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Darren Price
Consumer & Gaming Writer - Australia
Darren Price has been playing video games and messing with technology for 45 years. For the last fifteen years he’s been writing about games and tech, as well. He hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. Whilst he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band to be his guilty pleasure. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise.

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Hands-on Review: DJI Osmo Pocket

Wed, 5th Jun 2019
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gaming
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drones
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digital entertainment
Famed for providing amazing drone photography equipment, DJI have adapted their gimbal and camera technology for mobile phone users.
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Game review: Blood & Truth (PlayStation VR)

Tue, 4th Jun 2019
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gaming
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ar, vr & metaverse
SIE London Studio releases VR action-movie inspired cockney crime caper, Blood & Truth for PlayStation VR. FutureFive's Darren Price takes a butcher's.
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Game review: Rage 2 (PC)

Thu, 23rd May 2019
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gaming
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game review
Bethesda hands over some development of *Rage 2* to Avalanche Studios, delivering a visually stunning and addictive post-apocalyptic shooter.
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Hands-on PSVR preview: Blood & Truth

Mon, 20th May 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
PlayStation VR fans who picked up a copy of VR Worlds with their headset will have had a taster of SIE London Studio's Blood & Truth.
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Sydney hosts the Intel Extreme Masters 2019 esports competition

Tue, 7th May 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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The ESL Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament took place in Sydney, with Team Liquid taking home the trophy.
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Hands-on Review: D-Link D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router

Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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gaming
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smart home
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digital entertainment
D-Link's D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router combines ease of use with robust security features, making it suitable for both novice users and tech enthusiasts alike.
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Hands-on Review: The Huawei P30 Pro

Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital signage
The Huawei P30 Pro is not a replacement for the Mate 20 Pro, it's more of a complementary device that takes into consideration six months of R&D.
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Five signs it may be time for a memory upgrade

Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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pc hardware
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crucial
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memory
Tired of slow typing, lagging tabs, and choppy videos? Consider upgrading your PC's RAM. Here are five signs it's time for a memory boost.
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Epson innovations and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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printing
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sports
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formula one
At the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton led Mercedes-AMG Petronas to victory, highlighting innovative contributions from Epson.
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Game review: Metro Exodus on Xbox One

Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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metro redux
4A Games' Metro Exodus on Xbox One expands the franchise's post-apocalyptic survival gameplay with stunning 4K visuals, an open world, and intense atmosphere.
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Get on the piste with When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
You want to be picking up all three stars for each level, but you can progress to the next as long as you've successfully got your skier over the line.
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Inside Xbox brings exciting news for gamers

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
The huge Game Pass library is due to swell even more with the upcoming inclusion of some must-have heavy hitters.
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Game review: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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flight simulator
FutureFive's Darren Price takes the highway to the danger zone with the latest entry in Bandai Namco's air combat simcade franchise.
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Hands-on Review: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nvidia
FutureFive's Darren Price dives into Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE, noting its high cost, modest real-world performance boost, and immense future potential.
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Hands-on Review: Crucial 1GB P1 NVMe PCIe 2280 M.2 solid-state drive

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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asus
Crucial's 1GB P1 NVMe PCIe 2280 M.2 SSD offers stunning read/write speeds, revolutionising PC storage. Darren Price from FutureFive reviews this game-changer.
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Big Bash Boom gives us cricket with power-ups

Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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reviews
Big Ant Studios' *Big Bash Boom* redefines cricket video games with arcade-style gameplay, featuring power-ups, bobble-head players, and over-the-top action.
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Game review: Just Cause 4 on PC

Mon, 10th Dec 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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just cause
Rico Rodriguez returns to wreak over-the-top havoc for a fourth time. This time the island nation of Solís is our hero's sandbox, ripe for destruction.
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Interview: ZeniMax Online's game director talks Elder Scrolls Online

Fri, 7th Dec 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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tablets
FutureFive's Darren Price sat down with Matt Firor, ESO's designer and now president and game director at ZeniMax Online.
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Return to the fight with Battlefield V PC

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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battlefield
Battlefield V is a stunning multiplayer game that returns to the conflict of World War II, with powerful single-player modes.
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Fallout 76 goes online

Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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fallout
Bethesda's Fallout 76 is a multiplayer online game set in a post-apocalyptic world, but lacks the immersive storytelling of its predecessors.