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 6
Hands-on review: SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Keyboard
Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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digital entertainment
SteelSeries has taken the design of its range of Apex keyboards to create a smaller version, the Apex Pro Mini. TechDay’s Darren Price checks it out.
Hands-on review: TCL 30 SE mobile phone
Thu, 28th Jul 2022
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smartphones
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gaming
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reviews
TCL continues to provide consumers with budget phones that still pack a punch with the TCL 30 SE mobile phone.
Hands-on review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro gaming headset
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
SteelSeries, being no stranger to creating premium gaming peripherals, sent over its Arctis Nova Pro wired headset kit for us to take a look at.
Hands-on review: Obsbot Me AI-powered mobile phone mount
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
The Obsbot Me is an independently controlled portable mobile phone mount that can track its target without the need for software or a connection to a phone.
Everything we know so far about NBA 2K23
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
As excitement for the next iteration of 2K Games’ NBA basketball series builds, some new information on the upcoming game, NBA 2K23, has been released.
Game review: The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle
Tue, 12th Jul 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
The Elder Scrolls Online's new expansion, High Isle, offers a fresh direction, political intrigue, and an expansive world to explore. (110 characters).
Hands-on review: 16GB PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz DDR4
Wed, 29th Jun 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
PNY sent over its 16GB XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz CL16 DDR4 module kit for testing. The kit contains two 8GB dual-channel modules with RGB lighting.
Hands-on review: Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60
Wed, 22nd Jun 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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partner programmes
Philips Hue smart lighting promises to make any home a smart home. Darren Price checks out the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60.
TerraMaster launches its T6-423 Professional NAS with TOS 5 OS
Fri, 17th Jun 2022
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storage
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endpoint protection
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edr
TerraMaster launches T6-423 6-bay tower NAS for small and medium-sized businesses, featuring the new TOS 5 operating system. Available now.
Game review: The Quarry (PC)
Tue, 14th Jun 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Supermassive Games channel 1980s teen horror movies with their latest suspense-filled cinematic adventure, The Quarry.
AMD introduces FSR 2.0 giving gaming GPUs a boost
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
AMD has announced its new Radeon RX 6000-series graphics cards and the first games to support its FSR 2.0 technology.
Game preview: The Quarry (PC)
Mon, 30th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
On playing a bit of The Quarry, I began to understand why the game has got its own release rather than just being part of The Dark Pictures Anthology.
Hands-on review: HyperX Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and HyperX Pulsefire XL Mat
Thu, 26th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
With its lightweight Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and RGB lit Pulsefire XL Mat, HyperX sets out to up your game and add a little colour to your desktop.
Hands-on review: WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD Game Drive
Fri, 20th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Western Digital enhances its WD_Black NVMe SSD range with the WD_Black SN770 Game Drive, offering fast, power-efficient storage.
PNY launches XLR8 Gaming EPIX memory products in ANZ
Wed, 18th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
PNY has launched its XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz memory products in Australia and New Zealand.
Hands-on review: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI motherboard
Mon, 16th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
It’s all change with Intel’s 12th generation CPUs. We have a new chipset in the 600-series, a new socket with the LGA 1700, and new DDR5 memory.
Hands-on review: Corsair 32GB Vengeance 5200MHz DDR5 DRAM kit
Fri, 13th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Intel's Alder Lake CPUs and AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs both support DDR5, but for now, it's still a personal choice to make the jump to the new memory standard.
Hands-on review: Steelseries Aerox 9 Wireless and Aerox 5 gaming mice
Thu, 5th May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Steelseries offered two interesting mice for review, the Aerox 9 Wireless, aimed at MMO/MOBA players, and the Aerox 5, a wired mouse for multi-genre use.
Hands-on review: The A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Retro Games has launched the A500 Mini Retro Gaming Console, a tiny homage to the original Commodore Amiga 500, complete with classic games.
Hands-on review: 32GB PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 6000MHz DDR5 memory kit
Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
PNY’s XLR8 Gaming MAKO DDR5 memory modules are designed to get the most out of systems based on Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs.