Gaming

E3 2016: What will Sony be showing off at the conference?

For the latest news, analysis and banter, stick to our E3 2016 live blog. This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) might not have as…

Fallout 4 was free on the US Xbox Store yesterday, no one knows why

NeoGAF user Kindekuma noticed something strange on the US Xbox Store yesterday. Bethesda’s 2015 post-apocalyptic hit Fallout 4, and its entire range of addons…

Megarom, Orena reveal South African Overwatch Ladder competition for PC, PS4

Video game distributor Megarom Interactive, along with gaming brand SteelSeries, and Orena have announced an Overwatch Champions Ladder competition for SA. The competition will…

Extremely Entertaining Expo: how could you forget these historic E3 presentations?

It’s almost time for the world’s largest gaming expo, as E3 2016 gets set to take place next week. It’s been the scene of…

Hack all of San Francisco and fight crime in Watchdogs 2

Developer Ubisoft‘s open-world vigilante hacking video game series is back in the form of WATCH_DOGS 2 (Watchdogs 2 for the sake of style). This…

Xbox Live Gold subscribers get EA Access for free in E3 week

Microsoft has announced that the EA Access subscription service will be available for free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers from 12 June until 22…

Beat the snot out of your favourite DC Comics character in Injustice 2

Sony and Warner Brothers have announced the sequel to 2013’s DC Comics’ Injustice: Gods Among Us brawler. Simply titled Injustice 2 — with no subtitle — little…

PS4 beats PC graphics with ‘Kingdom Under Fire II’

Upcoming PS4 game Kingdom Under Fire II is set to have better graphics than its PC counterpart, says game developer Blue Side Studios. According…

6 easy steps for turning that old-school PC into an arcade emulator

To truly appreciate the gaming world of today, we need to experience the gaming world of yesterday. Titles of the past play an enormous…

5 absolutely awful video game sequels

We’ve all had the experience of playing a game, and knowing within the first five minutes that it is going to be a winner. That…

InFamous Second Son review: one giant leap

If you’ve played the previous inFamous games you’ll remember electric hero conduit Cole MacGrath. You’ll know that while the first game was amazing and…

EA apologises for childish Wii U April Fools’ joke

Did EA take it a step too far with its Wii U April Fools’ twitter prank? Thirteen1 reports that earlier this week on April…

‘South Park: The Stick of Truth’ review: fourth-grade fun

There have been numerous games based on the South Park series. South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge, South Park Let’s go Tower Defense, South Park: Chef’s…

PS4 ‘Watch Dogs’ graphics significantly downgraded, here’s the proof

When it comes to games, we’re not graphics people, we’re gameplay lovers. Saying that, we at least expect the PS4 to produce “next-gen” quality…

Breaking: Nintendo introduces ‘Wii U+’ with added cartridge slot for NES games

Note: this was an April Fool’s Day article and is not based on factual events. Emulation is serious business, especially the emulation of long-forgotten…

Goat Simulator review: crazy, cool, stupid farmyard fun

This is a good game — Tony Hawk with a goat, in essence. Goat Simulator’s cool and stupid, which is a marvel. There are…

‘Hitman: Absolution’ is April’s first Xbox Live Games with Gold title

We love free games here at Gearburn, especially the titles offered by Sony as part of its PS Plus subscriber programme. Sadly, Xbox Live…

PS4 sales hit 7-million thanks to ‘InFamous: Second Son’, outsells Xbox One 7:1

As the PS4’s smash hit InFamous: Second Son continues to dominate the charts, the sales of Sony’s current-gen machine now tops 7-million units, says…

Dark Souls II review: fan service

I read a lot of Dark Souls II reviews just after the game was released, but many of them seemed off the mark. This…

FTL: Advanced Edition, iPad version get new ships, weapons, events and more

FTL:Faster Than Light, the incredibly popular desktop space simulator is finally getting the mobile version it deserves, launching on iPad on April 3. The…

11 of the worst video game movies you’ll ever see

There have been a plethora of bad video games, but perhaps even worse, there have been a number of good video games that have…

The Freemium boom and the games defining it

It might sound like a buzz word… scratch that, it really is a buzz word called “Freemium” and over the last year it’s been…

6 online co-op games we can’t stop playing

It’s never as good going at it alone. Console and PC games practically demand to always be connected, and the games have followed suit….

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