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Ground Zeroes PS4 Bundle for Japan

This weekend, the PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan for the first time, but Japanese gamers who wait just a little longer will be able to pick up a limited edition Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PS4 on March 20. The PS4 x Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Fox Edition, as it is […]

January NPD: PS4 in Lead for Console Sales, Xbox in Lead for Games

The NPD sales figures have been released for January, and the PS4 sold more units than the Xbox One—almost twice as many, in fact. According to Geoff Keighley, who Tweeted the information, PS4 sales of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition were also double those of the Xbox One version. Microsoft, meanwhile, focused its report on overall […]

Nintendo already working on next-gen gaming machine?

We all know that the Wii U is doing pretty poorly in retail stores and is being out-sold, easily, both each of the Xbox One and the PS4. So whether or not Nintendo was/is prepared to release a successor to the console might have been in doubt. According to a post on the NeoGAF forums […]

iCarbon skins for PS4 released

Just a quick note that iCarbons are now available for the Playstation 4 and they look pretty impressive. You can choose from either solid colors or a “two tone” effect and we think that the later looks best. The full range is here with solid colors costing $36.95 and the two-tone skin sets setting you […]

New HD images of the PS4 console and mobile UI

Sony has just released some brand new high definition images of the user interface for the Playstation 4 console itself as well as its complementary mobile (smartphone and tablet) apps. As you can see there are various pages/functions shown including: What’s New User Profile Playstation Network status Games Page Media viewing/information page User gaming channel […]

Amazon has new Day One PS4 launch bundle

Here’s one for those of you who still haven’t pre-ordered or otherwise secured a Day One Playstation 4 console and want one for the launch on November 15 (in the US). Amazon has just put up a brand new PS4 bundle that includes both the original PS4 console package (including one DualShock 4 controller) as […]

GameStop GMs to receive free PS4 consoles

GameStop is currently holding its annual Expo in Las Vegas where it was just revealed that all General Managers will receive a Playstation 4 console each along with seven games. Joystiq received confirmation directly from GameStop and also learned that the seven games included free will be Killzone: Shadowfall, NBA 2K14, Madden, FIFA 14, Need […]

Rumor: Playstation 4 release date October 21

Take this with a grain of salt, but a verified poster over NeoGAF has said that an un-named new console from Sony will be released on October 21 this year. Could it be the Playstation 4? NeoGAF is well known for attracting leaked information via posters that are usually either verified as legitimate or not, […]

Xbox One unboxing video

Wanna know exactly what you’ll get when unboxing (your) brand new Xbox One in November? Check out this video! Major Nelson recently posted an Xbox One unboxing video that shows the full contents of the retail box. Notably, now included is the Xbox One specific chat headset, which Microsoft only just said it was “considering” […]

Official: Xbox One gets a GPU clock speed increase

Microsoft has officially confirmed that the GPU (graphics processing unit) in the Xbox One has had it’s clock speed increased since E3. A new graphics driver has also been developed. Microsoft corporate VP Marc Whitten broke the news during a podcast with Major Nelson (take a listen here) saying: This is the time where we’ve […]