Welcome to yet another week of paying a little for a lot. The Microsoft and PlayStation stores are starting to warm up with a bunch of decent sales events—the pick of which are represented below. I’m also keeping an eye on Amazon for any sign of extraordinarily early EOFY deals as well. Not much doing there. But I’ll be ready to holler if and when they appear.

In retro news, I’m celebrating the 32nd birthday of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, a game whose industry impact cannot be overstated. Obviously, 1991’s World Warrior was the opening jab, but the Champion Edition revision was a $2.3 billion knockout cross that put Capcom in the top three highest grossing arcade games of all time list. Nineties gaming gromets like myself queued outside of arcades for the $1 privilege to play this, thanks to its mirror match permissiveness, playable bosses, balance tweaks, and more unique takes on Ryu and Ken.

This Day in Gaming

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Street Fighter II: Champion Ed. (ARC) 1992. Remaster

– Shadow Warrior (PC) 1997. FREE

– Skate 3 (PS3,X360) 2010. Get

– Lost Planet 2 (PS3,X360) 2010. Get