About Darren
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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Game review: Madden NFL 20 (Xbox One)
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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nfl
EA Sports' Madden NFL 20 on Xbox One impresses with stunning visuals and gameplay depth, though Face of the Franchise lacks past story mode charm.
Control your appliances with a D-Link mydlink Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug
Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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smart home
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d-link
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smart appliances
D-Link launches the DSP-W118 mydlink Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug, letting you control appliances via the mydlink app or voice assistants like Alexa and Google.
Hands-on Review: Micron Ballistix Elite Gaming Memory DD4-3600
Fri, 19th Jul 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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micron technology
Micron's new Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 memory delivers top-tier performance with sleek design, proving essential for gamers and power users alike. #TechReview.
D-Link Launches the DWL-7620AP Wireless Access Point
Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
D-Link ANZ introduces the DWL-7620AP, a Unified AC Wave 2 Wireless Access Point offering speeds up to 2.2Gbps and priced at NZD $819.99.
Game review: My Friend Pedro (PC)
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
If Deadpool was a 2.5D shooter, it would be My Friend Pedro, with the banana Pedro being a surrogate for the Marvel madman's internal monologue.
Games in review: The amazing versatility of Nintendo characters
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nintendo
Nintendo's genre-hopping games are a hit with players, as highlighted by the success of Mario Tennis Aces and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on the Switch.
PC game review: Observation
Mon, 10th Jun 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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game review
Scottish developer No Code's “Observation” immerses players in a sci-fi thriller, casting them as an AI on a stranded space station with chilling discoveries.
Game review: Blood & Truth (PlayStation VR)
Tue, 4th Jun 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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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.
Game review: Rage 2 (PC)
Thu, 23rd May 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.