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Call Of Duty: Black Ops III review: snowballing narrative, swashbuckling combat

It’s that time of the year again when Activision hails its holy cash cow from the fields of death to bring us yet another…

Fallout 4 on PC: here’s what you should know before buying it

Before reading this piece, we’d like to point out that this isn’t a critical commentary on Fallout 4, but is simply a how-to guide…

5 ways IoT has taken gaming beyond the digital world [Native Content]

About this content. Gaming has become synonymous with the internet in the last decade, as consoles become Internet of Things devices and technology gives…

South Africans: you can now only purchase Steam games with Rand

Popular digital distribution platform Steam has now incorporated the South African Rand into its pricing structure. Users in South Africa will pay for purchases…

5 things we’ve learnt from reading other Fallout 4 reviews

It’s finally Fallout 4 day, and while South African journalists still haven’t got their grubby little paws on a review copy, the rest of…

Rise of the Tomb Raider review: more tombs, more raiding

Rise of the Tomb Raider (ROTTR) is the follow-up to 2013’s reboot of the popular franchise. This time around Lara is in search of…

Xbox One backward compatible titles unveiled, still no Alan Wake

Microsoft have finally released the full list of Xbox 360 games in the Xbox One backwards compatibility programme. All of these will be part of…

Dead Space 3 oozes out screenshots packed with co-op mode goodness

We rarely speak of games on the Gear. A game has to touch us in that special, gooey place to resonate among the shiny…

Love Fruit Ninja? Here’s 10 things you oughta know

The Gear loves Fruit Ninja. It’s literally one of the best games on iOS and Android. Simple, fuss-free and bound to capture a casual…

Diablo 3 smashes some sort of sales record, sells 6.3m copies in first week

Diablo III sold 6.3-million copies in its first week alone. Let that number roll around your brain. During its initial 24-hours on sale, the…

Press X to hump — when will sex in games grow up?

Hi. This article is intended for mature readers. There are constant references to sex and because it’s me, I won’t be holding back and,…

Top 5 Android games for May 2012

When the HTC One X having landed on our desks at the Gear, we merrily installed a slew of HD titles to test its…

Diablo III — a hell of a good time [Review]

Diablo 3 is a nuanced game, and even though engineering, art, and design complement each other perfectly, it’s still not a perfect game. Nonetheless,…

Brand-spanking new Crysis 3 screens massage hungry gamers’ eyes

The gods of gaming have delivered unto us these mouth-watering images of Crysis 3, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2013. The…

Diablo III live right now

According to Metacritic, Diablo III launched just a few minutes ago (or at the very least, became live to play). Sure, everyone could get…

Gearburn gets real with Max Payne [Q&A]

Gearburn’s Ronan Steyn got a chance to exchange some candid words with Max Payne: the star of the hotly anticipated Rockstar Studios’ game. Gearburn:…

PlayThru game-based authentication: I hate captchas. I love captchas.

Captchas are one of those necessary evils of online life. They serve a useful purpose and yet we loathe them. Most of the time…

4 awesome sports games for iOS

Sports games have always been a firm favorite of mine over the years. From the days of NBA Jam on the SEGA Mega Drive…

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 for iOS [Review]

Deep breath… Marvel VS. Capcom 2 is the best port of a fighting game on iOS, ever. The controls are spot on, the graphics…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 looks to the future

The sequel to the best-selling franchise in Call of Duty history is coming. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 dials down the past and…

The design-fantastic in Botanicula

Indie developer Amanita Design outdoes itself with this point-and-click exploration game chock full of imagination and flair. Band of Brothers What do Mr. Lantern,…

Evil is back with the Diablo III TV spot

Have you watched the video? Go watch it again. Right, evil is back. Diablo III launches May 15. That’s just three weeks shy of…

I am Alive – tactics over action

With a turbulent history, I am Alive barely made it out at all. But with developer Ubisoft Shanghai using creative mechanics to overcome technical…

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