Darren Price

Australia

Consumer and Gaming Writer at Techday New Zealand

Consumer and Gaming Writer at Techday Australia

Articles

Hands-on review: Corsair Void Wireless V2 gaming headset

3 weeks ago | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

The Corsair Void Wireless V2 is an over-the-ear Dolby Atmos-certified gaming headset designed for PC, Mac, mobile, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. The headset is available in carbon or white. We were sent the white version to test out. In the box is the headset, a 2.4 GHz wireless USB Type-A dongle, and a USB Type-A to Type-C charge cable. There are no printed instructions, but there is a QR code that'll take you to the device's manual on the Corsair website.
Game review: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (PC/Xbox Series X)

1 month ago | futurefive.com.au | Darren Price

What was old is new again as a twenty-year-old role-playing game gets (not so) surprise re-release. Techday's Darren Price revisits the freshly polished world of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. I picked up my copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with my new Xbox 360 at the console's midnight launch in Auckland on 23 March 2006. I'd waited four months after the December 2005 UK launch as I thought it best to buy the console in New Zealand, where I moved to in January 2006.
Game review: The Last of Us Part II Remastered (PC)

1 month ago | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

Perfectly timed with the return of The Last of Us TV show, the inspiration for this second season gets its long-awaited PC game release: The Last of Us Part II Remastered. PC gamers can now play the definitive version of the divisive post-apocalyptic sequel. This is a port of the updated game previously released on PlayStation 5, last year (which upgraded the game from its original 2020 PlayStation 4 release).
A sustainable future for Welsh local government - first magazine for councillors

2 months ago | lgafirst.co.uk | Darren Price

Councils are the foundation of our communities. From providing social care and housing to maintaining roads and parks, they play an essential role in daily life. However, as demands on local services grow, we must consider what it is local government needs to remain sustainable for the future.
Game review: Civilization VII (PC)

Mar 5, 2025 | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

After almost a decade since the last instalment, the long-awaited Civilization VII has arrived. I've been playing Civilization since its inception back in 1991. It's a genre-defining series of strategy games that others seek to emulate but never better. Its success is in its depth and complexity.
Game review: Civilization VII (PC)

Mar 5, 2025 | futurefive.com.au | Darren Price

After almost a decade since the last instalment, the long-awaited Civilization VII has arrived. I've been playing Civilization since its inception back in 1991. It's a genre-defining series of strategy games that others seek to emulate but never better. Its success is in its depth and complexity.
Game review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PC)

Feb 18, 2025 | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

We return to medieval Bohemia for the further adventures of the blacksmith's son, Henry of Skalitz, in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Henry has come a long way from his humble beginnings and now serves as Sir Hans Capon's bodyguard. The game continues from the first, with the band on the way to the castle of Otto Von Bergow to deliver a message. Of course, there's no need to have played the first game (although I thoroughly recommend it).
Game preview: WWE 2K25 (Xbox Series X)

Feb 18, 2025 | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

It's time to get ready to rumble as the world's most over-the-top sport readies for this year's video game release, courtesy of Take-Two Interactive's WWE 2K25. Techday's Darren Price attended an exclusive preview event in Sydney, spending a few hours with the upcoming game. I think it's been a couple of years since I last played a WWE game.
Hands-on game preview: PGA Tour 2K25

Feb 9, 2025 | futurefive.com.au | Darren Price

Another year and it's time for another iteration of all your favourite sports games. Techday's Darren Price was lucky enough to spend a couple of hours with a preview build of the upcoming PGA Tour 2K25. The exclusive PGA Tour 2K25 media demo was held at 2K's Sydney office overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge. The preview build was running on a PC, and I chose the and Xbox controller to play the game. After choosing my MyPlayer virtual golfer it was time for a round at TPC Sawgrass in Florida.
Hands-on review: Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus 3D printer

Jan 30, 2025 | futurefive.co.nz | Darren Price

Of all the technology I've tinkered with and reviewed over the years, from motherboards to pool robots, I've never used a 3D printer. I've been messing with 3D computer modelling for nearly thirty years, but my main outlet for realising 3D models has been via virtual reality, and more recently mixed reality. I've never needed to view a model as a tangible object.