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
Epson home projectors get ready for the future
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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printing
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epson
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home theatre
Epson unveils a new home cinema lineup, promising 4K, HDR richness and wireless wonders for the most discerning enthusiasts.
Does VR survival simulator The Solus Project deliver?
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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htc vive
The Solus Project is a first-person survival game with support for HTC’s Vive VR kit. Netguide's Darren Price checks it out.
Hands-on review: Crucial MX300 750GB Limited Edition SSD
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Crucial’s new MX300 750GB solid state drive finally gives hardcore PC users the fast hard drive space they’ve been asking for.
NVIDIA announces the GeForce GTX 1060
Fri, 8th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nvidia
NVIDIA has added the GeForce GTX 1060 to its family of Pascal gaming GPUs, joining the previously released GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 graphical powerhouses.
Fans to decide FIFA 17 cover star
Thu, 7th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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fifa
EA SPORTS lets fans crown the FIFA 17 cover star, choosing from Rodriguez, Martial, Hazard, or Reus in a global vote.
Table-top war-gaming comes to life with Total War: Warhammer
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Darren Price returns to the world of Warhammer, nearly thirty years since playing the now legendary role-playing game with Total War: Warhammer.
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst: reboot, prequel or sequel?
Sat, 11th Jun 2016
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dice
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graphics
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mirror's edge catalyst
Battlefield developer, DICE, returns to the Glass City to give us another go at EA Games’ free-running franchise with Mirror’s Edge Catalyst.
Kiwi gamers head to Sydney for the EB Expo 2016
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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eb games expo
NZ gamers flock to Sydney's EB Expo for a homegrown taste of gaming's best and latest, with cosplay and e-sports galore.
First-person MOBA fun with Battleborn
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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halo
Gearbox Software, creators of the seminal Borderlands series of first-person shooters brings us a new franchise with Battleborn.
Hands-on review: HTC Vive
Sat, 4th Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
HTC's Vive raises the bar in our hands-on review, delivering a mesmerising VR experience that justifies its hefty price tag.
Perfect 10 – introducing the NVidia GeForce GTX 1080
Tue, 31st May 2016
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nvidia
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chip
As the virtual reality race heats up, the need for a super-fast, single-GPU solution has become that much more important.
You say you want a revolution?
Mon, 30th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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homefront: the revolution
Deep Silver’s Homefront: The Revolution invites us to take another look at a USA on its knees post-invasion and occupied by North Korea.
Does new Doom game deliver?
Sat, 21st May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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doom
Id Software reboots the great-grand-daddy of first-person shooters, Doom, for a new generation of player and hardware.
Hitman’s second episode is huge!
Tue, 17th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Agent 47’s episodic new-gen outing gets its second chapter- set in the absolutely huge picturesque Italian town of Sapienza.
Developer interview- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt- Blood and Wine expansion
Thu, 12th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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preview
Geralt of Rivia’s monster-hunting adventures conclude with Blood and Wine, the final expansion for the award-winning RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Hands-on review: automating your home with mydlink
Sun, 8th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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wireless networks
Darren Price checks out D-Link's DSP-W215 Wi-FI SmartPlug, DCH-S150 Wi-Fi Motion Sensor and DCH-S220 Wi-Fi Siren.
Hitman returns: a look at episode one
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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hitman
Agent 47 sneaks back in Square Enix's episodic Hitman, blending stealth and sandbox warfare in an impeccably detailed Parisian gala.
Codemasters' Dirt Rally comes to consoles
Sun, 10th Apr 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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dirt rally
Codemasters' Dirt Rally steers into consoles, promising a pure, thrilling rally sim for motorsport enthusiasts.
World of Tanks interview with The Chieftain, Nicholas Moran
Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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world of tanks
NetGuide's Darren Price chats about tanks with Nicholas Moran, Wargaming America's Director of Militaria Relations.
Just Cause 3 gets jet-propelled DLC
Sat, 26th Mar 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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just cause
Square Enix are now extending Just Cause 3's mayhem with the release of the game's first DLC expansion, Sky Fortress.