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 30
Unravel: a yarn with a difference
Sun, 21st Feb 2016
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digital entertainment
Unravel weaves a unique tale as Yarny's charming platform adventure tugs at the heartstrings, offering a fresh spin on the genre.
Virtual tramping in Firewatch
Sat, 20th Feb 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Virtual tramping reaches new heights in Firewatch, an interactive narrative that blurs the line between gaming and storytelling.
PC gamers strike back with XCOM 2
Mon, 8th Feb 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
XCOM 2 ignites epic resistance in a high-stakes guerrilla war against alien oppressors, testing gamers' strategic mettle to its limits.
Rise of the Tomb Raider comes to PC
Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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PC owners finally get to play what can only be described as the definitive version of Lara Croft’s latest adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Project CARS gets more Kiwi content
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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project cars
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playstation
Project CARS, a game that is possibly the best all-round road racing game available at the moment, gets another iconic Kiwi upgrade.
Tyson enters the octagon in EA Sports UFC 2
Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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eb games
Boxing legend Mike Tyson joins the UFC fray in EA Sports UFC 2, landing knockout potential in gamers' hands from 17 March.
World of Tanks now available free on PlayStation 4
Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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world of tanks
Armour up on PS4! World of Tanks rolls out free; special tanks and offers await new recruits till January's end.
PlayStation 4 gets Beyond: Two Souls remaster
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
The remastering trend continues with Quantic Dreams 2013 PlayStation 3 exclusive adventure game, Beyond: Two Souls, getting a new-gen makeover.
Digital mayhem: Just Cause 3 review
Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Prepare yourself for some nose-bleed inducing mayhem as gaming’s homage to over-the-top action movies gets its third entry.
Hands-on review: Crucial BX200 2.5-inch SSD 480GB
Wed, 2nd Dec 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Darren Price tests the Crucial BX200 SSD, a boon for gamers craving speed and space to conquer lag and load times.
The Force is strong in this one: Star Wars Battlefront review
Sun, 29th Nov 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
In advance of the most long-awaited movie of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, comes the year’s most anticipated game, Star Wars Battlefront.
Running rubber with Need for Speed
Fri, 27th Nov 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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need for speed
Ghost Studios returns with Need for Speed, aiming for a reboot on new-gen consoles. But does it accelerate past its predecessors or stall at the start?.
Kiwis invited to sign up for the 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour
Thu, 26th Nov 2015
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blizzard
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hearthstone: heores of warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment have announced the 2016 Hearthstone World Championship, the largest Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament in the world.
Sandbox mayhem: Just Cause 3 preview
Fri, 20th Nov 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
In the week before PAX Australia Netguide’s Darren Price was invited to an exclusive look at Just Cause 3 at Square Enix’s Sydney office.
Star Wars Battlefront: play it for free right now!
Sun, 15th Nov 2015
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preview
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star wars
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playstation
Netguide checks out a preview of EA Games' upcoming Star Wars Battlefront and reveals how you can play it for free right now!.
Wandering the wasteland of Fallout 4
Sun, 15th Nov 2015
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reviews
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fallout
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technology gifts
Bethesda’s summer tent-pole game has arrived giving gamers the chance to leave vault 111 and wander through the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 4.
Hands-on review: Lexar JumpDrive M20i and JumpDrive M20c
Sat, 14th Nov 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Netguide’s tech guru, Darren Price, puts Lexar’s next-generation of flash drives, the JumpDrive M20i and the JumpDrive M20c, through their paces.
Shooting some hoops with NBA Live 16
Sun, 8th Nov 2015
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nba live
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retailers
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halcyon
EA's NBA Live 16 hits the court, offering an accessible yet strategic basketball experience for the armchair sportsman.
PAX Australia 2015: the greatest gaming show in Australasia?
Sat, 7th Nov 2015
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digital entertainment
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gaming
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ar, vr & metaverse
PAX Australia 2015: A whirlwind of gaming splendour, from indie gems to AAA titans, celebrating the diversity of play.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt- Hearts of Stone expansion pack released
Wed, 14th Oct 2015
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the witcher
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hearts of stone
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retailers
CD PROJEKT RED has released Hearts of Stone, the first premium expansion pack for their celebrated fantasy game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.