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 23
Portable virtual reality with a Dell Visor and an Alienware 13 R3
Sun, 15th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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ar, vr & metaverse
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mr
It’s taken a little under two years for acceptable VR to go from a monster desktop PC to a set of equipment that you can fit in your backpack.
Dragon Quest Builders comes to Switch
Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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gaming
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reviews
Taking the simplistic building-block look of Minecraft and the mechanics of a JRPG, Dragon Quest Builders in now out on the Nintendo Switch.
Epson’s F1 partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport continues
Sat, 24th Mar 2018
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printing
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formula one
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epson
Never one to turn down a free lunch, FutureFive’s Darren Price took one for the team and headed to Melbourne to talk F1 with Epson and Mercedes.
EA Games returns to Paradise City
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
EA Games' <em>Burnout Paradise Remastered</em> breathes new life into the classic racer with stunning 4K visuals, 60fps, and all extra content bundled free.
Bayonetta 2 comes to Switch
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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reviews
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gaming
Nintendo Switch users can now enjoy Bayonetta 2, a former Wii U exclusive, which includes a download code for the original game in boxed copies.
Netgear launches their first gaming router
Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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netgear
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router
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xr500
Netgear launched their new XR500 gaming router at a special event in Sydney. FutureFive was there to check it out.
Hands-on review: ASUS ROG STRIX XG35V curved gaming monitor
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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gaming
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digital signage
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reviews
ASUS's ROG STRIX XG35V offers gamers a stunning ultra-wide display with a 100Hz refresh rate and AMD's FreeSync.
Hands-on review: Linksys WRT32X Gaming Router
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Linksys' WRT32X Gaming Router boasts superior performance for discerning gamers. FutureFive's Darren Price takes a look.
The Pac is back!
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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gaming
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reviews
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus launches on Nintendo Switch, featuring dazzling visuals and fast-paced gameplay, making it the best portable Pac-Man ever.
Sony’s Xperia 3D Creator app brings 3D scans of your food (or anything else) to Facebook
Sun, 25th Feb 2018
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smartphones
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facebook
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sony
Sony's innovative 3D Creator app now lets Xperia users share 3D scans of their food and more directly on Facebook, revolutionising food photography.
Switch owners get their hands dirty with Serial Cleaner
Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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reviews
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gaming
Retro 2D puzzler Serial Cleaner, where players clean crime scenes, sneaks onto Nintendo's Switch. Stealth, strategy, and 70s vibes await.
Hands-on review: Crucial MX500 2.5” SSD
Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
At CES 2018, Crucial launched their MX500 SSD range. For the last week, FutureFive has been putting one of these hard drives through its paces.
Mario returns to Nintendo's Switch
Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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gaming
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reviews
Super Mario Odyssey marks Mario’s triumphant return to the Nintendo Switch, offering an expansive 3D adventure with new abilities and captivating kingdoms.
PlayStation VR owners go Final Fantasy fishing
Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Long running Japanese RPG series, Final Fantasy gets it’s first virtual reality title and, as you’d expect, it’s a bit weird.
Hands-on review: Edifier Spinnaker e30 Multimedia Speakers
Mon, 15th Jan 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Edifier's Spinnaker e30 speakers: striking design meets quality sound, enhancing any tech-savvy home's aesthetic.
CES 2018 - Crucial launches MX500 SDD
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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crucial
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ces
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ssd storage
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, memory gurus, Crucial, have launched their MX500 solid-state drive.
PC Gaming gets supersized
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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nvidia
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ces
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bfgds
At CES in Las Vegas, NVIDIA have just announced the introduction of the big format gaming displays, AKA BFGDs.
Hands-on review: 3SIXT Studio True Wireless Earbuds
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
3SIXT Studio True Wireless Earbuds offer sleek design, great sound, and up to 18 hours playtime with a portable charging case, all for NZD $150 or AUD $130.
Is Star Wars Battlefront II the Star Wars game you’ve been looking for?
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
EA Games’ DICE Studios, with the help of Criterion Software and Motive Studios have another crack at the Battlefront franchise.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Switch review
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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network infrastructure
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gaming
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reviews
Bethesda have released an uncompromising, portable Nintendo Switch version of their 2011 hit RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.