Gaming

Award winning Alto’s Odyssey coming to Android for free

Next week the award-winning game Alto’s Odyssey will be released on Android for free. A tweet by the game’s official Twitter account confirmed that…

Trailer: No Man’s Sky ‘NEXT’ is the game’s biggest update yet

Nearly two years after its initial launch, No Man’s Sky is getting its much-anticipated multiplayer update. Appropriately named “NEXT” the update will add a…

5 simple Android games for your boring daily commute

A long bus ride? Train delayed again? That queue to the taxi moving so slowly you feel like you’re going backwards? Never fear when…

Dear 2000s kids, have you played these 3 classic games?

There’s probably nothing more nostalgic than seeing one of those old fashioned, box-like, gray computers and instantly being reminded of the childhood you spent…

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit review

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a short and charming but often sombre narrative game by DONTNOD Entertainment (the creators behind the original…

This is the gaming news you missed this June

After multiple reconnaissance missions, back-alley bribes, and a string of other unmentionable activities, we’ve managed to acquire all gaming intelligence that took place within…

Everything we know about The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a stand-alone adventure developed by Life is Strange creators DONTNOD Entertainment, set for release as a free…

4 other classic consoles that deserve a Mini release

Last year saw Nintendo release the mini NES (review), being a diminutive version of the NES machine, delivering well over a dozen preloaded titles. It was…

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: or how I shouted ‘bomb’ on a plane

“Urgh! Bomb!” It was at this moment that I realised what I had shouted. On a plane from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Granted, I wasn’t…

Your gaming news roundup for June 2017

Once again another month will be flying off the calendar, soon to enter the eternal past-tense. This time around, June 2017 will the latest…

These video games will run at 4K/60fps on Xbox One X

Microsoft’s Xbox One X is easily the most powerful console ever produced, shaping up to be more capable than the PS4 Pro on paper…

Sega Forever drops free retro games on Android, iOS

Who doesn’t like the idea of proper mobile ports of classic games? Super Mario Bros with touch controls and optional controller support? How about…

Alan Wake retro review: Twin Peaks meets Stephen King

As most of us have probably heard by now, the narrative-driven horror shooter known as Alan Wake has been removed from all sales platforms…

Budget Diaries: Sara Is Missing, Pequod and more

“Budget Diaries” is a new series where Gearburn explores the vast digital landscape of the internet in search of unique and engaging games that…

Microsoft wins social media battle at E3 2017 – study

E3 2017 is pretty much in the bag, as all the major publishers and manufacturers have already dished out their details. We’ve already looked…

What caught my attention at E3 2017

We have yet again bore witness to another E3, our tiny nerd brains reeling with the immense amount of information swirling around in our…

Sony explains lack of cross-platform online play

We’ve seen titles like Minecraft and Rocket League being announced with cross-platform play in recent times. Both titles will be playable across PC, Nintendo…

The Gearburn Podcast #14: Who won E3?

Gaming studios and console manufacturers have descended on LA to showcase their new wares at E3. EA, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft and Sony all held…

Over-ambition lead to Mass Effect: Andromeda’s greatest flaws

The irony isn’t lost on us. With Mass Effect: Andromeda, Bioware aimed for the stars but sadly only ended up digging itself a hole….

Nintendo at E3 2017: Metroid Prime, Super Mario and more [Videos]

Last year saw Nintendo hit the ball out of the park during E3 week, delivering a pre-recorded presentation filled with killer titles and Switch…

11 original Xbox games we’d like to see on Xbox One

Last night saw Microsoft announce that original Xbox games would be coming to Xbox One via the magic of backwards compatibility. The company only…

Sony or Microsoft: who won E3 2017?

It’s one of our favourite periods of the year, when gaming studios and console manufacturers descend on LA to showcase their new wares at…

Sony at E3 2017: what did you miss? [Videos]

You’d be forgiven if you missed out on Sony’s E3 2017 conference, taking place at 3am SAST, for one. So what did they show…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV