Gaming

This Tunisian mobile game awards players actual cows

Farmville (remember it?) was a huge planetary hit on Facebook and mobiles back when everyone used the former, but a new Tunisian-based game is…

Space Hulk review: a digital board game lacking refinement

Adapting board games into video games should be an easy process, or so you’d think. All of the rules and mechanics are laid out…

Check out the launch trailer for Doom’s single-player mode

After what seems like forever, we’re finally getting our hands on a new Doom game. Yes, on 13 May it’ll be time for shotguns,…

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End looks simply stunning on the PlayStation 4

Read our preview here: Uncharted 4 preview: the necessity of narrative, the bonus of beauty The third act is the hardest to follow, but…

Reviewing The Classics: we play Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Stand by for retro reviews done right, folks. Reviewing The Classics is a series where Gearburn staff play some of their most loved retro…

Gearburn’s Graham chats about LEGO Star Wars on SABC’s Expresso Show

To celebrate May the 4th (Be With You), SABC 3’s Expresso breakfast show invited Gearburn writer Graham van der Made to chat about the…

Shadwen will launch on computers, PS4 on 17 May

Upcoming stealth-action game Shadwen is heading to the PlayStation 4, PC, Mac OS X and Linux systems on 17 May, developed Frozenbyte announced today….

16-bit style side scrolling ‘Super Roman Conquest’ launches on Kickstarter

Announced this week by LucasArt veterans, comes Super Roman Conquest. The same guys behind the likes of Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: First…

Beyond Two Souls review: graphically exquisite

I loved Heavy Rain. I mean, really, really loved it. It was an absolute masterpiece of interactive storytelling and I played it through multiple…

‘Plants vs. Zombies 2’ finally free for Android

“It’s about time” reads the adequately placed slogan for PopCap’s puzzle-adventure, Plants vs Zombies 2 which has just been made available on Android. Similar…

Help fund trippy Portal-like puzzle game ‘Scales’ on Kickstarter

From a distance the gameplay looks like Valve’s Portal — you wield a similar looking gun but instead of making gateways, you shrink and…

FIFA 14 vs PES 2014: a midfield clash

Football, eh. It’s the people’s game. Simplicity incarnate, you need only a spherical ball and a couple of goalposts to play. But what if…

Take that, Xbox: Sony’s PS3 is now the best selling console in the US

It had to happen, eventually. After two and a half years as the US’ best selling console, the Xbox 360 has now been knocked…

‘Assassin’s Creed IV’ readies us with new trailer and 29 October release date

Here’s the good news: Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag was going to launch 1 November, but now it gets a 29 October global release…

First PS4 ‘Perfect Day’ commercial is a cool, action-packed affair

If we look at the date on our PCs, some of them are saying 15 October. So by that reckoning, we’re exactly a month…

Flipcase turns the iPhone 5C into a game of Connect Four

Here’s a neat idea: take the iPhone 5C’s dotty case and turn it into a game. That’s exactly what Flipcase, a free game now…

5 Android zombie apps to play after watching ‘Walking Dead’

The Walking Dead season 4 shambled into life yesterday. But what do you do while you’re waiting for the next episode? You download and…

5 of the best games of rAge 2013

It’s difficult to make a decision regarding the best games on show this past weekend at rAge, South Africa’s largest gaming and technology expo….

You can now play Super Mario Bros in your browser thanks to HTML5

If you’re a child of the 80s or early 90s, you’ll find this ridiculously cool. You can now play the original Super Mario Brothers,…

Dark Souls II preview: beyond death, we discover a sequel that delivers

Having played the original Dark Souls, I was pretty prepared for the game’s infamous and often frustrating difficulty level as well as having fairly…

First ‘Thief’ gameplay trailer is very ‘Dishonored’ in style

Does any of this look… familiar to you? The first gameplay trailer for the new Thief is out and yes, it bares more than…

rAge 2013: what to expect from Africa’s largest gaming expo

Every year, gamers from all over South Africa converge on Johannesburg to take in the geek fest that is rAge. Don’t get me wrong,…

Valve trademarks ‘Half-Life 3’ and it’s already in development

This is it. Valve, developers of Half-Life and Half-Life 2 have officially filed Half-Life 3 for trademark in Europe. Forum NeoGAF were the first to…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel