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When you spend much of the day at a desk, investing in an ergonomic office chair can be money well spent. And one of our favorites is the Doro C300 Pro V2, currently $400 (was $500) at Sihoo in the Labor Day sale when you combine codes BTS20 and WELCOME10.

Testing this desk chair, we found it comfortable, highly adjustable, and very well built. Yes, it's still a considerable investment, but you're getting a high-end ergonomic design with adjustable seat depth, 8D armrests, adaptive lumbar support and a 135-degree recline.

The breathable mesh construction will also help keep you comfortable, and the wide adjustable headrest and weight-responsive recline system provide additional ways to tailor the chair to how you prefer to sit. In the UK, the Doro C300 V2 is down to £410 (was £460) at Sihoo with code Sale20 as part of the back-to-school sale.

Doro C300 Pro V2 Ergonomic Office Chair: was $499.99 now $399.99
The chair combines breathable mesh construction with self-adaptive lumbar support, a flexible backrest, adjustable seat depth, 8D armrests and a wide 3D headrest. You can recline to 105, 125 or 135 degrees, with the resistance automatically responding to your weight. Use coupon codes BTS20 and WELCOME10 to get the cheapest price.

In the UK: now £410 (was £460) at Sihoo with code Sale20View Deal

One of the more interesting things about Sihoo's Doro C300 Pro V2 is that many of its ergonomic features aren't simply fixed supports that you adjust once and forget about. The backrest and lumbar support are designed to respond as you lean forward, recline or otherwise change position.

In his 4-star review, our chair expert Collin called it a "robust ergonomic office chair with more features than you probably know what to do with."

He added: "This is a spectacular chair when you sit in it. It doesn't blend in and takes up a lot of space. So, if you’re the kind of person who likes that, this may be a dream come true."

✅ Buy the Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 if...

If you spend much of your working day sitting at a computer, the Doro C300 Pro V2 has an impressive range of ergonomic features. Adaptive lumbar and back support, adjustable seat depth and a weight-responsive recline system allow the chair to respond to your position rather than relying entirely on fixed settings.

The 8D armrests, wide 3D headrest and three recline positions give you plenty of scope to find the perfect setup.

❌ Skip the Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 if...

If you only spend a few hours a week at a desk, it's hard to justify paying $400 for features you may rarely appreciate. A simpler ergonomic chair could provide everything you need while costing considerably less.

The Doro C300 Pro V2 is also relatively large and relies heavily on supportive mesh rather than the thick padding found on more traditional executive-style chairs.

The Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2 is currently $409.99 at Sihoo, down from the usual $499.99. That's a pretty good deal, but if you use coupon codes BTS20 and WELCOME10 you can slash the price down to a penny under $400.

The chair is also on sale at Amazon at the moment, but it's $449.98 there.

The obvious drawback is the price. $399.99 is still a lot to spend on an office chair. There's also an important point about highly adjustable ergonomic chairs: more adjustment doesn't automatically mean greater comfort for everyone. The Doro C300 Pro V2 offers plenty of ways to tailor your seating position, but personal preference, height and body shape can make a considerable difference to how comfortable any chair feels.

Its 28.74-inch width also means this chair might be a bit large for anyone working in a more compact office space.

• US: Save up to 50% in Sihoo's Labor Day sale
• UK: Get up to 50% off in the back-to-school sale at Sihoo

With a bank holiday weekend almost here in the UK, Currys has launched another of its Epic Deals events, featuring savings of up to 40% on loads of top tech products. I've done my usual thing of searching through the sale and picked out 12 of the best deals I'd recommend on TVs, laptops, appliances, headphones, and more.

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As the back-to-school sales are still ongoing, it's no surprise that laptops make up a large part of this sale. If there's one offer that stands out amongst everything, though, it's this Acer Aspire 14 for £549 (was £699).

It's a great price for a modern, powerful laptop that features one of the newer, more efficient Snapdragon X processors, plus 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD — excellent specs for college, university, or everyday use. As well as high levels of performance for work and productivity needs, it also boasts an amazing 28 hours of battery life, which is great if you're always on the move.

Other deals I like the look of in the Currys Epic Deals sale include this five-star LG C6 48-inch OLED TV for £1,199 (was £1,399), these great value Bose QuietComfort Earbuds for £119 (was £179), and the popular Dyson V8 Vacuum Cleaner for £239 (was £349).

You can check out all of my top picks below, or have a browse through all the major categories from the sale to see if anything else looks good to you. Expect these offers to be available for at least a week, so you've got a bit of time before you need to hit that buy button.

• Appliances: up to 40% off Bosch & Beko
• Headphones: JBL & Bose from £39.99
• Health & Beauty: up to £150 off Philips & Braun
• Kitchen: up to £550 off Tefal & De'Longhi
• Laptops: from £179
• Outdoors: up to 40% off DIY & tools
• Phones: up to £100 off Apple & Samsung
• Tablets: Lenovo & Samsung from £159
• TVs: from £109.99
• Vacuums: up to £150 off Dyson & Vax

Aspire 14: was £699 now £549
Display - 14 inches
Processor - Snapdragon X
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

This is a great price for a relatively modern laptop that comes with a well-performing and efficient Snapdragon X CPU. On top of that, you get 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and incredible battery life of up to 28 hours, which represents good value for money overall. I like it as a light, portable and capable all-around everyday machine.View Deal

As some of the best noise-cancelling earbuds on the market, it's great to see this £60 price drop on the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. For the money, you get amazing active noise cancellation and beautifully balanced sound, all topped off with a gorgeous design and impressive 8.5-hour battery life. Altogether, these are some of the best mid-range earbuds available now for a record-low price.View Deal

Aspire Go 15: was £649 now £449
Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - Intel Core i5
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

Here's a solid and affordable Windows laptop available at Currys. It's an older machine, but there's no denying it's a solid entry-level choice for the price, including an Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD for storage. It's a great buy if you want a good laptop with decent battery life for everyday use, work, or school.View Deal

The Dyson V8 is now older, but it remains one of the top affordable vacuums and also one of the best Dyson vacuums – period. This still more-than-capable vacuum comes with a couple of essential attachments for cleaning around the home. Given its age and basic features, it's a struggle to recommend it at its full price, but now that it's discounted so heavily at Currys, it's an easy recommendation.View Deal

We thought that the iPhone 17 Pro Max was the best iPhone ever in our review, and here's a chance to save some cash on this latest model at Currys. With a fresh new design, an outstanding camera array, a powerful chipset, and excellent battery life, it's everything you'd want from a premium Apple phone.View Deal

Promising simplicity of use, the De'Longhi Magnifica S features an easy-to-use touch control panel that lets you brew two cups simultaneously with minimal effort. It also has a silent integrated grinder with 13 settings, plus a handy milk frother too, so it’s a good all-in-one solution at a very affordable price.View Deal

Bravia 8 II 55-inch OLED TV: was £1999 now £1899
The latest version of Sony's Bravia 8 is an incredible OLED TV that boasts some of the best picture quality to date, according to our review. The display was only released this year and this is the biggest discount yet. Sure, it's still quite the investment, but you do get a picture quality that's bright, vivid, and detailed, with strong in-built sound as well. It's perhaps not the best pick for gamers, though, given it lacks some features compared to the competition.View Deal

DeskJet 2910 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer: was £54.99 now £39.99
If you need a cheap and cheerful printer, this DeskJet 2910 is a great budget choice that supports wireless printing, scanning, and copying. This bundle also includes three months of HP Instant Ink, so you can save cash on your first few rounds of prints.View Deal

C6 48-inch OLED TV: was £1399 now £1199
LG reclaimed the top spot on our best TV guide with the C6, as it boasts fantastic overall picture quality and excellent all-around performance, making it the number one pick for most people's needs. Contrast is top-tier, with vivid colors and rich blacks, while motion is handled expertly. No matter if you're watching films, streaming TV shows, playing games, or watching sports, it's up to the job.View Deal

Yoga Slim 7: was £999 now £699
Display: 14 inch OLED
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 5
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB

If display quality is just as important to you as power, then strongly consider this Lenovo Yoga deal at Currys. It comes with a top-end OLED screen that offers a clear and sharp image – whether you're working on documents or streaming your favourite TV shows. Specs are solid elsewhere, too, including a capable Intel Core Ultra 5 CPU and 16GB of RAM that ensure good overall performance.View Deal

WV2 Plus Window Vac: was £69.99 now £49.99
You can save a decent £20 on the Karcher WV2 in the Currys bank holiday sale, bringing down the basic window vac to under £50. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery boasts a 35-minute run time, which equals about 105m² on a single charge. That’s more than enough to do a small home or flat multiple times over.View Deal

A clear party piece or ideal addition to your World Cup viewing party if there ever was one, this PerfectDraft Beer Dispenser connects up to compatible 6-litre kegs of your favourite tipple and pours them like you were just down the pub. The convenient LCD screen shows how much is left and when the beer or cider is at the right temperature, while its compact design and dishwasher-safe components mean it's easy to store and clean.View Deal

Is Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls one of the best fighting games of recent times? Yes, I would say so. Given its developer is Arc System Works — creators of Guilty Gear, Blazblue, and the excellent Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising — it was a pretty safe bet that we'd be served a high quality fighting game with mountainous respect and reverence for Marvel and its roster of supers, mutants, and weirdos.

Platform reviewed: PC
Available on: PS5, PC
Release date: August 6, 2026

I love fighting games, but I'm not usually one for tag fighters — often because I find learning more than one character intimidating and time-consuming. So, when Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls was first revealed last year as a 4v4 tag fighter, I'd already resigned myself to thinking: 'well, that's probably not for me.'

Not two, not three, but four? You're having a laugh.

I needn't have worried so much. Arc System Works has designed Fighting Souls such that learning a quartet of fighters inside and out is absolutely not necessary. It's possible to play that way at a higher level, of course. But as your team only has a single health bar, you can rock one character as your main, while relying on the remaining three as assist moves to help you out in a pinch.

It helps, too, that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has a fantastic onboarding process for new players. The game's story mode is broken into five episodes — each focused on a group of heroes (the Avengers, X-Men, etc.) or the villainous Knights of Doom. Episode chapters are structured to introduce you to fighters and their strengths, or otherwise various important system mechanics. Training tools are similarly great, with a fully-featured training mode, combo trials, and an ingenious 'level-up missions' category that tasks you with creating your own combos to reach a damage threshold.

All good so far, but I unfortunately have to stress that Tokon's immediate future looks perilous. The PC version of the game is currently facing myriad issues, many of which seem to be a direct result of corporate interference.

At the time of writing, Arc System Works is hard at work deploying patches to improve PC matchmaking and performance, but I'm not sure there's a fix for intrusive anti-cheat bloatware and forcing PlayStation Network account creation to access its online features.

Enough doom and gloom for now. I'd rather chat about all the elements that I feel make Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls such a wonderful game for a bit. For me, it started with its single-player story mode.

Titled 'Episodes', Tokon's story is broken into five distinct, well, episodes. Each is centered around one of the game's five main teams. The Fighting Avengers, for example, are your stalwart heroes like Captain America and Black Panther.

The Samurai Outriders are made up of anti-heroes and tricksters like Deadpool and Loki. Meanwhile, the Knights of Doom bring a more villainous flavor, stacked with evildoers like Doctor Doom, Green Goblin, and Carnage.

I'm in love with Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' eclectic moment-to-moment tag bouts, but a special shoutout has to go to the game's wicked cel-shaded presentation. Marvel icons have been given a distinctly Arc System Works flavor — their appearance, animation, and super move cut-ins are all top-tier stuff.

The premise is simple. An intergalactic fighter called the Champion is holding Earth hostage, and the aforementioned five teams have been selected to participate in a tournament to decide the planet's future. Each episode culminates in a fight with the Champion, and individual chapters are bookended with stunning comic book cutscenes, with each episode even featuring a unique artist and colorist.

This lends all of them a unique sense of identity, and helps to keep things feeling fresh as you progress. Each episode is about an hour long, and all are worth playing through as you'll not only get a feel for each individual character, you will also unlock colors for a bit of added flair for your faves. Oh, and as a bonus, you'll also unlock the Champion as a playable character upon clearing your first episode.

There are a lot of fun character moments, too. Ms. Marvel is often adorably starstruck by the heroes she encounters. The X-Men are flabberghasted that Magneto would team up with an egotistical maniac like Doctor Doom. There's a cute running gag between episodes where everyone gives Loki the side eye, despite a seeming earnestness from the God of Lies to genuinely turn over a new leaf in the search for his brother Thor (who is currently mysteriously absent from the game's playable roster).

Overall, Episodes are a great way to kick off your Tokon journey. It'll help you find characters you enjoy playing, and present a charming story that's well worth playing through just to experience its wonderful artwork and voiced performances.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is remarkably easy to just pick up and play, and I reckon you'll have a blast in local play with friends for casual couch bouts. Movement, special moves, assists, and supers are all straightforward to execute. For specials in particular, you have options for simple or motion inputs with the d-pad. Motion-inputted special moves (such as quarter-circle-forward) do around 10% more damage on average, so you'll have a bit of an edge if you can master weaving them into your gameplan.

The 4v4 setup can be wonderfully chaotic; there's no limit to the number of characters that can appear on-screen, so it's very possible to spam the assist button to throw the kitchen sink at your opponent in a pinch.

Characters you place in your assist slots are highly versatile, and can be individually called upon by pressing the assist button and the corresponding direction on the d-pad. One assist slot is for projectile, for example, while another is a vertical for anti-airs. This is universal across the cast, so you don't have to be precious about which characters you choose if you're only planning on maining one or two.

Elsewhere, you can perform an assist counter while guarding to get your opponent off of you, or even swap to one of your assists to directly control them. There's a ton you can do with assists, and learning to incorporate them in your playstyle is a huge part of the learning process. It sounds like a lot, and it is, and there's much more assists can do, like extending your combos and taking part in a massively damaging last round super. It might take a bit to wrap your head around, but thankfully, the tools are there to help you get to grips with assists and more besides.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has some of the best tutorialization I've ever seen in a fighting game. You of course have a fully fleshed out training mode, where you can freely practice combos and setups against a dummy. There is also a comprehensive tutorial section known as the Battle Guide, that'll walk you through basics like movement all the way to advanced techniques like wakeup options and blocking cross-ups.

Of particular note is Character Lessons, which includes primers on every character playable in the game. These start off with basic move introductions, as well as the properties of each characters' unique button. For example, Storm's Tempest unique lets her control the wind to push herself and her opponent around. Magik's unique has her placing a portal that she can instantly warp to and perform attack out of to surprise the opponent.

Lessons then offer a selection of combos for you to try out for each character, many weaving in assists, special moves, and supers. Finally, the highlight of Character Lessons for me are the Level-Up Missions, which task you with performing a combo to meet a certain amount of damage. These don't hold your hand much, with little guidance outside of telling you which button to start your combo with, or to include a special move at some point. They're great fun to experiment with, and even unlock colors for your characters, too.

Once you feel sufficiently warmed up, I highly recommend jumping into Arena mode for some offline quickplay. This is essentially the game's Arcade mode, in which you play through a series of five matches. You'll get to choose your route as you go through, unlocking some lovely concept art for your efforts.

There's also Survival mode; a 100-match gauntlet with some light roguelite elements. Between matches in Survival mode, you'll get to choose and upgrade Support Souls — cards that offer various benefits like increased movement speed or attack power. Getting through all 100 is no easy task, though, with several significant difficulty spikes on your way to the top. But again, your efforts will be rewarded with unique character colors if you make it to the end.

If you're familiar with Arc System Works' back catalog, it should come as no surprise that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a mind-bendingly gorgeous fighting game.

The developer is the master of modern cel-shading, and the roster of Marvel icons look even sharper here than characters do in Guilty Gear Strive and Dragonball FighterZ. Not that those games are slouches at all in the visual department, but Tokon by comparison looks impressively pristine at all times.

There aren't a ton of characters or stages at launch (I personally think 21 characters is a bit slim given the 4v4 setup), but when they look and animate as well as they do, I can forgive the base roster being as svelte as it is by tag fighter standards.

Every character is brimming with personality and charming little touches. Doom's cartoonish aptitude for evil is perfectly captured in his intimidating slow walk and thousand-yard stare. Ms. Marvel's attacks feel peppy, snappy, and excitable. And Deadpool? Well, almost every move in his arsenal is a loving reference to other iconic fighting games, and there are some impressively deep cuts therein.

The game's background stages are a real draw, too. The New York City stage is teeming with detail and references to the wider world of Marvel. The X-Mansion tends to populate the further a match progresses, with iconic X-Men like Psylocke, Colossus, and Gambit appearing in the background. If you're a Marvel head, you'll likely love the amount of respect and admiration Arc System Works has for the brand.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is another slam-dunk for Arc System Works, then. With it and the recent Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics compilation, I'm ecstatic to see Marvel active again in the realm of fighting games. But every story has its villain, and for Tokon, it's not the Champion. It's Sony.

I hate to admit that I'm concerned for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' future. On PC, the game's anti-cheat DRM worsens performance. Furthermore, Linux and mod support are non-starters, and because online play requires a PlayStation Network account, countries where the service isn't supported (there are well over 100 of them) can't access network features at all. Throw in lopsided netcode that discourages crossplay between PS5 and PC, and you have a recipe for an exceptionally messy launch month largely thanks to publisher meddling.

For these reasons, I can't give Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls a glowing recommendation, as much as I would like to. At least if you were planning to pick up the game on PC. I want Tokon to have a long, bright future, but I worry that too much damage has already been done. Now, the state of the game has improved since launch in regards to performance and matchmaking quality, thanks to a small handful of fixes deployed by Arc System Works.

I just can't help but feel anxious about this rocky PC launch. Especially with the recent news that Riot Games is shuttering development on its League of Legends fighting game, 2XKO. It shows that huge companies absolutely aren't afraid to completely tear down a good thing if it isn't generating satisfactory revenue or player count. If folks walk away from Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls because of the issues it's facing on PC, then what's stopping Sony from doing the same?

I hope I'm just overthinking it. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is one of the most fun and unique fighting games I've played in some time, and I hope its candle won't be snuffed out before it truly gets the chance to shine its brightest.

You love the Marvel tag fighters of old
Living up to Marvel vs. Capcom's legacy is no easy task. And while Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is doing its own thing with its own roster, it's nonetheless continued proof that Marvel and tag fighters are a winning combination.

You're completely new to fighting games
Learning fighting games can be daunting, and Tokon certainly has a high skill ceiling with its tagging and various system mechanics. But elements like auto combos, easy special move inputs, and a recognizable roster of Marvel icons make this game incredibly newcomer-friendly.

You want the PC version
This hopefully won't be a dealbreaker for long especially with the impressive pace Arc System Works is deploying fixes. But PC performance and matchmaking issues are still ongoing, and it may be worth waiting a few months for the Steam version to catch up with its PS5 counterpart in overall quality.

At launch, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has a small handful of accessibility features, largely utilizing text-to-speech options.

You can enable text-to-speech and adjust its volume and speed. You can also choose to enable or disable subtitles that display during battle entrances and conclusions.

I played Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls on PC for approximately 15 hours for this review. I completed the episodic story mode in its entirety, cleared most Arcade mode routes, and put a good chunk of hours into training mode, character lesson guides, and casual online play.

I tested the game with the GameSir G7 Pro controller, as well as the leverless Razer Kitsune. I also hooked up my RIG 900 Max HS gaming headset to experience the game's excellent audio and wonderfully upbeat soundtrack.

First reviewed August 2026