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 21
Codemasters’ F1 2017 takes pole position
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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FutureFive's Darren Price takes Codemasters' F1 2017 out for a spin. Could this be the Formula One game that we have been waiting for?.
Hands-on review: Epson WorkForce DS-780N scanner
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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gaming
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printing
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reviews
Want a fast, compact, high quality desktop document scanner for your business? Epson may have just the thing for you with their Workforce DS-780N.
Hands-on review: Ballistix Elite DDR4-3200 32GB
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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gaming
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technology gifts
Darren Price has been upgrading the FutureFive gaming review rig. The finishing touch is 32GB of Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3200.
Hands-on review- D-Link Full HD 180-Degree Wi-Fi Network Camera
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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gaming
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cloud services
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reviews
D-Link's latest Wi-Fi camera wows with 180-degree view and effortless setup; a must for Android users seeking all-room clarity.
Project CARS 2: exclusive preview
Sun, 6th Aug 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
FutureFive’s Darren Price has spent the last week burning rubber with PC preview build of the upcoming Project CARS 2 racing sim.
Have your socks scared off in Get Even, a psychological thriller game
Sun, 23rd Jul 2017
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gaming
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Get Even is a psychological thriller set in an old asylum. It’s also a puzzle game, a stealth game, an action game and a horror game.
Final Fantasy XIV expands with Stormblood
Sun, 23rd Jul 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Eorzea beckons anew as Final Fantasy XIV's Stormblood ushers in epic quests and new realms.
D-Link ANZ launches new full HD 180-degree Wi-Fi camera
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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cloud services
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smart home
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technology gifts
D-Link ANZ have launched their newest mydlink-enabled Wi-Fi Camera, the DCS-2530L Full HD 180-Degree Wi-Fi Camera.
Getting Superhot in VR
Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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gaming
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technology gifts
FutureFive’s Darren Price kicks some butt with the PC version of the VR actioner, Superhot VR, on the HTC Vive.
Little cars, lots of fun - Micro Machines World Series review
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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technology gifts
Micro Machines are back, reigniting nostalgic tabletop races with a fresh but lightly contented World Series edition.
Steep goes EXTREME!
Fri, 30th Jun 2017
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steep
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extreme pack
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yeti
Ubisoft's 'Steep' turns up the madness with a new Extreme Pack, introducing outlandish winter sports. Daredevils rejoice!.
Epson gets smart
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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printing
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monitors
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pro av
Epson has launched the third generation of its Moverio smartglasses for augmented reality in Australia and New Zealand.
Hands-on review: HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap
Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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gaming
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HTC Vive's Deluxe Audio Strap upgrades VR comfort, but will the hefty £150 price tag deter loyal fans of their flagship headset?.
EB Expo 2017 heads to the gold Coast
Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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gaming
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technology gifts
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eb games expo
EB Expo 2017 relocates to its original sunny Gold Coast venue, promising a stellar lineup of gaming giants.
Small, but perfectly formed – Alienware 13 laptop review
Sun, 18th Jun 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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monitors
Alienware's 13-inch laptop wows with an OLED display and VR-readiness, all in a compact design that begs to travel.
Codemasters invites us to get dirty, again
Sun, 18th Jun 2017
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reviews
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technology gifts
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dirt 4
With Dirt 4, Codemasters have put the pedal to the metal to bring us the most accessible Dirt game yet…unless you want to play in VR.
Does Bethesda’s Prey reboot deliver?
Sat, 10th Jun 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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Arkane Studios' reboot of Prey wins acclaim for its inventive gameplay and stunning visuals, though it borrows familiar genre tropes.
Return to Vvardenfell in The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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reviews
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technology gifts
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the elder scrolls
Bethesda and Zenimax Online invite players to return to the island of Vvardenfell in The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti - evolution or revolution?
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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reviews
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geforce
NVIDIA's GTX 1080Ti, boasting 35% more power, raises the bar for 4K and VR gaming - but is it a true milestone or just a step up?.
To boldly go with Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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vr
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star trek
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htc vive
Ubisoft's VR frontier, 'Star Trek: Bridge Crew', sets a new bar for fans with cross-play feature and immersive interstellar gameplay.
Make it rain in VR with Symphony of the Machine
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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technology gifts
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reviews
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vr
Stirfire Studios beckons VR players to serene puzzle-solving in a musical, weather-wielding adventure with Symphony of the Machine.
Non-VR players get un-Tethered!
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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reviews
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vr
Previously only available for both PlayStation VR and Rift/Vive PC players, the game is now available for non-VR players.
Hands-on review: D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD (DSH-C310)
Mon, 15th May 2017
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gaming
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technology gifts
Looking like the love-child of a fancy air freshener and HAL 9000 from 2001, you can help but admire D-Link’s new Apple HomeKit camera, the Omna.
Esports: the future of spectator sport?
Mon, 15th May 2017
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intel
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esports
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retailers
On the weekend of 6th and 7th May, Qudos Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Park, site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, hosted a very different type of sport.