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 3
Hands-on review: Bluetti AC180 Portable Power Station
Tue, 2nd May 2023
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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.
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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reviews
Norton 360 Platinum: comprehensive security suite for home users with customizable features and powerful antivirus protection.
Game review: Dead Island 2 (PC)
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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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.
Game review: Dead Space (PC)
Thu, 20th Apr 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
EA's classic survival horror game, Dead Space, gets a complete overhaul, bringing chilling encounters to a new generation of gamers.
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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technology gifts
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.
Theme park simulator Park Beyond opens its gates in June
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
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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.
Hands-on review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless headset
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
SteelSeries sent over one of its Arctis Nova 7 Wireless headsets to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
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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Techday's Darren Price ditches the cable with the HTC Vive Pro 2 virtual reality headset and the Vive Wireless Adapter.
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.
Hands-on review: Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Pro Interactive Pen Display
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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monitors
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reviews
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pro av
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.
Early access impressions: Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC)
Thu, 16th Mar 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
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.
Hands-on review: Unplugged: Air Guitar (PlayStation VR 2)
Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
Developer Anotherway scratches that Guitar Hero itch with its PlayStation VR2 launch title, Unplugged: Air Guitar.
Hands-on review: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Tue, 28th Feb 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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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.
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.
Hands-on preview: HTC VIVE XR Elite
Fri, 17th Feb 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
HTC is set to release its new VR headset, the HTC VIVE XR Elite, featuring extended reality capabilities and inside-out tracking.
Game review: Deliver Us Mars (PC)
Wed, 15th Feb 2023
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gaming
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technology gifts
The follow-up to 2018’s Deliver Us The Moon, Deliver Us Mars is more of the same sci-fi exploration and puzzle solving, this time on the red planet.
Hands-on review: Brother ADS-4700W Wireless Desktop Document Scanner
Wed, 15th Feb 2023
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gaming
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printing
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reviews
Brother sent over its compact ADS-4700W wireless desktop document scanner to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
Hands-on review: Corsair Katar Elite wireless mouse
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Corsair sent over one of its Katar Elite wireless mice to test out. I tried it out, and here's what I thought.
Hands-on review: Philips 65” 9500 series TV
Thu, 15th Dec 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Philips' 65” 65PML9506/79 9500 series mini-LED Android TV offers impressive features, including Ambilight 4 lighting.
Game review: Marvel’s Midnight Suns (PC)
Thu, 1st Dec 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Firaxis ventures into the Marvel Universe with its latest game, Marvel's Midnight Suns, offering a mix of card game, RPG, and strategy gameplay.
Hands-on review: Kingston 2TB NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Fri, 18th Nov 2022
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storage
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gaming
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reviews
Kingston's NV2 is a fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 solid-state data storage drive, ideal for laptops and small form-factor PCs.
Hands-on review: Asus CM3 Chromebook
Mon, 14th Nov 2022
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microsoft
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smartphones
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Does the Asus 10.5-inch CM3 Chromebook offer a viable alternative to a Windows notebook? TechDay’s Darren Price finds out.
Hands-on review: Kobo Clara 2E eReader
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
I’ve never used an eReader before. I’m old school and prefer paper books, hardbacks if possible. But I was keen to see if the Kobo Clara 2E would sway me.
Game preview: The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (PC)
Tue, 1st Nov 2022
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gaming
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technology gifts
The Devil in Me is the fourth title in The Dark Pictures Anthology. The series of games are presented in a manner very similar to that of a TV show.