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 33
Dragon Age: Inquisition hots up with the Jaws of Hakkon expansion
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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PlayOn's Darren Price gets just the excuse he needs to return to the world of Dragon Age: Inquisition with the release of the Jaws of Hakkon DLC pack.
Jack's back...Borderlands: The Hansome Collection
Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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Borderlands: The Hansome Collection further swells the unnervingly large catalogue of last-gen games that had been remastered for the Xbox One and PS4.
Hardline: Not your daddy’s Battlefield
Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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Visceral Studios redefines Battlefield with a cop vs criminal theme in Hardline, diverging from military roots for a narrative twist.
Battlefield Hardline developer interview
Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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Darren Price catches up with the developers from EA's Visceral Studios to talk about the newly released Battlefield Hardline.
Old-school Xbox One platforming with Ori and the Blind Forest
Sun, 15th Mar 2015
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Ori and the Blind Forest dazzles with Ghibli-esque charm, reviving classic platforming on Xbox One in a stunning indie creation.
Get ready for the monster mash with 2K’s Evolve
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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2K’s four vs. one monster hunting game is now out in the wild. PlayOn’s Darren Price has spent the last few weeks being the hunter and the hunted in E.
The Saints get re-elected and go to Hell
Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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In a diabolical twist, Saints Row IV returns with re-elected chaos and a fiery trip to Hell on new-gen consoles.
The Battle of the Bulge in CoH2: Ardennes Assault
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Relic's WWII saga continues in CoH2: Ardennes Assault with immersive RTS gameplay and potent historical narrative.
Why Hardline will revive the Battlefield franchise
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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In only a few short hours gamers will get to play the Battlefield Hardline beta for the last time before its release on March 20th.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer interview
Sun, 1st Feb 2015
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PlayOn speaks to CD Projekt RED about the attention to detail in creating the open-world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Alone in the Dark gets illuminated for the weekend
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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Pre-ordering fans gain beta access to Atari's Alone in the Dark: Illumination, unveiling the horrors of Lorwich this weekend.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt- does it live up to the hype?
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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It’s been a long time coming, but PlayOn’s Darren Price has finally got some hands-on with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Life is Strange this week
Mon, 26th Jan 2015
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This week sees the release of episode one of Square Enix's digitally delivered, narrative driven adventure game entitled Life is Strange.
Homeworld returns
Mon, 26th Jan 2015
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Gearbox reignites space warfare magic: Homeworld Remastered Collection out Feb 25, with classics 4K-updated for PC.
Big changes for The Elder Scrolls Online
Thu, 22nd Jan 2015
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Bethesda have finally ended weeks of speculation on the future of their fantasy massively multiplayer online game, The Elder Scrolls Online.
Drivers of the storm: Forza Horizon 2 DLC
Thu, 22nd Jan 2015
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PlayOn’s Darren Price’s gets behind the wheel of Forza Horizon 2 once more and takes the recently released DLC expansion, Storm Island, out for a spin.
The other soccer game: Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 battles the FIFA giant, offering deeper realism and a refreshing challenge on the pitch despite lacking major licences.
Lara Croft returns
Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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Lara Croft returns in 'Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris', a visually stunning and exciting tomb raiding adventure.
Elite: Dangerous launches without a hitch
Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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frontier development
'Elite: Dangerous' launches seamlessly, inviting gamers to explore a crowd-funded universe with the promise of riches and Elite status rewards.
Elite gets dangerous
Tue, 25th Nov 2014
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frontier development
Elite: Dangerous, The modern-day follow up to the classic 1980s space trading and combat game, Elite, preps for launch.