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About Darren

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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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Sony's 3D Creator brings 3D scanning to the masses

Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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Sony Mobile has launched its 3D Creator software, enabling users use their phones to easily capture faces and objects in 3D.
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Digging the red planet with JCB Pioneer Mars

Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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British machinery giant JCB leaps into the gaming world with JCB Pioneer Mars, blending Mars survival with construction simulation.
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Hands-on Review: D-Link's DIR-882 EXO AC2600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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As home networks are put under pressure from multiple wi-fi connected devices D-Link's DIR-882 EXO AC2600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router makes sure everyone in.
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Hands-on Review: HP Envy Photo 7120

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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The HP Envy Photo 7120 is a wi-fi enabled, compact, multifunction printer. It's aimed mainly at the home user for printing photos and the odd document.
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PAX Aus 2017 offers gamers a glimpse of what's to come

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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FutureFive's Darren Price took some time out to fly down to Melbourne to spend a day at Australasia's largest festival of gaming culture.
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EA Games' iconic racer, Need for Speed, returns

Fri, 10th Nov 2017
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EA's Need for Speed makes a dazzling comeback with a Vegas twist in 'Payback', featuring street races and a vendetta against a crime cartel.
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Taking on the Third Reich in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Sun, 5th Nov 2017
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All-American hero B.J. Blazkowicz fights to free an occupied United States in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
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Hands-on Review: Epson SureColor P5070

Sun, 5th Nov 2017
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The P5070 isn't really a consumer printer, and as such, in order to the best out of it, you are going to need to brush up on your graphic design skills.
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Return to the war with XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Firaxis' XCOM 2: War of The Chosen is just the excuse that you need to return to their excellent turn-based sci-fi strategy game.
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Epson adds to its range of EcoTank printers

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Epson expands its EcoTank printer lineup with new home and SME models, plus advanced photo printers, featuring front-integrated, easy-fill ink tanks.
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Is NBA 2K18 a slam dunk?

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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NBA 2K18 dazzles with a top-notch tutorial, riveting on-court play, and stunning visuals, although 'The Neighbourhood' divides opinion.
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy- The Telltale Series: the first three tracks

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Telltale Games continues to mine famous third-party franchises to bring us their take on Marvel's cosmic heroes, The Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Return to Karnaca in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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Karnaca beckons anew in 'Dishonored: Death of the Outsider', as players unravel its macabre mysteries with fresh, stealthy gameplay.
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Elite Dangerous reintroduces the series' classic villains

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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The Thargoids return to Elite Dangerous, reigniting fears of veteran gamers in Frontier Developments' Horizons 2.4 – The Return, as players face an ancient foe.
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EB Expo announces new playable games and keynote presentation from Wolfenstein II developer

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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Australia's biggest weekend of gaming & pop culture EB Expo 2017 will be held 7th-8th October at Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Project CARS 2 puts the pedal to the metal

Sun, 24th Sep 2017
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The guys at Slightly Mad Studios have done it- they've created a racing game virtually indistinguishable from real life.
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Back on the ice with NHL 18

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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EA Sports continue their new season of sports sims adding this year's ice hockey extravaganza, NHL 18, to the line-up.
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It's a touchdown for Madden NFL 18

Fri, 1st Sep 2017
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It's that time again, as EA Sports starts its annual barrage of sports sims, all polished and updated for the new season, starting with Madden NFL 18.
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Hands-on Review: Norton WiFi Privacy

Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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Norton WiFi Privacy, more than just a VPN, offers users encryption not just from crooks, but from prying eyes and geoblocks.
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Codemasters' F1 2017 takes pole position

Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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FutureFive's Darren Price takes Codemasters' F1 2017 out for a spin. Could this be the Formula One game that we have been waiting for?.