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 19
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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technology gifts
Burnout Paradise revs back: Remastered classic hits Xbox One, now in striking 4K at 60fps.
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
Witch's return: Bayonetta 2 enchants the Switch, includes original game code.
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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reviews
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monitors
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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technology gifts
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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gaming
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network infrastructure
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reviews
Switch welcomes the finest Pac-Man yet – a vibrant maze dash reinventing the arcade classic.
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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3d printing
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technology gifts
Sony's 3D Creator app turns your meal into a 3D model to flaunt on Facebook.
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
Serial Cleaner sneaks onto Switch—clean up crime scenes in stealthy 70s-style puzzler!.
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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technology gifts
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
Mario leaps into Switch with Odyssey—an epic 3D quest thwarting Bowser's nuptial plots.
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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technology gifts
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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digital music
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reviews
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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digital music
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reviews
Revolutionary 3SIXT earbuds offer 18hrs of wireless sound and a chargeable magnetic case.
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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technology gifts
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.
Hands-on review: D-Link DSL-5300 Cobra AC 5300 Wave 2 Wi-Fi Modem Router
Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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gaming
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cloud services
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reviews
Cobra: The 'sexiest' router with unrivalled speed and futuristic design, outshining peers in home networking.
Hands-on review: Brother MFC-L2750DW
Sun, 10th Dec 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Brother MFC-L2750DW: Mono laser multifunction printer challenges the home inkjet's reign.
Head to Hell in Doom VFR
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Bethesda's 'Doom VFR' thrills on PSVR, offering a fresh VR twist to demon-slaying chaos.
Hands-on review: BlueAnt Pump Air True Wireless Sports Buds
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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reviews
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gaming
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technology gifts
New BlueAnt Pump Air buds: your ultimate wireless, sweatproof workout companion with impressive sound.
PlayStation VR’s first AAA title: Skyrim VR
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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reviews
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gaming
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technology gifts
Bethesda launches 'Skyrim VR', offering an epic scale fantasy in immersive virtual reality.
The horror continues in The Evil Within 2
Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
The Evil Within 2 refines its horror, enticing fans of both Resident Evil and the original with enhanced, accessible play.