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Update: Pre-orders are available here – be quick, they’ll be extremely limited! Original: Since first appearing back in 1994, the PlayStation has made Sony one of the most successful gaming manufacturers ever. The PlayStation 2 and original PlayStation are the two best-selling home consoles of all time; the former might even be the biggest selling console…

The coming few months promise to be interesting ones for the gaming world. With no new hardware expected before the end of the world, it’s down to Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to let their games do the talking. All three have some major exclusive titles landing. For Nintendo, one of those titles is Super Smash…

The football season has begun again, a whole three weeks after the end of the World Cup. The return of the beautiful game can only mean one thing; the new edition of FIFA is right around the corner. Indeed, FIFA 19 will be with us on the 28th of September. If past years are anything…

We’ve mentioned several times that the naming convention of the first two LABO sets – 001 and 002 – suggested that Nintendo would be releasing a lot more of their cardboard kits. Well, we’ve now got confirmation of a third kit, and it looks like it could be the best yet: Named the Vehicle Kit,…

As we’ve discussed on the blog before, one of the big surprises in a relatively news-free E3 was Microsoft’s openness about their plans for future consoles. Speculation before the conference began suggested that we could be in the midst of the final ‘console gaming’ generation, with Sony and Microsoft shifting their focus to streaming-based platforms.…

One of the big questions ever since Nintendo announced the launch of  Super Smash Bros Ultimate earlier this year was what they’d do with the controller situation. For all their innovative brilliance, the Joy-Cons – the detachable controllers than come with every Switch console as standard – aren’t exactly designed for fighting games. During the…

Microsoft have consistently produced some fantastic-looking controllers for the Xbox One. Not only is the controller itself considered one of the best ever, but the range of designs and colour options has meant there’s been a huge range of options for everyone. They’ve continued their steak of fine controller-producing form with two designs. The first…

With no new hardware coming in 2018, the holiday season – traditionally the big console-buying time of the year – could well prove to be the battle of the bundles. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo will all be looking to incentivise purchases of their respective consoles by advertising them alongside games, exclusive or not. We know…

Update #2: The blog post has now been updated to read “all-new Xbox bundles and accessories”, suggesting that the “hardware” we’ll be seeing is the new version of the Elite controller after all. Update: In a blog post, Major Nelson alludes to “all-new Xbox hardware and accessories” (emphasis ours). While this could mean anything, we’re not if this means…

Update: We’ve now confirmed via retailer listings that there are two Fortnite PS4 bundles available – one with a 500GB PS4 Slim, and one with a 1TB PS4 Pro. Amid a vociferous backlash about their refusal to enable cross-party play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, Sony have announced a new PS4 bundle with the very…