Hump Day Deals: Annual Steam Sale, Hori Joysticks, Cheap Beer

Hump day (AKA Wednesday) is arguably the most boring day of the week. So why not liven things up by grabbing one of these nifty online bargains? Deals that caught our eye this week include: Six months of free Wi-Fi from Telstra, get a PlayStation 4 for $368, the best freebies you can get on your birthday.

    Games/software

    • The Steam Holiday Sale is here! Head to Kotaku for an overview of the goodies.
    • This week’s Humble Bundle focuses on all things Square Enix. Pay what you want for games like The Last Remnant, Life Is Strange Episode 1, Tomb Raider I, II + III, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Final Fantasy IV: A realm Reborn, Just Cause Collection, Front Mission Evolved, Gyromancer, Yosumin, Lara Croft & The Temple Of Osiris, and Hitman Absolution. As always, you can choose who gets the lion’s share of your money: the developers or the nominated charity.
    • Minecraft: Story mode is on sale on the Google Play Store for $0.14, down from $4.99. Other Google Play Store bargains include Thomas Was Alone, Lego Batman: Beyond Gotham, and Lara Croft: Go. Head over to OzBargain for more details.
    • Udemy is offering its Game Development with Unity 5 course for free (save $199) with this coupon code.
    • You can get Pixelmator for Mac OS (full version) forfree through Mac|Life. Click here for the details.
    • Computers/Gadgets

      • Gamesmen has slashed the price of its Hori Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Fighting Stick for Xbox 360 (pack of 2) from $399 to $129.95. Visit Gamesmen to snap them up.
      • Dick Smith will be selling 64GB USB 3.0 flash drives for $10 online and in stores on Christmas Eve. Visit OzBargain for the details.
      • Target is doing a huge boxing day sale, which starts online at 6pm on Christmas Eve and on the 26th in stores. Discounts for a range of goods from Sistema Samsung, Apple, Magic Bullet and many more. See the details at Good Guys online.

      Food/Drink

      • Leffe Radieuse beer (case of 24) for $80 over at Aldi.
      • You can get a free burrito with the purchase of a Guzman Y Gomez gift card.
      • Dan Murphy’s is selling 24 500mL cans of Asahi Super Dry beer for $65. [Via OzBargain]
      • Time for a groceries run? Here are this week’s 50% off deals from Woolworths.
      • Miscellaneous

        • Get 20 per cent off flowers at FreshFlowers.com.au with this coupon code.
        • Virgin Australia is doing a last minute sale – 20 per cent off domestic flights between 23 December and 29 February. You’ll need to use this coupon code.
        • Everything on the Tontine.com.au site is 40 per cent off including pillows, quilts, and mattress protectors.
        • Each Wednesday, ALDI runs a ‘Special Buys’ sale on a range of heavily discounted items. Today’s deals focus on outdoor entertaining, tropical homewares, and antipasto essentials. Click here to see the full range of deals.

        • Seen anything better? Share links to more online deals in the comments section below!


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