Gaming

rAge Cape Town promises to inform and entertain

The Really Awesome Gaming Expo, better known as rAge, is heading to Cape Town from 18-20 March 2016, but while the expo is predominantly…

Dark Souls free with Dark Souls III pre-orders on Xbox One [Update]

According to a listing on the Australian Xbox.com website, Dark Souls will be free with all Dark Souls III pre-orders. Dark Souls III will…

Download Alan Wake’s American Nightmare on Xbox One now

Survival horror action game Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is now available to download on Xbox One. It was originally released as a Live Arcade…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate review: stealthily killing the franchise

The Assassin’s Creed series has been running for a good nine years, so by now, Ubisoft should be crafting near perfect games. Unfortunately, Assassin’s…

Quantum Break: is Windows 10 and Xbox One cross-play a good idea?

Thanks to a huge recent announcement by Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment, the world’s getting the previously believed Xbox One exclusive title — Quantum Break…

Quantum Break receiving PC release, Xbox One bundles, free Alan Wake games

Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment today unveiled a slew of information from the upcoming video game Quantum Break. The game will receive a simultaneous PC and Xbox One…

Reviewing the Classics: we play Fallout 2 (1998)

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

No ‘Destiny’ in 2013 says Activision

Care of Joystiq.com and a sneaky Activision press release, we’ve learned that Bungie’s next “ten year project”, Destiny won’t launch in 2013. Boo. We…

Some nut renders 9600×7211 screenshot of FPS-legend Doom

Someone with too much time on their hands created this, an insane upscale of a 320×240 screenshot from the original FPS hit Doom, now…

‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ review — a spectacular failure

Aliens: Colonial Marines isn’t the first game to be based on the much-loved Alien film franchise, nor will it be the last. It is,…

Watch all ‘7 Wonders of Crysis 3’ as game prepares for 19 Feb launch

Crysis 3 launches 19 February 2013. Leading up to this momentous launch were a series of six videos, “The 7 Wonders of Crysis 3”,…

‘Batman Arkham 3’ swoops in sometime during 2013

Hot news for Batman fans, and gaming fans in general. Batman Arkham “whatever” 3 is scheduled for a 2013 release, says Time Warner’s CFO…

The GTA V delay: explaining the inevitable

At any time, the player can swap between the three central characters Next-gen bound? One theory is that GTA V will soon be the…

Ubisoft says Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed 4 planned for 2014

The exemplary performance of Far Cry 3 and Assassins Creed 3 have prompted Ubisoft to announce that both installments will be planned for 2014,…

Geeks rejoice: Valve and Star Trek director keen to make Portal or Half-Life film

Sometimes it just takes two nerds with a passion for games and movies to get together. At the 2013 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain)…

Ouya the Android-powered console launches June for US$99

Remember Ouya, the Android console seemingly gifted to us from the geek-gods? Well it’s coming June 2013 for US$99 and it’s available for pre-order…

iCade 8-Bitty is the sweetest little gamepad for mobile devices you’ll ever use

Thinkgeek.com first gave us the iCade Arcade game controller for iPad, one of the coolest products of all time. Now, to sweeten the deal…

‘Killzone Mercenary’ on PS Vita set for September release

According to the official PlayStation website, Killzone Mercenary has been set for release on 17 September in the US. A new gameplay trailer and…

New ‘7 Wonders of Crysis 3’ video released

Leading up to the release of Crysis 3 this February, the fifth instalment of the 7 Wonders of Crysis 3 teaser videos has been…

MSI GX60 review: pixel pumping is its priority

Is there such thing as enough CPU power? MSI seems to think so with the release of the MSI GX60 gaming notebook. That’s because,…

Syndicate: the most underrated game of 2012

As a heads-up: calling anything “underrated” is obviously subjective. This then is an opinion piece that strives to illustrate the manner in which journalists…

10 retro games for iPad that you have to play (again)

Much like wine, cheese, and those lingering feelings of resentful hostility towards your grade 9 maths teacher, some games just get better with age….

Sony’s DualShock controller set to change after 16 years

The old faithful Sony PlayStation DualShock controller, synonymous with PS consoles, could be at the end of its day. What has over the last…

Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

Will AI Boost or Break South Africa’s Startup Scene?

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)