When it comes to buying a games console, particularly if you’re buying it as a gift and aren’t particularly gaming-savvy yourself, it can be a bit of a minefield. Consoles within the same ‘family’ now come with different models, different hard drive capacities, different add ons – it’s all a bit confusing if you’re not…
Another new football season means another edition of EA’s enormously popular football simulation, FIFA. FIFA 18 promises to take the potent mix of incredible graphics, unrivalled licensing arrangements and lightning fast gameplay to deliver the series’ most developed entry yet. This year, it’ll be Sony and PlayStation that are offering several different console and FIFA…
Update: This post was originally published in December, 2016. It was updated on 26 July, 2016, to include details of the latest console, the New Nintendo 2DS XL. The Nintendo 3DS family has dominated the handheld console space since it launched in 2011. With glasses-free 3D in most models, 3DS has a huge library of…
Perhaps the Nintendo Switch’s biggest selling point, other than its growing catalogue of superb games, is its portability. The Japanese gaming giant’s latest creation is a fusion between the home console and the handheld, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. One of the only drawbacks to Nintendo’s groundbreaking and highly innovative creation is…
It would be fair to say that there has never been a console so intrinsically linked to its controllers before as the Nintendo Switch. Even in the case of Nintendo’s two most recent home console efforts, the Wii and the Wii U, which both had striking, unusually designed gamepads, the controllers were just that – controllers.…
Stuck for which Xbox One is the right one for you? With three different core versions (and with various differences between them and alternate iterations available), it’s completely understandable to be confused about the differences.
With Microsoft’s Project Scorpio looming, there’s never been a better time to try and pick up a bargain Xbox One or One S or, if you’re determined to enjoy what could be the most impressive console gaming experience there is, start saving up for the Scorpio. Whether you’re in the former camp or the latter,…
Nintendo Switch seems to do everything. It’s a portable and a home console in one. It has a touchscreen, regular controllers, and unique Joy-Cons. It also has advanced haptic feedback. But does Switch also have Virtual Console and backwards compatibility features – just like 3DS, Wii U and Wii did? Can you play classic Nintendo…
Tesco are undoubtedly one of the best online retailers in the UK when it comes to getting outstanding deals on consoles, bundles and games. Did you know that, in many cases, you can actually combine their outstanding bundle deals to save even more? Read on to find out how you can reap the rewards of…
If you know about Nintendo Switch, you probably know it’s a new console you can take on the go or play on the big screen via its TV dock. But this new home/handheld hybrid has another trick up its sleeve – namely a new kind of vibration feedback called ‘HD Rumble’, which is based on…
