Given I’ve got the influenza—and can envision a stat debuff bar over my head, not unlike being poisoned in Elden Ring—I’ll be intro brief. Shadow of the Erd Tree review embargo lifted in the wee hours this morning, and the verdict is more or less wall to wall 10s. If you’re after a cheap copy, my preorder guide exists here. Otherwise, scroll on, dear reader, for the other best bargains you can bag today.

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 23rd birthday of NBA Street, the progenitor of a small b-ball empire that launch PS2 owners like myself dug a little bit more than we ought to (because bugger all games to buy). While it was no NBA Jam TE, we sure did love doing triple-hook-up alley-oops, and dunking the ring into utter disrepair by match end. Also, unlike the aforementioned arcade darling, NBA Street held a pretty sweet Michael Jordan cameo.

This Day in Gaming

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– NBA Street (PS2) 2001.

– Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (PSV) 2013.

– Jak and Daxter Collection (PSV) 2013.

– Outlast (XO) 2014.

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