it doesn’t need to have oversized speakers, but the Dreamegg is still loud enough to help drown out other ambient noises that might otherwise keep you awake, like late night conversations, urban fauna their groove on, or music blaring outside.
For travellers with babies, this is a near essential device. In my experience, a white noise machine is one of the best ways to keep a baby sleeping, even in noisier environments, and a surefire way to maintain your sanity.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
‘The Bear’ Renewed for Season 5 by FX
“The Bear” isn’t finished cooking yet. FX has renewed the half-hour series for Season 5. Season 4 of “The Bear,” which dropped all 10 episodes on Hulu on June 25, follows Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they continue navigating the challenges of running their fine dining restaurant. The […]
Read ‘Project Hail Mary’ Before the New Sci-Fi Movie Is Released in Theaters: Here’s How to Buy the Novel Online
Fresh off the heels of the new trailer, “Project Hail Mary,” starring Ryan Gosling, is positioned to be one of the biggest movies of next year when it’s released on March 20, 2026. So before it drops in theaters, you can pick up and read the science fiction adventure novel by Andy Weir, in which […]
Jurassic World Rebirth: Post-Credits Scene Check-In (No Spoilers)
Let’s make this easy. You want to know if there are any post-credits or mid-credits scenes in Jurassic World Rebirth. Well, we’ll tell you right here: There are not.
But read on about the new movie all the same!
Life finds a way, and so does the Jurassic franchise, thanks to the seventh film in the series, Jurassic World Rebirth. But with the adventure on Ile Saint-Hubert in the rearview mirror, is this film setting up a new trilogy, or is it a standalone movie? The answer is “maybe” to the first question, and “maybe” to the second one. A lot, you may not be surprised to hear, depends on how well the movie does this week/weekend at the box office.
Directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) and starring franchise newcomers Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett, Mahershala Ali as Duncan Kincaid, and Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Henry Loomis, Rebirth received a 5 out of 10 score from IGN’s Clint Gage. “For a movie that promises a ‘Rebirth,’ the latest Jurassic World plays it frustratingly safe, falling back on the blueprint of the original film, but not shedding any of the problems with the more recent movies,” reads the review.
Still, if you’re looking for an explanation of the ending of the movie, and how it could set up a sequel – or even a new trilogy – then be sure to check this space on Friday when we update this page with full spoilers.
Does Jurassic World Rebirth Have A Mid- or End-Credits Scene?
Nope! As stated above, after the final shot, there are just credits for the movie. You should always hang out to pay tribute to the awesome folks who worked on a film, but if you’re wondering whether Blue pops up for a last-second surprise, or Mr. D.N.A. is back for revenge, you’ll have to wait for Jurassic World Rebirth 2: Reborn Again.
Check back on this page on Friday for all the Jurassic spoilers you could ask for!