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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 2

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Hands-on review: OBSBOT Tiny 2
Thu, 29th Jun 2023
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pc hardware
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The Tiny 2 camera from Obsbot is a small but powerful device that offers incredible tracking and image quality, perfect for webinars and video conferencing.
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Aliens: Dark Descent PC review
Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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gaming
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Aliens: Dark Descent is a real-time strategy game based on the popular movie franchise. Here are my thoughts about it.
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Game review: The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (PC)
Mon, 19th Jun 2023
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gaming
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom expansion adds new quests, characters, and a magic-based class to the acclaimed fantasy MMO. Verdict: 8/10.
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Game review: Diablo IV (PC)
Wed, 14th Jun 2023
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gaming
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Activision Blizzard has released the latest iteration in its series of fantasy role-playing games, Diablo IV. Here are my thoughts about it,.
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Hands-on review: HyperX Cloud III Wired Gaming Headset
Tue, 30th May 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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The HyperX Cloud III is a stylish and versatile headset that delivers crisp audio across all devices, providing great value for its price.
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Hands-on review: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 48GB kit
Tue, 30th May 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
Corsair sent out their new Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 48GB kit. I tried this one out, and here is what I thought.
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Game review: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PC/Xbox Series X|S
Mon, 22nd May 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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The sequel to the critically acclaimed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is finally here, I played it and here are my thoughts.
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Game review: Stranded: Alien Dawn (PC)
Tue, 16th May 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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Stranded: Alien Dawn is a PC real-time strategy game from Haemimont Games, the developer of Surviving Mars. I checked it out, and here are my thoughts.
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Hands-on review: Poly Sync 10 USB Speakerphone
Tue, 9th May 2023
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gaming
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digital music
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reviews
Poly sent over its Sync 10 USB speakerphone to test out. TechDay's Darren Price puts the unit through its paces.
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Game preview: Park Beyond (PC)
Mon, 8th May 2023
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gaming
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FutureFive got to spend some time with a preview version of Limbic Entertainment's upcoming theme park management game, Park Beyond.
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Hands-on review: Bluetti AC180 Portable Power Station
Tue, 2nd May 2023
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reviews
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gaming
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power / energy
Bluetti sent over its AC180 Portable Power Station to test out. Techday's Darren Price puts the unit through its paces.
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Hands-on review: Norton 360 Platinum
Tue, 2nd May 2023
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cloud services
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gaming
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Norton 360 Platinum: comprehensive security suite for home users with customizable features and powerful antivirus protection.
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Game review: Dead Island 2 (PC)
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
Dead Island 2’s oft-delayed journey to release is over, with the game now available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
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Game review: Dead Space (PC)
Thu, 20th Apr 2023
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gaming
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EA's classic survival horror game, Dead Space, gets a complete overhaul, bringing chilling encounters to a new generation of gamers.
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Game review: The Last of Us Part I (PC)
Wed, 12th Apr 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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Some ten years after its first release, the remake of the hit PlayStation game, The Last of Us Part I, is now available on PC.
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Theme park simulator Park Beyond opens its gates in June
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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preview
Bandai Namco Europe and Limbic Entertainment have announced that Park Beyond will be released on 16th June, with pre-orders now available.
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Hands-on review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless headset
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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SteelSeries sent over one of its Arctis Nova 7 Wireless headsets to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
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Hands-on review: HTC Vive Wireless Adapter and Vive Pro 2 VR headset
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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Techday's Darren Price ditches the cable with the HTC Vive Pro 2 virtual reality headset and the Vive Wireless Adapter.
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Game preview: Redfall
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Bethesda ANZ recently invited Techday’s Darren Price to a media-only preview session of Arkane Austin’s upcoming vampire shooter, Redfall.
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Hands-on review: Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Pro Interactive Pen Display
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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gaming
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testing
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reviews
Wacom sent over one of its Cintiq Pro 27 Pro Interactive Pen Displays to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
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Early access impressions: Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC)
Thu, 16th Mar 2023
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gaming
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Kerbal Space Program's developers gave me early access to its incoming sequel and a chance to test it out: here are my first impressions.
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Hands-on review: Unplugged: Air Guitar (PlayStation VR 2)
Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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Developer Anotherway scratches that Guitar Hero itch with its PlayStation VR2 launch title, Unplugged: Air Guitar.
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Hands-on review: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Tue, 28th Feb 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
AMD sent over one of its Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
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Hands-on review: Hyper X Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless
Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Hyper X sent over one of its Cloud Stinger 2 wireless headsets to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.